| Played in Miami, FL, weather: 57 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind. |
| Miami won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Bucky Wallace kicked off 71 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIA20 (1Q: 15:00) Bob Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Dana McKenzie. DE Tyrell Garrison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIA20 (1Q: 14:54) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 43 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Marvaso. Francis gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED37 (1Q: 14:22) Mercury Morris ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Turnbull. |
| 2-11-NED38 (1Q: 13:36) Bob Griese pass completed to TE Dana McKenzie for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Richard Blackmore. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. McKenzie gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED23 (1Q: 12:59) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 7 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Marvaso, assisted by OLB Sam Hunt. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-NED16 (1Q: 12:32) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Nat Moore for 16 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Moore gained 5 yards after the catch. Miami 6, New England 0 |
| (1Q: 12:32) Extra point by Freddie Steinfort was good. Miami 7, New England 0 |
| (1Q: 12:25) Ronald Dunk kicked off 78 yards from the MIA30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (1Q: 12:25) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Paul Hofer. OLB Fred McNeil defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NED20 (1Q: 12:19) Theotis Brown ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Tony McGee, assisted by S Chris Farasopoulos. |
| 3-4-NED26 (1Q: 11:56) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Carlos Stevens for 6 yards. Tackled by S Shafer Suggs. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Miami was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-NED32 (1Q: 11:49) Jim Plunkett pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Fred Willis. |
| 2-10-NED32 (1Q: 11:38) Paul Hofer ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed Bradley, assisted by S Jake Scott. |
| 3-6-NED36 (1Q: 11:04) Paul Hofer ran around the left tackle for 31 yards. Tackled by CB Ronald Cinkovsky. Key block delivered by Kyle Delaroche. Delaroche flattened Dwight Lewis to ensure the play's success. |
| 1-10-MIA33 (1Q: 10:21) Theotis Brown ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Ellis. Key block delivered by Kyle Delaroche. |
| 2-1-MIA24 (1Q: 09:44) Jim Plunkett pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Fred Willis. OLB Fred McNeil blocked the pass. |
| 3-1-MIA24 (1Q: 09:34) Paul Hofer ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Mike Kadish. Key block delivered by Joe Fields. |
| 1-10-MIA23 (1Q: 09:09) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carlos Stevens. DE Bill Gergory hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIA23 (1Q: 09:03) Jim Plunkett pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jim Smith. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-MIA33 (1Q: 08:58) Paul Hofer ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Dwight White, assisted by ILB Brian Kelley. |
| 3-17-MIA30 (1Q: 08:35) Jim Plunkett pass completed to TE Craig Lane for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Fred McNeil. Lane gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 4-11-MIA24 (1Q: 07:58) Bucky Wallace attempted a 41 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-MIA31 (1Q: 07:50) Mercury Morris ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by S Sandy Durko. |
| 2-7-MIA34 (1Q: 07:15) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Andy Collins. Francis gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-MIA40 (1Q: 06:47) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Rich Martini for 10 yards. Tackled by S Glenn Buchanan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIA50 (1Q: 06:01) Bob Griese sacked by OLB Andy Collins for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Robert Woods. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NED Andy Collins on the MIA42. |
| 1-10-MIA42 (1Q: 05:50) Jim Plunkett pass completed to RB Paul Hofer for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Fred McNeil. Hofer gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-6-MIA38 (1Q: 05:11) Paul Hofer ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Yankowski, assisted by CB Doug Nettles. |
| 3-3-MIA35 (1Q: 04:41) Theotis Brown ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Ed Bradley. |
| 4-2-MIA34 (1Q: 04:04) Paul Hofer ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Sean Clark. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-MIA33 (1Q: 03:54) Mercury Morris ran around left end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. |
| 2-7-MIA36 (1Q: 03:20) Mercury Morris ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by S Sandy Durko. |
| 3-5-MIA38 (1Q: 02:45) Bob Griese pass completed to RB Monroe Eley for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Carl Allen. Eley gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIA46 (1Q: 02:11) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Nat Moore for 28 yards. Tackled by S Rich Sowells. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Moore gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED26 (1Q: 01:30) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 23 yards. Tackled by S Rich Sowells. Francis gained 22 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Miami was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NED36 (1Q: 01:19) Mercury Morris ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. Key block delivered by Greg Sampson. |
| 2-10-NED26 (1Q: 00:52) Mercury Morris ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Carl Allen. |
| 3-11-NED27 (1Q: 00:24) Bob Griese pass completed to RB Monroe Eley for 4 yards. Tackled by S Vince Castillo, assisted by DE Tyrell Garrison. Eley gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 4-7-NED23 (2Q: 15:00) Freddie Steinfort attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. Miami 10, New England 0 |
| (2Q: 14:55) Ronald Dunk kicked off 70 yards from the MIA30. Theotis Brown returned the ball 15 yards to the NED15. Tackled by Clarence Ellis. |
| 1-10-NED15 (2Q: 14:25) Paul Hofer ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Fred McNeil. |
| 2-9-NED16 (2Q: 13:56) Jim Plunkett pass was dropped by FB John Brockington. |
| 3-9-NED16 (2Q: 13:50) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Jim Smith for 11 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Ellis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED27 (2Q: 13:09) Paul Hofer ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed Bradley, assisted by CB Ronald Cinkovsky. Key block delivered by John Hannah. Hannah ran over Clarence Ellis to set up the play. |
| 2-5-NED32 (2Q: 12:32) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Fred Willis for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Dwight Lewis. Willis gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED40 (2Q: 11:58) Paul Hofer ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Ellis, assisted by ILB Ed Bradley. Key block delivered by Lynn Boden. Miami's Fred McNeil was hurt on the play. |
| 2-5-NED45 (2Q: 11:31) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carlos Stevens. DE Dwight White hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-15-NED35 (2Q: 11:24) Paul Hofer ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Skip Wilcox. |
| 3-12-NED38 (2Q: 10:39) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Fred Willis. DT Mike Kadish hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-NED38 (2Q: 10:31) Rick Engles punted 44 yards. Keith Moody returned the kick 14 yards to the MIA32. PENALTY: Miami was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-MIA18 (2Q: 10:23) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Jeff Groth for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Nelson. |
| 2-2-MIA26 (2Q: 09:46) Bob Griese pass completed to TE Dana McKenzie for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Carl Allen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIA33 (2Q: 09:19) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Rich Martini for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Fred Carr. Martini gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIA43 (2Q: 08:53) Bob Griese pass was dropped by WR Nat Moore. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIA43 (2Q: 08:46) Bob Griese sacked by OLB Fred Carr for a loss of 8 yards. Sack allowed by Greg Sampson. |
| 3-18-MIA35 (2Q: 08:02) Monroe Eley ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Richard Blackmore. |
| 4-13-MIA40 (2Q: 07:21) Eddie Hare punted and it was blocked by Jim Haslett. NED Andy Collins recovered the ball at the MIA34. |
| 1-10-MIA34 (2Q: 07:14) Theotis Brown ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Kadish. |
| 2-10-MIA34 (2Q: 06:35) Paul Hofer ran inside the left guard for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Ronald Cinkovsky. Key block delivered by Craig Lane. |
| 1-10-MIA19 (2Q: 06:09) Jim Plunkett sacked by ILB Skip Wilcox for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by John Hannah. |
| 2-17-MIA26 (2Q: 05:31) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jubilee Dunbar. DE Dwight White hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-17-MIA26 (2Q: 05:22) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stanley Morgan. S Chris Farasopoulos hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-17-MIA26 (2Q: 05:15) Bucky Wallace attempted a 43 yard field goal and succeeded. Miami 10, New England 3 |
| (2Q: 05:09) Bucky Wallace kicked off 72 yards from the NED30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIA20 (2Q: 05:09) Mercury Morris ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT R.J. Reese. |
| 2-7-MIA23 (2Q: 04:35) Mercury Morris ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Nelson. |
| 3-5-MIA25 (2Q: 04:04) PENALTY: Miami was called for a False Start. |
| 3-10-MIA20 (2Q: 03:59) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 22 yards. Tackled by S Vince Castillo. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIA42 (2Q: 03:32) Bob Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rich Martini. DE Tyrell Garrison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIA42 (2Q: 03:22) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Jeff Groth for 1 yard. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by CB Martin Lance. |
| 3-9-MIA43 (2Q: 03:05) Monroe Eley ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Reggie Kinlaw. |
| 4-2-MIA50 (2Q: 02:30) Eddie Hare punted 33 yards. Stanley Morgan returned the kick 5 yards to the NED22. Tackled by Larry Csonka. |
| 1-10-NED22 (2Q: 02:23) Theotis Brown ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Dwight White. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-10-NED22 (2Q: 02:00) Paul Hofer ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Kadish. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-NED12 (2Q: 01:52) Jim Plunkett pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 7 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Ellis, assisted by ILB Brian Kelley. Cunningham gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 3-13-NED19 (2Q: 01:18) Paul Hofer ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Jake Scott. |
| 4-9-NED23 (2Q: 00:43) Rick Engles punted 38 yards. Keith Moody returned the kick 21 yards to the NED40. Tackled by Darryl Carlton. |
| 1-10-NED40 (2Q: 00:36) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 7 yards. Tackled by S Glenn Buchanan, assisted by S Rich Sowells. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Francis gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: New England was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-NED35 (2Q: 00:30) Bob Griese pass completed to FB Larry Csonka for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Carl Allen, assisted by S Glenn Buchanan. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Miami called a time out. |
| 2-2-NED27 (2Q: 00:22) Monroe Eley ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT R.J. Reese, assisted by DT Reggie Kinlaw. Key block delivered by Larry Csonka. |
| Miami called a time out. |
| 1-10-NED24 (2Q: 00:10) Freddie Steinfort attempted a 41 yard field goal and succeeded. PENALTY: New England was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. Miami 13, New England 3 |
| (2Q: 00:03) Ronald Dunk kicked off 74 yards from the MIA30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (2Q: 00:03) Jim Plunkett dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Ronald Dunk kicked off 64 yards from the MIA30. Theotis Brown returned the ball 24 yards to the NED30. Tackled by Keith Moody. |
| 1-10-NED30 (3Q: 14:33) Theotis Brown ran around left end for 13 yards. Tackled by S Jake Scott, assisted by S Shafer Suggs. Key block delivered by Peter Bernstein. |
| 1-10-NED43 (3Q: 14:00) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed Bradley, assisted by S Shafer Suggs. PENALTY: Miami was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-NED48 (3Q: 13:49) Jim Plunkett scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed Bradley. |
| 1-10-MIA46 (3Q: 13:25) Theotis Brown ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Brian Kelley, assisted by S Shafer Suggs. |
| 2-8-MIA44 (3Q: 12:52) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Ronald Cinkovsky. Morgan gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-6-MIA42 (3Q: 12:27) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Carlos Stevens for 3 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Ellis, assisted by ILB Ed Bradley. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-3-MIA39 (3Q: 11:59) Rick Engles punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIA20 (3Q: 11:52) Mercury Morris ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by CB Carl Allen. |
| 2-6-MIA24 (3Q: 11:26) Bob Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Monroe Eley. DE Jim Young hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-6-MIA24 (3Q: 11:16) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Jeff Groth for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Martin Lance. Groth gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIA Mercury Morris on the MIA35. |
| 1-10-MIA35 (3Q: 10:29) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Sandy Durko. Francis gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIA49 (3Q: 09:50) Mercury Morris ran outside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by OLB Gary Campbell. Key block delivered by Guy Morriss. Morriss ran over Tyrell Garrison to set up the play. |
| 1-10-NED40 (3Q: 09:23) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Rich Martini for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Rich Sowells. Martini gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED28 (3Q: 08:58) Monroe Eley ran around left end for 3 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Steve Nelson. |
| 2-7-NED25 (3Q: 08:17) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Wally Francis for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Martin Lance. Francis gained 16 yards after the catch. |
| 1-7-NED07 (3Q: 07:31) Monroe Eley ran around left end for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Greg Sampson. Miami 19, New England 3 |
| (3Q: 07:31) Extra point by Freddie Steinfort was good. Miami 20, New England 3 |
| (3Q: 07:21) Ronald Dunk kicked off 61 yards from the MIA30. Theotis Brown returned the ball 17 yards to the NED26. Tackled by Doug Nettles. |
| 1-10-NED26 (3Q: 06:57) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Jim Smith for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Sean Clark. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIA Chris Farasopoulos on the NED37. |
| 1-10-NED37 (3Q: 06:47) Mercury Morris ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by DT R.J. Reese, assisted by S Sandy Durko. |
| 2-12-NED39 (3Q: 06:01) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Rich Martini for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Turnbull. |
| 3-2-NED29 (3Q: 05:14) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Nat Moore for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Glenn Buchanan. Moore gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED19 (3Q: 04:33) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Nat Moore for 19 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Moore gained 7 yards after the catch. Miami 26, New England 3 |
| (3Q: 04:33) Extra point by Freddie Steinfort was good. Miami 27, New England 3 |
| (3Q: 04:26) Ronald Dunk kicked off 75 yards from the MIA30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NED20 (3Q: 04:26) Jim Plunkett pass was dropped by RB Paul Hofer. |
| 2-10-NED20 (3Q: 04:17) Jim Plunkett pass was intended for TE Richard Osborne and was intercepted by CB Ronald Cinkovsky at the NED21. The interception was returned 9 yards. Tackled by Richard Osborne. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NED12 (3Q: 04:09) Bob Griese pass completed to FB Larry Csonka for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Csonka gained 11 yards after the catch. Miami 33, New England 3 |
| (3Q: 04:09) Extra point by Freddie Steinfort was good. Miami 34, New England 3 |
| (3Q: 03:59) Ronald Dunk kicked off 62 yards from the MIA30. Theotis Brown returned the ball 21 yards to the NED29. Tackled by Keith Moody. |
| 1-10-NED29 (3Q: 03:40) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Fred Willis for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed Bradley. Willis gained 4 yards after the catch. PENALTY: New England was called for an Illegal Shift. |
| 1-15-NED24 (3Q: 03:33) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Fred Willis for 6 yards. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-9-NED30 (3Q: 02:50) Jim Plunkett pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Dwight Lewis. Cunningham gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-NED32 (3Q: 02:07) Jim Plunkett pass completed to FB John Brockington for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Buchanon. Brockington gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NED43 (3Q: 01:25) Paul Hofer ran around the left tackle for 15 yards. Tackled by S Chris Farasopoulos, assisted by ILB Brian Kelley. Key block delivered by Peter Bernstein. |
| 1-10-MIA42 (3Q: 00:47) Paul Hofer ran around the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Shafer Suggs. Key block delivered by Al Speer. |
| 2-4-MIA36 (3Q: 00:12) Paul Hofer ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Ed Bradley, assisted by DE Sean Clark. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-1-MIA33 (4Q: 15:00) Paul Hofer ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Brian Kelley. Key block delivered by Wade Griffin. |
| 1-10-MIA32 (4Q: 14:31) Paul Hofer ran around right end for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Skip Wilcox. Key block delivered by Lynn Boden. Boden ran over Sean Clark to set up the play. PENALTY: Miami was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-MIA10 (4Q: 14:25) Paul Hofer ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Jake Scott, assisted by DT Mike Kadish. |
| 2-9-MIA09 (4Q: 13:42) PENALTY: New England was called for a False Start. |
| 2-14-MIA14 (4Q: 13:35) Jim Plunkett pass completed to FB John Brockington for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Nettles. |
| 3-9-MIA09 (4Q: 13:01) Jim Plunkett pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Theotis Brown. S Clarence Ellis defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-MIA09 (4Q: 12:54) Bucky Wallace attempted a 26 yard field goal and succeeded. Miami 34, New England 6 |
| (4Q: 12:48) Bucky Wallace kicked off 65 yards from the NED30. Sam Green returned the ball 32 yards to the MIA37. Tackled by Bob Trumpy. |
| 1-10-MIA37 (4Q: 12:18) Mercury Morris ran around the left tackle for 6 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Reggie Kinlaw, assisted by DE Tyrell Garrison. Key block delivered by Greg Sampson. |
| 2-4-MIA43 (4Q: 11:48) Mercury Morris ran inside the left tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by S Glenn Buchanan. Key block delivered by Bob Kuechenberg. |
| 1-10-NED39 (4Q: 11:08) Monroe Eley ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell, assisted by OLB Steve Nelson. OLB Sam Hunt knocked down Greg Sampson to break up the play. |
| 2-10-NED39 (4Q: 10:32) Larry Csonka ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT R.J. Reese. PENALTY: New England was called for Offsides. |
| 2-5-NED34 (4Q: 10:23) Monroe Eley ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by DT R.J. Reese. |
| 3-3-NED32 (4Q: 09:45) Monroe Eley ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DE Tyrell Garrison. |
| 4-5-NED34 (4Q: 09:16) Freddie Steinfort attempted a 51 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-NED41 (4Q: 09:10) Paul Hofer ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Kadish, assisted by ILB Brian Kelley. PENALTY: New England was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-NED31 (4Q: 09:00) Theotis Brown ran outside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Shafer Suggs, assisted by DT Mike Kadish. Key block delivered by Lynn Boden. |
| 2-11-NED40 (4Q: 08:25) Jim Plunkett pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Willie Buchanon. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-2-NED49 (4Q: 07:52) Jim Plunkett pass completed to RB Theotis Brown for 23 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Ellis. Brown gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIA28 (4Q: 07:14) Theotis Brown ran inside the right tackle for 23 yards. Tackled by S Jake Scott. Key block delivered by Lynn Boden. |
| 1-5-MIA05 (4Q: 06:43) Paul Hofer ran inside the right guard for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Kyle Delaroche. Miami 34, New England 12 |
| (4Q: 06:43) Extra point by Bucky Wallace was good. Miami 34, New England 13 |
| (4Q: 06:36) Bucky Wallace kicked off 60 yards from the NED30. Sam Green returned the ball 20 yards to the MIA30. Tackled by Bob Trumpy. |
| 1-10-MIA30 (4Q: 06:02) Mercury Morris ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt. |
| 2-9-MIA31 (4Q: 05:18) Mercury Morris ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Turnbull. Key block delivered by Robert Woods. Woods ran over Sandy Durko to set up the play. |
| 3-1-MIA39 (4Q: 04:34) Monroe Eley ran outside the right tackle for 22 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Martin Lance. Key block delivered by Guy Morriss. |
| 1-10-NED39 (4Q: 04:16) Monroe Eley ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Nelson. New England's R.J. Reese was hurt on the play. |
| 2-11-NED40 (4Q: 03:30) Mercury Morris ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Fred Carr. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. PENALTY: Miami was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-21-MIA50 (4Q: 03:23) Mercury Morris ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell, assisted by DE Jim Young. |
| 3-20-NED49 (4Q: 02:35) Monroe Eley ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Sam Hunt, assisted by CB Carl Allen. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 4-15-NED44 (4Q: 02:26) Eddie Hare punted 41 yards. The ball was downed at the NED03. |
| 1-10-NED03 (4Q: 02:16) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Stanley Morgan for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Buchanon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-NED14 (4Q: 02:00) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stanley Morgan. DE Sean Clark hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NED14 (4Q: 01:52) Reuben Fields pass completed to WR Carlos Stevens for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Ronald Cinkovsky. |
| 3-4-NED20 (4Q: 01:32) Reuben Fields pass was dropped by WR Carlos Stevens. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-4-NED20 (4Q: 01:27) Reuben Fields pass completed to RB Sam Cunningham for 2 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Ellis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-NED22 (4Q: 01:16) PENALTY: Miami was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NED27 (4Q: 01:16) Monroe Eley ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Gary Campbell. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 2-14-NED26 (4Q: 01:05) Len Garrett ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Fred Carr. |
| New England called a time out. |
| 3-11-NED23 (4Q: 00:55) Bob Griese dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| 4-12-NED24 (4Q: 00:09) Freddie Steinfort attempted a 41 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-NED31 (4Q: 00:02) Reuben Fields pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Stanley Morgan. DE Tony McGee hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Final Score: Miami Dolphins 34, New England Patriots 13 |