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New England Patriots 23 at Miami Dolphins 44

Sunday, September 30, 1973

New England Patriots 23, Miami Dolphins 44

1234Final
New England Patriots (0-3-0)0313723
Miami Dolphins (2-1-0)02032144

Scoring

NWEMIA
2ndMIAGaro Yepremian 40 yard field goal03
MIAGaro Yepremian 36 yard field goal06
MIAMercury Morris 24 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)013
MIAMercury Morris 70 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)020
NWEBill Bell 36 yard field goal320
3rdMIAGaro Yepremian 40 yard field goal323
NWEJohn Tarver 2 yard rush (kick failed)923
NWEJohn Tarver 2 yard rush (Bill Bell kick)1623
4thMIAMercury Morris 35 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)1630
MIAPaul Warfield 17 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)1637
NWEReggie Rucker 9 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Bill Bell kick)2337
MIANick Buoniconti 13 yard fumble return (Garo Yepremian kick)2344

Team Stats

NWEMIA
First downs2116
Rush-yards-TDs39-143-238-301-3
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT16-30-230-1-18-12-74-1-0
Sacked-yards2-173-21
Net pass yards21353
Total yards356354
Fumbles-lost4-21-1
Turnovers31
Penalties-yards4-365-41

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Jim Plunkett NWE 16 30 230 1 1 0 3 9 0 0
John Tarver NWE 17 66 2 0 3 29 0 0
Reggie Rucker NWE 3 71 1 0
Josh Ashton NWE 13 65 0 0
Darryl Stingley NWE 3 53 0 0
Randy Vataha NWE 2 46 0 0
Bob Adams NWE 3 18 0 0
Mack Herron NWE 1 9 0 0
Sam Cunningham NWE 5 9 0 0
Bob Windsor NWE 1 -6 0 0 1 4 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Mercury Morris MIA 15 197 3 0
Larry Csonka MIA 18 80 0 0
Bob Griese MIA 8 12 74 1 0 0 1 9 0 0
Paul Warfield MIA 2 26 1 0
Jim Kiick MIA 4 15 0 0 2 6 0 0
Marv Fleming MIA 2 19 0 0
Jim Mandich MIA 1 12 0 0
Howard Twilley MIA 1 11 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
Mack Herron NWE 0 0 0 0 3 60 20.0 0 0
Reggie Rucker NWE 0 0 0 0 1 42 42.0 0 0
Darryl Stingley NWE 0 0 0 0 1 16 16.0 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
Dick Anderson MIA 1 22 0 0 1 2 2.0 0 0
Charlie Leigh MIA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Mercury Morris MIA 0 0 0 0 2 48 24.0 0 0