| Denver Broncos at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: September 17, 1967 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 29381 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 87 F Humidty: 55% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Miami Dolphins | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami Dolphins | John Stofa 8 run (Gene Mingo kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami Dolphins | Sam Price 27 pass from Bob Griese (Gene Mingo kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Denver Broncos | Wendell Hayes 1 run (Gary Kroner kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Miami Dolphins | Joe Auer 68 pass from Bob Griese (Gene Mingo kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Denver Broncos | Bo Hickey 2 run (Gary Kroner kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | Denver Broncos | Bo Hickey 5 run (Gary Kroner kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 4 | Miami Dolphins | Abner Haynes 3 run (Gene Mingo kick) | 21 | 28 |
| 4 | Miami Dolphins | Abner Haynes 65 run (Gene Mingo kick) | 21 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 41 | SE | Eric Crabtree |
| 71 | LOT | Mike Current |
| 60 | LOG | Ernie Park |
| 56 | C | Dave Behrman |
| 73 | ROG | Pat Matson |
| 75 | ROT | Rex Mirich |
| 85 | TE | Tom Beer |
| 13 | QB | Steve Tensi |
| 44 | HB | Floyd Little |
| 88 | FL | Al Denson |
| 33 | FB | Wendell Hayes |
| Defense | ||
| 66 | LDE | Larry Cox |
| 61 | LDT | Bill Keating |
| 63 | RDT | Dave Costa |
| 87 | RDE | Rich Jackson |
| 54 | LLB | Chip Myrtle |
| 57 | MLB | John Huard |
| 50 | RLB | Carl Cunningham |
| 21 | LCB | Goldie Sellers |
| 23 | LS | Gene Sykes |
| 42 | RS | Lonnie Wright |
| 48 | RCB | Nemiah Wilson |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LOT | Maxie Williams |
| 61 | LOG | Freddie Woodson |
| 58 | C | Tom Goode |
| 63 | ROG | Billy Neighbors |
| 73 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 82 | TE | Doug Moreau |
| 15 | QB | John Stofa |
| 32 | HB | Joe Auer |
| 26 | FL | Frank Jackson |
| 81 | FL | Howard Twilley |
| 30 | FB | Sam Price |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Mel Branch |
| 84 | LDT | Ray Jacobs |
| 74 | RDT | John Richardson |
| 80 | RDE | Ed Cooke |
| 51 | LLB | Jerry Hopkins |
| 50 | MLB | Frank Emanuel |
| 54 | RLB | Wahoo McDaniel |
| 49 | LCB | Jimmy Warren |
| 47 | SS | Tom Beier |
| 44 | FS | Pete Jaquess |
| 25 | RCB | Dick Westmoreland |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bo Hickey | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 13 | 2 |
| Wendell Hayes | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 10 | 1 |
| Charlie Mitchell | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Steve Tensi | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Floyd Little | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Abner Haynes | 12 | 151 | 12.6 | 65t | 2 |
| Sam Price | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Stan Mitchell | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Auer | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 7 | 0 |
| John Stofa | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 8t | 1 |
| Rick Norton | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Steve Tensi | 20 | 6 | 30.0 | 2 | 55 | 2.8 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0.0 |
| Jim LeClair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 2 | 193 | 10.2 | 68t | 2 | 1 | 11 | 92.5 |
| John Stofa | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Eric Crabtree | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Floyd Little | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Charlie Mitchell | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Howard Twilley | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Auer | 2 | 113 | 56.5 | 68t | 1 |
| Karl Noonan | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Doug Moreau | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Abner Haynes | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Sam Price | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27t | 1 |
| Jack Clancy | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Stan Mitchell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Lonnie Wright | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Frank Emanuel | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Tom Beier | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Scarpitto | 8 | 354 | 44.3 | 57 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Floyd Little | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Joe Auer | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 16 | 0 | |
| Abner Haynes | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Bobby Neff | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Floyd Little | 5 | 185 | 37.0 | 60 | 0 | |
| Goldie Sellers | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Joe Auer | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 32 | 0 | |
| Abner Haynes | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Preston Carpenter | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
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