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Week 12 1971 1971 gms	Sat:Cowboys 52 Jets 10	Falcons 24 Raiders 13	Browns 31 Bengals 27	Colts 24 Bills 0	Cardinals 16 Packers 16	Broncos 6 Bears 3	Eagles 23 @Lions 20	Patriots 34 Dolphins 13
Week 12 1971 1971 gms	Oilers 29 Steelers 3	Rams 45 Saints 28	Chargers 30 Vikings 14	Redskins 23 Giants 7	Mon:Chiefs 26 @49ers 17

Miami Dolphins 13 at New England Patriots 34

Sunday, December 5, 1971

Stadium: Schaefer Stadium, Start Time: 1:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 26 degrees, relative humidity 51%, wind 12 mph, wind chill 16

	1	2	3	4	Final
Miami Dolphins (9-2-1)	7	3	3	0	13
New England Patriots (5-7-0)	17	3	14	0	34

Scoring

			MIA	NWE
1st	Dolphins	Mercury Morris 94 yard kickoff return (Garo Yepremian kick)	7	0
	Patriots	Jim Nance 6 yard rush (Charlie Gogolak kick)	7	7
	Patriots	Randy Vataha 26 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick)	7	14
	Patriots	Charlie Gogolak 37 yard field goal	7	17
2nd	Dolphins	Garo Yepremian 26 yard field goal	10	17
	Patriots	Charlie Gogolak 35 yard field goal	10	20
3rd	Dolphins	Garo Yepremian 30 yard field goal	13	20
	Patriots	Randy Vataha 25 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick)	13	27
	Patriots	Larry Carwell 53 yard interception return (Charlie Gogolak kick)	13	34

Team Stats

	MIA	NWE
First downs	12	14
Rush-yards-TDs	29-98-0	33-85-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT	9-22-108-0-2	16-23-223-2-0
Sacked-yards	1-9	0-0
Net pass yards	99	223
Total yards	197	308
Fumbles-lost	5-3	2-0
Turnovers	5	0
Penalties-yards	3-39	5-37

Passing, Rushing, & Receiving

		Passing						Rushing				Receiving
	Tm	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Rec	Yds	TD	Lng
Larry Csonka	MIA							10	61	0	0	1	-6	0	0
Paul Warfield	MIA											2	46	0	0
Howard Twilley	MIA											3	39	0	0
Bob Griese	MIA	6	12	70	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
Jim Kiick	MIA							8	15	0	0	1	9	0	0
George Mira	MIA	3	10	38	0	1	0	3	0	0	0
Mercury Morris	MIA							5	8	0	0	1	8	0	0
Larry Seiple	MIA							1	14	0	0
Karl Noonan	MIA											1	12	0	0
		Passing						Rushing				Receiving
	Tm	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Rec	Yds	TD	Lng
Randy Vataha	NWE											7	129	2	0
Jim Plunkett	NWE	16	23	223	2	0	0	4	1	0	0
Carl Garrett	NWE							15	57	0	0	1	2	0	0
Jim Nance	NWE							11	33	1	0	3	10	0	0
Hubie Bryant	NWE											2	31	0	0
Eric Crabtree	NWE							1	-7	0	0	2	30	0	0
Tom Beer	NWE											1	21	0	0
Bob Gladieux	NWE							1	3	0	0
Jack Maitland	NWE							1	-2	0	0

Defense & Returns

			Def Interceptions				Fumbles			Kick Returns					Punt Returns
	Tm	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	FR	Yds	TD	Rt	Yds	Y/Rt	TD	Lng	Ret	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Hubert Ginn	MIA		0	0	0	0				2	52	26.0	0	0
Charlie Leigh	MIA		0	0	0	0				4	99	24.8	0	0
Mercury Morris	MIA		0	0	0	0				1	94	94.0	1	0
Jake Scott	MIA		0	0	0	0									1	27	27.0	0	0
			Def Interceptions				Fumbles			Kick Returns					Punt Returns
	Tm	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	FR	Yds	TD	Rt	Yds	Y/Rt	TD	Lng	Ret	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Hubie Bryant	NWE		0	0	0	0				1	23	23.0	0	0
Larry Carwell	NWE		1	53	1	0
Carl Garrett	NWE		0	0	0	0				2	30	15.0	0	0
Jack Maitland	NWE		0	0	0	0				1	21	21.0	0	0
John Outlaw	NWE		1	29	0	0

Kicking & Punting

		PAT		FG		Punting
	Tm	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Pnt	Yds	Y/P	Lng
Larry Seiple	MIA					3	118	39.3	0
Garo Yepremian	MIA	1	1	2	2	0	0		0
		PAT		FG		Punting
	Tm	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Pnt	Yds	Y/P	Lng
Charlie Gogolak	NWE	4	4	2	2	0	0		0
Tom Janik	NWE					6	195	32.5	0

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