Week 1, 1989

played in New England, MA

56 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Miami Dolphins	0	10	7	3	-	20
New England Patriots	3	20	3	3	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:10 NED - Mike Wood 35 field goal
2Q: 13:08 MIA - Benny Ricardo 38 field goal
2Q: 10:06 NED - Mike Wilson 44 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 09:23 NED - Ray Crockett 27 interception return (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 03:24 NED - Mike Wood 34 field goal
2Q: 02:57 MIA - Marcus Allen 78 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 00:23 NED - Mike Wood 45 field goal
3Q: 04:50 NED - Mike Wood 47 field goal
3Q: 00:28 MIA - Tony Martin 18 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 07:19 MIA - Benny Ricardo 42 field goal
4Q: 03:33 NED - Mike Wood 53 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:10 NED - Mike Wood 35 field goal
2Q: 13:08 MIA - Benny Ricardo 38 field goal
2Q: 10:06 NED - Mike Wilson 44 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 09:23 NED - Ray Crockett 27 interception return (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 03:24 NED - Mike Wood 34 field goal
2Q: 02:57 MIA - Marcus Allen 78 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 00:23 NED - Mike Wood 45 field goal
3Q: 04:50 NED - Mike Wood 47 field goal
3Q: 00:28 MIA - Tony Martin 18 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 07:19 MIA - Benny Ricardo 42 field goal
4Q: 03:33 NED - Mike Wood 53 field goal

Team Statistics MIA NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 17
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 436 328
- Offensive Plays 56 66
- Yards per Play 7.79 4.97
Net Rushing Yards 107 144
- Rushing Attempts 20 37
- Yards per Rush 5.35 3.89
Net Passing Yards 329 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 23 - 2 28 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 345 190
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 9.14 6.34
Fumbles/Lost 5/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/60 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/3 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 7/106 5/130
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/59
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 35
Time of Possession 27:07 32:53

Team Statistics	MIA	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	17
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	436	328
- Offensive Plays	56	66
- Yards per Play	7.79	4.97
Net Rushing Yards	107	144
- Rushing Attempts	20	37
- Yards per Rush	5.35	3.89
Net Passing Yards	329	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 23 - 2	28 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	345	190
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	9.14	6.34
Fumbles/Lost	5/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/60	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/3	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	7/106	5/130
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/59
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 35
Time of Possession	27:07	32:53

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:17	1:55	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
1	5:02	2:07	OWN 24	3	-2	Punt
1	1:39	3:38	OWN 9	7	70	Field Goal
2	9:46	0:35	OWN 12	1	0	Interception
2	9:11	1:40	OWN 24	3	20	Fumble
2	3:16	0:33	OWN 22	1	78	Touchdown
2	1:18	0:21	OWN 33	3	22	Fumble
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 24	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:49	OWN 23	4	18	Punt
3	9:12	1:38	OWN 47	3	17	Interception
3	4:45	4:28	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
4	12:16	5:05	OWN 42	8	33	Field Goal
4	3:25	2:20	OWN 20	9	78	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:43	OWN 43	6	40	Fumble
1	9:22	4:20	OWN 27	11	55	Field Goal
1	2:55	1:16	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
2	13:01	3:15	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
2	7:31	4:15	OPP 36	11	19	Field Goal
2	2:43	1:25	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
2	0:57	0:39	OWN 45	3	27	Field Goal
3	12:11	2:59	OWN 4	5	20	Punt
3	7:34	2:49	OPP 45	6	15	Field Goal
3	0:17	3:01	OPP 48	5	24	Missed FG
4	7:11	3:46	OWN 46	5	18	Field Goal
4	1:05	1:05	OWN 2	4	8	Game

Game MVP: Mike Wood, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marcus Allen	11	59	5.36	15	2
George Rogers	6	33	5.50	13	1
Tony Clements	3	15	5.00	9	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dalton Hilliard	22	91	4.14	16	1
Sylvester Stamps	9	48	5.33	9	0
Gary Kubiak	3	-1	-0.33	1	0
Larry Heater	1	3	3.00	3	0
Stan Edwards	1	1	1.00	1	0
Jimmy Teal	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Clements	33	23	345	3/16	2	78	2	98.6

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Kubiak	28	18	190	1/6	1	44	0	95.8

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tony Martin	6	8	116	19.33	12	44	1
RB Marcus Allen	5	5	110	22.00	85	78	1
WR Mike Jones	5	8	55	11.00	15	25	0
WR Tim McGee	4	6	30	7.50	10	20	0
WR Ricky Nattiel	2	3	25	12.50	1	13	0
TE Ed West	1	1	9	9.00	11	9	0
RB George Rogers	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Wilson	5	6	82	16.40	18	44	1
WR Carl Monroe	3	7	12	4.00	0	11	0
WR Jimmy Teal	3	4	31	10.33	3	17	0
RB Dalton Hilliard	2	2	3	1.50	0	4	0
TE Eric Kattus	2	3	29	14.50	9	19	0
WR Terry LeCount	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Pete Holohan	1	2	26	26.00	16	26	0
FB Stan Edwards	1	2	2	2.00	4	2	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Michael Stewart	1	32	32.00	0
CB Ray Crockett	1	27	27.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lester Hayes	1	1	0
Mike Jones	1	1	0
George Rogers	1	0	0
Marcus Allen	1	0	0
Tim McGee	1	0	0
Andra Franklin	0	1	0
Carl Banks	0	1	0
Gene Atkins	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jimmy Teal	1	0	0
Ken Johnson	0	1	1
Michael Stewart	0	1	0
John Anderson	0	0	1
Fred Bohannon	0	0	1
Reggie White	0	0	1
Eric Kattus	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	3	148	49.3	45.3	55	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	3	112	37.3	36.3	40	1

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	5/6	3/4	1/1	53	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lester Hayes	2	3	1.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lester Hayes	6	96	16.0	0
Leo Lewis	1	10	10.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg
Kevin Clark	3	88	29.3
Fred Bohannon	1	25	25.0
Toi Cook	1	17	17.0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Patrick Hunter	5	5	0.0	24	17
ILB Billy Ray Smith	5	1	0.0	20	15
OLB Ken Woodard	4	1	0.0	17	10
CB Gene Atkins	4	1	0.0	26	15
DE Andrew Stewart	4	1	0.0	18	17
OLB Dave Frye	4	0	0.0	25	20
S Johnnie Jackson	4	0	0.0	21	16
OLB Carl Banks	3	3	0.0	27	21
DT Erik Howard	3	2	0.0	21	12
DE Keith Gary	3	1	0.0	23	18
DT Rick Ackerman	2	1	0.5	28	20
ILB Buddy Curry	2	1	0.0	23	16
CB Lester Hayes	2	0	0.0	25	19
CB Lionel Washington	2	0	0.0	19	17
OLB Jeff Davis	1	1	0.5	17	18
CB Van Jakes	1	1	0.0	21	20
DE Al Noga	1	1	0.0	22	20
G Mke Schad	1	0	---	---	---
G Harry Gailbreath	1	0	---	---	---
CB Lloyd Dobler	1	0	0.0	8	5
S Salman Rushdie	1	0	0.0	22	23

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Johnny Taylor	5	0	1.0	18	29
S Ken Johnson	5	0	0.0	20	33
S Vencie Glenn	4	2	0.0	17	27
S Fred Bohannon	4	0	0.0	15	29
DE Burt Grossman	4	0	0.0	13	31
DE Reggie White	3	1	1.0	15	32
ILB John Anderson	3	1	0.0	6	11
CB Ray Crockett	3	0	0.0	14	30
ILB Rick Dennison	2	1	1.0	4	5
ILB Dan Murray	2	1	0.0	11	23
CB Toi Cook	2	0	0.0	13	25
CB Don Griffin	1	1	0.0	12	24
DE Donald Evans	1	1	0.0	11	10
S Mike Davis	1	0	0.0	19	27
G Duval Love	1	0	---	---	---
S Michael Stewart	1	0	0.0	3	2
OLB David Griggs	1	0	0.0	2	4
OLB Greg Gaines	0	2	0.0	4	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Jeff Davis	0.5	1	18
DT Rick Ackerman	0.5	0	20
DE Keith Gary	0.0	1	18
OLB Dave Frye	0.0	1	20
DE Al Noga	0.0	1	20

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Reggie White	1.0	2	1	32
ILB Rick Dennison	1.0	0	0	5
ILB Johnny Taylor	1.0	0	0	29
DT Pete Koch	0.0	1	0	24
DT Harvey Armstrong	0.0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Gene Atkins	4	0	15
CB Lester Hayes	3	1	19
OLB Ken Woodard	2	0	10
S Patrick Hunter	2	0	17
ILB Buddy Curry	1	0	16
DT Rick Ackerman	1	0	20
OLB Dave Frye	1	0	20
ILB Billy Ray Smith	1	0	15
DE Andrew Stewart	1	0	17
S Johnnie Jackson	1	0	16
S Salman Rushdie	1	0	23
CB Van Jakes	0	1	20
OLB Carl Banks	0	1	21

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ken Johnson	4	0	0	33
CB Ray Crockett	3	0	1	30
S Fred Bohannon	3	0	0	29
ILB John Anderson	2	0	0	11
ILB Johnny Taylor	2	0	0	29
CB Toi Cook	2	0	0	25
DE Burt Grossman	2	0	0	31
CB Don Griffin	1	1	0	24
ILB Dan Murray	1	1	0	23
S Mike Davis	1	0	0	27
S Vencie Glenn	1	0	0	27
OLB David Griggs	1	0	0	4
ILB Rick Dennison	0	1	0	5
S Michael Stewart	0	0	1	2

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mke Schad	4	7	16	0	24
Steve Sylvester	1	1	14	0	21
Edwin Bailey	1	1	3	0	15
Joe Conwell	0	2	10	1	26
Gregg Rakoczy	0	2	7	1	19
Bruce Wilkerson	0	2	15	0	27
Chris Hinton	0	1	17	1	21
Harry Gailbreath	0	1	18	0	27

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Dixon	3	7	35	0	27
Duval Love	3	6	21	0	15
Bill Cherry	2	6	29	0	23
Vince Stroth	2	3	19	0	12
Ron McNair	2	3	23	0	22
Ron Solt	2	2	28	1	23
Don Maggs	1	4	30	0	23
Eric Kattus	0	2	28	0	16
Stan Edwards	0	1	16	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Leo Lewis	3	18
Salman Rushdie	3	11
George Rogers	1	18

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Carl Monroe	3	21
Larry Heater	1	25
Eric Kattus	1	20
Ken Johnson	1	15
Pete Holohan	1	13
Sylvester Stamps	1	10
Stan Edwards	1	9

Participation

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dave Frye	---	---	25	20	18	63
Ed West	18	28	---	---	17	63
Lester Hayes	---	---	25	19	18	62
Tony Clements	20	36	---	---	---	56
Salman Rushdie	---	---	22	23	11	56
Gene Atkins	---	---	26	15	14	55
Rick Ackerman	---	---	28	20	6	54
Johnnie Jackson	---	---	21	16	16	53
Carl Banks	---	---	27	21	4	52
Van Jakes	---	---	21	20	9	50
Bruce Wilkerson	15	27	---	---	5	47
Tim McGee	10	23	---	---	13	46
Al Noga	---	---	22	20	4	46
Keith Gary	---	---	23	18	4	45
Patrick Hunter	---	---	24	17	4	45
Harry Gailbreath	18	27	---	---	---	45
Chris Hinton	17	21	---	---	5	43
Mke Schad	16	24	---	---	3	43
Mike Jones	9	17	---	---	16	42
Buddy Curry	---	---	23	16	2	41
Jeff Davis	---	---	17	18	6	41
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	20	15	6	41
Lionel Washington	---	---	19	17	4	40
Joe Conwell	10	26	---	---	4	40
Ken Woodard	---	---	17	10	12	39
Andrew Stewart	---	---	18	17	4	39
Steve Sylvester	14	21	---	---	3	38
George Rogers	8	12	---	---	18	38
Erik Howard	---	---	21	12	4	37
Tony Martin	12	24	---	---	---	36
Ricky Nattiel	14	20	---	---	---	34
Marcus Allen	11	22	---	---	---	33
Gregg Rakoczy	7	19	---	---	5	31
Greg Werner	10	15	---	---	4	29
Andra Franklin	6	14	---	---	6	26
Leo Lewis	1	5	---	---	18	24
Edwin Bailey	3	15	---	---	---	18
Allen Rice	0	0	---	---	15	15
Lloyd Dobler	---	---	8	5	2	15
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	7	7
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	3	3
Richard Johnson	---	---	0	0	3	3
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	2	2
Patrick Allen	---	---	0	0	2	2
Matt Suhey	1	0	---	---	---	1
Taft Fox	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Johnson	---	---	20	33	15	68
Gary Kubiak	37	29	---	---	---	66
Eric Kattus	28	16	---	---	20	64
Don Maggs	30	23	---	---	9	62
Randy Dixon	35	27	---	---	---	62
Ron Solt	28	23	---	---	9	60
Toi Cook	---	---	13	25	22	60
Pete Holohan	24	20	---	---	13	57
Bill Cherry	29	23	---	---	1	53
Fred Bohannon	---	---	15	29	7	51
Carl Monroe	15	13	---	---	21	49
Johnny Taylor	---	---	18	29	2	49
Reggie White	---	---	15	32	2	49
Mike Davis	---	---	19	27	2	48
Dalton Hilliard	27	21	---	---	---	48
Vencie Glenn	---	---	17	27	2	46
Burt Grossman	---	---	13	31	2	46
Duval Love	21	15	---	---	9	45
Ron McNair	23	22	---	---	---	45
Ray Crockett	---	---	14	30	1	45
Mike Wilson	21	21	---	---	---	42
Stan Edwards	16	16	---	---	9	41
Dan Murray	---	---	11	23	6	40
Pete Koch	---	---	14	24	1	39
Vince Stroth	19	12	---	---	8	39
Don Griffin	---	---	12	24	1	37
Lin Dawson	10	2	---	---	22	34
Greg Gaines	---	---	4	9	20	33
Terry LeCount	14	15	---	---	---	29
Jimmy Teal	16	12	---	---	---	28
Sylvester Stamps	9	8	---	---	10	27
Larry Heater	1	0	---	---	25	26
Harvey Armstrong	---	---	7	14	4	25
Donald Evans	---	---	11	10	3	24
Bobby Jones	4	1	---	---	16	21
John Anderson	---	---	6	11	1	18
Kevin Clark	---	---	2	7	8	17
Rick Dennison	---	---	4	5	2	11
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	8	8
David Griggs	---	---	2	4	1	7
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	6	6
Art Okoye	0	0	---	---	6	6
Michael Stewart	---	---	3	2	---	5
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	3	3
Reggie Fisk	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris Miller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	15	15.0
Middle	10	44	4.4
Right	8	49	6.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	33	3.3
Middle	14	62	4.4
Right	11	51	4.6
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Clements	33	23	5	0	2	3	3	2	2

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Kubiak	28	18	2	3	0	3	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	101	16.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	38	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	138	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	68	22.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	82	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	63	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	44	14.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Jones	8	5	1	55	1	17
WR Tony Martin	8	6	0	116	2	24
WR Tim McGee	6	4	0	30	1	23
RB Marcus Allen	5	5	0	110	1	22
WR Ricky Nattiel	3	2	0	25	0	20
RB George Rogers	2	0	1	0	0	12
TE Ed West	1	1	0	9	0	28

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carl Monroe	7	3	12	0	13
WR Mike Wilson	6	5	82	1	21
WR Jimmy Teal	4	3	31	0	12
TE Eric Kattus	3	2	29	0	16
WR Terry LeCount	2	1	5	0	15
TE Pete Holohan	2	1	26	1	20
FB Stan Edwards	2	1	2	0	16
RB Dalton Hilliard	2	2	3	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stan Edwards	1	1	1.00	1.00
Gary Kubiak	1	1	1.00	-0.33
Jimmy Teal	1	2	2.00	2.00
Dalton Hilliard	1	2	2.00	4.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Clements	6	3	32	5.33	10.45

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Kubiak	2	0	0	0.00	6.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB George Rogers	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	13	13.00	22.00
WR Mike Jones	1	0	0	0.00	6.88
WR Tim McGee	1	1	1	1.00	5.00
WR Ricky Nattiel	1	0	0	0.00	8.33
WR Tony Martin	1	1	18	18.00	14.50

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Wilson	1	0	0	0.00	13.67
WR Jimmy Teal	1	0	0	0.00	7.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Allen	2	0
Tony Clements	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Sylvester Stamps	2	1
Dalton Hilliard	2	1
Larry Heater	1	1
Stan Edwards	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Clements	5	3	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Kubiak	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricky Nattiel	2	1	1
RB George Rogers	1	0	0
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	0
WR Mike Jones	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Wilson	2	2	2
TE Pete Holohan	1	0	0
WR Jimmy Teal	1	0	0
RB Dalton Hilliard	1	1	0
TE Eric Kattus	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)