| AFC Championship - New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: January 12, 1986 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 74978 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 65 F Humidty: 84% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Franklin 23 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Dan Johnson 10 pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Collins 4 pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Derrick Ramsey 1 pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Robert Weathers 2 pass from Tony Eason (Tony Franklin kick) | 24 | 7 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Tony Nathan 10 pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick) | 24 | 14 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Mosi Tatupu 1 run (Tony Franklin kick) | 31 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 81 | WR | Stephen Starring |
| 76 | LOT | Brian Holloway |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 58 | C | Pete Brock |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 67 | ROT | Steve Moore |
| 87 | TE | Lin Dawson |
| 11 | QB | Tony Eason |
| 33 | HB | Tony Collins |
| 32 | FB | Craig James |
| Defense | ||
| 60 | LDE | Garin Veris |
| 72 | NT | Lester Williams |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 66 | LOLB | Andre Tippett |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Larry McGrew |
| 55 | ROLB | Don Blackmon |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lippett |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 26 | RCB | Raymond Clayborn |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Mark Clayton |
| 85 | WR | Mark Duper |
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 79 | LOT | Jon Giesler |
| 61 | LOG | Roy Foster |
| 57 | C | Dwight Stephenson |
| 76 | ROG | Steve Clark |
| 72 | ROT | Ronnie Lee |
| 84 | TE | Bruce Hardy |
| 13 | QB | Dan Marino |
| 22 | RB | Tony Nathan |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Doug Betters |
| 71 | NT | Mike Charles |
| 59 | RDE | Kim Bokamper |
| 59 | LOLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 53 | LILB | Jay Brophy |
| 50 | RILB | Jackie Shipp |
| 55 | ROLB | Hugh Green |
| 44 | LCB | Paul Lankford |
| 47 | SS | Glenn Blackwood |
| 43 | FS | Bud Brown |
| 49 | RCB | William Judson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Roland James | 22 | 105 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Robert Weathers | 16 | 87 | 5.4 | 45 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 12 | 61 | 5.1 | 14 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Tony Eason | 3 | -7 | -2.3 | -2 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Joe Carter | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Ron Davenport | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Woody Bennett | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dan Marino | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Tony Eason | 12 | 10 | 83.3 | 0 | 71 | 5.9 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 130.9 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Dan Marino | 48 | 20 | 41.7 | 2 | 248 | 5.2 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 54.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Derrick Ramsey | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Tony Collins | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 9 | 1 |
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Robert Weathers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Tony Nathan | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 20 | 1 |
| Bruce Hardy | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Mark Duper | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Mark Clayton | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Ron Davenport | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Dan Johnson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10t | 1 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Joe Rose | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Fred Marion | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Ray Clayborn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Rich Camarillo | 5 | 201 | 40.2 | 49 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Reggie Roby | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Roland James | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Tommy Vigorito | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stephen Starring | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 37 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Lorenzo Hampton | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Garin Veris | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
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