2021 · Week 1
Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
Sep 12, 2021 · Gillette Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
Miami Dolphins held off New England Patriots 17–16. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Dolphins had just a 41% chance going in. Dolphins improve to 1-0; Patriots fall to 0-1. Tua Tagovailoa paced the offense with 202 passing yards and 1 TD; 1 rushing yard and 1 rushing TD. Patriots out-gained the opponent 406–276 in total yards.
Team stats
| MIA | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 22 |
| 276 | Total yards | 406 |
| 202 | Passing yards | 281 |
| 74 | Rushing yards | 125 |
| 16/27 | Comp / Att | 29/39 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(5:35) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 1-T.Tagovailoa right tackle for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on NE-91-D.Wise, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced between downs.
- Q17-J.Sanders extra point is GOOD, Center-44-B.Ferguson, Holder-5-M.Palardy.
- Q2(10:21) 6-N.Folk 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.
- Q2(2:35) 10-M.Jones pass short left to 15-N.Agholor for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN [52-E.Roberts].
- Q26-N.Folk extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.
- Q2(:03) 7-J.Sanders 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-B.Ferguson, Holder-5-M.Palardy.
- Q3(10:58) 1-T.Tagovailoa pass short left to 17-J.Waddle for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q37-J.Sanders extra point is GOOD, Center-44-B.Ferguson, Holder-5-M.Palardy.
- Q3(2:54) 6-N.Folk 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.
- Q4(10:39) 6-N.Folk 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-7-J.Bailey.
Box score
MIA
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tua Tagovailoa | 16/27 | 202 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tua Tagovailoa | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Myles Gaskin | 9 | 49 | 0 |
| Salvon Ahmed | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Malcolm Brown | 5 | 16 | 0 |
| Jacoby Brissett | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeVante Parker | 4 | 7 | 81 | 0 |
| Jaylen Waddle | 4 | 5 | 61 | 1 |
| Myles Gaskin | 5 | 5 | 27 | 0 |
| Salvon Ahmed | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Durham Smythe | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Gesicki | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Wilson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Jones | 29/39 | 281 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Harris | 23 | 100 | 0 |
| James White | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Jonnu Smith | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Brandon Bolden | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Harris | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Nelson Agholor | 5 | 7 | 72 | 1 |
| James White | 6 | 7 | 49 | 0 |
| Jakobi Meyers | 6 | 9 | 44 | 0 |
| Jonnu Smith | 5 | 5 | 42 | 0 |
| Hunter Henry | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0 |
| Kendrick Bourne | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |