NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (2-1) At MIAMI (2-1)
Monday, 8:20 p.m., ESPN
OPENING LINE – Pick-em
RECORD VS. SPREAD – New England 1-2; Miami 2-1
SERIES RECORD – Dolphins lead 50-39
LAST MEETING – Dolphins beat Patriots 22-21, Dec. 6, 2009
LAST WEEK – Dolphins lost to Jets 31-23; Patriots beat Bills 38-30
PATRIOTS OFFENSE – OVERALL (7), RUSH (10), PASS (10)
PATRIOTS DEFENSE – OVERALL (27), RUSH (20), PASS (25)
DOLPHINS OFFENSE – OVERALL (18), RUSH (15), PASS (18)
DOLPHINS DEFENSE – OVERALL (12), RUSH (19), PASS (9)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Teams split series five of past six years, including in 2008 and 2009. Patriots coach Bill Belichick is 11-11 against Dolphins. … Patriots 11-33 at Miami. … Dolphins RB Ricky Williams and Patriots G Stephen Neal wrestled against each other in high school in San Diego. … Patriots lead NFL with 90 points. They’re fourth-worst in points allowed at 82. … Patriots have converted 21 of 36 third-down situations (58 percent), best in NFL. …Tom Brady has more turnovers against Dolphins than against any other team. In 16 games against Miami, he has lost four fumbles and thrown 16 interceptions. … Wes Welker has 47 catches for 613 yards in six games against Miami, his former team. … Patriots’ Stephen Gostkowski has made only 2 of 5 field-goal tries. … With fourth career 300-yard game last week, Chad Henne ranks second in Dolphins history to Dan Marino, who reached the milestone 63 times. … Miami’s Brandon Marshall on pace for 117 catches. … FB Lousaka Polite is 4 for 4 this year converting third- or fourth-and-1 situations. Last year he was 17 for 17.
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