| AFC Divisional Playoff - Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs Game Statistics |
| Date: December 25, 1971 Location: Kansas City, MO |
| Venue: Municipal Stadium Attendance: 45822 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 63 F Humidty: 70% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT1 | OT2 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 24 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Ed Podolak 7 pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 14 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jim Otis 1 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jim Kiick 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Ed Podolak 3 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 17 | 24 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Marv Fleming 5 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 24 | 24 |
| 6 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 37 FG | 27 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Defense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Jim Riley |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 72 | RDT | Bob Heinz |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Swift |
| 85 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 53 | RLB | Bob Matheson |
| 25 | LCB | Tim Foley |
| 13 | LS | Jake Scott |
| 40 | RS | Dick Anderson |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Otis Taylor |
| 17 | WR | Elmo Wright |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 76 | ROG | Mo Moorman |
| 73 | ROT | Dave Hill |
| 88 | TE | Morris Stroud |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 38 | RB | Wendell Hayes |
| 14 | RB | Ed Podolak |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Marvin Upshaw |
| 61 | LDT | Curley Culp |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 87 | RDE | Aaron Brown |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 63 | MLB | Willie Lanier |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Lynch |
| 40 | LCB | Jim Marsalis |
| 46 | LS | Jim Kearney |
| 42 | RS | Johnny Robinson |
| 18 | RCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Csonka | 24 | 86 | 3.6 | 29 | 1 |
| Jim Kiick | 15 | 56 | 3.7 | 11 | 1 |
| Bob Griese | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Paul Warfield | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Wendell Hayes | 22 | 100 | 4.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Ed Podolak | 17 | 85 | 5.0 | 32 | 1 |
| Elmo Wright | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Otis | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 12 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 35 | 20 | 57.1 | 2 | 263 | 7.5 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 26 | 18 | 69.2 | 2 | 246 | 9.5 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80.0 |
| Ed Podolak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Paul Warfield | 7 | 140 | 20.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Howard Twilley | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 23 | 0 |
| Marv Fleming | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 16 | 1 |
| Jim Kiick | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Mandich | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Ed Podolak | 8 | 110 | 13.8 | 29 | 1 |
| Elmo Wright | 3 | 104 | 34.7 | 63 | 0 |
| Otis Taylor | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Willie Frazier | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jake Scott | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Curtis Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Willie Lanier | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jim Lynch | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 6 | 240 | 40.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 2 | 102 | 51.0 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jake Scott | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Ed Podolak | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Dennis Homan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Mercury Morris | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 33 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Ed Podolak | 3 | 154 | 51.3 | 78 | 0 | |
| Buck Buchanan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Manny Fernandez | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Bob Heinz | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
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