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Miami Dolphins 37 at New England Patriots 21

Sunday, December 3, 1972

Miami Dolphins 37, New England Patriots 21

1234Final
Miami Dolphins (12-0-0)31017737
New England Patriots (2-10-0)0701421

Scoring

MIANWE
1stMIAGaro Yepremian 36 yard field goal30
2ndMIAGaro Yepremian 10 yard field goal60
MIAJim Kiick 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)130
NWETom Reynolds 36 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Mike Walker kick)137
3rdMIAJim Mandich 3 yard pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick)207
MIAGaro Yepremian 18 yard field goal237
MIAMarlin Briscoe 14 yard pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick)307
4thMIAHubert Ginn 8 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)377
NWEJohn Tarver 8 yard pass from Brian Dowling (Mike Walker kick)3714
NWEBrian Dowling 1 yard rush (Mike Walker kick)3721

Team Stats

MIANWE
First downs2914
Rush-yards-TDs51-304-215-110-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT11-21-201-2-215-29-155-2-2
Sacked-yards1-44-48
Net pass yards197107
Total yards501217
Fumbles-lost1-10-0
Turnovers32
Penalties-yards11-1156-63

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Mercury Morris MIA 15 113 0 0 1 25 0 0
Larry Csonka MIA 15 91 0 0 1 14 0 0
Earl Morrall MIA 11 19 201 2 1 0
Paul Warfield MIA 3 89 0 0
Hubert Ginn MIA 8 47 1 0
Marlin Briscoe MIA 2 33 1 0
Charlie Leigh MIA 7 30 0 0
Jim Kiick MIA 6 23 1 0 1 5 0 0
Howard Twilley MIA 1 21 0 0
Marv Fleming MIA 1 11 0 0
Jim Mandich MIA 1 3 1 0
Jim Del Gaizo MIA 0 2 0 0 1 0
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Josh Ashton NWE 7 60 0 0 4 21 0 0
Jim Plunkett NWE 9 18 95 1 2 0 2 23 0 0
Bob Windsor NWE 6 54 0 0
Tom Reynolds NWE 1 36 1 0
John Tarver NWE 5 26 0 0 1 8 1 0
Brian Dowling NWE 6 11 60 1 0 0 1 1 1 0
Reggie Rucker NWE 2 28 0 0
Jack Maitland NWE 1 8 0 0

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Marlin Briscoe MIA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Vern Den Herder MIA 1 24 0 0
Jake Scott MIA 0 0 0 0 2 20 10.0 0 0
Doug Swift MIA 1 4 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Larry Carwell NWE 0 0 0 0 1 -5 -5.0 0 0
Honor Jackson NWE 2 40 0 0
Henry Matthews NWE 0 0 0 0 2 51 25.5 0 0
Reggie Rucker NWE 0 0 0 0 2 59 29.5 0 0