| New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 17, 1971 Location: Miami, FL Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 58822 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 85 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 21 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 41 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Howard Twilley 22 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Paul Warfield 32 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Howard Twilley 14 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Charlie Gogolak 51 FG | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 34 FG | 3 | 24 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Paul Warfield 14 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 3 | 31 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jim Kiick 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 3 | 38 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 42 FG | 3 | 41 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 34 | WR | Ron Sellers |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 64 | LOT | Mike Montler |
| 62 | LOG | Halvor Hagen |
| 56 | C | Jon Morris |
| 67 | ROG | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 86 | TE | Roland Moss |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 30 | RB | Carl Garrett |
| 35 | RB | Jim Nance |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Ike Lassiter |
| 88 | LDT | Ron Berger |
| 85 | RDT | Julius Adams |
| 70 | RDE | Denny Wirgowski |
| 52 | LLB | Ed Philpott |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 57 | RLB | Steve Kiner |
| 41 | LCB | Larry Carwell |
| 26 | LS | Clarence Scott |
| 42 | RS | Don Webb |
| 44 | RCB | Johnny Outlaw |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Howard Twilley |
| 42 | WR | Paul Warfield |
| 77 | LOT | Doug Crusan |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 61 | C | Bob DeMarco |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 73 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 80 | TE | Marv Fleming |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 21 | RB | Jim Kiick |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Bob Heinz |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 74 | RDT | John Richardson |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Swift |
| 85 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 57 | RLB | Mike Kolen |
| 25 | LCB | Tim Foley |
| 40 | LS | Dick Anderson |
| 13 | RS | Jake Scott |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | / | / | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | |
| MIA | 19 | 7 | 11 | 1 | / | / | 4 | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Carl Garrett | 10 | 14 | 1.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Plunkett | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Nance | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Gladieux | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 35 | 1.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mercury Morris | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Hubie Ginn | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 46 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 11 | 1 |
| Charlie Leigh | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| George Mira | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 215 | 6.3 | 51 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 35 | 14 | 40.0 | 2 | 134 | 3.8 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 52 | 27.6 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 14 | 40.0 | 2 | 134 | 3.8 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 52 | 27.6 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 14 | 9 | 64.3 | 0 | 185 | 13.2 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 147.3 |
| George Mira | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 0 | 59 | 7.4 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.8 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 0 | 244 | 11.1 | 43 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 129.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Roland Moss | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Carl Garrett | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Ron Sellers | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Randy Vataha | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bob Gladieux | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Nance | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 134 | 9.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Howard Twilley | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 24 | 2 |
| Paul Warfield | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 32t | 2 |
| Karl Noonan | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 43 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 244 | 22.2 | 43 | 4 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jake Scott | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Curtis Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tommy Janik | 8 | 316 | 39.5 | 55 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 316 | 39.5 | 55 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 43 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 109 | 36.0 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Hubie Bryant | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jake Scott | 2 | 3 | 21 | 10.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Dick Anderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 4 | 21 | 10.5 | 22 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ron Gardin | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Bob Gladieux | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| Carl Garrett | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 7 | 140 | 20.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Hubie Ginn | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Mercury Morris | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Team Totals | 7.0 |