Dolphins 24-10 Patriots (1 Sep, 1996) Box Score

New England Patriots

0-1, 0-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NE					10
MIA					24

Miami Dolphins

1-0, 1-0 home

New England Passing


Drew Bledsoe
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
19/38	221	5.8	1	2	4-21	54.8
19/38	200	5.8	1	2	4-21	54.8

Miami Passing


Dan Marino
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
16/22	176	8.0	0	1	0-0	77.1
16/22	176	8.0	0	1	0-0	77.1

New England Rushing


Curtis Martin
Shawn Jefferson
David Meggett
Drew Bledsoe
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
11	23	2.1	7
1	6	6.0	6
1	1	1.0	1
1	-1	-1.0	-1
14	29	2.1	7

Miami Rushing


Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar
Bernie Parmalee
Jerris McPhail
Dan Marino
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
26	115	4.4	1	14
8	32	4.0	0	17
2	2	1.0	0	3
3	-3	-1.0	0	-1
39	146	3.7	1	17

New England Receiving


Ben Coates
Shawn Jefferson
Hason Aaron Graham
Will Moore
John Burke
David Meggett
Sam Gash
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
6	69	11.5	1	29
5	47	9.4	0	15
2	32	16.0	0	23
2	26	13.0	0	16
1	19	19.0	0	19
2	17	8.5	0	9
1	11	11.0	0	11
19	221	11.6	1	29

Miami Receiving


Stanley Pritchett
O.J. McDuffie
Jerris McPhail
Keith Byars
Scott Patrick Miller
Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
6	77	12.8	52
3	43	14.3	22
1	21	21.0	21
2	18	9.0	16
2	15	7.5	8
2	2	1.0	4
16	176	11.0	52

New England Fumbles


Shawn Jefferson
David Meggett
team

FUM	LOST	REC
2	2	0
1	0	0
3	2	0

Miami Fumbles


Jerris McPhail
Stanley Pritchett
Louis Oliver
Tim Bowens
team

FUM	LOST	REC
2	0	0
1	0	0
1	0	1
0	0	1
4	0	2

New England Defensive



Ted Johnson
Terry Ray
Ty Law
Mike D. Jones
Willie Clay
Dwayne Sabb
Ferric Collons
Willie McGinest
Devin Wyman
Ricky Reynolds
Monty Brown
Mark Wheeler
Todd Collins
Corwin Brown
Chris Slade
Larry Whigham
Pio Sagapolutele
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
6	6	0	0	0	0	0
6	5	0	0	1	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
51	50	0	0	1	0	0

Miami Defensive



Zach Thomas
Daryl Gardener
Louis Oliver
Gene Atkins
Robert Bailey
J.B. Brown
Sean Hill
Danny Stubbs
Terrell Buckley
Dwight Hollier
Tim Bowens
Calvin Jackson
O.J. Brigance
Michael Anthony Stewart
Chris Singleton
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
9	9	1	0	0	0	0
3	3	1	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	2	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	1	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	2	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
32	32	4	0	5	0	2

New England Interceptions


Terry Ray
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	43	0
1	43	0

Miami Interceptions


Louis Oliver
Terrell Buckley
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	60	0
1	0	0
2	60	0

New England Kick Returns


David Meggett
Troy Brown
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	131	32.8	54
1	20	20.0	20
5	151	30.2	54

Miami Kick Returns


Jerris McPhail
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	29	9.7	23	0
3	29	9.7	23	0

New England Punt Returns


David Meggett
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	21	7.0	10	0
3	21	7.0	10	0

Miami Punt Returns


O.J. McDuffie
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	8	8.0	8	0
1	8	8.0	8	0

New England Kicking


Adam Vinatieri
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	25	1/1	4
1/1	100.0	25	1/1	4

Miami Kicking


Joe Nedney
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	34	3/3	6
1/1	100.0	34	3/3	6

New England Punting


Tom Tupa
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
2	94	47.0	0	0	50
2	94	47.0	0	0	50

Miami Punting


John Kidd
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
5	208	41.6	1	2	49
5	208	41.6	1	2	49

5:00 AM, 1 September 1996

Attendance: 71,542

Referees:
Gerald Austin

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Buffalo	11	6	.647	451	311
Miami	11	6	.647	496	391
New York	7	10	.412	268	355
New England	4	13	.235	236	366

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