| Denver Broncos at Miami Dolphins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 7, 1969 Location: Miami, FL Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 25332 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 78 F Humidty: 74% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Floyd Little 67 pass from Steve Tensi (Bobby Howfield kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Seiple 9 pass from Rick Norton (Karl Kremser kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Seiple 4 pass from Rick Norton (Karl Kremser kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Karl Kremser 34 FG | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bobby Howfield 41 FG | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | George Burrell 38 interception return (Bobby Howfield kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jim Kiick 1 run (Karl Kremser kick) | 17 | 24 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Karl Kremser 15 FG | 17 | 27 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | John Embree 3 pass from Steve Tensi (Bobby Howfield kick) | 24 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Al Denson |
| 72 | LOT | Sam Brunelli |
| 67 | LOG | George Goeddeke |
| 59 | C | Larry Kaminski |
| 60 | ROG | Bob Young |
| 74 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 85 | TE | Tom Beer |
| 13 | QB | Steve Tensi |
| 44 | RB | Floyd Little |
| 22 | RB | Fran Lynch |
| 89 | WR | John Embree |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Rich Jackson |
| 62 | LDT | Jerry Inman |
| 63 | RDT | Dave Costa |
| 55 | RDE | Pete Duranko |
| 50 | LLB | Carl Cunningham |
| 57 | MLB | John Huard |
| 54 | RLB | Chip Myrtle |
| 40 | LDH | Grady Cavness |
| 20 | LS | Charlie Greer |
| 41 | RS | George Burrell |
| 36 | RDH | Billy Thompson |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | WR | Gene Milton |
| 89 | WR | Karl Noonan |
| 77 | LOT | Doug Crusan |
| 66 | LOG | Larry Little |
| 58 | C | Tom Goode |
| 63 | ROG | Billy Neighbors |
| 73 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 20 | TE | Larry Seiple |
| 11 | QB | Rick Norton |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 21 | RB | Jim Kiick |
| Defense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Jim Riley |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 74 | RDT | John Richardson |
| 53 | RDE | Norm McBride |
| 55 | LLB | Randy Edmunds |
| 85 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 51 | RLB | Ed Weisacosky |
| 49 | LCB | Jimmy Warren |
| 48 | LS | Bob Petrella |
| 40 | RS | Dick Anderson |
| 26 | RCB | Lloyd Mumphord |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | / | / | 3 | 43 | 3 | 2 | |
| MIA | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | / | / | 4 | 36 | 2 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Floyd Little | 8 | 40 | 5.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Fran Lynch | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Tensi | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 68 | 3.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jim Kiick | 20 | 71 | 3.6 | 11 | 1 |
| Larry Csonka | 16 | 67 | 4.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Rick Norton | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mercury Morris | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 146 | 3.7 | 20 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Steve Tensi | 31 | 13 | 41.9 | 2 | 183 | 5.9 | 67t | 2 | 2 | 7 | 56.2 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 13 | 41.9 | 2 | 183 | 5.9 | 67t | 2 | 2 | 7 | 56.2 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Rick Norton | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 1 | 123 | 4.6 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 73.5 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 1 | 123 | 4.6 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 73.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| John Embree | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 17 | 1 |
| Floyd Little | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 67t | 1 |
| Wandy Williams | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Fran Lynch | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Al Pastrana | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 183 | 14.1 | 67t | 2 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 15 | 2 |
| Karl Noonan | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Gene Milton | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 123 | 8.8 | 15 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| George Burrell | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38t | 1 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Lloyd Mumphord | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Anderson | 0 | 40 | 40L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 40 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Gus Hollomon | 6 | 247 | 41.2 | 52 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 247 | 41.2 | 52 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 6 | 288 | 48.0 | 66 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 288 | 48.0 | 66 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Billy Thompson | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Tom Beier | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Mercury Morris | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Wandy Williams | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 27 | 0 | |
| Billy Thompson | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 117 | 23.4 | 27 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Mercury Morris | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 30 | 0 | |
| Lloyd Mumphord | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 30 | 0 | |