Saturday, 12/24/11
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| New England | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 27 |
| Time and Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Time | 3:18 |
| Attendance | 68,756 |
Scoring Summary
| MIA - NE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 10:59 | MIA | FG | Dan Carpenter 47 yd FG | 3 - 0 |
| 2nd Quarter | 13:45 | MIA | TD | Brandon Marshall 19 yd pass from Matt Moore (Dan Carpenter kick) | 10 - 0 |
| 6:31 | MIA | TD | Charles Clay 1 yd pass from Matt Moore (Dan Carpenter kick) | 17 - 0 | |
| 3rd Quarter | 11:39 | NE | FG | Stephen Gostkowski 45 yd FG | 17 - 3 |
| 7:10 | NE | TD | Deion Branch 1 yd pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) | 17 - 10 | |
| 2:17 | NE | TD | Tom Brady 1 yd run (Stephen Gostkowski kick) | 17 - 17 | |
| 4th Quarter | 8:55 | NE | FG | Stephen Gostkowski 42 yd FG | 17 - 20 |
| 2:56 | NE | TD | Tom Brady 1 yd run (Stephen Gostkowski kick) | 17 - 27 | |
| 1:48 | MIA | TD | Davone Bess 15 yd pass from Matt Moore (Dan Carpenter kick) | 24 - 27 | |
Team Statistics
| MIA | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 20 | 26 |
| Passing | 13 | 16 |
| Rushing | 5 | 10 |
| Penalty | 2 | 0 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 5-13 | 8-17 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Net Yards | 374 | 400 |
| Total Plays | 65 | 81 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.8 | 4.9 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 121 | 119 |
| Rushes | 28 | 31 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| Net Yards Passing | 253 | 281 |
| Completions - Attempts | 16-32 | 27-46 |
| Yards Per Pass Play | 6.8 | 5.6 |
| Times Sacked | 5 | 4 |
| Yards Lost to Sacks | 28 | 23 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 0 |
| Punts | 6 | 6 |
| Average Punt | 44.8 | 52.3 |
| Penalties | 6 | 5 |
| Penalty Yards | 39 | 50 |
| Fumbles | 4 | 1 |
| Fumbles Lost | 1 | 0 |
Passing
| Miami | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Moore | 16 | 32 | 281 | 50.0 | 8.8 | 5 | 28 | 3 | 1 |
| New England | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
| T. Brady | 27 | 46 | 304 | 58.7 | 6.6 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Miami | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Bush | 22 | 113 | 5.1 | 12 | 0 |
| M. Moore | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Thomas | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| B. Marshall | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| New England | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| S. Ridley | 13 | 64 | 4.9 | 18 | 0 |
| T. Brady | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 5 | 2 |
| D. Woodhead | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| B. Green-Ellis | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 |
| W. Welker | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| A. Hernandez | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Miami | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Marshall | 6 | 143 | 23.8 | 47 | 1 |
| B. Hartline | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 39 | 0 |
| D. Bess | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 15 | 1 |
| R. Bush | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 |
| C. Clay | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| W. Yeatman | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Hilliard | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| W. Welker | 12 | 138 | 11.5 | 42 | 0 |
| R. Gronkowski | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 22 | 0 |
| A. Hernandez | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 |
| D. Branch | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 31 | 1 |
| C. Ochocinco | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| S. Ridley | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Miami | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Carpenter | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 47 | 6 |
| New England | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
| S. Gostkowski | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 45 | 9 |
Punting
| Miami | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Fields | 6 | 44.8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| New England | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
| Z. Mesko | 6 | 52.3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Kick/Punt Returns
| Miami | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Gates | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Bess | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 13 | 0 |
| New England | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| D. Woodhead | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Faulk | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| J. Edelman | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
Defense
| Miami | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Dansby | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Y. Bell | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Burnett | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Culver | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Jones | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Allen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Wake | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Carroll | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Soliai | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Taylor | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Starks | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Odrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Smith | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Langford | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. McDaniel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Bush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Pouncey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Bess | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Pruitt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Clemons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Hartline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Incognito | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Trusnik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Spitler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
| D. McCourty | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Mayo | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Arrington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Fletcher | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Ihedigbo | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Ninkovich | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Deaderick | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Wilfork | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Love | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Jones | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Ellis | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Warren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Ventrone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Brown | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Edelman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Koutouvides | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Gostkowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Aiken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |










