| Miami Dolphins at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: September 19, 1971 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 51228 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 50 F Humidty: 39% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 22 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 10 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Dwight Harrison 31 pass from Don Horn (Jim Turner kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Paul Warfield 31 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 10 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Otto Stowe |
| 42 | WR | Paul Warfield |
| 77 | LOT | Doug Crusan |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 25 | LCB | Tim Foley |
| 40 | LS | Dick Anderson |
| 13 | RS | Jake Scott |
| 26 | RCB | Lloyd Mumphord |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 40 | WR | Jack Gehrke |
| 82 | WR | Dwight Harrison |
| 75 | LOT | Roger Shoals |
| 72 | LOG | Sam Brunelli |
| 59 | C | Larry Kaminski |
| 64 | ROG | Mike Schnitker |
| 74 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 81 | TE | Billy Masters |
| 13 | QB | Don Horn |
| 11 | RB | Bobby Anderson |
| 44 | RB | Floyd Little |
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Rich Jackson |
| 70 | LDT | Paul Smith |
| 63 | RDT | Dave Costa |
| 77 | RDE | Lyle Alzado |
| 54 | LLB | Chip Myrtle |
| 52 | MLB | Fred Forsberg |
| 56 | RLB | Dave Washington |
| 41 | LCB | Leroy Mitchell |
| 20 | LS | Charlie Greer |
| 26 | RS | George Saimes |
| 36 | RCB | Billy Thompson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jim Kiick | 16 | 63 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| Larry Csonka | 13 | 63 | 4.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Paul Warfield | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Mercury Morris | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Floyd Little | 23 | 70 | 3.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Bobby Anderson | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Dwight Harrison | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 1 | 181 | 7.5 | 1 | 75.2 | |||
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Don Horn | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 1 | 118 | 5.9 | 1 | 68.3 | |||
| Bobby Anderson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 | 118.8 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Paul Warfield | 6 | 146 | 24.3 | 1 | |
| Jim Kiick | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Howard Twilley | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Mandich | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bobby Anderson | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | |
| Jack Gehrke | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 0 | |
| Dwight Harrison | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 1 | |
| Billy Masters | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Floyd Little | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Nick Buoniconti | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Charlie Greer | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 2 | 102 | 51.0 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Van Heusen | 7 | 287 | 41.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jake Scott | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | ||
| Dick Anderson | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Billy Thompson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Charlie Greer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Dickie Post | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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| Denver Broncos | |
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