| New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: November 12, 1972 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 80010 |
| Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 84 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 17 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 52 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mercury Morris 4 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mercury Morris 4 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 16 FG | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 3 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mercury Morris 6 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 31 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Marlin Briscoe 16 pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 38 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Marlin Briscoe 51 pass from Jim Del Gaizo (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 45 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jim Mandich 39 pass from Jim Del Gaizo (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 52 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 74 | LOT | Bob Reynolds |
| 64 | LOG | Mike Montler |
| 56 | C | Jon Morris |
| 60 | ROG | Len St. Jean |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 86 | TE | Bob Windsor |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 31 | RB | Josh Ashton |
| 24 | RB | Bob Gladieux |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Jim White |
| 85 | LDT | Julius Adams |
| 63 | RDT | Rick Cash |
| 70 | RDE | Denny Wirgowski |
| 66 | LLB | Ed Weisacosky |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 51 | RLB | Ron Acks |
| 41 | LCB | Larry Carwell |
| 29 | LS | Honor Jackson |
| 25 | RS | Rickie Harris |
| 23 | RCB | George Hoey |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Howard Twilley |
| 42 | WR | Paul Warfield |
| 77 | LOT | Doug Crusan |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 73 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 80 | TE | Marv Fleming |
| 15 | QB | Earl Morrall |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 22 | RB | Mercury Morris |
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 84 | RDT | Bob Heinz |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Carl Garrett | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| John Tarver | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Josh Ashton | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Plunkett | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Brian Dowling | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Reggie Rucker | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Gladieux | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Jack Maitland | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mercury Morris | 16 | 90 | 5.6 | 3 | |
| Larry Csonka | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 10 | 1 |
| Charlie Leigh | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Jim Kiick | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Hubie Ginn | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Earl Morrall | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Del Gaizo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 19 | 7 | 36.8 | 2 | 66 | 3.5 | 0 | 7.7 | |||
| Brian Dowling | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 1 | 51 | 5.7 | 0 | 23.1 | |||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 0 | 162 | 12.5 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 124.5 |
| Jim Del Gaizo | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 145 | 24.2 | 2 | 149.3 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Randy Vataha | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| Bob Gladieux | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Jack Maitland | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| John Tarver | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Carl Garrett | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bob Windsor | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Reggie Rucker | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Marlin Briscoe | 4 | 128 | 32.0 | 2 | |
| Jim Mandich | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 1 | |
| Paul Warfield | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Mercury Morris | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
| Otto Stowe | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jake Scott | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Charlie Babb | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Dick Anderson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Pat Studstill | 6 | 251 | 41.8 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Charlie Leigh | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Carl Garrett | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 0 | ||
| George Hoey | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | ||
| Josh Ashton | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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