| Miami Dolphins at Denver Broncos |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 27, 1968 Location: Denver, CO Venue: Bears Stadium Attendance: 44115 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 57 F Humidty: 22% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Doug Moreau 5 pass from Bob Griese (Jimmy Keyes kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 12 run (Jimmy Keyes kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Marlin Briscoe 12 run (Bobby Howfield kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Floyd Little 1 run (Bobby Howfield kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Marlin Briscoe 10 run (Bobby Howfield kick) | 14 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Karl Noonan |
| 78 | LOT | Maxie Williams |
| 71 | LOG | Charlie Fowler |
| 58 | C | Tom Goode |
| 63 | ROG | Billy Neighbors |
| 73 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 82 | TE | Doug Moreau |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 21 | RB | Jim Kiick |
| 81 | FL | Howard Twilley |
| Defense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Jim Riley |
| 76 | LDT | Tom Nomina |
| 84 | RDT | Ray Jacobs |
| 75 | RDE | Manny Fernandez |
| 55 | LLB | Randy Edmunds |
| 50 | MLB | Frank Emanuel |
| 57 | RLB | John Bramlett |
| 49 | LCB | Jimmy Warren |
| 40 | LS | Dick Anderson |
| 22 | RS | Willie West |
| 25 | RCB | Dick Westmoreland |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 42 | SE | Billy Van Heusen |
| 72 | LOT | Sam Brunelli |
| 67 | LOG | George Goeddeke |
| 58 | C | Larry Kaminski |
| 64 | ROG | George Gaiser |
| 74 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 85 | TE | Tom Beer |
| 13 | QB | Steve Tensi |
| 44 | RB | Floyd Little |
| 22 | RB | Fran Lynch |
| 41 | FL | Eric Crabtree |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Rich Jackson |
| 75 | LDT | Rex Mirich |
| 63 | RDT | Dave Costa |
| 55 | RDE | Pete Duranko |
| 50 | LLB | Carl Cunningham |
| 57 | MLB | John Huard |
| 52 | RLB | Fred Forsberg |
| 20 | LCB | Charlie Greer |
| 43 | LS | Pete Jaquess |
| 25 | RS | Tommy Luke |
| 23 | RCB | Drake Garrett |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | / | / | 7 | 61 | 2 | 2 | |
| DEN | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | / | / | 2 | 27 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Csonka | 12 | 97 | 8.1 | 40 | 1 |
| Jim Kiick | 9 | 14 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Stan Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 124 | 5.2 | 40 | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Floyd Little | 25 | 126 | 5.0 | 19 | 1 |
| Fran Lynch | 11 | 35 | 3.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 12t | 2 |
| Billy Van Heusen | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 196 | 4.6 | 19 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 2 | 246 | 9.5 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 73.6 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 2 | 246 | 9.5 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 73.6 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Marlin Briscoe | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 0 | 114 | 8.8 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83.5 |
| Steve Tensi | 9 | 1 | 11.1 | 3 | 13 | 1.4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 8 | 36.4 | 3 | 127 | 5.8 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Doug Moreau | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 28 | 1 |
| Karl Noonan | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Howard Twilley | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 246 | 15.4 | 34 | 1 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Van Heusen | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 41 | 0 |
| Eric Crabtree | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Tom Beer | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Fran Lynch | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 127 | 15.9 | 41 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jimmy Warren | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Dick Anderson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Dick Westmoreland | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Drake Garrett | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Pete Jaquess | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 4 | 171 | 42.8 | 57 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 171 | 42.8 | 57 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Van Heusen | 3 | 148 | 49.3 | 60 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 148 | 49.3 | 60 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Dick Anderson | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jack Harper | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Gene Milton | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Floyd Little | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Gus Hollomon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jimmy Warren | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Dick Anderson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Jack Harper | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 24 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Floyd Little | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Gus Hollomon | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 33 | 0 | |