The Miami Dolphins beat the New England Patriots 17-16 on Sep 12, 2021 at Gillette Stadium.
Final · Gillette Stadium
Top performers
- Tua Tagovailoa threw for 202 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception for the Dolphins.
- Salvon Ahmed ran for 4 yards on 3 carries.
- Mac Jones threw for 281 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions for the Patriots.
- Damien Harris ran for 100 yards on 23 carries.
Miami Dolphins box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvon Ahmed | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Tua Tagovailoa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Jacoby Brissett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 9 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeVante Parker | 4 | 7 | 81 | 0 | 30 |
| Jaylen Waddle | 4 | 5 | 61 | 1 | 36 |
| Salvon Ahmed | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 18 |
| Durham Smythe | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Albert Wilson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gesicki | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 11 | 22 | 175 | 1 | 36 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Baker | 12 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Rowe | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Byron Jones | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason McCourty | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Xavien Howard | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Van Ginkel | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Jenkins | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Ogbah | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach Sieler | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Butler | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Jones | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jevon Holland | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 58 | 43 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
New England Patriots box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damien Harris | 23 | 100 | 0 | 35 |
| Jonnu Smith | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Brandon Bolden | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 26 | 113 | 0 | 35 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Agholor | 5 | 7 | 72 | 1 | 25 |
| Jakobi Meyers | 6 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 22 |
| Jonnu Smith | 5 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 11 |
| Hunter Henry | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 16 |
| Kendrick Bourne | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Damien Harris | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 23 | 31 | 232 | 1 | 25 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin McCourty | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Dugger | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Guy | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Judon | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dont'a Hightower | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Whaun Bentley | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Van Noy | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adrian Phillips | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davon Godchaux | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.C. Jackson | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jalen Mills | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Uche | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Barmore | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Jones | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 46 | 33 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Dolphins · 2021 season · Previous Aug 29, 2021: MIA 29, CIN 26 · Next Sep 19, 2021: BUF 35, MIA 0
- Patriots · 2021 season · Previous Aug 29, 2021: NE 22, NYG 20 · Next Sep 19, 2021: NE 25, NYJ 6