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Miami Dolphins 21 at Pittsburgh Steelers 17
Sunday, December 31, 1972
Miami Dolphins 21, Pittsburgh Steelers 17| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins (16-0-0) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4-0) | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Scoring
| MIA | PIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | PIT | Gerry Mullins 0 yard fumble return (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | MIA | Larry Csonka 9 yard pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3rd | PIT | Roy Gerela 14 yard field goal | 7 | 10 |
| MIA | Jim Kiick 2 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 14 | 10 | |
| 4th | MIA | Jim Kiick 3 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 21 | 10 |
| PIT | Al Young 12 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 21 | 17 |
Team Stats
| MIA | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 13 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 49-193-2 | 26-128-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 10-16-121-1-1 | 10-20-137-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 2-15 |
| Net pass yards | 121 | 122 |
| Total yards | 314 | 250 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 2-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 2-19 | 4-30 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Larry Csonka | MIA | 24 | 68 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | ||||||
| Mercury Morris | MIA | 16 | 76 | 0 | 27 | 1 | -6 | 0 | -6 | ||||||
| Paul Warfield | MIA | 2 | 63 | 0 | 52 | ||||||||||
| Marv Fleming | MIA | 5 | 50 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Larry Seiple | MIA | 1 | 37 | 0 | 37 | ||||||||||
| Bob Griese | MIA | 3 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 52 | ||||||||
| Earl Morrall | MIA | 7 | 11 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||
| Jim Kiick | MIA | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Jim Mandich | MIA | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Franco Harris | PIT | 16 | 76 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Al Young | PIT | 4 | 54 | 1 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Ron Shanklin | PIT | 2 | 49 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||
| John Fuqua | PIT | 8 | 47 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | PIT | 5 | 10 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Terry Hanratty | PIT | 5 | 10 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| John McMakin | PIT | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Larry Brown | PIT | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Nick Buoniconti | MIA | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Vern Den Herder | MIA | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Mike Kolen | MIA | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Mercury Morris | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 | |||||||||
| Bill Stanfill | MIA | 1.5 | 0 | 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 | |||
| Warren Bankston | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 | |||||||||
| Glen Edwards | PIT | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| Gerry Mullins | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Preston Pearson | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 0 | 41 | |||||||||
Miami Dolphins Starting Lineup
| Earl Morrall | QB |
| Mercury Morris | RB |
| Larry Csonka | FB |
| Howard Twilley | WR |
| Paul Warfield | WR |
| Marv Fleming | TE |
| Wayne Moore | LT |
| Bob Kuechenberg | LG |
| Jim Langer | C |
| Larry Little | RG |
| Norm Evans | RT |
| Vern Den Herder | LDE |
| Manny Fernandez | LDT |
| Bob Heinz | RDT |
| Bill Stanfill | RDE |
| Doug Swift | LLB |
| Nick Buoniconti | MLB |
| Mike Kolen | RLB |
| Tim Foley | LCB |
| Curtis Johnson | RCB |
| Jake Scott | SS |
| Dick Anderson | FS |
Pittsburgh Steelers Starting Lineup
| Terry Bradshaw | QB |
| Franco Harris | RB |
| John Fuqua | FB |
| Ron Shanklin | WR |
| Al Young | WR |
| John McMakin | TE |
| Jon Kolb | LT |
| Sam Davis | LG |
| Ray Mansfield | C |
| Bruce Van Dyke | RG |
| Gerry Mullins | RT |
| L.C. Greenwood | LDE |
| Joe Greene | LDT |
| Ben McGee | RDT |
| Dwight White | RDE |
| Jack Ham | LLB |
| Henry Davis | MLB |
| Andy Russell | RLB |
| John Rowser | LCB |
| Mel Blount | RCB |
| Mike Wagner | SS |
| Glen Edwards | FS |