Randy Moss caught three touchdowns to help the Patriots beat divisional rivals the Miami Dolphins 48-28 at Dolphin Stadium.One touchdown in the first and two more in the second half was enough for New England to put the game beyond the Dolphins and move within one game of the Jets at 7-4.
The Patriots fell behind in the first quarter after conceding a touchdown before Matt Cassel rushed into the endzone from eight yards.
The Dolphins replied when Chad Pennington ran in for the score; Randy Moss scored his first touchdown to round off the scoring in the first half. The Patriots led 17-14 going in at half time.
Miami received the ball in the second half and four minutes and 82 yards later took the lead when Casey Cramer caught a pass from Pennington. The Patriots then took control of the third quarter by scoring 14 unanswered points.
The first was Moss's second touchdown catch was from eight yards out. The second touchdown was a 21 yard rush from veteran running back Kevin Faulk.
The fourth quarter began with the Pats leading 31-21. Another quick drive from the Dolphins ended in a Ricky Williams' touchdown catch as they closed in on the Pats at 31-28. The last 13 minutes of the game was dominated by the Patriots.
Randy Moss caught his third and final touchdown with nine minutes to go. New England added a field goal before BenJarvus Green Ellis rushed in to finish off the scoring.
Quick Hits:
- Matt Cassel threw for 415 yards, his second consecutive 400+ yard game. He becomes the fifth QB in history to achieve such a feat.
- Randy Moss now has 132 career touchdown moving him to 3rd on the all time touchdown list.
- Wes Welker caught another 6 passes to continue is record breaking season
To see all the stats from this week game check out: http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter?game_id=29696&season=2008&displayPage=tab_gamecenter
1 comment:
this is what we all expected in teh 1st game. Randy moss is too good for the Pats to suddenly be shit without Brady. playoffs without a doubt
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