Dolphins 12-9 Patriots (25 Oct, 1998) Box Score

New England Patriots

4-3, 1-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NE					9
MIA					12

Miami Dolphins

5-2, 4-0 home

New England Passing


Drew Bledsoe
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
13/33	240	7.3	0	1	2-15	52.6
13/33	225	7.3	0	1	2-15	52.6

Miami Passing


Dan Marino
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
23/42	279	6.6	0	3	3-16	45.6
23/42	263	6.6	0	3	3-16	45.6

New England Rushing


Robert Edwards
Sedrick Shaw
Drew Bledsoe
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
19	27	1.4	15
1	1	1.0	1
2	-2	-1.0	0
22	26	1.2	15

Miami Rushing


Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar
John Avery
Dan Marino
Bernie Parmalee
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
21	56	2.7	23
6	17	2.8	11
1	-1	-1.0	-1
1	-2	-2.0	-2
29	70	2.4	23

New England Receiving


Shawn Jefferson
Ben Coates
Tony Simmons
Robert Edwards
Lovett Purnell
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	116	29.0	54
4	49	12.3	17
1	47	47.0	47
3	26	8.7	10
1	2	2.0	2
13	240	18.5	54

Miami Receiving


O.J. McDuffie
Oronde Gadsden
Bernie Parmalee
Troy Drayton
Lamar Thomas
Ed Perry
Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar
John Avery
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
6	77	12.8	25
4	59	14.8	28
2	36	18.0	20
2	35	17.5	18
2	28	14.0	21
3	25	8.3	13
3	12	4.0	10
1	7	7.0	7
23	279	12.1	28

New England Fumbles


Drew Bledsoe
team

FUM	LOST	REC
2	0	0
2	0	0

Miami Fumbles


Dan Marino
Terrell Buckley
John Avery
team

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

New England Defense



Chris Slade
Ty Law
Brandon Mitchell
Ted Johnson
Todd Collins
Willie Clay
Chris Canty
Lawyer Milloy
Chad Eaton
Mark Wheeler
Henry Thomas
Chris Sullivan
Greg Spires
Tebucky Jones
Ferric Collons
Adam Vinatieri
Chris Carter
Derick Cullors
Steve Israel
Larry Whigham
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
8	6	0	0	0	0	0
7	7	0	0	2	0	0
7	4	1	0	0	0	0
7	4	0	0	1	0	0
5	4	0	0	1	0	0
5	3	0	0	1	0	0
5	3	0	0	1	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	2	1	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	1	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	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
0	0	0	0	1	0	0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0
68	44	3	0	8	0	0

Miami Defense



Zach Thomas
Jason Taylor
Terrell Buckley
Derrick Rodgers
Daryl Gardener
Robert Jones
Calvin Jackson
Shane Burton
Sam Madison
Brock Marion
Tim Bowens
Bernie Parmalee
Jerry Wilson
Ed Perry
Kenny Mixon
Lorenzo Bromell
Brian Walker
Barron Tanner
Patrick Surtain
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
12	5	0	0	0	0	0
6	4	0	0	1	0	0
6	2	0	0	0	0	0
5	1	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	1	0	1	0	0
4	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	1	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	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
0	0	0	0	1	0	0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0
51	25	2	0	7	0	0

New England Interceptions


Willie Clay
Larry Whigham
Ty Law
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	19	0
1	0	0
1	0	0
3	19	0

Miami Interceptions


Brian Walker
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	0	0
1	0	0

New England Kick Returns


Derick Cullors
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
4	73	18.3	23	0
4	73	18.3	23	0

Miami Kick Returns


John Avery
Brock Marion
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	100	25.0	33
1	7	7.0	7
5	107	21.4	33

New England Punt Returns


Chris Canty
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	65	21.7	36	0
3	65	21.7	36	0

Miami Punt Returns


Terrell Buckley
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	24	12.0	13	0
2	24	12.0	13	0

New England Kicking


Adam Vinatieri
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
3/4	75.0	41	0/0	9
3/4	75.0	41	0/0	9

Miami Kicking


Olindo Mare
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
4/4	100.0	48	0/0	12
4/4	100.0	48	0/0	12

New England Punting


Tom Tupa
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
7	308	44.0	2	1	58
7	308	44.0	2	1	58

Miami Punting


Klaus Wilmsmeyer
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6	274	45.7	1	3	56
6	274	45.7	1	3	56

4:00 AM, 25 October 1998

Attendance: 73,973

Referees:
Thomas White

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

Eliminated Dallas Cowboys hold off Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Eliminated from postseason contention earlier in the day, the Dallas Cowboys held off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26-24 Sunday, notching a fourth victory in the past five games, prompting owner and general manager Jerry Jones to say "I'm real proud of them."

Cowboys beat Tampa Bay 26-24 as Baker Mayfield and the Bucs lose control of their playoff fate

— Baker Mayfield came home to Texas looking to keep his Tampa Bay Buccaneers on track for the playoffs.

NFL Week 16: Biggest questions, takeaways for every game

NFL Nation reporters react to all the action, answering the biggest questions coming out of each game. Here's what we learned from Week 16.

ESPN BET is owned and operated by PENN Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries ('PENN'). ESPN BET is available in states where PENN is licensed to offer sports wagering. Must be 21+ to wager. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.

New England Patriots

Miami Dolphins

Game Information

2024 AFC East Standings

NFL News

Eliminated Dallas Cowboys hold off Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Cowboys beat Tampa Bay 26-24 as Baker Mayfield and the Bucs lose control of their playoff fate

NFL Week 16: Biggest questions, takeaways for every game