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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots - December 5th, 1971
Miami Dolphins 13 at New England Patriots 34
Sunday, December 5, 1971
Miami Dolphins 13, New England Patriots 34| 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 | MIA | Mercury Morris 94 yard kickoff return (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 0 |
| NWE | Jim Nance 6 yard rush (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| NWE | Randy Vataha 26 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 7 | 14 | |
| NWE | Charlie Gogolak 37 yard field goal | 7 | 17 | |
| 2nd | MIA | Garo Yepremian 26 yard field goal | 10 | 17 |
| NWE | Charlie Gogolak 35 yard field goal | 10 | 20 | |
| 3rd | MIA | Garo Yepremian 30 yard field goal | 13 | 20 |
| NWE | Randy Vataha 25 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Charlie Gogolak kick) | 13 | 27 | |
| NWE | 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 |
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 | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | 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 | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | 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 | ||||||||||||||