National Football League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
New England 23, Miami 16
Sunday, December 2, 2012 1:00 PM
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 2, 2012
Where: Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
Temperature: 77°
Head Official: Ron Winter
Attendance: 72114
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New England 7100623
Miami 370616
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 11:53
New England TD Miami 0 - New England 7
Stevan Ridley 2 yd. run (Stephen Gostkowski kick)
1st Quarter - 0:01
Miami FG Miami 3 - New England 7
Dan Carpenter 44 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 9:21
New England TD Miami 3 - New England 14
Wes Welker 7 yd. pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick)
2nd Quarter - 6:53
New England FG Miami 3 - New England 17
Stephen Gostkowski 43 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 0:25
Miami TD Miami 10 - New England 17
Ryan Tannehill 2 yd. run (Dan Carpenter kick)
4th Quarter - 13:16
New England FG Miami 10 - New England 20
Stephen Gostkowski 32 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 8:28
Miami FG Miami 13 - New England 20
Dan Carpenter 33 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 1:10
New England FG Miami 13 - New England 23
Stephen Gostkowski 20 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 0:31
Miami FG Miami 16 - New England 23
Dan Carpenter 42 yd. field goal
TEAMS
Team Stats
  New England Miami
1st Downs 25 15
Rushing 7 7
Passing 14 7
Penalty 4 1
3rd Down Conversions 7-15 3-13
4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-2
Punts-Average 3-43.7 5-51.8
Return Yards 54 39
Punts-Returns 2-25 2-7
Kickoffs-Returns 1-29 1-17
Int-Returns 0-0 1-15
Penalties-Yards 6-50 8-92
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 5-1
Time of Possession 33:24 26:36
Total Net Yards 321 277
Total Plays 76 59
Average Gain 4.2 4.7
Net Yards Rushing 108 101
Rushes 32 27
Average/Rush 3.4 3.7
Net Yards Passing 213 176
Comp-Att 24-40 13-29
Yards/Pass 4.8 5.5
Sacked-Yards Lost 4-25 3-10
Had Intercepted 1 0
Touchdowns 2 1
Rushing 1 1
Passing 1 0
Other 0 0
Extra Points 2-2 1-1
Field Goals 3-4 3-3
Red Zone Efficiency 2-4-50% 1-2-50%
Goal To Go Efficiency 2-4-50% 1-1-100%
Safeties 0 0
PLAYER STATS
New England Patriots (9-3)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
T. Brady 24/40 238 1 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
S. Ridley 19 71 3.7 1 11
D. Woodhead 6 24 4.0 0 13
S. Vereen 3 14 4.7 0 8
T. Brady 4 -1 -0.2 0 2
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
W. Welker 18 12 103 8.6 1 14
A. Hernandez 13 8 97 12.1 0 31
D. Woodhead 3 2 15 7.5 0 11
J. Edelman 3 1 13 13.0 0 13
B. Lloyd 1 1 10 10.0 0 10
D. Fells 1 0 0 0 0 0
S. Vereen 1 0 0 0 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
T. Scott 2.0 2.0
J. Mayo 1.0 8.0
Tackles
  TK Ast
K. Arrington 6 0
A. Dennard 5 0
J. Mayo 5 1
B. Spikes 4 0
B. Deaderick 3 0
R. Ninkovich 3 0
T. Scott 3 0
D. Hightower 2 0
A. Talib 2 1
D. McCourty 2 1
V. Wilfork 2 1
J. Francis 1 0
K. Love 1 0
M. Slater 1 0
T. Wilson 1 0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Miami Dolphins (5-7)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
R. Tannehill 13/29 186 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
R. Bush 15 64 4.3 0 16
R. Tannehill 5 19 3.8 1 9
D. Thomas 5 10 2.0 0 9
M. Thigpen 1 8 8.0 0 8
B. Fields 1 0 0.0 0 0
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
B. Hartline 10 5 84 16.8 0 28
R. Matthews 2 1 28 28.0 0 28
C. Clay 3 2 26 13.0 0 20
D. Thomas 2 2 19 9.5 0 12
A. Fasano 3 1 14 14.0 0 14
D. Bess 6 1 13 13.0 0 13
J. Lane 1 1 2 2.0 0 2
R. Bush 1 0 0 0 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
R. Jones 1 15 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
C. Wake 1.5 9.5
K. Misi 1.0 7.0
R. Jones 1.0 5.0
P. Soliai 0.5 3.5
Tackles
  TK Ast
R. Jones 10 0
K. Burnett 10 1
K. Dansby 9 1
C. Clemons 5 1
J. Wilson 4 1
K. Misi 4 1
C. Wake 2 1
N. Carroll Jr. 1 0
T. McDaniel 1 0
J. Odrick 1 0
O. Vernon 1 0
R. Starks 1 0
R. Stanford 1 1
Fumbles
  NO.
J. Lane 1
R. Tannehill 2
D. Thomas 1
B. Fields 1