2026 Week 8 · Regular season

New England Patriots vs. Miami Dolphins: 2026 Week 8

Name: Patriots vs. Dolphins highlights | Week 8
Uploaded: 2026-11-02
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New England Patriots defeated the Miami Dolphins, 24–19. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Patriots vs. Dolphins Game Details

Date, kickoff time, TV and streaming listing, venue and current game status.

Away team

New England Patriots

24 Record: 5-3 Shop New England Patriots Gear

Week 8 Final NE at MIA

Home team

Miami Dolphins

19 Record: 1-6 Shop Miami Dolphins Gear

Date: Sunday, November 1, 2026
Kickoff: 4:25 PM ET4:25 PM ET
TV / Stream: CBS
Venue: Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL

Postgame video

Patriots vs. Dolphins 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Patriots vs. Dolphins Final Score and Game Result

New England Patriots defeated the Miami Dolphins, 24–19.

Winner

New England Patriots

24–19

NE record

New England Patriots

5-3

MIA record

Miami Dolphins

1-6

Quarter-by-quarter result

Patriots vs. Dolphins Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Week 8

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 24–19 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
NE New England Patriots	3	0	14	7	24
MIA Miami Dolphins	3	10	0	6	19

Top performers

Patriots vs. Dolphins Player Stat Leaders

Compare the leading passers, rushers, receivers and defenders from the completed game.

Passing Yards

Drake Maye

16/20, 199 YDS, 2 TD

MIA

Malik Willis

21/32, 211 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT

Rushing Yards

Rhamondre Stevenson

19 CAR, 82 YDS

MIA

Ollie Gordon II

19 CAR, 69 YDS

Receiving Yards

DeMario Douglas

3 REC, 76 YDS, 1 TD

MIA

Kevin Coleman Jr.

3 REC, 46 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

Cory Durden

1.5

MIA

Chop Robinson

Tackles

Carlton Davis III

MIA

Jordyn Brooks

Game statistics

Patriots vs. Dolphins Team Stats Comparison

Compare total offense, third downs, turnovers, red-zone performance, penalties and possession.

NEStatisticMIA

161st Downs17

6-143rd down efficiency7-14

2-24th down efficiency0-0

313Total Yards269

182Passing195

131Rushing74

1Turnovers1

7-46Penalties6-50

1-2Red Zone (Made-Att)1-2

31:57Possession28:03

Every scoring play

Patriots vs. Dolphins Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

Follow each touchdown and field goal in chronological order, with the score after every play.

Q19:10

NE
Andy Borregales 34 Yd Field Goal
3–0
Q13:39

MIA
Zane Gonzalez 31 Yd Field Goal
3–3
Q29:27

MIA
Zane Gonzalez 52 Yd Field Goal
3–6
Q20:08

MIA
Malik Washington 1 Yd pass from Malik Willis (Zane Gonzalez Kick)
3–13
Q39:23

NE
Kyle Williams 43 Yd pass from Drake Maye (Andy Borregales Kick)
10–13
Q30:59

NE
Drake Maye 2 Yd Rush (Andy Borregales Kick)
17–13
Q412:39

NE
DeMario Douglas 48 Yd pass from Drake Maye (Andy Borregales Kick)
24–13
Q42:04

MIA
Kevin Coleman Jr. 35 Yd pass from Malik Willis (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
24–19

Individual statistics

Patriots vs. Dolphins Player Box Score and Individual Stats

Open each category for passing, rushing, receiving, defensive and kicking statistics.

Passing Stats

New England Patriots Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Drake Maye	16/20	199	10.0	2	0	3-17	70.7	141.5

Miami Dolphins Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Malik Willis	21/32	211	6.6	2	1	5-16	65.7	92.1

Rushing Stats

New England Patriots Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Rhamondre Stevenson	19	82	4.3	0	9
Corey Kiner	7	38	5.4	0	20
Lan Larison	2	6	3.0	0	4
Drake Maye	8	5	0.6	1	2

Miami Dolphins Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Ollie Gordon II	19	69	3.6	16
Jaylen Wright	2	5	2.5	3
Malik Willis	1	2	2.0	2
Chris Bell	1	-2	-2.0	-2

Receiving Stats

New England Patriots Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
DeMario Douglas	3	76	25.3	1	48	3
Kyle Williams	1	43	43.0	1	43	1
Efton Chism III	5	37	7.4	0	12	5
Hunter Henry	3	30	10.0	0	20	3
Rhamondre Stevenson	3	8	2.7	0	4	3
Eli Raridon	1	5	5.0	0	5	4

Miami Dolphins Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Kevin Coleman Jr.	3	46	15.3	1	35	3
Greg Dulcich	4	43	10.8	0	19	6
Caleb Douglas	4	43	10.8	0	18	6
Malik Washington	5	40	8.0	1	23	6
Chris Bell	4	31	7.8	0	9	6
Jalen Tolbert	1	8	8.0	0	8	1
Jaylen Wright	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Ollie Gordon II	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Will Kacmarek	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Defensive Stats

New England Patriots Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Carlton Davis III	9	7	0	0	0	0
Christian Elliss	9	3	0.5	2	0	1
Kevin Byard	7	4	0	0	1	0
Dre'Mont Jones	6	4	0	0	0	0
Marcus Jones	5	3	0	0	1	0
Craig Woodson	5	2	0	1	0	0
Cory Durden	4	2	1.5	2	0	3
Robert Spillane	4	1	0	0	2	0
Milton Williams	4	1	0	0	0	0
Christian Gonzalez	3	3	0	0	0	0
Gabe Jacas	3	1	1.5	1	0	2
Leonard Taylor III	3	1	0	0	0	0
Charles Woods	2	1	0	0	0	0
Lan Larison	2	1	0	0	0	0
Brenden Schooler	1	1	0	0	0	0
Andy Borregales	1	1	0	0	0	0
DaQuan Jones	1	0	0	0	1	0
Mike Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Barmore	1	0	0.5	0	0	1
Darius Muasau	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylen Reed	1	0	0.5	0	0	1
Joshua Farmer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Elijah Ponder	1	0	0.5	0	1	1
Julian Ashby	1	0	0	0	0	0
Erick Hunter	1	0	0	0	0	0

Miami Dolphins Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	QB HTS
Jordyn Brooks	11	6	0	0	0
Jacob Rodriguez	8	2	0	0	0
Zach Sieler	6	3	0	0	0
Michael Taaffe	6	3	0	1	0
Jordan Phillips	5	3	0	0	0
Josh Uche	4	4	1	1	1
Dante Trader Jr.	4	3	0	0	0
Chris Johnson	4	2	0	0	0
Chop Robinson	3	3	2	2	2
JuJu Brents	3	3	0	0	0
Kyle Louis	3	1	0	0	0
Willie Gay Jr.	3	0	0	0	0
Kaytron Allen	2	2	0	0	0
Jason Marshall Jr.	2	1	0	0	0
Kenneth Grant	2	0	0	0	0
Malik Washington	1	1	0	0	0
Seydou Traore	1	1	0	0	0
Zeek Biggers	1	0	0	0	0

Kicking Stats

New England Patriots Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Andy Borregales	1/2	50.0	34	3/3	6

Miami Dolphins Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Zane Gonzalez	2/3	66.7	52	1/1	7

Game flow

Patriots vs. Dolphins Win Probability and Momentum

The chart tracks the home team's estimated win probability from kickoff through the final play.

NE 100%Home win probabilityMIA 0%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Patriots vs. Dolphins Drive Summary

Review each possession's result, plays, yards, elapsed time and field position.

Show all 21 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
MIA	Punt3 plays, 4 yards, 2:19	3	4	2:19	MIA 23	MIA 27
NE	Field Goal8 plays, 35 yards, 3:31	8	35	3:31	NE 49	MIA 16
MIA	Punt3 plays, -2 yards, 2:13	3	-2	2:13	MIA 47	MIA 45
NE	Fumble2 plays, 3 yards, 1:09	2	3	1:09	NE 15	NE 14
MIA	Field Goal4 plays, 6 yards, 2:09	4	6	2:09	NE 19	NE 13
NE	Punt4 plays, 12 yards, 2:19	4	12	2:19	NE 35	NE 47
MIA	Field Goal12 plays, 55 yards, 6:53	12	55	6:53	MIA 11	NE 34
NE	Missed FG12 plays, 43 yards, 7:08	12	43	7:08	NE 35	MIA 22
MIA	Touchdown11 plays, 70 yards, 2:11	11	70	2:11	MIA 30	NE 0
NE	End of Half1 play, -2 yards, 0:08	1	-2	0:08	NE 35	NE 35
NE	Punt3 plays, -1 yard, 2:01	3	-1	2:01	NE 35	NE 34
MIA	Punt3 plays, 1 yard, 1:07	3	1	1:07	MIA 25	MIA 26
NE	Touchdown5 plays, 62 yards, 2:29	5	62	2:29	NE 38	MIA 0
MIA	Punt3 plays, -10 yards, 0:48	3	-10	0:48	MIA 35	MIA 25
NE	Touchdown13 plays, 73 yards, 7:36	13	73	7:36	NE 27	MIA 0
MIA	Interception5 plays, 11 yards, 2:28	5	11	2:28	MIA 12	MIA 23
NE	Touchdown2 plays, 53 yards, 0:52	2	53	0:52	NE 47	MIA 0
MIA	Missed FG11 plays, 45 yards, 5:58	11	45	5:58	MIA 30	NE 25
NE	Punt5 plays, 17 yards, 2:40	5	17	2:40	NE 33	50
MIA	Touchdown8 plays, 84 yards, 1:57	8	84	1:57	MIA 16	NE 0
NE	End of Game6 plays, 7 yards, 2:04	6	7	2:04	MIA 43	MIA 35

Official game information

Patriots vs. Dolphins Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

Additional game-day information reported with the completed box score.

Attendance59,023

Reported crowd at Hard Rock Stadium.

Playing surfaceGrass

Surface listed for Hard Rock Stadium.

Game officials

Dana McKenzie — Down Judge
Terrence Miles — Back Judge
Mearl Robinson — Field Judge
Anthony Jeffries — Side Judge
Terry Killens Jr. — Umpire
Thomas Eaton — Line Judge
Alex Moore — Referee

Time and broadcast

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Kickoff time

What Time Does Patriots vs. Dolphins Start?

The scheduled kickoff is 4:25 PM ET on Sunday, November 1, 2026.

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Stadium

Where Is Patriots vs. Dolphins Being Played?

Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL.

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Patriots vs. Dolphins FAQ

When is New England Patriots vs. Miami Dolphins?

The game is scheduled for Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 4:25 PM ET.

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Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL.

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