| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins (12-0-0) | 3 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 37 |
| New England Patriots (2-10-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Game Info | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Schaefer Stadium |
| Start Time | 1:00pm |
| Surface | astroturf |
| Weather | 44 degrees, relative humidity 70%, wind 19 mph |
| Vegas Line | Pick |
| Over/Under | 0.0 (over) |
| MIA | NWE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dolphins | Garo Yepremian 36 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| 2nd | Dolphins | Garo Yepremian 10 yard field goal | 6 | 0 |
| Dolphins | Jim Kiick 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 13 | 0 | |
| Patriots | Tom Reynolds 36 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Mike Walker kick) | 13 | 7 | |
| 3rd | Dolphins | Jim Mandich 3 yard pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick) | 20 | 7 |
| Dolphins | Garo Yepremian 18 yard field goal | 23 | 7 | |
| Dolphins | Marlin Briscoe 14 yard pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick) | 30 | 7 | |
| 4th | Dolphins | Hubert Ginn 8 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 37 | 7 |
| Patriots | John Tarver 8 yard pass from Brian Dowling (Mike Walker kick) | 37 | 14 | |
| Patriots | Brian Dowling 1 yard rush (Mike Walker kick) | 37 | 21 |
| MIA | NWE | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 29 | 14 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 51-304-2 | 15-110-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 11-21-201-2-2 | 15-29-155-2-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-4 | 4-48 |
| Net pass yards | 197 | 107 |
| Total yards | 501 | 217 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 11-115 | 6-63 |
| 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 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | 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 | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | 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 | |||||||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Billy Lothridge | MIA | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | ||||
| Garo Yepremian | MIA | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Pat Studstill | NWE | 5 | 227 | 45.4 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Walker | NWE | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||