▁Miami ▁anni h il ated ▁New ▁England ▁both ▁off ens ively ▁and ▁def ens ively . ▁On ▁the ▁third ▁play ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁Dol ph ins ▁safety ▁Dick ▁Anderson ▁intercept ed ▁Patri ots ▁quarter back ▁Jim ▁Pl unk ett ▁at ▁New ▁England ’ s ▁ 2 6 - yard ▁line . ▁Anderson ▁returned ▁the ▁ball ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁ 4 - yard ▁line ▁before ▁f umb ling . ▁Although ▁it ▁appeared ▁that ▁the ▁Patri ots ▁may ▁have ▁recovered ▁the ▁f umble , ▁the ▁offici ating ▁crew ▁ruled ▁that ▁they ▁did ▁not . ▁Dol ph ins ▁running ▁back ▁Mercur y ▁Morris ▁then ▁scored ▁a ▁touch down ▁on ▁a ▁ 4 - yard ▁r ush . ▁On ▁just ▁the ▁fifth ▁off ensive ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁Dol ph ins , ▁Morris ▁again ▁scored ▁a ▁ 4 - yard ▁r ushing ▁touch down . ▁Miami ▁scored ▁on ▁every ▁possession ▁they ▁had ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁half , ▁leading ▁the ▁Patri ots ▁ 3 1 - 0 ▁at ▁inter mission . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁third ▁quarter , ▁Mor r all ▁threw ▁a ▁ 1 6 - yard ▁pass ▁to ▁Mar lin ▁Br is co e , ▁increasing ▁the ▁Dol ph ins ▁lead ▁to ▁ 3 8 - 0 . ▁By ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁fourth ▁quarter , ▁which ▁little ▁doubt ▁about ▁which ▁team ▁would ▁win , ▁Dol ph ins ▁quarter back ▁Jim ▁Del ▁Gaz io ▁replaced ▁Mor r all . ▁Del ▁Gaz io ▁threw ▁two ▁touch down ▁passes ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁quarter ▁– ▁a ▁ 5 1