Week 17, 1997

Game MVP: Lawrence Phillips, Miami Dolphins

played in New Jersey, NJ

23 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Drive Charts

Rushing Statistics

Passing Statistics

Receiving Statistics

Interception Statistics

Fumble Statistics

Punting Statistics

Kicking Statistics

Punt Return Statistics

Kick Return Statistics

Defensive Statistics

Pass Rush Statistics

Pass Defense Statistics

Blocking Statistics

Special Teams Tackles

Participation

Directional Rushing Statistics

Detailed Passing Statistics

Directional Passing Statistics

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Third Down Passing Statistics

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami Dolphins	3	6	3	3	-	15
New Jersey Jets	0	3	0	10	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 MIA - Michael Husted 19 field goal
2Q: 15:00 NJY - Michele Akers 45 field goal
2Q: 10:23 MIA - Michael Husted 29 field goal
2Q: 00:53 MIA - Michael Husted 18 field goal
3Q: 07:22 MIA - Michael Husted 43 field goal
4Q: 05:58 NJY - Michele Akers 36 field goal
4Q: 01:43 MIA - Michael Husted 27 field goal
4Q: 01:02 NJY - Robert Clark 28 pass from Dave Schnell (Michele Akers extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 MIA - Michael Husted 19 field goal
2Q: 15:00 NJY - Michele Akers 45 field goal
2Q: 10:23 MIA - Michael Husted 29 field goal
2Q: 00:53 MIA - Michael Husted 18 field goal
3Q: 07:22 MIA - Michael Husted 43 field goal
4Q: 05:58 NJY - Michele Akers 36 field goal
4Q: 01:43 MIA - Michael Husted 27 field goal
4Q: 01:02 NJY - Robert Clark 28 pass from Dave Schnell (Michele Akers extra point)

Team Statistics MIA NJY
Record 11-5 2-14
First Downs 24 13
- by Rushing 9 2
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 447 254
- Offensive Plays 79 48
- Yards per Play 5.66 5.29
Net Rushing Yards 189 60
- Rushing Attempts 38 14
- Yards per Rush 4.97 4.29
Net Passing Yards 258 194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 28 - 1 32 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 265 209
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/7 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 6.29 5.71
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 11/19 1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 2/20 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/36 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 3/54
Interception Ret./Yards 2/7 1/17
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/4 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 31
Time of Possession 37:49 22:11

Team Statistics	MIA	NJY
Record	11-5	2-14
First Downs	24	13
- by Rushing	9	2
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	447	254
- Offensive Plays	79	48
- Yards per Play	5.66	5.29
Net Rushing Yards	189	60
- Rushing Attempts	38	14
- Yards per Rush	4.97	4.29
Net Passing Yards	258	194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 28 - 1	32 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	265	209
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/7	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	6.29	5.71
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	11/19	1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	2/20	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/36	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	3/54
Interception Ret./Yards	2/7	1/17
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/4	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 31
Time of Possession	37:49	22:11

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:40	OWN 26	11	72	Field Goal
1	4:57	3:11	OWN 15	7	42	Interception
2	14:52	4:37	OWN 30	7	58	Field Goal
2	9:02	2:14	OPP 49	4	18	Missed FG
2	5:21	4:36	OWN 30	12	69	Field Goal
3	11:38	4:23	OWN 20	8	54	Field Goal
3	4:48	0:10	OPP 37	1	7	Fumble
3	3:12	2:26	OWN 10	5	14	Punt
4	13:57	5:35	OWN 22	11	45	Missed FG
4	5:53	4:18	OWN 20	12	70	Field Goal
4	0:47	0:47	OPP 44	1	-2	Game

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:20	4:23	OWN 20	9	49	Interception
1	1:46	1:54	OPP 43	4	15	Field Goal
2	10:15	1:13	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	6:48	1:27	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 21	2	-2	Half
3	15:00	3:22	OWN 35	5	22	Punt
3	7:15	2:27	OWN 30	4	7	Interception
3	4:38	1:26	OWN 46	3	4	Punt
3	0:46	1:49	OWN 15	5	29	Punt
4	8:22	2:29	OWN 40	8	41	Field Goal
4	1:35	0:48	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lawrence Phillips	24	136	5.67	36	3
Matt Tucker	12	45	3.75	9	0
Drew Bledsoe	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
Jeff Cothran	1	10	10.00	10	1

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rudy Koncar	9	45	5.00	15	1	0
Moe Williams	5	15	3.00	12	1	0

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	39	28	265	2/7	0	39	1	79.5

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dave Schnell	32	24	209	2/15	1	36	2	76.1

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ross Geller	8	9	75	9.38	18	27
WR Tony Martin	7	8	34	4.86	3	12
WR Cosmo Kramer	4	7	41	10.25	4	14
RB Lawrence Phillips	3	4	50	16.67	35	39
WR Tim McGee	2	3	39	19.50	22	28
WR Marcus Robinson	2	2	22	11.00	0	12
WR Jeff Query	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
FB Jeff Cothran	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Matt Tucker	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Derrick Alexander	6	6	67	11.17	2	36	0
WR Leroy Thompson	4	6	23	5.75	5	9	0
WR Isaac Byrd	4	7	42	10.50	4	16	0
TE Brian Kozlowski	3	4	32	10.67	0	16	0
RB Moe Williams	3	3	-4	-1.33	0	-1	0
RB Rudy Koncar	2	3	5	2.50	0	6	0
WR Robert Clark	1	2	28	28.00	0	28	1
FB Jim Branson	1	1	16	16.00	14	16	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Lloyd Riggle	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Mark Fields	1	7	7.00	0

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Damon Jordan	1	17	17.00	0

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jeff Query	1	0	0
Lawrence Phillips	1	0	0
Tracey Eaton	0	1	0
Shawn Price	0	0	1

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dave Schnell	1	0	0
Joey Tribbiani	0	1	1
Brian De Marco	0	1	0
Tyrone Poole	0	0	1

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	1	51	51.0	51.0	51	0

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	5	200	40.0	28.8	45	2

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michael Husted	5/7	1/3	0/1	43	0/0

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Query	4	36	9.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cosmo Kramer	2	42	21.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Moe Williams	2	36	18.0	0
Tyrone Poole	1	18	18.0	0

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB John Kimbrough	6	0	0.0	14	26
CB Tracey Eaton	5	1	0.0	7	29
DE Shawn Price	4	1	1.0	12	27
S Dave Thomas	4	2	0.0	14	32
OLB Mark Fields	4	0	0.0	9	32
DE Troy Barnett	3	0	0.5	10	23
OLB Kinnon Tatum	3	0	0.0	7	7
DT Raion Brundige	2	2	0.5	10	20
CB Chris Carter	2	3	0.0	12	30
S Monty Grow	2	1	0.0	14	30
ILB Bruce Ellerson	2	0	0.0	6	4
OLB Chris Singleton	1	1	0.0	14	27
WR Tony Martin	1	0	---	---	---
RB Lawrence Phillips	1	0	---	---	---
CB Keith Taylor	0	1	0.0	1	9
OLB Junior Seau	0	1	0.0	9	19
S Myron Bell	0	1	0.0	3	14
CB Keith Thibodeaux	0	1	0.0	2	6

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Zack de la Rocha	10	5	0.0	36	40
S Joey Tribbiani	9	1	0.0	36	40
ILB Jon Hesse	8	3	0.0	25	16
ILB Damon Jordan	8	1	0.0	37	39
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	5	1	1.0	28	30
CB Deion Sanders	5	3	0.0	36	41
CB Antonio Langham	5	1	0.0	37	39
DE David Grant	4	2	0.0	19	26
OLB Derrick Rodgers	3	1	0.0	30	27
DE Regan Upshaw	2	0	1.0	22	25
ILB Percy Snow	2	0	0.0	5	11
DT William Perry	1	2	0.0	32	31
CB Tyrone Poole	1	1	0.0	12	22
OLB Vernon Crawford	1	1	0.0	11	11
FB Jim Branson	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Nate Dingle	1	0	0.0	2	4
WR Isaac Byrd	1	0	---	---	---
DT Pat Williams	1	0	0.0	27	29
S Ricky Parker	1	0	0.0	6	5

Miami	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Shawn Price	1.0	0	27
DT Raion Brundige	0.5	0	20
DE Troy Barnett	0.5	0	23
DT Seth Payne	0.0	1	14

New Jersey	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	1.0	1	0	30
DE Regan Upshaw	1.0	1	0	25
DE David Grant	0.0	1	1	26
DT Pat Williams	0.0	1	0	29
OLB Vernon Crawford	0.0	1	0	11

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tracey Eaton	5	1	0	29
CB John Kimbrough	5	0	0	26
OLB Mark Fields	3	1	1	32
S Dave Thomas	3	0	0	32
CB Chris Carter	2	1	0	30
S Monty Grow	2	0	0	30
DE Shawn Price	1	0	0	27
DE Troy Barnett	1	0	0	23
ILB Bruce Ellerson	1	0	0	4
OLB Kinnon Tatum	1	0	0	7
ILB Lloyd Riggle	0	0	1	7

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Zack de la Rocha	8	1	0	40
S Joey Tribbiani	4	0	0	40
ILB Damon Jordan	3	2	1	39
CB Deion Sanders	3	0	0	41
CB Antonio Langham	3	0	0	39
DE David Grant	1	0	0	26
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	1	0	0	30
ILB Percy Snow	1	0	0	11
CB Tyrone Poole	1	0	0	22
ILB Jon Hesse	1	0	0	16
OLB Derrick Rodgers	1	0	0	27
S Ricky Parker	1	0	0	5

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dermontti Dawson	3	3	0	14	1	34
Max Lane	1	2	1	14	0	34
Brian De Marco	0	3	0	14	1	34
Curtis Lundy	0	3	0	14	0	34
Norm Fowler	0	2	0	14	0	34
Antone Vinatieri	0	1	0	5	0	2

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Query	1	23
Sam Gash	1	23
Keith Thibodeaux	1	5

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrone Poole	2	18
Nate Dingle	1	16
Moe Williams	1	16
Robert Clark	1	12
Leroy Thompson	1	2

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kevin Dogins	38	41	---	---	8	87
Mke Schad	38	41	---	---	---	79
Andy Heck	38	41	---	---	---	79
Rocky Saturday	38	41	---	---	---	79
John Fina	38	41	---	---	---	79
Drew Bledsoe	38	41	---	---	---	79
Ross Geller	31	37	---	---	---	68
Tony Martin	24	36	---	---	---	60
Sam Gash	21	15	---	---	23	59
Pete Mitchell	28	18	---	---	9	55
Dave Thomas	---	---	14	32	4	50
Lawrence Phillips	25	23	---	---	---	48
Monty Grow	---	---	14	30	2	46
Chris Singleton	---	---	14	27	4	45
Tracey Eaton	---	---	7	29	8	44
Jeff Cothran	9	17	---	---	18	44
Chris Carter	---	---	12	30	2	44
Cosmo Kramer	15	18	---	---	9	42
John Kimbrough	---	---	14	26	2	42
Mark Fields	---	---	9	32	1	42
Junior Seau	---	---	9	19	12	40
Shawn Price	---	---	12	27	1	40
O.J. Santiago	12	7	---	---	16	35
Troy Barnett	---	---	10	23	1	34
Antonio Edwards	---	---	6	18	7	31
Raion Brundige	---	---	10	20	---	30
Marcus Robinson	7	11	---	---	10	28
Myron Bell	---	---	3	14	10	27
Jeff Query	0	3	---	---	23	26
Seth Payne	---	---	4	14	7	25
Tim McGee	6	13	---	---	4	23
Kinnon Tatum	---	---	7	7	6	20
Matt Tucker	12	7	---	---	---	19
Keith Taylor	---	---	1	9	8	18
Bruce Ellerson	---	---	6	4	8	18
Lloyd Riggle	---	---	0	7	9	16
Michael Husted	0	0	---	---	13	13
Keith Thibodeaux	---	---	2	6	5	13
Mark Staten	0	0	---	---	8	8
Glen McKeller	0	0	---	---	8	8
James Atkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
Hunter Wilcox	0	0	---	---	8	8
Corwin Carr	0	0	---	---	7	7
Richard Jordan	---	---	0	0	5	5
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	1	1
Erik Wilhelm	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Deion Sanders	---	---	36	41	7	84
Zack de la Rocha	---	---	36	40	7	83
Antonio Langham	---	---	37	39	7	83
Damon Jordan	---	---	37	39	6	82
Joey Tribbiani	---	---	36	40	6	82
William Perry	---	---	32	31	4	67
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	28	30	7	65
Pat Williams	---	---	27	29	7	63
Derrick Rodgers	---	---	30	27	5	62
Brian Kozlowski	12	30	---	---	15	57
Dermontti Dawson	14	34	---	---	7	55
Norm Fowler	14	34	---	---	7	55
David Grant	---	---	19	26	7	52
Tyrone Poole	---	---	12	22	18	52
Regan Upshaw	---	---	22	25	4	51
Dave Schnell	14	34	---	---	---	48
Derrick Alexander	11	28	---	---	9	48
Max Lane	14	34	---	---	---	48
Brian De Marco	14	34	---	---	---	48
Curtis Lundy	14	34	---	---	---	48
Jon Hesse	---	---	25	16	5	46
Leroy Thompson	11	26	---	---	2	39
Rudy Koncar	9	18	---	---	7	34
Moe Williams	5	13	---	---	16	34
Vernon Crawford	---	---	11	11	11	33
Isaac Byrd	7	24	---	---	1	32
Jim Branson	7	15	---	---	9	31
Robert Clark	3	13	---	---	12	28
Patrick Lyons	---	---	15	12	1	28
Nate Dingle	---	---	2	4	16	22
Percy Snow	---	---	5	11	3	19
Chris Canty	---	---	2	2	11	15
Ricky Parker	---	---	6	5	1	12
Antone Vinatieri	5	2	---	---	3	10
Derrick Cullors	0	1	---	---	9	10
DeAuntea Brown	---	---	0	0	10	10
Charles McRae	0	0	---	---	7	7
Filmel Cowlings	0	0	---	---	7	7
Pellom LeVeck	0	0	---	---	7	7
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ken O'Brien	0	0	---	---	2	2
Patrick Hunter	---	---	0	0	1	1
Jessie Yan	---	---	0	1	---	1
Randall McDaniel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tony Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	71	7.1
Middle	17	57	3.4
Right	10	63	6.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	41	3.4
Middle	0	0	0.0
Right	2	19	9.5
None	0	0	0.0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Bledsoe	39	28	3	1	1	3	5	1	1

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dave Schnell	32	24	2	1	1	3	1	0	2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	28	20	179	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	6	71	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	14	4.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	13	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	57	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	75	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	64	21.3

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ross Geller	9	8	0	75	1	37
WR Tony Martin	8	7	0	34	0	36
WR Cosmo Kramer	7	4	1	41	0	18
RB Lawrence Phillips	4	3	0	50	1	23
WR Tim McGee	3	2	0	39	1	13
RB Matt Tucker	3	0	0	0	0	7
FB Jeff Cothran	2	1	0	-1	0	17
WR Marcus Robinson	2	2	0	22	0	11
WR Jeff Query	1	1	0	5	0	3

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Isaac Byrd	7	4	1	42	0	24
WR Leroy Thompson	6	4	0	23	0	26
WR Derrick Alexander	6	6	0	67	1	28
TE Brian Kozlowski	4	3	0	32	0	30
RB Rudy Koncar	3	2	0	5	0	18
RB Moe Williams	3	3	0	-4	0	13
WR Robert Clark	2	1	0	28	1	13
FB Jim Branson	1	1	0	16	0	15

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Matt Tucker	4	8	2.00	3.75
Lawrence Phillips	3	5	1.67	5.67

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Bledsoe	8	5	21	2.63	6.79

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cosmo Kramer	2	1	13	6.50	5.86
WR Tim McGee	1	0	0	0.00	13.00
WR Tony Martin	1	1	4	4.00	4.25
RB Matt Tucker	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Jeff Cothran	1	1	-1	-1.00	-0.50
WR Ross Geller	1	1	4	4.00	8.33
RB Lawrence Phillips	1	1	1	1.00	12.50

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Lawrence Phillips	4	2
Matt Tucker	2	1

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Bledsoe	13	11	8

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dave Schnell	10	6	1

Rocky Saturday

Kevin Dogins

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cosmo Kramer	4	2	2
WR Ross Geller	3	3	2
RB Lawrence Phillips	2	2	1
WR Tim McGee	1	1	1
WR Tony Martin	1	1	1
WR Jeff Query	1	1	0
WR Marcus Robinson	1	1	1

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leroy Thompson	4	3	0
WR Derrick Alexander	2	2	1
WR Isaac Byrd	2	0	0
RB Rudy Koncar	1	1	0
TE Brian Kozlowski	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,600 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,900 (26,500)
End Zone 16,200 (19,100)
Mezzanine 9,300 (11,000)
Sideline Seats 14,700 (16,900)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,700 (5,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,600 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,900 (26,500)
End Zone	16,200 (19,100)
Mezzanine	9,300 (11,000)
Sideline Seats	14,700 (16,900)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,700 (5,800)