| Miami Dolphins at Baltimore Colts |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 11, 1971 Location: Baltimore, MD Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 60238 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 59 F Humidty: 32% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Tom Matte 7 run (Jim O'Brien kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Tom Matte 1 run (Jim O'Brien kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 17 FG | 3 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Howard Twilley |
| 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 |
| 72 | RDT | Bob Heinz |
| 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 |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 33 | WR | Eddie Hinton |
| 27 | WR | Ray Perkins |
| 72 | LOT | Bob Vogel |
| 62 | LOG | Glenn Ressler |
| 50 | C | Bill Curry |
| 75 | ROG | John Williams |
| 68 | ROT | Dennis Nelson |
| 84 | TE | Tom Mitchell |
| 19 | QB | Johnny Unitas |
| 36 | RB | Norm Bulaich |
| 41 | RB | Tom Matte |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Bubba Smith |
| 81 | LDT | Billy Newsome |
| 76 | RDT | Fred Miller |
| 85 | RDE | Roy Hilton |
| 56 | LLB | Ray May |
| 32 | MLB | Mike Curtis |
| 82 | RLB | Ted Hendricks |
| 47 | LCB | Charlie Stukes |
| 20 | LS | Jerry Logan |
| 21 | RS | Rick Volk |
| 44 | RCB | Rex Kern |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Csonka | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Mercury Morris | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Paul Warfield | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Norm Bulaich | 16 | 50 | 3.1 | 11 | 0 |
| Don Nottingham | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tom Matte | 12 | 26 | 2.2 | 7t | 2 |
| Johnny Unitas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 30 | 17 | 56.7 | 2 | 151 | 5.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.5 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Johnny Unitas | 19 | 16 | 84.2 | 0 | 142 | 7.5 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 97.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jim Kiick | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Marv Fleming | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Paul Warfield | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Howard Twilley | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Karl Noonan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mercury Morris | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Norm Bulaich | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Eddie Hinton | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Don Nottingham | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Ray Perkins | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Matte | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tom Mitchell | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Ray May | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Ted Hendricks | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| David Lee | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jake Scott | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dick Anderson | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Rick Volk | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Mercury Morris | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Bob Matheson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Charlie Pittman | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 35 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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