Week 1, 2016

played in New England, MA

68 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Miami Dolphins	0	6	7	3	-	16
New England Patriots	3	3	7	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:16 NED - Charlie Flannery 33 field goal
2Q: 09:25 NED - Charlie Flannery 22 field goal
2Q: 07:29 MIA - Jared Steinhorst 9 pass from J.R. Tircuit (Ernie Scarlett extra point failed)
3Q: 10:31 NED - Byron Lewis 15 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 03:28 MIA - Will Cave 3 pass from J.R. Tircuit (Ernie Scarlett extra point)
4Q: 10:59 NED - Byron Lewis 1 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 02:58 MIA - Ernie Scarlett 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:16 NED - Charlie Flannery 33 field goal
2Q: 09:25 NED - Charlie Flannery 22 field goal
2Q: 07:29 MIA - Jared Steinhorst 9 pass from J.R. Tircuit (Ernie Scarlett extra point failed)
3Q: 10:31 NED - Byron Lewis 15 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 03:28 MIA - Will Cave 3 pass from J.R. Tircuit (Ernie Scarlett extra point)
4Q: 10:59 NED - Byron Lewis 1 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 02:58 MIA - Ernie Scarlett 25 field goal

Team Statistics MIA NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 12 25
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 193 413
- Offensive Plays 49 71
- Yards per Play 3.94 5.82
Net Rushing Yards 86 173
- Rushing Attempts 19 36
- Yards per Rush 4.53 4.81
Net Passing Yards 107 240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 17 - 0 32 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 136 258
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/29 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 3.57 6.86
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.5 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/36 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/19 3/20
Kick Returns/Yards 5/145 3/40
Interception Ret./Yards 2/27 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 20
Time of Possession 23:13 36:47

Team Statistics	MIA	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	12	25
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	193	413
- Offensive Plays	49	71
- Yards per Play	3.94	5.82
Net Rushing Yards	86	173
- Rushing Attempts	19	36
- Yards per Rush	4.53	4.81
Net Passing Yards	107	240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 17 - 0	32 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	136	258
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/29	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	3.57	6.86
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.5	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/36	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/19	3/20
Kick Returns/Yards	5/145	3/40
Interception Ret./Yards	2/27	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 20
Time of Possession	23:13	36:47

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:57	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
1	11:33	0:57	OWN 6	3	2	Punt
1	7:40	1:20	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
1	2:09	2:00	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
2	9:20	2:00	OPP 49	3	49	Touchdown
2	6:51	1:09	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
2	2:43	2:27	OWN 22	8	36	Punt
3	10:23	2:16	OWN 40	3	2	Punt
3	6:15	2:55	OPP 37	6	37	Touchdown
4	10:50	3:17	OWN 49	6	-3	Punt
4	7:25	4:35	OPP 40	8	32	Field Goal

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:03	1:30	OWN 30	4	15	Punt
1	10:36	2:56	OWN 48	5	24	Interception
1	6:20	4:11	OWN 34	7	50	Field Goal
1	0:09	5:49	OWN 13	11	82	Field Goal
2	7:20	0:29	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	5:42	2:59	OWN 6	6	24	Punt
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 6	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	4:37	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
3	8:07	1:52	OWN 1	3	7	Punt
3	3:20	7:30	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
4	7:33	0:08	OWN 19	1	0	Interception
4	2:50	2:50	OWN 17	8	43	Game

Game MVP: Byron Lewis, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Donovan Walsh	11	33	3.00	13	1	0
Will Cave	8	53	6.63	21	2	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Byron Lewis	20	111	5.55	17	5	2
Kendall Flickinger	13	62	4.77	13	1	0
Harvey Swanger	3	0	0.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Tircuit	26	17	136	4/29	2	28	0	104.0

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Harvey Swanger	32	20	258	3/18	0	34	2	61.7

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Julio Tisdall	4	8	58	14.50	7	28	0
RB Donovan Walsh	3	4	13	4.33	0	8	0
WR Freddie Newell	2	5	23	11.50	0	13	0
TE Roy Guinn	2	2	5	2.50	1	3	0
WR Todd Benson	2	3	24	12.00	0	19	0
RB Will Cave	2	2	5	2.50	1	3	1
WR Jared Steinhorst	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	1
FB Keith Dilfer	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Luke Gross	7	10	105	15.00	21	28
WR Roger Daniels	5	9	77	15.40	3	34
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	4	4	35	8.75	13	17
WR Darren McKnight	3	4	35	11.67	7	16
RB Kendall Flickinger	1	1	6	6.00	4	6
TE Elton Kinney	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Nathan Osborne	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Les Collier	2	27	13.50	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Carlton LeBoeuf	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kendall Flickinger	1	0	0	0
Teddy Rottinghaus	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kirk Stokes	8	370	46.3	43.8	57	5

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	4	185	46.3	41.5	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernie Scarlett	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	1/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Todd Benson	2	10	5.0	0
Jared Steinhorst	1	9	9.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominic Goodwin	3	20	6.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlton LeBoeuf	4	105	26.3	0
Perry Dunn	1	40	40.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Peterson	3	40	13.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brad Jeffries	12	2	0.0	35	31
S Perry Dunn	6	4	0.0	34	33
DE Frank Lyle	5	0	0.5	20	24
OLB A.J. Crawford	3	2	1.5	34	34
DT Alfred Finch	3	1	0.5	17	15
CB Dominic Kobeck	3	5	0.0	35	35
CB Fred Coyne	3	1	0.0	21	24
ILB Les Collier	3	1	0.0	11	11
CB Tony Perez	3	0	0.0	33	31
S Cris Shepard	2	3	0.0	25	28
DE Freddie Preston	2	1	0.0	10	7
OLB Kirk Bobro	2	1	0.0	29	29
OLB Mercury Schneider	2	0	0.0	1	4
DT Brenden Tamayo	2	0	0.0	29	28
ILB Ernest May	2	0	0.0	5	0
DE T.J. Barry	1	2	0.5	26	28
S Carlton LeBoeuf	1	0	0.0	10	9
CB Dunta Robinson	0	1	0.0	3	4

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brad Dunham	5	2	1.0	19	29
DE Kendrick Fox	5	0	1.0	19	29
S Sean Taylor	4	3	0.0	14	24
ILB Luke Wayne	4	0	0.0	14	28
CB Fernando Gildon	3	0	0.0	17	30
DE Leon Matheny	2	1	1.0	16	23
DT Vernon Garrett	2	1	1.0	18	30
CB Dominic Goodwin	2	3	0.0	11	19
S Trent Huffman	2	0	0.0	6	18
ILB Sedrick Davison	2	0	0.0	5	2
S Heath Hitchcock	1	3	0.0	16	24
DT Colin Bullock	1	2	0.0	14	16
OLB Christian Howe	1	1	0.0	8	9
DT Mark Badalyan	1	1	0.0	8	8
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	1	0	---	---	---
WR Luke Gross	1	0	---	---	---
CB Brant Norton	1	0	0.0	18	28
DE Kelvin Harbert	1	0	0.0	3	7
ILB Will Jessup	1	0	0.0	0	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB A.J. Crawford	1.5	0	0	2	34
DE T.J. Barry	0.5	1	1	0	28
DT Alfred Finch	0.5	0	2	1	15
DE Frank Lyle	0.5	0	1	0	24
OLB Kirk Bobro	0.0	0	1	0	29

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kendrick Fox	1.0	0	1	29
DE Leon Matheny	1.0	0	0	23
OLB Brad Dunham	1.0	0	0	29
DT Vernon Garrett	1.0	0	0	30
OLB Christian Howe	0.0	1	0	9
DT Colin Bullock	0.0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Brad Jeffries	5	0	0	31
S Perry Dunn	4	1	0	33
CB Tony Perez	3	1	0	31
CB Fred Coyne	2	1	0	24
OLB Mercury Schneider	2	0	0	4
CB Dominic Kobeck	2	0	0	35
S Cris Shepard	1	1	0	28
OLB A.J. Crawford	1	0	0	34
ILB Les Collier	0	0	2	11

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Fernando Gildon	3	1	30
S Sean Taylor	2	1	24
OLB Brad Dunham	2	0	29
S Trent Huffman	2	0	18
ILB Luke Wayne	2	0	28
CB Dominic Goodwin	1	1	19
DE Leon Matheny	1	0	23
DT Vernon Garrett	1	0	30
CB Brant Norton	1	0	28
DE Kendrick Fox	1	0	29
ILB Will Jessup	1	0	1

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Shields	2	3	1	18	0	26
Glen Quintero	1	4	0	19	1	30
B.J. Sanford	1	3	0	12	1	19
Harvey Napiecek	1	2	0	7	0	13
Mack Hindman	1	1	0	17	0	27
Toby Donaldson	0	3	0	15	2	26
Keith Dilfer	0	3	0	11	0	14

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Van Perry	6	10	1	36	0	34
Leonard Lytle	3	8	0	32	0	27
Jeremy Hibdon	3	5	0	30	1	29
Lee Attico	3	4	0	25	0	27
Gerald VanEck	1	1	0	28	1	30
Mo Rodriguez	1	1	0	8	0	5
Luke Ayers	0	1	0	11	1	9
Teddy Rottinghaus	0	1	0	19	0	22
Elton Kinney	0	1	0	20	0	10
Lewis Gredzinski	0	1	0	16	0	20
Damon Beede	0	1	0	6	0	6

Special Teams Statistics

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Carlton LeBoeuf	2	17
Mercury Schneider	2	9
Fred Coyne	1	10
B.J. Sanford	1	7
Seth Humphrey	0	18
Donovan Walsh	0	18
Dunta Robinson	0	17
Todd Benson	0	12
Cris Shepard	0	11
Keith Dilfer	0	11
Roy Guinn	0	11
Freddie Newell	0	10
Harvey Napiecek	0	9
Darren Wall	0	9
Jared Merrifield	0	9
Mack Hindman	0	8
Kirk Stokes	0	8
Perry Dunn	0	7
Carl Chedsey	0	7
Ernie Scarlett	0	5
Les Collier	0	5
Jared Steinhorst	0	4
Freddie Preston	0	4
Will Cave	0	4
Malcolm McGraw	0	4
Brenden Tamayo	0	3
Ernest May	0	3
Alfred Finch	0	3
Leroy Keith	0	3
Dominic Kobeck	0	2
Tony Perez	0	2
A.J. Crawford	0	2
T.J. Barry	0	2
Brad Jeffries	0	2
Kirk Bobro	0	2
Frank Lyle	0	2
Greg Haynes	0	1
Julio Tisdall	0	1
Jorge Gordon	0	1
Marty Revel	0	1

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Mercury Legay	3	13
Will Jessup	2	29
Elton Kinney	2	14
Darren McKnight	1	17
Dominic Goodwin	0	28
Kendall Flickinger	0	15
Amos Duncan	0	14
J.T. Peterson	0	12
Lewis Gredzinski	0	12
Trent Huffman	0	10
Byron Crist	0	9
Freddie Robak	0	8
Leon Matheny	0	7
Charlie Flannery	0	7
Sean Taylor	0	6
Luke Ayers	0	6
Mo Rodriguez	0	6
Wade Robbins	0	6
Damon Beede	0	6
Mark Badalyan	0	5
Robbie Burgess	0	4
Nathan Osborne	0	4
Lee Attico	0	4
Aaron Piccarreta	0	3
Colin Bullock	0	3
Sedrick Davison	0	3
Tyrone Carlson	0	2
Gerald VanEck	0	2
Fernando Gildon	0	2
Teddy Rottinghaus	0	1
Brad Dunham	0	1
Vernon Garrett	0	1
Brant Norton	0	1
Christian Howe	0	1
Kendrick Fox	0	1
Luke Wayne	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	26	5.2
Middle	10	34	3.4
Right	4	26	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	59	4.5
Middle	18	98	5.4
Right	3	18	6.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Tircuit	26	17	1	2	2	3	2	1	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Harvey Swanger	32	20	4	0	0	4	5	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	6	22	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	65	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	47	6.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	63	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	119	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	76	9.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Tisdall	8	4	0	58	1	27
WR Freddie Newell	5	2	2	23	0	21
RB Donovan Walsh	4	3	0	13	0	16
WR Todd Benson	3	2	0	24	0	14
TE Roy Guinn	2	2	0	5	0	19
RB Will Cave	2	2	0	5	0	14
WR Jared Steinhorst	1	1	0	9	0	7
FB Keith Dilfer	1	1	0	-1	0	14

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Luke Gross	10	7	105	2	25
WR Roger Daniels	9	5	77	2	25
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	4	4	35	0	22
WR Darren McKnight	4	3	35	0	14
TE Elton Kinney	2	0	0	0	10
WR Nathan Osborne	2	0	0	0	21
RB Kendall Flickinger	1	1	6	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Donovan Walsh	1	5	5.00	3.00

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Byron Lewis	6	29	4.83	5.55
Kendall Flickinger	3	15	5.00	4.77

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Tircuit	3	3	20	6.67	5.23

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Harvey Swanger	3	2	16	5.33	8.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jared Steinhorst	1	1	9	9.00	9.00
RB Donovan Walsh	1	1	8	8.00	3.25
RB Will Cave	1	1	3	3.00	2.50

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roger Daniels	2	1	1	0.50	8.56
WR Luke Gross	1	1	15	15.00	10.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Donovan Walsh	2	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Byron Lewis	4	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Tircuit	9	6	3

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Harvey Swanger	9	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Julio Tisdall	3	2	2
RB Donovan Walsh	3	2	0
WR Freddie Newell	2	1	1
TE Roy Guinn	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Luke Gross	4	3	2
WR Roger Daniels	3	3	1
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	1	1	1
WR Darren McKnight	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,000 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,900 (21,600)
End Zone 13,700 (15,600)
Mezzanine 8,300 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,800)
Club Seats 6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,000 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,900 (21,600)
End Zone	13,700 (15,600)
Mezzanine	8,300 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,800)
Club Seats	6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (2,000)