Week 9, 1989

played in Miami, FL

71 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New England Patriots	7	3	0	11	-	21
Miami Dolphins	6	14	3	3	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:54 MIA - Benny Ricardo 22 field goal
1Q: 06:02 NED - Mike Wilson 33 pass from Chris Miller (Mike Wood extra point)
1Q: 01:20 MIA - Benny Ricardo 52 field goal
2Q: 09:26 MIA - George Rogers 7 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 04:43 NED - Mike Wood 43 field goal
2Q: 02:09 MIA - Ricky Nattiel 15 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 06:00 MIA - Benny Ricardo 18 field goal
4Q: 12:40 MIA - Benny Ricardo 24 field goal
4Q: 09:03 NED - Mike Wilson 9 pass from Chris Miller (Chris Miller pass to Mike Wilson for conversion)
4Q: 02:03 NED - Mike Wood 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:54 MIA - Benny Ricardo 22 field goal
1Q: 06:02 NED - Mike Wilson 33 pass from Chris Miller (Mike Wood extra point)
1Q: 01:20 MIA - Benny Ricardo 52 field goal
2Q: 09:26 MIA - George Rogers 7 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 04:43 NED - Mike Wood 43 field goal
2Q: 02:09 MIA - Ricky Nattiel 15 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 06:00 MIA - Benny Ricardo 18 field goal
4Q: 12:40 MIA - Benny Ricardo 24 field goal
4Q: 09:03 NED - Mike Wilson 9 pass from Chris Miller (Chris Miller pass to Mike Wilson for conversion)
4Q: 02:03 NED - Mike Wood 36 field goal

Team Statistics NED MIA
Record 5-4 4-4
First Downs 14 24
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 8 19
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 240 475
- Offensive Plays 52 66
- Yards per Play 4.62 7.20
Net Rushing Yards 111 170
- Rushing Attempts 26 29
- Yards per Rush 4.27 5.86
Net Passing Yards 129 305
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 11 - 1 36 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 129 312
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 4.96 8.24
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/33 8/52
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 5/151 3/45
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/10
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 27
Time of Possession 25:58 34:02

Team Statistics	NED	MIA
Record	5-4	4-4
First Downs	14	24
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	8	19
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	240	475
- Offensive Plays	52	66
- Yards per Play	4.62	7.20
Net Rushing Yards	111	170
- Rushing Attempts	26	29
- Yards per Rush	4.27	5.86
Net Passing Yards	129	305
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 11 - 1	36 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	129	312
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	4.96	8.24
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	5.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/33	8/52
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	5/151	3/45
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/10
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 27
Time of Possession	25:58	34:02

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:47	3:57	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
1	1:13	1:56	OWN 40	3	4	Punt
2	9:15	4:38	OWN 27	9	47	Field Goal
2	2:00	0:56	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	1:04	0:12	OPP 21	1	0	Interception
3	15:00	1:16	OWN 20	4	4	Punt
3	9:48	1:02	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
3	5:52	3:39	OWN 37	6	28	Missed FG
4	12:35	3:39	OPP 49	7	49	Touchdown
4	7:39	5:45	OWN 37	12	44	Field Goal

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:13	OWN 16	9	79	Field Goal
1	5:50	4:37	OWN 20	8	45	Field Goal
2	14:17	5:02	OWN 23	11	77	Touchdown
2	4:37	2:37	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	0:52	0:52	OWN 22	2	12	Half
3	13:44	3:56	OWN 26	8	41	Fumble
3	8:46	2:54	OWN 30	4	69	Field Goal
3	2:13	4:38	OWN 42	10	51	Field Goal
4	8:56	1:17	OWN 8	3	1	Punt
4	1:54	0:43	OWN 18	3	4	Punt
4	1:11	1:11	OPP 20	2	1	Game

Game MVP: Tony Clements, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dalton Hilliard	18	83	4.61	14	1
Sylvester Stamps	5	17	3.40	9	0
Larry Heater	2	8	4.00	5	0
Stan Edwards	1	3	3.00	3	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
George Rogers	26	158	6.08	66	2	0
Tony Clements	3	12	4.00	16	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Miller	26	11	129	0/0	2	33	1	67.6

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Clements	36	25	312	1/7	2	34	0	114.5

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Wilson	3	8	56	18.67	1	33	2
WR Carl Monroe	2	2	14	7.00	5	10	0
RB Dalton Hilliard	2	3	14	7.00	1	8	0
WR Terry LeCount	1	3	20	20.00	18	20	0
TE Lin Dawson	1	2	8	8.00	7	8	0
TE Pete Holohan	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Jimmy Teal	1	5	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Bobby Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Sylvester Stamps	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tim McGee	8	9	102	12.75	22	34	0
WR Ricky Nattiel	7	8	118	16.86	53	21	1
RB George Rogers	4	7	38	9.50	18	20	1
TE Mark Bavaro	3	5	32	10.67	9	19	0
WR Mike Jones	2	2	13	6.50	3	8	0
WR Tony Martin	1	4	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Ed West	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Billy Ray Smith	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kevin Clark	1	0	0
Stan Edwards	0	1	1
Burt Grossman	0	1	0
Toi Cook	0	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Leo Lewis	1	0	1
George Rogers	1	0	0
Greg Werner	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	4	174	43.5	41.8	53	0

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	2	100	50.0	48.5	54	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	2/3	1/2	0/1	43	1/1

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	4/4	1/1	1/1	52	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	1	3	3.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leo Lewis	1	4	4.0	0
George Rogers	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	4	119	29.8	0
Fred Bohannon	1	32	32.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
George Rogers	3	45	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ken Johnson	7	2	0.0	20	28
CB Toi Cook	7	1	0.0	28	30
ILB Rick Dennison	5	4	0.0	20	27
S Vencie Glenn	5	3	0.0	20	30
ILB Mark Dusbabek	5	0	0.0	13	12
S Fred Bohannon	4	0	0.0	20	21
DT Harvey Armstrong	3	1	1.0	22	19
ILB John Anderson	3	3	0.0	10	14
DE Reggie White	3	2	0.0	20	29
DT Pete Koch	2	1	0.0	22	22
CB Kevin Clark	2	1	0.0	9	7
CB Don Griffin	2	0	0.0	23	26
S Michael Stewart	1	3	0.0	14	26
OLB Greg Gaines	1	1	0.0	23	32
WR Jimmy Teal	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Dan Murray	1	0	0.0	10	11
DE Burt Grossman	1	0	0.0	19	28
OLB Andrew Melontree	0	1	0.0	11	13
DE Donald Evans	0	1	0.0	6	13

Miami	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Bill Graham	7	4	22	19
DT Erik Howard	5	2	17	16
OLB Jeff Davis	3	1	15	9
ILB Calvin Daniels	3	0	7	11
OLB Dave Frye	3	0	11	16
ILB Billy Ray Smith	2	5	23	21
CB Richard Johnson	2	2	25	24
ILB Buddy Curry	2	1	5	6
S Patrick Hunter	2	0	5	8
S Salman Rushdie	1	2	23	23
CB Lionel Washington	1	1	20	13
DT Rick Ackerman	1	0	13	17
CB Gene Atkins	1	0	8	11
DE Clarence Goodburn	1	0	16	19
OLB Carl Banks	0	3	23	21
CB Lloyd Dobler	0	1	6	13

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Harvey Armstrong	1.0	0	0	19
DE Reggie White	0.0	2	1	29
DT Pete Koch	0.0	2	0	22
OLB Greg Gaines	0.0	0	1	32

Miami	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Calvin Daniels	1	1	0	11
DE Keith Gary	0	1	0	14
DT Rick Ackerman	0	1	0	17
OLB Dave Frye	0	1	0	16
DT Erik Howard	0	1	0	16
OLB Carl Banks	0	0	2	21

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Toi Cook	5	0	30
S Ken Johnson	4	2	28
S Vencie Glenn	3	1	30
ILB Rick Dennison	3	0	27
ILB Dan Murray	3	0	11
ILB John Anderson	2	0	14
S Michael Stewart	1	1	26
OLB Greg Gaines	1	0	32
CB Don Griffin	1	0	26
ILB Mark Dusbabek	1	0	12
DE Burt Grossman	1	0	28
OLB Andrew Melontree	0	1	13

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Salman Rushdie	2	1	0	23
S Patrick Hunter	2	0	0	8
ILB Buddy Curry	1	1	0	6
S Bill Graham	1	0	0	19
OLB Dave Frye	1	0	0	16
CB Van Jakes	1	0	0	12
CB Lionel Washington	1	0	0	13
DT Erik Howard	1	0	0	16
DE Clarence Goodburn	1	0	0	19
CB Lloyd Dobler	0	2	0	13
DE Keith Gary	0	1	0	14
CB Richard Johnson	0	1	0	24
ILB Billy Ray Smith	0	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Randy Dixon	4	7	1	16	16
Don Maggs	2	4	0	23	22
Vince Stroth	2	2	0	12	16
Ron Solt	1	4	0	16	13
Bill Cherry	1	1	0	11	13
Ron McNair	0	3	0	18	18
Larry Tearry	0	2	0	17	16
Duval Love	0	2	0	17	16
Stan Edwards	0	1	0	11	8

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Conwell	2	4	1	22	0	32
Mke Schad	1	7	0	28	0	33
Gregg Rakoczy	1	4	0	21	0	31
Dave Rimington	1	2	0	8	0	6
Mark Bavaro	1	2	0	25	0	26
Andra Franklin	1	1	0	16	0	16
Harry Gailbreath	0	4	0	27	0	33
Chris Hinton	0	2	0	29	0	33
Bruce Wilkerson	0	1	0	3	1	12

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Ken Johnson	1	18
Carl Monroe	1	17
Eric Kattus	1	15
Terry LeCount	1	5
Ron Solt	1	5
Stan Edwards	1	4

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Leo Lewis	2	19
Salman Rushdie	2	11
Andra Franklin	1	14
Mark Bavaro	1	6
Bill Graham	1	5

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Toi Cook	---	---	28	30	15	73
Greg Gaines	---	---	23	32	15	70
Ken Johnson	---	---	20	28	18	66
Vencie Glenn	---	---	20	30	3	53
Don Griffin	---	---	23	26	4	53
Reggie White	---	---	20	29	3	52
Eric Kattus	20	17	---	---	15	52
Chris Miller	26	26	---	---	---	52
Fred Bohannon	---	---	20	21	9	50
Rick Dennison	---	---	20	27	3	50
Burt Grossman	---	---	19	28	3	50
Pete Koch	---	---	22	22	4	48
Carl Monroe	15	15	---	---	17	47
Don Maggs	23	22	---	---	2	47
Harvey Armstrong	---	---	22	19	4	45
Michael Stewart	---	---	14	26	1	41
Dalton Hilliard	19	21	---	---	---	40
Randy Dixon	16	16	---	---	7	39
Ron McNair	18	18	---	---	---	36
Larry Tearry	17	16	---	---	2	35
Vince Stroth	12	16	---	---	7	35
Pete Holohan	19	12	---	---	3	34
Ron Solt	16	13	---	---	5	34
Ray Crockett	---	---	9	19	6	34
Duval Love	17	16	---	---	---	33
Lin Dawson	7	6	---	---	18	31
Mark Dusbabek	---	---	13	12	6	31
Bill Cherry	11	13	---	---	6	30
Dan Murray	---	---	10	11	9	30
Mike Wilson	12	17	---	---	---	29
Sylvester Stamps	5	5	---	---	17	27
Kevin Clark	---	---	9	7	10	26
John Anderson	---	---	10	14	1	25
Andrew Melontree	---	---	11	13	1	25
Terry LeCount	9	10	---	---	5	24
Bobby Jones	4	5	---	---	14	23
Stan Edwards	11	8	---	---	4	23
Donald Evans	---	---	6	13	4	23
Larry Heater	2	0	---	---	19	21
Jimmy Teal	7	14	---	---	---	21
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	3	3
Art Okoye	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gary Kubiak	0	0	---	---	---	0
Reggie Fisk	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
George Rogers	29	33	---	---	21	83
Chris Hinton	29	33	---	---	6	68
Mke Schad	28	33	---	---	6	67
Tony Clements	29	37	---	---	---	66
Harry Gailbreath	27	33	---	---	1	61
Joe Conwell	22	32	---	---	5	59
Gregg Rakoczy	21	31	---	---	6	58
Mark Bavaro	25	26	---	---	6	57
Salman Rushdie	---	---	23	23	11	57
Tim McGee	18	26	---	---	12	56
Richard Johnson	---	---	25	24	6	55
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	23	21	4	48
Ricky Nattiel	22	26	---	---	---	48
Andra Franklin	16	16	---	---	14	46
Bill Graham	---	---	22	19	5	46
Carl Banks	---	---	23	21	2	46
Clarence Goodburn	---	---	16	19	6	41
Dave Frye	---	---	11	16	13	40
Tony Martin	14	26	---	---	---	40
Mike Jones	8	14	---	---	16	38
Lionel Washington	---	---	20	13	3	36
Erik Howard	---	---	17	16	2	35
Ed West	12	14	---	---	8	34
Rick Ackerman	---	---	13	17	3	33
Calvin Daniels	---	---	7	11	13	31
Gene Atkins	---	---	8	11	12	31
Al Noga	---	---	17	12	2	31
Keith Gary	---	---	15	14	1	30
Jeff Davis	---	---	15	9	5	29
Van Jakes	---	---	14	12	3	29
Patrick Hunter	---	---	5	8	11	24
Leo Lewis	0	3	---	---	19	22
Bruce Wilkerson	3	12	---	---	6	21
Lloyd Dobler	---	---	6	13	1	20
Greg Werner	1	0	---	---	16	17
Buddy Curry	---	---	5	6	4	15
Dave Rimington	8	6	---	---	---	14
Edwin Bailey	7	5	---	---	---	12
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	11	11
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	4	4
Patrick Allen	---	---	0	0	4	4
Allen Rice	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marcus Allen	0	1	---	---	1	2
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	2	2
Johnnie Jackson	---	---	1	1	---	2
Taft Fox	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	32	4.0
Middle	13	47	3.6
Right	5	32	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	33	5.5
Middle	11	108	9.8
Right	11	30	2.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Miller	26	11	2	1	1	6	5	2	1

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Clements	36	25	4	1	1	5	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	59	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	37	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	33	6.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	39	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	87	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	11	138	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	48	9.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Wilson	8	3	0	56	1	17
WR Jimmy Teal	5	1	0	14	0	14
WR Terry LeCount	3	1	0	20	1	10
RB Dalton Hilliard	3	2	0	14	0	21
TE Lin Dawson	2	1	1	8	0	6
WR Carl Monroe	2	2	0	14	0	15
WR Bobby Jones	1	0	0	0	0	5
TE Pete Holohan	1	1	0	3	0	12
RB Sylvester Stamps	1	0	0	0	0	5

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim McGee	9	8	0	102	2	26
WR Ricky Nattiel	8	7	0	118	1	26
RB George Rogers	7	4	0	38	1	33
TE Mark Bavaro	5	3	0	32	0	26
WR Tony Martin	4	1	0	9	0	26
WR Mike Jones	2	2	0	13	0	14
TE Ed West	1	0	1	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Larry Heater	1	3	3.00	4.00
Dalton Hilliard	1	4	4.00	4.61

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Rogers	7	14	2.00	6.08
Tony Clements	1	-1	-1.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Miller	4	1	9	2.25	4.96

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Clements	7	4	37	5.29	8.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Wilson	2	1	9	4.50	7.00
WR Jimmy Teal	2	0	0	0.00	2.80

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB George Rogers	2	1	7	3.50	5.43
WR Tony Martin	2	0	0	0.00	2.25
TE Mark Bavaro	1	1	2	2.00	6.40
WR Tim McGee	1	1	13	13.00	11.33
WR Ricky Nattiel	1	1	15	15.00	14.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
George Rogers	3	1
Tony Clements	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Miller	7	3	3

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Clements	7	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmy Teal	3	1	1
WR Terry LeCount	1	0	0
TE Lin Dawson	1	0	0
WR Mike Wilson	1	1	1
RB Dalton Hilliard	1	1	1

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricky Nattiel	3	2	2
WR Tim McGee	2	1	1
RB George Rogers	1	0	0
TE Mark Bavaro	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,600 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,200 (17,600)
End Zone 12,400 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (11,200)
Club Seats 9,800 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (1,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,600 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,200 (17,600)
End Zone	12,400 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (11,200)
Club Seats	9,800 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (1,200)