Patriots vs. Dolphins: Score and Twitter Reaction from 2017 Regular Season

The New England Patriots improved to 14-2 and clinched the top seed in the AFC with a 35-14 win over the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday.

Quarterback Tom Brady threw for 276 yards and three touchdowns on 25-of-33 passing. He also supplanted Dolphins legend Dan Marino for fourth in all-time passing yards, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

The Boston Globe’s Ben Volin noted Brady and the Patriots both made history in the victory:

Brady’s 28:2 TD-INT ratio is the best in NFL history. Patriots only threw 2 INTs all year as a team setting a new NFL record. Previous was 5

— Ben Volin (@BenVolin) January 1, 2017

Wide receiver Julian Edelman closed out the regular season in style, catching eight passes for a career-high 151 yards and a touchdown.

Before the game, the quality of the playing surface at Hard Rock Stadium became a talking point. Stadium personnel had little time to work on the field following Florida State’s 33-32 win over Michigan in the Orange Bowl on Friday.

CSN New England’s Michael Giardi shared a photo of the grass as well as a shot of workers attempting to patch up the turf prior to the game:

Hard Rock Stadium turf is in awful shape. Played a bowl game here Friday night @CSNNE pic.twitter.com/6noQZPUONy

— Michael Giardi (@MikeGiardi) January 1, 2017

Little over 3 hrs from kickoff and Miami field crew is working on the field. Uncommon to say the least @CSNNE pic.twitter.com/yFNjyQNjWk

— Michael Giardi (@MikeGiardi) January 1, 2017

The Sun Sentinel’s Omar Kelly noted some players were losing their footing during pregame warm-ups.

The Patriots didn’t seem to have any problem with the field in the first half, though, as they jumped out to a 20-7 lead by halftime.

Brady and Martellus Bennett connected on a two-yard pass to get New England on the board in the first quarter. The Patriots shared a replay of the touchdown on Twitter:

Brady fakes it to Blount then …

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