| Denver Broncos at Miami Dolphins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 20, 1975 Location: Miami, FL Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 43064 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 75 F Humidty: 56% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 39 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Riley Odoms own fumble recovery in end zone (Jim Turner kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Howard Twilley 10 pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 39 FG | 13 | 7 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Norm Bulaich 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 13 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Jack Dolbin |
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 71 | LOT | Claudie Minor |
| 78 | LOG | Marv Montgomery |
| 50 | C | Bobby Maples |
| 60 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 73 | ROT | Stan Rogers |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 10 | QB | Steve Ramsey |
| 32 | RB | Jon Keyworth |
| 44 | RB | Floyd Little |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 70 | LDT | Paul Smith |
| 77 | RDT | Lyle Alzado |
| 63 | RDE | John Grant |
| 59 | LLB | Joe Rizzo |
| 52 | MLB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | RLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 36 | LS | Billy Thompson |
| 46 | RS | John Rowser |
| 26 | RCB | Calvin Jones |
| 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 |
| 77 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 87 | TE | Andre Tillman |
| 10 | QB | Don Strock |
| 31 | RB | Norm Bulaich |
| 22 | RB | Mercury Morris |
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 55 | RDT | Earnie Rhone |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Swift |
| 56 | MLB | Steve Towle |
| 53 | RLB | Bob Matheson |
| 41 | LCB | Jeris White |
| 49 | LS | Charlie Babb |
| 13 | RS | Jake Scott |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 8/14 | / | 4 | 35 | 1 | 0 | |
| MIA | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5/11 | / | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Jon Keyworth | 15 | 71 | 4.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Oliver Ross | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Fran Lynch | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Floyd Little | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Riley Odoms | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 146 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mercury Morris | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Norm Bulaich | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 7 | 1 |
| Don Nottingham | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Benny Malone | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Hubie Ginn | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 113 | 3.5 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Steve Ramsey | 27 | 19 | 70.4 | 0 | 235 | 8.7 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 97.0 | |
| Team Totals | 27 | 19 | 70.4 | 0 | 235 | 8.7 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 97.0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 0 | 88 | 8.0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 111.2 |
| Don Strock | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 0 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 71.5 | |
| Team Totals | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 0 | 108 | 6.4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 97.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Riley Odoms | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Oliver Ross | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | |
| Haven Moses | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Fran Lynch | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
| Billy Van Heusen | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jack Dolbin | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Floyd Little | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 235 | 12.4 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jim Mandich | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Freddie Solomon | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Howard Twilley | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10t | 1 |
| Don Nottingham | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Norm Bulaich | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 108 | 10.8 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Van Heusen | 3 | 124 | 41.3 | 42 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 124 | 41.3 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 6 | 236 | 39.3 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 236 | 39.3 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Fran Lynch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Nat Moore | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Jeff Severson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Nat Moore | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Benny Malone | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |