| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | |
| DOLPHINS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PATRIOTS | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
At Gillette Stadium. Attendance: 68,756. Time: 2:56.
| Net yards rushing |
| MIA | 47 |
| NE | 167 |
| Net yards passing |
| MIA | 209 |
| NE | 276 |
| Total net yards offense |
| MIA | 256 |
| NE | 443 |
| Time of possession |
| MIA | 24:22 |
| NE | 35:38 |
| MIA | NE | ||
| First downs | Total | 16 | 28 |
| Rushing | 4 | 12 | |
| Passing | 11 | 15 | |
| Penalties | 1 | 1 | |
| Conversions | Third down | 5-13 | 8-16 |
| Fourth down | 0-1 | 2-3 | |
| Red zone efficiency | 0-1 | 3-3 | |
| Rushing | Attempts | 15 | 38 |
| Average gain | 3.1 | 4.4 | |
| Passing | Att.-comp.-int. | 35-20-1 | 36-22-0 |
| Avg. gain per pass play | 5.0 | 7.5 | |
| Sacked-yards lost | 7-26 | 1-8 | |
| Total offense | Plays, pass and rush | 57 | 75 |
| Avg. gain per play | 4.5 | 5.9 | |
| Punting | Number-average | 5-49.4 | 5-35.6 |
| Had blocked | 0 | 0 | |
| Returned-yards | 1-14 | 4-30 | |
| Kickoffs | Returned-yards | 3-42 | 0-0 |
| Interceptions | Returned-yards | 0-0 | 1-13 |
| Penalties | No.-yards | 3-23 | 6-48 |
| Fumbles | No.-lost | 1-1 | 1-0 |
Scoring summary
FIRST QUARTER
Patriots 7, Dolphins 0
Welker 9 yd. pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick) (2-28, 0:35). Time: 6:40
SECOND QUARTER
Patriots 14, Dolphins 0
Ridley 1 yd. run (Gostkowski kick) (13-92, 7:28). Time: 10:26
Patriots 21, Dolphins 0
Ridley 2 yd. run (Gostkowski kick) (14-69, 5:24). Time: 1:00
FOURTH QUARTER
Patriots 28, Dolphins 0
Gronkowski 23 yd. pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick) (6-47, 2:27). Time: 9:20
Rushing
| Att. | Yds. | Avg. | Lg | TD | |
| Bush |
| 26 | 3.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Miller |
| 13 | 2.6 | 4 | 0 |
| Tannehill |
| 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Total |
| 47 | 3.1 | 18 | 0 |
Passing
| Att. | Com. | Yds. | TD | Int | Lg | |
| Tannehill |
| 20 | 235 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
Pass receiving
| Tar. | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Lg | TD | |
| Hartline |
| 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Binns |
| 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Matthews |
| 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Fasano |
| 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Bush |
| 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Miller |
| 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Lane |
| 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Total |
| 20 | 235 | 11.8 | 22 | 0 |
Punting
| In | |||||
| No. | Avg. | Lg | 20 | TB | |
| Fields |
| 49.4 | 57 | 3 | 0 |
Punt returns
| No. | Avg. | FC | Lg | TD | |
| Thigpen |
| 14.0 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Matthews |
| 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total |
| 14.0 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
Kickoff returns
| No. | Avg. | FC | Lg | TD | |
| Thigpen |
| 14.0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
Fumbles
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| No. | Rec. | Yds. | TD | Rec. | Yds. | TD | |
| Tannehill |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tackles-assists-sacks
Dansby 6-7-0, Burnett 5-5-0, Jones 4-5-0, Wilson 4-1-0, Freeny 4-1-0, Clemons 3-2-0, McCann 4-0-1, Wake 1-3-0, Trusnik 1-3-0, Soliai 2-1-0, Vernon 1-1-0, Smith 1-1-0, Starks 1-1-0, Odrick 1-0-0, Patterson 1-0-0, Misi 1-0-0, McDaniel 0-1-0. Total 40-32-1.
Rushing
| Att. | Yds. | Avg. | Lg | TD | |
| Ridley |
| 74 | 3.7 | 13 | 2 |
| Vereen |
| 38 | 4.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Bolden |
| 26 | 4.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Woodhead |
| 18 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Welker |
| 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Total |
| 167 | 4.4 | 24 | 2 |
Passing
| Att. | Com. | Yds. | TD | Int | Lg | |
| Brady |
| 22 | 284 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
Pass receiving
| Tar. | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Lg | TD | |
| Welker |
| 8 | 94 | 11.8 | 23 | 1 |
| Woodhead |
| 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Hernandez |
| 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Gronkowski |
| 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 23t | 1 |
| Branch |
| 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Lloyd |
| 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Hoomanawanui |
| 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total |
| 22 | 284 | 12.9 | 25 | 2 |
Interceptions
| No. | Yds. | Avg. | Lg | TD | |
| Gregory |
| 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
Punting
| In | |||||
| No. | Avg. | Lg | 20 | TB | |
| Mesko |
| 35.6 | 56 | 4 | 0 |
Punt returns
| No. | Avg. | FC | Lg | TD | |
| Welker |
| 7.5 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Kickoff returns
| No. | Avg. | FC | Lg | TD | |
| Total |
| 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
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| No. | Rec. | Yds. | TD | Rec. | Yds. | TD | |
| Welker |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hightower |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tackles-assists-sacks
Jones 3-4-0, Arrington 5-1-0, Chung 5-1-0, Mayo 3-2-0, Wilfork 2-3-1, McCourty 4-0-0, Francis 3-0-3, Hightower 1-2-0, Deaderick 2-0-1, Wilson 1-1-0, Scott 1-0-1, Martin 1-0-1, Gregory 1-0-0, Cunningham 1-0-0, Ninkovich 0-1-0, Love 0-1-0. Total 33-16-7.