Week 17, 1990

played in New England, MA

51 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Miami Dolphins	7	6	0	0	-	13
New England Patriots	3	0	0	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 NED - Mike Wood 30 field goal
1Q: 03:27 MIA - Tim McGee 18 pass from Tony Clements (Nick Lowery extra point)
2Q: 05:16 MIA - Nick Lowery 49 field goal
2Q: 00:24 MIA - Nick Lowery 27 field goal
4Q: 09:14 NED - Carl Monroe 15 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 NED - Mike Wood 30 field goal
1Q: 03:27 MIA - Tim McGee 18 pass from Tony Clements (Nick Lowery extra point)
2Q: 05:16 MIA - Nick Lowery 49 field goal
2Q: 00:24 MIA - Nick Lowery 27 field goal
4Q: 09:14 NED - Carl Monroe 15 pass from Gary Kubiak (Mike Wood extra point)

Team Statistics MIA NED
Record 10-6 6-10
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 6 12
- by Passing 11 4
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 344 305
- Offensive Plays 66 59
- Yards per Play 5.21 5.17
Net Rushing Yards 158 217
- Rushing Attempts 33 40
- Yards per Rush 4.79 5.43
Net Passing Yards 186 88
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 17 - 1 19 - 7 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 191 88
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.64 4.63
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 6/21 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/43 1/29
Interception Ret./Yards 1/16 1/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 24
Time of Possession 29:34 30:26

Team Statistics	MIA	NED
Record	10-6	6-10
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	6	12
- by Passing	11	4
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	344	305
- Offensive Plays	66	59
- Yards per Play	5.21	5.17
Net Rushing Yards	158	217
- Rushing Attempts	33	40
- Yards per Rush	4.79	5.43
Net Passing Yards	186	88
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 17 - 1	19 - 7 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	191	88
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.64	4.63
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	6/21	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/43	1/29
Interception Ret./Yards	1/16	1/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 24
Time of Possession	29:34	30:26

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:43	3:52	OWN 12	7	42	Punt
1	5:29	2:12	OPP 40	5	40	Touchdown
2	14:23	1:34	OWN 27	6	31	Punt
2	10:53	1:12	50	3	15	Interception
2	8:43	3:34	OPP 40	6	8	Field Goal
2	3:13	2:54	OWN 28	10	62	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:08	OWN 16	6	33	Punt
3	8:49	3:35	OWN 20	8	23	Punt
4	14:53	1:25	OWN 2	3	8	Punt
4	9:07	2:44	OWN 24	4	40	Missed FG
4	4:48	4:43	OWN 14	9	47	Missed FG

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:17	OWN 20	8	67	Field Goal
1	6:51	1:22	OWN 4	3	3	Punt
1	3:17	3:54	OWN 20	8	17	Punt
2	12:49	1:56	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
2	9:41	0:58	OWN 30	3	11	Interception
2	5:09	1:56	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 33	1	-6	Half
3	11:52	3:03	OWN 20	7	35	Punt
3	5:14	5:21	OWN 4	11	58	Punt
4	13:28	4:21	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
4	6:23	1:35	OWN 43	3	7	Punt
4	0:05	0:05	OWN 46	1	28	Game

Game MVP: Leroy Hoard, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Leroy Hoard	18	99	5.50	20	2
Rueben Mayes	13	59	4.54	12	1
Tony Clements	2	0	0.00	1	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Earnest Jackson	23	145	6.30	29	6
Gordie Lockbaun	14	68	4.86	19	1
Gary Kubiak	3	4	1.33	3	0

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Clements	32	17	191	1/5	1	42	1	68.6

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Kubiak	19	7	88	0/0	1	28	1	47.7

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tim McGee	5	6	48	9.60	8	18	1
WR Ricky Nattiel	4	7	71	17.75	34	42	0
TE Mark Bavaro	2	2	24	12.00	7	19	0
RB Leroy Hoard	2	3	13	6.50	10	9	0
FB Matt Suhey	1	1	12	12.00	8	12	0
TE Ed West	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Rueben Mayes	1	3	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Tony Martin	1	6	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Leo Lewis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Hassan Jones	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Wilson	2	5	37	18.50	9	28	0
WR Bobby Jones	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Lin Dawson	1	1	15	15.00	2	15	0
WR Carl Monroe	1	1	15	15.00	5	15	1
WR Jimmy Teal	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB James Saxon	1	4	16	16.00	10	16	0
WR Bill Brooks	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Gordie Lockbaun	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lloyd Dobler	1	16	16.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Don Griffin	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Patrick Hunter	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Earnest Jackson	1	0	0	0
Joe Holloway	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	5	227	45.4	37.4	53	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	7	292	41.7	35.9	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Lowery	2/4	1/3	0/2	49	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnnie Jackson	6	21	3.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnnie Jackson	2	30	15.0	0
Leo Lewis	1	13	13.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Clark	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Patrick Hunter	6	1	0.0	29	12
S Salman Rushdie	5	1	0.0	29	14
CB Gene Atkins	5	0	0.0	24	14
CB Richard Johnson	4	2	0.0	31	15
ILB Billy Ray Smith	4	1	0.0	36	18
OLB Junior Seau	4	1	0.0	30	14
DE Keith Gary	3	1	0.0	34	11
OLB Carl Banks	3	1	0.0	30	16
DT Erik Howard	3	1	0.0	18	8
CB Lloyd Dobler	2	1	0.0	26	10
DT Curtis Green	2	0	0.0	24	13
S Bill Graham	2	0	0.0	11	7
OLB Dave Frye	1	1	0.0	14	4
ILB Buddy Curry	1	0	0.0	4	2
WR Ricky Nattiel	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Mike Reichenbach	0	2	0.0	6	2
S Johnnie Jackson	0	2	0.0	13	6
DE Andrew Stewart	0	1	0.0	27	10
DE Tim Ryan	0	1	0.0	17	15

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Michael Jackson	5	1	1.0	19	22
ILB Johnny Taylor	5	2	0.0	24	21
S Vencie Glenn	5	1	0.0	24	23
S Ken Johnson	4	1	0.0	25	24
S Michael Stewart	3	2	0.0	21	24
ILB Dan Murray	3	2	0.0	14	14
DE Burt Grossman	3	2	0.0	19	22
CB Don Griffin	3	0	0.0	24	24
CB Ray Crockett	2	2	0.0	29	24
OLB James Francis	2	2	0.0	22	21
DT Pete Koch	2	1	0.0	17	16
CB Toi Cook	2	1	0.0	14	19
ILB Eric Naposki	2	1	0.0	7	8
CB Reyna Thompson	2	0	0.0	14	15
OLB David Griggs	2	0	0.0	18	18
DT John Randle	2	0	0.0	25	23
OLB Greg Gaines	1	0	0.0	5	3
WR Mike Wilson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Alvin Wright	1	0	0.0	11	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Carl Banks	1	1	16
DE Keith Gary	1	0	11
OLB Dave Frye	1	0	4
OLB Junior Seau	1	0	14

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Michael Jackson	1.0	0	1	22
OLB James Francis	0.0	1	1	21
OLB David Griggs	0.0	1	0	18
DT John Randle	0.0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Carl Banks	3	1	0	16
CB Gene Atkins	1	1	0	14
ILB Billy Ray Smith	1	0	0	18
S Patrick Hunter	1	0	0	12
S Salman Rushdie	1	0	0	14
CB Van Jakes	0	1	0	12
CB Lloyd Dobler	0	0	1	10

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ken Johnson	2	1	0	24
CB Reyna Thompson	2	0	0	15
CB Toi Cook	2	0	0	19
ILB Eric Naposki	2	0	0	8
OLB James Francis	2	0	0	21
CB Ray Crockett	1	2	0	24
CB Don Griffin	1	1	1	24
OLB Michael Jackson	1	0	0	22
ILB Johnny Taylor	1	0	0	21
S Vencie Glenn	1	0	0	23
S Michael Stewart	1	0	0	24
ILB Dan Murray	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harry Gailbreath	5	8	31	1	31
Chris Hinton	2	4	19	0	23
Joe Conwell	2	2	30	0	27
Gregg Rakoczy	1	6	29	0	26
Bruce Wilkerson	1	2	6	0	7
Mke Schad	0	7	29	0	27
Mark Bavaro	0	2	28	0	27
Steve Sylvester	0	1	4	0	8

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Larry Tearry	4	8	1	28	12
Steve August	3	6	1	26	14
Joe Holloway	3	6	0	25	12
Duval Love	3	4	0	28	9
Randy Dixon	2	5	0	33	16
Vince Stroth	0	2	0	27	13
Bill Cherry	0	2	0	13	8
Bob Kratch	0	2	0	20	11
Eric Kattus	0	1	0	28	14
James Saxon	0	1	0	31	14

Special Teams Tackles

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Ken Whisenhunt	1	16

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Dan Murray	3	15
Lin Dawson	3	14
James Saxon	1	15
Reyna Thompson	1	9
Duval Love	1	4

Participation

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Clements	33	33	---	---	---	66
Mke Schad	29	27	---	---	8	64
Gregg Rakoczy	29	26	---	---	9	64
Harry Gailbreath	31	31	---	---	1	63
Joe Conwell	30	27	---	---	5	62
Mark Bavaro	28	27	---	---	5	60
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	36	18	1	55
Richard Johnson	---	---	31	15	8	54
Rueben Mayes	18	26	---	---	5	49
Tim McGee	20	21	---	---	7	48
Chris Hinton	19	23	---	---	5	47
Carl Banks	---	---	30	16	1	47
Junior Seau	---	---	30	14	3	47
Ricky Nattiel	23	21	---	---	2	46
Keith Gary	---	---	34	11	---	45
Salman Rushdie	---	---	29	14	2	45
Patrick Hunter	---	---	29	12	2	43
Tony Martin	13	18	---	---	12	43
Van Jakes	---	---	22	12	7	41
Tim Ryan	---	---	17	15	8	40
Matt Suhey	22	9	---	---	8	39
Dave Frye	---	---	14	4	21	39
Gene Atkins	---	---	24	14	1	39
Curtis Green	---	---	24	13	1	38
Andrew Stewart	---	---	27	10	1	38
Lloyd Dobler	---	---	26	10	1	37
Leroy Hoard	20	16	---	---	---	36
Ed West	9	11	---	---	14	34
Edwin Bailey	17	16	---	---	---	33
Erik Howard	---	---	18	8	5	31
Johnnie Jackson	---	---	13	6	11	30
Leo Lewis	7	6	---	---	16	29
Bill Graham	---	---	11	7	7	25
Allen Rice	0	0	---	---	23	23
Bruce Wilkerson	6	7	---	---	9	22
Steve Sylvester	4	8	---	---	8	20
Ken Whisenhunt	2	1	---	---	16	19
Buddy Curry	---	---	4	2	7	13
Lionel Washington	---	---	9	4	---	13
Mike Reichenbach	---	---	6	2	4	12
Hassan Jones	3	9	---	---	---	12
James Williams	---	---	6	2	3	11
Nick Lowery	0	0	---	---	8	8
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	5	5
Damione Andrews	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Pagel	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Donald Evans	---	---	28	25	8	61
James Saxon	31	14	---	---	15	60
Gary Kubiak	40	19	---	---	---	59
Lin Dawson	28	15	---	---	14	57
Ray Crockett	---	---	29	24	4	57
Eric Kattus	28	14	---	---	11	53
Ken Johnson	---	---	25	24	4	53
Toi Cook	---	---	14	19	19	52
John Randle	---	---	25	23	3	51
Vencie Glenn	---	---	24	23	3	50
Don Griffin	---	---	24	24	2	50
Randy Dixon	33	16	---	---	---	49
David Griggs	---	---	18	18	13	49
Johnny Taylor	---	---	24	21	3	48
Michael Stewart	---	---	21	24	3	48
James Francis	---	---	22	21	3	46
Steve August	26	14	---	---	5	45
Michael Jackson	---	---	19	22	4	45
Joe Holloway	25	12	---	---	8	45
Larry Tearry	28	12	---	---	4	44
Earnest Jackson	26	14	---	---	4	44
Dan Murray	---	---	14	14	15	43
Burt Grossman	---	---	19	22	1	42
Pete Koch	---	---	17	16	8	41
Duval Love	28	9	---	---	4	41
Vince Stroth	27	13	---	---	---	40
Bob Kratch	20	11	---	---	8	39
Reyna Thompson	---	---	14	15	9	38
Mike Wilson	26	10	---	---	---	36
Bill Cherry	13	8	---	---	8	29
Alvin Wright	---	---	11	13	2	26
Jimmy Teal	14	10	---	---	---	24
Bill Brooks	14	7	---	---	---	21
Bobby Jones	11	5	---	---	4	20
Carl Monroe	5	1	---	---	14	20
Gordie Lockbaun	14	5	---	---	---	19
Eric Naposki	---	---	7	8	4	19
Greg Gaines	---	---	5	3	7	15
Herbert Harris	3	0	---	---	12	15
Kevin Clark	---	---	3	4	8	15
Dalton Hilliard	0	0	---	---	14	14
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dexter Carter	0	0	---	---	4	4
Taft Fox	0	0	---	---	1	1
Turk Schonert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	59	5.4
Middle	13	55	4.2
Right	8	45	5.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	53	5.3
Middle	17	74	4.4
Right	12	91	7.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Clements	32	17	1	2	5	4	3	2	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Kubiak	19	7	1	1	3	3	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	16	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	61	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	114	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	16	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	0	0	0.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	44	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	28	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricky Nattiel	7	4	0	71	1	21
WR Tim McGee	6	5	1	48	0	21
WR Tony Martin	6	1	2	2	0	18
RB Rueben Mayes	3	1	1	15	0	26
RB Leroy Hoard	3	2	0	13	0	16
TE Mark Bavaro	2	2	0	24	0	27
WR Hassan Jones	2	0	1	0	0	9
FB Matt Suhey	1	1	0	12	0	9
WR Leo Lewis	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Ed West	1	1	0	6	0	11

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Wilson	5	2	1	37	1	10
FB James Saxon	4	1	0	16	0	14
WR Bill Brooks	3	0	1	0	0	7
WR Bobby Jones	2	1	1	6	0	5
WR Jimmy Teal	2	1	0	-1	0	10
TE Lin Dawson	1	1	0	15	0	15
WR Carl Monroe	1	1	0	15	0	1
RB Gordie Lockbaun	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Leroy Hoard	2	7	3.50	5.50

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earnest Jackson	1	2	2.00	6.30

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Clements	2	1	18	9.00	5.97

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Kubiak	3	1	15	5.00	4.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tim McGee	1	1	18	18.00	8.00
WR Tony Martin	1	0	0	0.00	0.33

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Wilson	1	0	0	0.00	7.40
WR Carl Monroe	1	1	15	15.00	15.00
WR Bill Brooks	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Leroy Hoard	2	1
Tony Clements	1	0
Rueben Mayes	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Earnest Jackson	7	4
Gordie Lockbaun	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Clements	10	5	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Kubiak	6	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricky Nattiel	3	2	1
WR Tony Martin	3	0	0
WR Tim McGee	2	2	2
TE Mark Bavaro	1	1	1
RB Rueben Mayes	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB James Saxon	2	1	1
WR Bobby Jones	1	0	0
WR Mike Wilson	1	0	0
WR Jimmy Teal	1	1	0
RB Gordie Lockbaun	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)