New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins: LIVE Updates From South Beach
The New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins will resume their long-standing AFC East divisional rivalry on Sunday afternoon as the teams do battle at Hard Rock Stadium in South Beach (1 p.m. ET, CBS).
With trade deadline rumors swirling, New England (2-5) may be making its final stand in its current incarnation. As it stands, whoever leaves is poised to go out on a high note, as the Patriots earned an unexpected 29-25 victory over the Buffalo BIlls last week in Foxborough. Mac Jones found tight end Mike Gesicki for a one-yard, game-winning score in the final minute to seal the deal.
Miami (5-2) continues to lead the AFC East but is reeling after a 31-17 humbling at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles in last weekend's nightcap. The Dolphins are looking to pull off a sweep of the annual couple against New England for the second time in the last three seasons and have successfully defended their home turf from the Patriots on three consecutive occasions. New England hasn't dropped four in a row in Miami since the turn of the century (1999-02).
Live updates will commence after kickoff ...
Pregame
NE INACTIVES: OT Calvin Anderson, WR Kayshon Boutte, QB Will Grier (emergency QB), OL Vederian Lowe, WR Tyquan Thornton, LB Josh Uche
MIA INACTIVE: WR Robbie Chosen, S Jevon Holland, CB Xavien Howard, QB Skylar Thompson (emergency QB), DT Brandon Pili
GAME TIME WEATHER: 82 degrees, mostly cloudy, 5 percent chance of precipitation, ENE Wind at 16 MPH
1st Quarter
New England will be being the game with the ball. A Jason Sanders touchdown situates them at their own 25.
The Patriots go three-and-out on their first possession. A Bryce Baringer punt goes to the Miami 24 and is returned 12 yards by Braxton Berrios to the 36.
The Dolphins convert a one-yard fourth down with a 17-yard pass to Jaylen Waddle, which puts Miami in New England territory for the first time this afternoon.
Partly sustained by a three-yard tackle for a loss on Raheem Mostert by Jabrill Peppers, Miami punts. Former Patriots Jake Bailey's boot from the Patriots 39 goes into the end zone for a touchback. New England takes over at its own 20 with 9:55 left in the first quarter.
After a nine-yard pass from Mac Jones to Pharaoh Brown, Demario Douglas picks up the Patriots first first down of the day on a three-yard rush.
On a four-yard third down, Jones' pass to Rhamondre Stevenson falls two yards short of the first down. Baringer punts from his own 40 and his 60-yard kick is a touchdown. Miami takes over on its own 20 with 6:35 left in the first.
Miami opens the drive on a 15-yard hook-up between Tua Tagovailoa and Dalton Smythe.
Christian Barmore takes down Tagovailoa for a six-yard sack.
On a long third down, Kyle Dugger intercepts a Tagovailoa pass intended for Tyreek Hill. He returns it to the Miami 30 after a 15-yard runback.
TOUCHDOWN PATRIOTS: Jones finds Kendrick Bourne for a 24-yard score on third down. The extra point by Chad Ryland is GOOD. 3:32 to go in the 1st, Patriots 7, Dolphins 0
Touchback on the kickoff. Miami begins at its own 25.
A pair of Jeff Wilson touches gets Miami in New England territory.
TOUCHDOWN DOLPHINS: Tagovailoa finds Tyreek Hill for a 42-yard score and Sanders aces the extra point. 0:22 to go in the 1st, Patriots 7, Dolphins 7
Sanders' kickoff goes into the end zone for a touchback. The first quarter ends with a two-yard Jones pass to Douglas that gets New England to its own 27.
END OF THE 1ST, PATRIOTS 7, DOLPHINS 7
2nd Quarter
A six-yard Ezekiel Elliott run ends in a fumble that goes out of bounds, but the play is completely wiped out by a Kendrick Bourne holding penalty.
On a long third down, Jones' pass falls incomplete. After a five-yard false start penalty, a Baringer punt. The 44-yard launch goes to the Miami 42 where Berrios returns it five yards. 13:35 left in the second.
Starting at its own 47, the Dolphins immediately get into New England territory on a five-yard defensive holding penalty by Davon Godchaux.
Keion White pushes the Dolphins back into their own territory with an eight-yard losing tackle of Salvon Ahmed.
Facing a four-yard fourth down, Tagovailoa follows up a 10-yard run with eight more up the middle, setting up a first down at the Patriots' 34.
On an eight-yard second down, a gain of 14 for Hill puts Miami in the New England red zone.
Dugger once again makes a big play, getting into the backfield for a six-yard sack.
Tagovailoa recovers from the sack for a 13-yard pass to Waddle. Miami blocker Robert Hunt is injured on the play. Timeout with 7:35 remaining in the second, 4th-and-1 on the New England 8.
A short two-yard pass from Tagovaila to Hill gets the Dolphins a 1st-and-goal scenario. Timeout on the field for Patriots defender Myles Bryant's injury.
A potential Tagovailoa touchdown pass falls incomplete but JC Jackson is flagged for defensive pass interference. Miami is placed one yard away from the end zone on the penalty.
TOUCHDOWN DOLPHINS: Tagovailoa finds Cedrick Wilson Jr. for a one-yard score, giving Miami its first lead of the day. The Sanders extra point is good. 6:10 to go in the 2nd, Dolphins 14, Patriots 7
Sanders' ensuing touchback puts the Patriots on their own 25.
Consecutive six-yard gains (a pass to Bourne and rush for Stevenson) gets a New England first down.
Jones situates the Patriots at midfield with a 13-yard tally to Douglas.
Stevenson breaks several tackles, busting loose for an 11-yard gain that gets the Patriots to the Miami 38.
On the final play before the two-minute warning, Jones finds former Dolphins DeVante Parker for 14 yards, putting New England at the cusp of the red zone at the Miami 23.
Jones' next pass makes history for all the wrong reasons: in his Miami debut, Jalen Ramsey earns an interception on a pass intended for Bourne at the Miami 11. Ramsey goes back to the New England 40 on a 49-yard return.
Tagovailoa finds Wadde for an 11-yard gain on the first play after the pick.
Miami incurs a 10-yard holding penalty against Smythe. The Dolphins take their first timeout with 54 seconds left in the half.
After Tagovailoa gets six yards back on a toss to Hill, a diving grab by Waddle puts Miami back in the New England red zone at the 17. Timeout Miami with 42 seconds left in the half.
Miami calls its third and final timeout with 34 seconds left after a four-yard pass to Hill.
FIELD GOAL DOLPHINS: After a would-be touchdown for Hill falls incomplete, the Dolphins opt to kick. Jason Sanders' 30-yard field goal is good. 0:26 to go in the 2nd, Dolphins 17, Patriots 7
After a Sanders touchdown, the Patriots kneel and run the first half clock.
AT THE HALF, DOLPHINS 17, PATRIOTS 7
3rd Quarter
After a Ryland kick yields a touchback, Tagovailoa's fumble is recovered by Anfernee Jennings, setting the Patriots up in prime scoring territory.
FIELD GOAL PATRIOTS: Alas, the Patriots go three-and-out on the ensuing possession, forcing them to setle for a Ryland field goal from 38 yards away. 12:45 to go in the 3rd, Dolphins 17, Patriots 10
Berrios returns Ryland's kickoff to the Miami 23.
On the first play of the drive, Tagovailoa finds Hill for a gain of 22.
Facing a nine-yard third down, Tagovailoa hooks up with Waddle for a 23-yard tally, putting them on the cusp of the red zone.
Chase Claypool gets the Dolphins in the red zone with a 15-yard tally, the first reception of his Miami career.
TOUCHDOWN DOLPHINS: After Tagovailoa-to-Smyth hook-up sets Miami up at the one, Raheem Mostert punches it in to re-establish a two-possession lead. Sanders' extra point. 7:35 to go in the 3rd, Dolphins 24, Patriots 10
After Ty Montgomery returns the Sanders kickoff 24 yards to the Miami 23, Jones gets a 24-yard tally to Brown. Timeout for an injured player, Miami's David Long.
New England's DeVante Parker is injured on an incomplete second down pass. Timeout with 6:26 left in the third.
After another incompletion, a Baringer punt goes 49 yards and is downed at the Dolphins' four-yard-line. 6:06 left in the third.
Three consecutive completions move Miami up to the 20, but they're pushed back thanks to a holding penalty against Robert Jones.
On a 13-yard third down, Tagovailoa finds Ahmed for 20 yards, giving Miami a first down at its own 37. New England offers them five more on a Jack Jones neutral zone infraction.
Miami gets no further and the drive ends with a dropped interception for Jahlani Tavai. Miami punts from its own 41 while Douglas catches at his 15 late in the third.
Bradley Chubb sacks Jones on the first play for a loss of five. The Patriots get six yards back on a Jones pass to Gesicki as the third quarter ends.
END OF THE 3RD: DOLPHINS 24, PATRIOTS 10
4th Quarter
Jones finds Bourne for a six-yard gain but is short of the first down. Bourne was injured on the play and is being analyzed by the training staff.
Baringer's ensuing punt goes a whopping 63 yards, setting Miami up at its own 15.
After consecutive Tagovailoa incompletions, New England calls its first timeout with 14:31 remaining.
Tavai gets another third down stops, tackling Tagovailoa after a gain of three. A Bailey punt goes 63 yards, downed at the New England 19.
Back-to-back big gains...a run for Ezekiel Elliott and a 17-yard pass for Hunter Henry ... place the Patriots into a Miami territory.
The Patriots get pushed back five after Antonio Mafi was ruled ineligibly downfield.
New England recovers from the penalty with a 12-yard hook-up for Jones and Douglas. Jones then gets the Patriots in Miami territory with an eight-yard rush to the 19.
Consecutive Stevenson gains (nine-yard run, seven-yard reception) put the Patriots at Miami's two-yard-line.
Two Jones incompletions and a run for no gain for Stevenson for the Patriots in a fourth-and-goal situation.
TOUCHDOWN PATRIOTS: Jones finds JuJu Smih-Schuster for a three-yard score. Ryland's extra point is good. 8:30 to go in the 4th, Dolphins 24, Patriots 17
After a Ryland touchback, Mostert breaks loose for a 10-yard gain as Miami prepares an attempt to eat the clock.
Facing a nine-yard third down from their own 41, Tagovailoa finds HIll for nine yards, get the Dolphins to both midfield and a fresh set out of downs.
Another down reset after a four-yard Mostert run and a six-yard reception for Smythe.
Timeout Miami, its first, with 2:49 remaining. 3rd-and-1 at the New England 31.
TOUCHDOWN DOLPHINS: A 31-yard-pass over the middle to Jaylen Waddle more or less seals the deal for the Dolphins. Sanders' extra point is good. 2:43 to go in the 4th, Dolphins 31, Patriots 17
Patriots start at their own 25 after a Sanders touchback.
After an incompletion and a five-yard pass to Gesicki, Jaelan Phillips sacks Jones for a loss of nine. Patriots face 4th-and-14 at their own 21 after the two-minute warning.
Jones' desperation heave fell incomplete and extracirriculars ensued after JuJu Smith-Schuster laid out Dolphins defender Brandon Jones. Miami will have a chance to run the clock out with the ball at the Patriots 21 with 1:52 left.
Tagovailoa runs the clock out via kneeldowns.
FINAL: DOLPHINS 31, PATRIOTS 17
