| New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 15, 1974 Location: Miami, FL Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 56920 |
| Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 79 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | John Hannah own fumble recovery in end zone (John Smith kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | John Sanders 23 interception return (John Smith kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Mack Herron 4 pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 46 FG | 24 | 0 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Don Nottingham 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 24 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mel Baker 37 pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick) | 24 | 14 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 28 FG | 24 | 17 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mel Baker 46 pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick) | 24 | 24 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 34 FG | 27 | 24 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Don Nottingham 2 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 27 | 31 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 40 FG | 27 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 32 | WR | Andy Johnson |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 80 | TE | Bob Adams |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 42 | RB | Mack Herron |
| 36 | RB | John Tarver |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | MG | Ray Hamilton |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 90 | LOLB | George Webster |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 52 | ROLB | Steve King |
| 25 | LCB | John Sanders |
| 45 | LS | Jack Mildren |
| 34 | RS | Prentice McCray |
| 27 | RCB | Ron Bolton |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Howard Twilley |
| 79 | LOT | Wayne Moore |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 73 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 88 | TE | Jim Mandich |
| 15 | QB | Earl Morrall |
| 32 | RB | Benny Malone |
| 36 | RB | Don Nottingham |
| 80 | WR | Marv Fleming |
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 72 | RDT | Bob Heinz |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 53 | LLB | Bob Matheson |
| 85 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 57 | RLB | Mike Kolen |
| 25 | LCB | Tim Foley |
| 40 | LS | Dick Anderson |
| 13 | RS | Jake Scott |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7/20 | / | 9 | 89 | 6 | 3 | |
| MIA | 18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 5/15 | / | 6 | 30 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mack Herron | 14 | 56 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Wilson | 14 | 55 | 3.9 | 12 | 0 |
| John Tarver | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Plunkett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 114 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Don Nottingham | 15 | 41 | 2.7 | 2 | |
| Earl Morrall | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Hubie Ginn | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Benny Malone | 14 | -3 | -0.2 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 61 | 1.8 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 41 | 15 | 36.6 | 0 | 234 | 5.7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 64.5 | |
| Team Totals | 41 | 15 | 36.6 | 0 | 234 | 5.7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 64.5 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 23 | 15 | 65.2 | 3 | 288 | 12.5 | 46t | 2 | 3 | 16 | 97.9 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 15 | 65.2 | 3 | 288 | 12.5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 97.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mack Herron | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 1 | |
| Joe Wilson | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Randy Vataha | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Hinton | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Adams | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 234 | 15.6 | 1 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mel Baker | 4 | 121 | 30.3 | 46t | 2 |
| Nat Moore | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 0 | |
| Don Nottingham | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Jim Mandich | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Howard Twilley | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Hubie Ginn | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 288 | 19.2 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| John Sanders | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 23t | 1 |
| Prentice McCray | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | |||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Dave Chapple | 6 | 254 | 42.3 | 57 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 254 | 42.3 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 6 | 239 | 39.8 | 51 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 239 | 39.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mack Herron | 4 | 0 | 44 | 11.0 | 23 | 0 |
| John Sanders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Nat Moore | 2 | 0 | 49 | 24.5 | 42 | 0 |
| Jake Scott | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Andy Johnson | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| John Tanner | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| Mack Herron | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Hubie Ginn | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Benny Malone | 2 | 82 | 41.0 | 73 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |