Exhibition Week 5, 1974

played in New Orleans, LA

64 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Miami Dolphins073116-27
New Orleans Saints70770-21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:12 NOS - Tony Galloway 21 pass from John Hadl (Jim Bakken extra point)
2Q: 11:24 MIA - Larry Csonka 4 pass from Bob Griese (Mike Comeaux extra point)
3Q: 12:51 NOS - Jim Kiick 9 pass from Archie Manning (Jim Bakken extra point)
3Q: 07:40 MIA - Mike Comeaux 36 field goal
4Q: 09:21 MIA - Mike Comeaux 41 field goal
4Q: 07:01 NOS - Richard Sims 38 pass from Archie Manning (Jim Bakken extra point)
4Q: 02:57 MIA - Don Herrmann 24 pass from Don Horn (Don Horn pass to Harold Jackson for conversion)
OT: 03:10 MIA - Rocky Bleier 1 run

Team StatisticsMIANOS
Record3-11-3
First Downs1923
- by Rushing55
- by Passing1317
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards381418
- Offensive Plays7374
- Yards per Play5.225.65
Net Rushing Yards9494
- Rushing Attempts2425
- Yards per Rush3.923.76
Net Passing Yards287324
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt45 - 22 - 242 - 29 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards315368
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/287/44
- Yards per Pass Play5.866.61
Fumbles/Lost4/11/0
3rd Down Conversions8/175/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.08.3
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards5/405/35
Punt Returns/Yards1/63/-13
Kick Returns/Yards3/1115/101
Interception Ret./Yards3/552/10
2pt Conversions1/10/0
Red Zone Visits31
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/11/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 35
Time of Possession34:5437:03

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:563:24OWN 33625Punt
14:372:15OWN 3239Punt
213:312:15OWN 20580Touchdown
28:591:39OWN 2734Punt
24:031:52OWN 203-7Punt
21:511:18OWN 35414Interception
312:435:10OPP 31812Field Goal
34:062:49OWN 1521Punt
414:165:01OWN 201156Field Goal
46:413:58OWN 20880Touchdown
41:410:17OWN 2020Interception
40:230:23OPP 4730Punt
OT19:391:02OWN 2035Punt
OT15:482:45OWN 281072Touchdown
New Orleans Saints
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:04OWN 20980Touchdown
16:321:55OWN 238Punt
12:223:51OWN 27629Punt
211:162:17OWN 3738Punt
27:203:17OWN 25529Punt
22:110:20OWN 41221Interception
20:330:335035Punt
314:532:10OPP 20420Touchdown
37:333:27OWN 29522Punt
31:172:01OWN 39612Punt
49:152:34OWN 24476Touchdown
42:431:02OWN 16420Punt
41:241:01OPP 35410Interception
OT115:005:21OWN 26939Punt
OT18:372:49OWN 28842Interception

Game MVP: Bobby Bell, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

MiamiAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Mercury Morris15503.33900
Rocky Bleier7395.571221
Don Horn252.50600
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Jim Kiick14372.64900
Matt Muhammad10505.001820
John Hadl177.00700

Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Don Horn29121792/16131245.0
Bob Griese16101362/121400110.4
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Archie Manning25141943/14238274.4
John Hadl17151744/301211104.4

Receiving Statistics

MiamiCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Nat Moore497017.505400
RB Mercury Morris44194.7518100
WR Otis Taylor374113.672200
RB Rocky Bleier243919.5035340
FB Larry Csonka23168.007121
WR Don Herrmann243417.0013241
WR Marco Vehar224924.505310
WR Harold Jackson183131.000310
TE Bob Trumpy1399.00090
TE Dana McKenzie1177.00170
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Jim Kiick676010.0036141
WR Richard Sims6117312.170381
TE Henry Childs454511.252210
WR Tony Galloway487719.250301
WR Ike Harris356220.6719210
WR Bob Grim222110.5012180
RB Matt Muhammad222211.0023120
RB Sam Cunningham1166.00060
TE Eric Cook1122.00220

Interception Statistics

MiamiIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Nick Buoniconti177.000
S Clarence Ellis13838.000
CB Doug Nettles11010.000
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
S Tommy Myers100.000
CB Robbie Magana11010.000

Fumble Statistics

MiamiFumbRecovForceTD
Nat Moore2000
Bob Griese1000
Don Horn1000
Rocky Bleier0100
Larry Csonka0100
Don Herrmann0100
Bobby Bell0010
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
John Hadl1000
Sam Cunningham0110
Jim Kiick0100
Henry Childs0010
Derland Moore0010
Shawn Hollingsworth0010

Punting Statistics

MiamiPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jim McCann726237.439.3441
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jerrel Wilson941746.334.6642

Kicking Statistics

MiamiFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mike Comeaux2/21/10/0411/1
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jim Bakken0/00/00/003/3

Punt Return Statistics

MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
Nat Moore166.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Bob Grim3-13-4.30

Kick Return Statistics

MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
Nat Moore28844.00
Harold Jackson12323.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Bob Grim48521.30
Ike Harris11616.00

Defensive Statistics

MiamiTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Bobby Bell723.52444
ILB Nick Buoniconti611.02544
CB Willie Brown600.02344
DE Bubba Smith511.52543
ILB Ed Bradley500.0915
S Clarence Ellis500.01640
DT Mike Kadish411.02344
S Jake Scott410.02342
OLB Fred McNeil400.01930
CB Willie Buchanon330.02543
CB Doug Nettles330.01537
DE Deacon Jones320.02243
S Fred Hill240.0719
WR Harold Jackson10---------
OLB Al Palewicz100.017
TE Bob Trumpy10---------
CB Melvin Small100.025
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Tommy Myers720.02447
OLB Dave Wilcox530.02246
DE Karl Lorch410.52345
ILB Joe Federspiel420.02345
DE Mario Nakamura400.02245
DE Shawn Hollingsworth321.52347
CB Walt Tamaarkin301.02246
DT Derland Moore300.52240
CB Alex Kirk310.01125
S Tracy Hanks300.01844
S Lenny Richard300.01425
DT Harris Malinowski200.077
OLB Sammy Everett110.0811
ILB Carl Gersbach100.023
TE Eric Cook10---------
WR Richard Sims10---------
T Thurman Cowley10---------
CB Robbie Magana100.01844
DE Jim White010.526
OLB Tommy Nobis010.014

Pass Rush Statistics

MiamiSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Bobby Bell3.501344
DE Bubba Smith1.501543
DT Mike Kadish1.010044
ILB Nick Buoniconti1.000044
DE Deacon Jones0.010043
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Shawn Hollingsworth1.512047
CB Walt Tamaarkin1.000046
DT Derland Moore0.522040
DE Karl Lorch0.511045
DE Jim White0.50006
OLB Dave Wilcox0.000146

Pass Defense Statistics

MiamiCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Willie Brown51044
S Clarence Ellis50140
ILB Nick Buoniconti40144
CB Doug Nettles20137
OLB Bobby Bell20044
OLB Fred McNeil20030
S Fred Hill20019
CB Willie Buchanon11043
ILB Ed Bradley10015
DE Deacon Jones10043
OLB Al Palewicz1007
S Jake Scott10042
DE Bubba Smith10043
CB Melvin Small1005
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Tommy Myers50147
S Tracy Hanks32044
OLB Dave Wilcox31046
CB Alex Kirk31025
CB Walt Tamaarkin20046
S Lenny Richard20025
CB Robbie Magana10144
ILB Joe Federspiel10045
DE Karl Lorch10045
OLB Sammy Everett10011

Blocking Statistics

MiamiKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Tyrell Sampson22015136
Larry Csonka22015017
Larry Little15012023
Bob Kuechenberg13017031
Doug Dieken12018134
Leon Gray11016033
Robert Woods03015131
Bill Lenkaitis03012026
Guy Morriss01015131
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Randy Rasmussen23015032
Clarence Hironaka15017028
J.B. Aarhus13010420
Stephen Johnstone13015029
Terry Owens12015031
Thurman Cowley11014131
John Demarie04020135
Bruce Rasmussen01019139
Henry Childs01020031
Sam Cunningham01011018

Special Teams Tackles

MiamiTacklesSTPlays
Oliver Goloboy313
Nat Moore221
Dana McKenzie217
Harold Jackson110
Larry Little11
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Tommy Myers212
Sam Cunningham117
Henry Childs114

Participation

MiamiRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Don Herrmann1635------2475
Doug Nettles------15371971
Nick Buoniconti------2544170
Bobby Bell------2444169
Willie Brown------2344168
Willie Buchanon------2543---68
Clarence Ellis------16401268
Jake Scott------2342368
Bubba Smith------2543---68
Mike Kadish------2344---67
Deacon Jones------2243---65
Nat Moore1030------2161
Doug Dieken1834------860
Tyrell Sampson1536------960
Bob Trumpy1627------1659
Rocky Bleier822------2858
Leon Gray1633------958
Don Horn2031------253
Bob Kuechenberg1731------149
Fred McNeil------1930---49
Harold Jackson1325------1048
Bill Lenkaitis1226------947
Guy Morriss1531------147
Robert Woods1531---------46
Otis Taylor1330---------43
Mercury Morris1626---------42
Larry Csonka1517------840
Larry Little1223------136
Dana McKenzie910------1736
Stan White------172634
Ed Bradley------915731
Merlin Olsen------1012830
Oliver Goloboy412------1329
Fred Hill------719127
Marco Vehar011------1425
Bob Griese418---------22
John Matuszak------39921
Al Palewicz------17917
Ray White------28414
Mike Comeaux00------88
Jim McCann00------77
Melvin Small------25---7
Donnie Ostrowski------03---3
Percy Trudeau------0011
Dick Shiner00---------0
Burt Craig00---------0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Tommy Myers------24471283
Robbie Magana------18442082
Tony Galloway2346------675
Joe Federspiel------2345472
Shawn Hollingsworth------2347272
Karl Lorch------2345270
Dave Wilcox------2246270
Walt Tamaarkin------2246270
Mario Nakamura------2245269
Henry Childs2031------1465
Derland Moore------2240264
Richard Sims1737------1064
Tracy Hanks------1844264
Bruce Rasmussen1939------462
John Demarie2035------459
Randy Rasmussen1532------956
Ike Harris1428------1355
Matt Muhammad1117------2553
Thurman Cowley1431------853
Clarence Hironaka1728------752
Eric Cook923------1850
Alex Kirk------11251349
Jim Kiick1432------147
Sam Cunningham1118------1746
Terry Owens1531---------46
Stephen Johnstone1529---------44
Archie Manning1228---------40
Lenny Richard------1425140
J.B. Aarhus1020------939
Bob Grim613------1736
John Hadl1321---------34
Chester Kuehl------152834
Tommy Nobis------141823
Harris Malinowski------77721
Sammy Everett------811---19
Carl Gersbach------23914
Ricardo Browning------14611
Jim White------2619
Jerrel Wilson00------99
Jim Bakken00------44
Tom Blanchard00---------0
Bobby Scott00---------0
Larry Wilcox00---------0
Unknown------00---0
Ross Robertson00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left273.5
Middle16644.0
Right6233.8
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6376.2
Middle11312.8
Right8263.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Don Horn29124523302
Bob Griese16103011210
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Archie Manning25143132152
John Hadl17154000131

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55255.0
Short (0-8 Yds)128806.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)155885.9
Long (19+ Yds)1341229.4
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen66437.2
Short (0-8 Yds)98717.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)20111447.2
Long (19+ Yds)7411015.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Nat Moore94070230
WR Harold Jackson81131125
WR Otis Taylor73041130
RB Rocky Bleier42139122
WR Don Herrmann42034135
RB Mercury Morris44019026
FB Larry Csonka32116017
TE Bob Trumpy3109027
WR Marco Vehar22049111
TE Dana McKenzie1107010
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Richard Sims116273137
WR Tony Galloway84177246
RB Jim Kiick76060032
TE Henry Childs54045131
WR Ike Harris53062328
WR Bob Grim22021013
RB Matt Muhammad22022017
RB Sam Cunningham1106018
TE Eric Cook1102023

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MiamiAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Rocky Bleier4123.005.57
Mercury Morris4205.003.33
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bob Griese2142.008.50
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Archie Manning1199.007.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Larry Csonka1144.005.33
WR Nat Moore1000.007.78
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Jim Kiick1199.008.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MiamiRushesConversions
Mercury Morris22
Rocky Bleier11
New OrleansRushesConversions
Jim Kiick21
John Hadl11
Matt Muhammad10

Third Down Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompConversions
Don Horn733
Bob Griese652
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Archie Manning621
John Hadl552

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargCatchConversions
WR Harold Jackson311
WR Nat Moore200
RB Mercury Morris220
WR Otis Taylor211
RB Rocky Bleier111
FB Larry Csonka111
WR Don Herrmann111
TE Bob Trumpy110
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Richard Sims420
WR Tony Galloway311
RB Sam Cunningham110
WR Bob Grim110
RB Jim Kiick111
RB Matt Muhammad111

SectionAttendance
Stadium52,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,000 (21,400)
End Zone11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,400 (3,300)