| New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 30, 1973 Location: Miami, FL Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 62508 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 84 F Humidty: 57% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 23 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 20 | 3 | 21 | 44 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 40 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 36 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mercury Morris 24 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mercury Morris 70 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Bill Bell 36 FG | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 40 FG | 3 | 23 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | John Tarver 2 run (Bill Bell kick blocked) | 9 | 23 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | John Tarver 2 run (Bill Bell kick) | 16 | 23 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mercury Morris 35 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 16 | 30 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Paul Warfield 17 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 16 | 37 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Reggie Rucker 9 pass from Jim Plunkett (Bill Bell kick) | 23 | 37 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Nick Buoniconti 13 opponents fumble recovery (Garo Yepremian kick) | 23 | 44 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 84 | WR | Darryl Stingley |
| 74 | LOT | Bob Reynolds |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 60 | ROG | Len St. Jean |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 80 | TE | Bob Adams |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 31 | RB | Josh Ashton |
| 36 | RB | John Tarver |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Ray Hamilton |
| 76 | LDT | Dave Rowe |
| 85 | RDT | Julius Adams |
| 63 | RDE | Rick Cash |
| 57 | LLB | Steve Kiner |
| 50 | MLB | Edgar Chandler |
| 51 | RLB | Ron Acks |
| 23 | LCB | George Hoey |
| 22 | LS | Sandy Durko |
| 49 | RS | Ralph Anderson |
| 27 | RCB | Ron Bolton |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Marlin Briscoe |
| 42 | WR | Paul Warfield |
| 79 | LOT | Wayne Moore |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 73 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 80 | TE | Marv Fleming |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 22 | RB | Mercury Morris |
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 72 | RDT | Bob Heinz |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Swift |
| 85 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 57 | RLB | Mike Kolen |
| 25 | LCB | Tim Foley |
| 13 | LS | Jake Scott |
| 40 | RS | Dick Anderson |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 8/16 | / | 4 | 36 | 4 | 2 | |
| MIA | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5/12 | / | 5 | 41 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| John Tarver | 17 | 66 | 3.9 | 2 | |
| Josh Ashton | 13 | 65 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Plunkett | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Windsor | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 143 | 3.7 | 2 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mercury Morris | 15 | 197 | 13.1 | 3 | |
| Larry Csonka | 18 | 80 | 4.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Bob Griese | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 301 | 7.7 | 3 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 1 | 230 | 7.7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 75.7 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 1 | 230 | 7.7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 75.7 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 0 | 74 | 6.2 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 111.1 | |
| Team Totals | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 0 | 74 | 6.2 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 111.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Reggie Rucker | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 1 | |
| Darryl Stingley | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | |
| John Tarver | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| Bob Adams | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Randy Vataha | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| Mack Herron | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Windsor | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 230 | 14.4 | 1 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Paul Warfield | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 1 | |
| Marv Fleming | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Mandich | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Howard Twilley | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 74 | 9.3 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Dick Anderson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Bruce Barnes | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | 2 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Darryl Stingley | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Dick Anderson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Charlie Leigh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mack Herron | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Reggie Rucker | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Mercury Morris | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Donnell Smith | 1.0 |
| Rick Cash | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |