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| 1 2 3 4 F New England 3 14 7 7 - 31 Miami 0 7 0 7 - 14 1st Quarter New England - Franklin 23 yard field goal New England 3-0 2nd Quarter Miami - Johnson 10 yard pass fromMarino Miami 7-3 New England - Collins 4 yard pass from Eason New Engalnd 10-7 New England - Ramsey 1 yard pass from Eason New England 17-7 Third Quarter New England - Weathers 2 yard pass from Eason New England 24-7 Fourth Quarter Miami - Nathan 10 yard pass from Marino New England 24-14 New England - Mosi Tatupu 1 yard run New England 31-14 |
| 1985 AFC Championship Game - January 12th, 1986 |
| New England 31 Miami 14 |
| NE MI First Downs 21 18 Run 15 3 Passing 6 15 Penalty 0 0 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 5-4 Penalties-Yards 2-15 4-35 Net Yards 326 302 Rushes-Yards 59-255 13-68 Passing Yards 71 248 Att-Cmp-Int 12-10-0 48-20-2 Individual Statistics Rushing - New England: James 22-105; Weathers 16-87; Collins 12-61; Tatupu 6-9; Eason 3-(-7), Miami: Carter 6-56; Davenport 3-6; Nathan 2-4; Bennett 1-2; Marino 1-0 Passing - New England: Eason 10-12, 71 yards, 3-TDs, 0-INTs, Miami: Marino 20-48, 248 yards, 2-TDs, 2-INTs Receiving - New England: Ramsey 3-18; Collins 3-15; Morgan 2-30; Tatupu 1-6; Weathers 1-2, Miami: Nathan 5-57; Hardy 5-52, Duper 3-45, Clayton 3-41, Davenport 3-23, Johnson 1-10; Moore 1-10; Rose 1-10 Interceptions - New England: Marion 1-21, Clayborn 1-0 |
| The Patriots on the cusp of their first Superbowl, entered the den of their own personal hell , the Orange Bowl in Miami. The Patriots had lost 18 consecutive games in Miami, including a 30-27 late season game that cost the Patriots the division crown. The wildcard Patriots started their third straight road playoff game well, when DE Garvin Veris recovered a Tony Nathan fumble. Tony Franklin would connect from 23 yards out and the Patriots had an early 3-0 lead. Dan Marino would put the Dolphins ahead 7-3 early in the second when he hit Dan Johnson on a 10 yard pass. Tony Eason and the Patriots responded on the ensuing drive and capped a 66 yard drive with a Tony Eason to Tony Collins 4 yard pass. Marino fumbled on the next Dolphin possession and the Patriots were quick to capitalize as Derrick Ramsey caught a one yard Eason pass for a 17-7 halftime lead. After another Dolphin turnover on their opening drive in the second half, Robert Weathers caught Tony Eason's third TD pass for a 24-7 Patriot lead. The Dolphins would close to 24-14 early inthe fourth behind another Dan Marino pass, but the Patriots running game would continue to pound away at the Dolphin D and Mosi Tatupu would score on a yard plunge late. The Patriots on the day ripped apart the Dolphin D for 255 yards on 59 carries. The Patriots' defense did their part as they continued their trend in the first two playoff games by forcing 6 turnovers and holding Dan Marino to a 42% completion rate. With this all around performance the 1985 Patriots became the first Patriot team to qualify for the Superbowl. |
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