Week 6, 1974

played in Birmingham, AL

83 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Miami Dolphins	0	0	7	7	-	14
Birmingham Bombers	7	3	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:49 BIR - David Goodwin 1 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 04:34 BIR - Bucky Wallace 25 field goal
3Q: 05:34 MIA - Mercury Morris 4 run (Mike Comeaux extra point)
3Q: 02:02 BIR - Boobie Clark 12 pass from Steve Ramsey (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 12:36 MIA - Larry Csonka 5 run (Mike Comeaux extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:49 BIR - David Goodwin 1 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 04:34 BIR - Bucky Wallace 25 field goal
3Q: 05:34 MIA - Mercury Morris 4 run (Mike Comeaux extra point)
3Q: 02:02 BIR - Boobie Clark 12 pass from Steve Ramsey (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 12:36 MIA - Larry Csonka 5 run (Mike Comeaux extra point)

Team Statistics MIA BIR
Record 4-1 3-2
First Downs 18 23
- by Rushing 6 10
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 258 380
- Offensive Plays 50 69
- Yards per Play 5.16 5.51
Net Rushing Yards 84 140
- Rushing Attempts 22 38
- Yards per Rush 3.82 3.68
Net Passing Yards 174 240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 16 - 0 31 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 178 240
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.21 7.74
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/43 6/30
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/77 3/38
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 24
Time of Possession 24:44 35:16

Team Statistics	MIA	BIR
Record	4-1	3-2
First Downs	18	23
- by Rushing	6	10
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	258	380
- Offensive Plays	50	69
- Yards per Play	5.16	5.51
Net Rushing Yards	84	140
- Rushing Attempts	22	38
- Yards per Rush	3.82	3.68
Net Passing Yards	174	240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 16 - 0	31 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	178	240
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.21	7.74
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/43	6/30
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/77	3/38
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 24
Time of Possession	24:44	35:16

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:21	OWN 24	7	29	Punt
1	3:39	1:57	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
1	0:09	1:15	OPP 49	3	9	Punt
2	11:36	2:47	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
2	4:29	1:27	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
3	12:04	6:37	OWN 7	12	93	Touchdown
3	2:43	0:14	OWN 15	1	-4	Fumble
3	1:57	4:31	OWN 47	10	53	Touchdown
4	11:06	1:49	OWN 43	6	13	Punt

Birmingham Bombers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:39	7:00	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
1	1:42	1:33	OWN 5	3	0	Punt
2	13:54	2:18	OWN 20	6	47	Interception
2	8:49	4:20	OWN 32	7	60	Field Goal
2	3:02	3:02	OWN 20	8	34	Half
3	15:00	2:56	OWN 22	6	27	Punt
3	5:27	2:44	OWN 14	5	32	Punt
3	2:29	0:32	OPP 11	2	11	Touchdown
4	12:26	1:20	OWN 25	2	3	Interception
4	9:17	9:17	OWN 1	16	66	Game

Game MVP: David Goodwin, Birmingham Bombers

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mercury Morris	13	48	3.69	10	1	1
Larry Csonka	7	15	2.14	5	0	1
Bob Griese	2	21	10.50	16	1	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Darnell Goodwin	18	54	3.00	11	1	0
David Goodwin	18	84	4.67	12	3	1
Steve Ramsey	2	2	1.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Griese	27	16	178	1/4	0	23	0	78.9

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Ramsey	31	21	240	0/0	1	37	2	74.6

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Harold Jackson	4	6	54	13.50	4	23
RB Mercury Morris	3	3	23	7.67	7	10
WR Otis Taylor	3	6	38	12.67	5	14
WR Don Herrmann	2	6	19	9.50	4	12
TE Dana McKenzie	2	2	20	10.00	4	11
FB Larry Csonka	1	1	20	20.00	13	20
WR Nat Moore	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
TE Bob Trumpy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Boobie Clark	6	6	68	11.33	32	25	1
WR Hugh Stopek	6	10	110	18.33	29	37	0
WR Calvin Hickman	3	6	24	8.00	3	17	0
RB Darnell Goodwin	2	2	3	1.50	0	4	0
WR Ken Bailey	2	2	17	8.50	0	11	0
RB David Goodwin	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0
WR Al Walker	1	4	12	12.00	3	12	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Willie Brown	1	0	0.00	0
CB Willie Buchanon	1	0	0.00	0

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dana McKenzie	1	1	0
Bob Griese	1	0	0
Bobby Bell	0	0	1

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Darnell Goodwin	1	0	0
Nick Roman	0	1	0
Juan Bruce	0	1	0
Jack Reynolds	0	0	2

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim McCann	6	253	42.2	35.2	55	3

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ian Mooberry	3	127	42.3	42.3	44	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	2	2	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nat Moore	3	77	25.7	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Sawyer	3	38	12.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bobby Bell	10	2	37	28
DE Deacon Jones	7	1	36	28
ILB Nick Buoniconti	6	2	37	30
S Ken Houston	5	5	28	29
CB Willie Brown	4	3	36	28
DT Mike Kadish	4	1	31	27
OLB Fred McNeil	4	1	26	25
S Jake Scott	4	1	36	26
CB Willie Buchanon	3	0	33	25
CB Doug Nettles	3	0	22	28
ILB Ed Bradley	2	1	20	8
DT Merlin Olsen	2	0	17	7
S Clarence Ellis	1	0	10	6
DE Bubba Smith	1	0	36	28

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jack Reynolds	8	1	1.0	22	28
OLB Jack Ham	7	0	0.0	22	28
S Bill Simpson	5	0	0.0	21	26
S Bill Bradley	4	0	0.0	22	28
DE Nick Roman	3	0	0.0	21	27
CB Terrance Dulaney	3	0	0.0	18	25
DE Bill Kollar	1	1	0.0	21	28
CB Earl Dvorak	1	1	0.0	22	28
OLB Ron Pritchard	1	0	0.0	3	2
QB Steve Ramsey	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ken Sawyer	1	0	0.0	22	28
DT Craig Fulcher	1	0	0.0	21	28
DT Gary Fair	1	0	0.0	13	23
WR Al Walker	1	0	---	---	---
CB Gerald Blackburn	1	0	0.0	0	1
S Willie Germany	0	2	0.0	8	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Merlin Olsen	1	0	0	7
OLB Bobby Bell	0	2	0	28
DE Bubba Smith	0	0	1	28

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Jack Reynolds	1.0	0	0	1	28
DE Nick Roman	0.0	1	3	0	27
DT Gary Fair	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Willie Brown	3	1	1	28
S Ken Houston	3	1	0	29
CB Willie Buchanon	3	0	1	25
S Jake Scott	3	0	0	26
ILB Nick Buoniconti	2	0	0	30
CB Doug Nettles	2	0	0	28
OLB Bobby Bell	1	0	0	28
ILB Ed Bradley	1	0	0	8
DT Mike Kadish	1	0	0	27
OLB Fred McNeil	1	0	0	25
DT Merlin Olsen	1	0	0	7

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bill Simpson	4	1	26
OLB Jack Ham	3	1	28
ILB Jack Reynolds	2	1	28
CB Terrance Dulaney	2	0	25
CB Earl Dvorak	1	2	28
S Bill Bradley	1	0	28
CB Ken Sawyer	1	0	28
DT Gary Fair	1	0	23
CB Gerald Blackburn	1	0	1

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Kuechenberg	4	9	1	22	0	28
Bill Lenkaitis	1	2	0	6	0	6
Larry Csonka	1	1	0	15	0	22
Frank Austin	0	2	0	10	1	9
Larry Little	0	2	0	22	0	28
Robert Woods	0	2	0	15	0	23
Doug Dieken	0	1	0	18	0	23
Guy Morriss	0	1	0	17	0	23

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Kris Wheeler	4	7	0	28	22
Greg Sampson	3	6	1	33	27
Pete Adams	2	5	0	32	24
Darryl Kenyon	2	4	0	28	17
Jake Kupp	2	3	0	15	17
Dan Ryczek	1	1	0	10	9
Juan Bruce	0	4	0	30	28
Ken Garcia	0	3	0	24	19
Boobie Clark	0	2	0	32	24
Carlton Malone	0	1	0	8	3

Special Teams Tackles

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Nat Moore	2	14
Don Herrmann	1	15
Oliver Goloboy	1	9
Harold Jackson	1	7

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Shane Harrison	2	13
Hugh Stopek	1	10

Participation

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nick Buoniconti	---	---	37	30	1	68
Bobby Bell	---	---	37	28	2	67
Willie Brown	---	---	36	28	2	66
Deacon Jones	---	---	36	28	1	65
Bubba Smith	---	---	36	28	1	65
Jake Scott	---	---	36	26	1	63
Willie Buchanon	---	---	33	25	2	60
Mike Kadish	---	---	31	27	1	59
Ken Houston	---	---	28	29	1	58
Larry Little	22	28	---	---	6	56
Doug Nettles	---	---	22	28	4	54
Fred McNeil	---	---	26	25	1	52
Bob Griese	22	28	---	---	---	50
Don Herrmann	15	20	---	---	15	50
Bob Kuechenberg	22	28	---	---	---	50
Harold Jackson	17	21	---	---	7	45
Doug Dieken	18	23	---	---	1	42
Guy Morriss	17	23	---	---	2	42
Larry Csonka	15	22	---	---	4	41
Robert Woods	15	23	---	---	---	38
Ed Bradley	---	---	20	8	7	35
Nat Moore	10	11	---	---	14	35
Mercury Morris	16	18	---	---	---	34
Bob Trumpy	11	14	---	---	8	33
Otis Taylor	14	15	---	---	---	29
Dana McKenzie	5	11	---	---	12	28
Frank Austin	10	9	---	---	6	25
Clarence Ellis	---	---	10	6	8	24
Merlin Olsen	---	---	17	7	---	24
Ray White	---	---	6	6	9	21
Bill Lenkaitis	6	6	---	---	5	17
Marco Vehar	5	4	---	---	8	17
Rocky Bleier	0	0	---	---	16	16
Oliver Goloboy	2	4	---	---	9	15
John Matuszak	---	---	4	5	3	12
Melvin Small	---	---	2	3	6	11
Al Palewicz	---	---	1	3	3	7
Jim McCann	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tyrell Sampson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Corwin Grams	---	---	0	1	3	4
Mike Comeaux	0	0	---	---	3	3
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	0	0	3	3
Don Horn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dick Shiner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Percy Trudeau	---	---	0	0	---	0
Burt Craig	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Ramsey	38	31	---	---	---	69
Boobie Clark	32	24	---	---	5	61
Greg Sampson	33	27	---	---	---	60
Juan Bruce	30	28	---	---	---	58
Hugh Stopek	27	20	---	---	10	57
Pete Adams	32	24	---	---	---	56
David Goodwin	18	22	---	---	15	55
Ken Sawyer	---	---	22	28	4	54
Ken Garcia	24	19	---	---	10	53
Calvin Hickman	30	22	---	---	1	53
Bill Bradley	---	---	22	28	2	52
Jack Ham	---	---	22	28	1	51
Jack Reynolds	---	---	22	28	---	50
Earl Dvorak	---	---	22	28	---	50
Kris Wheeler	28	22	---	---	---	50
Bill Kollar	---	---	21	28	---	49
Craig Fulcher	---	---	21	28	---	49
Nick Roman	---	---	21	27	---	48
Darryl Kenyon	28	17	---	---	3	48
Bill Simpson	---	---	21	26	---	47
Al Walker	18	15	---	---	11	44
Terrance Dulaney	---	---	18	25	---	43
Gary Fair	---	---	13	23	3	39
Jake Kupp	15	17	---	---	4	36
Darnell Goodwin	20	9	---	---	1	30
Dustin Stone	8	11	---	---	10	29
Ken Bailey	9	10	---	---	10	29
Dan Ryczek	10	9	---	---	4	23
Willie Germany	---	---	8	5	7	20
Claude Minor	6	8	---	---	4	18
Ronnie Covington	---	---	0	0	15	15
Mike Vardell	4	3	---	---	8	15
Shane Harrison	---	---	0	0	13	13
Carlton Malone	8	3	---	---	1	12
Ron Pritchard	---	---	3	2	6	11
Tyrell Garrison	---	---	1	1	9	11
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	0	0	9	9
Dusty Oliver	---	---	1	0	6	7
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	5	5
Karlos Rasmussen	---	---	1	1	3	5
Gerald Blackburn	---	---	0	1	3	4
Otis Sistrunk	---	---	2	1	---	3
Ian Mooberry	0	0	---	---	3	3
Will Wynn	---	---	1	0	---	1
Andy Sutter	0	0	---	---	1	1
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	7	2.3
Middle	16	72	4.5
Right	3	5	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	40	3.6
Middle	18	74	4.1
Right	8	27	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Griese	27	16	2	0	1	5	4	1	0

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Ramsey	31	21	2	0	3	2	2	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	20	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	62	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	73	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	23	3.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	32	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	67	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	104	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	37	7.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Don Herrmann	6	2	0	19	0	20
WR Harold Jackson	6	4	0	54	1	21
WR Otis Taylor	6	3	1	38	0	15
RB Mercury Morris	3	3	0	23	0	18
WR Nat Moore	2	1	0	4	0	11
TE Dana McKenzie	2	2	0	20	0	11
FB Larry Csonka	1	1	0	20	1	22
TE Bob Trumpy	1	0	0	0	0	14

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hugh Stopek	10	6	1	110	1	20
FB Boobie Clark	6	6	0	68	1	24
WR Calvin Hickman	6	3	1	24	0	22
WR Al Walker	4	1	1	12	0	15
RB Darnell Goodwin	2	2	0	3	0	9
WR Ken Bailey	2	2	0	17	0	10
RB David Goodwin	1	1	0	6	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mercury Morris	2	8	4.00	3.69
Larry Csonka	1	5	5.00	2.14

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Goodwin	3	7	2.33	4.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Griese	2	1	7	3.50	6.59

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Ramsey	5	3	15	3.00	7.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Mercury Morris	1	1	7	7.00	7.67
WR Otis Taylor	1	0	0	0.00	6.33

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Al Walker	2	0	0	0.00	3.00
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	12	12.00	11.33
RB Darnell Goodwin	1	1	-1	-1.00	1.50
WR Calvin Hickman	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Mercury Morris	2	0
Bob Griese	1	0

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
David Goodwin	5	5
Steve Ramsey	1	0
Darnell Goodwin	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Griese	7	4	4

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Ramsey	8	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Don Herrmann	2	1	1
RB Mercury Morris	2	2	2
WR Nat Moore	1	0	0
WR Otis Taylor	1	1	1
TE Bob Trumpy	1	0	0

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hugh Stopek	3	1	1
WR Calvin Hickman	3	2	0
RB Darnell Goodwin	1	1	0
RB David Goodwin	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,300)