Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
November 23, 1998
| Quarter | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
| Miami Dolphins | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
| New England Patriots | 7 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 26 |
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| 1st Quarter | ||||
| 6:43 | Mia | TD | Oronde Gadsden 35 pass from Dan Marino (Olindo Mare Kick) | Mia 7, NE 0 |
| 10:33 | NE | TD | Ben Coates 8 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri Kick) | NE 7, Mia 7 |
| 2nd Quarter | ||||
| 7:55 | Mia | TD | Oronde Gadsden 11 pass from Dan Marino (Olindo Mare Kick) | Mia 14, NE 7 |
| 13:52 | NE | FG | FG Adam Vinatieri 25 | Mia 14, NE 10 |
| 3rd Quarter | ||||
| 5:58 | NE | FG | FG Adam Vinatieri 44 | Mia 14, NE 13 |
| 10:20 | Mia | FG | FG Olindo Mare 21 | Mia 17, NE 13 |
| 14:29 | NE | FG | FG Adam Vinatieri 45 | Mia 17, NE 16 |
| 4th Quarter | ||||
| 5:59 | NE | FG | FG Adam Vinatieri 24 | NE 19, Mia 17 |
| 11:38 | Mia | TD | Abdul-Karim Al-Jabbar 4 run (Pass Failed) | Mia 23, NE 19 |
| 14:31 | NE | TD | Shawn Jefferson 25 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri Kick) | NE 26, Mia 23 |
Attendance: 58,729
Missed Field Goals: None| Team Statistics | ||
| Miami Dolphins | New England Patriots | |
| First downs | 17 | 21 |
| Rushes - yards | 19 - 33 | 19 - 41 |
| Passing | 289 | 414 |
| Punt returns | 1 - 9 | 1 - 7 |
| Kickoff returns | 7 - 161 | 3 - 61 |
| Interception returns | 2 - 58 | 1 - 0 |
| Pass attempts - Completions - Had Intercepted | 24 - 38 - 1 | 28 - 54 - 2 |
| Sacked - yards lost | 0 - 0 | 1 - 9 |
| Punts | 5 - 43.2 | 2 - 43.5 |
| Fumbles - lost | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 |
| Penalties - yards | 7 - 46 | 10 - 97 |
| Time of possession | 27:17 | 32:43 |
| Passing | ||||||||||
| Miami Dolphins | Att | Cmp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Lg | Sack | Loss | Rating |
| Dan Marino | 38 | 24 | 289 | 7.61 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 93.0 |
| New England Patriots | Att | Cmp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Lg | Sack | Loss | Rating |
| Drew Bledsoe | 54 | 28 | 423 | 7.83 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 9 | 74.8 |
| Rushing | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | Att | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| John Avery | 8 | 18 | 2.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Abdul-Karim Al-Jabbar | 10 | 10 | 1.0 | 6 | 1 |
| Bernie Parmalee | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | Att | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Robert Edwards | 14 | 24 | 1.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Derrick Cullors | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedrick Shaw | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Receiving | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| O.J. McDuffie | 8 | 86 | 10.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Troy Drayton | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Oronde Gadsden | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 35t | 2 |
| Stanley Pritchett | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Ed Perry | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 46 | 0 |
| Bernie Parmalee | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| John Avery | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Abdul-Karim Al-Jabbar | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Ben Coates | 9 | 78 | 8.7 | 18 | 1 |
| Terry Glenn | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 21 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 6 | 131 | 21.8 | 38 | 1 |
| Tony Simmons | 4 | 53 | 13.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Tony Carter | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Robert Edwards | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Kickoff Returns | ||||||
| Miami Dolphins | Num | Yds | Avg | FC | Lg | TD |
| John Avery | 6 | 158 | 26.3 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Brock Marion | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | Num | Yds | Avg | FC | Lg | TD |
| Derrick Cullors | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Chris Canty | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Punt Returns | ||||||
| Miami Dolphins | Num | Yds | Avg | FC | Lg | TD |
| Terrell Buckley | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | Num | Yds | Avg | FC | Lg | TD |
| Chris Canty | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | ||||||||||
| Miami Dolphins | Punts | Yds | Avg | Lg | TB | In20 | Blk | Net | OppRet | RetYds |
| Klaus Wilmsmeyer | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41.8 | 1 | 7 |
| New England Patriots | Punts | Yds | Avg | Lg | TB | In20 | Blk | Net | OppRet | RetYds |
| Tom Tupa | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39.0 | 1 | 9 |
| Defense | |||||||
| Miami Dolphins | Sacks | Loss | Ints | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Sam Madison | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Bromell | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | Sacks | Loss | Ints | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| Steve Israel | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
1998 NFL Scoreboard - Week 12
Sunday, November 22, 1998
| Philadelphia | 0 |
| NY Giants | 20 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Seattle | 22 |
| Dallas | 30 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Chicago | 13 |
| Atlanta | 20 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Indianapolis | 11 |
| Buffalo | 34 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Arizona | 45 |
| Washington | 42 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Detroit | 28 |
| Tampa Bay | 25 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Jacksonville | 15 |
| Pittsburgh | 30 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Green Bay | 14 |
| Minnesota | 28 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Carolina | 24 |
| St. Louis | 20 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Baltimore | 20 |
| Cincinnati | 13 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| NY Jets | 24 |
| Tennessee | 3 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Oakland | 14 |
| Denver | 40 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| Kansas City | 37 |
| San Diego | 38 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
| New Orleans | 20 |
| San Francisco | 31 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
Monday, November 23, 1998
| Miami | 23 |
| New England | 26 |
| Boxscore | FINAL |
