The New England Patriots defeated the Miami Dolphins, 27 to 24, on December 29, 2002.

2002 New England Patriots

Final

MIA

24

NE

27

1

7

0

2

14

10

3

0

3

4

3

11

OT

0

3

Total

24

27

1st quarter

MIA

NE

Dolphins

Ricky Williams 8-yard run (Olindo Mare kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

MIA

NE

Dolphins

Ricky Williams 14-yard run (Olindo Mare kick)

14

0

Patriots

Antowain Smith 11-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick)

14

7

Dolphins

James McKnight 32-yard pass from Jay Fiedler (Olindo Mare kick)

21

7

Patriots

Adam Vinatieri 41-yard field goal

21

10

3rd quarter

MIA

NE

Patriots

Adam Vinatieri 36-yard field goal

21

13

4th quarter

MIA

NE

Dolphins

Olindo Mare 28-yard field goal

24

13

Patriots

Troy Brown 3-yard pass from Tom Brady (Tom Brady pass to Christian Fauria for two-point conversion)

24

21

Patriots

Adam Vinatieri 43-yard field goal

24

24

OT

MIA

NE

Patriots

Adam Vinatieri 35-yard field goal

24

27

Dolphins

Patriots

1st Downs

20

20

Passing 1st Downs

5

11

Rushing 1st Downs

13

7

1st downs from penalties

2

2

3rd down efficiency

3 - 13

7 - 17

4th down efficiency

0 - 0

0 - 0

Total Plays

64

77

Total Yards

359

332

Yards per play

5.6

4.3

Passing

103

216

Comp - Att

11 - 25

25 - 45

Yards per pass

3.8

4.7

Interceptions thrown

0

1

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 7

1 - 5

Rushing

256

116

Rushing Attempts

37

31

Yards per rush

6.9

3.7

Penalties

6

4

Turnovers

0

2

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

0

1

Possession

31:11

30:52

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Jay Fiedler 11 25 110 4.4 1 0 2 70.4
Team 11 25 103 4.4 1 0 2 70.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Ricky Williams 31 185 6.0 2
Chris Chambers 3 59 19.7 0
Jay Fiedler 2 9 4.5 0
Travis Minor 1 3 3.0 0
Team 37 256 6.9 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Dedric Ward 4 34 8.5 0 4
James McKnight 1 32 32.0 1 3
Randy McMichael 3 25 8.3 0 5
Rob Konrad 1 12 12.0 0 1
Ricky Williams 2 7 3.5 0 3
Cris Carter 0 0 0 2
Chris Chambers 0 0 0 6
Team 11 110 4.4 1 24

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Zach Thomas 0 1
Team 0 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Zach Thomas 16 11 0.0 0 1 0
Brock Marion 9 7 0.0 0 2 0
David Bowens 5 5 0.0 0 0 0
Larry Chester 5 5 0.0 0 0 0
Jason Taylor 5 5 0.0 0 0 0
Desmond Clark 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
Jamar Fletcher 3 3 0.0 0 1 0
Arturo Freeman 5 3 0.0 0 0 0
Adewale Ogunleye 4 3 0.0 0 0 0
Derrick Rodgers 9 3 0.0 0 0 0
Shawn Wooden 6 3 0.0 0 0 0
Tommy Hendricks 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Sam Madison 2 2 0.0 0 1 0
Patrick Surtain 5 2 0.0 0 0 0
Jay Williams 2 2 1.0 1 0 0
Robert Baker 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Tim Bowens 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Trent Gamble 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Morlon Greenwood 6 1 0.0 0 0 0
Scott Galyon 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
Jermaine Haley 0 0 0.0 0 1 0
Scott McGarrahan 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
Team 95 63 1.0 1 6 0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Olindo Mare 1 2 3 6
Team 1 2 3 6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Mark Royals 8 279 34.9
Team 8 279 34.9

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Travis Minor 5 64 12.8 0
Team 5 64 12.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Dedric Ward 1 4 4.0 0
Team 1 4 4.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Tom Brady 25 44 221 5.0 1 1 1 68.5
David Patten 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 39.6
Team 25 45 216 4.9 1 1 1 67.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Antowain Smith 19 55 2.9 1
Kevin Faulk 8 53 6.6 0
Tom Brady 4 8 2.0 0
Team 31 116 3.7 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Kevin Faulk 9 70 7.8 0 15
Troy Brown 8 67 8.4 1 12
David Patten 5 56 11.2 0 10
David Givens 1 13 13.0 0 3
Antowain Smith 1 11 11.0 0 2
Christian Fauria 1 4 4.0 0 2
Marc Edwards 0 0 0 1
Team 25 221 4.9 1 45

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Tom Brady 1 0
Team 1 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Ted Johnson 8 7 0.0 0 0 0
Mike Vrabel 9 6 0.0 1 1 0
Lawyer Milloy 6 5 0.0 0 0 0
Richard Seymour 6 5 0.0 1 0 0
Anthony Pleasant 7 4 1.0 1 0 0
Terrell Buckley 3 3 0.0 0 2 0
Victor Green 5 3 0.0 0 0 0
Bobby Hamilton 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
Willie McGinest 4 3 1.0 2 0 0
Tebucky Jones 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
Rick Lyle 3 2 0.0 1 0 0
Leonard Myers 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
Roman Phifer 7 2 0.0 0 0 0
Troy Brown 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Antwan Harris 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Larry Izzo 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
Ty Law 2 1 0.0 1 0 0
Matt Light 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Patrick Pass 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
Je'Rod Cherry 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Jarvis Green 0 0 0.0 0 1 0
Chris Hayes 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Ula Tuitele 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Team 77 53 2.0 7 4 0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Adam Vinatieri 4 4 1 13
Team 4 4 1 13

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Ken Walter 6 222 37.0
Team 6 222 37.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Kevin Faulk 4 104 26.0 0
J.R. Redmond 1 12 12.0 0
Team 5 116 23.2 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Troy Brown 3 13 4.3 0
Kevin Faulk 2 5 2.5 0
Team 5 18 3.6 0

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PASS

2,120

Jones

Mac Jones

RUSH

642

Elliott

Ezekiel Elliott

REC

561

Douglas

DeMario Douglas

Team Rankings

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PPG

13.9

31st

OPP PPG

21.5

15th

RUSH YDS/G

95.7

26th

PASS YDS/G

199.5

29th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
Jets Jets
7 10 0 .412
Patriots Patriots
4 13 0 .235

Last Game

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NE Patriots

4-13-0

3

Final

17

NYJ Jets

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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