| Detroit Lions at Miami Dolphins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 15, 1973 Location: Miami, FL Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 53375 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 78 F Humidty: 49% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 14 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Paul Warfield 21 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Paul Warfield 7 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 27 FG | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Paul Warfield 16 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Paul Warfield 4 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 31 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 28 FG | 0 | 34 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Steve Owens 5 run (Errol Mann kick) | 7 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | John Hilton |
| 89 | WR | Ron Jessie |
| 75 | LOT | Jim Yarbrough |
| 60 | LOG | Guy Dennis |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 66 | ROG | Bob Kowalkowski |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 19 | QB | Bill Munson |
| 24 | RB | Mel Farr |
| 36 | RB | Steve Owens |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Ken Sanders |
| 80 | LDT | Herb Orvis |
| 73 | RDT | Bob Bell |
| 74 | RDE | Larry Hand |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 53 | MLB | Mike Lucci |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 28 | LS | Mike Weger |
| 26 | RS | Dick Jauron |
| 23 | RCB | Levi Johnson |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Marlin Briscoe |
| 42 | WR | Paul Warfield |
| 77 | LOT | Doug Crusan |
| 55 | LOG | Irv Goode |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 64 | ROG | Ed Newman |
| 73 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 88 | TE | Jim Mandich |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 21 | RB | Jim Kiick |
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 65 | LDT | Maulty Moore |
| 72 | RDT | Bob Heinz |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Swift |
| 53 | MLB | Bob Matheson |
| 57 | RLB | Mike Kolen |
| 26 | LCB | Lloyd Mumphord |
| 13 | LS | Jake Scott |
| 40 | RS | Dick Anderson |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 11/16 | / | 4 | 34 | 3 | 1 | |
| MIA | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5/9 | / | 4 | 40 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Steve Owens | 27 | 113 | 4.2 | 1 | |
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Mel Farr | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Leon Crosswhite | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Mickey Zofko | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Cappleman | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 146 | 3.8 | 1 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Csonka | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 8 | 50 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Charlie Leigh | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Don Nottingham | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 165 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bill Munson | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 1 | 73 | 4.3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 34.7 | |
| Bill Cappleman | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.7 | |
| Mickey Zofko | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 2 | 121 | 5.5 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 28.8 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 15 | 11 | 73.3 | 0 | 141 | 9.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 141.9 | |
| Earl Morrall | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 16 | 4.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.8 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 0 | 157 | 8.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 128.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Steve Owens | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Mickey Zofko | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Mel Farr | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| John Hilton | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 121 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Paul Warfield | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 4 | |
| Jim Kiick | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Mandich | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Don Nottingham | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 157 | 13.1 | 4 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Henry Stuckey | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Larry Ball | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Weaver | 3 | 142 | 47.3 | 52 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 142 | 47.3 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jake Scott | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | ||
| Dick Anderson | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Levi Johnson | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Jim Thrower | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| Dick Jauron | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Larry Seiple | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |