| New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: September 9, 1984 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 66083 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 87 F Humidty: 50% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mark Duper 35 pass from Jim Jensen (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Lin Dawson 9 pass from Steve Grogan (Tony Franklin kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mark Clayton 38 pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mark Clayton 15 pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | William Judson 60 lateral from Mike Kozlowski 26 interception return (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 7 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Cedric Jones |
| 81 | WR | Stephen Starring |
| 76 | LOT | Brian Holloway |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 58 | C | Pete Brock |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 68 | ROT | Darryl Haley |
| 87 | TE | Lin Dawson |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 33 | FB | Tony Collins |
| 88 | HBK | Derrick Ramsey |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Kenneth Sims |
| 98 | NT | Dennis Owens |
| 90 | RDE | Toby Williams |
| 56 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Larry McGrew |
| 55 | ROLB | Don Blackmon |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 25 | FS | Rick Sanford |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Mark Clayton |
| 85 | WR | Mark Duper |
| 79 | LOT | Jon Giesler |
| 61 | LOG | Roy Foster |
| 57 | C | Dwight Stephenson |
| 64 | ROG | Ed Newman |
| 68 | ROT | Eric Laakso |
| 87 | TE | Dan Johnson |
| 13 | QB | Dan Marino |
| 11 | RB | Jim Jensen |
| 37 | FB | Andra Franklin |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Doug Betters |
| 73 | NT | Bob Baumhower |
| 58 | RDE | Kim Bokamper |
| 59 | LOLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 55 | LILB | Earnie Rhone |
| 58 | RILB | Mark Brown |
| 56 | ROLB | Charles Bowser |
| 28 | LCB | Don McNeal |
| 47 | SS | Glenn Blackwood |
| 42 | FS | Lyle Blackwood |
| 49 | RCB | William Judson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tony Collins | 20 | 87 | 4.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig James | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Tony Nathan | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Andra Franklin | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Woody Bennett | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Dan Marino | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Mark Clayton | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 42 | 20 | 47.6 | 4 | 217 | 5.2 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 31.6 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Dan Marino | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 2 | 234 | 8.7 | 38t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 81.4 |
| Jim Jensen | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 | 35t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Derrick Ramsey | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Lin Dawson | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 12 | 1 |
| Cedric Jones | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Stephen Starring | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Irving Fryar | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Craig James | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mark Clayton | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 38t | 2 |
| Mark Duper | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 35t | 1 |
| Dan Johnson | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 28 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Joe Rose | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Don Blackmon | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Roland James | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Glenn Blackwood | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Mike Kozlowski | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Don McNeal | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Judson | 0 | 60 | 60Lt | 1 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Luke Prestridge | 8 | 317 | 39.6 | 49 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Reggie Roby | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Irving Fryar | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Mark Clayton | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 22 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Jon Williams | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Vince Heflin | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Doug Betters | 1.0 |
| Earnie Rhone | 1.0 |
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