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Los Angeles Rams 31 at Miami Dolphins 28
Sunday, October 3, 1976
Stadium: Orange Bowl, Start Time: 4:00, Surface: grass,
Weather: 75 degrees, relative humidity 67%, wind 8 mph
Weather: 75 degrees, relative humidity 67%, wind 8 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams (3-0-1) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 31 |
| Miami Dolphins (2-2-0) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Scoring
| RAM | MIA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dolphins | Benny Malone 2 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | Dolphins | Norm Bulaich 28 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3rd | Rams | Ron Jessie 58 yard pass from James Harris (Tom Dempsey kick) | 7 | 14 |
| Dolphins | Stan Winfrey 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 21 | |
| Rams | Ron Jessie 43 yard pass from James Harris (Tom Dempsey kick) | 14 | 21 | |
| 4th | Rams | James Harris 1 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick) | 21 | 21 |
| Rams | Lawrence McCutcheon 9 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick) | 28 | 21 | |
| Dolphins | Nat Moore 47 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 28 | 28 | |
| Rams | Tom Dempsey 19 yard field goal | 31 | 28 |
Team Stats
| RAM | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 23 | 21 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 41-167-2 | 42-219-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 17-29-436-2-1 | 6-11-100-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-10 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 426 | 100 |
| Total yards | 593 | 319 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-76 | 3-28 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| James Harris | RAM | 17 | 29 | 436 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 6 | 29 | 1 | 14 | ||||
| Ron Jessie | RAM | 7 | 220 | 2 | 58 | ||||||||||
| Lawrence McCutcheon | RAM | 22 | 91 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 99 | 0 | 42 | ||||||
| Harold Jackson | RAM | 4 | 99 | 0 | 49 | ||||||||||
| John Cappelletti | RAM | 10 | 33 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Bob Klein | RAM | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Jim Bertelsen | RAM | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Benny Malone | MIA | 19 | 111 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Bob Griese | MIA | 6 | 11 | 100 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Nat Moore | MIA | 2 | 66 | 1 | 47 | ||||||||||
| Norm Bulaich | MIA | 12 | 52 | 1 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Stan Winfrey | MIA | 7 | 25 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Howard Twilley | MIA | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Larry Seiple | MIA | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Jim Bertelsen | RAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dave Elmendorf | RAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tom Geredine | RAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dwight Scales | RAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bill Simpson | RAM | 1 | 30 | 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 | |||
| Gary Davis | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 103 | 25.8 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ken Ellis | MIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Nat Moore | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Don Nottingham | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Tom Dempsey | RAM | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rusty Jackson | RAM | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Larry Seiple | MIA | 4 | 132 | 33.0 | 0 | ||||
| Garo Yepremian | MIA | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||