Exhibition Week 1, 2027

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Miami Dolphins	3	10	0	8	-	21
New Orleans Saints	7	7	7	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:41 MIA - Brad Finch 40 field goal
1Q: 05:38 NOS - Patrick Montgomery 7 run (Artie Schwartz extra point)
2Q: 14:01 MIA - Brad Finch 30 field goal
2Q: 11:50 NOS - Cordell Bradford 22 pass from Kasey Sanders (Artie Schwartz extra point)
2Q: 05:53 MIA - Ryan Lyons 2 run (Brad Finch extra point)
3Q: 03:54 NOS - Leon Blades 9 pass from Kasey Sanders (Artie Schwartz extra point)
4Q: 04:15 MIA - Freddie Smith 79 punt return (Joey Dixon pass to Kenyon Capps for conversion)
4Q: 00:04 NOS - Artie Schwartz 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:41 MIA - Brad Finch 40 field goal
1Q: 05:38 NOS - Patrick Montgomery 7 run (Artie Schwartz extra point)
2Q: 14:01 MIA - Brad Finch 30 field goal
2Q: 11:50 NOS - Cordell Bradford 22 pass from Kasey Sanders (Artie Schwartz extra point)
2Q: 05:53 MIA - Ryan Lyons 2 run (Brad Finch extra point)
3Q: 03:54 NOS - Leon Blades 9 pass from Kasey Sanders (Artie Schwartz extra point)
4Q: 04:15 MIA - Freddie Smith 79 punt return (Joey Dixon pass to Kenyon Capps for conversion)
4Q: 00:04 NOS - Artie Schwartz 18 field goal

Team Statistics MIA NOS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 10 16
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 221 343
- Offensive Plays 60 58
- Yards per Play 3.68 5.91
Net Rushing Yards 123 87
- Rushing Attempts 28 23
- Yards per Rush 4.39 3.78
Net Passing Yards 98 256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 17 - 0 33 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 123 268
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 3.06 7.31
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/36 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/92 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 3/58 4/110
Interception Ret./Yards 2/24 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 29
Time of Possession 33:03 26:57

Team Statistics	MIA	NOS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	10	16
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	221	343
- Offensive Plays	60	58
- Yards per Play	3.68	5.91
Net Rushing Yards	123	87
- Rushing Attempts	28	23
- Yards per Rush	4.39	3.78
Net Passing Yards	98	256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 17 - 0	33 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	123	268
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	3.06	7.31
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/36	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/92	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	3/58	4/110
Interception Ret./Yards	2/24	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 29
Time of Possession	33:03	26:57

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:25	OWN 18	10	59	Field Goal
1	5:32	2:45	OWN 36	3	-1	Punt
1	1:43	2:48	OPP 29	5	16	Field Goal
2	11:38	5:55	OWN 40	11	60	Touchdown
2	4:13	1:07	OPP 42	3	-3	Punt
2	1:51	0:50	OWN 43	3	9	Punt
3	13:22	5:51	OWN 23	11	41	Fumble
3	3:46	1:02	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	14:34	2:10	OWN 31	4	4	Punt
4	9:39	3:44	OWN 20	7	18	Punt

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:35	3:03	OWN 19	6	81	Touchdown
1	2:47	1:04	OWN 27	3	5	Interception
2	13:55	2:17	OWN 44	4	56	Touchdown
2	5:43	1:30	OWN 43	3	10	Interception
2	3:06	1:15	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
2	1:01	1:01	OWN 13	2	15	Half
3	15:00	1:38	OWN 38	3	3	Punt
3	7:31	3:45	OWN 44	9	56	Touchdown
3	2:44	3:10	OWN 15	7	23	Punt
4	12:24	2:45	OWN 24	5	30	Punt
4	5:55	1:48	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
4	4:07	4:07	OWN 32	10	67	Field Goal

Game MVP: Bill Reeck, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jake Henson	19	71	3.74	18	3	0
Ryan Lyons	8	39	4.88	13	1	1
Robbie Lara	1	13	13.00	13	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Patrick Montgomery	19	77	4.05	9	1
Ivory Dorset	3	8	2.67	6	0
Lenny Coffey	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joey Dixon	22	13	85	3/17	0	14	0	67.4
Vince Marshall	6	4	38	1/8	0	15	0	84.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kasey Sanders	21	13	199	2/12	2	48	2	85.3
Marcus Barker	12	6	69	0/0	0	19	0	67.7

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Kris Hicks	4	5	23	5.75	0	10
WR Robbie Lara	4	7	36	9.00	0	15
WR Ryan Foreman	3	5	24	8.00	0	11
WR Randal Zaoussis	2	5	13	6.50	6	12
WR Freddie Smith	2	3	23	11.50	0	14
TE Kenyon Capps	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
RB Ryan Lyons	1	1	1	1.00	0	1

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lenny Coffey	5	9	47	9.40	11	18	0
TE Cordell Bradford	5	5	97	19.40	42	48	1
RB Ivory Dorset	2	2	19	9.50	12	14	0
WR Leon Blades	2	7	28	14.00	2	19	1
WR Roman Gentry	2	5	27	13.50	13	14	0
FB David Peterson	1	1	13	13.00	13	13	0
WR Skip Ellison	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Irving Money	1	2	26	26.00	0	26	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Danny Strong	1	7	7.00	0
ILB Frank Edwards	1	17	17.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Joey Dixon	2	1	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jumbo Carlson	0	1	1	0
Shawn Harada	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony O'Donnell	6	256	42.7	37.3	54	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dusty Shaw	5	214	42.8	27.2	49	0

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brad Finch	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Schwartz	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Freddie Smith	2	85	42.5	1
Danny Strong	1	7	7.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Blades	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Freddie Smith	3	58	19.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jasonn Dawkins	2	57	28.5	0
Cornell Tower	2	53	26.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jackie Langen	4	0	1.0	19	30
ILB Frank Edwards	4	1	0.0	15	25
S Leroy Reed	3	2	0.0	17	26
S Darryl Robbins	3	2	0.0	19	28
CB Charlie Plesko	3	1	0.0	14	10
ILB Pete Cortez	3	1	0.0	10	17
ILB Ray Borders	3	1	0.0	6	11
S Danny Strong	3	0	0.0	17	25
DT Burt Blake	2	0	1.0	8	13
DT Leo Rush	2	2	0.0	10	11
CB Jayson Lee	2	1	0.0	11	25
DE Winfred Dobbs	2	1	0.0	9	14
DE Peter Stone	2	1	0.0	14	22
CB Kennedy Carlson	1	1	0.0	14	23
DE Stephen Tate	1	1	0.0	15	21
OLB Willie Pontbriand	1	1	0.0	9	24
CB Rondell Connell	1	0	0.0	17	22
RB Jake Henson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kareem Tedder	1	0	0.0	13	24
OLB Dusty Palazzo	0	2	0.0	15	14

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Markus Coffman	7	1	0.0	25	19
DE Jumbo Carlson	5	3	1.0	20	22
DE Shawn Harada	4	2	1.0	17	20
S Lester Anthony	4	1	0.0	16	20
S Leslie Arntt	3	2	0.0	17	15
CB Butch Oroumieh	3	2	0.0	18	29
OLB Bill Reeck	2	2	2.0	16	20
ILB Butch Andersen	2	1	0.0	18	22
CB Cornell Tower	2	1	0.0	20	19
DT Kenny Washington	2	1	0.0	13	12
S Chester Creekmur	2	1	0.0	11	14
DT Matt McLane	2	0	0.0	10	17
S Hugh Boudreau	2	0	0.0	11	18
OLB Bruce Best	1	2	0.0	7	16
OLB Gus Batson	1	1	0.0	22	19
CB Winfred Frimel	1	1	0.0	19	22
CB Melvin Sporzynski	1	1	0.0	8	13
DT Troy Farmer	1	0	0.0	18	15
WR Leon Blades	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jasonn Dawkins	1	0	0.0	2	2
WR Roman Gentry	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Randal Pantoja	1	0	0.0	12	8
DE Tony Howard	1	0	0.0	8	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jackie Langen	1.0	1	1	0	30
DT Burt Blake	1.0	0	1	1	13
DE Stephen Tate	0.0	1	3	0	21
DT Leo Rush	0.0	0	1	0	11

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bill Reeck	2.0	0	0	0	20
DE Jumbo Carlson	1.0	1	2	2	22
DE Shawn Harada	1.0	0	0	0	20
ILB Markus Coffman	0.0	0	1	0	19
OLB Randal Pantoja	0.0	0	0	1	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Darryl Robbins	2	1	0	28
S Danny Strong	2	0	1	25
CB Kennedy Carlson	2	0	0	23
ILB Pete Cortez	2	0	0	17
CB Jayson Lee	2	0	0	25
ILB Frank Edwards	1	0	1	25
CB Charlie Plesko	1	0	0	10
OLB Jackie Langen	1	0	0	30
CB Rondell Connell	1	0	0	22
S Leroy Reed	1	0	0	26
OLB Willie Pontbriand	1	0	0	24
DE Winfred Dobbs	1	0	0	14
ILB Ray Borders	1	0	0	11
DE Peter Stone	1	0	0	22

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Markus Coffman	3	1	19
S Lester Anthony	3	0	20
CB Butch Oroumieh	2	0	29
CB Winfred Frimel	1	1	22
CB Melvin Sporzynski	1	1	13
ILB Butch Andersen	1	0	22
DE Jumbo Carlson	1	0	22
OLB Bruce Best	1	0	16
S Leslie Arntt	1	0	15
CB Cornell Tower	1	0	19
DT Kenny Washington	1	0	12
S Chester Creekmur	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Richie Poston	3	4	21	0	13
Franklin LeMire	2	4	15	1	20
Frank Prior	2	3	13	0	12
Myron Pierce	1	6	22	1	14
Vincent Delgado	1	4	19	0	16
William Fafinski	1	2	9	0	16
Carlos Atkins	1	2	21	0	25
Sammie Whipple	0	1	13	2	25
Kris Hicks	0	1	9	0	15
Rickey Nomellini	0	1	15	0	8

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Charles Allin	2	7	22	1	29
Bernard Sterne	1	3	18	0	25
Aaron Flynn	1	1	10	0	24
Lance Ellis	0	3	12	0	13
David Peterson	0	2	7	0	13
Winston Regan	0	2	14	0	24
Cordell Bradford	0	2	17	0	20
Deron Sierra	0	2	11	0	22
Victor Owens	0	1	19	1	27

Special Teams Statistics

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Maurice Compton	3	26
Danny Strong	1	17
Kenyon Capps	1	14
Rondell Connell	0	20
Adrian Finley	0	17
Freddie Smith	0	13
Shane Fredrickson	0	12
Ryan Lyons	0	12
Leroy Reed	0	10
Jackie Langen	0	9
Pete Cortez	0	9
Tony O'Donnell	0	8
Sammie Whipple	0	8
William Fafinski	0	8
Kris Hicks	0	7
Reuben England	0	7
Ryan Foreman	0	7
Brad Finch	0	7
Rickey Nomellini	0	5
Richie Poston	0	5
Frank Prior	0	5
Willie Pontbriand	0	4
Winfred Dobbs	0	4
Mercury McGee	0	3
Kareem Tedder	0	3
Carlos Atkins	0	3
Peter Stone	0	3
Stephen Tate	0	2
Burt Blake	0	1
Kennedy Carlson	0	1
Jayson Lee	0	1
Darryl Robbins	0	1
Dusty Palazzo	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Skip Ellison	3	16
Bruce Best	1	21
Irving Money	1	9
Austin Washington	0	20
Dana Luxmore	0	14
David Peterson	0	12
Lenny Coffey	0	11
Hugh Boudreau	0	10
Jasonn Dawkins	0	9
Randal Pantoja	0	9
Kenny Washington	0	9
Winfred Frimel	0	8
Cornell Tower	0	7
Dusty Shaw	0	6
Charles Allin	0	6
Winston Regan	0	6
Leslie Arntt	0	6
Deron Sierra	0	6
Bernard Sterne	0	6
Lester Anthony	0	6
Larry Dakis	0	6
Troy Farmer	0	5
Cordell Bradford	0	5
Leon Blades	0	5
Patrick Montgomery	0	5
Artie Schwartz	0	5
Melvin Sporzynski	0	5
Markus Coffman	0	4
Jumbo Carlson	0	3
Gus Batson	0	3
Butch Oroumieh	0	3
Butch Andersen	0	2
Ivory Dorset	0	1
Matt McLane	0	1
Bill Reeck	0	1
Adam McWilliams	0	1
Chester Creekmur	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	54	4.5
Middle	7	14	2.0
Right	9	55	6.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	16	8.0
Middle	16	54	3.4
Right	5	17	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joey Dixon	22	13	0	2	0	3	3	3	0
Vince Marshall	6	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kasey Sanders	21	13	3	0	1	1	3	0	2
Marcus Barker	12	6	0	0	2	0	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	61	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	61	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	27	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	97	10.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	96	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	48	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Robbie Lara	7	4	0	36	19
TE Kris Hicks	5	4	0	23	15
WR Randal Zaoussis	5	2	0	13	18
WR Ryan Foreman	5	3	1	24	19
WR Freddie Smith	3	2	0	23	15
TE Kenyon Capps	2	1	0	3	22
RB Ryan Lyons	1	1	0	1	15

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lenny Coffey	9	5	2	47	0	22
WR Leon Blades	7	2	0	28	0	22
TE Cordell Bradford	5	5	0	97	2	20
WR Roman Gentry	5	2	1	27	0	20
RB Ivory Dorset	2	2	0	19	0	17
WR Skip Ellison	2	1	0	11	0	9
WR Irving Money	2	1	0	26	1	12
FB David Peterson	1	1	0	13	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jake Henson	3	-2	-0.67	3.74
Ryan Lyons	2	2	1.00	4.88

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Patrick Montgomery	3	12	4.00	4.05
Lenny Coffey	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vince Marshall	2	1	12	6.00	6.33
Joey Dixon	2	2	11	5.50	3.86

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kasey Sanders	3	3	27	9.00	9.48
Marcus Barker	1	1	14	14.00	5.75

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kris Hicks	1	1	4	4.00	4.60
WR Randal Zaoussis	1	1	12	12.00	2.60
TE Kenyon Capps	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
WR Ryan Foreman	1	1	7	7.00	4.80

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lenny Coffey	1	1	13	13.00	5.22
RB Ivory Dorset	1	1	5	5.00	9.50
WR Leon Blades	1	1	9	9.00	4.00
WR Roman Gentry	1	1	14	14.00	5.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Ivory Dorset	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joey Dixon	8	6	5
Vince Marshall	3	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kasey Sanders	5	3	2
Marcus Barker	4	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ryan Foreman	3	2	2
TE Kenyon Capps	2	1	1
WR Robbie Lara	2	1	1
WR Freddie Smith	2	2	1
TE Kris Hicks	1	1	1
WR Randal Zaoussis	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lenny Coffey	5	2	1
TE Cordell Bradford	1	1	1
WR Leon Blades	1	1	1
WR Roman Gentry	1	0	0
WR Irving Money	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,100 (72,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,700 (19,900)
End Zone 9,500 (14,300)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (12,700)
Club Seats 11,200 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (3,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,100 (72,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,700 (19,900)
End Zone	9,500 (14,300)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (12,700)
Club Seats	11,200 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (3,400)