| Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs Game Statistics |
| Date: September 17, 1972 Location: Kansas City, MO |
| Venue: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 79829 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 91 F Humidty: 52% Wind: 18 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Marlin Briscoe 14 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 47 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 2 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 15 FG | 20 | 0 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 40 FG | 20 | 3 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Willie Frazier 4 pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 20 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Marlin Briscoe |
| 42 | WR | Paul Warfield |
| 79 | LOT | Wayne Moore |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 73 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 80 | TE | Marv Fleming |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 22 | RB | Mercury Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 78 | RDT | Jim Dunaway |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Swift |
| 86 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 57 | RLB | Mike Kolen |
| 25 | LCB | Tim Foley |
| 13 | LS | Jake Scott |
| 40 | RS | Dick Anderson |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Otis Taylor |
| 17 | WR | Elmo Wright |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 76 | ROG | Mo Moorman |
| 73 | ROT | Dave Hill |
| 88 | TE | Morris Stroud |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 38 | RB | Wendell Hayes |
| 14 | RB | Ed Podolak |
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Marvin Upshaw |
| 61 | LDT | Curley Culp |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 99 | RDE | Wilbur Young |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 63 | MLB | Willie Lanier |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Lynch |
| 40 | LCB | Jim Marsalis |
| 46 | LS | Jim Kearney |
| 20 | RS | Mike Sensibaugh |
| 18 | RCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Csonka | 21 | 118 | 5.6 | 17 | 1 |
| Mercury Morris | 14 | 67 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Jim Kiick | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Ed Podolak | 13 | 81 | 6.2 | 0 | |
| Wendell Hayes | 11 | 35 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Jeff Kinney | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Adamle | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 1 | 111 | 7.4 | 1 | 71.8 | |||
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 33 | 22 | 66.7 | 2 | 237 | 7.2 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 72.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Marlin Briscoe | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 1 | |
| Paul Warfield | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | |
| Marv Fleming | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Mercury Morris | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Ed Podolak | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 0 | |
| Otis Taylor | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 0 | |
| Wendell Hayes | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | |
| Elmo Wright | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Kinney | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Willie Frazier | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 1 | |
| Dennis Homan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mike Kolen | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jake Scott | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Mike Sensibaugh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 3 | 124 | 41.3 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 4 | 203 | 50.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Charlie Leigh | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | ||
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Larry Marshall | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Mercury Morris | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Larry Marshall | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | ||
| Ed Podolak | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
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