Henne blamed his first turnover on a forced pass, the second on inaccuracy and the last on a miscommunication.

``Overall it's my fault,'' he said. ``I'll take that one as a quarterback. I'll put that on my shoulders.''

The pass picked off by Chung was especially ugly.

``It shocked me,'' he said. ``I was like, 'He threw it? Thanks.'''

Tyler Thigpen finished up and threw the Dolphins' fourth interception.

The Dolphins lost even though they netted 400 yards and had 23 first downs. Ninkovich's picks set up two field goals, and New England held Ronnie Brown to 27 yards rushing.

The Dolphins had a punt blocked for the second week in a row.

Tate took the second-half kickoff in the end zone, cut toward the right sideline and scored untouched, giving the Patriots their first lead. Miami went three and out, and Chung blocked Brandon Fields' punt.

``It's not the guy who blocks it, it's the other guys that hit the gaps and take the blockers and open it up for the guy that they missed,'' Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. ``It was a nice job by the whole team. ... We've been close on a couple and haven't gotten them, so it was great to get them.''

Two plays later, BenJarvus Green-Ellis scored on a 12-yard run.

When the Dolphins lined up for a 53-yard field goal attempt that would have cut the deficit to 10 points, Chung again broke through to block the kick, and Arrington recovered with nothing but the end zone in front of him.

``Special teams decided this game,'' said Dolphins kick returner Nolan Carroll, who also plays on the coverage team. ``It's a blow to our gut.''

As a result, the Patriots didn't need Moss. He was targeted only once, when he stretched for a pass in the end zone, but the ball deflected off his hands and New England settled for a field goal.

Brady was sacked three times but finished 19 of 24 with no interceptions.