September 15, 2019 -- #NEvMIA
Hard Rock Stadium -- Miami Gardens, FL
CBS -- 1:00 P.M. EST
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NE - 14 / 7 / 14 / 10 // 45
MIA - 14 / 0 / 0 / 0 // 14
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New England overcomes slow defensive start to rout hopeless Dolphins, 45-14
Ryan Fitzpatrick seemed poised to channel his inner 'Fitzmagic' once again, throwing touchdown passes of 58 and 74 yards on the first five offensive plays of the day.
New England countered each explosive, two-play drive with methodical, nine-plus play drives of their own, taking the energy out of Hard Rock Stadium. And they pounded the Dolphins.
Antonio Brown caught seven passes for 153 yards in his Patriots debut as New England shutout the Dolphins for the next three quarters in the 45-14 win on Sunday.
Brown, making his first appearance for the team since being signed following a turmoil filled off-season, was his usual productive self. His second catch went for 72 yards, setting up Josh Gordon's 3-yard touchdown catch.
Gordon finished the day with two touchdowns on his four catches for 31 yards. Julian Edelman also had four catches for 82 yards while Tom Brady's favorite target was James White with eleven catches for 82 yards and a score. White, like Brown, was making his return to his hometown of Miami.
For New England, they got to finally put a rest to the Antonio Brown drama and get to playing football while also exorcising their Miami demons after losing on a lateral play in Miami last season.
They did so by shutting down Miami's passing attack following those two big plays. Fitzpatrick, who had 153 yards in the first quarter, finished with 279 passing yards and two interceptions. The Dolphins also got just 22 yards on the ground as they found themselves trailing and trying to keep up with New England.
Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
14:06 (MIA) A. Wilson 58 Yd pass from R. Fitzpatrick
8:12 (NE) J. Gordon 6 Yd pass from T. Brady
7:58 (MIA) D. Parker 72 Yd pass from R. Fitzpatrick
1:40 (NE) J. Gordon 3 Yd pass from T. Brady
Quarter 2
4:13 (NE) J. White 12 Yd pass from T. Brady
Quarter 3
8:39 (NE) R. Burkhead, 3 Yd run
1:51 (NE) S. Michel, 1 Yd run
Quarter 4
9:26 (NE) R. Burkhead, 14 Yd run
5:02 (NE) S. Gostkowski, 39 Yd FG
Player Stats
New England Patriots (2-0)
Tom Brady, QB: 32 of 40, 357 yards, 3 touchdowns, interception.
Sony Michel, HB: 30 carries, 134 yards, touchdown.
James White, HB: 7 carries, 49 yards, 11 receptions, 82 yards, touchdown.
Rex Burkhead, HB: 5 carries, 40 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Antonio Brown, WR: 7 receptions, 153 yards.
Julian Edelman, WR: 4 receptions, 64 yards.
Josh Gordon, WR: 4 receptions, 31 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Kyle Van Noy, LB: 7 tackles.
Jamie Collins Sr, LB: 5 tackles, sack, interception.
Devin McCourty, S: 2 tackles, interception.
Miami Dolphins (0-2)
Ryan Fitzpatrick, QB: 15 of 30, 279 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions.
Kenyan Drake, HB: 6 carries, 15 yards.
Albert Wilson, WR: 4 receptions, 82 yards, touchdown.
Devante Parker, WR: 3 receptions, 93 yards, touchdown.
Mike Gesicki, TE: 3 receptions, 49 yards.
Raekwon McMillan, LB: 12 tackles, tackle for loss.
Bobby McCain, S: 12 tackles.
Eric Rowe, CB: 10 tackles.
Reshad Jones, S: 3 tackles, interception.