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 |
| NWE | MIA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Benny Malone | MIA | 21 | 119 | 0 | ||||||||