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Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots

Miami Dolphins10

New England Patriots38✓

Final · Sunday, January 4, 2026 · 4:25 p.m. ET · Gillette Stadium

Head coaches: Mike McDaniel (Dolphins) · Mike Vrabel (Patriots)

Linescore

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Dolphins	0	10	0	0	10
Patriots	14	3	14	7	38

Scoring summary

Clock	Play	Team	Detail	MIA–NE
Q1
13:14	TD	Patriots	TreVeyon Henderson 5 Yd Rush (Andy Borregales Kick)	0–7
0:55	TD	Patriots	Rhamondre Stevenson 2 Yd Rush (Andy Borregales Kick)	0–14
Q2
10:14	TD	Dolphins	Malik Washington 2 Yd pass from Quinn Ewers (Riley Patterson Kick)	7–14
0:28	FG	Dolphins	Riley Patterson 52 Yd Field Goal	10–14
0:00	FG	Patriots	Andy Borregales 59 Yd Field Goal	10–17
Q3
7:30	TD	Patriots	Rhamondre Stevenson 15 Yd pass from Drake Maye (Andy Borregales Kick)	10–24
2:18	TD	Patriots	Rhamondre Stevenson 35 Yd Rush (Andy Borregales Kick)	10–31
Q4
12:39	TD	Patriots	TreVeyon Henderson 2 Yd Rush (Andy Borregales Kick)	10–38

Team stats

Stat	Dolphins	Patriots
First downs	13	22
Total yards	180	457
Yards per play	3.3	8.2
Passing yards	117	214
Comp / att	16/25	17/22
Rushing yards	63	243
Third down	5-13	5-10
Fourth down	0-1	0-1
Red zone	1-3	4-5
Turnovers	2	0
Penalties – yards	7-52	4-52
Sacks – yards lost	4-20	0-0
Possession	29:11	30:49
Plays	54	56

Also	Dolphins	Patriots
Passing first downs	7	8
Rushing first downs	5	12
First downs by penalty	1	2
Drives	11	12
Yards per pass	4.0	9.7
Interceptions thrown	1	0
Rushing attempts	25	34
Yards per rush	2.5	7.1
Fumbles lost	1	0
Defensive / special-teams TDs	0	0

Player lines

Miami Dolphins

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
14Quinn Ewers	16/23	137	6.0	1	1	4-20	35.1	81.2
0Zach Wilson	0/2	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	0.5	39.6
Team	16/25	117	5.5	1	1	4-20	--	74.9

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
5Jaylen Wright	13	23	1.8	7
6Malik Washington	2	22	11.0	14
14Quinn Ewers	1	9	9.0	9
31Ollie Gordon II	9	9	1.0	9
Team	25	63	2.5	14

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
81Theo Wease Jr.	3	44	14.7	0	20	5
85Greg Dulcich	3	31	10.3	0	20	4
84Tahj Washington	2	26	13.0	0	19	3
5Jaylen Wright	2	17	8.5	0	13	2
89Julian Hill	1	8	8.0	0	8	1
6Malik Washington	3	6	2.0	1	5	4
30Alec Ingold	1	3	3.0	0	3	2
31Ollie Gordon II	1	2	2.0	0	2	1
19Cedrick Wilson Jr.	0	0	0.0	0	0	2
Team	16	137	8.6	1	20	24

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
5Jaylen Wright	2	1	0
89Julian Hill	0	0	1
Team	2	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HTS
20Jordyn Brooks	9	4	0	0	0
25Tyrel Dodson	8	0	0	0	0
11Dante Trader Jr.	7	3	0	0	0
21Ashtyn Davis	5	3	0	0	0
9Ifeatu Melifonwu	5	3	0	0	0
3K.J. Britt	5	0	0	0	0
94Jordan Phillips	5	0	0	0	0
23Jack Jones	4	2	0	0	0
92Zach Sieler	3	2	1	0	0
26Rasul Douglas	3	2	0	1	0
56Quinton Bell	3	0	0	0	0
40Willie Gay Jr.	2	1	0	0	0
93Zeek Biggers	2	1	0	0	0
42Jackson Woodard	2	1	0	0	0
2Bradley Chubb	1	1	0	0	2
53Cameron Goode	1	1	0	0	0
85Greg Dulcich	1	1	0	0	0
33Jason Marshall Jr.	1	0	0	0	0
90Kenneth Grant	1	0	0	0	1
Team	68	25	1	1	3

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
6Malik Washington	2	54	27.0	27	0

Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
6Malik Washington	1	2	2.0	2	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS	Made from
47Riley Patterson	1/1	100.0	52	1/1	4	52

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
16Jake Bailey	6	245	40.8	0	0	50

New England Patriots

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SACKS	QBR	RTG
10Drake Maye	14/18	191	10.6	1	0-0	87.1	129.4
11Joshua Dobbs	3/4	23	5.8	0	0-0	3.5	88.5
Team	17/22	214	9.7	1	0-0	--	122.2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
38Rhamondre Stevenson	7	131	18.7	2	56
32TreVeyon Henderson	13	53	4.1	2	13
10Drake Maye	5	41	8.2	0	14
34D'Ernest Johnson	5	13	2.6	0	5
18Kyle Williams	1	5	5.0	0	5
11Joshua Dobbs	3	0	0.0	0	2
Team	34	243	7.1	4	56

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
85Hunter Henry	5	56	11.2	0	29	5
8Stefon Diggs	3	43	14.3	0	34	3
86Efton Chism III	1	35	35.0	0	35	1
3DeMario Douglas	2	29	14.5	0	20	3
9Kayshon Boutte	2	24	12.0	0	13	4
38Rhamondre Stevenson	2	22	11.0	1	15	2
81Austin Hooper	1	5	5.0	0	5	1
37Jack Westover	1	0	0.0	0	0	1
Team	17	214	12.6	1	35	20

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
91Elijah Ponder	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
48Jahlani Tavai	8	3	0	1	0	0
53Christian Elliss	8	3	0	0	0	0
51Jack Gibbens	5	2	0	0	2	0
33Anfernee Jennings	4	3	0	2	0	2
0Christian Gonzalez	4	3	0	0	0	0
31Craig Woodson	4	2	0	0	0	0
90Christian Barmore	3	3	1	1	0	2
7Carlton Davis III	3	3	0	0	1	0
94Cory Durden	3	2	0	1	0	0
44K'Lavon Chaisson	3	1	1	1	0	2
25Marcus Jones	2	2	1	2	0	1
21Jaylinn Hawkins	2	1	0	0	1	0
97Milton Williams	2	1	0	1	0	0
15Marte Mapu	2	1	0	0	0	0
93Leonard Taylor III	2	0	0	0	0	1
55Eric Gregory	2	0	0	0	0	0
91Elijah Ponder	1	1	1	1	0	1
81Austin Hooper	1	1	0	0	0	0
22Charles Woods	1	1	0	0	0	0
24Dell Pettus	1	1	0	0	0	0
47Julian Ashby	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	62	34	4	10	4	9

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
21Jaylinn Hawkins	1	0	0

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
34D'Ernest Johnson	2	51	25.5	29	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS	Made from
36Andy Borregales	1/2	50.0	59	5/5	8	59

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
17Bryce Baringer	3	155	51.7	0	3	56

Entering Week 18

The table after Week 17, the way the standings read when this game kicked off.

Miami Dolphins · 7-9 · 3rd in the AFC East

New England Patriots · 13-3 · 1st in the AFC East

Officials and attendance

Attendance: 64,628

Officials: Back Judge Greg Wilson · Referee Clay Martin · Umpire Steven Woods · Down Judge Jerod Phillips · Field Judge Dave Hawkshaw · Side Judge Alonzo Ramsey III · Line Judge Brian Perry

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