Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
Week 1Final
Miami Dolphins 17, New England Patriots 16, Final
Tua's TD pass, turnover by Howard lift Dolphins over Pats
At Gillette Stadium
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| NE | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
The Miami Dolphins beat the New England Patriots 17-16 in Week 1 on September 12, 2021 at Gillette Stadium. Tua Tagovailoa threw for 202 yards for the Miami Dolphins; Mac Jones threw for 281 for the New England Patriots.
Play by play
Plays appear once the game is under way.
Box score
| Tua TagovailoaQuestionableQB | 16/27 | 202 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 79.6 |
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| Mac JonesQB | 29/39 | 281 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 102.6 |
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| Tua TagovailoaQuestionableQB | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 3 |
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| Myles GaskinRB | 9 | 49 | 5.4 | 0 | 15 |
| Salvon AhmedRB | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 8 |
| Malcolm BrownRB | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 5 |
| Jacoby BrissettQB | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Damien HarrisRB | 23 | 100 | 4.3 | 0 | 35 |
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| James WhiteUNK | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Jonnu SmithTE | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Rhamondre StevensonRB | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brandon BoldenRB | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Myles GaskinRB | 5 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 12 |
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| Salvon AhmedRB | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 18 |
| Jaylen WaddleQuestionableWR | 4 | 5 | 61 | 1 | 36 |
| DeVante ParkerWR | 4 | 7 | 81 | 0 | 30 |
| Durham SmytheQuestionableTE | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Mike GesickiTE | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert WilsonWR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damien HarrisRB | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
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| James WhiteUNK | 6 | 7 | 49 | 0 | 26 |
| Jakobi MeyersQuestionableWR | 6 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 22 |
| Jonnu SmithTE | 5 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 11 |
| Nelson AgholorWR | 5 | 7 | 72 | 1 | 25 |
| Hunter HenryTE | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 16 |
| Rhamondre StevensonRB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Kendrick BourneWR | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Jerome BakerLB | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Eric RoweS | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam EguavoenLB | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nik NeedhamCB | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron JonesCB | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Van GinkelQuestionableLB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavien HowardCB | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brennan ScarlettLB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason McCourtyCB | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John JenkinsDT | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach SielerDT | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel OgbahDE | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian WilkinsDT | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mack HollinsWR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Durham SmytheQuestionableTE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam ButlerDT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jevon HollandS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon JonesS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elandon RobertsLB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamal PerryCB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike GesickiTE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaelan PhillipsQuestionableLB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle DuggerOutS | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| Devin McCourtyS | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew JudonDE | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Whaun BentleyLB | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence GuyDT | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dont'a HightowerLB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davon GodchauxDT | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Van NoyLB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Adrian PhillipsS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| J.C. JacksonCB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jalen MillsS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian BarmoreOutDT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh UcheLB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Davis Jr.DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase WinovichDE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joejuan WilliamsCB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan JonesCB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason SandersPK | 1/1 | 48 | 2 |
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| Nick FolkPK | 3/3 | 42 | 1 |
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