National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
New England 41,
Miami 13
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 14, 2014
Where: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Temperature: 43°
Head Official: Bill Vinovich
Attendance: 68756
Where: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Temperature: 43°
Head Official: Bill Vinovich
Attendance: 68756
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Miami | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| New England | 7 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 41 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 12:36 | ||
| New England | TD |
New England 7 - Miami 0 Kyle Arrington 62 yd. blocked field goal return (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 0:59 | ||
| Miami | FG |
New England 7 - Miami 3 Caleb Sturgis 24 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 7:59 | ||
| New England | TD |
New England 14 - Miami 3 Shane Vereen 3 yd. run (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 4:26 | ||
| Miami | FG |
New England 14 - Miami 6 Caleb Sturgis 53 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:05 | ||
| Miami | TD |
New England 14 - Miami 13 Mike Wallace 32 yd. pass from Ryan Tannehill (Caleb Sturgis kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 11:04 | ||
| New England | TD |
New England 21 - Miami 13 LeGarrette Blount 3 yd. run (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 4:43 | ||
| New England | FG |
New England 24 - Miami 13 Stephen Gostkowski 35 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 4:30 | ||
| New England | TD |
New England 31 - Miami 13 Rob Gronkowski 27 yd. pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 1:29 | ||
| New England | TD |
New England 38 - Miami 13 Julian Edelman 6 yd. pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 6:20 | ||
| New England | FG |
New England 41 - Miami 13 Stephen Gostkowski 36 yd. field goal |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Miami | New England | |
| 1st Downs | 23 | 23 |
| Rushing | 4 | 10 |
| Passing | 16 | 12 |
| Penalty | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 3-16 | 8-13 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| Punts-Average | 4-39.8 | 3-47.3 |
| Return Yards | 58 | 143 |
| Punts-Returns | 1-32 | 3-30 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 1-26 | 3-43 |
| Int - Returns | 1-0 | 2-70 |
| Penalties-Yards | 5-35 | 5-51 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 3-0 | 1-0 |
| Time of Possession | 33:46 | 26:14 |
| Total Net Yards | 384 | 395 |
| Total Plays | 74 | 64 |
| Average Gain | 5.2 | 6.2 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 76 | 108 |
| Rushes | 23 | 29 |
| Average/Rush | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| Net Yards Passing | 308 | 287 |
| Comp-Att | 29-47 | 21-35 |
| Yards/Pass | 6.0 | 8.2 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 4-38 | 0-0 |
| Had Intercepted | 2 | 1 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 5 |
| Rushing | 0 | 2 |
| Passing | 1 | 2 |
| Other | 0 | 1 |
| Extra Points | 1-1 | 5-5 |
| Field Goals | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 0-3-0% | 3-5-60% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 0-2-0% | 3-3-100% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Miami Dolphins
(7-7)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| R. Tannehill | 29/47 | 346 | 1 | 2 |
New England Patriots
(11-3)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| T. Brady | 21/35 | 287 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| L. Miller | 16 | 47 | 2.9 | 0 | 13 |
| R. Tannehill | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 15 |
| D. Thomas | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 |
| R. Matthews | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| M. Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Gray | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 0 | 14 |
| T. Brady | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 17 |
| L. Blount | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 1 | 5 |
| J. Edelman | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| S. Vereen | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 1 | 3 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Wallace | 7 | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 1 | 50 |
| J. Landry | 11 | 8 | 99 | 12.4 | 0 | 25 |
| C. Clay | 7 | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 0 | 22 |
| B. Gibson | 4 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 12 |
| D. Thomas | 4 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| R. Matthews | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
| L. Miller | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| D. Williams | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| D. Sims | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Hartline | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| R. Gronkowski | 8 | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 1 | 35 |
| J. Edelman | 10 | 7 | 88 | 12.6 | 1 | 31 |
| B. LaFell | 8 | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 0 | 19 |
| S. Vereen | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| D. Amendola | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| J. Gray | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| L. Blount | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
| B. Tyms | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Hoomanawanui | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| J. Trusnik | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| No sacks | ||
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| C. Jones | 1.5 | 21.5 |
| R. Ninkovich | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| S. Siliga | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| D. Hightower | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| K. Sheppard | 7 | 3 |
| R. Jones | 5 | 1 |
| J. Wilson | 5 | 2 |
| J. Trusnik | 4 | 3 |
| P. Wheeler | 4 | 4 |
| W. Aikens | 3 | 1 |
| C. Wake | 1 | 0 |
| C. Finnegan | 1 | 0 |
| D. Shelby | 1 | 1 |
| T. Fede | 1 | 1 |
| O. Vernon | 1 | 1 |
| E. Mitchell | 1 | 3 |
| R. Starks | 0 | 1 |
| J. Odrick | 0 | 1 |
| B. Grimes | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| B. Browner | 5 | 0 |
| V. Wilfork | 5 | 0 |
| P. Chung | 5 | 5 |
| J. Collins | 4 | 1 |
| C. Jones | 4 | 3 |
| D. Hightower | 4 | 4 |
| R. Ninkovich | 3 | 0 |
| D. McCourty | 3 | 2 |
| M. Butler | 2 | 0 |
| D. Revis | 2 | 0 |
| L. Ryan | 2 | 0 |
| S. Siliga | 2 | 4 |
| K. Arrington | 1 | 0 |
| C. Jones | 1 | 0 |
| A. Ayers | 1 | 0 |
| J. Casillas | 1 | 1 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| J. Trusnik | 1.0 |
| K. Sheppard | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| C. Jones | 1.0 |
| R. Ninkovich | 1.0 |
| S. Siliga | 1.0 |
| J. Collins | 1.0 |
| D. Hightower | 1.0 |
| A. Ayers | 1.0 |
| V. Wilfork | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| R. Tannehill | 2 |
| J. Landry | 1 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| J. Edelman | 1 |