| Miami Dolphins at New York Jets |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 10, 1970 Location: New York, NY Venue: Shea Stadium Attendance: 62712 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 62 F Humidty: 87% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| New York JetsNYJ | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | NYJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Jim Turner 17 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Paul Warfield 9 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Jim Turner 35 FG | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 37 FG | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Howard Twilley 3 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 17 | 6 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 11 FG | 20 | 6 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Howard Twilley |
| 42 | WR | Paul Warfield |
| 77 | LOT | Doug Crusan |
| 78 | LOG | Maxie Williams |
| 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 |
| Defense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Jim Riley |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 74 | RDT | John Richardson |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Swift |
| 85 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 57 | RLB | Mike Kolen |
| 45 | LCB | Curtis Johnson |
| 40 | LS | Dick Anderson |
| 13 | RS | Jake Scott |
| 26 | RCB | Lloyd Mumphord |
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Rich Caster |
| 83 | WR | George Sauer |
| 75 | LOT | Winston Hill |
| 63 | LOG | Pete Perreault |
| 52 | C | John Schmitt |
| 67 | ROG | Dave Herman |
| 70 | ROT | Dave Foley |
| 87 | TE | Pete Lammons |
| 12 | QB | Joe Namath |
| 32 | RB | Emerson Boozer |
| 34 | RB | Lee White |
| Offense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Mark Lomas |
| 85 | LDT | Steve Thompson |
| 80 | RDT | John Elliott |
| 86 | RDE | Verlon Biggs |
| 51 | LLB | Ralph Baker |
| 62 | MLB | Al Atkinson |
| 60 | RLB | Larry Grantham |
| 21 | LCB | Steve Tannen |
| 48 | LS | Gus Hollomon |
| 33 | RS | W.K. Hicks |
| 45 | RCB | Earlie Thomas |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jim Kiick | 26 | 66 | 2.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Emerson Boozer | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Lee White | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 1 | 224 | 9.3 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 100.0 |
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 40 | 17 | 42.5 | 3 | 240 | 6.0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 31.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Howard Twilley | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 21 | 1 |
| Paul Warfield | 5 | 122 | 24.4 | 40 | 1 |
| Jim Kiick | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Marv Fleming | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Pete Lammons | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Lee White | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Emerson Boozer | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 33 | 0 |
| Rich Caster | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Eddie Bell | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| George Nock | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jake Scott | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Ted Davis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Lloyd Mumphord | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Larry Grantham | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 32 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Steve O'Neal | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 41 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Mercury Morris | 2 | 0 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Anderson | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Mike Battle | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Mercury Morris | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 23 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Mike Battle | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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