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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Miami Dolphins at Minnesota Vikings - October 1st, 1972
Miami Dolphins 16 at Minnesota Vikings 14
Sunday, October 1, 1972
Miami Dolphins 16, Minnesota Vikings 14| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins (3-0-0) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Minnesota Vikings (1-2-0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Scoring
| MIA | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MIN | John Gilliam 56 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3rd | MIA | Garo Yepremian 38 yard field goal | 3 | 7 |
| MIA | Garo Yepremian 42 yard field goal | 6 | 7 | |
| 4th | MIN | Bill Brown 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) | 6 | 14 |
| MIA | Garo Yepremian 51 yard field goal | 9 | 14 | |
| MIA | Jim Mandich 3 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 16 | 14 |
Team Stats
| MIA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 14 | 12 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 26-120-0 | 35-131-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 17-34-149-1-2 | 10-23-142-1-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-15 | 5-33 |
| Net pass yards | 134 | 109 |
| Total yards | 254 | 240 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-55 | 3-25 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Larry Csonka | MIA | 10 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Bob Griese | MIA | 16 | 33 | 127 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Kiick | MIA | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jim Mandich | MIA | 3 | 39 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Mercury Morris | MIA | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Marlin Briscoe | MIA | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Howard Twilley | MIA | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Paul Warfield | MIA | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Marv Fleming | MIA | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| John Gilliam | MIN | 3 | 91 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | MIN | 10 | 23 | 142 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Oscar Reed | MIN | 9 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Dave Osborn | MIN | 14 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| John Beasley | MIN | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bill Brown | MIN | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Gene Washington | MIN | 1 | 12 | 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 | |||
| Dick Anderson | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Tim Foley | MIA | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Charlie Leigh | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mercury Morris | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Lloyd Mumphord | MIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Doug Swift | MIA | 1 | 1 | 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 | |||
| Bobby Bryant | MIN | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| John Gilliam | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Charlie West | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Roy Winston | MIN | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||