NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (2-1) AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (2-1)
SERIES
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PATRIOTS |
DOLPHINS |
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SERIES LEADER |
49-37 |
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STREAKS |
4 of past 6 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Belichick: 11-11 |
Sparano: 2-2 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 38-30 vs. Bills |
L 31-23 vs. Jets |
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LAST GAME |
12/6/09: Patriots 21 at Dolphins 22. Miami QB Chad Henne passes for 335 yards & 2 TDs as Dolphins rally to overcome 11-point 2nd-half deficit. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
12/6/09 |
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BROADCAST |
ESPN (8:30 PM ET): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden. Westwood One Radio: Kevin Harlan, Boomer Esiason, Steve Tasker (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 124 (WW1), 125 (NE), 126 (Mia.). XM: 124 (WW1), 102 (NE), 103 (Mia.). |
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STATS
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PASSING |
Brady: 66-98-758-8 (2L)-2-109.1 (2C) |
Henne: 56-93-659-3-1-88.1 |
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RUSHING |
Green-Ellis: 31-139-4.5-1 |
R. Brown: 37-199-5.4-1 |
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RECEIVING |
Welker: 18-147-8.2-3 (T3C) |
Marshall: 22 (T3L)-290 (3C)-13.2-1 |
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OFFENSE |
370.7 |
319.3 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
0 |
+1 |
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DEFENSE |
379.3 |
310.7 |
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SACKS |
G. Warren: 2 |
Wake: 2 |
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INTs |
3 tied: 1 |
J. Allen: 2 (T1C) |
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PUNTING |
Mesko (R): 43.1 |
Fields: 41.8 |
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KICKING |
Gostkowski: 18 (12/12 PAT; 2/5 FG) |
D. Carpenter: 20 (5/5 PAT; 5/6 FG) |
NOTES
PATRIOTS: Club is 10-5 under head coach BILL BELICHICK on MNF & has won 6 of past 7 on Monday night...QB TOM BRADY aims for 3rd consecutive game w/300+ passing yards against Dolphins (332, 353). Brady (99) needs 1 win to reach 100 career...RB BEN JARVUS GREEN-ELLIS led team w/98 rush yards last week, 2nd-most rush yards in career (105 vs. Buf. 11/9/08). RB DANNY WOODHEAD recorded 1st career TD on 22-yard run vs. Bills...WR RANDY MOSS has 5 TD rec. in past 3 vs. Mia. & aims for 3rd consecutive game with 50+ yard TD catch vs. Dolphins (71, 58). In past 3 vs. Mia., Moss is averaging 112.7 receiving yards per game (338 total). In past 3 vs. Dolphins, WR WES WELKER has 27 rec. for 371 yards (13.7 avg.)...Rookie TE AARON HERNANDEZ (4th round, No. 113) aims for 3rd straight game w/6 receptions. Rookie TE ROB GRONKOWSKI (2nd round, No. 42) has 2 TDs in 3 games...S PATRICK CHUNG & S BRANDON MERIWEATHER each posted INT last week. Fla. native Meriweather has 2 INTs in past 3 against Mia.
DOLPHINS: Club has 33-19 all-time record (.635) on MNF at home...QB CHAD HENNE is 1-0 on MNF & completed 20 of 26 passes (76.9 pct.) for 241 yards w/2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 130.4 passer rating...In 3 career games on MNF, RB RONNIE BROWN averages 106.7 rush yards per game (320 total). Aims for 3rd consecutive game w/2 rush TDs on MNF. Brown has accounted for 7 career TDs against NE (5 rushing, 2 passing). RB RICKY WILLIAMS has 856 career yards vs. Patriots, 2nd-most vs. any opponent...WR BRANDON MARSHALL had 2 TD rec. in last meeting vs. NE (w/Denver on 10/11/09). Marshall posted 8th career game w/10+ catches & 100+ receiving yards last week (10 rec., 166 yards). WR DAVONE BESS had career-best in rec. (10) & receiving yards (117) against Patriots on 12/6/09. Bess had 6 catches vs. Jets, all resulted in 1st downs...CB VONTAE DAVIS aims for 3rd straight game w/INT vs. Patriots.