National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
Miami 37,
Minnesota 35
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 21, 2014
Where: Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
Temperature: 80°
Head Official: Tony Corrente
Attendance: 66203
Where: Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
Temperature: 80°
Head Official: Tony Corrente
Attendance: 66203
Final Scoring Summary
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 4:23 | ||
| Minnesota | TD |
Miami 0 - Minnesota 7 Matt Asiata 1 yd. run (Blair Walsh kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 11:34 | ||
| Minnesota | TD |
Miami 0 - Minnesota 14 Greg Jennings 21 yd. pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Blair Walsh kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 4:53 | ||
| Miami | TD |
Miami 7 - Minnesota 14 Dion Sims 14 yd. pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:02 | ||
| Minnesota | FG |
Miami 7 - Minnesota 17 Blair Walsh 18 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 8:29 | ||
| Miami | TD |
Miami 14 - Minnesota 17 Mike Wallace 16 yd. pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 14:57 | ||
| Miami | TD |
Miami 21 - Minnesota 17 Lamar Miller 1 yd. run (Caleb Sturgis kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 9:52 | ||
| Minnesota | FG |
Miami 21 - Minnesota 20 Blair Walsh 33 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 6:39 | ||
| Miami | TD |
Miami 28 - Minnesota 20 Mike Wallace 7 yd. pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 4:46 | ||
| Minnesota | TD |
Miami 28 - Minnesota 28 Jarius Wright 8 yd. pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Matt Asiata run) |
| 4th Quarter - 4:35 | ||
| Minnesota | TD |
Miami 28 - Minnesota 35 Matt Asiata 5 yd. run (Blair Walsh kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 1:11 | ||
| Miami | TD |
Miami 35 - Minnesota 35 Damien Williams 3 yd. pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 0:41 | ||
| Miami | S |
Miami 37 - Minnesota 35 Punt blocked by Terrence Fede out of bounds in end zone for a safety |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Minnesota | Miami | |
| 1st Downs | 20 | 36 |
| Rushing | 8 | 7 |
| Passing | 11 | 23 |
| Penalty | 1 | 6 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 7-12 | 9-13 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Punts-Average | 4-37.8 | 2-38.5 |
| Return Yards | 84 | 47 |
| Punts-Returns | 0-0 | 2-0 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 4-73 | 3-45 |
| Int - Returns | 1-11 | 1-2 |
| Penalties-Yards | 8-74 | 7-54 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Time of Possession | 26:54 | 33:06 |
| Total Net Yards | 357 | 493 |
| Total Plays | 58 | 77 |
| Average Gain | 6.2 | 6.4 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 119 | 110 |
| Rushes | 28 | 29 |
| Average/Rush | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| Net Yards Passing | 238 | 383 |
| Comp-Att | 19-26 | 35-47 |
| Yards/Pass | 7.9 | 8.0 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 4-21 | 1-13 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 1 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 5 |
| Rushing | 2 | 1 |
| Passing | 2 | 4 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 4-4 | 5-5 |
| Field Goals | 2-2 | 0-1 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 3-5-60% | 5-5-100% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 3-4-75% | 3-3-100% |
| Safeties | 0 | 1 |
PLAYER STATS
Minnesota Vikings
(6-9)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| T. Bridgewater | 19/26 | 259 | 2 | 1 |
Miami Dolphins
(8-7)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| R. Tannehill | 35/47 | 396 | 4 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Asiata | 16 | 58 | 3.6 | 2 | 10 |
| J. Wright | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 |
| J. Banyard | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 16 |
| T. Bridgewater | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 6 |
| C. Patterson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| L. Miller | 19 | 92 | 4.8 | 1 | 14 |
| D. Williams | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 |
| L. James | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| R. Tannehill | 6 | -5 | -0.8 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| G. Jennings | 3 | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 1 | 24 |
| R. Ellison | 2 | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 40 |
| C. Johnson | 6 | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 25 |
| J. Wright | 3 | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 1 | 20 |
| C. Ford | 2 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
| M. Asiata | 4 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 9 |
| C. Patterson | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| A. Thielen | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| J. Banyard | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Clay | 10 | 6 | 114 | 19.0 | 0 | 41 |
| L. Miller | 7 | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 0 | 18 |
| M. Wallace | 5 | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 2 | 16 |
| D. Williams | 6 | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 1 | 20 |
| B. Gibson | 5 | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 40 |
| D. Sims | 3 | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 1 | 17 |
| J. Landry | 9 | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | 11 |
| B. Hartline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| T. Johnson | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| R. Blanton | 9 | 2 |
| G. Hodges | 6 | 0 |
| H. Smith | 5 | 0 |
| J. Brinkley | 5 | 0 |
| X. Rhodes | 5 | 0 |
| A. Sendejo | 3 | 0 |
| S. Floyd | 3 | 0 |
| L. Joseph | 3 | 1 |
| A. Cole | 2 | 0 |
| J. Robinson | 2 | 0 |
| C. Greenway | 2 | 0 |
| B. Robison | 2 | 0 |
| C. Munnerlyn | 2 | 1 |
| B. Watts | 1 | 0 |
| E. Griffen | 1 | 0 |
| C. Wootton | 1 | 0 |
| T. Johnson | 1 | 0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| J. Wilson | 6 | 0 |
| K. Misi | 6 | 1 |
| R. Jones | 5 | 0 |
| J. Jenkins | 5 | 1 |
| C. Wake | 4 | 1 |
| B. Grimes | 3 | 0 |
| J. Odrick | 3 | 0 |
| D. Jordan | 2 | 0 |
| C. Finnegan | 2 | 0 |
| D. Shelby | 2 | 0 |
| R. Starks | 2 | 1 |
| J. Taylor | 2 | 1 |
| J. Trusnik | 1 | 0 |
| P. Wheeler | 1 | 0 |
| E. Mitchell | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| S. Floyd | 1.0 |
| T. Johnson | 1.0 |
| X. Rhodes | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| C. Wake | 2.0 |
| R. Starks | 1.0 |
| D. Jordan | 1.0 |
| J. Taylor | 1.0 |
| E. Mitchell | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| No fumbles | |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| J. Landry | 2 |