| New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 31, 1976 Location: Miami, FL Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 52863 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 81 F Humidty: 56% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jim Mandich 16 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 47 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 43 FG | 3 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Darryl Stingley |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 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 |
| 38 | RB | Ike Forte |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 54 | LOLB | Steve Zabel |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 59 | ROLB | Pete Barnes |
| 24 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 34 | SS | Prentice McCray |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 81 | WR | Howard Twilley |
| 79 | LOT | Wayne Moore |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 64 | ROG | Ed Newman |
| 66 | ROT | Larry Little |
| 87 | TE | Andre Tillman |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 32 | RB | Benny Malone |
| 36 | RB | Don Nottingham |
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 74 | NT | Randy Crowder |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 50 | LOLB | Larry Gordon |
| 85 | LILB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 56 | RILB | Steve Towle |
| 53 | ROLB | Bob Matheson |
| 41 | LCB | Jeris White |
| 49 | LS | Charlie Babb |
| 30 | RS | Bryant Salter |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5/17 | / | 11 | 80 | 1 | 0 | |
| MIA | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7/16 | / | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 14 | 79 | 5.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Jess Phillips | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Steve Grogan | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Ike Forte | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 130 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Benny Malone | 21 | 119 | 5.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Don Nottingham | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Stan Winfrey | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 37 | 157 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 31 | 10 | 32.3 | 1 | 112 | 3.6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 30.6 | |
| Team Totals | 31 | 10 | 32.3 | 1 | 112 | 3.6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 30.6 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 0 | 132 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 87.7 | |
| Team Totals | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 0 | 132 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 87.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Russ Francis | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Randy Vataha | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 112 | 11.2 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jim Mandich | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 1 | |
| Andre Tillman | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | |
| Freddie Solomon | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Don Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 132 | 11.0 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Curtis Johnson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||
| Mike Patrick | 8 | 345 | 43.1 | 52 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 345 | 43.1 | 0 | |||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||
| Larry Seiple | 7 | 267 | 38.1 | 52 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 7 | 267 | 38.1 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mike Haynes | 4 | 0 | 47 | 11.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Freddie Solomon | 3 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Jess Phillips | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Don Calhoun | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Duriel Harris | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |