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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Miami Dolphins vs. Dallas Cowboys - January 16th, 1972
Miami Dolphins 3 vs. Dallas Cowboys 24
Sunday, January 16, 1972
Miami Dolphins 3, Dallas Cowboys 24| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins (12-4-1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dallas Cowboys (14-3-0) | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Scoring
| MIA | DAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DAL | Mike Clark 9 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd | DAL | Lance Alworth 7 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick) | 0 | 10 |
| MIA | Garo Yepremian 31 yard field goal | 3 | 10 | |
| 3rd | DAL | Duane Thomas 3 yard rush (Mike Clark kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 4th | DAL | Mike Ditka 7 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Clark kick) | 3 | 24 |
Team Stats
| MIA | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 10 | 23 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 20-80-0 | 48-252-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 12-23-134-0-1 | 12-19-119-2-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-29 | 2-19 |
| Net pass yards | 105 | 100 |
| Total yards | 185 | 352 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 0-0 | 3-15 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Bob Griese | MIA | 12 | 23 | 134 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Kiick | MIA | 10 | 40 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Larry Csonka | MIA | 9 | 40 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Paul Warfield | MIA | 4 | 39 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Marv Fleming | MIA | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||
| Howard Twilley | MIA | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Jim Mandich | MIA | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Duane Thomas | DAL | 19 | 95 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Walt Garrison | DAL | 14 | 74 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Roger Staubach | DAL | 12 | 19 | 119 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Mike Ditka | DAL | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 21 | ||||||
| Bob Hayes | DAL | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Calvin Hill | DAL | 7 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Lance Alworth | DAL | 2 | 28 | 1 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Dan Reeves | DAL | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Manny Fernandez | MIA | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Hubert Ginn | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 32 | |||||||||
| Mercury Morris | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 0 | 37 | |||||||||
| Jim Riley | MIA | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Jake Scott | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Larry Cole | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bob Hayes | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 | |||||||||
| Chuck Howley | DAL | 1 | 41 | 0 | 41 | ||||||||||||||
| Bob Lilly | DAL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ike Thomas | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 | |||||||||
| Charlie Waters | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |||||||||
Miami Dolphins Starting Lineup
| Bob Griese | QB |
| Jim Kiick | RB |
| Larry Csonka | FB |
| Howard Twilley | WR |
| Paul Warfield | WR |
| Marv Fleming | TE |
| Doug Crusan | LT |
| Bob Kuechenberg | LG |
| Bob DeMarco | C |
| Larry Little | RG |
| Norm Evans | RT |
| Jim Riley | LDE |
| Manny Fernandez | LDT |
| Bob Heinz | RDT |
| Bill Stanfill | RDE |
| Doug Swift | LLB |
| Nick Buoniconti | MLB |
| Mike Kolen | RLB |
| Tim Foley | LCB |
| Curtis Johnson | RCB |
| Dick Anderson | SS |
| Jake Scott | FS |
Dallas Cowboys Starting Lineup
| Roger Staubach | QB |
| Duane Thomas | RB |
| Walt Garrison | FB |
| Lance Alworth | WR |
| Bob Hayes | WR |
| Mike Ditka | TE |
| Tony Liscio | LT |
| John Niland | LG |
| Dave Manders | C |
| Blaine Nye | RG |
| Rayfield Wright | RT |
| Larry Cole | LDE |
| Jethro Pugh | LDT |
| Bob Lilly | RDT |
| George Andrie | RDE |
| Dave Edwards | LLB |
| Lee Roy Jordan | MLB |
| Chuck Howley | RLB |
| Herb Adderley | LCB |
| Mel Renfro | RCB |
| Cornell Green | SS |
| Cliff Harris | FS |