2002 · Week 1
Detroit Lions at Miami Dolphins
Sep 8, 2002 · Pro Player Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Miami Dolphins blew out Detroit Lions 49–21. ScoutIndex had favored Dolphins (70%) going in. Dolphins improve to 1-0; Lions fall to 0-1. Jay Fiedler paced the offense with 207 passing yards and 3 TDs; 9 rushing yards.
Team stats
| DET | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | First downs | 26 |
| 271 | Total yards | 389 |
| 220 | Passing yards | 207 |
| 51 | Rushing yards | 182 |
| 17/36 | Comp / Att | 18/27 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McMahon | 13/25 | 179 | 1 | 1 |
| Joey Harrington | 4/11 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McMahon | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| Aveion Cason | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 8 | 28 | 1 |
| Lamont Warren | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 9 | 15 | 97 | 0 |
| Mikhael Ricks | 3 | 5 | 68 | 0 |
| Aveion Cason | 2 | 5 | 37 | 0 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lamont Warren | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| Larry Foster | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| John Owens | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Schroeder | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
MIA
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Fiedler | 18/27 | 207 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Fiedler | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Ricky Williams | 20 | 111 | 2 |
| Travis Minor | 11 | 45 | 0 |
| Robert Edwards | 4 | 20 | 1 |
| Rob Konrad | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Ray Lucas | 2 | -2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy McMichael | 4 | 5 | 73 | 1 |
| Robert Edwards | 4 | 4 | 38 | 1 |
| Chris Chambers | 3 | 4 | 36 | 1 |
| Rob Konrad | 4 | 4 | 35 | 0 |
| Oronde Gadsden | 2 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
| Dedric Ward | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |