| Miami Dolphins at Houston Oilers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 27, 1970 Location: Houston, TX Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 39840 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 31 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Roy Gerela 10 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jim Mandich 3 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Howard Twilley 5 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 17 | 3 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 42 FG | 20 | 3 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Hoyle Granger 9 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 20 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 42 | OE | Paul Warfield |
| 77 | LOT | Doug Crusan |
| 78 | LOG | Maxie Williams |
| 61 | C | Bob DeMarco |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 73 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 80 | TE | Marv Fleming |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 21 | RB | Jim Kiick |
| 81 | FL | Howard Twilley |
| Defense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Jim Riley |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 74 | RDT | John Richardson |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Swift |
| 85 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 57 | RLB | Mike Kolen |
| 45 | LDH | Curtis Johnson |
| 40 | LS | Dick Anderson |
| 13 | RS | Jake Scott |
| 26 | RDH | Lloyd Mumphord |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Jim Beirne |
| 23 | WR | Jerry LeVias |
| 76 | LOT | Walt Suggs |
| 60 | LOG | Tom Regner |
| 50 | C | Bobby Maples |
| 75 | ROG | Elbert Drungo |
| 78 | ROT | Glen Ray Hines |
| 89 | TE | Alvin Reed |
| 12 | QB | Charley Johnson |
| 35 | RB | Woody Campbell |
| 32 | RB | Hoyle Granger |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Pat Holmes |
| 74 | LDT | Willie Parker |
| 71 | RDT | Tom Domres |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 90 | LLB | George Webster |
| 52 | MLB | Garland Boyette |
| 58 | RLB | Ron Pritchard |
| 41 | LCB | Leroy Mitchell |
| 29 | LS | Ken Houston |
| 44 | RS | Johnny Peacock |
| 22 | RCB | Zeke Moore |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | / | / | 5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |
| HOU | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | / | / | 5 | 45 | 4 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Csonka | 22 | 84 | 3.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 19 | 52 | 2.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 157 | 3.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Hoyle Granger | 12 | 63 | 5.3 | 15 | 1 |
| Woody Campbell | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Jerry LeVias | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Richardson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Charley Johnson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 126 | 5.7 | 15 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 1 | 138 | 8.1 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 99.6 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 1 | 138 | 8.1 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 99.6 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Charley Johnson | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 0 | 192 | 6.0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 68.7 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 0 | 192 | 6.0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 68.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Paul Warfield | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Marv Fleming | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Howard Twilley | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Jim Kiick | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Willie Richardson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Mandich | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 138 | 13.8 | 34 | 2 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Alvin Reed | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Hoyle Granger | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Jerry LeVias | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Mike Richardson | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Woody Campbell | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 192 | 12.0 | 34 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Johnny Peacock | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 40 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Spike Jones | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | 46 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jake Scott | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Mike Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry LeVias | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Hubie Ginn | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Jake Scott | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Dean Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Jerry LeVias | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 25 | 0 | |
| Benny Johnson | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Roy Hopkins | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 131 | 26.2 | 40 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Bill Stanfill | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Elvin Bethea | 0.5 |
| George Webster | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |