| Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: December 3, 1972 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 60999 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 54 F Humidty: 52% Wind: 21 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 3 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 37 |
| New England Patriots | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami Dolphins | Garo Yepremian 36 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Miami Dolphins | Garo Yepremian 10 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Miami Dolphins | Jim Kiick 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | Tom Reynolds 36 pass from Jim Plunkett (Mike Walker kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 3 | Miami Dolphins | Jim Mandich 3 pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick) | 20 | 7 |
| 3 | Miami Dolphins | Garo Yepremian 18 FG | 23 | 7 |
| 3 | Miami Dolphins | Marlin Briscoe 14 pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick) | 30 | 7 |
| 4 | Miami Dolphins | Hubie Ginn 8 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 37 | 7 |
| 4 | New England Patriots | John Tarver 8 pass from Brian Dowling (Mike Walker kick) | 37 | 14 |
| 4 | New England Patriots | Brian Dowling 1 run (Mike Walker kick) | 37 | 21 |
| RUSHING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| MIA | Mercury Morris | 15 | 113 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| MIA | Larry Csonka | 15 | 91 | 6.1 | 45 | 0 |
| MIA | Hubie Ginn | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 1 | |
| MIA | Charlie Leigh | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| MIA | Jim Kiick | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 1 | |
| NE | Josh Ashton | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 0 | |
| NE | John Tarver | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| NE | Jim Plunkett | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| NE | Brian Dowling | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| PASSING | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
| MIA | Earl Morrall | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 1 | 201 | 10.6 | 2 | 107.6 | |||
| MIA | Jim Del Gaizo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| NE | Jim Plunkett | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 2 | 95 | 5.3 | 1 | 44.7 | |||
| NE | Brian Dowling | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 0 | 60 | 5.5 | 1 | 100.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| MIA | Paul Warfield | 3 | 89 | 29.7 | 0 | |
| MIA | Marlin Briscoe | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 1 | |
| MIA | Mercury Morris | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| MIA | Howard Twilley | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| MIA | Larry Csonka | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| MIA | Marv Fleming | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| MIA | Jim Kiick | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| MIA | Jim Mandich | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| NE | Bob Windsor | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| NE | Josh Ashton | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| NE | Reggie Rucker | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| NE | Tom Reynolds | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36t | 1 |
| NE | John Tarver | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8t | 1 |
| NE | Jack Maitland | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| MIA | Vern Den Herder | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| MIA | Doug Swift | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| NE | Honor Jackson | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
| MIA | Billy Lothridge | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| NE | Pat Studstill | 5 | 227 | 45.4 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| MIA | Jake Scott | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | ||
| NE | Larry Carwell | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| MIA | Marlin Briscoe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| NE | Reggie Rucker | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 | |
| NE | Henry Matthews | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | |
| SACKS | ||
|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO |
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