| New York Jets at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: November 19, 1972 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 80010 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 81 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Howard Twilley 9 pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | John Riggins 1 run (Bobby Howfield kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Rich Caster 29 pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Bobby Howfield 33 FG | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mercury Morris 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Earl Morrall 31 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Wayne Stewart 4 pass from Joe Namath (Bobby Howfield kick) | 24 | 21 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mercury Morris 14 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 24 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 7 | WR | Eddie Bell |
| 13 | WR | Don Maynard |
| 76 | LOT | Bob Svihus |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 52 | C | John Schmitt |
| 67 | ROG | Dave Herman |
| 75 | ROT | Winston Hill |
| 88 | TE | Rich Caster |
| 12 | QB | Joe Namath |
| 32 | RB | Emerson Boozer |
| 44 | RB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Gerry Philbin |
| 57 | LDT | John Little |
| 80 | RDT | John Elliott |
| 84 | RDE | Mark Lomas |
| 50 | LLB | Mike Taylor |
| 51 | MLB | Ralph Baker |
| 27 | RLB | Phil Wise |
| 21 | LCB | Steve Tannen |
| 48 | LS | Gus Hollomon |
| 19 | RS | Chris Farasopoulos |
| 45 | RCB | Earlie Thomas |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Otto Stowe |
| 81 | WR | Howard Twilley |
| 77 | LOT | Doug Crusan |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 73 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 80 | TE | Marv Fleming |
| 15 | QB | Earl Morrall |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 22 | RB | Mercury Morris |
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 84 | RDT | Bob Heinz |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| John Riggins | 18 | 83 | 4.6 | 40 | 1 |
| Emerson Boozer | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Cliff McClain | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Joe Namath | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hank Bjorklund | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mercury Morris | 23 | 107 | 4.7 | 2 | |
| Larry Csonka | 17 | 72 | 4.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 1 | |
| Jim Kiick | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 2 | 175 | 7.6 | 2 | 77.3 | |||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 1 | 132 | 7.8 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| John Riggins | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Rich Caster | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 1 | |
| Emerson Boozer | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Don Maynard | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Wayne Stewart | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Howard Twilley | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 1 | |
| Otto Stowe | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Mandich | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mercury Morris | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| W.K. Hicks | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Nick Buoniconti | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dick Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Steve O'Neal | 4 | 186 | 46.5 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 0 | |
| Dick Anderson | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Chris Farasopoulos | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jake Scott | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Hank Bjorklund | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Bill Zapalac | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Mercury Morris | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Bob Matheson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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