| Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 3, 1972 Location: Foxborough, MA Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 60999 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 54 F Humidty: 52% Wind: 21 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 3 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 37 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 36 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 10 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jim Kiick 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Tom Reynolds 36 pass from Jim Plunkett (Mike Walker kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jim Mandich 3 pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick) | 20 | 7 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 18 FG | 23 | 7 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Marlin Briscoe 14 pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick) | 30 | 7 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Hubie Ginn 8 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 37 | 7 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | John Tarver 8 pass from Brian Dowling (Mike Walker kick) | 37 | 14 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Brian Dowling 1 run (Mike Walker kick) | 37 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 74 | LOT | Bob Reynolds |
| 64 | LOG | Mike Montler |
| 56 | C | Jon Morris |
| 60 | ROG | Len St. Jean |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 86 | TE | Bob Windsor |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 31 | RB | Josh Ashton |
| 36 | RB | John Tarver |
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Jim White |
| 76 | LDT | Dave Rowe |
| 63 | RDT | Rick Cash |
| 70 | RDE | Denny Wirgowski |
| 66 | LLB | Ed Weisacosky |
| 55 | MLB | Ralph Cindrich |
| 51 | RLB | Ron Acks |
| 41 | LCB | Larry Carwell |
| 29 | LS | Honor Jackson |
| 23 | RS | George Hoey |
| 44 | RCB | Johnny Outlaw |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 29 | 17 | 9 | 3 | / | / | 11 | 115 | 1 | 1 | |
| NE | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | / | / | 6 | 63 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mercury Morris | 15 | 113 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Larry Csonka | 15 | 91 | 6.1 | 45 | 0 |
| Hubie Ginn | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 1 | |
| Charlie Leigh | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Jim Kiick | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 51 | 304 | 6.0 | 2 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Josh Ashton | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 0 | |
| John Tarver | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| Jim Plunkett | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Brian Dowling | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 110 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 1 | 201 | 10.6 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 107.6 |
| Jim Del Gaizo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Team Totals | 21 | 11 | 52.4 | 2 | 201 | 9.6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 77.8 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 2 | 95 | 5.3 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 44.7 | |
| Brian Dowling | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 0 | 60 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 100.6 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 2 | 155 | 5.3 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 61.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Paul Warfield | 3 | 89 | 29.7 | 0 | |
| Marlin Briscoe | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 1 | |
| Mercury Morris | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Howard Twilley | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Marv Fleming | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Mandich | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 201 | 18.3 | 2 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Bob Windsor | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Josh Ashton | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Reggie Rucker | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Tom Reynolds | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36t | 1 |
| John Tarver | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8t | 1 |
| Jack Maitland | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 155 | 10.3 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Vern Den Herder | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Doug Swift | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Honor Jackson | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Billy Lothridge | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Pat Studstill | 5 | 227 | 45.4 | 54 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 226 | 45.2 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jake Scott | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Larry Carwell | 1 | 0 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Marlin Briscoe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Reggie Rucker | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| Henry Matthews | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |