Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
AFC Wild Card Game
December 28, 1997
| Quarter | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
| Miami Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| New England Patriots | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| 2nd Quarter | ||||
| 4:33 | NE | TD | Troy Brown 24 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri Kick) | NE 7, Mia 0 |
| 3rd Quarter | ||||
| 0:55 | NE | TD | Todd Collins 40 interception return (Adam Vinatieri Kick) | NE 14, Mia 0 |
| 13:02 | NE | FG | FG Adam Vinatieri 22 | NE 17, Mia 0 |
| 4th Quarter | ||||
| 0:09 | Mia | FG | FG Olindo Mare 38 | NE 17, Mia 3 |
Attendance: 60,041
Missed Field Goals: NE - Adam Vinatieri 48, 47| Team Statistics | ||
| Miami Dolphins | New England Patriots | |
| First downs | 10 | 15 |
| Rushes - yards | 17 - 42 | 31 - 108 |
| Passing | 120 | 120 |
| Punt returns | 5 - 45 | 2 - 10 |
| Kickoff returns | 3 - 77 | 1 - 17 |
| Interception returns | 0 - 0 | 2 - 62 |
| Pass attempts - Completions - Had Intercepted | 17 - 43 - 2 | 16 - 32 - 0 |
| Sacked - yards lost | 4 - 21 | 3 - 19 |
| Punts | 7 - 37.4 | 7 - 36.7 |
| Fumbles - lost | 1 - 1 | 2 - 0 |
| Penalties - yards | 5 - 21 | 5 - 31 |
| Time of possession | 26:09 | 33:51 |
| Passing | ||||||||||
| Miami Dolphins | Att | Cmp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Lg | Sack | Loss | Rating |
| Dan Marino | 43 | 17 | 141 | 3.28 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 4 | 21 | 29.3 |
| New England Patriots | Att | Cmp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Lg | Sack | Loss | Rating |
| Drew Bledsoe | 32 | 16 | 139 | 4.34 | 1 | 0 | 24t | 3 | 19 | 72.3 |
| Rushing | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | Att | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Bernie Parmalee | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Abdul-Karim Al-Jabbar | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Jerris McPhail | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dan Marino | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Stanley Pritchett | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | Att | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Derrick Cullors | 22 | 86 | 3.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Marrio Grier | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| David Meggett | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Receiving | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Jerris McPhail | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Lamar Thomas | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 42 | 0 |
| Bernie Parmalee | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| O.J. McDuffie | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Brett Perriman | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Charles Jordan | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Troy Drayton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Terry Glenn | 4 | 57 | 14.2 | 24 | 0 |
| Ben Coates | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 24t | 1 |
| David Meggett | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Lovett Purnell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Sam Gash | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Derrick Cullors | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kickoff Returns | ||||||
| Miami Dolphins | Num | Yds | Avg | FC | Lg | TD |
| Corey Harris | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | Num | Yds | Avg | FC | Lg | TD |
| Derrick Cullors | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Punt Returns | ||||||
| Miami Dolphins | Num | Yds | Avg | FC | Lg | TD |
| O.J. McDuffie | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Terrell Buckley | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | Num | Yds | Avg | FC | Lg | TD |
| David Meggett | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | ||||||||||
| Miami Dolphins | Punts | Yds | Avg | Lg | TB | In20 | Blk | Net | OppRet | RetYds |
| John Kidd | 7 | 262 | 37.4 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36.0 | 2 | 10 |
| New England Patriots | Punts | Yds | Avg | Lg | TB | In20 | Blk | Net | OppRet | RetYds |
| Tom Tupa | 7 | 257 | 36.7 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30.3 | 5 | 45 |
| Defense | |||||||
| Miami Dolphins | Sacks | Loss | Ints | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Trace Armstrong | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| O.J. Brigance | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Gardener | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | Sacks | Loss | Ints | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Todd Collins | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40t | 1 |
| Chris Slade | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Chris Canty | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Johnson | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGinest | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
