It was reported on Monday that the Dolphins believe that the Patriots got away with an illegal formation on this blocked field goal in the Patriots' 41-13 win. Jim Davis/Globe Staff



The Miami Dolphins dont appear to be taking their loss to the Patriots on Sunday very well.

The Dolphins believe that the Patriots lined up in an illegal formation before Caleb Sturgis first quarter field goal attempt and are sending the play to the NFL to be reviewed, according to the Boston Globes Ben Volin.

Source: #Dolphins believe #Patriots had illegal formation on the FG block, should've been flagged. Miami is submitting play to NFL office — Ben Volin (@BenVolin) December 15, 2014





Fins believe Pats had an illegal formation w/ 7 on LOS on right side. Collins' feet appear to be within the DLs feet pic.twitter.com/OxMqEPBMTJ — Ben Volin (@BenVolin) December 15, 2014

The kick was blocked by Jamie Collins and run back for a touchdown by Kyle Arrington. It was the third blocked field goal for the Patriots this year, tying the franchises single-season record.

Leading by just one point at the half, the Patriots scored 27 unanswered points in the second half, blowing out the Dolphins by a final of 41-13. The win gave the Patriots their sixth straight AFC East title, while all but knocking the Dolphins out of playoff contention.

The Patriots have been the subject of controversial flags on field goal tries before. In their 2013 Week 7 matchup with the New York Jets, a missed 56-yard field goal in overtime by Jets kicker Nick Folk was negated after Chris Jones was called for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for "pushing his teammate into the opponents' formation," the first time it had ever been called in an NFL game.

The penalty gave the Jets 15 yards and an automatic first down; Folk later converted on a much shorter attempt to give the Jets a 30-27 overtime win.