Week 3, 1974

Game MVP: Bobby Bell, Miami Dolphins

played in New England, MA

46 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Drive Charts

Rushing Statistics

Passing Statistics

Receiving Statistics

Interception Statistics

Fumble Statistics

Punting Statistics

Kicking Statistics

Punt Return Statistics

Kick Return Statistics

Defensive Statistics

Pass Rush Statistics

Pass Defense Statistics

Blocking Statistics

Special Teams Tackles

Participation

Directional Rushing Statistics

Detailed Passing Statistics

Directional Passing Statistics

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Third Down Passing Statistics

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami Dolphins	3	0	7	6	-	16
New England Patriots	3	3	3	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:18 MIA - Mike Comeaux 29 field goal
1Q: 05:30 NED - Ray Wersching 20 field goal
2Q: 04:46 NED - Ray Wersching 24 field goal
3Q: 11:25 NED - Ray Wersching 41 field goal
3Q: 03:06 MIA - Don Herrmann 8 pass from Bob Griese (Mike Comeaux extra point)
4Q: 09:56 MIA - Mike Comeaux 23 field goal
4Q: 01:03 MIA - Mike Comeaux 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:18 MIA - Mike Comeaux 29 field goal
1Q: 05:30 NED - Ray Wersching 20 field goal
2Q: 04:46 NED - Ray Wersching 24 field goal
3Q: 11:25 NED - Ray Wersching 41 field goal
3Q: 03:06 MIA - Don Herrmann 8 pass from Bob Griese (Mike Comeaux extra point)
4Q: 09:56 MIA - Mike Comeaux 23 field goal
4Q: 01:03 MIA - Mike Comeaux 24 field goal

Team Statistics MIA NED
Record 3-0 2-1
First Downs 11 15
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 8 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 245 266
- Offensive Plays 52 66
- Yards per Play 4.71 4.03
Net Rushing Yards 87 110
- Rushing Attempts 21 26
- Yards per Rush 4.14 4.23
Net Passing Yards 158 156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 19 - 2 35 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 168 191
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 5/35
- Yards per Pass Play 5.10 3.90
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 3/25 5/29
Punt Returns/Yards 3/42 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 4/114 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 46 OWN 25
Time of Possession 26:57 33:03

Team Statistics	MIA	NED
Record	3-0	2-1
First Downs	11	15
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	8	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	245	266
- Offensive Plays	52	66
- Yards per Play	4.71	4.03
Net Rushing Yards	87	110
- Rushing Attempts	21	26
- Yards per Rush	4.14	4.23
Net Passing Yards	158	156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 19 - 2	35 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	168	191
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	5/35
- Yards per Pass Play	5.10	3.90
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	3/25	5/29
Punt Returns/Yards	3/42	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	4/114	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 46	OWN 25
Time of Possession	26:57	33:03

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:16	OWN 39	3	-8	Punt
1	13:44	2:31	OPP 34	6	22	Field Goal
1	9:26	0:08	OWN 24	1	0	Interception
1	5:24	2:20	OWN 38	4	23	Interception
1	1:30	2:14	OWN 37	5	14	Punt
2	4:40	2:17	OWN 38	3	9	Punt
3	11:20	2:36	OWN 47	3	8	Punt
3	6:35	3:38	OWN 37	6	63	Touchdown
3	0:14	5:24	OWN 32	11	62	Field Goal
4	6:10	3:57	OWN 24	6	24	Punt
4	1:30	0:34	OPP 15	3	8	Field Goal
4	0:12	0:12	OPP 14	1	-2	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:13	1:47	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
1	9:18	3:54	OPP 35	7	32	Field Goal
1	3:04	1:34	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
2	14:16	9:36	OWN 1	17	92	Field Goal
2	2:23	2:23	OWN 21	6	22	Half
3	15:00	3:40	OWN 5	7	71	Field Goal
3	8:44	2:09	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	2:57	2:43	OWN 28	3	-8	Punt
4	9:50	3:40	OWN 41	9	42	Missed FG
4	2:13	0:43	OWN 20	4	-5	Downs
4	0:56	0:44	OWN 20	4	-6	Downs

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mercury Morris	13	40	3.08	8	0
Larry Csonka	6	38	6.33	23	1
Bob Griese	2	9	4.50	11	1

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Essex Johnson	17	57	3.35	12	2
Jumbo Asher	6	28	4.67	11	1
Larry Smith	2	18	9.00	13	1
Jim Plunkett	1	7	7.00	7	0

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Griese	29	19	168	2/10	1	33	2	63.5

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Plunkett	35	20	191	5/35	0	34	0	72.4

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Harold Jackson	4	5	32	8.00	9	12	0
WR Nat Moore	4	4	54	13.50	15	33	0
WR Don Herrmann	3	5	34	11.33	0	17	1
FB Larry Csonka	2	3	11	5.50	4	7	0
RB Mercury Morris	2	4	-1	-0.50	0	2	0
WR Otis Taylor	2	4	23	11.50	3	12	0
TE Bob Trumpy	1	2	10	10.00	4	10	0
TE Dana McKenzie	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Reggie Rucker	5	10	34	6.80	0	15
WR Van Harmon	3	5	49	16.33	9	23
RB Jumbo Asher	3	3	6	2.00	3	3
TE Bob Adams	2	2	31	15.50	17	22
WR Gloster Richardson	2	4	49	24.50	19	34
FB John Brockington	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
RB Essex Johnson	1	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Larry Smith	1	1	3	3.00	3	3
TE Jerome Moriarty	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
WR Vincent Slatus	1	1	13	13.00	0	13

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Chris Farasopoulos	1	0	0.00	0
CB Graham Spreen	1	0	0.00	0

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Nat Moore	1	1	0
Otis Taylor	1	0	0
Ed Bradley	0	1	0
Don Herrmann	0	1	0
Bobby Bell	0	0	1
Clarence Ellis	0	0	1
Mike Kadish	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Chris Farasopoulos	1	0	0
Jim Plunkett	1	0	0
Larry Smith	1	0	0
Jim Langer	0	1	0
Dan Stonebarger	0	1	0
Mike Bass	0	0	1
Babe Morgan	0	0	1

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim McCann	5	229	45.8	34.4	52	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	4	206	51.5	41.0	58	2

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Comeaux	3/3	0/0	0/0	29	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Wersching	3/4	1/1	0/0	41	0/0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nat Moore	3	42	14.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Farasopoulos	2	17	8.5	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nat Moore	4	114	28.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Essex Johnson	2	44	22.0	0

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Nick Buoniconti	10	1	0.0	26	40
OLB Bobby Bell	9	4	3.0	26	38
CB Willie Brown	6	1	0.0	25	38
S Ken Houston	5	2	0.0	20	38
CB Willie Buchanon	5	1	0.0	25	36
CB Doug Nettles	4	2	0.0	14	35
DT Mike Kadish	3	4	1.0	25	35
DE Deacon Jones	3	2	1.0	25	39
S Jake Scott	3	2	0.0	26	38
DE Bubba Smith	2	0	0.0	24	37
ILB Ed Bradley	1	2	0.0	11	5
RB Mercury Morris	1	0	---	---	---
TE Dana McKenzie	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Fred McNeil	0	4	0.0	19	18

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sandy Durko	7	1	0.0	20	29
OLB Paul Naumoff	5	1	0.0	20	31
DE Coy Bacon	4	1	1.0	14	26
CB Mike Bass	4	0	0.0	21	31
CB Graham Spreen	4	0	0.0	21	29
DE Tommy Hart	3	2	1.0	19	29
DE Olin Rogers	3	3	0.0	19	30
OLB Steve Nelson	2	2	0.0	9	6
OLB Sam Hunt	2	1	0.0	19	30
CB Maurice Spencer	2	1	0.0	13	26
OLB Charlie Hall	2	0	0.0	17	24
DT Elex Price	1	0	0.0	2	1
S Vince Castillo	1	0	0.0	2	10
DT R.J. Reese	1	0	0.0	7	3
S Chris Farasopoulos	0	1	0.0	16	30
DE Bill Stanfill	0	1	0.0	7	5

Miami	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bobby Bell	3.0	1	3	38
DE Deacon Jones	1.0	1	0	39
DT Mike Kadish	1.0	0	0	35
DE Bubba Smith	0.0	3	0	37

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Coy Bacon	1.0	2	3	26
DE Tommy Hart	1.0	0	2	29
DE Olin Rogers	0.0	1	0	30

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Willie Buchanon	4	2	36
CB Willie Brown	4	0	38
ILB Nick Buoniconti	3	0	40
CB Doug Nettles	3	0	35
S Ken Houston	2	1	38
OLB Bobby Bell	2	0	38
S Jake Scott	1	1	38
ILB Ed Bradley	1	0	5
OLB Fred McNeil	0	1	18

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Paul Naumoff	4	1	0	31
CB Mike Bass	4	0	0	31
CB Graham Spreen	3	0	1	29
S Sandy Durko	3	0	0	29
OLB Sam Hunt	2	0	0	30
OLB Charlie Hall	1	1	0	24
DE Coy Bacon	1	0	0	26
DT R.J. Reese	1	0	0	3
S Chris Farasopoulos	0	1	1	30

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Van Horn	4	5	1	22	2	36
Dan Stonebarger	2	4	0	22	0	38
John Hannah	1	3	0	23	2	37
Babe Morgan	1	3	0	7	0	14
Bob Adams	1	2	0	13	0	14
Jim Langer	0	5	0	25	0	37
John Brockington	0	1	0	17	0	20
Jerome Moriarty	0	1	0	12	0	16
Skip Lewis	0	1	0	1	0	3
Tom Mullen	0	0	0	3	1	3

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Csonka	1	15
Clarence Ellis	1	15
Nat Moore	1	14
Harold Jackson	1	13

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Frank Grant	2	17
Troy Gerhardt	2	13
Jerome Moriarty	1	14
Mike Bass	1	12
Babe Morgan	1	8

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bobby Bell	---	---	26	38	6	70
Nick Buoniconti	---	---	26	40	4	70
Willie Brown	---	---	25	38	6	69
Deacon Jones	---	---	25	39	4	68
Jake Scott	---	---	26	38	4	68
Willie Buchanon	---	---	25	36	4	65
Bubba Smith	---	---	24	37	4	65
Mike Kadish	---	---	25	35	4	64
Doug Nettles	---	---	14	35	14	63
Ken Houston	---	---	20	38	3	61
Larry Little	21	31	---	---	8	60
Bob Griese	21	31	---	---	---	52
Bob Kuechenberg	21	31	---	---	---	52
Larry Csonka	14	22	---	---	15	51
Guy Morriss	17	27	---	---	2	46
Doug Dieken	17	25	---	---	2	44
Don Herrmann	11	22	---	---	11	44
Clarence Ellis	---	---	7	21	15	43
Harold Jackson	12	15	---	---	13	40
Fred McNeil	---	---	19	18	3	40
Nat Moore	10	16	---	---	14	40
Mercury Morris	14	22	---	---	---	36
Bob Trumpy	10	19	---	---	7	36
Otis Taylor	17	18	---	---	---	35
Robert Woods	12	23	---	---	---	35
Dana McKenzie	10	9	---	---	16	35
Frank Austin	11	10	---	---	8	29
Ed Bradley	---	---	11	5	6	22
Marco Vehar	1	6	---	---	15	22
Bill Lenkaitis	5	8	---	---	8	21
Ray White	---	---	3	7	11	21
Oliver Goloboy	6	6	---	---	9	21
Rocky Bleier	0	0	---	---	17	17
Merlin Olsen	---	---	7	7	---	14
John Matuszak	---	---	2	4	4	10
Al Palewicz	---	---	0	2	7	9
Mike Comeaux	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tyrell Sampson	1	0	---	---	7	8
Jim McCann	0	0	---	---	5	5
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	0	0	4	4
Corwin Grams	---	---	0	0	4	4
Don Horn	0	0	---	---	3	3
Melvin Small	---	---	1	2	---	3
Dick Shiner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Percy Trudeau	---	---	0	0	---	0
Burt Craig	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Stonebarger	22	38	---	---	8	68
Jim Plunkett	26	40	---	---	---	66
Mike Bass	---	---	21	31	12	64
Jim Langer	25	37	---	---	---	62
John Hannah	23	37	---	---	---	60
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	16	30	12	58
Doug Van Horn	22	36	---	---	---	58
Paul Naumoff	---	---	20	31	3	54
Jean Barrett	23	30	---	---	---	53
Sandy Durko	---	---	20	29	4	53
Graham Spreen	---	---	21	29	3	53
Sam Hunt	---	---	19	30	3	52
Olin Rogers	---	---	19	30	3	52
Tommy Hart	---	---	19	29	3	51
Maurice Spencer	---	---	13	26	12	51
Coy Bacon	---	---	14	26	7	47
Essex Johnson	18	23	---	---	6	47
Reggie Rucker	16	30	---	---	1	47
John Brockington	17	20	---	---	9	46
Charlie Hall	---	---	17	24	4	45
Gloster Richardson	15	27	---	---	3	45
Vincent Slatus	14	26	---	---	3	43
Jerome Moriarty	12	16	---	---	14	42
Van Harmon	8	19	---	---	11	38
Bob Adams	13	14	---	---	6	33
Larry Smith	8	9	---	---	16	33
Babe Morgan	7	14	---	---	8	29
Vince Castillo	---	---	2	10	13	25
Steve Nelson	---	---	9	6	9	24
Frank Grant	1	4	---	---	17	22
Shawn McCulley	2	0	---	---	17	19
Jumbo Asher	6	12	---	---	1	19
R.J. Reese	---	---	7	3	6	16
Tom Mullen	3	3	---	---	8	14
Bill Stanfill	---	---	7	5	1	13
Troy Gerhardt	0	0	---	---	13	13
Terry Meyer	---	---	2	0	10	12
Skip Lewis	1	3	---	---	7	11
Jims Sims	---	---	3	1	5	9
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Hicks	4	2	---	---	1	7
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jared Kuszewski	0	0	---	---	4	4
Elex Price	---	---	2	1	---	3
Isaac Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dana Devine	0	0	---	---	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	26	4.3
Middle	10	35	3.5
Right	4	28	7.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	3	1.5
Middle	13	45	3.5
Right	11	62	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Griese	29	19	1	0	2	3	3	5	2

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Plunkett	35	20	3	3	2	5	5	3	0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	26	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	52	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	57	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	33	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	9	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	63	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	96	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	23	3.8

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Don Herrmann	5	3	1	34	0	22
WR Harold Jackson	5	4	0	32	0	15
WR Nat Moore	4	4	0	54	1	16
RB Mercury Morris	4	2	0	-1	0	22
WR Otis Taylor	4	2	1	23	0	18
FB Larry Csonka	3	2	0	11	0	22
TE Bob Trumpy	2	1	0	10	0	19
TE Dana McKenzie	2	1	0	5	0	9

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Rucker	10	5	0	34	0	30
WR Van Harmon	5	3	0	49	1	19
WR Gloster Richardson	4	2	1	49	1	27
FB John Brockington	3	1	0	3	0	20
RB Essex Johnson	3	1	1	0	0	23
TE Jerome Moriarty	3	1	0	3	0	16
RB Jumbo Asher	3	3	0	6	0	12
TE Bob Adams	2	2	0	31	1	14
WR Larry Smith	1	1	0	3	0	9
WR Vincent Slatus	1	1	0	13	0	26

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mercury Morris	3	7	2.33	3.08
Larry Csonka	1	4	4.00	6.33
Bob Griese	1	-2	-2.00	4.50

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Essex Johnson	4	4	1.00	3.35
Jumbo Asher	1	11	11.00	4.67

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Griese	3	3	19	6.33	5.79

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Plunkett	5	2	5	1.00	5.46

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Larry Csonka	2	2	11	5.50	3.67
WR Don Herrmann	1	1	8	8.00	6.80

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Reggie Rucker	3	1	3	1.00	3.40
RB Essex Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Jumbo Asher	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Csonka	2	0
Bob Griese	1	1
Mercury Morris	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Smith	2	1
Jumbo Asher	1	1

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Griese	9	7	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	12	9	3

Larry Little

Guy Morriss

Bob Kuechenberg

Bob Trumpy

Robert Woods

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Otis Taylor	3	2	2
WR Harold Jackson	2	2	1
FB Larry Csonka	1	1	0
WR Don Herrmann	1	0	0
WR Nat Moore	1	1	1
RB Mercury Morris	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reggie Rucker	5	3	0
RB Jumbo Asher	2	2	0
TE Bob Adams	1	1	1
WR Gloster Richardson	1	1	1
WR Larry Smith	1	1	0
WR Van Harmon	1	0	0
WR Vincent Slatus	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)