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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins - September 30th, 1973
New England Patriots 23 at Miami Dolphins 44
Sunday, September 30, 1973
New England Patriots 23, Miami Dolphins 44| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (0-3-0) | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 23 |
| Miami Dolphins (2-1-0) | 0 | 20 | 3 | 21 | 44 |
Scoring
| NWE | MIA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | MIA | Garo Yepremian 40 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| MIA | Garo Yepremian 36 yard field goal | 0 | 6 | |
| MIA | Mercury Morris 24 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 13 | |
| MIA | Mercury Morris 70 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 20 | |
| NWE | Bill Bell 36 yard field goal | 3 | 20 | |
| 3rd | MIA | Garo Yepremian 40 yard field goal | 3 | 23 |
| NWE | John Tarver 2 yard rush (kick failed) | 9 | 23 | |
| NWE | John Tarver 2 yard rush (Bill Bell kick) | 16 | 23 | |
| 4th | MIA | Mercury Morris 35 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 16 | 30 |
| MIA | Paul Warfield 17 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 16 | 37 | |
| NWE | Reggie Rucker 9 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Bill Bell kick) | 23 | 37 | |
| MIA | Nick Buoniconti 13 yard fumble return (Garo Yepremian kick) | 23 | 44 |
Team Stats
| NWE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 21 | 16 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 39-143-2 | 38-301-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 16-30-230-1-1 | 8-12-74-1-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-17 | 3-21 |
| Net pass yards | 213 | 53 |
| Total yards | 356 | 354 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-2 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-36 | 5-41 |
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 | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | 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 | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | 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 | |||||||||