Week 13, 1974

played in Los Angeles, CA

78 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Miami Dolphins71030-20
Los Angeles Rams0703-10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:01 MIA - Nat Moore 79 punt return (Mike Comeaux extra point)
2Q: 07:00 LAS - Lawrence McCutcheon 1 run (Rickey Jarrell extra point)
2Q: 02:06 MIA - Mike Comeaux 23 field goal
2Q: 00:38 MIA - Don Herrmann 18 pass from Bob Griese (Mike Comeaux extra point)
3Q: 08:44 MIA - Mike Comeaux 35 field goal
4Q: 08:23 LAS - Rickey Jarrell 51 field goal

Team StatisticsMIALAS
Record10-25-7
First Downs1720
- by Rushing712
- by Passing108
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards313319
- Offensive Plays4972
- Yards per Play6.394.43
Net Rushing Yards146151
- Rushing Attempts2626
- Yards per Rush5.625.81
Net Passing Yards167168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt22 - 16 - 244 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards174181
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/72/13
- Yards per Pass Play7.263.65
Fumbles/Lost0/00/0
3rd Down Conversions3/96/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.37.7
4th Down Conversions0/01/3
Penalties/Yards4/2310/75
Punt Returns/Yards2/822/27
Kick Returns/Yards2/422/41
Interception Ret./Yards1/202/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits43
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/21/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 31OWN 27
Time of Possession25:4934:11

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:042:32OWN 15428Punt
16:062:08OPP 47426Interception
12:082:51OWN 41639Interception
26:534:52OWN 28866Field Goal
20:560:23OPP 41341Touchdown
315:006:24OWN 241158Field Goal
414:481:55OWN 38518Punt
48:153:10OWN 20418Punt
42:080:44OWN 537Punt
40:290:29OWN 281-1Game
Los Angeles Rams
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:56OWN 20727Punt
19:321:40OWN 2236Punt
17:521:46OWN 353-17Punt
13:581:50OWN 2033Punt
214:177:24OWN 201380Touchdown
22:011:05OWN 41413Interception
20:330:33OWN 61-2Half
38:368:48OWN 101659Missed FG
412:534:38OWN 20846Field Goal
45:052:57OWN 391056Downs
41:240:55OPP 264-2Downs

Game MVP: Bobby Bell, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

MiamiAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Mercury Morris181186.561740
Larry Csonka7294.141010
Bob Griese1-1-1.00-100
Los AngelesAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Lawrence McCutcheon14856.071641
Tom Sullivan11686.181730
Ron Jaworski1-2-2.00-200

Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bob Griese22161741/7119272.9
Los AngelesAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ron Jaworski44281812/13035162.8

Receiving Statistics

MiamiCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Mercury Morris44276.7513150
WR Otis Taylor476315.7518190
WR Don Herrmann345217.3316191
FB Larry Csonka2200.00110
WR Nat Moore111111.000110
TE Bob Trumpy111414.006140
TE Dana McKenzie1277.00070
WR Harold Jackson0100.00000
Los AngelesCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Mike Rengel69427.008110
RB Lawrence McCutcheon57255.001070
WR Toby Fredrick56285.604100
WR Steve Holden310165.33070
RB Tom Sullivan3341.33330
FB Cleo Miller224422.0033350
WR Chester Ferguson23105.00270
TE Chuck Naretta1155.00050
TE Cornell Corbett1177.00070
WR Tom Stropka0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MiamiIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Willie Buchanon12020.000
Los AngelesIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Steve Tannen100.000
S Glenn Buchanan100.000

Fumble Statistics

MiamiFumbRecovForceTD
Los AngelesFumbRecovForceTD

Punting Statistics

MiamiPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jim McCann414335.824.0440
Los AngelesPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rickey Jarrell415739.325.8511

Kicking Statistics

MiamiFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mike Comeaux2/20/00/0352/2
Los AngelesFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rickey Jarrell1/21/21/1511/1

Punt Return Statistics

MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
Nat Moore28241.01
Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Dave Elmendorf22713.50

Kick Return Statistics

MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
Nat Moore24221.00
Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Glenn Buchanan24120.50

Defensive Statistics

MiamiTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Nick Buoniconti920.02646
OLB Bobby Bell822.02645
S Ken Houston610.02342
DE Bubba Smith500.02646
CB Willie Brown410.02646
CB Willie Buchanon410.02545
DE Deacon Jones410.02545
CB Doug Nettles410.02341
S Jake Scott410.02546
ILB Ed Bradley200.046
QB Bob Griese20---------
S Clarence Ellis120.0821
DT Mike Kadish110.02646
OLB Fred McNeil110.01824
DT Merlin Olsen100.034
Los AngelesTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Jeff Siemon910.02223
CB Steve Tannen600.02623
CB Broderick Ours520.01717
DT Gary Larson410.02421
DE Jack Youngblood320.52423
S Dave Elmendorf310.02623
S Glenn Buchanan310.02022
OLB Jim Youngblood200.52420
ILB Isiah Robertson210.02623
DE Harvey Martin200.02122
CB Mark Washington110.02222
OLB Rick Middleton100.013
TE Chuck Naretta10---------
ILB Tyrone Anthony020.0124
S Jimmy Allen010.021
OLB Chase Chandler010.012

Pass Rush Statistics

MiamiSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Bobby Bell2.002245
DE Deacon Jones0.010045
DE Bubba Smith0.002246
Los AngelesSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Jack Youngblood0.500223
OLB Jim Youngblood0.500020
DT Gary Larson0.010021
ILB Jeff Siemon0.001023
ILB Isiah Robertson0.000123

Pass Defense Statistics

MiamiCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Nick Buoniconti60046
CB Willie Buchanon41145
OLB Bobby Bell40045
CB Willie Brown30046
CB Doug Nettles30041
S Jake Scott30046
ILB Ed Bradley1006
S Clarence Ellis10021
OLB Fred McNeil10024
DT Merlin Olsen1004
DE Bubba Smith10046
S Ken Houston01042
Los AngelesCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Jeff Siemon40023
CB Broderick Ours40017
S Dave Elmendorf21023
CB Steve Tannen20123
DT Gary Larson10021
OLB Rick Middleton1003
CB Mark Washington10022
OLB Jim Youngblood10020
S Glenn Buchanan00122

Blocking Statistics

MiamiKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Larry Little58026123
Guy Morriss25023019
Frank Austin23010010
Doug Dieken15022018
Robert Woods12018017
Bob Kuechenberg02026023
Los AngelesKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Bob McKay34023138
Billy Lindstrom34024145
Bob Van Duyne23021035
Cleo Miller22013022
Gerry Sullivan110302
Daryl White1106011
Chuck Naretta11015026
Sam Rohde06020040
Al Speer02011014
Jim Sexton01019037

Special Teams Tackles

MiamiTacklesSTPlays
Don Herrmann214
Larry Csonka112
Ed Bradley17
Los AngelesTacklesSTPlays
Dexter Bussey214
Jimmy Allen113

Participation

MiamiRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Willie Brown------2646375
Bobby Bell------2645374
Nick Buoniconti------2646274
Mike Kadish------2646274
Bubba Smith------2646274
Jake Scott------2546273
Willie Buchanon------2545272
Deacon Jones------2545272
Doug Nettles------2341670
Ken Houston------2342267
Larry Little2623------655
Don Herrmann1720------1451
Bob Griese2623---------49
Bob Kuechenberg2623---------49
Fred McNeil------1824446
Guy Morriss2319------345
Larry Csonka1814------1244
Harold Jackson1816------842
Doug Dieken2218---------40
Mercury Morris2116---------37
Bob Trumpy1311------1337
Nat Moore139------1436
Robert Woods1817---------35
Clarence Ellis------821231
Otis Taylor1513---------28
Dana McKenzie1010------727
Frank Austin1010------626
Ed Bradley------46717
Marco Vehar14------1217
Bill Lenkaitis55------616
Rocky Bleier00------1414
Ray White------111214
Oliver Goloboy42------713
Percy Trudeau------0099
Merlin Olsen------34---7
Mike Comeaux00------77
Melvin Small------0077
John Matuszak------1146
Tyrell Sampson00------66
Jim McCann00------44
Donnie Ostrowski------0044
Corwin Grams------0044
Don Horn00------22
Al Palewicz------01---1
Dick Shiner00---------0
Burt Craig00---------0
Los AngelesRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ron Jaworski2646---------72
Billy Lindstrom2445---------69
Sam Rohde2040------565
Steve Holden1734------1263
Bob McKay2338---------61
Steve Tannen------26231059
Jim Sexton1937------258
Bob Van Duyne2135---------56
Dave Elmendorf------2623655
Jack Youngblood------2423653
Toby Fredrick2033---------53
Isiah Robertson------2623352
Glenn Buchanan------2022749
Gary Larson------2421247
Jeff Siemon------2223247
Harvey Martin------2122245
Mark Washington------2222145
Jim Youngblood------2420145
Chuck Naretta1526------445
Mike Rengel1627------144
Broderick Ours------17171044
Lawrence McCutcheon1528---------43
Cleo Miller1322------742
Tom Sullivan1118------736
Chester Ferguson1020------434
Al Speer1114------530
Cornell Corbett812------828
Rick Middleton------132024
Daryl White611------623
Bob Hoskins------104418
Tyrone Anthony------124117
Jimmy Allen------211316
Emmanuel Bumgarner02------1416
Ed Williams53------715
Tom Stropka05------1015
Dexter Bussey00------1414
Hardy Dillon38------112
Gerry Sullivan32------611
Chase Chandler------12710
Rickey Jarrell00------99
Vern Den Herder------40---4
Chester Dawkins------40---4
Gerald Rasberry00------22
Bill Curry00------11
John Hufnagel00---------0
Toni Linhart00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left100.0
Middle151036.9
Right9444.9
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4215.3
Middle15865.7
Right6467.7
None1-2-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bob Griese22160011132
Los AngelesAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ron Jaworski44281522441

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44194.8
Short (0-8 Yds)65416.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)9711412.7
Long (19+ Yds)3000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen66233.8
Short (0-8 Yds)26201405.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)92182.0
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Otis Taylor74063013
WR Don Herrmann43152020
RB Mercury Morris44027016
FB Larry Csonka2200014
TE Dana McKenzie2107010
WR Harold Jackson1000016
WR Nat Moore1101109
TE Bob Trumpy11014011
Los AngelesTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Steve Holden103016034
WR Mike Rengel96142027
RB Lawrence McCutcheon75025028
WR Toby Fredrick65028033
RB Tom Sullivan3304018
WR Chester Ferguson32010020
FB Cleo Miller22044122
TE Chuck Naretta1105026
WR Tom Stropka101005
TE Cornell Corbett1107012

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MiamiAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Mercury Morris2105.006.56
Larry Csonka1-1-1.004.14
Los AngelesAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Lawrence McCutcheon111.006.07
Tom Sullivan122.006.18

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bob Griese53244.807.91
Los AngelesAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ron Jaworski5281.604.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Don Herrmann21189.0013.00
FB Larry Csonka1111.000.00
WR Harold Jackson1000.000.00
RB Mercury Morris1155.006.75
Los AngelesTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Steve Holden3131.001.60
RB Lawrence McCutcheon2152.503.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MiamiRushesConversions
Mercury Morris53
Larry Csonka10
Los AngelesRushesConversions
Lawrence McCutcheon22

Third Down Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompConversions
Bob Griese220
Los AngelesAttCompConversions
Ron Jaworski1374

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargCatchConversions
FB Larry Csonka220
Los AngelesTargCatchConversions
WR Mike Rengel432
RB Lawrence McCutcheon322
WR Toby Fredrick210
WR Steve Holden100
WR Tom Stropka100
WR Chester Ferguson110

SectionAttendance
Stadium58,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,900 (21,400)
End Zone13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,700 (3,300)