2011 · Week 16
Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
Dec 24, 2011 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
New England Patriots edged Miami Dolphins 27–24. ScoutIndex had favored Patriots (84%) going in. Patriots improve to 12-3; Dolphins fall to 5-10. Tom Brady led the way with 304 passing yards and 1 TD; 17 rushing yards and 2 rushing TDs. Dolphins turned it over 2 times to Patriots's 0.
Team stats
| MIA | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | First downs | 26 |
| 402 | Total yards | 423 |
| 281 | Passing yards | 304 |
| 121 | Rushing yards | 119 |
| 16/32 | Comp / Att | 27/46 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 5 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
MIA
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Moore | 16/32 | 281 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Moore | 3 | -8 | 0 |
| Brandon Marshall | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush | 22 | 113 | 0 |
| Daniel Thomas | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Marshall | 6 | 11 | 143 | 1 |
| Reggie Bush | 2 | 3 | 26 | 0 |
| Brian Hartline | 4 | 8 | 72 | 0 |
| Davone Bess | 3 | 5 | 39 | 1 |
| Charles Clay | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Will Yeatman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lex Hilliard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 27/46 | 304 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | 9 | 17 | 2 |
| Wes Welker | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Stevan Ridley | 13 | 64 | 0 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Woodhead | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 3 | 10 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Welker | 12 | 19 | 138 | 0 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 7 | 9 | 78 | 0 |
| Stevan Ridley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Deion Branch | 3 | 9 | 37 | 1 |
| Aaron Hernandez | 4 | 6 | 36 | 0 |
| Chad Johnson | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 |