1993 Week 18: Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots at Foxboro Stadium. Kickoff time: 1:00pm.
1993 Week 18: Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots at Foxboro Stadium. This is a regular-season game that earned its place on a curated list, which means the matchup itself carried some weight beyond a generic Sunday. Some regular-season games stick in the memory more than the playoff games of the same era. The names attached to Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots in 1993, the implications for division standing, or just the moment one play crystallized the season, made this one of those. Watch the early possessions for the read. Coaches treat curated-list games as their best stretches of preparation; the answers come quickly when the stakes are tangible.
1993 Week 18: Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots meet at a midpoint in the season, with the rest of the 1993 field watching to see how the result reshapes the conference standings. Around the league, the scouting departments take careful notes on regular-season games featuring contenders. The film here will be reviewed long after the final whistle by staffs who plan to face one or both of these teams later in the year.
1993 Week 18: Miami Dolphins versus New England Patriots. Midseason analytics shift around what matters most on any given Sunday: takeaway differential and red-zone conversion lead the indicator list for both contenders and the teams hunting them. The on-screen scoreboard tells one story; the underlying drive efficiency tells the more durable one. Both staffs know which numbers travel through December and which evaporate after a hot start.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | 12-4 | W11 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-7 | W1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 7-9 | L1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 3-13 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 12-4 | W4 |
| Miami Dolphins | 9-7 | L5 |
| New York Jets | 8-8 | L3 |
| New England Patriots | 5-11 | W4 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 4-12 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 11-5 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 10-6 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 9-7 | L2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 8-8 | W2 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 6-10 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 10-6 | L2 |
| New Orleans Saints | 8-8 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 6-10 | L3 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 5-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 10-6 | W2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 9-7 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 9-7 | W3 |
| Chicago Bears | 7-9 | L4 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-11 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 12-4 | W5 |
| New York Giants | 11-5 | L2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 8-8 | W3 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | 7-9 | W3 |
| Washington Redskins | 4-12 | L2 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 07102727 |
| New England Patriots | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 310172733 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Patriots | Matt Bahr 31 yard field goal | 0-3 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Patriots | Ben Coates 11 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe ( Matt Bahr kick) | 0-10 |
| Dolphins | Mark Higgs 5 yard rush ( Pete Stoyanovich kick) | 7-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Dolphins | Pete Stoyanovich 29 yard field goal | 10-10 |
| Patriots | Vincent Brisby 11 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe ( Matt Bahr kick) | 10-17 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Dolphins | Mark Ingram 9 yard pass from Scott Mitchell ( Pete Stoyanovich kick) | 17-17 |
| Patriots | Matt Bahr 37 yard field goal | 17-20 |
| Dolphins | Terry Kirby 15 yard rush ( Pete Stoyanovich kick) | 24-20 |
| Patriots | Ben Coates 11 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe ( Matt Bahr kick) | 24-27 |
| Dolphins | Pete Stoyanovich 24 yard field goal | 27-27 |
| OT | ||
| Patriots | Michael Timpson 36 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe | 27-33 |
| Dolphins | Patriots | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 23 | 25 |
| Total Yards | 349 | 397 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 22/41 | 27/43 |
| Pass yards | 259 | 329 |
| Pass TD | 1 | 4 |
| Interceptions | 0 | 1 |
| Sacks taken | 4 | 0 |
| Sack yards lost | 29 | 0 |
| Net pass yards | 230 | 329 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 30 | 32 |
| Rush yards | 119 | 68 |
| Rush TD | 2 | 0 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 1 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Penalties | 7 | 5 |
| Penalty yards | 40 | 34 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | |||||
| Scott Mitchell | 22/40 | 259 | 1 | 0 | |
| Keith Byars | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NWE | |||||
| Drew Bledsoe | 27/43 | 329 | 4 | 1 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | ||||
| Mark Higgs | 18 | 77 | 1 | 19 |
| Terry Kirby | 9 | 31 | 1 | 15 |
| Scott Mitchell | 3 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| NWE | ||||
| Leonard Russell | 20 | 28 | 0 | 11 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 6 | 27 | 0 | 12 |
| Corey Croom | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Kevin Turner | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Sam Gash | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | ||||
| Mark Ingram | 5 | 61 | 1 | 23 |
| Irving Fryar | 3 | 41 | 0 | 19 |
| Keith Byars | 4 | 33 | 0 | 13 |
| Keith Jackson | 3 | 28 | 0 | 14 |
| Greg Baty | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 |
| Tony Martin | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Terry Kirby | 3 | 20 | 0 | 14 |
| O.J. McDuffie | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Mark Higgs | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| NWE | ||||
| Ben Coates | 6 | 95 | 2 | 42 |
| Michael Timpson | 4 | 75 | 1 | 36 |
| Vincent Brisby | 6 | 69 | 1 | 14 |
| Kevin Turner | 8 | 61 | 0 | 11 |
| Leonard Russell | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| Corey Croom | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
New England Patriots defeated Miami Dolphins 33-27 at Foxboro Stadium in Week 18. The final scoring play was Patriots: Michael Timpson 36 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe. Top line of the day: Drew Bledsoe: 329 pass yards on 27-of-43, 4 TD, 1 INT.
New England Patriots walked out of Foxboro Stadium with a 33-27 Week 18 result Miami Dolphins will replay all the way to the offseason. A one-score game throughout. The decisive points came on the fewest possible margin, which is how these matchups usually resolve. The final scoring play came from Patriots: Michael Timpson 36 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe. Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier.
New England Patriots 33, Miami Dolphins 27. Game: 1993 Week 18. Attendance: 53883. Q1: 1 scoring play. Q2: 2 scoring plays. Q3: 2 scoring plays. Q4: 5 scoring plays. OT: 1 scoring play. Top performers: - Drew Bledsoe: 329 pass yards on 27-of-43, 4 TD, 1 INT - Mark Higgs: 77 rush yards on 18 carries - Ben Coates: 6 catches for 95 yards
Week 18, played at Foxboro Stadium. Final: Miami Dolphins 27, New England Patriots 33, with New England Patriots taking the result by 6. **First quarter**
- Patriots: Matt Bahr 31 yard field goal
**Second quarter**
- Patriots: Ben Coates 11 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe ( Matt Bahr kick) - Dolphins: Mark Higgs 5 yard rush ( Pete Stoyanovich kick)
**Third quarter**
- Dolphins: Pete Stoyanovich 29 yard field goal - Patriots: Vincent Brisby 11 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe ( Matt Bahr kick)
**Fourth quarter**
- Dolphins: Mark Ingram 9 yard pass from Scott Mitchell ( Pete Stoyanovich kick) - Patriots: Matt Bahr 37 yard field goal - Dolphins: Terry Kirby 15 yard rush ( Pete Stoyanovich kick) - Patriots: Ben Coates 11 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe ( Matt Bahr kick) - Dolphins: Pete Stoyanovich 24 yard field goal
**Overtime**
- Patriots: Michael Timpson 36 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe
**Top performers**
- Drew Bledsoe: 329 pass yards on 27-of-43, 4 TD, 1 INT - Mark Higgs: 77 rush yards on 18 carries - Ben Coates: 6 catches for 95 yards