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Dolphins shock Patriots thanks to miracle last-second lateral play

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- It was a Miami miracle.

With their playoff hopes hanging on by a slim thread, the Dolphins called a last-ditch hook-and-ladder appropriately named 'Boise.' Two pitches, a cross-field zig-zag and Kenyan Drake outrunning a stumbling Rob Gronkowski for a touchdown as time expired for a 34-33 Dolphins win over the Patriots.

"We have something for those type of situations. We work on it every Friday and Saturday," coach Adam Gase said. "It's boring because you might go three years without calling one of them. But these guys stuck with it and they executed that one for sure.