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New England Patriots 27 at Miami Dolphins 34

Sunday, December 15, 1974

New England Patriots 27, Miami Dolphins 34

1234Final
New England Patriots (7-7-0)2130327
Miami Dolphins (11-3-0)01771034

Scoring

NWEMIA
1stNWEJohn Hannah 0 yard fumble return (John Smith kick)70
NWEJohn Sanders 23 yard interception return (John Smith kick)140
NWEMack Herron 4 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)210
2ndNWEJohn Smith 46 yard field goal240
MIADon Nottingham 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)247
MIAMelvin Baker 37 yard pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick)2414
MIAGaro Yepremian 28 yard field goal2417
3rdMIAMelvin Baker 46 yard pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick)2424
4thNWEJohn Smith 34 yard field goal2724
MIADon Nottingham 2 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)2731
MIAGaro Yepremian 40 yard field goal2734

Team Stats

NWEMIA
First downs1818
Rush-yards-TDs30-114-033-61-2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT15-41-234-1-015-23-288-2-3
Sacked-yards1-153-16
Net pass yards219272
Total yards333333
Fumbles-lost6-33-1
Turnovers34
Penalties-yards9-896-30

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Mack Herron NWE 14 56 0 0 5 68 1 0
Jim Plunkett NWE 15 41 234 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Joe Wilson NWE 14 55 0 0 3 38 0 0
Randy Vataha NWE 2 44 0 0
Eddie Hinton NWE 2 36 0 0
Andy Johnson NWE 2 28 0 0
Bob Adams NWE 1 20 0 0
John Tarver NWE 1 3 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Earl Morrall MIA 15 23 288 2 3 0 1 11 0 0
Melvin Baker MIA 4 121 2 0
Nat Moore MIA 1 4 0 0 4 81 0 0
Don Nottingham MIA 15 41 2 0 3 40 0 0
Jim Mandich MIA 2 27 0 0
Howard Twilley MIA 1 16 0 0
Hubert Ginn MIA 1 3 0 0 1 3 0 0
Jim Kiick MIA 1 5 0 0
Benny Malone MIA 14 -3 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 1 17 17.0 0 0 4 44 11.0 0 0
Andy Johnson NWE 0 0 0 0 3 27 9.0 0 0
Prentice McCray NWE 1 28 0 0
John Sanders NWE 2 23 1 0
John Tanner NWE 0 0 0 0 2 17 8.5 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 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Hubert Ginn MIA 0 0 0 0 3 48 16.0 0 0
Benny Malone MIA 0 0 0 0 2 82 41.0 0 0
Nat Moore MIA 0 0 0 0 2 49 24.5 0 0
Jake Scott MIA 0 0 0 0 2 4 2.0 0 0