Miami Dolphins vs New England Patriots: player stats (Jan 4, 2026)

Week 18Final

At Gillette Stadium

Score by quarter
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
MIA	–	10	–	–	10
NE	14	3	14	7	38

Head to head: Dolphins vs Patriots, series and next game

Follow the next game live on your lock screen — in the app

MIA

Game leaders

Passing yards
Miami Dolphins: Quinn Ewers137 YDS16/23, 1 TD, 1 INT
New England Patriots: Drake Maye191 YDS14/18, 1 TD, 0 INT
Rushing yards
Miami Dolphins: Jaylen Wright23 YDS13 CAR, 0 TD
New England Patriots: Rhamondre Stevenson131 YDS7 CAR, 2 TD
Receiving yards
Miami Dolphins: Theo Wease Jr.44 YDS3 REC, 0 TD
New England Patriots: Hunter Henry56 YDS5 REC, 0 TD
Tackles
Miami Dolphins: Jordyn Brooks9 TCK4 SOLO, 0 SCK
New England Patriots: Christian Elliss8 TCK3 SOLO, 0 SCK

In Week 18, the New England Patriots ran away from the Miami Dolphins, 38-10, on January 4, 2026 at Gillette Stadium. Drake Maye passed for 191 yards for the New England Patriots, and Quinn Ewers had 137 for the Miami Dolphins.

Scoring plays

Q1

New England Patriots, Touchdown · 13:14(Shotgun) T.Henderson right guard for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Ashby, Holder-B.Baringer.MIA 0, NE 7
New England Patriots, Touchdown · 0:55(Shotgun) T.Munford reported in as eligible. Direct snap to R.Stevenson. R.Stevenson right tackle for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Ashby, Holder-B.Baringer.MIA 0, NE 14

Q2

Miami Dolphins, Touchdown · 10:14Q.Ewers pass short left to M.Washington for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. R.Patterson extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Cardona, Holder-J.Bailey.MIA 7, NE 14
Miami Dolphins, Field goal · 0:28 R.Patterson 52 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-J.Cardona, Holder-J.Bailey.MIA 10, NE 14
New England Patriots, Field goal · 0:00A.Borregales 59 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-J.Ashby, Holder-B.Baringer.MIA 10, NE 17

Q3

New England Patriots, Touchdown · 7:30(Shotgun) D.Maye pass short right to R.Stevenson for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN. A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Ashby, Holder-B.Baringer.MIA 10, NE 24
New England Patriots, Touchdown · 2:18T.Munford reported in as eligible. R.Stevenson left guard for 35 yards, TOUCHDOWN. A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Ashby, Holder-B.Baringer.MIA 10, NE 31

Q4

New England Patriots, Touchdown · 12:39T.Munford reported in as eligible. T.Henderson left tackle for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Ashby, Holder-B.Baringer.MIA 10, NE 38

Team stats

Team stats: Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots
MIA	Stat	NE
5-1338%	3rd down efficiency	5-10(better)50%
0-10%	4th down efficiency	0-10%
13716/25 C/ATT	Passing yards	214(better)17/22 C/ATT
6325 CAR	Rushing yards	243(better)34 CAR
4	Sacks taken	0(better)
2	Turnovers	0(better)

Box score

Miami Dolphins: Passing

Quinn EwersQB	16/23	137	1	1	4	81.2
Zach WilsonQB	0/2	0	0	0	0	39.6

New England Patriots: Passing

Drake MayeQB	14/18	191	1	0	0	129.4
Joshua DobbsQB	3/4	23	0	0	0	88.5

Miami Dolphins: Rushing

Quinn EwersQB	1	9	9.0	9
Jaylen WrightRB	13	23	1.8	7
Ollie Gordon IIRB	9	9	1.0	9
Malik WashingtonWR	2	22	11.0	14

New England Patriots: Rushing

Drake MayeQB	5	41	8.2	0	14
Joshua DobbsQB	3	0	0.0	0	2
TreVeyon HendersonRB	13	53	4.1	2	13
Rhamondre StevensonRB	7	131	18.7	2	56
D'Ernest JohnsonRB	5	13	2.6	0	5
Kyle WilliamsWR	1	5	5.0	0	5

Miami Dolphins: Receiving

Jaylen WrightRB	2	2	17	0	13
Ollie Gordon IIRB	1	1	2	0	2
Malik WashingtonWR	3	4	6	1	5
Greg DulcichTE	3	4	31	0	20
Theo Wease Jr.WR	3	5	44	0	20
Tahj WashingtonWR	2	3	26	0	19
Alec IngoldFB	1	2	3	0	3
Julian HillTE	1	1	8	0	8
Cedrick Wilson Jr.WR	0	2	0	0	0

New England Patriots: Receiving

Rhamondre StevensonRB	2	2	22	1	15
Hunter HenryTE	5	5	56	0	29
Stefon DiggsWR	3	3	43	0	34
DeMario DouglasWR	2	3	29	0	20
Kayshon BoutteWR	2	4	24	0	13
Austin HooperTE	1	1	5	0	5
Efton Chism IIIWR	1	1	35	0	35
Jack WestoverTE	1	1	0	0	0

Miami Dolphins: Defense

Jordyn BrooksLB	9	4	0	0
Tyrel DodsonLB	8	0	0	0
Dante Trader Jr.S	7	3	0	0
Ashtyn DavisS	5	3	0	0
Jordan PhillipsDT	5	0	0	0
Ifeatu MelifonwuS	5	3	0	0
K.J. BrittLB	5	0	0	0
Jack JonesCB	4	2	0	0
Greg DulcichTE	1	1	0	0
Zach SielerDT	3	2	1	0
Rasul DouglasCB	3	2	0	1
Quinton BellDE	3	0	0	0
Zeek BiggersDT	2	1	0	0
Willie Gay Jr.LB	2	1	0	0
Jackson WoodardLB	2	1	0	0
Bradley ChubbLB	1	1	0	0
Jason Marshall Jr.CB	1	0	0	0
Kenneth GrantDT	1	0	0	0
Matthew ButlerDT	1	1	0	0
Jonah SavaiinaeaG	1	1	0	0
Cameron GoodeLB	1	1	0	0

New England Patriots: Defense

Christian EllissLB	8	3	0	0	0	0
Jahlani TavaiLB	8	3	0	1	0	0
Jack GibbensLB	5	2	0	0	0	2
Craig WoodsonS	4	2	0	0	0	0
Christian GonzalezCB	4	3	0	0	0	0
Anfernee JenningsLB	4	3	0	2	0	0
Cory DurdenDT	3	2	0	1	0	0
Christian BarmoreDT	3	3	1	1	0	0
Carlton Davis IIICB	3	3	0	0	0	1
K'Lavon ChaissonLB	3	1	1	1	0	0
Marcus JonesCB	2	2	1	2	0	0
Milton WilliamsDT	2	1	0	1	0	0
Jaylinn HawkinsS	2	1	0	0	1	1
Austin HooperTE	1	1	0	0	0	0
Marte MapuLB	2	1	0	0	0	0
Eric GregoryDT	2	0	0	0	0	0
Leonard Taylor IIIDT	2	0	0	0	0	0
Elijah PonderLB	1	1	1	1	0	0
Charles WoodsCB	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dell PettusS	1	1	0	0	0	0
Julian AshbyLS	1	0	0	0	0	0

Miami Dolphins: Kicking

Riley PattersonPK	1/1	52	1

New England Patriots: Kicking

Andy BorregalesPK	1/2	59	5

Lines

Consensus close, 11 books

Spread: NE −14; opened NE −9.5; NE covered
Total: 44.5; opened 45.5; Over

BetMGM closed NE −14, total 44.5. 10 more books and every move are in Pro

Sportsbook lines are shown as reference data. Keel Stats takes no bets and gives no picks. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Responsible gaming

Play by play

Season series

MIA 0, NE 2

Sep 14New England Patriots 33, Miami Dolphins 27
Jan 4 · this gameMiami Dolphins 10, New England Patriots 38

Before and after

Miami Dolphins

New England Patriots

The divisions this week

Jan 4New York Jets 8, Buffalo Bills 35

This week’s games

Mon, Nov 16

8:15 PMChargers vs Ravens Head to head: Chargers vs Ravens

Thu, Nov 19

8:15 PMColts vs Texans Head to head: Colts vs Texans

NFL schedule: every team