New England 23, Miami 16
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 2, 2012
Where: Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
Temperature:
77°
Head Official:
Ron Winter
Attendance:
72114
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New England 23, Miami 16: Wes Welker caught 12 passes, including a 7-yard touchdown toss from Tom Brady, and visiting New England won its sixth straight game to clinch the AFC East title for the fourth straight season.
The NFL’s highest-scoring team never really got its high-octane offense in gear, but it also never trailed in the game. Stevan Ridley (19 carries, 71 yards) opened the scoring on a 2-yard run on the Patriots’ first possession, and New England used a seven-minute, 16-play drive in the fourth quarter that was capped by Stephen Gostkowski’s third field goal to put the game out of reach.
Brady was 24-of-40 for 238 yards, most of which went to Welker. The wideout finished with 103 yards receiving and tied Jerry Rice’s NFL record of 17 games with double-digit catches. Brady surpassed Joe Montana for the most division titles (10) by a quarterback.
Welker dropped a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter and the Patriots had to settle for a 32-yard field goal by Gostkowski to take a 20-10 lead. Miami answered on its next drive with a 33-yard kick by Dan Carpenter with 8:50 to play, cutting the deficit to 20-13 before the Patriots’ ensuing time-consuming drive sealed things.
Quarterback Ryan Tannehill scored on a 2-yard run to get Miami within 17-10 before halftime. He finished 13-of-29 for 186 yards.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Brady now has the longest active streak of passing for at least one touchdown in a game. He has thrown a scoring pass in 44 consecutive games. Drew Brees’ record streak of 54 games came to an end on Thursday. … Brady threw an interception in the first half, his first since Week 6. … Miami LT Jake Long suffered a torn triceps in the first half and is done for the season. …Reggie Bush carried 15 times for 64 yards for the Dolphins.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
| New England |
|
Miami |
|
Stevan Ridley
|
Player |
Reggie Bush
|
|
19 |
Attempts |
15 |
|
71 |
Yards |
64 |
|
3.7 |
Avg Yards |
4.3 |
|
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
11 |
Long |
16 |
Receiving
| New England |
|
Miami |
|
Wes Welker
| Player |
Brian Hartline
|
|
12 |
Receptions |
5 |
|
103 |
Yards |
84 |
|
8.6 |
Avg Yards |
16.8 |
|
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
14 |
Long |
28 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| New England
|
321 |
108 |
213 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3.0 |
4 |
| Miami
|
277 |
101 |
176 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Miami will play their next game on the road against San Francisco.
The Dolphins have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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New England will play their next game at home against Houston.
The Patriots have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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