| New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: September 30, 1973 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 62508 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 84 F Humidty: 57% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 23 |
| Miami Dolphins | 0 | 20 | 3 | 21 | 44 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Miami Dolphins | Garo Yepremian 40 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Miami Dolphins | Garo Yepremian 36 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Miami Dolphins | Mercury Morris 24 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Miami Dolphins | Mercury Morris 70 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | Bill Bell 36 FG | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | Miami Dolphins | Garo Yepremian 40 FG | 3 | 23 |
| 3 | New England Patriots | John Tarver 2 run (Bill Bell kick blocked) | 9 | 23 |
| 3 | New England Patriots | John Tarver 2 run (Bill Bell kick) | 16 | 23 |
| 4 | Miami Dolphins | Mercury Morris 35 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 16 | 30 |
| 4 | Miami Dolphins | Paul Warfield 17 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 16 | 37 |
| 4 | New England Patriots | Reggie Rucker 9 pass from Jim Plunkett (Bill Bell kick) | 23 | 37 |
| 4 | Miami Dolphins | Nick Buoniconti 13 opponents fumble recovery (Garo Yepremian kick) | 23 | 44 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| John Tarver | 17 | 66 | 3.9 | 2 | |
| Josh Ashton | 13 | 65 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Plunkett | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Windsor | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mercury Morris | 15 | 197 | 13.1 | 3 | |
| Larry Csonka | 18 | 80 | 4.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Bob Griese | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 1 | 230 | 7.7 | 1 | 75.7 | |||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 0 | 74 | 6.2 | 1 | 111.1 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Reggie Rucker | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 1 | |
| Darryl Stingley | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | |
| John Tarver | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| Bob Adams | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Randy Vataha | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| Mack Herron | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Windsor | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Paul Warfield | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 1 | |
| Marv Fleming | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Kiick | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Mandich | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Howard Twilley | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Dick Anderson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Bruce Barnes | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Darryl Stingley | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Dick Anderson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Charlie Leigh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mack Herron | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | ||
| Reggie Rucker | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Mercury Morris | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Donnell Smith | 1.0 |
| Rick Cash | 1.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |
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