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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins - December 1st, 1975
New England Patriots 7 at Miami Dolphins 20
Monday, December 1, 1975
New England Patriots 7, Miami Dolphins 20| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (3-8-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Miami Dolphins (8-3-0) | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
Scoring
| NWE | MIA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MIA | Don Nottingham 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | MIA | Norm Bulaich 6 yard pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3rd | MIA | Garo Yepremian 25 yard field goal | 0 | 17 |
| 4th | MIA | Garo Yepremian 39 yard field goal | 0 | 20 |
| NWE | Steve Grogan 5 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 7 | 20 |
Team Stats
| NWE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 16 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 21-72-1 | 48-199-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-32-188-0-0 | 15-20-140-1-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-16 | 2-11 |
| Net pass yards | 172 | 129 |
| Total yards | 244 | 328 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-32 | 7-50 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 15 | 32 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 8 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Russ Francis | NWE | 5 | 80 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 5 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Leon McQuay | NWE | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Randy Vataha | NWE | 2 | 21 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Darryl Stingley | NWE | 1 | -5 | 0 | -5 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Earl Morrall | MIA | 14 | 17 | 135 | 1 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||
| Norm Bulaich | MIA | 4 | 37 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 9 | ||||||
| Benny Malone | MIA | 15 | 52 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| Nat Moore | MIA | 1 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | ||||||
| Don Nottingham | MIA | 21 | 55 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Howard Twilley | MIA | 3 | 48 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Mercury Morris | MIA | 7 | 19 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Jim Mandich | MIA | 2 | 15 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Andre Tillman | MIA | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Freddie Solomon | MIA | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Don Strock | MIA | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
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 | |||
| Allen Carter | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Darryl Stingley | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 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 | |||
| Nat Moore | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Freddie Solomon | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||