The Patriots didn’t look like they were in Miami mentally and the Dolphins took it to them on the field.  Tom Brady had one of his worst games of his career as he hit 12 of 25 passes for 78 yards.  Corey Dillon had a solid game with 16 carries for 79 yards (4.9 ypc).  Kevin Faulk was busy with 5 carries for 29 yards (5.8 ypc) and 2 catches for 12 yards.  Troy Brown (3 rec, 25 yards) and Daniel Graham (4 rec, 23 yards) were the leading receivers on a bad day for the Patriots.

Tedy Bruschi led the way for the Pats defense with 9 tackles.  The Dolphins carried the football 31 times for 131 yards (4.2 ypc).  The Dolphins completed 18 of 30 passes for 184 net yards passing.

The Patriots fell to 9-4 on the season with this loss.