2005 · Week 17
Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
Jan 1, 2006 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Miami Dolphins held off New England Patriots 28–26. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Dolphins had just a 30% chance going in. Dolphins improve to 9-7; Patriots fall to 10-6. Gus Frerotte paced the offense with 239 passing yards and 1 TD; 19 rushing yards. Dolphins out-gained the opponent 387–260 in total yards.
Team stats
| MIA | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | First downs | 14 |
| 387 | Total yards | 260 |
| 239 | Passing yards | 205 |
| 148 | Rushing yards | 55 |
| 22/35 | Comp / Att | 14/28 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
MIA
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Frerotte | 22/35 | 239 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Frerotte | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| Ricky Williams | 28 | 108 | 1 |
| Ronnie Brown | 8 | 21 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Brown | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 11/20 | 168 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Brady | 3/8 | 37 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| Tom Brady | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Patrick Pass | 9 | 26 | 0 |
| Tim Dwight | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| Heath Evans | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 6 | 12 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Dwight | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Heath Evans | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |