Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
November 3, 1996
| Quarter | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
| Miami Dolphins | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
| New England Patriots | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| 1st Quarter | ||||
| 7:20 | NE | TD | Curtis Martin 1 run (Adam Vinatieri Kick) | NE 7, Mia 0 |
| 13:33 | Mia | TD | Abdul-Karim Al-Jabbar 4 run (Joe Nedney Kick) | NE 7, Mia 7 |
| 2nd Quarter | ||||
| 7:09 | Mia | TD | Abdul-Karim Al-Jabbar 3 run (Joe Nedney Kick) | Mia 14, NE 7 |
| 14:56 | NE | TD | Curtis Martin 1 run (Adam Vinatieri Kick) | NE 14, Mia 14 |
| 3rd Quarter | ||||
| 3:33 | Mia | FG | FG Joe Nedney 39 | Mia 17, NE 14 |
| 6:43 | NE | TD | Ben Coates 23 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri Kick) | NE 21, Mia 17 |
| 4th Quarter | ||||
| 7:30 | NE | TD | Ben Coates 84 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri Kick) | NE 28, Mia 17 |
| 9:13 | NE | TD | Sam Gash 5 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri Kick) | NE 35, Mia 17 |
| 12:24 | NE | TD | Curtis Martin 2 run (Adam Vinatieri Kick) | NE 42, Mia 17 |
| 14:05 | Mia | TD | O.J. McDuffie 29 pass from Craig Erickson (Pass Failed) | NE 42, Mia 23 |
Attendance: 58,942
Missed Field Goals: Mia - Joe Nedney 45| Team Statistics | ||
| Miami Dolphins | New England Patriots | |
| First downs | 22 | 28 |
| Rushes - yards | 33 - 115 | 21 - 59 |
| Passing | 315 | 409 |
| Punt returns | 2 - 30 | 5 - 31 |
| Kickoff returns | 7 - 120 | 3 - 77 |
| Interception returns | 2 - 23 | 1 - 0 |
| Pass attempts - Completions - Had Intercepted | 24 - 42 - 1 | 30 - 41 - 2 |
| Sacked - yards lost | 2 - 16 | 1 - 10 |
| Punts | 6 - 43.8 | 5 - 48.8 |
| Fumbles - lost | 2 - 2 | 2 - 2 |
| Penalties - yards | 14 - 105 | 6 - 62 |
| Time of possession | 35:08 | 24:52 |
| Passing | ||||||||||
| Miami Dolphins | Att | Cmp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Lg | Sack | Loss | Rating |
| Dan Marino | 34 | 17 | 225 | 6.62 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 16 | 59.1 |
| Craig Erickson | 8 | 7 | 106 | 13.25 | 1 | 0 | 29t | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| New England Patriots | Att | Cmp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Lg | Sack | Loss | Rating |
| Drew Bledsoe | 41 | 30 | 419 | 10.22 | 3 | 2 | 84t | 1 | 10 | 109.7 |
| Rushing | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | Att | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Abdul-Karim Al-Jabbar | 29 | 104 | 3.6 | 15 | 2 |
| Bernie Parmalee | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jerris McPhail | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Irving Spikes | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | -1 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | Att | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Curtis Martin | 18 | 53 | 2.9 | 37 | 3 |
| David Meggett | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Receiving | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| O.J. McDuffie | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 34 | 1 |
| Bernie Parmalee | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Stanley Pritchett | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Lamar Thomas | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 34 | 0 |
| Charles Jordan | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Abdul-Karim Al-Jabbar | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Irving Spikes | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Troy Drayton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Terry Glenn | 10 | 112 | 11.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Ben Coates | 5 | 135 | 27.0 | 84t | 2 |
| David Meggett | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Curtis Martin | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Keith Byars | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Sam Gash | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5t | 1 |
| Hason Graham | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Kickoff Returns | ||||||
| Miami Dolphins | Num | Yds | Avg | FC | Lg | TD |
| Irving Spikes | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Charles Jordan | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Zach Thomas | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Randal Hill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | Num | Yds | Avg | FC | Lg | TD |
| David Meggett | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Punt Returns | ||||||
| Miami Dolphins | Num | Yds | Avg | FC | Lg | TD |
| O.J. McDuffie | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | Num | Yds | Avg | FC | Lg | TD |
| David Meggett | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Punting | ||||||||||
| Miami Dolphins | Punts | Yds | Avg | Lg | TB | In20 | Blk | Net | OppRet | RetYds |
| John Kidd | 6 | 263 | 43.8 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38.7 | 5 | 31 |
| New England Patriots | Punts | Yds | Avg | Lg | TB | In20 | Blk | Net | OppRet | RetYds |
| Tom Tupa | 5 | 244 | 48.8 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42.8 | 2 | 30 |
| Defense | |||||||
| Miami Dolphins | Sacks | Loss | Ints | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Shawn Wooden | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Terrell Buckley | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Daniel Stubbs | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | Sacks | Loss | Ints | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGinest | 2.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
1996 NFL Scoreboard - Week 10
Sunday, November 3, 1996
| Arizona | 8 |
| NY Giants | 16 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Carolina | 17 |
| Atlanta | 20 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Cincinnati | 24 |
| Baltimore | 21 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Detroit | 18 |
| Green Bay | 28 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Kansas City | 21 |
| Minnesota | 6 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Philadelphia | 31 |
| Dallas | 21 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| St. Louis | 6 |
| Pittsburgh | 42 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| San Diego | 26 |
| Indianapolis | 19 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Tampa Bay | 10 |
| Chicago | 13 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Houston | 16 |
| Seattle | 23 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Miami | 23 |
| New England | 42 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Washington | 13 |
| Buffalo | 38 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| San Francisco | 24 |
| New Orleans | 17 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
Monday, November 4, 1996
| Denver | 22 |
| Oakland | 21 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
