| New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 1, 1975 Location: Miami, FL Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 61963 |
| Weather: More Than Half Cloudy Temp: 75 F Humidty: 69% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Don Nottingham 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Norm Bulaich 6 pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 25 FG | 0 | 17 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 39 FG | 0 | 20 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Steve Grogan 5 run (John Smith kick) | 7 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Darryl Stingley |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 63 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 39 | RB | Sam Cunningham |
| 32 | RB | Andy Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Tony McGee |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 52 | ROLB | Steve King |
| 54 | ROLB | Steve Zabel |
| 24 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 34 | LS | Prentice McCray |
| 25 | RS | John Sanders |
| 27 | RCB | Ron Bolton |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 86 | WR | Freddie Solomon |
| 79 | LOT | Wayne Moore |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 77 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 87 | TE | Andre Tillman |
| 15 | QB | Earl Morrall |
| 22 | RB | Mercury Morris |
| 36 | RB | Don Nottingham |
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 74 | LDT | Randy Crowder |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 55 | LB | Earnie Rhone |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Swift |
| 56 | MLB | Steve Towle |
| 53 | RLB | Bob Matheson |
| 41 | LCB | Jeris White |
| 49 | LS | Charlie Babb |
| 13 | RS | Jake Scott |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5/13 | / | 3 | 32 | 2 | 1 | |
| MIA | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 13/22 | / | 7 | 50 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 9 | 1 |
| Andy Johnson | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Leon McQuay | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Darryl Stingley | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 72 | 3.4 | 14 | 1 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Don Nottingham | 21 | 55 | 2.6 | 1 | |
| Benny Malone | 15 | 52 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Norm Bulaich | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Mercury Morris | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 48 | 199 | 4.1 | 36 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 32 | 15 | 46.9 | 0 | 188 | 5.9 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 65.6 | |
| Team Totals | 32 | 15 | 46.9 | 0 | 188 | 5.9 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 65.6 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 17 | 14 | 82.4 | 0 | 135 | 7.9 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 119.4 |
| Don Strock | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.4 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 15 | 75.0 | 0 | 140 | 7.0 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 110.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Russ Francis | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Randy Vataha | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Leon McQuay | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 188 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Norm Bulaich | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 1 | |
| Howard Twilley | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Mandich | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Freddie Solomon | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Andre Tillman | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Benny Malone | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 140 | 9.3 | 20 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Patrick | 6 | 260 | 43.3 | 51 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 260 | 43.3 | 51 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 46 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Darryl Stingley | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Freddie Solomon | 3 | 1 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Charlie Babb | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 2 | 67 | 16.8 | 41 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Allen Carter | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 25 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Nat Moore | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |