Miami Dolphins
New England Patriots
Stadium
Capacity: 66,829
Inaugurated: 01/01/1971
Broadcast
Announcers
Jim Simpson, John Brodie
Summary
MIA and NE combined for 215 passing yards and 2 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Don Nottingham led MIA with 120 rushing yards while Sam Cunningham paced NE with 44. Through the air, Howard Twilley topped MIA with 76 receiving yards while Randy Vataha led NE with 57.
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Stat
MIA
NE
First Downs
17
12
Rush-Yds-TDs
43-210-2
33-78-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
9-15-89-0-3
9-19-127-2-3
Sacked-Yards
4-42
2-18
Net Pass Yards
47
109
Total Yards
257
187
Fumbles-Lost
1-0
4-1
Turnovers
3
4
Penalties-Yards
9-78
8-56
Expected Points Detail
Officials
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Boxscore Team Stats
Stat
MIA
NE
First Downs
17
12
Rush-Yds-TDs
43-210-2
33-78-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
9-15-89-0-3
9-19-127-2-3
Sacked-Yards
4-42
2-18
Net Pass Yards
47
109
Total Yards
257
187
Fumbles-Lost
1-0
4-1
Turnovers
3
4
Penalties-Yards
9-78
8-56
Scoring Summary
Q
Team
Detail
Score
1
Patriots
Randy Vataha 31 yard pass from Neil Graff (John Smith kick)
0-7
2
Patriots
Russ Francis 5 yard pass from Neil Graff (John Smith kick)
0-14
3
Dolphins
Garo Yepremian 26 yard field goal
3-14
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Dolphins
Don Nottingham 4 yard rush
9-14
4
Dolphins
Norm Bulaich 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
16-14
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Dolphins
Garo Yepremian 26 yard field goal
19-14
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Dolphins
Garo Yepremian 33 yard field goal
22-14