The football used to sink the New England Patriots in the "Miami Miracle" game earlier this season just sold for $18k at auction ... TMZ Sports has learned.
The pigskin Kenyan Drake famously ran in with no time left on the clock in a Week 14 stunning win over the Pats received plenty of attention -- earning 23 total bids during the Steiner Sports auction.
But ... we're told Kenyan -- who openly pleaded for fans to give him the game-winning football in a trade for some Dolphins gear and tickets -- wasn't one of the bidders.