Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
November 23, 1997
| Quarter | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
| Miami Dolphins | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| New England Patriots | 3 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| 1st Quarter | ||||
| 13:18 | NE | FG | FG Adam Vinatieri 36 | NE 3, Mia 0 |
| 2nd Quarter | ||||
| 4:12 | Mia | FG | FG Olindo Mare 25 | NE 3, Mia 3 |
| 12:23 | NE | TD | Troy Brown 35 pass from David Meggett (Adam Vinatieri Kick) | NE 10, Mia 3 |
| 13:16 | NE | TD | Larry Whigham 60 interception return (Adam Vinatieri Kick) | NE 17, Mia 3 |
| 14:49 | NE | TD | Jimmy Hitchcock 100 interception return (Adam Vinatieri Kick) | NE 24, Mia 3 |
| 3rd Quarter | ||||
| 5:00 | NE | FG | FG Adam Vinatieri 27 | NE 27, Mia 3 |
| 7:40 | Mia | TD | Abdul-Karim Al-Jabbar 1 run (Olindo Mare Kick) | NE 27, Mia 10 |
| 4th Quarter | ||||
| 3:04 | Mia | TD | Abdul-Karim Al-Jabbar 1 run (Olindo Mare Kick) | NE 27, Mia 17 |
| 14:50 | Mia | TD | Abdul-Karim Al-Jabbar 1 run (Olindo Mare Kick) | NE 27, Mia 24 |
Attendance: 59,002
Missed Field Goals: NE - Adam Vinatieri 30| Team Statistics | ||
| Miami Dolphins | New England Patriots | |
| First downs | 33 | 15 |
| Rushes - yards | 22 - 36 | 24 - 84 |
| Passing | 370 | 234 |
| Punt returns | 2 - 14 | 2 - 12 |
| Kickoff returns | 6 - 101 | 3 - 65 |
| Interception returns | 0 - 0 | 3 - 160 |
| Pass attempts - Completions - Had Intercepted | 38 - 60 - 3 | 16 - 27 - 0 |
| Sacked - yards lost | 3 - 19 | 1 - 8 |
| Punts | 3 - 37.0 | 2 - 44.0 |
| Fumbles - lost | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 |
| Penalties - yards | 3 - 35 | 8 - 76 |
| Time of possession | 34:15 | 25:45 |
| Passing | ||||||||||
| Miami Dolphins | Att | Cmp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Lg | Sack | Loss | Rating |
| Dan Marino | 60 | 38 | 389 | 6.48 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 19 | 61.0 |
| New England Patriots | Att | Cmp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Lg | Sack | Loss | Rating |
| Drew Bledsoe | 26 | 15 | 207 | 7.96 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 8 | 83.3 |
| David Meggett | 1 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 | 1 | 0 | 35t | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Rushing | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | Att | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Abdul-Karim Al-Jabbar | 18 | 33 | 1.8 | 9 | 3 |
| Ray Nealy | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jerris McPhail | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bernie Parmalee | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Marino | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | Att | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Curtis Martin | 22 | 80 | 3.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sam Gash | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Receiving | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| O.J. McDuffie | 9 | 110 | 12.2 | 27 | 0 |
| Charles Jordan | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Brian Manning | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Jerris McPhail | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Lamar Thomas | 4 | 53 | 13.2 | 23 | 0 |
| Abdul-Karim Al-Jabbar | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Troy Drayton | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ed Perry | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Shawn Jefferson | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Keith Byars | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 51 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 35t | 1 |
| Ben Coates | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Curtis Martin | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Sam Gash | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Kickoff Returns | ||||||
| Miami Dolphins | Num | Yds | Avg | FC | Lg | TD |
| Corey Harris | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Dwight Hollier | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | Num | Yds | Avg | FC | Lg | TD |
| David Meggett | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Derrick Cullors | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Punt Returns | ||||||
| Miami Dolphins | Num | Yds | Avg | FC | Lg | TD |
| Charles Jordan | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | Num | Yds | Avg | FC | Lg | TD |
| David Meggett | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | ||||||||||
| Miami Dolphins | Punts | Yds | Avg | Lg | TB | In20 | Blk | Net | OppRet | RetYds |
| John Kidd | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 2 | 12 |
| New England Patriots | Punts | Yds | Avg | Lg | TB | In20 | Blk | Net | OppRet | RetYds |
| Tom Tupa | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.0 | 2 | 14 |
| Defense | |||||||
| Miami Dolphins | Sacks | Loss | Ints | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Jason Taylor | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | Sacks | Loss | Ints | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Larry Whigham | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 60t | 1 |
| Jimmy Hitchcock | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100 | 100.0 | 100t | 1 |
| Mike Jones | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Slade | 2.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
1997 NFL Scoreboard - Week 13
Sunday, November 23, 1997
| Buffalo | 14 |
| Tennessee | 31 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Indianapolis | 10 |
| Detroit | 32 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Miami | 24 |
| New England | 27 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Pittsburgh | 20 |
| Philadelphia | 23 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Arizona | 16 |
| Baltimore | 13 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Dallas | 17 |
| Green Bay | 45 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Minnesota | 21 |
| NY Jets | 23 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| New Orleans | 3 |
| Atlanta | 20 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Tampa Bay | 7 |
| Chicago | 13 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Jacksonville | 26 |
| Cincinnati | 31 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Kansas City | 19 |
| Seattle | 14 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| San Diego | 10 |
| San Francisco | 17 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Carolina | 16 |
| St. Louis | 10 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| NY Giants | 7 |
| Washington | 7 |
| Boxscore | FINAL/OT |
Monday, November 24, 1997
| Oakland | 3 |
| Denver | 31 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
