2002 · Week 17
Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
Dec 29, 2002 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
New England Patriots edged Miami Dolphins 27–24. ScoutIndex had favored Patriots (56%) going in. Patriots improve to 9-7; Dolphins fall to 9-7. Tom Brady led the way with 221 passing yards and 1 TD; 8 rushing yards.
Team stats
| MIA | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | First downs | 18 |
| 366 | Total yards | 337 |
| 110 | Passing yards | 221 |
| 256 | Rushing yards | 116 |
| 11/25 | Comp / Att | 25/45 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
MIA
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Fiedler | 11/25 | 110 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 31 | 185 | 2 |
| Jay Fiedler | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Chris Chambers | 3 | 59 | 0 |
| Travis Minor | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Chris Chambers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Dedric Ward | 4 | 4 | 34 | 0 |
| James McKnight | 1 | 3 | 32 | 1 |
| Randy McMichael | 3 | 5 | 25 | 0 |
| Rob Konrad | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 25/44 | 221 | 1 | 1 |
| David Patten | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 8 | 53 | 0 |
| Antowain Smith | 19 | 55 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Faulk | 9 | 15 | 70 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 8 | 12 | 67 | 1 |
| David Patten | 5 | 10 | 56 | 0 |
| Antowain Smith | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| David Givens | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Christian Fauria | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Marc Edwards | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |