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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins - October 17th, 1971
New England Patriots 3 at Miami Dolphins 41
Sunday, October 17, 1971
New England Patriots 3, Miami Dolphins 41| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (2-3-0) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Miami Dolphins (3-1-1) | 21 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 41 |
Scoring
| NWE | MIA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MIA | Howard Twilley 22 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| MIA | Paul Warfield 32 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 14 | |
| MIA | Howard Twilley 14 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 21 | |
| 2nd | NWE | Charlie Gogolak 51 yard field goal | 3 | 21 |
| MIA | Garo Yepremian 34 yard field goal | 3 | 24 | |
| MIA | Paul Warfield 14 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 3 | 31 | |
| 3rd | MIA | Jim Kiick 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 3 | 38 |
| 4th | MIA | Garo Yepremian 42 yard field goal | 3 | 41 |
Team Stats
| NWE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 11 | 19 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 18-35-0 | 34-215-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 14-35-134-0-2 | 11-22-244-4-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 7-52 | 2-28 |
| Net pass yards | 82 | 216 |
| Total yards | 117 | 431 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-15 | 5-30 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Jim Plunkett | NWE | 14 | 35 | 134 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Roland Moss | NWE | 3 | 49 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Randy Vataha | NWE | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Ron Sellers | NWE | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Carl Garrett | NWE | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Bob Gladieux | NWE | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jim Nance | NWE | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Howard Twilley | MIA | 5 | 98 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bob Griese | MIA | 9 | 14 | 185 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mercury Morris | MIA | 5 | 85 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Paul Warfield | MIA | 3 | 68 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Karl Noonan | MIA | 2 | 59 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jim Kiick | MIA | 10 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Hubert Ginn | MIA | 8 | 54 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Larry Csonka | MIA | 6 | 40 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| George Mira | MIA | 2 | 8 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Charlie Leigh | MIA | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Hubie Bryant | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ron Gardin | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Carl Garrett | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bob Gladieux | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Hubert Ginn | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Curtis Johnson | MIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mercury Morris | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jake Scott | MIA | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||