| New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: October 17, 1971 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 58822 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 85 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 21 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 41 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Howard Twilley 22 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Paul Warfield 32 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Howard Twilley 14 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Charlie Gogolak 51 FG | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 34 FG | 3 | 24 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Paul Warfield 14 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 3 | 31 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jim Kiick 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 3 | 38 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 42 FG | 3 | 41 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 34 | WR | Ron Sellers |
| 18 | WR | Randy Vataha |
| 64 | LOT | Mike Montler |
| 62 | LOG | Halvor Hagen |
| 56 | C | Jon Morris |
| 67 | ROG | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 77 | ROT | Tom Neville |
| 86 | TE | Roland Moss |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 30 | RB | Carl Garrett |
| 35 | RB | Jim Nance |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Ike Lassiter |
| 88 | LDT | Ron Berger |
| 85 | RDT | Julius Adams |
| 70 | RDE | Denny Wirgowski |
| 52 | LLB | Ed Philpott |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 57 | RLB | Steve Kiner |
| 41 | LCB | Larry Carwell |
| 26 | LS | Clarence Scott |
| 42 | RS | Don Webb |
| 44 | RCB | Johnny Outlaw |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Howard Twilley |
| 42 | WR | Paul Warfield |
| 77 | LOT | Doug Crusan |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 61 | C | Bob DeMarco |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 73 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 80 | TE | Marv Fleming |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 21 | RB | Jim Kiick |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Bob Heinz |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 74 | RDT | John Richardson |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Swift |
| 85 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 57 | RLB | Mike Kolen |
| 25 | LCB | Tim Foley |
| 40 | LS | Dick Anderson |
| 13 | RS | Jake Scott |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Miami Dolphins | |
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