{"numbering":"asc","slides":[{"index":1,"title":"RIGHT OUT OF THE CHUTES","image":"https://www.nbcsports.com/sites/rsnunited/files/archive/assets_media_gallery/boston/2017/12/12/dolphins_devante_parker_121117.jpg","caption":"

DeVante Parker, who bailed on the end-zone pick a couple weeks back, had the Jay Cutler’s first pass of the game clang off his hands incomplete. He made up for it later in the drive with a fourth-down reception/conversion.

"},{"index":3,"title":"EASY PICKINGS","image":"https://www.nbcsports.com/sites/rsnunited/files/archive/assets_media_gallery/boston/2017/12/12/patriots_dolphins_xavien_howard_121117.jpg","caption":"

Xavien Howard chased Brandin Cooks in coverage on the Patriots first third down of the game and came up with a terrific interception on an underthrown pass by Brady, giving Miami the ball at its own 40.

"},{"index":5,"title":"SIX FEET UNDER","image":"https://www.nbcsports.com/sites/rsnunited/files/archive/assets_media_gallery/boston/2017/12/12/patriots_tom_brady_121117.jpg","caption":"

The Patriots managed just 2 yards of offense in the first quarter, the lowest total for the franchise in a first quarter since 2001.

"},{"index":7,"title":"SACKING UP","image":"https://www.nbcsports.com/sites/rsnunited/files/archive/assets_media_gallery/boston/2017/12/12/dolphins_jay_cutler_121117.jpg","caption":"

The Patriots sent Devin McCourty on a rare safety blitz early in the second quarter and it paid off with a sack of Jay Cutler that led to a third-and-18 and a punt that put the Patriots in business at their own 48.

"},{"index":9,"title":"ONE-DERFUL CATCH","image":"https://www.nbcsports.com/sites/rsnunited/files/archive/assets_media_gallery/boston/2017/12/12/patriots_dion_lewis_121117.jpg","caption":"

With Brady staring a blitz in the eyeballs, he flipped a pass out to the right on a wheel route to Dion Lewis who chased it down and hauled it in with one hand to pick up the first down.

"},{"index":11,"title":"COOKED UP","image":"https://www.nbcsports.com/sites/rsnunited/files/archive/assets_media_gallery/boston/2017/12/12/gallery_slide_7_penalty_flag_101815.jpg","caption":"

Brandin Cooks drew a pass interference on corner Xavien Howard in the second quarter that put the ball at the threshold of the Dolphins end zone. Cooks looked like he initiated the contact with a hand to Howard’s grill but Howard never got his head around and drew the flag.

"},{"index":13,"title":"WIDE OUT","image":"https://www.nbcsports.com/sites/rsnunited/files/archive/assets_media_gallery/boston/2017/12/12/patriots_tom_brady_2_121117.jpg","caption":"

The Patriots made it through the first half without a completion to a wide receiver, although Brandin Cooks did draw the long pass interference.

"},{"index":15,"title":"SPIN-O-RAMA","image":"https://www.nbcsports.com/sites/rsnunited/files/archive/assets_media_gallery/boston/2017/12/12/dolphins_kenyan_drake_121117.jpg","caption":"

Kenyan Drake ran to the grill of Patrick Chung, spun to his right, leaving Chung grasping at air and picked up a chink down inside the Patriots 10 early in the third quarter.

"},{"index":17,"title":"WHERE’S LANDRY, FIND LANDRY","image":"https://www.nbcsports.com/sites/rsnunited/files/archive/assets_media_gallery/boston/2017/12/12/dolphins_jarvis_landry_121117.jpg","caption":"

A mic’d up Bill Belichick two weeks ago was heard repeatedly pleading that his defense make sure it accounted for the Dolphins best wideout. On a night where things just weren’t going their way, Landry was left all by himself at the goal line for the touchdown that made it 27-10.

"},{"index":19,"title":"DIDN’T EVEN SEE THAT GUY","image":"https://www.nbcsports.com/sites/rsnunited/files/archive/assets_media_gallery/boston/2017/12/12/dolphins_patriots_lawrence_guy_jay_cutler_121117.jpg","caption":"

Jay Cutler, after a spectacular three quarters, threw it to Patriots defensive tackle Lawrence Guy on a screen inside his 10. And Guy dropped it.

"},{"index":21,"title":"HIDDEN YARDS REVEALED","image":"https://www.nbcsports.com/sites/rsnunited/files/archive/assets_media_gallery/boston/2017/12/12/patriots_bernard_reedy_121117.jpg","caption":"

A punt return by Reedy that got out to the New England 48 early in the fourth was wiped out by a pair of penalties that moved the Pats back to their 15 at a time when they could ill afford to lose it.

"},{"index":23,"title":"NAIL REMOVAL","image":"https://www.nbcsports.com/sites/rsnunited/files/archive/assets_media_gallery/boston/2017/12/12/dolphins_jakeem_grant_121117.jpg","caption":"

Jakeem Grant was open for a huge gain early in the fourth after having beaten Malcolm Butler but he was unable to snare the deep ball from Jay Cutler which would have made it 34-17.

"}]}

Best and Worst: Dolphins 27, Patriots 20