2008 · Week 3
Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
Sep 21, 2008 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
Miami Dolphins blew out New England Patriots 38–13. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Dolphins only a 8% shot beforehand. Dolphins improve to 1-2; Patriots fall to 2-1. Ronnie Brown paced the offense with 19 passing yards and 1 TD; 113 rushing yards and 4 rushing TDs; 1 catch for 9 yards. Dolphins out-gained the opponent 461–235 in total yards. Patriots turned it over 2 times to Dolphins's 0.
Team stats
| MIA | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | First downs | 12 |
| 461 | Total yards | 235 |
| 245 | Passing yards | 156 |
| 216 | Rushing yards | 79 |
| 18/21 | Comp / Att | 22/35 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
MIA
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Pennington | 17/20 | 226 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Brown | 1/1 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Brown | 17 | 113 | 4 |
| Ricky Williams | 16 | 98 | 0 |
| Patrick Cobbs | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Brown | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ricky Williams | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 19/31 | 131 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin O'Connell | 3/4 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Wes Welker | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Sammy Morris | 9 | 27 | 0 |
| LaMont Jordan | 6 | 22 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Welker | 6 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| Sammy Morris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |