New England Patriots Vs Miami Dolphins Match Player Stats

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — In the New England Patriots Vs Miami Dolphins Match Player Stats, the Patriots ran away with a 38-10 victory over the Miami Dolphins to finish 14-3 and secure second seed in the AFC playoffs. Rhamondre Stevenson and Drake Maye each scored on runs as New England relied heavily on its run game.

On Miami’s opening drive, Jack Gibbens forced a fumble which was recovered by Elijah Ponder and gave New England great field position. They would capitalize on it by marching 92 yards in nine plays before scoring on Stevenson’s rushing touchdown run.

TreVeyon Henderson

Henderson scored two rushing and one receiving touchdowns to become the first rookie since Damien Harris in 2021 to accomplish that feat in consecutive games. Furthermore, it made him only the second running back this season to record multiple rushing touchdowns during any one game and twice overall during his career.

The Dolphins responded with an impressive drive that combined run and quick pass plays, covering 65 yards on 10 plays while ending in Quinn Ewers hitting Malik Washington for a 2-yard play action touchdown, cutting their deficit down to 14-7.

Tyrel Dodson and Jordyn Brooks made an important third-down stop, enabling New England to get within field goal range.

An attempted 38-yard kick by Andy Borregales was blocked by defensive tackle Zach Sieler; furthermore, Morgan Moses received a holding penalty as Jaylen Wright fumbled, setting Miami up at their 37-yard line.

In the second half, New England pulled away with running touchdowns from Rhamondre Stevenson and Henderson – with Henderson scoring his best of the year with a 35-yard TD run in the third quarter to give New England a 31-10 advantage early in the fourth. Unfortunately for Miami, their attempt at comeback fell short, ending their season 7-10 overall.

Rhamondre Stevenson

Rhamondre Stevenson has been an integral component of the Patriots offense this season. He has recorded four touchdowns on both running back plays and receiving, scoring three rushing and two receiving scores and being an important contributor on special teams;

Rhamondre Stevenson stands as one of few players with both positive rushing and receiving yardage averages.

He is one of the Patriots’ primary rushing threats and ranks among league leaders for both rushing yards and total yards.

His presence has allowed the team to get off to an excellent start this year and has had an immediate effect both on the field and within their locker room.

Stevenson played an essential role on the Patriots’ opening drive against Buffalo (10/22). He carried seven times for 23 yards and took a direct snap on 3rd-and-17, helping convert a fourth-down red zone stop.

Additionally, Stevenson caught a 31-yard pass from QB Quinn Ewers that set up TE Mike Gesicki’s 2-yard touchdown and gave New England a two-score lead with less than one minute remaining in the first half.

At 92 yards and one touchdown on 16 carries, James had an outstanding game for the Patriots in their win over the Dolphins (12/31).

It marked his third time this season accumulating more than 100 scrimmage yards – setting career highs in both rushing and receiving yards respectively – as well as recording his highest scrimmage total ever during one season and becoming just the second Patriot to accumulate at least 100 in consecutive games.

Elijah Ponder

The Patriots created their first turnover of the first half with a forced fumble by Jack Gibbens that was recovered by linebacker Elijah Ponder and forced Miami into settling for an Andy Borregales field goal that put New England ahead 17-3 in the second quarter.

But the Dolphins responded immediately by mounting a quick drive early in the third quarter that took advantage of a 27-yard pass interference penalty against Carlton Davis and converted on third down with wide receiver Jaylinn Hawkins on a 20 yard screen pass from Hawkins into New England territory for another field goal attempt that put New England up 17-3 at halftime.

However, the Patriots were able to secure a safety on the next play as Christian Barmore sacked Jarrett Stidham in the end zone and caused a fumble which was recovered by Jahleel Addai of safety Jahleel Addai – one of three for Dolphins which led them only 10 points during first half.

Miami responded early in the second half with their most successful offensive drive of the game – using an efficient combination of runs and short passes to cover 65 yards in just 10 plays and score on play action by Malik Washington for a 2-yard touchdown run – cutting their deficit down to 14-14 at halftime. By fourth quarter time, Stefon Diggs had reached 1,000 receiving yards on his season – marking seven straight seasons of surpassing this threshold!

Theo Wease Jr.

FOXBOROUGH — Rookie quarterback Quinn Ewers continued his impressive start to the season in New England’s win against Miami, tossing for 137 yards with one touchdown and one interception and leading all receivers with three receptions – an outstanding feat compared to their opponents’ defense that was missing both linebackers Chop Robinson (concussion) and Minkah Fitzpatrick (calf). Running back Theo Wease Jr. also contributed impressively for New England.

Wease scored on his opening drive of the first quarter with a 2-yard touchdown catch off play action, prompting a Dolphins comeback that included runs and quick passes en route to a 10-play, 65-yard march, featuring wide receiver Malik Washington making an end-around catch of 20 yards.

But after a fourth-down stop by Miami’s defense, New England’s Jack Gibbens forced a fumble that was recovered by Elijah Ponder for a takeaway.

Andy Borregales attempted a 38-yard field goal attempt which was blocked by Zach Sieler of Miami – giving New England another takeaway and opportunity to score points from this turnover.

After an uneventful first half, the Dolphins came out strong in the second. Ewers connected on a 25-yard pass to Wease that moved them deeper into Patriots territory before third down pass attempt to Malik Washington was incomplete and Andy Borregales kicked a 59-yard field goal as time ran out in half, marking his longest kick and third in team history.

Carlton Davis

On their next drive, the Patriots used a mix of run and pass plays to move downfield and convert on a 3rd-and-17 play.

But the Dolphins quickly responded with their best offensive effort of the game as Quinn Ewers mixed runs and quick throws for 65 yards in 10 plays – highlighted by an expertly designed play-action pass to Malik Washington who scored from 2-yard out – cutting their deficit down to 14-7.

New England responded with an impressive third-quarter drive that saw Stefon Diggs reach 1,000 yards for the year on a 34-yard catch, but Miami answered with an outstanding fourth-down stop, as Tyrel Dodson and Jordyn Brooks combined on an tackle-for-loss inside the red zone to stop New England’s advance.

On their next possession, the Patriots attempted to extend their lead with another field goal attempt from 38 yards; however, Zach Sieler blocked this attempt and allowed Dolphins back in with less than two minutes remaining in the game.

Malik Washington

Though missing two starters, the Dolphins kept it close at home despite two starters’ absences. Running back Rhamondre Stevenson scored two touchdowns – running one himself and receiving another from quarterback Drake Maye – as Miami closed to 17-10 at halftime.

Andy Borregales kicked a 59-yard field goal as time expired in the first quarter to give New England a 10-7 advantage; later he added another 52-yard kick. Miami quarterback Quinn Ewers (23 of 33 yards) was knocked out late in fourth quarter due to a knee injury; second-year wide receiver Malik Washington scored on an incredible 74-yard punt return score; it marked their first punt return touchdown since Jakeem Grant ran one in 2020.