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Garrett SpainSep 21, 2008

What about them Dolphins. The Miami Dolphins beat theย New England Patriots today, 38-13. In 2007 the Dolphins were the worst team in the NFL, finishing 1-15. The Patriots did the exact opposite. They had a perfect 16-0 regular season, but lost to the Giants in the Super Bowl, so they finished 18-1. The Patriots lost Junior Seau, Asante Samuel, and Donte Stallworth, but was able to get Deltha O'Neal. Then, in their first game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Tom Brady went down with a knee injury that ended his season.ย Kelley Washington, Eric Alexander, and Laurence Maroney also went down with injuries. The 2-0 Patriot where 6th in the NFL power rankings. The Dolphins gained Chad Pennington, Jake Long, Davone Bess, Kelly Poppinga, and Chad Henne. The 0-2 Dolphins were 30th in the NFL power Rankings. The first score was a Ronnie Brown 2-yard run to cap off an 8-play, 74-yard drive by the dolphins. The second score was a Stephen Gostowski 37-yard Field Goal for the Patriots. The third score was a 15-yard Ronnie Brown run to cap a dolphins 6-play, 79-yard drive. The fourth score was a Stephen Gostowski 44-yard field goal for the patriots.ย The fifth score was a Ronnie Brown 5-yard run to cap off a Miamiย 9-play, 77-yardย drive. The sixth score wasย a Ronnie Brown 19-yardย pass to Anthony Fasano to cap off a Miami 10-play, 79-yard drive.ย The seventh score was a Matt Cassel 5-yard pass to Jabar Gaffney to cap off a 7-play, 23-yard Patriot drive. The eight score was a Ronnie Brown 62-yard run to cap off a 6-play, 85-yard Miamiย drive. The ninth and final score was a Dan Carpenter 39-yard field goal for Miami. Here is the box score for the game:

Team Stat Comparison
ย 
1st Downs2314
3rd down efficiency
4-94-15
4th down efficiency
0-02-3
Total Yards461216
Passing245137
Comp-Att
18-2122-35
Yards per pass
11.73.9
Rushing21679
Rushing Attempts
3620
Yards per rush
6.04.0
Penalties5-352-10
Turnovers02
Fumbles lost
01
Interceptions thrown
01
Possession32:3327:27
iami Passing
ย C/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
C. Pennington17/2022611.300
R. Brown1/11919.010
Team18/2124511.710
New England Passing
ย C/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
M. Cassel19/311314.211
K. O'Connell3/4256.300
Team22/351373.911
Miami Rushing
ย CARYDSAVGTDLG
R. Brown171136.6462
R. Williams16986.1028
P. Cobbs351.704
Team362166.0462
New England Rushing
ย CARYDSAVGTDLG
S. Morris9273.0017
L. Jordan6223.709
W. Welker11919.0019
K. Faulk166.006
M. Cassel351.702
Team20794.0019
Miami Receiving
ย RECYDSAVGTDLG
A. Fasano36622.0124
G. Camarillo46015.0033
T. Ginn Jr.5499.8018
R. Williams22110.5012
D. Martin12121.0021
E. Wilford11515.0015
R. Brown199.009
D. Bess144.004
Team1824513.6133
New England Receiving
ย RECYDSAVGTDLG
W. Welker6559.2021
J. Gaffney6518.5112
R. Moss4256.307
S. Aiken199.009
K. Faulk263.004
B. Watson166.006
D. Thomas144.004
S. Morris100.000
Team221567.1121
Miami Fumbles
ย FUMLOSTREC
T. Ginn Jr.100
P. Merling001
Team101
New England Fumbles
ย FUMLOSTREC
M. Cassel110
E. Hobbs100
Team210
Miami Interceptions
ย INTYDSTD
R. Starks180
Team180
New England Interceptions
ย INTYDSTD
Team000
Miami Kick Returns
ย NOYDSAVGLG
D. Bess34715.718
Team34715.718
New England Kick Returns
ย NOYDSAVGLG
E. Hobbs623739.581
K. Faulk11111.011
Team724835.481
Miami Punt Returns
ย NOYDSAVGLG
D. Bess11010.010
Team11010.010
New England Punt Returns
ย NOYDSAVGLG
K. Faulk23417.019
Team23417.019
Miami Kicking
ย FGPCTLONGXPPTS
D. Carpenter1/1100.0395/58
Team1/1100.0395/58
New England Kicking
ย FGPCTLONGXPPTS
S. Gostkowski2/2100.0441/17
Team2/2100.0441/17
Miami Punting
ย TOTYDSAVGTB-20LG
B. Fields418947.30260
Team418947.30260
New England Punting
ย TOTYDSAVGTB-20LG
C. Hanson312140.30148
Team312140.30148