Monday, November 27, 1972
St. Louis Cardinals 10, Miami Dolphins 31| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals (2-8-1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Miami Dolphins (11-0-0) | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| STL | MIA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MIA | Jim Kiick 2 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | STL | Jim Bakken 49 yard field goal | 3 | 7 |
| MIA | Garo Yepremian 25 yard field goal | 3 | 10 | |
| 3rd | MIA | Otto Stowe 37 yard pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick) | 3 | 17 |
| MIA | Lloyd Mumphord 28 yard interception return (Garo Yepremian kick) | 3 | 24 | |
| 4th | STL | Leon Burns 2 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) | 10 | 24 |
| MIA | Otto Stowe 27 yard pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick) | 10 | 31 |
| STL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 12 | 24 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 20-51-1 | 43-200-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 14-31-192-0-3 | 14-21-254-2-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-19 | 3-28 |
| Net pass yards | 173 | 226 |
| Total yards | 224 | 426 |
| Fumbles-lost | 5-3 | 2-2 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-58 | 5-60 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Jackie Smith | STL | 3 | 63 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Mel Gray | STL | 3 | 62 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jim Hart | STL | 7 | 13 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gary Cuozzo | STL | 6 | 17 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Donny Anderson | STL | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmad Rashad | STL | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Johnny Roland | STL | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Leo Hayden | STL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Leon Burns | STL | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Walker Gillette | STL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Otto Stowe | MIA | 6 | 140 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Larry Csonka | MIA | 16 | 114 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | MIA | 12 | 19 | 210 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Marlin Briscoe | MIA | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mercury Morris | MIA | 16 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jim Kiick | MIA | 8 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Howard Twilley | MIA | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jim Del Gaizo | MIA | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Hubert Ginn | MIA | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Charlie Leigh | MIA | 1 | 3 | 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 | |||
| Mel Gray | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ahmad Rashad | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Roger Wehrli | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 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 | |||
| Dick Anderson | MIA | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Curtis Johnson | MIA | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Charlie Leigh | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mercury Morris | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Lloyd Mumphord | MIA | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jake Scott | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||