| New York Jets at Miami Dolphins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 3, 1971 Location: Miami, FL Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 70670 |
| Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 87 F Humidty: 65% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 16 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 43 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | George Nock 1 run (Bobby Howfield kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | George Nock 2 run (Bobby Howfield kick) | 14 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Rich Caster |
| 13 | WR | Don Maynard |
| 76 | LOT | Bob Svihus |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 52 | C | John Schmitt |
| 67 | ROG | Dave Herman |
| 75 | ROT | Winston Hill |
| 87 | TE | Pete Lammons |
| 18 | QB | Al Woodall |
| 32 | RB | Emerson Boozer |
| 44 | RB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Gerry Philbin |
| 61 | LDT | Roger Finnie |
| 80 | RDT | John Elliott |
| 84 | RDE | Mark Lomas |
| 51 | LLB | Ralph Baker |
| 62 | MLB | Al Atkinson |
| 60 | RLB | Larry Grantham |
| 46 | LCB | Rich Sowells |
| 48 | LS | Gus Hollomon |
| 33 | RS | W.K. Hicks |
| 45 | RCB | Earlie Thomas |
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
| 25 | LCB | Tim Foley |
| 40 | LS | Dick Anderson |
| 13 | RS | Jake Scott |
| 26 | RCB | Lloyd Mumphord |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Emerson Boozer | 17 | 72 | 4.2 | 14 | 0 |
| George Nock | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 17 | 2 |
| John Riggins | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Steve Harkey | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Al Woodall | 7 | 2 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Csonka | 17 | 77 | 4.5 | 18 | 1 |
| Jim Kiick | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 34 | 0 |
| Mercury Morris | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Paul Warfield | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Al Woodall | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 1 | 95 | 4.5 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 36.8 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 1 | 146 | 6.3 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 43.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Rich Caster | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Steve Harkey | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Don Maynard | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| George Nock | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Paul Warfield | 4 | 104 | 26.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Otto Stowe | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| W.K. Hicks | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Tim Foley | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Steve O'Neal | 7 | 316 | 45.1 | 58 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Chris Farasopoulos | 3 | 1 | 29 | 9.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jake Scott | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dick Anderson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Chris Farasopoulos | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Phil Wise | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Mercury Morris | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Bob Matheson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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