| Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: September 15, 1974 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 51508 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 65 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Mack Herron 14 run (John Smith kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Reggie Rucker 13 pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 21 FG | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Jim Plunkett 5 run (John Smith kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 33 FG | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Sam Cunningham 13 run (John Smith kick) | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Marlin Briscoe 13 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 3 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 24 | 31 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 26 FG | 24 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Marlin Briscoe |
| 42 | WR | Paul Warfield |
| 77 | LOT | Doug Crusan |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 73 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 88 | TE | Jim Mandich |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 21 | RB | Jim Kiick |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 72 | RDT | Bob Heinz |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Swift |
| 57 | MLB | Mike Kolen |
| 53 | RLB | Bob Matheson |
| 26 | LCB | Lloyd Mumphord |
| 40 | LS | Dick Anderson |
| 13 | RS | Jake Scott |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 68 | ROG | Bill DuLac |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 86 | TE | Bob Windsor |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 39 | RB | Sam Cunningham |
| 42 | RB | Mack Herron |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Julius Adams |
| 71 | MG | Ray Hamilton |
| 72 | RDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 53 | LOLB | John Tanner |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 52 | ROLB | Steve King |
| 37 | LCB | Willie Osley |
| 22 | LS | Sandy Durko |
| 34 | RS | Prentice McCray |
| 27 | RCB | Ron Bolton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Csonka | 17 | 62 | 3.6 | 10 | 2 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 11 | 10 | 0.9 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mack Herron | 18 | 88 | 4.9 | 1 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 21 | 87 | 4.1 | 13 | 1 |
| Jim Plunkett | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 1 | |
| John Tarver | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 29 | 19 | 65.5 | 1 | 254 | 8.8 | 1 | 90.3 | |||
| Marlin Briscoe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 1 | 177 | 7.4 | 1 | 78.0 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Marlin Briscoe | 9 | 113 | 12.6 | 1 | |
| Paul Warfield | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 0 | |
| Jim Mandich | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Larry Csonka | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Bob Windsor | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Randy Vataha | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Rucker | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 1 | |
| Darryl Stingley | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Mack Herron | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jake Scott | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Hunt | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 4 | 118 | 29.5 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Bruce Barnes | 3 | 114 | 38.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Nat Moore | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | ||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mack Herron | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Nat Moore | 5 | 146 | 29.2 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Leigh | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | ||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mack Herron | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 0 | ||
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Sandy Durko | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| New England Patriots | |
| Ray Hamilton | 2.0 |
| Steve King | 1.0 |
| Mel Lunsford | 1.0 |
| Tony McGee | 1.0 |
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