Sunday, December 15, 1974
New England Patriots 27, Miami Dolphins 34| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (7-7-0) | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| Miami Dolphins (11-3-0) | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| NWE | MIA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NWE | John Hannah 0 yard fumble return (John Smith kick) | 7 | 0 |
| NWE | John Sanders 23 yard interception return (John Smith kick) | 14 | 0 | |
| NWE | Mack Herron 4 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick) | 21 | 0 | |
| 2nd | NWE | John Smith 46 yard field goal | 24 | 0 |
| MIA | Don Nottingham 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 24 | 7 | |
| MIA | Melvin Baker 37 yard pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick) | 24 | 14 | |
| MIA | Garo Yepremian 28 yard field goal | 24 | 17 | |
| 3rd | MIA | Melvin Baker 46 yard pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick) | 24 | 24 |
| 4th | NWE | John Smith 34 yard field goal | 27 | 24 |
| MIA | Don Nottingham 2 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 27 | 31 | |
| MIA | Garo Yepremian 40 yard field goal | 27 | 34 |
| NWE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 30-114-0 | 33-61-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-41-234-1-0 | 15-23-288-2-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-15 | 3-16 |
| Net pass yards | 219 | 272 |
| Total yards | 333 | 333 |
| Fumbles-lost | 6-3 | 3-1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 9-89 | 6-30 |
| 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 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | 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 | |||||||||