Week 1, 1974

played in Miami, FL

70 degrees, fair, calm

New York (A) Titans	0	14	7	6	-	27
Miami Dolphins	7	17	0	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:46 MIA - Mercury Morris 1 run (Mike Comeaux extra point)
2Q: 15:00 MIA - Nat Moore 5 pass from Bob Griese (Mike Comeaux extra point)
2Q: 11:20 MIA - Mercury Morris 10 run (Mike Comeaux extra point)
2Q: 06:33 NYT - Daryl Bernstein 6 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NYT - John Riggins 5 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 00:13 MIA - Mike Comeaux 31 field goal
3Q: 08:50 NYT - John Riggins 1 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NYT - Pat Leahy 48 field goal
4Q: 10:33 NYT - Pat Leahy 40 field goal
4Q: 02:45 MIA - Mercury Morris 1 run (Mike Comeaux extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:46 MIA - Mercury Morris 1 run (Mike Comeaux extra point)
2Q: 15:00 MIA - Nat Moore 5 pass from Bob Griese (Mike Comeaux extra point)
2Q: 11:20 MIA - Mercury Morris 10 run (Mike Comeaux extra point)
2Q: 06:33 NYT - Daryl Bernstein 6 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NYT - John Riggins 5 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
2Q: 00:13 MIA - Mike Comeaux 31 field goal
3Q: 08:50 NYT - John Riggins 1 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NYT - Pat Leahy 48 field goal
4Q: 10:33 NYT - Pat Leahy 40 field goal
4Q: 02:45 MIA - Mercury Morris 1 run (Mike Comeaux extra point)

Team Statistics NYT MIA
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 23 27
- by Rushing 12 11
- by Passing 11 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 395 392
- Offensive Plays 64 64
- Yards per Play 6.17 6.13
Net Rushing Yards 178 123
- Rushing Attempts 31 29
- Yards per Rush 5.74 4.24
Net Passing Yards 217 269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 21 - 1 34 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 229 276
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.58 7.69
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 7/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.1 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/0 1/26
Kick Returns/Yards 4/103 5/116
Interception Ret./Yards 2/7 1/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 32
Time of Possession 30:07 29:53

Team Statistics	NYT	MIA
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	23	27
- by Rushing	12	11
- by Passing	11	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	395	392
- Offensive Plays	64	64
- Yards per Play	6.17	6.13
Net Rushing Yards	178	123
- Rushing Attempts	31	29
- Yards per Rush	5.74	4.24
Net Passing Yards	217	269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 21 - 1	34 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	229	276
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.58	7.69
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	7/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.1	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/0	1/26
Kick Returns/Yards	4/103	5/116
Interception Ret./Yards	2/7	1/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 32
Time of Possession	30:07	29:53

Drive Charts

New York (A) Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:39	1:59	OWN 47	3	4	Punt
1	3:42	1:37	OPP 43	3	9	Missed FG
2	14:53	2:20	OWN 29	4	34	Fumble
2	11:13	4:50	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	4:31	2:41	OWN 42	8	58	Touchdown
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	6:20	OWN 22	11	78	Touchdown
3	7:12	1:15	OWN 23	4	21	Punt
3	4:09	4:15	OWN 26	8	43	Field Goal
4	13:29	3:03	OWN 34	6	43	Field Goal
4	2:39	1:31	OWN 44	6	11	Interception

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	8:21	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
1	4:40	0:58	OWN 20	3	12	Interception
1	2:05	2:12	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
2	12:33	1:20	OWN 37	4	63	Touchdown
2	6:23	1:52	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
2	1:50	1:43	OWN 44	5	42	Field Goal
3	8:40	1:28	OWN 24	4	10	Punt
3	5:57	1:48	OWN 37	4	26	Interception
4	14:54	1:25	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
4	10:26	7:47	OWN 32	13	68	Touchdown
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 45	4	12	Game

Game MVP: Mercury Morris, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Riggins	19	108	5.68	24	4	2
Pete Banaszak	11	71	6.45	31	2	0
Joe Namath	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mercury Morris	16	71	4.44	10	4	3
Rocky Bleier	10	59	5.90	26	2	0
Bob Griese	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Larry Csonka	1	-5	-5.00	-5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Namath	31	21	229	2/12	1	22	1	86.6

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Griese	34	24	276	1/7	1	31	2	80.0

Receiving Statistics

New York (A)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Everett Conley	6	7	81	13.50	7	22	0
WR Jerald Bennett	5	7	75	15.00	14	22	0
RB Pete Banaszak	3	3	19	6.33	0	11	0
TE John Beasley	2	3	17	8.50	0	10	0
RB Robert Holmes	2	2	11	5.50	1	8	0
WR Daryl Bernstein	2	8	15	7.50	0	9	1
TE Eric Sanderson	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Larry Csonka	5	6	31	6.20	30	14	0
WR Nat Moore	5	5	47	9.40	0	20	1
WR Otis Taylor	5	9	90	18.00	21	31	0
TE Bob Trumpy	4	5	50	12.50	18	20	0
WR Don Herrmann	2	4	26	13.00	4	16	0
TE Dana McKenzie	2	2	11	5.50	0	7	0
WR Marco Vehar	1	2	21	21.00	3	21	0
RB Mercury Morris	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York (A)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Mike Kolen	1	0	0.00	0
CB Lawrence Wiggins	1	7	7.00	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jake Scott	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York (A)	Fumb	Recov	Force
Everett Conley	2	0	0
Jerald Bennett	0	1	0
Randy Vataha	0	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Nat Moore	1	0	0
Bobby Bell	0	1	0
Doug Nettles	0	1	0
Clarence Ellis	0	0	1
Jake Scott	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York (A)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marvin Tuupo	2	94	47.0	24.0	49	1

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim McCann	3	108	36.0	36.0	43	0

Kicking Statistics

New York (A)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	2/3	2/3	0/1	48	3/3

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Comeaux	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daryl Bernstein	1	0	0.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nat Moore	1	26	26.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Holmes	4	103	25.8	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nat Moore	5	116	23.2	0

Defensive Statistics

New York (A)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kennedy McCargo	7	0	0.0	21	26
OLB Mike Kolen	6	1	1.0	24	34
ILB Jim LeClair	5	3	0.0	29	35
OLB Ken Hutcherson	5	1	0.0	22	25
DE Richard Neal	3	2	0.0	28	32
CB Lawrence Wiggins	3	2	0.0	27	30
S Daniel Reiner	3	1	0.0	25	31
ILB Tyrus Heskew	3	1	0.0	4	8
ILB John Ebersole	3	0	0.0	10	7
CB Earlie Thomas	3	0	0.0	23	29
S Roderick Vance	3	0	0.0	20	28
S Warren Burroughs	3	0	0.0	8	11
DT Rickey McBeal	1	2	0.0	25	29
WR Everett Conley	1	0	---	---	---

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Bubba Smith	7	1	1.0	30	32
ILB Nick Buoniconti	7	4	0.0	30	33
S Jake Scott	7	2	0.0	29	33
OLB Bobby Bell	6	2	0.5	31	33
CB Doug Nettles	6	0	0.0	26	28
DT Mike Kadish	3	2	0.5	30	33
DE Deacon Jones	3	1	0.0	31	31
OLB Fred McNeil	3	1	0.0	18	21
CB Willie Brown	2	2	0.0	31	33
CB Willie Buchanon	2	1	0.0	30	32
S Fred Hill	2	0	0.0	13	13
S Clarence Ellis	1	4	0.0	27	29
FB Larry Csonka	1	0	---	---	---
TE Dana McKenzie	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Ed Bradley	0	1	0.0	5	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New York (A)	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Mike Kolen	1.0	0	0	34
OLB Ken Hutcherson	0.0	1	1	25
DE Richard Neal	0.0	0	1	32

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bubba Smith	1.0	0	2	3	32
OLB Bobby Bell	0.5	1	0	4	33
DT Mike Kadish	0.5	1	0	0	33
DE Deacon Jones	0.0	0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

New York (A)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kennedy McCargo	6	0	0	26
OLB Mike Kolen	3	1	1	34
CB Earlie Thomas	3	0	0	29
S Daniel Reiner	2	1	0	31
ILB Jim LeClair	2	0	0	35
S Roderick Vance	2	0	0	28
S Warren Burroughs	2	0	0	11
ILB John Ebersole	1	0	0	7
OLB Ken Hutcherson	1	0	0	25
DT Rickey McBeal	1	0	0	29
ILB Tyrus Heskew	1	0	0	8
CB Lawrence Wiggins	0	0	1	30

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jake Scott	4	0	1	33
OLB Fred McNeil	4	0	0	21
ILB Nick Buoniconti	3	1	0	33
CB Doug Nettles	3	0	0	28
CB Willie Buchanon	2	2	0	32
CB Willie Brown	2	0	0	33
OLB Bobby Bell	1	0	0	33
S Clarence Ellis	1	0	0	29
S Fred Hill	1	0	0	13

Blocking Statistics

New York (A)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
David Shiancoe	6	9	27	0	27
Todd Watkins	3	8	27	0	23
Jesse Burgess	3	4	24	1	24
Randal Farley	2	3	4	0	6
Bob Johnson	1	1	12	0	12
Eric Sanderson	1	1	18	0	12
Chuck Hutchison	0	2	26	1	30
Rich Druschel	0	2	22	0	28

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Little	5	8	0	29	0	35
Bob Kuechenberg	5	7	2	29	0	35
Robert Woods	3	4	0	23	0	29
Doug Dieken	2	3	0	25	1	30
Bob Trumpy	1	1	0	23	0	21
Guy Morriss	0	3	0	25	0	32
Larry Csonka	0	1	0	19	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

New York (A)	Tackles	STPlays
Randy Vataha	4	16
Jerald Bennett	2	15

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Nat Moore	2	15
Don Herrmann	1	16
Oliver Goloboy	1	12
Marco Vehar	1	11

Participation

New York (A)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim LeClair	---	---	29	35	1	65
Joe Namath	31	33	---	---	---	64
Jerald Bennett	22	25	---	---	15	62
Kennedy McCargo	---	---	21	26	15	62
Richard Neal	---	---	28	32	1	61
Mike Kolen	---	---	24	34	1	59
David Shiancoe	27	27	---	---	5	59
Daniel Reiner	---	---	25	31	3	59
Lawrence Wiggins	---	---	27	30	1	58
Chuck Hutchison	26	30	---	---	---	56
Rickey McBeal	---	---	25	29	2	56
Rich Druschel	22	28	---	---	5	55
Earlie Thomas	---	---	23	29	2	54
Deron DeLorraine	---	---	25	27	1	53
Pete Banaszak	13	19	---	---	20	52
Todd Watkins	27	23	---	---	---	50
Roderick Vance	---	---	20	28	1	49
Ken Hutcherson	---	---	22	25	1	48
Randy Vataha	16	16	---	---	16	48
Jesse Burgess	24	24	---	---	---	48
John Beasley	16	18	---	---	10	44
Daryl Bernstein	15	18	---	---	9	42
Everett Conley	13	21	---	---	7	41
Robert Holmes	10	18	---	---	9	37
John Riggins	19	15	---	---	2	36
Karl Chandler	13	15	---	---	5	33
Eric Sanderson	18	12	---	---	3	33
Bob Johnson	12	12	---	---	5	29
Tyrus Heskew	---	---	4	8	11	23
John Ebersole	---	---	10	7	4	21
Hardy Tucker	---	---	7	10	3	20
Marvin Warfield	---	---	4	4	11	19
Roosevelt Winters	---	---	8	9	2	19
Warren Burroughs	---	---	8	11	---	19
Irv Newton	1	0	---	---	17	18
Ricky Baker	12	3	---	---	2	17
Randal Farley	4	6	---	---	5	15
Vernon McAlister	---	---	2	5	8	15
Christian Howe	---	---	5	1	8	14
Rob Maloney	---	---	2	4	6	12
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dusty Malinsky	0	0	---	---	3	3
Marvin Tuupo	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ron Acks	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jack DeGrenier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Harold Holmes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bobby Bell	---	---	31	33	5	69
Willie Brown	---	---	31	33	5	69
Doug Nettles	---	---	26	28	15	69
Larry Little	29	35	---	---	4	68
Nick Buoniconti	---	---	30	33	3	66
Mike Kadish	---	---	30	33	3	66
Willie Buchanon	---	---	30	32	3	65
Deacon Jones	---	---	31	31	3	65
Bob Kuechenberg	29	35	---	---	1	65
Jake Scott	---	---	29	33	3	65
Bubba Smith	---	---	30	32	3	65
Bob Griese	29	35	---	---	---	64
Clarence Ellis	---	---	27	29	5	61
Doug Dieken	25	30	---	---	3	58
Guy Morriss	25	32	---	---	1	58
Robert Woods	23	29	---	---	---	52
Larry Csonka	19	27	---	---	5	51
Bob Trumpy	23	21	---	---	4	48
Don Herrmann	15	16	---	---	16	47
Otis Taylor	22	25	---	---	---	47
Mercury Morris	19	27	---	---	---	46
Marco Vehar	17	17	---	---	11	45
Nat Moore	9	18	---	---	15	42
Fred McNeil	---	---	18	21	1	40
Fred Hill	---	---	13	13	14	40
Rocky Bleier	10	8	---	---	18	36
Dana McKenzie	8	13	---	---	15	36
Bill Lenkaitis	11	8	---	---	4	23
Morris Bradshaw	2	2	---	---	14	18
Oliver Goloboy	1	1	---	---	12	14
Ed Bradley	---	---	5	5	3	13
Al Palewicz	---	---	0	0	10	10
Ray White	---	---	3	1	6	10
Stan White	---	---	2	0	6	8
Leon Gray	1	5	---	---	1	7
Merlin Olsen	---	---	3	4	---	7
Mike Comeaux	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tyrell Sampson	2	1	---	---	4	7
John Matuszak	---	---	1	2	2	5
Jim McCann	0	0	---	---	3	3
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	0	0	2	2
Don Horn	0	0	---	---	1	1
Percy Trudeau	---	---	1	0	---	1
Dick Shiner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Melvin Small	---	---	0	0	---	0
Burt Craig	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	43	4.3
Middle	12	70	5.8
Right	8	66	8.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	80	8.9
Middle	9	36	4.0
Right	9	9	1.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Namath	31	21	3	0	1	3	3	7	1

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Griese	34	24	5	0	3	2	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	82	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	101	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	43	10.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	39	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	65	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	74	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	98	10.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York (A)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Daryl Bernstein	8	2	1	15	0	18
WR Jerald Bennett	7	5	0	75	1	25
WR Everett Conley	7	6	0	81	2	21
RB Pete Banaszak	3	3	0	19	0	19
TE John Beasley	3	2	0	17	0	18
RB Robert Holmes	2	2	0	11	0	18
TE Eric Sanderson	1	1	0	11	0	12

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Otis Taylor	9	5	0	90	2	25
FB Larry Csonka	6	5	0	31	0	27
WR Nat Moore	5	5	0	47	1	18
TE Bob Trumpy	5	4	0	50	1	21
WR Don Herrmann	4	2	1	26	0	16
WR Marco Vehar	2	1	1	21	1	17
TE Dana McKenzie	2	2	0	11	0	13
RB Mercury Morris	1	0	1	0	0	27

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
John Riggins	5	13	2.60	5.68
Pete Banaszak	1	1	1.00	6.45

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mercury Morris	9	29	3.22	4.44
Rocky Bleier	1	-2	-2.00	5.90

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Namath	5	4	42	8.40	7.39

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Griese	5	5	34	6.80	8.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York (A)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Everett Conley	2	2	25	12.50	11.57
WR Daryl Bernstein	2	1	6	3.00	1.88
RB Pete Banaszak	1	1	11	11.00	6.33

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Larry Csonka	1	1	4	4.00	5.17
WR Don Herrmann	1	1	10	10.00	6.50
WR Nat Moore	1	1	5	5.00	9.40
TE Bob Trumpy	1	1	11	11.00	10.00
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	4	4.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York (A)	Rushes	Conversions
Pete Banaszak	2	2
John Riggins	1	0

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Mercury Morris	3	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Namath	8	5	3

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Griese	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York (A)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Daryl Bernstein	3	1	1
RB Pete Banaszak	2	2	1
WR Everett Conley	2	1	1
RB Robert Holmes	1	1	0

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Otis Taylor	4	1	1
WR Don Herrmann	1	1	1
WR Nat Moore	1	1	1
TE Bob Trumpy	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)