Patriots 42-23 Dolphins (3 Nov, 1996) Box Score

Miami Dolphins

4-5, 2-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIA					23
NE					42

New England Patriots

6-3, 4-1 home

Miami Passing


Dan Marino
Craig Erickson
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
17/34	225	6.6	0	1	2-16	59.1
7/8	106	13.3	1	0	0-0	158.3
24/42	315	7.9	1	1	2-16	80.6

New England Passing


Drew Bledsoe
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
30/41	419	10.2	3	2	1-10	109.7
30/41	409	10.2	3	2	1-10	109.7

Miami Rushing


Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar
Bernie Parmalee
Jerris McPhail
Irving Spikes
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
29	104	3.6	2	15
1	12	12.0	0	12
1	2	2.0	0	2
2	-3	-1.5	0	-1
33	115	3.5	2	15

New England Rushing


Curtis Martin
David Meggett
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
18	53	2.9	3	37
3	6	2.0	0	5
21	59	2.8	3	37

Miami Receiving


O.J. McDuffie
Lamar Thomas
Charles Jordan
Bernie Parmalee
Stanley Pritchett
Irving Spikes
Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar
Troy Drayton
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
5	84	16.8	1	34
3	71	23.7	0	34
3	50	16.7	0	27
4	48	12.0	0	17
4	35	8.8	0	13
1	19	19.0	0	19
3	16	5.3	0	6
1	8	8.0	0	8
24	331	13.8	1	34

New England Receiving


Ben Coates
Terry Glenn
Curtis Martin
David Meggett
Troy Brown
Keith Byars
Shawn Jefferson
Hason Aaron Graham
Sam Gash
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
5	135	27.0	2	84
10	112	11.2	0	20
2	56	28.0	0	41
3	34	11.3	0	16
3	30	10.0	0	12
2	22	11.0	0	13
2	13	6.5	0	7
1	11	11.0	0	11
2	6	3.0	1	5
30	419	14.0	3	84

Miami Fumbles


Dan Marino
Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar
Daryl Gardener
Louis Oliver
team

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

New England Fumbles


Ben Coates
Drew Bledsoe
Mark Wheeler
Ted Johnson
team

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

Miami Defense



Zach Thomas
Shawn Wooden
Louis Oliver
Chris Singleton
Terrell Buckley
Dwight Hollier
Tim Bowens
Tim Jacobs
J.B. Brown
Danny Stubbs
Trace Armstrong
Daryl Gardener
Shane Burton
Calvin Jackson
Bernie Parmalee
Norman Hand
Anthony Harris
Robert Wilson
Aaron Jones
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
9	3	0	0	0	0	0
7	6	0	0	1	0	0
7	5	0	0	0	0	0
6	5	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	1	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	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
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
59	43	1	0	2	0	0

New England Defense



Todd Collins
Ted Johnson
Willie McGinest
Willie Clay
Lawyer Milloy
Jimmy Hitchcock
Chris Slade
Mark Wheeler
Pio Sagapolutele
Terry Ray
Mike McGruder
Michael David Jones
Corwin Brown
Ferric Collons
Ricky Reynolds
Marrio Grier
Ty Law
Larry Whigham
Otis Smith
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
9	7	0	0	0	0	0
9	3	0	0	0	0	0
8	5	2	0	0	0	0
8	4	0	0	0	0	0
8	4	0	0	0	0	0
7	6	0	0	2	0	0
7	4	0	0	0	0	0
7	3	0	0	0	0	0
6	4	0	0	0	0	0
6	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	1	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0
92	52	2	0	4	0	0

Miami Interceptions


Shawn Wooden
Terrell Buckley
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	15	0
1	8	0
2	23	0

New England Interceptions


Jimmy Hitchcock
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	0	0
1	0	0

Miami Kick Returns


Irving Spikes
Charles Jordan
Zach Thomas
Randal Hill
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
3	65	21.7	26
2	38	19.0	20
1	17	17.0	17
1	0	0.0	0
7	120	17.1	26

New England Kick Returns


David Meggett
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	77	25.7	36	0
3	77	25.7	36	0

Miami Punt Returns


O.J. McDuffie
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	30	15.0	19	0
2	30	15.0	19	0

New England Punt Returns


David Meggett
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
5	31	6.2	14	0
5	31	6.2	14	0

Miami Kicking


Joe Nedney
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/2	50.0	39	2/2	5
1/2	50.0	39	2/2	5

New England Kicking


Adam Vinatieri
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/0	0.0	0	6/6	6
0/0	0.0	0	6/6	6

Miami Punting


John Kidd
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6	263	43.8	0	2	51
6	263	43.8	0	2	51

New England Punting


Tom Tupa
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
5	244	48.8	0	2	54
5	244	48.8	0	2	54

5:00 AM, 3 November 1996

Attendance: 58,942

Referees:
Dale Hamer

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Buffalo	12	3	.800	469	331
Miami	7	8	.467	305	329
New York	4	11	.267	292	344
New England	3	12	.200	259	361

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