Week 2, 1974

played in St. Louis, MO

53 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Miami Dolphins	7	7	3	10	-	27
St. Louis Cardinals	0	9	0	7	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:45 MIA - Marco Vehar 12 pass from Bob Griese (Mike Comeaux extra point)
2Q: 11:41 STL - John Leypoldt 40 field goal
2Q: 09:50 MIA - Otis Taylor 12 pass from Bob Griese (Mike Comeaux extra point)
2Q: 06:33 STL - John Leypoldt 49 field goal
2Q: 00:26 STL - John Leypoldt 21 field goal
3Q: 03:31 MIA - Mike Comeaux 41 field goal
4Q: 13:41 MIA - Nat Moore 21 pass from Bob Griese (Mike Comeaux extra point)
4Q: 07:42 STL - Bubba O'Neil 15 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 02:00 MIA - Mike Comeaux 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:45 MIA - Marco Vehar 12 pass from Bob Griese (Mike Comeaux extra point)
2Q: 11:41 STL - John Leypoldt 40 field goal
2Q: 09:50 MIA - Otis Taylor 12 pass from Bob Griese (Mike Comeaux extra point)
2Q: 06:33 STL - John Leypoldt 49 field goal
2Q: 00:26 STL - John Leypoldt 21 field goal
3Q: 03:31 MIA - Mike Comeaux 41 field goal
4Q: 13:41 MIA - Nat Moore 21 pass from Bob Griese (Mike Comeaux extra point)
4Q: 07:42 STL - Bubba O'Neil 15 pass from Jim Hart (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 02:00 MIA - Mike Comeaux 34 field goal

Team Statistics MIA STL
Record 2-0 1-1
First Downs 14 20
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 287 343
- Offensive Plays 51 74
- Yards per Play 5.63 4.64
Net Rushing Yards 83 89
- Rushing Attempts 27 27
- Yards per Rush 3.07 3.30
Net Passing Yards 204 254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 18 - 0 46 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 210 266
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/12
- Yards per Pass Play 8.50 5.40
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/30 9/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 3/15
Kick Returns/Yards 5/112 6/149
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 27
Time of Possession 28:29 31:31

Team Statistics	MIA	STL
Record	2-0	1-1
First Downs	14	20
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	287	343
- Offensive Plays	51	74
- Yards per Play	5.63	4.64
Net Rushing Yards	83	89
- Rushing Attempts	27	27
- Yards per Rush	3.07	3.30
Net Passing Yards	204	254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 18 - 0	46 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	210	266
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/12
- Yards per Pass Play	8.50	5.40
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/30	9/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	3/15
Kick Returns/Yards	5/112	6/149
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 27
Time of Possession	28:29	31:31

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:27	OWN 45	3	4	Punt
1	9:27	3:52	OWN 47	8	53	Touchdown
1	4:28	1:41	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
2	11:36	1:55	OWN 35	3	65	Touchdown
2	6:28	1:50	OWN 23	4	22	Punt
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 31	1	-1	Half
3	13:45	1:41	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
3	8:49	5:24	OWN 34	9	42	Field Goal
3	2:12	3:45	OWN 42	8	58	Touchdown
4	7:37	4:31	OWN 28	6	23	Punt
4	2:34	0:42	OPP 25	3	8	Field Goal

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:33	3:06	OWN 10	6	13	Punt
1	5:35	1:07	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
1	2:47	6:11	OWN 37	11	40	Field Goal
2	9:41	3:13	OWN 30	6	38	Field Goal
2	4:38	4:19	OWN 17	15	79	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:15	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
3	12:04	3:15	OWN 27	5	2	Punt
3	3:25	1:13	OWN 46	3	5	Interception
4	13:27	5:50	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
4	3:06	0:32	OWN 17	4	8	Downs
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 21	8	44	Game

Game MVP: Bob Griese, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mercury Morris	18	56	3.11	10	1
Larry Csonka	8	28	3.50	7	0
Bob Griese	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Terry Metcalf	16	54	3.38	13	2
Altie Taylor	8	19	2.38	8	0
Tom Bailey	3	16	5.33	6	0

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Griese	23	18	210	1/6	3	51	0	144.3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Hart	46	25	266	1/12	1	41	1	69.6

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marco Vehar	5	6	82	16.40	40	51	1
WR Nat Moore	4	4	44	11.00	2	21	1
WR Otis Taylor	4	5	57	14.25	0	20	1
RB Mercury Morris	2	2	15	7.50	4	10	0
FB Larry Csonka	1	1	4	4.00	5	4	0
WR Don Herrmann	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Bob Trumpy	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Oliver Goloboy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cotton Speyrer	6	12	54	9.00	1	15	0
WR Ray Jarvis	5	12	53	10.60	3	15	0
FB Norm Bulaich	4	4	61	15.25	41	41	0
WR Terry Metcalf	4	7	37	9.25	7	11	0
WR Bubba O'Neil	4	4	45	11.25	2	15	1
RB Altie Taylor	2	3	16	8.00	0	8	0
WR Ken Payne	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jake Scott	1	0	0.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bobby Bell	0	0	1	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jim Hart	1	0	0	0
Dan Dierdorf	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim McCann	5	194	38.8	35.8	43	3

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Blake	4	145	36.3	30.8	37	0

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Comeaux	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Leypoldt	3/3	2/2	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nat Moore	1	17	17.0	0
Jake Scott	1	5	5.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dan Myers	3	15	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nat Moore	3	58	19.3	0
Don Herrmann	2	54	27.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Wehrli	4	105	26.3	0
Cotton Speyrer	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jake Scott	7	0	0.0	26	46
OLB Bobby Bell	6	2	1.0	26	47
CB Doug Nettles	6	2	0.0	21	45
S Clarence Ellis	5	3	0.0	21	45
ILB Nick Buoniconti	5	2	0.0	27	47
OLB Stan White	5	1	0.0	21	25
CB Willie Brown	5	0	0.0	27	47
S Fred Hill	4	0	0.0	7	23
DE Deacon Jones	3	0	0.0	27	47
DE Bubba Smith	2	3	0.0	26	47
DT Merlin Olsen	2	0	0.0	6	3
CB Willie Buchanon	1	1	0.0	25	47
ILB Ray White	1	0	0.0	2	1
ILB Ed Bradley	0	1	0.0	7	2
DT Mike Kadish	0	1	0.0	25	45

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Weger	10	2	0.0	26	23
ILB Will Foster	5	2	0.0	26	24
OLB Dwight Lewis	5	0	0.0	27	23
CB Hugh Rodgers	4	2	0.0	14	17
CB Roger Wehrli	4	0	0.0	26	23
DT John Grant	3	1	0.0	26	22
DT Eric Kasay	3	0	0.0	22	21
S Dan Myers	2	1	0.0	4	7
S Jim Tolbert	1	0	1.0	20	19
DE Billy Howard	1	3	0.0	25	21
OLB Jim Merlo	1	1	0.0	6	4
OLB Roy Winston	1	1	0.0	8	4
WR Ray Jarvis	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dale Norman	1	0	0.0	2	0
OLB Ray Kiddoo	1	0	0.0	0	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bobby Bell	1.0	3	2	47
DE Bubba Smith	0.0	3	2	47
S Clarence Ellis	0.0	1	0	45

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
S Jim Tolbert	1.0	0	19
DT John Grant	0.0	2	22
DE Billy Howard	0.0	2	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jake Scott	5	0	1	46
ILB Nick Buoniconti	3	0	0	47
S Clarence Ellis	3	0	0	45
OLB Stan White	3	0	0	25
CB Willie Brown	2	2	0	47
CB Willie Buchanon	2	1	0	47
CB Doug Nettles	2	0	0	45
S Fred Hill	2	0	0	23
OLB Bobby Bell	1	0	0	47
DE Bubba Smith	1	0	0	47
ILB Ray White	1	0	0	1

St. Louis	Caught	PPlay
CB Roger Wehrli	5	23
OLB Dwight Lewis	3	23
ILB Will Foster	2	24
CB Hugh Rodgers	2	17
S Dan Myers	2	7
DE Billy Howard	1	21
OLB Jim Merlo	1	4
S Jim Tolbert	1	19
OLB Ray Kiddoo	1	1

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Kuechenberg	5	9	27	0	24
Larry Little	3	5	27	0	24
Bill Lenkaitis	1	2	9	0	10
Doug Dieken	0	2	25	1	18
Larry Csonka	0	2	22	0	22
Guy Morriss	0	2	19	0	16
Robert Woods	0	2	21	0	19
Oliver Goloboy	0	1	6	0	5
Frank Austin	0	1	7	0	9

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Len Hauss	4	10	2	26	0	46
Sam Davis	2	5	0	24	0	38
Tom Funchess	1	4	0	19	1	35
Ron Mikolajczyk	1	2	0	3	0	1
Norm Bulaich	1	1	0	19	0	24
Dan Dierdorf	0	3	0	24	0	46
Glen Holloway	0	1	0	23	0	43
Vincent Forbes	0	1	0	12	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Don Herrmann	4	18
Rocky Bleier	1	22
Dana McKenzie	1	17
Fred Hill	1	14
Ed Bradley	1	11
Frank Austin	1	7

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Roy Winston	2	15
Mark Cooney	1	15
Ken Payne	1	15
Bubba O'Neil	1	14
Ray Easterling	1	11
Al Clark	1	2

Participation

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Willie Brown	---	---	27	47	4	78
Bobby Bell	---	---	26	47	4	77
Nick Buoniconti	---	---	27	47	3	77
Deacon Jones	---	---	27	47	3	77
Jake Scott	---	---	26	46	5	77
Willie Buchanon	---	---	25	47	4	76
Bubba Smith	---	---	26	47	3	76
Mike Kadish	---	---	25	45	4	74
Doug Nettles	---	---	21	45	7	73
Clarence Ellis	---	---	21	45	5	71
Larry Little	27	24	---	---	7	58
Larry Csonka	22	22	---	---	8	52
Bob Griese	27	24	---	---	---	51
Bob Kuechenberg	27	24	---	---	---	51
Stan White	---	---	21	25	4	50
Don Herrmann	15	13	---	---	18	46
Marco Vehar	15	17	---	---	14	46
Nat Moore	16	12	---	---	16	44
Otis Taylor	16	18	---	---	10	44
Fred Hill	---	---	7	23	14	44
Doug Dieken	25	18	---	---	---	43
Robert Woods	21	19	---	---	---	40
Guy Morriss	19	16	---	---	4	39
Bob Trumpy	17	14	---	---	6	37
Mercury Morris	20	14	---	---	---	34
Dana McKenzie	8	5	---	---	17	30
Bill Lenkaitis	9	10	---	---	7	26
Oliver Goloboy	6	5	---	---	12	23
Frank Austin	7	9	---	---	7	23
Rocky Bleier	0	0	---	---	22	22
Ed Bradley	---	---	7	2	11	20
Fred McNeil	---	---	2	0	12	14
Melvin Small	---	---	0	0	10	10
Merlin Olsen	---	---	6	3	---	9
Mike Comeaux	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ray White	---	---	2	1	4	7
Tyrell Sampson	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Matuszak	---	---	1	0	4	5
Jim McCann	0	0	---	---	5	5
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	0	0	3	3
Don Horn	0	0	---	---	2	2
Al Palewicz	---	---	0	0	1	1
Harold Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dick Shiner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Percy Trudeau	---	---	0	0	---	0
Burt Craig	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Len Hauss	26	46	---	---	7	79
Jim Hart	27	47	---	---	---	74
J.V. Cain	22	35	---	---	15	72
Dan Dierdorf	24	46	---	---	---	70
Sam Davis	24	38	---	---	7	69
Glen Holloway	23	43	---	---	---	66
Ray Jarvis	16	41	---	---	1	58
Roger Wehrli	---	---	26	23	8	57
Cotton Speyrer	15	34	---	---	6	55
Tom Funchess	19	35	---	---	---	54
Will Foster	---	---	26	24	3	53
Norm Bulaich	19	24	---	---	9	52
Dwight Lewis	---	---	27	23	2	52
Mike Weger	---	---	26	23	3	52
Ron Yankowski	---	---	26	23	2	51
John Grant	---	---	26	22	2	50
Jim Tolbert	---	---	20	19	11	50
Ray Easterling	---	---	18	20	11	49
Ken Payne	13	21	---	---	15	49
Bubba O'Neil	15	20	---	---	14	49
Billy Howard	---	---	25	21	2	48
Eric Kasay	---	---	22	21	1	44
Terry Metcalf	16	22	---	---	---	38
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	14	17	6	37
Vincent Forbes	12	16	---	---	7	35
Tom Bailey	3	5	---	---	22	30
Matt Braxton	6	8	---	---	16	30
Altie Taylor	8	20	---	---	---	28
Roy Winston	---	---	8	4	15	27
Sammy Danko	---	---	10	6	11	27
Joe Scibelli	4	10	---	---	7	21
Dan Myers	---	---	4	7	6	17
Mark Cooney	---	---	1	0	15	16
Ray Kiddoo	---	---	0	1	15	16
Al Clark	---	---	9	4	2	15
Ron Mikolajczyk	3	1	---	---	7	11
Marv Kellum	---	---	0	0	10	10
Jim Merlo	---	---	6	4	---	10
Rich Caster	2	5	---	---	2	9
John Leypoldt	0	0	---	---	8	8
Al Blake	0	0	---	---	7	7
Geoff Carr	---	---	1	2	---	3
Dale Norman	---	---	2	0	---	2
Gary Huff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tim Rudnick	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jeff Gainey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	8	1.6
Middle	17	65	3.8
Right	4	11	2.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-4	-2.0
Middle	14	46	3.3
Right	11	47	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Griese	23	18	3	0	1	0	4	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Hart	46	25	1	3	6	3	7	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	22	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	29	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	118	16.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	41	13.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	50	25.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	78	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	11	123	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	10	1	15	1.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marco Vehar	6	5	0	82	1	17
WR Otis Taylor	5	4	1	57	1	18
WR Nat Moore	4	4	0	44	1	12
WR Don Herrmann	3	1	0	3	0	13
RB Mercury Morris	2	2	0	15	0	14
FB Larry Csonka	1	1	0	4	0	22
TE Bob Trumpy	1	1	0	5	0	14
FB Oliver Goloboy	1	0	0	0	0	5

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ray Jarvis	12	5	2	53	0	41
WR Cotton Speyrer	12	6	1	54	0	34
WR Terry Metcalf	7	4	0	37	0	22
FB Norm Bulaich	4	4	0	61	1	24
WR Bubba O'Neil	4	4	0	45	0	20
WR Ken Payne	3	0	2	0	0	21
RB Altie Taylor	3	2	1	16	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mercury Morris	1	3	3.00	3.11

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tom Bailey	2	11	5.50	5.33
Altie Taylor	2	3	1.50	2.38
Terry Metcalf	1	4	4.00	3.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Griese	3	3	30	10.00	9.13

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Hart	1	1	15	15.00	5.78

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Otis Taylor	2	2	18	9.00	11.40
WR Marco Vehar	1	1	12	12.00	13.67

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bubba O'Neil	1	1	15	15.00	11.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Mercury Morris	3	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Tom Bailey	1	1
Terry Metcalf	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Griese	8	5	4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Hart	14	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nat Moore	2	2	2
WR Otis Taylor	2	1	1
WR Marco Vehar	2	1	1
WR Don Herrmann	1	1	0
FB Oliver Goloboy	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ray Jarvis	5	2	2
WR Cotton Speyrer	4	2	2
FB Norm Bulaich	2	2	2
WR Ken Payne	2	0	0
RB Altie Taylor	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)