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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

PassingCP/ATYDSTDINT
Tom Brady 13/2211611
RushingATTYDSTDLG
Stevan Ridley 1479123
LeGarrette Blount 1146019
Brandon Bolden 82218
Tom Brady 4508
ReceivingRECYDSTDLG
Aaron Dobson 460126
Rob Gronkowski 227023
Danny Amendola 31508
Brandon Bolden 2705
Julian Edelman 2707

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