| Miami Dolphins at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 28, 1976 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 74715 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 32 F Humidty: 72% Wind: 23 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Paul Warfield 12 pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Seiple 4 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick failed) | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Reggie Rucker 18 pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Freddie Solomon 9 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 13 | 14 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Cockroft 19 FG | 13 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 26 | WR | Duriel Harris |
| 86 | WR | Freddie Solomon |
| 79 | LOT | Wayne Moore |
| 64 | LOG | Ed Newman |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 71 | ROT | Darryl Carlton |
| 87 | TE | Andre Tillman |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 31 | RB | Norm Bulaich |
| 32 | RB | Benny Malone |
| 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 |
| 41 | LCB | Jeris White |
| 49 | LS | Charlie Babb |
| 30 | RS | Bryant Salter |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 42 | WR | Paul Warfield |
| 73 | LOT | Doug Dieken |
| 69 | LOG | Pete Adams |
| 54 | C | Tom DeLeone |
| 60 | ROG | Bob Jackson |
| 63 | ROT | Barry Darrow |
| 84 | TE | Gary Parris |
| 17 | QB | Brian Sipe |
| 30 | RB | Cleo Miller |
| 34 | RB | Greg Pruitt |
| Offense | ||
| 64 | LDE | Joe Jones |
| 71 | LDT | Walter Johnson |
| 72 | RDT | Jerry Sherk |
| 74 | RDE | Mike St. Clair |
| 59 | LLB | Charlie Hall |
| 60 | MLB | Bob Babich |
| 86 | RLB | Gerald Irons |
| 22 | LCB | Clarence Scott |
| 24 | LS | Terry Brown |
| 27 | RS | Thom Darden |
| 28 | RCB | Ron Bolton |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 23 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 7/14 | / | 8 | 70 | 3 | 0 | |
| CLE | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 8/12 | / | 3 | 49 | 4 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Benny Malone | 12 | 67 | 5.6 | 31 | 0 |
| Norm Bulaich | 15 | 53 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Larry Seiple | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 134 | 4.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Larry Poole | 17 | 69 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| Cleo Miller | 11 | 57 | 5.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Greg Pruitt | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 133 | 4.4 | 26 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 33 | 22 | 66.7 | 0 | 209 | 6.3 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 104.2 | |
| Team Totals | 33 | 22 | 66.7 | 0 | 209 | 6.3 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 104.2 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Brian Sipe | 22 | 15 | 68.2 | 3 | 191 | 8.7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 85.8 | |
| Greg Pruitt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 23 | 15 | 65.2 | 3 | 191 | 8.3 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 80.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Norm Bulaich | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 0 | |
| Duriel Harris | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | |
| Freddie Solomon | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 1 | |
| Benny Malone | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | |
| Andre Tillman | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Larry Seiple | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 1 |
| Jim Mandich | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 209 | 9.5 | 36 | 2 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Reggie Rucker | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 1 | |
| Paul Warfield | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 1 | |
| Cleo Miller | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Gary Parris | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dave Logan | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Greg Pruitt | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Larry Poole | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 191 | 12.7 | 40 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jeris White | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Matheson | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 34 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||
| Larry Seiple | 5 | 184 | 36.8 | 56 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 180 | 36.0 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||
| Don Cockroft | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 44 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 44 | 0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Freddie Solomon | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Steve Holden | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Gary Davis | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Stan Winfrey | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 22 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Steve Holden | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Ricky Feacher | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Bob Jackson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 44 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |