2000 · Week 17
Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
Dec 24, 2000 · Foxboro Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Miami Dolphins escaped with a 27–24 win over New England Patriots. ScoutIndex had favored Dolphins (64%) going in. Dolphins improve to 11-5; Patriots fall to 5-11. Jay Fiedler was the story of the game with 264 passing yards and 1 TD; 22 rushing yards. Patriots turned it over 3 times to Dolphins's 0.
Team stats
| MIA | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 15 |
| 318 | Total yards | 349 |
| 271 | Passing yards | 312 |
| 47 | Rushing yards | 37 |
| 31/46 | Comp / Att | 18/35 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
MIA
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Fiedler | 30/45 | 264 | 1 | 0 |
| Damon Huard | 1/1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Fiedler | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Lamar Smith | 20 | 26 | 2 |
| Autry Denson | 2 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jed Weaver | 5 | 6 | 63 | 0 |
| O.J. McDuffie | 5 | 6 | 44 | 0 |
| Tony Martin | 4 | 9 | 44 | 0 |
| Oronde Gadsden | 7 | 13 | 43 | 0 |
| Lamar Smith | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| Deon Dyer | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Jeff Ogden | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Autry Denson | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Hunter Goodwin | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| J.J. Johnson | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Rob Konrad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 18/34 | 312 | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Bishop | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Faulk | 12 | 34 | 0 |
| Terry Glenn | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| J.R. Redmond | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Tony Carter | 2 | -4 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Brown | 8 | 11 | 102 | 0 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | 4 | 8 | 81 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 2 | 4 | 80 | 1 |
| Terry Glenn | 2 | 7 | 41 | 1 |
| J.R. Redmond | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 |