Surprise, surprise

What about them Dolphins. The Miami Dolphins beat the 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. 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. The fifth score was a Ronnie Brown 5-yard run to cap off a Miami 9-play, 77-yard drive. The sixth score was a Ronnie Brown 19-yard pass to Anthony Fasano to cap off a Miami 10-play, 79-yard drive. 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 Miami 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
1st Downs	23	14
3rd down efficiency	4-9	4-15
4th down efficiency	0-0	2-3
Total Yards	461	216
Passing	245	137
Comp-Att	18-21	22-35
Yards per pass	11.7	3.9
Rushing	216	79
Rushing Attempts	36	20
Yards per rush	6.0	4.0
Penalties	5-35	2-10
Turnovers	0	2
Fumbles lost	0	1
Interceptions thrown	0	1
Possession	32:33	27:27

iami Passing   C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT C. Pennington 17/20 226 11.3 0 0 R. Brown 1/1 19 19.0 1 0 Team 18/21 245 11.7 1 0	New England Passing   C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT M. Cassel 19/31 131 4.2 1 1 K. O'Connell 3/4 25 6.3 0 0 Team 22/35 137 3.9 1 1
Miami Rushing   CAR YDS AVG TD LG R. Brown 17 113 6.6 4 62 R. Williams 16 98 6.1 0 28 P. Cobbs 3 5 1.7 0 4 Team 36 216 6.0 4 62	New England Rushing   CAR YDS AVG TD LG S. Morris 9 27 3.0 0 17 L. Jordan 6 22 3.7 0 9 W. Welker 1 19 19.0 0 19 K. Faulk 1 6 6.0 0 6 M. Cassel 3 5 1.7 0 2 Team 20 79 4.0 0 19
Miami Receiving   REC YDS AVG TD LG A. Fasano 3 66 22.0 1 24 G. Camarillo 4 60 15.0 0 33 T. Ginn Jr. 5 49 9.8 0 18 R. Williams 2 21 10.5 0 12 D. Martin 1 21 21.0 0 21 E. Wilford 1 15 15.0 0 15 R. Brown 1 9 9.0 0 9 D. Bess 1 4 4.0 0 4 Team 18 245 13.6 1 33	New England Receiving   REC YDS AVG TD LG W. Welker 6 55 9.2 0 21 J. Gaffney 6 51 8.5 1 12 R. Moss 4 25 6.3 0 7 S. Aiken 1 9 9.0 0 9 K. Faulk 2 6 3.0 0 4 B. Watson 1 6 6.0 0 6 D. Thomas 1 4 4.0 0 4 S. Morris 1 0 0.0 0 0 Team 22 156 7.1 1 21
Miami Fumbles   FUM LOST REC T. Ginn Jr. 1 0 0 P. Merling 0 0 1 Team 1 0 1	New England Fumbles   FUM LOST REC M. Cassel 1 1 0 E. Hobbs 1 0 0 Team 2 1 0

Miami Interceptions   INT YDS TD R. Starks 1 8 0 Team 1 8 0

New England Interceptions   INT YDS TD Team 0 0 0

Miami Tackles   TOT SACKS SOLO Y. Bell 10 0 7 R. Hill 7 0 6 J. Porter 6 3 5 A. Goodman 6 0 3 C. Crowder 5 0 4 M. Lehan 5 0 3 C. Anderson 4 0 3 W. Allen 4 0 2 M. Roth 3 0 3 P. Merling 3 1 2 P. Cobbs 3 0 2 K. Langford 3 0 2 D. Martin 3 0 2 A. Ayodele 3 0 2 T. Culver 3 0 1 J. Allen 2 0 2 R. Starks 2 0 1 P. Soliai 1 0 1 R. Torbor 1 0 1 Q. Moses 1 0 1 J. Ferguson 1 0 0 C. Cramer 1 0 0 V. Holliday 1 0 0 N. Jones 1 0 0 Team 79 4 53

New England Tackles   TOT SACKS SOLO J. Mayo 12 0 8 R. Harrison 12 0 6 T. Bruschi 8 0 3 T. Warren 6 0 5 B. Meriweather 6 0 5 M. Vrabel 6 0 3 J. Sanders 6 0 1 P. Woods 5 0 3 V. Wilfork 5 0 2 J. Green 4 0 3 E. Hobbs 4 0 3 G. Guyton 4 0 2 A. Thomas 4 0 2 D. O'Neal 3 0 2 R. Seymour 3 0 2 H. Evans 1 0 1 J. Wilhite 1 0 1 L. Mankins 1 0 1 C. Hanson 1 0 0 Team 92 0 53

Miami Kick Returns   NO YDS AVG LG D. Bess 3 47 15.7 18 Team 3 47 15.7 18	New England Kick Returns   NO YDS AVG LG E. Hobbs 6 237 39.5 81 K. Faulk 1 11 11.0 11 Team 7 248 35.4 81
Miami Punt Returns   NO YDS AVG LG D. Bess 1 10 10.0 10 Team 1 10 10.0 10	New England Punt Returns   NO YDS AVG LG K. Faulk 2 34 17.0 19 Team 2 34 17.0 19

Miami Kicking   FG PCT LONG XP PTS D. Carpenter 1/1 100.0 39 5/5 8 Team 1/1 100.0 39 5/5 8

New England Kicking   FG PCT LONG XP PTS S. Gostkowski 2/2 100.0 44 1/1 7 Team 2/2 100.0 44 1/1 7

Miami Punting   TOT YDS AVG TB -20 LG B. Fields 4 189 47.3 0 2 60 Team 4 189 47.3 0 2 60

New England Punting   TOT YDS AVG TB -20 LG C. Hanson 3 121 40.3 0 1 48 Team 3 121 40.3 0 1 48