| Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 28, 1975 Location: Foxborough, MA Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 59967 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 70 F Humidty: 51% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Randy Vataha 31 pass from Neil Graff (John Smith kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Russ Francis 5 pass from Neil Graff (John Smith kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 26 FG | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Don Nottingham 4 run (Garo Yepremian kick blocked) | 9 | 14 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Norm Bulaich 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 16 | 14 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 26 FG | 19 | 14 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 33 FG | 22 | 14 |
| 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 |
| 77 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 88 | TE | Jim Mandich |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 22 | RB | Mercury Morris |
| 36 | RB | Don Nottingham |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 74 | LDT | Randy Crowder |
| 76 | RDT | Don Reese |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Swift |
| 57 | MLB | Mike Kolen |
| 53 | RLB | Bob Matheson |
| 25 | LCB | Tim Foley |
| 49 | LS | Charlie Babb |
| 13 | RS | Jake Scott |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| 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 |
| 63 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 15 | QB | Neil Graff |
| 39 | RB | Sam Cunningham |
| 42 | RB | Mack Herron |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 74 | RDE | Craig Hanneman |
| 90 | LOLB | George Webster |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 52 | ROLB | Steve King |
| 24 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 34 | LS | Prentice McCray |
| 25 | RS | John Sanders |
| 27 | RCB | Ron Bolton |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5/13 | / | 9 | 78 | 1 | 0 | |
| NE | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5/14 | / | 8 | 56 | 4 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Don Nottingham | 16 | 120 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| Mercury Morris | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Bob Griese | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Norm Bulaich | 9 | 11 | 1.2 | 3 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 210 | 4.9 | 40 | 2 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 17 | 44 | 2.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Mack Herron | 13 | 43 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Neil Graff | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon McQuay | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 33 | 78 | 2.4 | 18 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 3 | 89 | 5.9 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 37.2 | |
| Team Totals | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 3 | 89 | 5.9 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 37.2 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Neil Graff | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 3 | 126 | 7.4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 71.8 | |
| Steve Grogan | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.2 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 3 | 127 | 6.7 | 31t | 2 | 2 | 18 | 64.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Howard Twilley | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 0 | |
| Nat Moore | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Norm Bulaich | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Don Nottingham | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 89 | 9.9 | 20 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Randy Vataha | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 1 | |
| Russ Francis | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 1 | |
| Darryl Stingley | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Mack Herron | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 127 | 14.1 | 31t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Curtis Johnson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jake Scott | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Matheson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 16 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| John Sanders | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Ron Bolton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| George Webster | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 18 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 61 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 61 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Patrick | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | 56 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | 56 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 0 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mack Herron | 4 | 0 | 46 | 11.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 46 | 11.5 | 17 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Don Nottingham | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Andy Johnson | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Leon McQuay | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |