| Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: December 11, 1977 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 61064 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 15 F Humidty: 33% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Ike Forte 1 run (John Smith kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Sam Cunningham 1 run (John Smith kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 28 FG | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Nat Moore 23 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 10 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 71 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 87 | TE | Andre Tillman |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 27 | RB | Gary Davis |
| 38 | FB | Leroy Harris |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Bob Heinz |
| 73 | NT | Bob Baumhower |
| 77 | RDE | A.J. Duhe |
| 58 | SLB | Kim Bokamper |
| 51 | LILB | Rusty Chambers |
| 53 | RILB | Bob Matheson |
| 50 | WLB | Larry Gordon |
| 41 | LCB | Norris Thomas |
| 25 | SS | Tim Foley |
| 42 | FS | Vern Roberson |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 84 | WR | Darryl Stingley |
| 70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 44 | HB | Don Calhoun |
| 39 | FB | Sam Cunningham |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 54 | LOLB | Steve Zabel |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 59 | ROLB | Pete Barnes |
| 24 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 34 | SS | Prentice McCray |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Leroy Harris | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | 0 | |
| Gary Davis | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Norm Bulaich | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 19 | 57 | 3.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Don Calhoun | 18 | 55 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Steve Grogan | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 0 | |
| Ike Forte | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 38 | 22 | 57.9 | 1 | 260 | 6.8 | 1 | 76.6 | |||
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 0 | 120 | 12.0 | 0 | 102.1 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Nat Moore | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 1 | |
| Norm Bulaich | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | |
| Duriel Harris | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 0 | |
| Freddie Solomon | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Mandich | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Leroy Harris | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Andre Tillman | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Stanley Morgan | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | |
| Darryl Stingley | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Ike Forte | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Hunt | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 3 | 103 | 34.3 | 0 | |
| Mike Michel | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Patrick | 4 | 129 | 32.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Freddie Solomon | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | ||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mike Haynes | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Freddie Solomon | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | ||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ray Clayborn | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Jess Phillips | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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| New England Patriots | |
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