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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 |
| MIA | NWE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| MIA | Garo Yepremian 26 yard field goal | 10 | 17 |
| NWE | Charlie Gogolak 35 yard field goal | 10 | 20 |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Randy Vataha | NWE | 7 | 129 | 2 | ||||||||