| San Diego Chargers at Miami Dolphins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 15, 1972 Location: Miami, FL Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 80010 |
| Weather: More Than Half Cloudy Temp: 83 F Humidty: 57% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 37 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Dennis Partee 12 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Dick Anderson 35 opponents fumble recovery (Garo Yepremian kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Howard Twilley 18 pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Paul Warfield 19 pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick) | 3 | 24 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Cid Edwards 3 pass from John Hadl (Bill McClard kick) | 10 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Chuck Dicus |
| 27 | WR | Gary Garrison |
| 76 | LOT | Terry Owens |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 78 | ROG | Walt Sweeney |
| 70 | ROT | Russ Washington |
| 88 | TE | Pettis Norman |
| 21 | QB | John Hadl |
| 37 | RB | Cid Edwards |
| 20 | RB | Mike Garrett |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Deacon Jones |
| 77 | LDT | Ron East |
| 64 | RDT | Dave Costa |
| 87 | RDE | Lionel Aldridge |
| 60 | LLB | Bob Babich |
| 51 | MLB | Pete Lazetich |
| 66 | RLB | Rick Redman |
| 24 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 40 | LS | Joe Beauchamp |
| 35 | RS | Chuck Detwiler |
| 39 | RCB | Lenny Dunlap |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Howard Twilley |
| 42 | WR | Paul Warfield |
| 77 | LOT | Doug Crusan |
| 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 |
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | / | / | 4 | 25 | 1 | 1 | |
| MIA | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | / | / | 5 | 33 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Mike Garrett | 22 | 68 | 3.1 | 21 | 0 |
| Cid Edwards | 12 | 55 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| John Hadl | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Gary Garrison | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 133 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Csonka | 13 | 70 | 5.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Mercury Morris | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Kiick | 14 | 41 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Charlie Leigh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 39 | 153 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| John Hadl | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 2 | 117 | 5.3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 47.0 | |
| Team Totals | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 2 | 117 | 5.3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 47.0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 10 | 8 | 80.0 | 0 | 86 | 8.6 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 142.1 |
| Bob Griese | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 19 | 6.3 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 56.2 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 9 | 69.2 | 0 | 105 | 8.1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 133.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Cid Edwards | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 1 | |
| Chuck Dicus | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Garrett | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Pettis Norman | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Gary Garrison | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 117 | 9.8 | 1 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Howard Twilley | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 1 | |
| Paul Warfield | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 1 | |
| Mercury Morris | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Mandich | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Marv Fleming | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 105 | 11.7 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jake Scott | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Lloyd Mumphord | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Dennis Partee | 4 | 157 | 39.3 | 54 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 157 | 39.3 | 54 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 47 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Mike Garrett | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Charlie Leigh | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Chuck Detwiler | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Jesse Taylor | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Mercury Morris | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Hubie Ginn | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |