The New England Patriots came up just a bit short against the Miami Dolphins, 28 to 26, on January 1, 2006.

Final

Dolphins

9-7-0

28

Patriots

10-6-0

26

Team

MIA

NE

1

7

2

6

3

5

3

4

10

13

Total

28

26

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

MIA

NE

Ricky Williams 2-yard run (Olindo Mare kick)

7

0

Deion Branch 11-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick)

7

2nd quarter

MIA

NE

Olindo Mare 36-yard field goal

10

7

Olindo Mare 38-yard field goal

13

7

Adam Vinatieri 49-yard field goal

13

10

3rd quarter

MIA

NE

Olindo Mare 41-yard field goal

16

10

Adam Vinatieri 33-yard field goal

16

13

Safety by Reggie Howard

18

13

4th quarter

MIA

NE

Marty Booker 15-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Olindo Mare kick)

25

13

Tim Dwight 9-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Doug Flutie kick)

25

20

Olindo Mare 42-yard field goal

28

20

Benjamin Watson 9-yard pass from Matt Cassel (two-point conversion failed)

28

26

Dolphins

Patriots

1st Downs

25

16

Passing 1st Downs

14

9

Rushing 1st Downs

9

5

1st downs from penalties

2

3rd down efficiency

9 - 17

5 - 14

4th down efficiency

0 - 0

3 - 3

Total Plays

77

57

Total Yards

378

259

Yards per play

4.9

4.5

Passing

230

204

Comp - Att

22 - 35

14 - 28

Yards per pass

6.2

7

Interceptions thrown

0

1

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 9

1 - 1

Rushing

148

55

Rushing Attempts

40

28

Yards per rush

3.7

2.0

Penalties

9

6

Turnovers

0

1

Fumbles lost

0

Interceptions

0

1

Possession

38:06

21:54

Dolphins

Patriots

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Gus Frerotte	22	35	239	6.8	1	0	2	92.4
Team	22	35	230	6.8	1	0	2	92.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Ricky Williams	28	108	3.9	1
Ronnie Brown	8	21	2.6	0
Gus Frerotte	4	19	4.8	0
Team	40	148	3.7	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Marty Booker	7	86	12.3	1	10
Chris Chambers	5	75	15.0	0	7
Randy McMichael	5	35	7.0	0	8
Wes Welker	2	20	10.0	0	5
Ronnie Brown	2	13	6.5	0	2
Lorenzo Diamond	1	10	10.0	0	1
Darian Barnes	0	0		0	1
Bryan Gilmore	0	0		0	1
Team	22	239	6.8	1	35

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF
Zach Thomas	10	9	0.0	1	0
Donnie Spragan	8	7	0.0	1	0
Kevin Carter	5	4	0.0	1	0
Reggie Howard	3	3	1.0	0	0
Sammy Morris	3	3	0.0	0	0
Vonnie Holliday	3	2	0.0	0	1
Sam Madison	3	2	0.0	0	1
Matt Roth	2	2	0.0	1	0
Jason Taylor	3	2	0.0	0	0
Yeremiah Bell	2	1	0.0	0	0
David Bowens	1	1	0.0	0	0
Travis Daniels	1	1	0.0	0	1
Jason Glenn	1	1	0.0	0	0
Olindo Mare	1	1	0.0	0	0
Lance Schulters	1	1	0.0	0	1
Travares Tillman	1	1	0.0	0	0
Lester Towns	1	1	0.0	0	0
Keith Traylor	1	1	0.0	0	0
Jeff Zgonina	2	1	0.0	0	0
Team	52	44	1.0	4	4

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Olindo Mare	4	4		2	14
Team	4	4		2	14

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Donnie Jones	4	155	38.8
Team	4	155	38.8

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Wes Welker	3	66	22.0
Travis Minor	1	3	3.0
Team	4	69	17.3

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Wes Welker	2	18	9.0	0
Team	2	18	9.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Matt Cassel	11	20	168	8.4	2	0	1	116.3
Tom Brady	3	8	37	4.6	1	1	0	52.6
Team	14	28	204	7.3	3	1	1	95.1

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Patrick Pass	9	26	2.9
Matt Cassel	5	13	2.6
Kevin Faulk	6	12	2.0
Heath Evans	6	7	1.2
Tom Brady	1	2	2.0
Tim Dwight	1	-5	-5.0
Team	28	55	2.0

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Andre Davis	2	47	23.5	0	6
Benjamin Watson	2	39	19.5	1	4
Brandon Childress	3	32	10.7	0	4
Tim Dwight	2	26	13.0	1	3
Heath Evans	2	24	12.0	0	2
Deion Branch	2	19	9.5	1	3
David Givens	1	18	18.0	0	3
Patrick Pass	0	0		0	2
Team	14	205	7.3	3	27

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Matt Cassel	2	0	1
Team	2	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF
Matt Chatham	8	8	1.0	2	1
Ellis Hobbs	7	7	0.0	0	1
James Sanders	7	7	0.0	0	0
Hank Poteat	7	6	0.0	0	0
Brandon Childress	4	4	0.0	0	0
Michael Stone	4	4	0.0	1	0
Mike Wright	4	4	0.0	0	0
Tully Banta-Cain	5	3	0.5	0	0
Larry Izzo	3	3	0.0	0	0
Mike Vrabel	5	3	0.0	0	0
Ty Warren	4	3	0.5	1	0
Chad Brown	2	2	0.0	0	0
Dan Klecko	2	2	0.0	0	0
Richard Seymour	2	2	0.0	0	0
Vince Wilfork	2	2	0.0	0	0
Monty Beisel	2	1	0.0	0	0
Don Davis	2	1	0.0	0	0
David Givens	1	1	0.0	0	0
Marquise Hill	2	1	0.0	0	0
Willie McGinest	1	1	0.0	0	0
Patrick Pass	1	1	0.0	0	0
Eugene Wilson	2	0	0.0	0	0
Team	77	66	2.0	4	2

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	XPM	PTS
Adam Vinatieri	2	2	1	7
Doug Flutie	0	0	1	1
Team	2	2	2	8

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Josh Miller	4	166	41.5
Team	4	166	41.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Andre Davis	3	108	36.0
Tim Dwight	2	67	33.5
Patrick Pass	1	21	21.0
Team	6	196	32.7

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Tim Dwight	1	6	6.0	0
Team	1	6	6.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,120

Jones

RUSH

642

Elliott

REC

561

Douglas

Team Rankings

PPG

13.9

31st

OPP PPG

21.5

15th

RUSH YDS/G

95.7

26th

PASS YDS/G

199.5

29th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	11	6	.647
Dolphins	11	6	.647
Jets	7	10	.412
Patriots	4	13	.235

Last Game

Patriots

4-13-0

3

Final

17

Jets

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The New England Patriots came up just a bit short against the Miami Dolphins, 28 to 26, on January 1, 2006.

Final

Dolphins

28

Patriots

26

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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More Patriots Stats

2,120

642

561

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule