| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (8-6-0) | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Miami Dolphins (9-5-0) | 3 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 39 |
| Game Info | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Orange Bowl |
| Start Time | 8:30pm |
| Surface | grass |
| Weather | 73 degrees, relative humidity 87%, wind 11 mph |
| Vegas Line | Miami Dolphins -6.0 |
| Over/Under | 38.0 (over) |
| NWE | MIA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dolphins | Uwe von Schamann 31 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd | Dolphins | Larry Csonka 1 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 0 | 10 |
| Patriots | Harold Jackson 16 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 7 | 10 | |
| Patriots | John Smith 28 yard field goal | 10 | 10 | |
| Patriots | Stanley Morgan 38 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 17 | 10 | |
| Dolphins | Uwe von Schamann 33 yard field goal | 17 | 13 | |
| 3rd | Dolphins | Nat Moore 38 yard pass from Bob Griese (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 17 | 20 |
| Dolphins | Safety, ball snapped out of end zone | 17 | 22 | |
| Dolphins | Larry Csonka 1 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 17 | 29 | |
| 4th | Dolphins | Uwe von Schamann 27 yard field goal | 17 | 32 |
| Dolphins | Larry Csonka 1 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 17 | 39 | |
| Patriots | Carlos Pennywell 13 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 24 | 39 |
| NWE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 21 | 22 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 26-93-0 | 41-170-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 21-39-350-3-2 | 11-22-163-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-23 | 1-11 |
| Net pass yards | 327 | 152 |
| Total yards | 420 | 322 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-4 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-80 | 7-45 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 21 | 39 | 350 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 5 | 124 | 1 | 38 | ||||||||||
| Harold Jackson | NWE | 5 | 105 | 1 | 33 | ||||||||||
| Horace Ivory | NWE | 11 | 45 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| Russ Francis | NWE | 3 | 49 | 0 | 29 | ||||||||||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 12 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Carlos Pennywell | NWE | 1 | 13 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Eddie Hare | NWE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Larry Csonka | MIA | 22 | 88 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Nat Moore | MIA | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 38 | ||||||
| Jimmy Cefalo | MIA | 2 | 53 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Bob Griese | MIA | 8 | 10 | 101 | 1 | 0 | 38 | ||||||||
| Delvin Williams | MIA | 9 | 36 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Don Strock | MIA | 3 | 12 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 30 | ||||||||
| Tony Nathan | MIA | 2 | 30 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Gary Davis | MIA | 8 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Bruce Hardy | MIA | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Steve Howell | MIA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Allan Clark | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Raymond Clayborn | NWE | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Prentice McCray | NWE | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Rick Sanford | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Don Westbrook | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 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 | |||
| Neal Colzie | MIA | 1 | 56 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Nathan | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gerald Small | MIA | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Eddie Hare | NWE | 3 | 106 | 35.3 | 0 | ||||
| John Smith | NWE | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| George Roberts | MIA | 4 | 192 | 48.0 | 0 | ||||
| Uwe von Schamann | MIA | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |