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Miami Dolphins 24 at New England Patriots 34
Sunday, September 15, 1974
Stadium: Schaefer Stadium, Start Time: 1:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 61 degrees, relative humidity 66%, wind 10 mph
Weather: 61 degrees, relative humidity 66%, wind 10 mph
| 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 | Patriots | Mack Herron 14 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | Dolphins | Larry Csonka 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 7 |
| Patriots | Reggie Rucker 13 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick) | 7 | 14 | |
| Patriots | John Smith 21 yard field goal | 7 | 17 | |
| Patriots | Jim Plunkett 5 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 7 | 24 | |
| Dolphins | Garo Yepremian 33 yard field goal | 10 | 24 | |
| 3rd | Patriots | Sam Cunningham 13 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 10 | 31 |
| Dolphins | Marlin Briscoe 13 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 17 | 31 | |
| 4th | Dolphins | Larry Csonka 3 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 24 | 31 |
| Patriots | 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 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Marlin Briscoe | MIA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 113 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | MIA | 19 | 29 | 254 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Paul Warfield | MIA | 5 | 104 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Larry Csonka | MIA | 17 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jim Mandich | MIA | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jim Kiick | MIA | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Mack Herron | NWE | 18 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jim Plunkett | NWE | 14 | 24 | 177 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 21 | 87 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Randy Vataha | NWE | 3 | 57 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Reggie Rucker | NWE | 3 | 34 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bob Windsor | NWE | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Darryl Stingley | NWE | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| John Tarver | NWE | 1 | 8 | 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 | |||
| Charlie Leigh | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Nat Moore | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 146 | 29.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jake Scott | MIA | 1 | 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 | |||
| Sandy Durko | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mack Herron | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Sam Hunt | NWE | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Larry Seiple | MIA | 4 | 118 | 29.5 | 0 | ||||
| Garo Yepremian | MIA | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Bruce Barnes | NWE | 3 | 114 | 38.0 | 0 | ||||
| John Smith | NWE | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |