FOXBOROUGH, Mass.—Matt Light of New England and Channing Crowder of Miami were fined $15,000 apiece by the NFL on Wednesday for what the league called “a verbal and physical altercation” last Sunday.

Neither will be suspended, the league said.

Light punched Crowder several times after the Miami linebacker shoved him on a Patriots field goal late in a 48-28 win over the Dolphins.

“That matter is kind of a closed deal now,” Light said after the decision was announced. “Obviously, I’m not happy with what my actions were and I don’t think that was the way to go....

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