Week 1, 2016

played in New England, MA

60 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Miami Dolphins	0	0	3	0	-	3
New England Patriots	7	13	7	7	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:36 NED - Adam Velevis 9 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 07:50 NED - Matt Forte 4 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 06:15 NED - Bruce Darche 32 field goal
2Q: 01:16 NED - Bruce Darche 45 field goal
3Q: 07:28 NED - T.J. Starks 5 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 01:04 MIA - Teddy Monroe 26 field goal
4Q: 09:45 NED - Tashard Choice 19 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:36 NED - Adam Velevis 9 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 07:50 NED - Matt Forte 4 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
2Q: 06:15 NED - Bruce Darche 32 field goal
2Q: 01:16 NED - Bruce Darche 45 field goal
3Q: 07:28 NED - T.J. Starks 5 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)
3Q: 01:04 MIA - Teddy Monroe 26 field goal
4Q: 09:45 NED - Tashard Choice 19 pass from Joe Flacco (Bruce Darche extra point)

Team Statistics MIA NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 9 22
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 3 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 211 353
- Offensive Plays 49 68
- Yards per Play 4.31 5.19
Net Rushing Yards 116 143
- Rushing Attempts 25 39
- Yards per Rush 4.64 3.67
Net Passing Yards 95 210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 11 - 0 28 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 104 216
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.96 7.24
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 4/58
Kick Returns/Yards 6/137 2/35
Interception Ret./Yards 1/8 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 40
Time of Possession 23:57 36:03

Team Statistics	MIA	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	9	22
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	3	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	211	353
- Offensive Plays	49	68
- Yards per Play	4.31	5.19
Net Rushing Yards	116	143
- Rushing Attempts	25	39
- Yards per Rush	4.64	3.67
Net Passing Yards	95	210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 11 - 0	28 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	104	216
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.96	7.24
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	4/58
Kick Returns/Yards	6/137	2/35
Interception Ret./Yards	1/8	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 40
Time of Possession	23:57	36:03

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:55	2:13	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
1	4:26	4:01	OWN 20	6	50	Missed FG
2	13:55	1:37	OWN 14	3	9	Punt
2	6:08	0:58	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
2	1:08	1:08	OWN 30	5	16	Half
3	15:00	1:53	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	10:43	1:27	OPP 40	3	9	Missed FG
3	7:18	6:20	OWN 24	10	67	Field Goal
4	9:40	1:19	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	6:09	3:42	OWN 20	7	22	Punt
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 13	1	15	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:05	OWN 27	6	17	Punt
1	8:42	4:16	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	0:25	1:30	OWN 37	3	-1	Punt
2	12:18	4:33	OPP 49	9	49	Touchdown
2	7:37	1:29	OPP 24	3	9	Field Goal
2	5:10	4:02	OWN 3	11	69	Field Goal
3	13:07	2:24	OWN 30	5	13	Interception
3	9:16	1:58	OPP 36	5	36	Touchdown
3	0:58	6:18	OWN 26	12	74	Touchdown
4	8:21	2:12	OPP 29	3	-8	Punt
4	2:27	2:08	OWN 38	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Joe Flacco, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Arnie Hollerorth	20	107	5.35	16	1
Tracy Battle	3	4	1.33	2	0
Deon Young	2	5	2.50	3	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
T.J. Starks	23	100	4.35	28	5
Artie Andrews	12	23	1.92	5	0
Joe Flacco	3	20	6.67	11	1
Tashard Choice	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Henson	16	7	71	0/0	0	39	0	57.0
Ricky Turner	7	4	33	1/9	0	15	0	69.3

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Flacco	28	20	216	1/6	4	28	1	118.4

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Arnie Hollerorth	4	4	25	6.25	9	10
WR Dan Snow	2	5	54	27.00	15	39
WR K.C. Austin	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Juan Maffucci	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
RB Tracy Battle	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
FB Darren Hansen	1	1	3	3.00	2	3
WR Brent Ford	1	3	6	6.00	5	6
TE Eric Osieja	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Ryan Hetke	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Dean Harrison	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matt Forte	6	9	49	8.17	0	14	1
WR Adam Velevis	4	5	59	14.75	14	28	1
WR Moe Cole	3	4	42	14.00	3	21	0
RB Artie Andrews	2	2	10	5.00	11	7	0
RB T.J. Starks	2	2	16	8.00	0	11	1
FB Sam Nelson	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Tashard Choice	1	1	19	19.00	0	19	1
TE Fred Davis	1	1	21	21.00	3	21	0
TE Leonard Logan	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Timothy Feenstra	1	8	8.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tim Lawler	1	0	0	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Moe Cole	0	1	0	0
Matt Forte	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Timberlane	6	257	42.8	33.2	57	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Hutton	4	197	49.3	36.8	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Teddy Monroe	1/3	0/2	0/0	26	0/0

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeffrey Moye	1	10	10.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tashard Choice	2	37	18.5	0
Earl Woodson	2	21	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Lawler	4	98	24.5	0
Tracy Battle	2	39	19.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Carr	1	16	16.0	0
Earl Woodson	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Juan Ignasiak	10	2	0.0	34	29
ILB Emmanuel Lenhart	8	1	0.5	33	25
S Karl Graham	7	1	0.0	23	20
DE Shannon Darrow	5	2	0.0	32	24
OLB Victor Sorgi	5	1	0.0	26	15
S Lamont Gietka	3	1	0.0	15	9
DT Turk McBride	3	0	0.0	26	14
OLB Timothy Feenstra	2	3	0.5	36	26
S James Sanders	2	2	0.0	24	21
DT Mike Patterson	2	1	0.0	30	24
CB Marlon Walters	2	1	0.0	18	9
CB Antoine Cason	2	1	0.0	19	21
CB William Gay	2	0	0.0	16	14
DE Chris Ellis	2	0	0.0	28	18
ILB Rufus Rasmussen	1	0	0.0	11	5
DE Ed Wolfe	0	1	0.0	38	28

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Earl Woodson	5	3	0.0	22	23
DE Gerald Sotelo	5	2	0.0	21	22
OLB Jordan Dizon	3	1	1.0	23	24
ILB Oscar Smith	3	2	0.0	24	23
S Dante Nicholson	3	0	0.0	23	24
CB Ricardo Hoover	3	0	0.0	12	13
OLB Harold Forster	2	0	0.0	6	1
OLB Courtney Reardon	2	0	0.0	11	6
CB Malcolm Hardy	2	0	0.0	22	20
OLB Beau Bell	2	0	0.0	10	12
S LaRon Landry	1	3	0.0	12	12
DT Jerome Bauer	1	2	0.0	20	20
DT Kamerion Wimbley	1	1	0.0	7	4
DE Austin McDonald	1	1	0.0	25	20
ILB Andrew Brocklebank	1	0	0.0	4	2
TE Leonard Logan	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jeremy Thompson	1	0	0.0	4	2
CB Courtney Brustkern	1	0	0.0	13	11
ILB Fred McGregor	0	1	0.0	1	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Emmanuel Lenhart	0.5	0	0	25
OLB Timothy Feenstra	0.5	0	0	26
DT Mike Patterson	0.0	1	1	24
DE Chris Ellis	0.0	1	0	18

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Jordan Dizon	1.0	0	1	24
DE Austin McDonald	0.0	1	0	20
DT Jerome Bauer	0.0	0	1	20
DE Gerald Sotelo	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Juan Ignasiak	4	2	0	29
CB Antoine Cason	4	0	0	21
S Lamont Gietka	3	0	0	9
OLB Timothy Feenstra	2	0	1	26
S Karl Graham	2	0	0	20
DT Mike Patterson	1	0	0	24
S James Sanders	1	0	0	21
ILB Emmanuel Lenhart	1	0	0	25
ILB Rufus Rasmussen	1	0	0	5
OLB Victor Sorgi	1	0	0	15

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Beau Bell	2	1	12
ILB Oscar Smith	2	0	23
CB Ricardo Hoover	2	0	13
S Dante Nicholson	1	1	24
DE Austin McDonald	1	0	20
OLB Courtney Reardon	1	0	6
OLB Jordan Dizon	1	0	24
S Earl Woodson	1	0	23
CB Courtney Brustkern	0	2	11

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Junius Coston	4	7	1	22	0	21
Wendell Beyer	2	3	0	22	1	22
Amos Scott	1	6	0	23	0	18
Norm Peterson	1	3	0	22	0	21
Ricardo Stephenson	1	2	0	10	0	8
Freddie Tracy	1	1	0	2	0	6
Darren Hansen	1	1	0	18	0	10
Dexter Tatum	0	2	0	19	0	20

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Les Newhart	2	7	36	0	27
Chad Rinehart	1	7	32	0	25
Jeff Otah	1	7	32	0	28
Winston Stokes	1	5	31	0	20
Breno Giacomini	1	5	31	0	22
Paul Gordon	1	2	10	0	5
Malcolm Brown	1	1	8	0	9
Tony Mueller	0	1	8	1	7
Sam Nelson	0	1	23	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Leo Downs	2	18
Tim Lawler	2	16
William Gay	1	17
Ryan Hetke	1	13
Eric Osieja	1	12

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Matt Forte	4	9
Artie Andrews	1	21
Troy Williamson	1	14
Andrew Brocklebank	1	14

Participation

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ed Wolfe	---	---	38	28	2	68
Juan Ignasiak	---	---	34	29	2	65
Timothy Feenstra	---	---	36	26	1	63
Emmanuel Lenhart	---	---	33	25	3	61
Shannon Darrow	---	---	32	24	2	58
Mike Patterson	---	---	30	24	1	55
Chris Ellis	---	---	28	18	6	52
Wendell Beyer	22	22	---	---	5	49
Junius Coston	22	21	---	---	4	47
William Gay	---	---	16	14	17	47
James Sanders	---	---	24	21	1	46
Norm Peterson	22	21	---	---	1	44
Karl Graham	---	---	23	20	1	44
Victor Sorgi	---	---	26	15	3	44
Darren Hansen	18	10	---	---	16	44
Turk McBride	---	---	26	14	2	42
Amos Scott	23	18	---	---	---	41
Antoine Cason	---	---	19	21	1	41
Dexter Tatum	19	20	---	---	---	39
Dean Harrison	17	14	---	---	7	38
Arnie Hollerorth	20	16	---	---	---	36
Dan Snow	18	17	---	---	---	35
K.C. Austin	10	15	---	---	9	34
Ryan Hetke	11	8	---	---	13	32
Marlon Walters	---	---	18	9	3	30
Drew Henson	13	16	---	---	---	29
Darrell Shropshire	---	---	11	13	4	28
Ricardo Stephenson	10	8	---	---	9	27
Lamont Gietka	---	---	15	9	2	26
Brent Ford	6	9	---	---	11	26
Eric Osieja	8	5	---	---	12	25
Juan Maffucci	11	14	---	---	---	25
Leo Downs	---	---	5	1	18	24
Rufus Rasmussen	---	---	11	5	8	24
Marcus Howard	---	---	4	3	17	24
Deon Young	2	0	---	---	20	22
Tim Lawler	1	4	---	---	16	21
Ricky Turner	12	8	---	---	---	20
Freddie Tracy	2	6	---	---	9	17
Tracy Battle	3	7	---	---	7	17
Bert Madison	3	3	---	---	7	13
Tito Jefferson	2	1	---	---	6	9
Richie Timberlane	0	0	---	---	6	6
Teddy Monroe	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jeffrey Moye	0	1	---	---	4	5
Clyde Jacobs	0	0	---	---	3	3

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Matt Forte	35	28	---	---	9	72
Joe Flacco	39	29	---	---	---	68
Les Newhart	36	27	---	---	4	67
Jeff Otah	32	28	---	---	5	65
Chad Rinehart	32	25	---	---	1	58
Fred Davis	29	24	---	---	3	56
Sam Nelson	23	18	---	---	12	53
Winston Stokes	31	20	---	---	2	53
Breno Giacomini	31	22	---	---	---	53
Earl Woodson	---	---	22	23	7	52
Dante Nicholson	---	---	23	24	4	51
Oscar Smith	---	---	24	23	4	51
Adam Velevis	30	21	---	---	---	51
Jordan Dizon	---	---	23	24	3	50
Artie Andrews	13	13	---	---	21	47
Austin McDonald	---	---	25	20	2	47
Gerald Sotelo	---	---	21	22	3	46
Moe Cole	18	13	---	---	14	45
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	22	20	3	45
Ricardo Hoover	---	---	12	13	17	42
Jerome Bauer	---	---	20	20	1	41
Leodis McKelvin	---	---	15	20	1	36
LaRon Landry	---	---	12	12	11	35
Leonard Logan	12	7	---	---	15	34
T.J. Starks	24	10	---	---	---	34
Harold Forster	---	---	6	1	20	27
Courtney Brustkern	---	---	13	11	2	26
Beau Bell	---	---	10	12	3	25
Courtney Reardon	---	---	11	6	6	23
Malcolm Brown	8	9	---	---	6	23
Tashard Choice	4	7	---	---	10	21
Andrew Brocklebank	---	---	4	2	14	20
Kamerion Wimbley	---	---	7	4	8	19
Paul Gordon	10	5	---	---	4	19
Troy Williamson	2	2	---	---	14	18
Tony Mueller	8	7	---	---	---	15
Lonnie Fisher	7	2	---	---	6	15
Jeremy Thompson	---	---	4	2	6	12
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	9	9
Irv Buckner	5	2	---	---	1	8
Fred McGregor	---	---	1	1	5	7
Jeremy Martin	---	---	0	4	1	5
Patrick Hutton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Butch Campbell	0	0	---	---	2	2
Brandon Carr	---	---	0	0	1	1
Raymond Burgess	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	34	5.7
Middle	13	51	3.9
Right	6	31	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	25	2.8
Middle	12	60	5.0
Right	18	58	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Henson	16	7	1	1	2	4	2	0	0
Ricky Turner	7	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Flacco	28	20	3	0	3	2	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	37	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	1	15	1.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	39	19.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	47	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	8	126	15.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	40	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dan Snow	5	2	0	54	1	17
RB Arnie Hollerorth	4	4	0	25	0	16
WR Juan Maffucci	3	1	1	3	0	14
WR Brent Ford	3	1	2	6	0	9
TE Eric Osieja	2	0	0	0	0	5
TE Dean Harrison	2	0	0	0	0	14
WR K.C. Austin	1	1	0	7	0	15
TE Ryan Hetke	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Tracy Battle	1	1	0	6	0	7
FB Darren Hansen	1	1	0	3	0	10

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matt Forte	9	6	2	49	0	28
WR Adam Velevis	5	4	0	59	1	21
WR Moe Cole	4	3	1	42	1	13
RB Artie Andrews	2	2	0	10	0	13
FB Sam Nelson	2	1	0	0	0	18
TE Leonard Logan	2	0	0	0	0	7
RB T.J. Starks	2	2	0	16	0	10
RB Tashard Choice	1	1	0	19	0	7
TE Fred Davis	1	1	0	21	1	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnie Hollerorth	1	2	2.00	5.35
Tracy Battle	1	2	2.00	1.33

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
T.J. Starks	4	1	0.25	4.35

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ricky Turner	1	1	3	3.00	4.71

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Flacco	5	5	48	9.60	7.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Darren Hansen	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Matt Forte	2	2	15	7.50	5.44
RB Tashard Choice	1	1	19	19.00	19.00
RB T.J. Starks	1	1	5	5.00	8.00
WR Adam Velevis	1	1	9	9.00	11.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Arnie Hollerorth	3	1
Deon Young	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Artie Andrews	4	3
Joe Flacco	2	1
Tashard Choice	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Henson	6	3	1
Ricky Turner	1	0	0

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Flacco	7	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dan Snow	3	1	1
WR Brent Ford	2	1	0
WR Juan Maffucci	1	0	0
RB Arnie Hollerorth	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Matt Forte	2	2	1
FB Sam Nelson	1	0	0
WR Moe Cole	1	1	1
RB Tashard Choice	1	1	1
TE Fred Davis	1	1	1
WR Adam Velevis	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,400 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,300 (21,600)
End Zone 9,900 (15,600)
Mezzanine 5,900 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (13,800)
Club Seats 3,900 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,400 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,300 (21,600)
End Zone	9,900 (15,600)
Mezzanine	5,900 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (13,800)
Club Seats	3,900 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (2,000)