BY JIM DONALDSON
Journal Sports Writer

FOXBORO -- Thanks to an 81-yard kickoff return by Ellis Hobbs following Miami's fourth touchdown, the Patriots had only a short distance to cover to score their first TD of the game, which came on a 5-yard pass from Matt Cassel to Jabar Gaffney and cut the Dolphins' lead to 28-13 with 3:20 remaining in the third quarter.