Patriots blown out by Dolphins

MAHAM · Subject: Patriots blown out by Dolphins Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:35 am

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Fans booed the Patriots. Many left early. The record winning streak of their favorite team was ending with a stunning domination by the lowly Dolphins.

Brown's big day
Ronnie Brown picked a good day to show he's fully recovered from a torn ACL suffered in Week 3 last season. The Dolphins running back totaled as many carries against the Patriots as he had in his previous two games this season.

First two games of the season

» Attempts: 17
» Yards: 48
» Touchdowns: 1
» Yards per carry: 2.8

vs. New England Sunday

» Attempts: 17
» Yards: 113
» Touchdowns: 4
» Yards per carry: 6.6

Ronnie Brown scored a team-record four touchdowns rushing and threw for another -- with four of the scores coming on direct snaps to the running back -- as Miami shocked New England 38-13 Sunday.

"It's brutal, man, brutal," Patriots defensive end Ty Warren said.

The loss ended the Patriots' NFL mark of 21 consecutive regular-season wins that began after a 21-0 loss to the Dolphins on Dec. 10, 2006, in which Tom Brady, now sidelined for the season with a knee injury, was sacked four times. It also ended New England's chance for a second consecutive unbeaten regular season.

The Dolphins, who lost their first 13 games last year and finished 1-15, won for just the second time in 22 games. It was the first victory for new coach Tony Sparano, and it was a stunner.

"That was fun. It was obviously a pretty emotional deal," he said. "They executed the game plan on both sides of the ball to perfection."

http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/recap?game_id=29564&displayPage=tab_recap&season=2008&week=REG3&override=true

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