Miami Dolphins 24 at New England Patriots 34
Sunday, September 15, 1974
Miami Dolphins 24, New England Patriots 34
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Miami Dolphins (0-1-0) | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| New England Patriots (1-0-0) | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
Scoring
| | | MIA | NWE |
| 1st | NWE | Mack Herron 14 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | MIA | Larry Csonka 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 7 |
| NWE | Reggie Rucker 13 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick) | 7 | 14 |
| NWE | John Smith 21 yard field goal | 7 | 17 |
| NWE | Jim Plunkett 5 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 7 | 24 |
| MIA | Garo Yepremian 33 yard field goal | 10 | 24 |
| 3rd | NWE | Sam Cunningham 13 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 10 | 31 |
| MIA | Marlin Briscoe 13 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 17 | 31 |
| 4th | MIA | Larry Csonka 3 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 24 | 31 |
| NWE | John Smith 26 yard field goal | 24 | 34 |
Team Stats
| MIA | NWE |
| First downs | 18 | 22 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 29-89-2 | 44-196-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 19-30-254-1-1 | 14-24-177-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 5-33 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 221 | 177 |
| Total yards | 310 | 373 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-25 | 3-25 |
Rushing & Receiving
Defense & Returns
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Tm |
Sk |
Int |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
FR |
Yds |
TD |
Rt |
Yds |
Y/Rt |
TD |
Lng |
Ret |
Yds |
Y/R |
TD |
Lng |
| Charlie Leigh |
MIA |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2 |
50 |
25.0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Nat Moore |
MIA |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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5 |
146 |
29.2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
15 |
7.5 |
0 |
0 |
| Jake Scott |
MIA |
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1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Tm |
Sk |
Int |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
FR |
Yds |
TD |
Rt |
Yds |
Y/Rt |
TD |
Lng |
Ret |
Yds |
Y/R |
TD |
Lng |
| Sandy Durko |
NWE |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Mack Herron |
NWE |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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3 |
70 |
23.3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
0 |
| Sam Hunt |
NWE |
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1 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
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| Andy Johnson |
NWE |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1 |
30 |
30.0 |
0 |
0 |
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