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New England Patriots
New England Patriots
@
Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
Date
October 17, 1971
Kickoff
01:00 PM ET
10:00 AM PT
Score
NE 3 — MIA 41 F

Stadium

Capacity: 65,326

Inaugurated: 01/01/1937

Broadcast

local

Announcers

Bill Enis, George Ratterman

Summary

NE and MIA combined for 319 passing yards and 4 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Jim Plunkett led NE with 14 rushing yards while Mercury Morris paced MIA with 85. Through the air, Roland Moss topped NE with 49 receiving yards while Howard Twilley led MIA with 98.

Expected Points Summary

Team Stats

Stat NE MIA
First Downs 11 19
Rush-Yds-TDs 18-35-0 34-215-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 14-35-134-0-2 11-22-244-4-0
Sacked-Yards 7-52 2-28
Net Pass Yards 82 216
Total Yards 117 431
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0
Turnovers 3 0
Penalties-Yards 3-15 5-30

Expected Points Detail

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat NE MIA
First Downs 11 19
Rush-Yds-TDs 18-35-0 34-215-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 14-35-134-0-2 11-22-244-4-0
Sacked-Yards 7-52 2-28
Net Pass Yards 82 216
Total Yards 117 431
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0
Turnovers 3 0
Penalties-Yards 3-15 5-30

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
1 Dolphins Howard Twilley 22 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) 0-7
Dolphins Paul Warfield 32 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) 0-14
Dolphins Howard Twilley 14 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) 0-21
2 Patriots Charlie Gogolak 51 yard field goal 3-21
Dolphins Garo Yepremian 34 yard field goal 3-24
Dolphins Paul Warfield 14 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) 3-31
3 Dolphins Jim Kiick 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) 3-38
4 Dolphins Garo Yepremian 42 yard field goal 3-41

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