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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAVIE, FLA (September 5, 2011) MIAMI DOLPHINS (0‐0) VS. NEW ENGLAND PATROTS (0‐0) MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2011 SUN LIFE STADIUM MIAMI GARDENS, FLA – 7:00 P.M. (ET) GAME NO. 1 DOLPHINS VS. PATRIOTS 2011 MIAMI DOLPHINS SCHEDULE Miami currently leads the season series by a 50‐41 margin. The Pa‐ Preseason triots swept the season series 2010, defeating Miami 41‐14 in Sun Date Opponent Time (EST) Network Life Stadium and beating the Dolphins 38‐7 in New England. August 12 at Atlanta W, 28‐23 WFOR August 19 vs. Carolina W, 20‐10 WFOR MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL NOTES August 27 at Tampa Bay L, 13‐17 WFOR September 1 vs. Dallas W, 17‐3 WFOR Record in Season Openers on MNF: 3‐1 Overall Record on MNF: 40‐36 Overall Home Record on MNF: 33‐20 Regular Season Date Opponent Time (EST) Network Most Games Played on Monday Night Football September 12 vs. New England 7:00 p.m. ESPN Team GP September 18 vs. Houston 4:15 p.m. CBS Miami Dolphins 76 September 25 at Cleveland 1:00 p.m. CBS Dallas Cowboys 71 October 2 at San Diego 4:15 p.m. CBS San Francisco 49ers 65 October 9 BYE WEEK October 17 at N.Y. Jets 8:30 p.m. ESPN Most Wins on Monday Night Football October 23 vs. Denver 1:00 p.m. CBS Team GP Dallas Cowboys 42 October 30 at N.Y. Giants 1:00 p.m. CBS Miami Dolphins 40 November 6 at Kansas City 1:00 p.m. CBS San Francisco 49ers 40 November 13 vs. Washington 1:00 p.m. FOX Pittsburgh Steelers 39 November 20 vs. Buffalo 1:00 p.m. CBS November 24 at Dallas 4:15 p.m. CBS SEASON OPENER NOTES December 4 vs. Oakland 1:00 p.m. CBS December 11 vs. Philadelphia 1:00 p.m. FOX Record in Home Season Openers: 9‐7 December 18 at Buffalo 1:00 p.m. CBS Overall Record in Season Openers: 24‐20‐1 December 24 at New England 1:00 p.m. CBS Most Points Scored January 1 vs. N.Y. Jets 1:00 p.m. CBS 52 ‐ 9/3/95 vs. NYJ ‐ 52‐14 DOLPHINS ON THE AIR Fewest Points Scored 7 (4 times) 9/7/80 @ Buf ‐ 7‐17 TELEVISION 9/4/88 @ Chi ‐ 7‐34 The game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN and televised live in the 9/11/04 vs. Ten ‐ 7‐17 Miami‐Ft. Lauderdale area on WSFL‐TV (Channel 39).Mike Tirico calls the play‐by‐play with Jon Gruden and Ron Jaworski adding the color analy‐ 9/13/09 @ Atl ‐ 7‐19 sis. Suzy Kolber will handle sideline duties. Most Points Allowed WESTWOOD ONE 50 ‐ 9/7/86 @ SD ‐ 28‐50 Westwood One will also air the game nationally with Ian Eagle and Trent Green in the booth with Steve Tasker will handle sideline duties and Jim Fewest Points Allowed Gray will host a pregame and halftime show. 0 (3 times) 9/18/77 @ Buf ‐ 13‐0 DOLPHINS RADIO NETWORK 9/4/83 @ Buf ‐ 12‐0 The contest will air on Clear Channel, WBGG (105.9 FM) and WINZ (940 9/3/00 vs. Sea ‐ 23‐0 AM) and a network of affiliates throughout Florida. Former wide re‐ ceiver Jimmy Cefalo, Hall of Famer Bob Griese and former tight end Joe Season Openers vs. New England (3‐3 Overall, 2‐0 Home, 1‐3 Road) Rose calls the game action. Former offensive lineman Keith Sims adds 9/20/70 @ Boston‐ 14‐27 (L) the sidline commentary. 9/15/74 @ NE‐ 24‐34 (L) 9/13/87 @ NE‐ 21‐28 (L) SPANISH RADIO 9/9/90 @ NE‐ 27‐24 (W) The game also will air on the Spanish home of the Dolphins, WQBA 9/4/94 vs. NE‐ 39‐35 (W) (1140 am) with Raul Striker, Jr. and Rafael Hernández Brito in the broad‐ cast booth. 9/1/96 vs. NE‐ 24‐10 (W) Tuesday ‐ 9/6 Wednesday ‐ 9/7 Thursday ‐ 9/8 Friday ‐ 9/9 Saturday ‐ 9/10 Sunday ‐ 9/11 Monday ‐ 9/12 No Availability Practice Practice Practice Practice No Availability Kickoff 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 11:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Dolphins vs. NE 7:00 p.m. (EST) Players Players Players Players 2:45 p.m. 2:45 p.m. Post Practice Post Practice Tony Sparano Tony Sparano Tony Sparano Tony Sparano 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Post Players Post Players DOLPHINS PLAYERS SIGNED AFTER TRAINING CAMP September 4, 2011 The Miami Dolphins have claimed tight end Will Yeatman off waivers and released defensive lineman Frank Kearse, it was announced on September 4, 2011. The 6‐5, 268 pound Yeatman originally signed with the New England Patriots on July 27, 2011 as an undrafted free agent. He was released by New England at the end of the preseason on September 3, 2011. Yeatman was a two‐sport standout at Notre Dame (2006‐08) and Maryland (2009‐10) in football and lacrosse. He played in all 11 games for Maryland as a senior in 2010, starting three times and finishing the season with 13 recep‐ tions for 134 yards and one touchdown. Born April 10, 1988 in Naples, Italy, Yeatman attended Rancho Bernardo High School in San Diego, CA where he was a four‐time letter winner in lacrosse and a three‐time letter winner in football. ************************************************************************************************* No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Birthdate Exp. College Hometown 89 Will Yeatman TE 6‐5 268 4/10/88 R Maryland San Diego, CA ************************************************************************************************* September 5, 2011 The Miami Dolphins signed tight end Dante Rosario and guard/center Ryan Cook, released linebacker A.J. Edds and terminated the contract of center/guard Joe Berger, it was announced on September 5, 2011. The 6‐4, 250 pound Rosario joins Miami after spending the 2011 training camp with the Denver Broncos. Prior to Denver, he spent the first four years of his career (2007‐10) with the Carolina Panthers. A fifth‐round selection (155th overall) by Carolina in the 2007 NFL Draft, Rosario played in 62 games, with 22 starts for the Panthers and totaled 82 receptions for 894 yards (10.9 avg.) with four touchdowns. Rosario played in 47 games in four seasons at the University of Oregon, starting 27 and totaled 94 receptions for 1,003 yards (10.7 avg.) and 11 touchdowns and added 27 rushes for 84 yards (3.1 avg.) with two touch‐ downs. He also established a school record for receptions by a tight end after hauling in 42 passes for 426 yards (10.1 avg.) with one touchdown as a senior. Born, October 25, 1984, in Beaverton, Oregon, Rosario at‐ tended Dayton (OR) High School, where he was named the 2002 Oregon 2A State Defensive Player of the Year in addition to earning first‐team all‐state honors on both sides of the ball as a senior. The 6‐6, 328 pound Cook joins Miami after spending the last five seasons (2006‐10) with the Minnesota Vikings. In his career, Cook has played in 70 games with 40 starts. Cook started at right tackle, right guard and center during his Vikings career. He was originally selected by Minnesota in the second round (51st overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. Cook was a former walk‐on at the University of New Mexico that went on to be a first‐ team All‐Mountain West choice in his final three seasons. He played in 49 career games, starting the final 44 of his career in college. Born May 8, 1983 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Cook was a second team All‐State se‐ lection and 1st‐team All‐City choice as a senior and 2nd‐team All‐City selection as a junior at Cibola High (Al‐ buquerque, NM). ************************************************************************************************* No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Birthdate Exp. College Hometown 62 Ryan Cook G/C 6‐6 328 5/8/83 6 New Mexico Albuquerque , NM 81 Dante Rosario TE 6‐4 250 10/25/84 5 Oregon Dayton, OR ************************************************************************************************* 2010 AFC EAST STANDINGS 2011 AFC EAST PRESEASON STANDINGS Team W L PCT PF PA Team W L PCT PF PA New England 14 2 .875 518 313 Miami 3 1 .750 78 53 New York Jets 11 5 .688 367 304 New England 2 2 .500 105 78 Miami 7 9 .438 273 333 NY Jets 2 1 .500 74 54 Buffalo 4 12 .250 283 425 Buffalo 1 2 .250 54 82 SERIES HISTORY VS. NEW ENGLAND 11/23/98 – at New England 26, Miami 23 10/17/99 – Miami 31, at New England 30 11/21/99 – at Miami 27, New England 17 MIAMI 50, NEW ENGLAND 41 (formerly Boston) 9/24/00 – at Miami 10, New England 3 11/27/66 – Boston 20, at Miami 14 12/24/00 – Miami 27, at New England 24 10/15/67 – at Boston 41, Miami 10 10/7/01 – at Miami 30, New England 10 12/17/67 – at Miami 41, Boston 32 12/22/01 – at New England 20, Miami 13 11/24/68 – Miami 34, at Boston 10 10/6/02 – at Miami 26, New England 13 12/8/68 – at Miami 38, Boston 7 12/29/02 – at New England 27, Miami 24 (ot) 11/9/69 – Miami 17, at Boston 16 10/19/03 – New England 19, at Miami 13 (ot) 11/30/69 – Boston 38, Miami 23 (at Tampa) 12/7/03 – at New England 12, Miami 0 9/20/70 – at Boston 27, Miami 14 10/10/04 – at New England 24, Miami 10 12/6/70 – at Miami 37, Boston 20 12/20/04 – at Miami 29, New England 28 10/17/71 – at Miami 41, New England 3 11/13/05 – New England 23, at Miami 16 12/5/71 – at New England 34, Miami 13 1/1/06 – Miami 28, at New England 26 11/12/72 – at Miami 52, New England 0 10/8/06 – at New England 20, Miami 10 12/3/72 – Miami 37, at New England 21 12/10/06 – at Miami 21, New England 0 9/30/73 – at Miami 44, New England 23 10/21/07 – New England 49, at Miami 28 10/28/73 – Miami 30, at New England 14 12/23/07 – at New England 28, Miami 7 9/15/74 – at New England 34, Miami 24 9/21/08 – Miami 38, at New England 13 12/15/74 – at Miami 34, New England 27 11/23/08 – New England 48, at Miami 28 9/28/75 – Miami 22, at New England 14 11/8/09 – at New England 27, Miami 17 12/1/75 – at Miami 20, New England 7 12/6/09 – at Miami 22, New England 21 9/19/76 – at New England 30, Miami 14 10/4/10 – New England 41, at Miami 14 10/31/76 – at Miami 10, New England 3 1/2/11 – New England 38, at Miami 7 11/13/77 – at Miami 17, New England 5 * AFC Playoff 12/11/77 – at New England 14, Miami 10 10/22/78 – at New England 33, Miami 24 12/18/78 – at Miami 23, New England 3 10/21/79 – at New England 28, Miami 13 BEST NFL REGULAR SEASON RECORDS SINCE 1970 11/29/79 – at Miami 39, New England 24 10/12/80 – at New England 34, Miami 0 Since the merger of 1970, the Dolphins have fielded one 12/8/80 – at Miami 16, New England 13 (ot) the top teams in the NFL, and their record over this 11/8/81 – Miami 30, at New England 27 (ot) stretch proves this.