| Los Angeles Rams at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: October 3, 1976 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 60753 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 82 F Humidty: 57% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 31 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Benny Malone 2 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Norm Bulaich 28 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Ron Jessie 58 pass from James Harris (Tom Dempsey kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Stan Winfrey 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Ron Jessie 43 pass from James Harris (Tom Dempsey kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | James Harris 1 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Lawrence McCutcheon 9 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 28 | 21 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Nat Moore 47 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 28 | 28 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Tom Dempsey 19 FG | 31 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 81 | WR | Ron Jessie |
| 77 | LOT | Doug France |
| 65 | LOG | Tom Mack |
| 61 | C | Rich Saul |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis Harrah |
| 75 | ROT | John Williams |
| 80 | TE | Bob Klein |
| 12 | QB | James Harris |
| 22 | RB | John Cappelletti |
| 30 | RB | Lawrence McCutcheon |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 74 | LDT | Merlin Olsen |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Youngblood |
| 64 | MLB | Jack Reynolds |
| 58 | RLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 49 | LCB | Rod Perry |
| 42 | LS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 48 | RS | Bill Simpson |
| 28 | RCB | Monte Jackson |
| 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 |
| 71 | ROT | Darryl Carlton |
| 87 | TE | Andre Tillman |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 31 | RB | Norm Bulaich |
| 32 | RB | Benny Malone |
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 74 | LDT | Randy Crowder |
| 72 | RDT | Bob Heinz |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 50 | LLB | Larry Gordon |
| 56 | MLB | Steve Towle |
| 70 | RLB | John Andrews |
| 41 | LCB | Jeris White |
| 49 | LS | Charlie Babb |
| 44 | RS | Barry Hill |
| 48 | RCB | Ken Ellis |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 22 | 91 | 4.1 | 16 | 1 |
| John Cappelletti | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| James Harris | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 1 | |
| Jim Bertelsen | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Benny Malone | 19 | 111 | 5.8 | 1 | |
| Norm Bulaich | 12 | 52 | 4.3 | 1 | |
| Bob Griese | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | |
| Stan Winfrey | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| James Harris | 29 | 17 | 58.6 | 1 | 436 | 15.0 | 2 | 111.6 | |||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 2 | 100 | 9.1 | 1 | 76.1 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Ron Jessie | 7 | 220 | 31.4 | 2 | |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 42 | 0 |
| Harold Jackson | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 0 | |
| Bob Klein | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Nat Moore | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 1 | |
| Benny Malone | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Howard Twilley | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Larry Seiple | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Bill Simpson | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Dave Elmendorf | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Ken Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Rusty Jackson | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 4 | 132 | 33.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Jim Bertelsen | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Dwight Scales | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Nat Moore | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Dwight Scales | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | ||
| Tom Geredine | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Gary Davis | 4 | 103 | 25.8 | 0 | ||
| Don Nottingham | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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