2011 · Week 1
New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins
Sep 12, 2011 · Pro Player Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
New England Patriots defeated Miami Dolphins 38–24. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Patriots (63%). Patriots improve to 1-0; Dolphins fall to 0-1. Tom Brady paced the offense with 517 passing yards and 4 TDs; 3 rushing yards.
Team stats
| NE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | First downs | 25 |
| 623 | Total yards | 514 |
| 517 | Passing yards | 416 |
| 106 | Rushing yards | 98 |
| 32/48 | Comp / Att | 30/49 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 32/48 | 517 | 4 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Danny Woodhead | 14 | 69 | 0 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 7 | 34 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Welker | 8 | 12 | 160 | 2 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 7 | 10 | 103 | 1 |
| Deion Branch | 7 | 9 | 93 | 0 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 6 | 7 | 86 | 1 |
| Danny Woodhead | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Matthew Slater | 1 | 2 | 46 | 0 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Johnson | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Julian Edelman | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Dane Fletcher | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MIA
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Henne | 30/49 | 416 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Henne | 7 | 59 | 1 |
| Reggie Bush | 11 | 38 | 0 |
| Lex Hilliard | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Marshall | 7 | 13 | 139 | 0 |
| Davone Bess | 5 | 8 | 92 | 0 |
| Anthony Fasano | 5 | 6 | 82 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush | 9 | 10 | 56 | 1 |
| Brian Hartline | 4 | 7 | 47 | 1 |
| Clyde Gates | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |