| New York Jets at Miami Dolphins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 7, 1974 Location: Miami, FL Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 61527 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 78 F Humidty: 82% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jim Mandich 2 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | John Riggins 9 pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Bobby Howfield 43 FG | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Hubie Ginn 41 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Rich Caster 89 pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) | 17 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Jerome Barkum |
| 82 | WR | David Knight |
| 72 | LOT | Robert Woods |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 50 | C | Wayne Mulligan |
| 78 | ROG | Garry Puetz |
| 75 | ROT | Winston Hill |
| 88 | TE | Rich Caster |
| 12 | QB | Joe Namath |
| 32 | RB | Emerson Boozer |
| 44 | RB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Ed Galigher |
| 77 | LDT | Carl Barzilauskas |
| 70 | RDT | Larry Woods |
| 81 | RDE | Richard Neal |
| 51 | LLB | Ralph Baker |
| 54 | MLB | Jamie Rivers |
| 55 | RLB | John Ebersole |
| 46 | LCB | Rich Sowells |
| 22 | LS | Burgess Owens |
| 21 | RS | Steve Tannen |
| 45 | RCB | Earlie Thomas |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 81 | WR | Howard Twilley |
| 67 | LOT | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 64 | LOG | Ed Newman |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 40 | LS | Dick Anderson |
| 13 | RS | Jake Scott |
| 48 | RCB | Henry Stuckey |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYJ | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 7/13 | / | 6 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| MIA | 23 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 13/19 | / | 8 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| John Riggins | 13 | 39 | 3.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jazz Jackson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Emerson Boozer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 41 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Csonka | 25 | 63 | 2.5 | 12 | 1 |
| Jim Kiick | 18 | 47 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Hubie Ginn | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 1 | |
| Bob Griese | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 49 | 159 | 3.2 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 39 | 17 | 43.6 | 3 | 290 | 7.4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 54.4 | |
| Team Totals | 39 | 17 | 43.6 | 3 | 290 | 7.4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 54.4 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 23 | 17 | 73.9 | 0 | 199 | 8.7 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 114.2 | |
| Team Totals | 23 | 17 | 73.9 | 0 | 199 | 8.7 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 114.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| John Riggins | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 32 | 1 |
| Rich Caster | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 1 | |
| Jerome Barkum | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | |
| David Knight | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Eddie Bell | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Mike Adamle | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 290 | 17.1 | 2 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Howard Twilley | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 0 | |
| Jim Mandich | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 1 | |
| Nat Moore | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Kiick | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 199 | 11.7 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jake Scott | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Henry Stuckey | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Greg Gantt | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 36 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 6 | 227 | 37.8 | 50 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 227 | 37.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Roscoe Word | 6 | 0 | 36 | 6.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bob Burns | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Lou Piccone | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Hubie Ginn | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Carl Barzilauskas | 1.0 |
| John Ebersole | 1.0 |
| Larry Woods | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |