Week 15, 2000

played in Miami, FL

74 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New England Patriots	3	3	10	3	-	19
Miami Dolphins	0	21	0	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:09 NED - Cole Ford 39 field goal
2Q: 15:00 MIA - Troy Edwards 4 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
2Q: 09:34 MIA - Troy Edwards 9 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
2Q: 05:10 NED - Cole Ford 36 field goal
2Q: 02:51 MIA - Troy Edwards 16 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
3Q: 10:47 NED - Cole Ford 47 field goal
3Q: 02:38 NED - Terrell Buckley 34 interception return (Cole Ford extra point)
4Q: 08:00 MIA - Michael Husted 20 field goal
4Q: 03:50 NED - Cole Ford 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:09 NED - Cole Ford 39 field goal
2Q: 15:00 MIA - Troy Edwards 4 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
2Q: 09:34 MIA - Troy Edwards 9 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
2Q: 05:10 NED - Cole Ford 36 field goal
2Q: 02:51 MIA - Troy Edwards 16 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
3Q: 10:47 NED - Cole Ford 47 field goal
3Q: 02:38 NED - Terrell Buckley 34 interception return (Cole Ford extra point)
4Q: 08:00 MIA - Michael Husted 20 field goal
4Q: 03:50 NED - Cole Ford 37 field goal

Team Statistics NED MIA
Record 4-10 10-4
First Downs 16 18
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 331 327
- Offensive Plays 61 58
- Yards per Play 5.43 5.64
Net Rushing Yards 53 122
- Rushing Attempts 12 28
- Yards per Rush 4.42 4.36
Net Passing Yards 278 205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 28 - 0 28 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 302 217
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/24 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 5.67 6.83
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 4.8
4th Down Conversions 2/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/45 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 1/18
Kick Returns/Yards 3/76 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 1/34 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 29
Time of Possession 26:51 33:09

Team Statistics	NED	MIA
Record	4-10	10-4
First Downs	16	18
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	331	327
- Offensive Plays	61	58
- Yards per Play	5.43	5.64
Net Rushing Yards	53	122
- Rushing Attempts	12	28
- Yards per Rush	4.42	4.36
Net Passing Yards	278	205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 28 - 0	28 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	302	217
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/24	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	5.67	6.83
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	4.8
4th Down Conversions	2/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/45	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	1/18
Kick Returns/Yards	3/76	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	1/34	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 29
Time of Possession	26:51	33:09

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:35	4:31	OWN 35	8	43	Field Goal
2	14:54	1:41	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
2	9:28	4:26	OWN 23	7	58	Field Goal
2	2:43	1:41	OWN 44	6	3	Punt
3	15:00	4:21	OWN 20	10	50	Field Goal
3	6:51	3:12	OWN 15	7	30	Punt
4	7:55	4:13	OWN 20	8	60	Field Goal
4	2:29	2:29	OPP 39	13	38	Game

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:25	OWN 15	8	57	Missed FG
1	5:04	5:10	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	13:13	3:45	OPP 47	7	47	Touchdown
2	5:02	2:19	OPP 14	3	14	Touchdown
2	1:02	1:02	OWN 2	2	8	Half
3	10:39	3:48	OWN 33	5	13	Punt
3	3:39	1:13	OWN 20	3	2	Interception
3	2:26	9:31	OWN 20	17	77	Field Goal
4	3:42	1:13	OWN 20	4	19	Fumble

Game MVP: Drew Bledsoe, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Holcombe	6	40	6.67	15	2
Trot Nixon	2	12	6.00	11	1
Mike Alstott	2	5	2.50	6	0
J.T. Ogden	2	-4	-2.00	-1	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lawrence Phillips	14	51	3.64	15	2
Lonnie Kramer	13	58	4.46	19	2
Drew Bledsoe	1	13	13.00	13	1

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trot Nixon	46	28	302	3/24	0	43	0	80.1

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	28	26	217	2/12	3	35	1	119.8

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Eric Moulds	7	11	69	9.86	32	27
RB Robert Holcombe	7	10	90	12.86	73	34
WR Antonio Freeman	6	11	95	15.83	46	43
WR Ed McCaffrey	2	4	33	16.50	8	19
FB Brad Hoover	2	2	9	4.50	0	6
TE Wesley Walls	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
TE Jamie Asher	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Evan Toomer	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Damian Vaughn	1	3	1	1.00	0	1

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ross Geller	7	9	71	10.14	31	35	0
WR Jacquez Green	5	5	42	8.40	26	17	0
RB Lawrence Phillips	3	3	12	4.00	4	7	0
WR Troy Edwards	3	3	29	9.67	0	16	3
WR Nate Jacquet	2	2	24	12.00	9	13	0
WR Wes Farr	2	2	2	1.00	0	3	0
TE Jay Tant	2	2	13	6.50	4	10	0
RB Lonnie Kramer	1	1	5	5.00	1	5	0
WR Michael Lewis	1	1	19	19.00	9	19	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Terrell Buckley	1	34	34.00	1

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Recov	Force
Greg Myers	1	1
Ben Karpinski	0	1
Desmond Grasso	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov
Lonnie Kramer	3	0
John Fina	0	1
Aaron Gibson	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	3	139	46.3	33.7	55	1

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Stryzinski	1	41	41.0	39.0	41	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	4/4	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michael Husted	1/2	0/1	0/0	20	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Walhberg	1	2	2.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Troy Edwards	1	18	18.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	2	49	24.5	0
J.T. Ogden	1	27	27.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wes Farr	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Greg Myers	7	8	0.0	27	30
ILB Desmond Grasso	6	2	0.0	27	29
S Todd Franz	5	3	0.0	24	27
OLB Andy Katzenmoyer	5	1	0.0	21	19
OLB Tucker Brock	4	2	0.0	7	11
CB Tory James	4	0	0.0	24	28
DE Erik Flowers	3	0	1.0	25	18
S Zack de la Rocha	3	1	0.0	3	8
OLB Hannibal Navies	3	1	0.0	18	12
CB Terrell Buckley	3	0	0.0	27	30
CB Allen Rossum	3	0	0.0	9	13
DE Jeff Lageman	2	1	1.0	23	27
DE Ben Karpinski	2	2	0.0	20	23
DT Sam Adams	2	1	0.0	25	26
CB Mark Walhberg	1	0	0.0	5	7
OLB Nickolas Fox	0	1	0.0	2	1

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Chris Carter	5	2	0.0	10	36
S Rashidi Barnes	5	2	0.0	12	47
CB Champ Bailey	4	1	0.0	10	44
S Marcus Paul	4	0	0.0	11	48
DE Robaire Smith	3	0	1.0	5	33
OLB Junior Seau	3	0	0.5	9	30
ILB Jeremiah Trotter	3	2	0.0	9	45
CB Keith Thibodeaux	3	0	0.0	0	14
OLB Anthony Simmons	3	0	0.0	4	10
DE Tony Bryant	2	1	1.0	8	35
CB Tim Taylor	2	1	0.0	12	46
OLB Mark Fields	2	1	0.0	9	41
ILB Marquis Green	1	1	0.0	0	4
ILB Kendall Roberts	1	1	0.0	8	16
DT John Jurkovic	1	0	0.0	4	18
S Orlando Burgess	1	0	0.0	2	10
DT Monte Reagor	0	2	0.5	8	32

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeff Lageman	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE Erik Flowers	1.0	0	0	0	18

Miami	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Robaire Smith	1.0	1	0	33
DE Tony Bryant	1.0	0	1	35
OLB Junior Seau	0.5	2	1	30
DT Monte Reagor	0.5	0	0	32
DE Shawn Price	0.0	1	0	30
ILB Kendall Roberts	0.0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Todd Franz	5	0	0	27
CB Tory James	4	0	0	28
S Zack de la Rocha	3	1	0	8
S Greg Myers	3	0	0	30
OLB Andy Katzenmoyer	3	0	0	19
CB Terrell Buckley	2	0	1	30
CB Allen Rossum	2	0	0	13
OLB Hannibal Navies	2	0	0	12
OLB Tucker Brock	2	0	0	11

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Marcus Paul	4	0	48
CB Chris Carter	4	0	36
CB Champ Bailey	3	4	44
S Rashidi Barnes	3	1	47
CB Keith Thibodeaux	3	0	14
OLB Anthony Simmons	3	0	10
ILB Jeremiah Trotter	2	1	45
OLB Mark Fields	1	2	41
CB Tim Taylor	1	1	46
OLB Junior Seau	1	0	30
DT John Jurkovic	1	0	18
ILB Marquis Green	1	0	4
DE Robaire Smith	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cameron Spikes	1	3	12	0	49
Damien Woody	1	2	12	0	49
Rick Delrio	1	2	12	0	49
John St. Clair	0	2	12	1	49
Leon Searcy	0	1	12	2	49

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Aaron Gibson	2	2	0	28	0	30
Jamar Nesbit	1	6	1	28	0	30
Robbie Newton	1	3	0	23	0	17
Rocky Saturday	0	6	0	28	2	30
Bruce Armstrong	0	6	0	28	0	30
John Fina	0	3	0	28	0	30
Jay Tant	0	1	0	18	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Walhberg	1	16
Brad Hoover	1	7

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Orlando Burgess	2	10
Marcus Paul	1	14
Nate Jacquet	1	12

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Leon Searcy	12	49	---	---	7	68
Rick Delrio	12	49	---	---	7	68
John St. Clair	12	49	---	---	7	68
Trot Nixon	12	49	---	---	---	61
Damien Woody	12	49	---	---	---	61
Cameron Spikes	12	49	---	---	---	61
Greg Myers	---	---	27	30	2	59
Robert Holcombe	10	43	---	---	6	59
Terrell Buckley	---	---	27	30	1	58
Desmond Grasso	---	---	27	29	2	58
Tory James	---	---	24	28	3	55
Todd Franz	---	---	24	27	2	53
Jeff Lageman	---	---	23	27	2	52
Sam Adams	---	---	25	26	1	52
Eric Moulds	9	39	---	---	4	52
Brad Hoover	8	33	---	---	7	48
Erik Flowers	---	---	25	18	4	47
Antonio Freeman	6	38	---	---	1	45
Ben Karpinski	---	---	20	23	1	44
Ed McCaffrey	4	23	---	---	15	42
Andy Katzenmoyer	---	---	21	19	---	40
Reggie McGrew	---	---	17	16	2	35
Tucker Brock	---	---	7	11	14	32
Jamie Asher	7	23	---	---	---	30
Hannibal Navies	---	---	18	12	---	30
Mark Walhberg	---	---	5	7	16	28
Wesley Walls	6	11	---	---	10	27
Allen Rossum	---	---	9	13	4	26
J.T. Ogden	2	6	---	---	18	26
Damian Vaughn	1	5	---	---	18	24
Mike Alstott	5	16	---	---	2	23
Zack de la Rocha	---	---	3	8	11	22
Craig Yeast	2	5	---	---	8	15
Derrick Thomas	---	---	0	0	11	11
Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	10	10
Nickolas Fox	---	---	2	1	5	8
Aric Morris	---	---	1	1	6	8
Butch Rolle	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Utley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Shawn Sawyda	---	---	3	4	---	7
Evan Toomer	0	3	---	---	3	6
Sean Parker	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	3	3
Don Majkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tony Mandarich	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ed Toner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marcus Paul	---	---	11	48	14	73
Rashidi Barnes	---	---	12	47	4	63
Tim Taylor	---	---	12	46	4	62
Jamar Nesbit	28	30	---	---	3	61
Bruce Armstrong	28	30	---	---	---	58
Rocky Saturday	28	30	---	---	---	58
John Fina	28	30	---	---	---	58
Drew Bledsoe	28	30	---	---	---	58
Jeremiah Trotter	---	---	9	45	4	58
Aaron Gibson	28	30	---	---	---	58
Champ Bailey	---	---	10	44	4	58
Robbie Newton	23	17	---	---	16	56
Mark Fields	---	---	9	41	4	54
Junior Seau	---	---	9	30	13	52
Chris Carter	---	---	10	36	4	50
Shawn Price	---	---	11	30	6	47
Ross Geller	24	23	---	---	---	47
Tony Bryant	---	---	8	35	3	46
Jacquez Green	20	24	---	---	1	45
Monte Reagor	---	---	8	32	3	43
Jay Tant	18	12	---	---	12	42
Troy Edwards	13	20	---	---	8	41
Robaire Smith	---	---	5	33	2	40
Lawrence Phillips	15	19	---	---	---	34
Lonnie Kramer	13	7	---	---	14	34
Nate Jacquet	8	12	---	---	12	32
Keith Thibodeaux	---	---	0	14	18	32
John Jurkovic	---	---	4	18	4	26
Kendall Roberts	---	---	8	16	1	25
Orlando Burgess	---	---	2	10	10	22
Michael Lewis	1	6	---	---	14	21
Anthony Simmons	---	---	4	10	6	20
Wes Farr	0	5	---	---	13	18
Pete Mitchell	5	5	---	---	5	15
Marquis Green	---	---	0	4	6	10
Michael Husted	0	0	---	---	7	7
Roger Duffy	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dan Stryzinski	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mark Staten	0	0	---	---	3	3
James Atkins	0	0	---	---	3	3
Victor Riley	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jeff Paulk	0	0	---	---	1	1
Horace Mang	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dana Poole	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rex Tucker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mamba Bayer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	11	5.5
Middle	10	42	4.2
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	63	7.9
Middle	13	37	2.8
Right	7	22	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trot Nixon	46	28	5	2	1	9	5	2	0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Bledsoe	28	26	1	0	0	1	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	56	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	145	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	82	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	19	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	21	170	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	21	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	16	16.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Freeman	11	6	0	95	2	38
WR Eric Moulds	11	7	0	69	1	39
RB Robert Holcombe	10	7	0	90	2	43
WR Ed McCaffrey	4	2	1	33	0	23
TE Damian Vaughn	3	1	0	1	0	5
TE Jamie Asher	2	1	0	-1	0	23
FB Brad Hoover	2	2	0	9	0	33
TE Wesley Walls	1	1	0	1	0	11
WR Evan Toomer	1	1	0	5	0	3

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ross Geller	9	7	71	1	23
WR Jacquez Green	5	5	42	0	24
RB Lawrence Phillips	3	3	12	0	19
WR Troy Edwards	3	3	29	0	20
WR Nate Jacquet	2	2	24	0	12
WR Wes Farr	2	2	2	0	5
TE Jay Tant	2	2	13	0	12
RB Lonnie Kramer	1	1	5	0	7
WR Michael Lewis	1	1	19	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Holcombe	1	0	0.00	6.67
J.T. Ogden	1	-3	-3.00	-2.00

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lawrence Phillips	6	19	3.17	3.64
Lonnie Kramer	1	0	0.00	4.46

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trot Nixon	10	4	19	1.90	6.57

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Bledsoe	6	6	43	7.17	7.75

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Antonio Freeman	3	1	9	3.00	8.64
TE Damian Vaughn	2	1	1	0.50	0.33
FB Brad Hoover	2	2	9	4.50	4.50
WR Eric Moulds	1	0	0	0.00	6.27
RB Robert Holcombe	1	0	0	0.00	9.00

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Troy Edwards	3	3	29	9.67	9.67
WR Ross Geller	2	2	15	7.50	7.89
WR Jacquez Green	1	1	-1	-1.00	8.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Holcombe	2	1
J.T. Ogden	1	0

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Lonnie Kramer	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trot Nixon	10	6	3

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Bledsoe	8	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Freeman	3	3	2
RB Robert Holcombe	3	1	0
WR Ed McCaffrey	2	1	1
TE Jamie Asher	1	1	0
TE Damian Vaughn	1	0	0

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ross Geller	3	1	1
WR Jacquez Green	3	3	2
WR Nate Jacquet	1	1	1
WR Troy Edwards	1	1	1

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

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