| New York Jets at Miami Dolphins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 9, 1975 Location: Miami, FL Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 72896 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 82 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Carl Garrett 15 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Benny Malone 8 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Norm Bulaich 59 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick failed) | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Freddie Solomon 50 punt return (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Norm Bulaich 7 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Jerome Barkum |
| 7 | WR | Eddie Bell |
| 72 | LOT | Robert Woods |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 50 | C | Wayne Mulligan |
| 78 | ROG | Garry Puetz |
| 75 | ROT | Winston Hill |
| 88 | TE | Rich Caster |
| 12 | QB | Joe Namath |
| 26 | RB | Carl Garrett |
| 44 | RB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Billy Newsome |
| 77 | LDT | Carl Barzilauskas |
| 85 | RDT | Ed Galigher |
| 81 | RDE | Richard Neal |
| 56 | LLB | Godwin Turk |
| 55 | MLB | John Ebersole |
| 58 | RLB | Richard Wood |
| 46 | LCB | Rich Sowells |
| 38 | LS | Ed Taylor |
| 20 | RS | Delles Howell |
| 47 | RCB | Roscoe Word |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 81 | WR | Howard Twilley |
| 79 | LOT | Wayne Moore |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 77 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 87 | TE | Andre Tillman |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 22 | RB | Mercury Morris |
| 36 | RB | Don Nottingham |
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 74 | LDT | Randy Crowder |
| 76 | RDT | Don Reese |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Swift |
| 56 | LB | Steve Towle |
| 57 | MLB | Mike Kolen |
| 53 | RLB | Bob Matheson |
| 25 | LCB | Tim Foley |
| 49 | LS | Charlie Babb |
| 13 | RS | Jake Scott |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| John Riggins | 16 | 90 | 5.6 | 21 | 0 |
| Carl Garrett | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Steve Davis | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Jazz Jackson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Namath | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Emerson Boozer | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jerome Barkum | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Benny Malone | 13 | 60 | 4.6 | 1 | |
| Don Nottingham | 12 | 37 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Norm Bulaich | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Mercury Morris | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Griese | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Stan Winfrey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 28 | 11 | 39.3 | 2 | 140 | 5.0 | 1 | 37.8 | |||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 0 | 223 | 14.9 | 2 | 143.7 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| John Riggins | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Rich Caster | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Lou Piccone | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Carl Garrett | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Jerome Barkum | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jazz Jackson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Nat Moore | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 0 | |
| Norm Bulaich | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 2 | |
| Howard Twilley | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | |
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jake Scott | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Earnie Rhone | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Greg Gantt | 7 | 265 | 37.9 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 5 | 171 | 34.2 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Lou Piccone | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Jazz Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50t | 1 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Lou Piccone | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Davis | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Ed Taylor | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Bob Gresham | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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