| Miami Dolphins at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 15, 1973 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 72070 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 61 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 36 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Cockroft 30 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Cockroft 44 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 2 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Cockroft 35 FG | 10 | 9 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 2 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 17 | 9 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 22 | RB | Mercury Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 72 | RDT | Bob Heinz |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Swift |
| 85 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 57 | RLB | Mike Kolen |
| 25 | LCB | Tim Foley |
| 13 | LS | Jake Scott |
| 40 | RS | Dick Anderson |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | Fair Hooker |
| 25 | WR | Frank Pitts |
| 73 | LOT | Doug Dieken |
| 66 | LOG | Gene Hickerson |
| 61 | C | Bob DeMarco |
| 65 | ROG | John Demarie |
| 78 | ROT | Bob McKay |
| 89 | TE | Milt Morin |
| 15 | QB | Mike Phipps |
| 30 | RB | Ken Brown |
| 44 | RB | Leroy Kelly |
| Offense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Joe Jones |
| 71 | LDT | Walter Johnson |
| 72 | RDT | Jerry Sherk |
| 81 | RDE | Nick Roman |
| 59 | LLB | Charlie Hall |
| 60 | MLB | Bob Babich |
| 50 | RLB | John Garlington |
| 22 | LCB | Clarence Scott |
| 29 | LS | Walt Sumner |
| 27 | RS | Thom Darden |
| 28 | RCB | Ben Davis |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4/13 | / | 5 | 57 | 0 | 0 | |
| CLE | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5/16 | / | 5 | 57 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Csonka | 21 | 114 | 5.4 | 13 | 2 |
| Mercury Morris | 13 | 94 | 7.2 | 0 | |
| Jim Kiick | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Marlin Briscoe | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 212 | 5.3 | 2 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Leroy Kelly | 14 | 65 | 4.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Ken Brown | 17 | 55 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Mike Phipps | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 154 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 11 | 3 | 27.3 | 2 | 51 | 4.6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6.8 | |
| Team Totals | 11 | 3 | 27.3 | 2 | 51 | 4.6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6.8 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Mike Phipps | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 1 | 93 | 5.8 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 41.9 | |
| Team Totals | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 1 | 93 | 5.8 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 41.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Paul Warfield | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Ken Brown | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Frank Pitts | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Milt Morin | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 8 | 93 | 11.6 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mike Kolen | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Bob Babich | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Ben Davis | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 55 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | ||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Don Cockroft | 5 | 171 | 34.2 | 39 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 171 | 34.2 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jake Scott | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Greg Pruitt | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Mercury Morris | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Charlie Leigh | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Greg Pruitt | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Jim Romaniszyn | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |