National Football League
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
New England 23, Miami 16
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 2, 2012
Where: Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
Temperature: 77°
Head Official: Ron Winter
Attendance: 72114
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New England 7100623
Miami 370616
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 11:53
New England TD Miami 0 - New England 7
Stevan Ridley 2 yd. run (Stephen Gostkowski kick)
1st Quarter - 0:01
Miami FG Miami 3 - New England 7
Dan Carpenter 44 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 9:21
New England TD Miami 3 - New England 14
Wes Welker 7 yd. pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick)
2nd Quarter - 6:53
New England FG Miami 3 - New England 17
Stephen Gostkowski 43 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 0:25
Miami TD Miami 10 - New England 17
Ryan Tannehill 2 yd. run (Dan Carpenter kick)
4th Quarter - 13:16
New England FG Miami 10 - New England 20
Stephen Gostkowski 32 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 8:28
Miami FG Miami 13 - New England 20
Dan Carpenter 33 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 1:10
New England FG Miami 13 - New England 23
Stephen Gostkowski 20 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 0:31
Miami FG Miami 16 - New England 23
Dan Carpenter 42 yd. field goal
TEAMS
Team Stats
  New England Miami
1st Downs 25 15
Rushing 7 7
Passing 14 7
Penalty 4 1
3rd Down Conversions 7-15 3-13
4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-2
Punts-Average 3-43.7 5-51.8
Return Yards 54 39
Punts-Returns 2-25 2-7
Kickoffs-Returns 1-29 1-17
Int - Returns 0-0 1-15
Penalties-Yards 6-50 8-92
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 5-1
Time of Possession 33:24 26:36
Total Net Yards 321 277
Total Plays 76 59
Average Gain 4.2 4.7
Net Yards Rushing 108 101
Rushes 32 27
Average/Rush 3.4 3.7
Net Yards Passing 213 176
Comp-Att 24-40 13-29
Yards/Pass 4.8 5.5
Sacked-Yards Lost 4-25 3-10
Had Intercepted 1 0
Touchdowns 2 1
Rushing 1 1
Passing 1 0
Other 0 0
Extra Points 2-2 1-1
Field Goals 3-4 3-3
Red Zone Efficiency 2-4-50% 1-2-50%
Goal To Go Efficiency 2-4-50% 1-1-100%
Safeties 0 0
PLAYER STATS
New England Patriots (9-3)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
T. Brady 24/40 238 1 1
Miami Dolphins (5-7)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
R. Tannehill 13/29 186 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
S. Ridley 19 71 3.7 1 11
D. Woodhead 6 24 4.0 0 13
S. Vereen 3 14 4.7 0 8
T. Brady 4 -1 -0.2 0 2
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
R. Bush 15 64 4.3 0 16
R. Tannehill 5 19 3.8 1 9
D. Thomas 5 10 2.0 0 9
M. Thigpen 1 8 8.0 0 8
B. Fields 1 0 0.0 0 0
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
W. Welker 18 12 103 8.6 1 14
A. Hernandez 13 8 97 12.1 0 31
D. Woodhead 3 2 15 7.5 0 11
J. Edelman 3 1 13 13.0 0 13
B. Lloyd 1 1 10 10.0 0 10
D. Fells 1 0 0 0 0 0
S. Vereen 1 0 0 0 0 0
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
B. Hartline 10 5 84 16.8 0 28
R. Matthews 2 1 28 28.0 0 28
C. Clay 3 2 26 13.0 0 20
D. Thomas 2 2 19 9.5 0 12
A. Fasano 3 1 14 14.0 0 14
D. Bess 6 1 13 13.0 0 13
J. Lane 1 1 2 2.0 0 2
R. Bush 1 0 0 0 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
R. Jones 1 15 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
T. Scott 2.0 2.0
J. Mayo 1.0 8.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
C. Wake 1.5 9.5
K. Misi 1.0 7.0
R. Jones 1.0 5.0
P. Soliai 0.5 3.5
Tackles
  TK Ast
K. Arrington 6 0
A. Dennard 5 0
J. Mayo 5 1
B. Spikes 4 0
B. Deaderick 3 0
R. Ninkovich 3 0
T. Scott 3 0
D. Hightower 2 0
A. Talib 2 1
D. McCourty 2 1
V. Wilfork 2 1
J. Francis 1 0
K. Love 1 0
M. Slater 1 0
T. Wilson 1 0
Tackles
  TK Ast
R. Jones 10 0
K. Burnett 10 1
K. Dansby 9 1
C. Clemons 5 1
J. Wilson 4 1
K. Misi 4 1
C. Wake 2 1
N. Carroll Jr. 1 0
T. McDaniel 1 0
J. Odrick 1 0
O. Vernon 1 0
R. Starks 1 0
R. Stanford 1 1
P. Soliai 0 2
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
K. Love 1.0
A. Dennard 1.0
R. Ninkovich 1.0
T. Scott 1.0
J. Mayo 1.0
M. Slater 1.0
V. Wilfork 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
K. Burnett 1.0
C. Wake 1.0
R. Jones 1.0
K. Misi 1.0
K. Dansby 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Fumbles
  NO.
J. Lane 1
R. Tannehill 2
D. Thomas 1
B. Fields 1