Week 10, 1974

played in Miami, FL

70 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Portland (OR) Shockers	0	7	14	3	-	24
Miami Dolphins	7	10	3	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:00 MIA - Mercury Morris 5 run (Mike Comeaux extra point)
2Q: 11:11 POR - Bob Tucker 15 pass from Mike Phipps (Willie Baxter extra point)
2Q: 00:51 MIA - Mercury Morris 15 run (Mike Comeaux extra point)
2Q: 00:02 MIA - Mike Comeaux 47 field goal
3Q: 13:50 POR - Mike Goff 36 pass from Mike Phipps (Willie Baxter extra point)
3Q: 09:24 MIA - Mike Comeaux 26 field goal
3Q: 06:17 POR - Ron Johnson 1 run (Willie Baxter extra point)
4Q: 09:56 POR - Willie Baxter 35 field goal
4Q: 00:45 MIA - Don Herrmann 14 pass from Bob Griese (Mike Comeaux extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:00 MIA - Mercury Morris 5 run (Mike Comeaux extra point)
2Q: 11:11 POR - Bob Tucker 15 pass from Mike Phipps (Willie Baxter extra point)
2Q: 00:51 MIA - Mercury Morris 15 run (Mike Comeaux extra point)
2Q: 00:02 MIA - Mike Comeaux 47 field goal
3Q: 13:50 POR - Mike Goff 36 pass from Mike Phipps (Willie Baxter extra point)
3Q: 09:24 MIA - Mike Comeaux 26 field goal
3Q: 06:17 POR - Ron Johnson 1 run (Willie Baxter extra point)
4Q: 09:56 POR - Willie Baxter 35 field goal
4Q: 00:45 MIA - Don Herrmann 14 pass from Bob Griese (Mike Comeaux extra point)

Team Statistics POR MIA
Record 7-2 7-2
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 323 363
- Offensive Plays 58 66
- Yards per Play 5.57 5.50
Net Rushing Yards 120 115
- Rushing Attempts 32 27
- Yards per Rush 3.75 4.26
Net Passing Yards 203 248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 14 - 1 35 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 219 277
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 4/29
- Yards per Pass Play 7.81 6.36
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/46 10/80
Punt Returns/Yards 2/4 3/37
Kick Returns/Yards 4/144 4/102
Interception Ret./Yards 1/11 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 39
Time of Possession 27:07 32:53

Team Statistics	POR	MIA
Record	7-2	7-2
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	323	363
- Offensive Plays	58	66
- Yards per Play	5.57	5.50
Net Rushing Yards	120	115
- Rushing Attempts	32	27
- Yards per Rush	3.75	4.26
Net Passing Yards	203	248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 14 - 1	35 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	219	277
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	4/29
- Yards per Pass Play	7.81	6.36
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/46	10/80
Punt Returns/Yards	2/4	3/37
Kick Returns/Yards	4/144	4/102
Interception Ret./Yards	1/11	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 39
Time of Possession	27:07	32:53

Drive Charts

Portland (OR) Shockers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:23	OWN 25	2	-4	Fumble
1	11:53	0:46	OWN 45	1	1	Fumble
1	9:22	1:11	OWN 20	4	-7	Punt
1	2:22	6:20	OWN 14	14	86	Touchdown
2	6:08	2:41	OWN 20	4	26	Punt
2	0:43	0:29	OWN 37	2	5	Interception
3	13:50	0:11	OPP 36	1	36	Touchdown
3	12:05	0:47	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	9:16	3:08	OWN 44	5	56	Touchdown
3	2:08	1:29	OWN 46	3	8	Fumble
4	14:21	4:32	OWN 37	9	45	Field Goal
4	7:21	2:00	OWN 19	3	0	Punt
4	3:40	1:45	OWN 8	6	23	Punt
4	0:38	0:32	OWN 42	2	24	Missed FG

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:37	1:44	OPP 21	4	21	Touchdown
1	11:07	1:45	OPP 46	3	8	Punt
1	8:11	5:49	OWN 36	11	39	Interception
2	11:02	4:54	OWN 33	7	33	Punt
2	3:27	2:44	OWN 16	7	84	Touchdown
2	0:14	0:14	OPP 41	1	11	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:10	OWN 32	2	4	Fumble
3	13:39	1:34	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	11:18	2:02	OWN 38	4	53	Field Goal
3	6:08	4:00	OWN 24	6	4	Punt
3	0:39	1:18	OWN 46	3	-9	Punt
4	9:49	2:28	OWN 33	4	10	Punt
4	5:21	1:41	OWN 37	4	10	Punt
4	1:55	1:17	OWN 49	6	51	Touchdown
4	0:06	0:06	OWN 41	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Mercury Morris, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Duane Thomas	20	80	4.00	12	3	0
Ron Johnson	11	37	3.36	7	0	1
Mike Phipps	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mercury Morris	21	109	5.19	15	3	2
Larry Csonka	4	1	0.25	3	0	0
Bob Griese	2	5	2.50	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Phipps	23	14	219	3/16	2	47	1	103.4

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Griese	35	23	277	4/29	1	47	1	87.4

Receiving Statistics

Portland (OR)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Gilliam	3	4	61	20.33	0	47	0
WR Jon Staggers	3	6	37	12.33	5	18	0
TE Bob Tucker	3	4	36	12.00	10	15	1
WR Gary Garrison	2	4	25	12.50	15	13	0
FB Fran Lynch	1	1	11	11.00	12	11	0
TE John McMakin	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Mike Goff	1	2	36	36.00	0	36	1

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Otis Taylor	5	8	90	18.00	25	47	0
RB Mercury Morris	4	4	39	9.75	19	16	0
TE Bob Trumpy	4	4	39	9.75	6	17	0
FB Larry Csonka	3	3	23	7.67	4	10	0
WR Harold Jackson	3	7	33	11.00	14	21	0
WR Don Herrmann	2	5	40	20.00	11	26	1
WR Nat Moore	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
FB Oliver Goloboy	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Portland (OR)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dick Anderson	1	11	11.00	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Doug Nettles	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Portland (OR)	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Phipps	2	0	0
Ron Johnson	1	0	0
Duane Thomas	1	0	0
Tom Mack	0	1	0
Harold McLinton	0	1	0
Diron Talbert	0	0	1
Mike Goff	0	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Nat Moore	1	0	0
Mercury Morris	1	0	0
Bobby Bell	0	1	2
Willie Brown	0	1	0
Fred McNeil	0	1	0
Oliver Goloboy	0	1	0
Deacon Jones	0	0	1
Bubba Smith	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Portland (OR)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Bruce	5	215	43.0	35.6	61	1

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim McCann	7	276	39.4	33.1	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Portland (OR)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Willie Baxter	1/2	0/1	0/1	35	3/3

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Comeaux	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Marshall	2	4	2.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nat Moore	3	37	12.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Gilliam	2	68	34.0	0
Jon Staggers	2	76	38.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harold Jackson	2	59	29.5	0
Nat Moore	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Portland (OR)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Larry Marshall	8	0	0.0	12	30
DE Pete Duranko	7	1	1.5	25	39
OLB Doug Swift	7	0	0.0	26	39
S John Charles	4	3	0.0	18	37
ILB Harold McLinton	3	0	1.0	26	39
CB Walt Sumner	3	3	0.0	27	34
CB Ken Reaves	3	1	0.0	26	39
DT Diron Talbert	3	1	0.0	18	27
DT Bill Brundige	2	4	1.0	25	37
DE Pat Toomay	2	2	0.5	24	39
OLB Ted Choma	2	1	0.0	10	4
OLB Jeff Staggs	2	0	0.0	6	5
S Dick Anderson	1	3	0.0	27	38
DT Ron East	1	1	0.0	13	4
WR Jon Staggers	1	0	---	---	---
CB Maurice Tyler	1	0	0.0	0	1
S William Semple	1	0	0.0	7	11
ILB Bob Matheson	0	1	0.0	1	0

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bobby Bell	10	2	1.0	32	26
DE Deacon Jones	6	1	1.0	32	24
DE Bubba Smith	4	1	1.0	29	24
S Jake Scott	4	3	0.0	31	26
ILB Nick Buoniconti	4	2	0.0	32	25
CB Willie Buchanon	4	0	0.0	30	25
CB Willie Brown	3	0	0.0	31	26
CB Doug Nettles	3	0	0.0	24	18
S Ken Houston	2	3	0.0	27	22
OLB Fred McNeil	2	1	0.0	24	21
ILB Ed Bradley	2	0	0.0	11	6
DT Mike Kadish	2	0	0.0	31	23
WR Don Herrmann	1	0	---	---	---
S Clarence Ellis	0	1	0.0	4	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Portland (OR)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Pete Duranko	1.5	0	1	0	39
DT Bill Brundige	1.0	0	1	1	37
ILB Harold McLinton	1.0	0	0	0	39
DE Pat Toomay	0.5	0	0	0	39
DT Diron Talbert	0.0	1	0	0	27
OLB Doug Swift	0.0	0	0	1	39

Miami	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bobby Bell	1.0	1	2	26
DE Bubba Smith	1.0	0	2	24
DE Deacon Jones	1.0	0	0	24
CB Willie Buchanon	0.0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Portland (OR)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Larry Marshall	6	1	0	30
OLB Doug Swift	6	0	0	39
CB Ken Reaves	2	1	0	39
S John Charles	1	1	0	37
CB Walt Sumner	1	1	0	34
S Dick Anderson	1	0	1	38
ILB Harold McLinton	1	0	0	39
OLB Jeff Staggs	1	0	0	5
DE Pat Toomay	1	0	0	39
CB Maurice Tyler	1	0	0	1
OLB Ted Choma	1	0	0	4
S William Semple	1	0	0	11

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Willie Brown	2	1	0	26
CB Willie Buchanon	2	1	0	25
CB Doug Nettles	2	0	1	18
OLB Bobby Bell	2	0	0	26
S Ken Houston	1	1	0	22
ILB Ed Bradley	1	0	0	6
ILB Nick Buoniconti	1	0	0	25
DT Mike Kadish	1	0	0	23
OLB Fred McNeil	1	0	0	21
DE Bubba Smith	1	0	0	24
S Jake Scott	0	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Portland (OR)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Burgess Robinson	3	11	26	0	23
Tom Mack	3	8	30	0	22
Wayne Moore	2	6	27	1	24
George Buehler	1	3	29	0	23
Chris Morris	0	2	25	2	18
Ken Mendenhall	0	1	6	0	3

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Kuechenberg	3	6	1	27	1	39
Larry Little	2	5	0	27	1	39
Doug Dieken	2	5	0	22	0	37
Larry Csonka	1	2	0	20	0	30
Guy Morriss	0	4	0	24	0	31
Frank Austin	0	2	0	14	1	15
Bill Lenkaitis	0	1	0	5	0	8
Robert Woods	0	0	0	16	1	25

Special Teams Tackles

Portland (OR)	Tackles	STPlays
Fran Lynch	2	14
Mike Goff	2	7
Larry Marshall	1	14
Bob Matheson	1	10
Doug Wilkerson	1	7

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Don Herrmann	3	19
Nat Moore	2	19
Larry Little	1	9

Participation

Portland (OR)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dick Anderson	---	---	27	38	3	68
Harold McLinton	---	---	26	39	3	68
Ken Reaves	---	---	26	39	2	67
Doug Swift	---	---	26	39	2	67
Pete Duranko	---	---	25	39	2	66
Pat Toomay	---	---	24	39	2	65
Bill Brundige	---	---	25	37	2	64
Walt Sumner	---	---	27	34	2	63
George Buehler	29	23	---	---	7	59
Mike Phipps	32	26	---	---	---	58
John Charles	---	---	18	37	2	57
Larry Marshall	---	---	12	30	14	56
Burgess Robinson	26	23	---	---	7	56
Tom Mack	30	22	---	---	---	52
Wayne Moore	27	24	---	---	---	51
John Gilliam	25	18	---	---	5	48
Ron Johnson	12	11	---	---	24	47
Diron Talbert	---	---	18	27	2	47
Bob Tucker	24	21	---	---	---	45
Fran Lynch	16	13	---	---	14	43
Chris Morris	25	18	---	---	---	43
Jon Staggers	17	16	---	---	5	38
Duane Thomas	20	15	---	---	---	35
Gary Garrison	9	7	---	---	17	33
Mike Goff	16	10	---	---	7	33
Curtis Johnson	---	---	0	5	24	29
John McMakin	12	8	---	---	7	27
Ron East	---	---	13	4	5	22
Corey Mamula	---	---	1	0	21	22
Doug Wilkerson	7	6	---	---	7	20
William Semple	---	---	7	11	2	20
John Andrews	0	2	---	---	17	19
Jeff Kinney	8	8	---	---	3	19
Ted Choma	---	---	10	4	5	19
Montique Anderson	7	8	---	---	2	17
Jeff Staggs	---	---	6	5	5	16
Robert Foug	1	1	---	---	14	16
Ken Mendenhall	6	3	---	---	5	14
Mark Lomas	---	---	5	1	7	13
Royce Smith	3	3	---	---	7	13
Bob Matheson	---	---	1	0	10	11
Maurice Tyler	---	---	0	1	9	10
Willie Baxter	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rick Bruce	0	0	---	---	5	5
Joe Gilliam	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ted Fargas	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Larry Little	27	39	---	---	9	75
Bob Griese	27	39	---	---	---	66
Bob Kuechenberg	27	39	---	---	---	66
Doug Dieken	22	37	---	---	3	62
Bobby Bell	---	---	32	26	3	61
Don Herrmann	18	24	---	---	19	61
Willie Brown	---	---	31	26	3	60
Nick Buoniconti	---	---	32	25	2	59
Jake Scott	---	---	31	26	2	59
Deacon Jones	---	---	32	24	2	58
Doug Nettles	---	---	24	18	16	58
Willie Buchanon	---	---	30	25	2	57
Larry Csonka	20	30	---	---	6	56
Mike Kadish	---	---	31	23	2	56
Guy Morriss	24	31	---	---	1	56
Bubba Smith	---	---	29	24	2	55
Bob Trumpy	18	25	---	---	11	54
Harold Jackson	18	24	---	---	10	52
Ken Houston	---	---	27	22	2	51
Mercury Morris	22	29	---	---	---	51
Fred McNeil	---	---	24	21	---	45
Dana McKenzie	11	13	---	---	18	42
Nat Moore	7	15	---	---	19	41
Robert Woods	16	25	---	---	---	41
Otis Taylor	16	23	---	---	---	39
Frank Austin	14	15	---	---	9	38
Oliver Goloboy	3	8	---	---	15	26
Rocky Bleier	0	0	---	---	24	24
Clarence Ellis	---	---	4	5	15	24
Ed Bradley	---	---	11	6	5	22
Ray White	---	---	4	3	15	22
Marco Vehar	2	4	---	---	15	21
Bill Lenkaitis	5	8	---	---	7	20
Merlin Olsen	---	---	6	7	---	13
John Matuszak	---	---	3	3	5	11
Al Palewicz	---	---	0	1	9	10
Tyrell Sampson	0	1	---	---	9	10
Jim McCann	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Comeaux	0	0	---	---	7	7
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	0	1	5	6
Corwin Grams	---	---	0	0	5	5
Don Horn	0	0	---	---	2	2
Melvin Small	---	---	1	0	---	1
Dick Shiner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Percy Trudeau	---	---	0	0	---	0
Burt Craig	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	44	4.4
Middle	21	74	3.5
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	32	4.6
Middle	10	47	4.7
Right	9	37	4.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Phipps	23	14	2	2	0	4	2	4	1

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Griese	35	23	4	1	2	4	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	23	11.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	5	42	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	71	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	83	11.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	27	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	67	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	136	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	47	7.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Portland (OR)	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jon Staggers	6	3	37	0	16
WR Gary Garrison	4	2	25	0	7
WR John Gilliam	4	3	61	1	18
TE Bob Tucker	4	3	36	0	21
TE John McMakin	2	1	13	0	8
WR Mike Goff	2	1	36	1	10
FB Fran Lynch	1	1	11	0	13

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Otis Taylor	8	5	2	90	2	23
WR Harold Jackson	7	3	0	33	1	24
WR Don Herrmann	5	2	0	40	1	24
RB Mercury Morris	4	4	0	39	0	29
TE Bob Trumpy	4	4	0	39	0	25
FB Larry Csonka	3	3	0	23	0	30
FB Oliver Goloboy	2	1	0	0	0	8
WR Nat Moore	1	1	0	13	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ron Johnson	4	5	1.25	3.36

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mercury Morris	5	31	6.20	5.19

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Phipps	3	2	28	9.33	9.52

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Griese	5	3	26	5.20	7.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Portland (OR)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gary Garrison	1	0	0	0.00	6.25
WR John Gilliam	1	1	13	13.00	15.25
TE Bob Tucker	1	1	15	15.00	9.00

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Don Herrmann	1	1	14	14.00	8.00
WR Harold Jackson	1	0	0	0.00	4.71
RB Mercury Morris	1	1	6	6.00	9.75
TE Bob Trumpy	1	1	6	6.00	9.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Rushes	Conversions
Duane Thomas	3	1
Ron Johnson	2	1

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Mercury Morris	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Phipps	6	4	2

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Griese	9	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Portland (OR)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jon Staggers	2	1	1
WR John Gilliam	1	1	0
TE John McMakin	1	1	1
TE Bob Tucker	1	1	0
WR Mike Goff	1	0	0

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Otis Taylor	3	2	2
WR Harold Jackson	2	1	0
FB Larry Csonka	1	1	1
WR Don Herrmann	1	1	1
WR Nat Moore	1	1	1
TE Bob Trumpy	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)