Pats Outlast Fish For 6th Win
The New England Patriots did it the hard way but scored 24 unanswered second half points to beat Miami 27-17.Tom Brady threw for just 161 yards and a touchdown, connecting with rookie Aaron Dobson in the third quarter cutting the lead to seven points. Brandon Bolden tied the game with a 2-yard run before the Pats took the lead on a Stephen Gostowski field goal. Steven Ridley capped the scoring with a 3-yard touchdown run.
New England managed just 252 yards of offense and struggled again on third down converting just 2 out of 10 attempts. Likewise the defense couldn't get off the field on third down as the Dolphins converted 8 of their 17 attempts.
The win improves the Patriots record to 6-2 as they get ready to host the Steelers next Sunday.
Patriots Player Stats
Passing | CP/AT | YDS | TD | INT |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Brady | 13/22 | 116 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stevan Ridley | 14 | 79 | 1 | 23 |
LeGarrette Blount | 11 | 46 | 0 | 19 |
Brandon Bolden | 8 | 22 | 1 | 8 |
Tom Brady | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
Receiving | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aaron Dobson | 4 | 60 | 1 | 26 |
Rob Gronkowski | 2 | 27 | 0 | 23 |
Danny Amendola | 3 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
Brandon Bolden | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
Julian Edelman | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 |