2023 · Week 8
New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins
Oct 29, 2023 · Pro Player Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Miami Dolphins defeated New England Patriots 31–17. ScoutIndex had favored Dolphins (71%) going in. Dolphins improve to 6-2; Patriots fall to 2-6. Tua Tagovailoa paced the offense with 324 passing yards and 3 TDs; 8 rushing yards. Dolphins out-gained the opponent 402–238 in total yards.
Team stats
| NE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | First downs | 22 |
| 238 | Total yards | 402 |
| 161 | Passing yards | 324 |
| 77 | Rushing yards | 78 |
| 19/29 | Comp / Att | 30/45 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(3:39) (Shotgun) 10-M.Jones pass short middle to 84-K.Bourne for 24 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q137-C.Ryland extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
- Q1(:28) (Shotgun) 1-T.Tagovailoa pass deep left to 10-T.Hill for 42 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q17-J.Sanders extra point is GOOD, Center-44-B.Ferguson, Holder-16-J.Bailey.
- Q2(6:14) (Shotgun) 1-T.Tagovailoa pass short middle to 11-C.Wilson for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q27-J.Sanders extra point is GOOD, Center-44-B.Ferguson, Holder-16-J.Bailey.
- Q2(:29) 7-J.Sanders 30 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-B.Ferguson, Holder-16-J.Bailey.
- Q3(12:49) 37-C.Ryland 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
- Q3(7:38) (Shotgun) 31-R.Mostert left tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q37-J.Sanders extra point is GOOD, Center-44-B.Ferguson, Holder-16-J.Bailey.
- Q4(8:33) (Shotgun) 10-M.Jones pass short right to 7-J.Smith-Schuster for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q437-C.Ryland extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
- Q4(2:49) (Shotgun) 1-T.Tagovailoa pass deep middle to 17-J.Waddle for 31 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q47-J.Sanders extra point is GOOD, Center-44-B.Ferguson, Holder-16-J.Bailey.
Box score
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Jones | 19/29 | 161 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Jones | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 10 | 39 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 7 | 36 | 0 |
| DeMario Douglas | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Kendrick Bourne | 3 | 4 | 36 | 1 |
| Pharaoh Brown | 2 | 2 | 33 | 0 |
| Hunter Henry | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 |
| DeMario Douglas | 5 | 7 | 25 | 0 |
| DeVante Parker | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Gesicki | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Jalen Reagor | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
MIA
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tua Tagovailoa | 30/45 | 324 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tua Tagovailoa | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Raheem Mostert | 13 | 46 | 1 |
| Jeff Wilson | 5 | 23 | 0 |
| Salvon Ahmed | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Waddle | 7 | 12 | 121 | 1 |
| Tyreek Hill | 8 | 13 | 112 | 1 |
| Durham Smythe | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 |
| Jeff Wilson | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Salvon Ahmed | 4 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| Chase Claypool | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Braxton Berrios | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Alec Ingold | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Julian Hill | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Cedrick Wilson Jr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |