| Houston Oilers at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: September 24, 1972 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 77821 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 83 F Humidty: 74% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jim Kiick 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mercury Morris 2 run (Garo Yepremian kick blocked) | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 4 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Bob Griese 2 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 27 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Charlie Joiner 82 pass from Dan Pastorini (Skip Butler kick failed) | 6 | 27 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Willie Rodgers 1 run (Skip Butler kick) | 13 | 27 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jim Kiick 6 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 13 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 66 | LOT | Tom Funchess |
| 60 | LOG | Tom Regner |
| 51 | C | Calvin Hunt |
| 64 | ROG | Ron Saul |
| 63 | ROT | Levert Carr |
| 89 | TE | Alvin Reed |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 30 | RB | Hoyle Granger |
| 15 | RB | Al Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Pat Holmes |
| 78 | LDT | Mike Tilleman |
| 73 | RDT | Leo Brooks |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 85 | LLB | Floyd Rice |
| 58 | MLB | Ron Pritchard |
| 90 | RLB | George Webster |
| 19 | LCB | Willie Alexander |
| 29 | LS | Ken Houston |
| 25 | RS | John Charles |
| 33 | RCB | Benny Johnson |
| 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 |
| 21 | RB | Jim Kiick |
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 78 | RDT | Jim Dunaway |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Swift |
| 86 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 57 | RLB | Mike Kolen |
| 25 | LCB | Tim Foley |
| 13 | LS | Jake Scott |
| 40 | RS | Dick Anderson |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Hoyle Granger | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Dan Pastorini | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Willie Rodgers | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | |
| Al Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Robert Holmes | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mercury Morris | 15 | 94 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| Larry Csonka | 17 | 79 | 4.6 | 11 | 1 |
| Jim Kiick | 9 | 55 | 6.1 | 1 | |
| Hubie Ginn | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| Charlie Leigh | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Griese | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 1 | |
| Paul Warfield | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 1 | 104 | 5.0 | 1 | 54.5 | |||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 16 | 11 | 68.8 | 1 | 142 | 8.9 | 1 | 91.1 | |||
| Earl Morrall | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Hoyle Granger | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Charlie Joiner | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 1 | |
| Al Johnson | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| Alvin Reed | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Paul Warfield | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 0 | |
| Jim Kiick | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 1 | |
| Hubie Ginn | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Jim Mandich | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Mercury Morris | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Marv Fleming | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Howard Twilley | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| John Charles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Tim Foley | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Dan Pastorini | 6 | 253 | 42.2 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Ken Houston | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Charlie Leigh | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Willie Rodgers | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | ||
| Al Johnson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Charlie Leigh | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Mercury Morris | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Miami Dolphins | |
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