Week 1, 2046

played in New England, MA

62 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Miami Dolphins	0	9	3	0	-	12
New England Patriots	0	14	7	13	-	34

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:01 MIA - Les Stokes 35 field goal
2Q: 09:06 NED - Gavin Bronson 3 run (Broderick Cottrill extra point)
2Q: 05:08 MIA - Brian Rutledge 10 pass from Lenny Stafford (Les Stokes extra point failed)
2Q: 00:39 NED - Donnie Poland 12 pass from Bucky Maston (Broderick Cottrill extra point)
3Q: 09:56 NED - Donnie Poland 6 pass from Bucky Maston (Broderick Cottrill extra point)
3Q: 01:55 MIA - Les Stokes 19 field goal
4Q: 05:40 NED - Orlando Pickerill 2 run (Broderick Cottrill extra point)
4Q: 02:22 NED - Broderick Cottrill 44 field goal
4Q: 00:33 NED - Broderick Cottrill 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:01 MIA - Les Stokes 35 field goal
2Q: 09:06 NED - Gavin Bronson 3 run (Broderick Cottrill extra point)
2Q: 05:08 MIA - Brian Rutledge 10 pass from Lenny Stafford (Les Stokes extra point failed)
2Q: 00:39 NED - Donnie Poland 12 pass from Bucky Maston (Broderick Cottrill extra point)
3Q: 09:56 NED - Donnie Poland 6 pass from Bucky Maston (Broderick Cottrill extra point)
3Q: 01:55 MIA - Les Stokes 19 field goal
4Q: 05:40 NED - Orlando Pickerill 2 run (Broderick Cottrill extra point)
4Q: 02:22 NED - Broderick Cottrill 44 field goal
4Q: 00:33 NED - Broderick Cottrill 35 field goal

Team Statistics MIA NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 23
- by Rushing 3 13
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 298 368
- Offensive Plays 61 60
- Yards per Play 4.89 6.13
Net Rushing Yards 82 209
- Rushing Attempts 20 35
- Yards per Rush 4.10 5.97
Net Passing Yards 216 159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 28 - 0 24 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 259 165
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/43 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.27 6.36
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/63 11/95
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 3/31
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 2/68
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 41
Time of Possession 28:57 31:03

Team Statistics	MIA	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	23
- by Rushing	3	13
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	298	368
- Offensive Plays	61	60
- Yards per Play	4.89	6.13
Net Rushing Yards	82	209
- Rushing Attempts	20	35
- Yards per Rush	4.10	5.97
Net Passing Yards	216	159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 28 - 0	24 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	259	165
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/43	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.27	6.36
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/63	11/95
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	3/31
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	2/68
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 41
Time of Possession	28:57	31:03

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:44	OWN 28	4	14	Punt
1	7:10	2:39	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
1	2:00	5:07	OWN 28	10	54	Field Goal
2	8:56	3:54	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 27	2	8	Half
3	9:45	7:57	OWN 13	14	85	Field Goal
4	15:00	2:26	OWN 26	6	-7	Punt
4	9:55	1:27	OWN 7	3	3	Punt
4	5:32	1:29	OWN 25	6	8	Downs
4	0:28	0:28	OWN 25	3	27	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:16	5:06	OWN 6	9	48	Punt
1	4:31	2:31	OWN 33	5	27	Interception
2	11:53	2:57	OPP 34	5	34	Touchdown
2	5:02	4:30	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:15	OWN 17	9	83	Touchdown
3	1:48	1:48	OWN 23	3	1	Punt
4	12:34	2:39	OWN 44	4	5	Punt
4	8:28	2:56	OPP 36	5	36	Touchdown
4	4:03	1:48	OPP 33	3	6	Field Goal
4	2:07	1:39	OPP 26	5	8	Field Goal

Game MVP: Barry Schepis, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ezra Vinson	14	58	4.14	20	1
RB Frankie Kantowski	5	18	3.60	8	0
QB Lenny Stafford	1	6	6.00	6	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Orlando Pickerill	17	60	3.53	11	2	1
RB Gavin Bronson	12	117	9.75	41	3	1
QB Bucky Maston	5	26	5.20	8	0	0
WR Donnie Poland	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lenny Stafford	36	28	259	5/43	1	27	0	105.9

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bucky Maston	24	19	165	1/6	2	19	1	105.7

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Floyd Gaylor	10	14	67	6.70	33	20	0
TE Brian Rutledge	6	8	70	11.67	16	18	1
WR Bart Rouen	4	4	35	8.75	15	13	0
FB Josue Blackwell	3	3	37	12.33	24	27	0
WR Fernando Linquist	2	3	39	19.50	34	27	0
TE Jimmie Gador	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Ezra Vinson	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
RB Frankie Kantowski	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	0
TE Jonah Wooden	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tim Akin	4	6	31	7.75	11	9	0
WR Donnie Poland	4	4	37	9.25	0	12	2
RB Orlando Pickerill	3	3	25	8.33	10	11	0
RB Gavin Bronson	2	3	13	6.50	7	11	0
TE Vernon Geiger	2	3	26	13.00	1	19	0
WR Rick Cole	2	2	5	2.50	5	5	0
WR Horace Galloway	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
FB Benjamin Freeman	1	1	19	19.00	19	19	0
TE Julian Middleton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Horace Blake	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Lenny Stafford	1	0	0
RB Ezra Vinson	1	0	0
RB Frankie Kantowski	1	0	0
CB Horace Blake	1	0	0
WR Floyd Gaylor	0	1	0
TE Brian Rutledge	0	1	0
G Wesley Ramirez	0	1	0
S Everett Green	0	0	1
OLB Charlie Zimmerman	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Orlando Pickerill	1	0	0
S Don Everhart	1	0	0
G Brad Anthony	0	1	0
FB Benjamin Freeman	0	1	0
TE Vernon Geiger	0	1	0
OLB Mitchell Mentzer	0	0	2
WR Dave Cole	0	0	1
DE Barry Schepis	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ike Stokes	4	175	43.8	36.0	52	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wesley Contreras	3	146	48.7	40.0	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Les Stokes	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	0/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Broderick Cottrill	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Horace Blake	1	6	6.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don Everhart	3	31	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Horace Blake	2	36	18.0	0
Gene Rogers	1	25	25.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gavin Bronson	2	68	34.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Devin McIntyre	10	3	0.0	32	25
S Lamar Churchill	8	2	0.0	33	22
DE Dustin Williamson	5	1	1.0	31	25
S Everett Green	5	1	0.0	23	16
CB Horace Blake	5	1	0.0	27	22
OLB Jace Smoot	3	3	0.0	27	22
CB Daquan Dotson	3	0	0.0	17	13
OLB Charlie Zimmerman	3	0	0.0	9	4
OLB Ethan Gray	2	2	0.0	28	21
S Emmett George	2	1	0.0	12	9
ILB Jesse Babic	1	2	0.0	17	11
DE Brian Keith	1	1	0.0	15	8
DE Herman Blackwell	1	1	0.0	24	17
OLB Shawn Havel	1	0	0.0	6	3
DT Maurice Emmons	1	0	0.0	24	17
CB Marty Blake	0	1	0.0	29	24

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Leon Propst	10	2	0.0	18	40
S Don Everhart	8	2	0.0	20	41
OLB Mitchell Mentzer	6	1	0.0	19	37
DE Barry Schepis	5	0	3.0	19	39
DE Cristian Travis	4	1	1.0	19	33
CB Manuel Gillespie	3	2	0.0	16	35
DT Phil Rice	3	0	0.0	13	30
CB Dominic Farley	3	0	0.0	18	38
ILB Bubba Siragusa	2	1	1.0	8	17
CB Liam Macey	2	0	0.0	11	15
CB Elias Whitfield	2	0	0.0	0	9
OLB Zack Foster	1	2	0.0	16	34
WR Tim Akin	1	0	---	---	---
CB Earl Tate	1	0	0.0	8	12
DT Donovan Ibarra	1	0	0.0	8	14
DE Francisco Jarvis	1	0	0.0	1	7
S Leland Mansker	0	1	0.0	16	36

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dustin Williamson	1.0	0	0	0	25
DT Maurice Emmons	0.0	1	0	0	17

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Barry Schepis	3.0	2	3	39
DE Cristian Travis	1.0	3	0	33
ILB Bubba Siragusa	1.0	0	0	17
DT Phil Rice	0.0	1	1	30
DT Donovan Ibarra	0.0	1	0	14
OLB Mitchell Mentzer	0.0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Lamar Churchill	4	0	0	22
ILB Devin McIntyre	4	0	0	25
OLB Jace Smoot	3	0	0	22
CB Horace Blake	2	1	1	22
S Everett Green	2	1	0	16
CB Marty Blake	2	0	0	24
CB Daquan Dotson	1	0	0	13
OLB Shawn Havel	1	0	0	3

New England	Caught	PPlay
ILB Leon Propst	5	40
OLB Mitchell Mentzer	5	37
S Don Everhart	4	41
CB Dominic Farley	3	38
CB Manuel Gillespie	2	35
DT Phil Rice	2	30
CB Elias Whitfield	2	9
DE Cristian Travis	2	33
ILB Bubba Siragusa	1	17
DT Donovan Ibarra	1	14
S Leland Mansker	1	36

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Mike Salerno	3	6	0	20	1	41
C Evan Stargell	2	6	1	20	1	41
T Richard Kwiecinski	1	4	0	20	1	41
FB Josue Blackwell	1	2	0	4	0	8
G Wesley Ramirez	0	1	0	20	0	41
RB Ezra Vinson	0	0	0	15	1	28
G Colby Gray	0	0	0	20	1	41

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Lewis Pearson	5	11	35	0	25
G Brad Anthony	4	7	35	1	25
T Moe Hillson	4	7	35	0	25
G Daniel Rodgers	3	4	35	0	25
T Keegan Shannon	0	1	35	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Shawn Havel	2	19
Everett Green	1	20
Jonah Wooden	1	19
Arturo Summers	1	9

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Vernon Geiger	1	17
Donnell Malbrough	1	15
Mitchell Mentzer	1	12
Dave Cole	1	11

Participation

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Wesley Ramirez	20	41	---	---	6	67
T Richard Kwiecinski	20	41	---	---	6	67
T Mike Salerno	20	41	---	---	6	67
G Colby Gray	20	41	---	---	6	67
QB Lenny Stafford	20	41	---	---	---	61
C Evan Stargell	20	41	---	---	---	61
CB Horace Blake	---	---	27	22	12	61
WR Floyd Gaylor	20	40	---	---	---	60
S Everett Green	---	---	23	16	20	59
ILB Devin McIntyre	---	---	32	25	2	59
DE Dustin Williamson	---	---	31	25	2	58
TE Brian Rutledge	17	41	---	---	---	58
S Lamar Churchill	---	---	33	22	1	56
CB Marty Blake	---	---	29	24	1	54
WR Fernando Linquist	13	24	---	---	16	53
WR Bart Rouen	19	33	---	---	---	52
OLB Jace Smoot	---	---	27	22	1	50
OLB Ethan Gray	---	---	28	21	1	50
DE Herman Blackwell	---	---	24	17	5	46
DT Maurice Emmons	---	---	24	17	5	46
RB Ezra Vinson	15	28	---	---	---	43
CB Daquan Dotson	---	---	17	13	2	32
OLB Charlie Zimmerman	---	---	9	4	19	32
ILB Jesse Babic	---	---	17	11	1	29
OLB Shawn Havel	---	---	6	3	19	28
FB Josue Blackwell	4	8	---	---	16	28
DE Brian Keith	---	---	15	8	---	23
TE Jonah Wooden	0	4	---	---	19	23
S Emmett George	---	---	12	9	---	21
DT Conrad Meyer	---	---	12	8	---	20
CB Ruben Alcott	---	---	11	5	4	20
TE Jimmie Gador	3	12	---	---	3	18
CB David Thames	---	---	4	0	13	17
RB Ralph Kramer	0	1	---	---	16	17
RB Frankie Kantowski	5	10	---	---	1	16
WR Arturo Summers	3	3	---	---	9	15
S Jerry Poole	---	---	4	3	5	12
WR Gene Rogers	1	1	---	---	7	9
P Ike Stokes	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Les Stokes	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Bruce Reed	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Harvey Levine	0	0	---	---	2	2
G Thurman Schneider	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Johnny Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Tristan Dowdell	0	0	---	---	---	0
T O.J. Shelton	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Mitchell Mentzer	---	---	19	37	12	68
S Don Everhart	---	---	20	41	5	66
T Moe Hillson	35	25	---	---	5	65
G Brad Anthony	35	25	---	---	---	60
T Keegan Shannon	35	25	---	---	---	60
G Daniel Rodgers	35	25	---	---	---	60
QB Bucky Maston	35	25	---	---	---	60
C Lewis Pearson	35	25	---	---	---	60
DE Barry Schepis	---	---	19	39	2	60
S Leland Mansker	---	---	16	36	8	60
ILB Leon Propst	---	---	18	40	1	59
CB Dominic Farley	---	---	18	38	1	57
WR Rick Cole	34	23	---	---	---	57
DE Cristian Travis	---	---	19	33	2	54
CB Manuel Gillespie	---	---	16	35	2	53
WR Tim Akin	28	24	---	---	---	52
OLB Zack Foster	---	---	16	34	1	51
TE Julian Middleton	30	21	---	---	---	51
TE Vernon Geiger	17	11	---	---	17	45
DT Phil Rice	---	---	13	30	---	43
CB Earl Tate	---	---	8	12	17	37
RB Orlando Pickerill	20	15	---	---	---	35
OLB Rusty Powell	---	---	4	7	19	30
CB Liam Macey	---	---	11	15	4	30
WR Horace Galloway	9	3	---	---	17	29
RB Gavin Bronson	14	10	---	---	5	29
WR Donnie Poland	17	12	---	---	---	29
S Ezekiel Alaniz	---	---	4	5	19	28
DT Donovan Ibarra	---	---	8	14	6	28
ILB Bubba Siragusa	---	---	8	17	1	26
FB Benjamin Freeman	3	6	---	---	17	26
RB Donnell Malbrough	0	0	---	---	15	15
WR Dave Cole	3	0	---	---	11	14
ILB Leslie Rigsby	---	---	2	2	9	13
CB Elias Whitfield	---	---	0	9	4	13
DE Francisco Jarvis	---	---	1	7	5	13
K Broderick Cottrill	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Rufus Corbett	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Thomas Harvey	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Lonnie Compton	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Myron Reece	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Wesley Contreras	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Dwight Hill	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Horace Thompson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Teddy Ramstad	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Jay Lynch	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	17	4.3
Middle	11	59	5.4
Right	5	6	1.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	35	5.8
Middle	16	94	5.9
Right	13	80	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lenny Stafford	36	28	3	0	0	0	8	4	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bucky Maston	24	19	0	0	1	2	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	74	7.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	13	105	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	80	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	47	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	78	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	21	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	19	19.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Floyd Gaylor	14	10	67	1	40
TE Brian Rutledge	8	6	70	0	41
WR Bart Rouen	4	4	35	0	33
WR Fernando Linquist	3	2	39	1	24
FB Josue Blackwell	3	3	37	1	8
TE Jimmie Gador	1	1	6	0	12
RB Ezra Vinson	1	1	-2	0	28
RB Frankie Kantowski	1	1	7	0	10
TE Jonah Wooden	1	0	0	0	4

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Tim Akin	6	4	0	31	24
WR Donnie Poland	4	4	0	37	12
RB Gavin Bronson	3	2	0	13	10
RB Orlando Pickerill	3	3	0	25	15
TE Vernon Geiger	3	2	0	26	11
WR Rick Cole	2	2	0	5	23
WR Horace Galloway	1	1	0	9	3
FB Benjamin Freeman	1	1	0	19	6
TE Julian Middleton	1	0	1	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ezra Vinson	2	4	2.00	4.14

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Orlando Pickerill	9	30	3.33	3.53
RB Gavin Bronson	3	19	6.33	9.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lenny Stafford	3	3	23	7.67	7.19

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bucky Maston	6	5	31	5.17	6.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Floyd Gaylor	1	1	11	11.00	4.79
TE Brian Rutledge	1	1	10	10.00	8.75
FB Josue Blackwell	1	1	2	2.00	12.33

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Donnie Poland	2	2	18	9.00	9.25
WR Rick Cole	2	2	5	2.50	2.50
WR Tim Akin	1	1	8	8.00	5.17
TE Julian Middleton	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ezra Vinson	2	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Orlando Pickerill	3	1
QB Bucky Maston	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lenny Stafford	9	7	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bucky Maston	5	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Floyd Gaylor	5	4	2
WR Fernando Linquist	1	1	1
WR Bart Rouen	1	1	0
TE Brian Rutledge	1	0	0
FB Josue Blackwell	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim Akin	2	1	1
TE Vernon Geiger	2	1	1
WR Donnie Poland	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,300 (55,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,900 (13,400)
End Zone 9,500 (9,700)
Mezzanine 5,500 (5,600)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (8,600)
Club Seats 14,900 (14,900)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,300 (55,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,900 (13,400)
End Zone	9,500 (9,700)
Mezzanine	5,500 (5,600)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (8,600)
Club Seats	14,900 (14,900)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,000)