The standards are awfully high for the New England Patriots, who
were annoyed Sunday by a handful of penalties, a couple of turnovers and the
necessity to punt once.
By the way, they beat the Miami Dolphins 48-28.
“At times we sputtered,” receiver Randy Moss said with a straight face. “We’ve
got a little work to do.”
There actually were some rocky moments: Three times the Patriots lost the lead,
and three times they took it back. Matt Cassel threw for 415 yards, Moss caught
three touchdown passes and resilient New England pulled away in the fourth
quarter against the feisty but outgunned Dolphins.
The Patriots (7-4), who remained a game behind the AFC East-leading New York
Jets, avenged an upset loss to Miami in September. New England hasn’t been swept
in a season series by a division opponent since 2000...more
Video Recap: Matt Cassel
threw for 415 yards, Randy Moss caught three touchdown passes and the Patriots
won in a shootout, beating the feisty Miami Dolphins 48-28
Chad Pennington passed to Greg Camarillo down the middle
for 3 yard gain (Dan Carpenter made PAT)
3 - 7
2nd Quarter
14:54
NE
TD
Matt Cassel rushed up the middle for 8 yard gain
(Stephen Gostkowski made PAT)
10 - 7
5:05
MIA
TD
Chad Pennington rushed to the left for 7 yard gain (Dan
Carpenter made PAT)
10 - 14
2:14
NE
TD
Matt Cassel passed to Randy Moss to the right for 25
yard gain (Stephen Gostkowski made PAT)
17 - 14
3rd Quarter
11:28
MIA
TD
Chad Pennington passed to Casey Cramer to the right for
2 yard gain (Dan Carpenter made PAT)
17 - 21
6:12
NE
TD
Matt Cassel passed to Randy Moss to the right for 8 yard
gain (Stephen Gostkowski made PAT)
24 - 21
0:00
NE
TD
Kevin Faulk rushed up the middle for 21 yard gain
(Stephen Gostkowski made PAT)
31 - 21
4th Quarter
13:11
MIA
TD
Chad Pennington passed to Ricky Williams to the right
for 13 yard gain (Dan Carpenter made PAT)
31 - 28
8:52
NE
TD
Matt Cassel passed to Randy Moss to the left for 29 yard
gain (Stephen Gostkowski made PAT)
38 - 28
7:08
NE
FG
Stephen Gostkowski kicked a 30-yard field goal
41 - 28
0:37
NE
TD
BenJarvus Green-Ellis rushed to the left for 1 yard gain
(Stephen Gostkowski made PAT)
48 - 28
Team Statistics
NE
MIA
First Downs
28
22
Passing
18
18
Rushing
9
4
Penalty
1
0
Third Down Efficiency
3-8
6-12
Fourth Down Efficiency
2-2
0-1
TOTAL NET YARDS
530
392
Total Plays
70
62
Average Gain Per Play
7.6
6.3
NET YARDS RUSHING
122
62
Rushes
25
19
Average Per Rush
4.9
3.3
NET YARDS PASSING
408
330
Completions-Attempts
30-43
24-41
Yards Per Pass Play
9.1
7.7
Times Sacked
2
2
Yards Lost to Sacks
7
11
Had Intercepted
1
1
PUNTS
1
4
Average Punt
49.0
43.0
PENALTIES
6
8
Penalty Yards
38
60
FUMBLES
1
0
Fumbles Lost
1
0
TIME OF POSSESSION
33:10
26:50
Pregame Previews, Storylines,
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Preview:
The first time the Miami
Dolphins and New England
Patriots met this season, a
stunning blowout in Foxborough
ended the Patriots' 21-game
regular-season winning streak
and gave the Dolphins their
first road win in nearly two
years. In the rematch, the
circumstances will be shockingly
different: Miami would have the
inside track to the playoffs
with a win, while New England's
chances of a sixth straight
postseason berth could be
critically wounded with a
loss...more
Prediction: Parcells vs.
Belichick. If there ever was a game the Pats needed to come up big in, it's this
week. History tells us all we need to know about this game. The Patriots don't
lose twice in a row to inferior competition. Ever. Don't tell me about the
mighty Dolphins win streak, look at who the competition was and lay all your
money on the Pats. The Patriots are a very different team that they one the
Dolphins saw in week three. Patriots 27 - Dolphins 20
Video Preview: The New
England Patriots hope to avoid being swept by the Miami Dolphins when the two
teams meet this weekend. Charley Casserly and Jason Horowitz tell you what to
expect during the game
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