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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins - October 31st, 1976
New England Patriots 3 at Miami Dolphins 10
Sunday, October 31, 1976
New England Patriots 3, Miami Dolphins 10| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (5-3-0) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Miami Dolphins (4-4-0) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Scoring
| NWE | MIA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | MIA | Jim Mandich 16 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| MIA | Garo Yepremian 47 yard field goal | 0 | 10 | |
| NWE | John Smith 43 yard field goal | 3 | 10 |
Team Stats
| NWE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 11 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 27-130-0 | 37-157-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 10-31-112-0-1 | 12-22-132-1-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-16 | 3-32 |
| Net pass yards | 96 | 100 |
| Total yards | 226 | 257 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 11-80 | 5-33 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 14 | 79 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 10 | 31 | 112 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Russ Francis | NWE | 4 | 47 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Jess Phillips | NWE | 2 | 17 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Randy Vataha | NWE | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Ike Forte | NWE | 3 | 10 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Benny Malone | MIA | 21 | 119 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Bob Griese | MIA | 12 | 22 | 132 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | -5 | 0 | -2 | ||||
| Jim Mandich | MIA | 5 | 51 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Freddie Solomon | MIA | 2 | 38 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Andre Tillman | MIA | 3 | 32 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Don Nottingham | MIA | 11 | 29 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Nat Moore | MIA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Stan Winfrey | MIA | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Gary Davis | MIA | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mike Haynes | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jess Phillips | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 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 | |||
| Duriel Harris | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Curtis Johnson | MIA | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Nat Moore | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Freddie Solomon | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||