| AFC Divisional Playoff |
| Cleveland Browns at Miami Dolphins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 24, 1972 Location: Miami, FL Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 80010 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 71 F Humidty: 53% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Charlie Babb 5 blocked punt recovery (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 40 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Mike Phipps 5 run (Don Cockroft kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 46 FG | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Fair Hooker 27 pass from Mike Phipps (Don Cockroft kick) | 14 | 13 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jim Kiick 8 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 14 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | Fair Hooker |
| 25 | WR | Frank Pitts |
| 73 | LOT | Doug Dieken |
| 66 | LOG | Gene Hickerson |
| 61 | C | Bob DeMarco |
| 65 | ROG | John Demarie |
| 78 | ROT | Bob McKay |
| 89 | TE | Milt Morin |
| 15 | QB | Mike Phipps |
| 44 | RB | Leroy Kelly |
| 35 | RB | Bo Scott |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Nick Roman |
| 71 | LDT | Walter Johnson |
| 72 | RDT | Jerry Sherk |
| 84 | RDE | Bob Briggs |
| 59 | LLB | Charlie Hall |
| 51 | MLB | Dale Lindsey |
| 52 | RLB | Billy Andrews |
| 22 | LCB | Clarence Scott |
| 27 | LS | Thom Darden |
| 29 | RS | Walt Sumner |
| 28 | RCB | Ben Davis |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Howard Twilley |
| 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 |
| 15 | QB | Earl Morrall |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 21 | RB | Jim Kiick |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | / | / | 3 | 25 | 2 | 0 | |
| MIA | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | / | / | 3 | 25 | 2 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Bo Scott | 16 | 94 | 5.9 | 17 | 0 |
| Mike Phipps | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 14 | 1 |
| Ken Brown | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 165 | 5.2 | 17 | 1 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mercury Morris | 15 | 72 | 4.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 14 | 50 | 3.6 | 9 | 1 |
| Paul Warfield | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 47 | 198 | 4.2 | 21 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Mike Phipps | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 5 | 131 | 5.7 | 27t | 1 | 2 | 13 | 33.3 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 5 | 131 | 5.7 | 27t | 1 | 2 | 13 | 33.3 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 0 | 88 | 6.8 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 68.7 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 0 | 88 | 6.8 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 68.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Bo Scott | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Fair Hooker | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 27 | 1 |
| Leroy Kelly | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Milt Morin | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 131 | 14.6 | 27t | 1 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Howard Twilley | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Paul Warfield | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 35 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Doug Swift | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Dick Anderson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Curtis Johnson | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 33 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Don Cockroft | 6 | 208 | 34.7 | 56 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 208 | 34.7 | 56 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 5 | 210 | 42.0 | 57 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 210 | 42.0 | 57 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Thom Darden | 1 | 2 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jake Scott | 1 | 2 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dick Anderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 3 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Billy LeFear | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 26 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 26 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Jerry Sherk | 1.3 | 2.7 |
| Nick Roman | 1.3 | 1.70 |
| Walter Johnson | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Bob Briggs | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 | 14.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Bill Stanfill | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Manny Fernandez | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 13.0 |