| Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 19, 1976 Location: Foxborough, MA Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 41879 |
| Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 77 F Humidty: 56% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Andy Johnson 15 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick blocked) | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Andre Tillman 5 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Steve Grogan 13 run (John Smith kick) | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Andy Johnson 29 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 22 FG | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Norm Bulaich 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 14 | 23 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Russ Francis 4 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 14 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 81 | WR | Howard Twilley |
| 79 | LOT | Wayne Moore |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 71 | ROT | Darryl Carlton |
| 87 | TE | Andre Tillman |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 31 | RB | Norm Bulaich |
| 36 | RB | Don Nottingham |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 74 | LDT | Randy Crowder |
| 60 | RDT | Don Reese |
| 70 | RDE | John Andrews |
| 50 | LLB | Larry Gordon |
| 56 | MLB | Steve Towle |
| 53 | RLB | Bob Matheson |
| 25 | LCB | Tim Foley |
| 49 | LS | Charlie Babb |
| 44 | RS | Barry Hill |
| 41 | RCB | Jeris White |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Marlin Briscoe |
| 84 | WR | Darryl Stingley |
| 70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 66 | ROT | Bob McKay |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 39 | RB | Sam Cunningham |
| 32 | RB | Andy Johnson |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Tony McGee |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 54 | LOLB | Steve Zabel |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 52 | ROLB | Steve King |
| 24 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 34 | LS | Prentice McCray |
| 48 | RS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5/12 | / | 7 | 68 | 1 | 1 | |
| NE | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 6/12 | / | 9 | 70 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Benny Malone | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Don Nottingham | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | |
| Norm Bulaich | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 8 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 108 | 4.9 | 1 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 21 | 106 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 9 | 76 | 8.4 | 16 | 1 |
| Don Calhoun | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 30 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 14 | 35 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 51 | 278 | 5.5 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 3 | 190 | 7.3 | 1 | 5 | 52 | 57.1 | |
| Don Strock | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 8 | 1.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 17 | 53.1 | 3 | 198 | 6.2 | 1 | 5 | 52 | 43.5 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 0 | 166 | 6.1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 114.1 | |
| Team Totals | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 0 | 166 | 6.1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 114.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Nat Moore | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Norm Bulaich | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Stan Winfrey | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Benny Malone | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Andre Tillman | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | |
| Howard Twilley | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Duriel Harris | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Larry Seiple | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Mandich | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Don Nottingham | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 198 | 11.6 | 1 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Andy Johnson | 7 | 93 | 13.3 | 2 | |
| Marlin Briscoe | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Russ Francis | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ricky Feacher | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 166 | 10.4 | 3 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Prentice McCray | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Nelson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||
| Larry Seiple | 6 | 226 | 37.7 | 50 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 166 | 27.7 | 1 | |||
| New England Patriots | |||||||
| Mike Patrick | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Duriel Harris | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mike Haynes | 4 | 0 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Duriel Harris | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 30 | 0 | |
| Gary Davis | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Don Calhoun | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Ricky Feacher | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |