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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Miami Dolphins at New York Jets - October 8th, 1972
Miami Dolphins 27 at New York Jets 17
Sunday, October 8, 1972
Miami Dolphins 27, New York Jets 17| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins (4-0-0) | 0 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
| New York Jets (2-2-0) | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Scoring
| MIA | NYJ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NYJ | Randy Rasmussen 0 yard fumble return (Bobby Howfield kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | MIA | Howard Twilley 16 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 7 |
| MIA | Jim Kiick 6 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 14 | 7 | |
| 3rd | MIA | Garo Yepremian 27 yard field goal | 17 | 7 |
| NYJ | Bobby Howfield 18 yard field goal | 17 | 10 | |
| 4th | MIA | Jim Kiick 3 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 24 | 10 |
| NYJ | Emerson Boozer 1 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick) | 24 | 17 | |
| MIA | Garo Yepremian 43 yard field goal | 27 | 17 |
Team Stats
| MIA | NYJ | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 23 | 16 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 38-174-2 | 31-123-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-27-220-1-0 | 12-25-156-0-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 1-9 |
| Net pass yards | 220 | 147 |
| Total yards | 394 | 270 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 2-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-50 | 7-58 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Bob Griese | MIA | 15 | 27 | 220 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Larry Csonka | MIA | 18 | 102 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Paul Warfield | MIA | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 71 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jim Kiick | MIA | 16 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Howard Twilley | MIA | 4 | 62 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Otto Stowe | MIA | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Marv Fleming | MIA | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Mercury Morris | MIA | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Joe Namath | NYJ | 12 | 25 | 156 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jerome Barkum | NYJ | 4 | 76 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Steve Harkey | NYJ | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| John Riggins | NYJ | 10 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Cliff McClain | NYJ | 10 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Don Maynard | NYJ | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Emerson Boozer | NYJ | 4 | 19 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Rich Caster | NYJ | 1 | 5 | 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 | |||
| Charlie Leigh | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bob Matheson | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mercury Morris | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jake Scott | MIA | 1 | 20 | 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 | |||
| Chris Farasopoulos | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| W.K. Hicks | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||