Week 12, 1974

played in Miami, FL

61 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	14	10	0	-	24
Miami Dolphins	7	7	0	17	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:39 MIA - Don Herrmann 15 pass from Bob Griese (Mike Comeaux extra point)
2Q: 09:31 MIA - Mercury Morris 6 run (Mike Comeaux extra point)
2Q: 02:45 NED - Van Harmon 4 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 01:42 NED - Jumbo Asher 9 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 11:45 NED - Reggie Rucker 24 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 03:41 NED - Ray Wersching 37 field goal
4Q: 11:46 MIA - Mike Comeaux 28 field goal
4Q: 09:40 MIA - Don Herrmann 11 pass from Bob Griese (Mike Comeaux extra point)
4Q: 00:37 MIA - Mercury Morris 3 run (Mike Comeaux extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:39 MIA - Don Herrmann 15 pass from Bob Griese (Mike Comeaux extra point)
2Q: 09:31 MIA - Mercury Morris 6 run (Mike Comeaux extra point)
2Q: 02:45 NED - Van Harmon 4 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 01:42 NED - Jumbo Asher 9 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 11:45 NED - Reggie Rucker 24 pass from Jim Plunkett (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 03:41 NED - Ray Wersching 37 field goal
4Q: 11:46 MIA - Mike Comeaux 28 field goal
4Q: 09:40 MIA - Don Herrmann 11 pass from Bob Griese (Mike Comeaux extra point)
4Q: 00:37 MIA - Mercury Morris 3 run (Mike Comeaux extra point)

Team Statistics NED MIA
Record 7-4 9-2
First Downs 18 24
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 15 15
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 380 405
- Offensive Plays 60 71
- Yards per Play 6.33 5.70
Net Rushing Yards 72 112
- Rushing Attempts 17 27
- Yards per Rush 4.24 4.15
Net Passing Yards 308 293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 28 - 0 42 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 325 304
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 7.16 6.66
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/55 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 1/19
Kick Returns/Yards 5/113 4/115
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 29
Time of Possession 26:28 33:32

Team Statistics	NED	MIA
Record	7-4	9-2
First Downs	18	24
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	15	15
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	380	405
- Offensive Plays	60	71
- Yards per Play	6.33	5.70
Net Rushing Yards	72	112
- Rushing Attempts	17	27
- Yards per Rush	4.24	4.15
Net Passing Yards	308	293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 28 - 0	42 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	325	304
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	7.16	6.66
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/55	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	1/19
Kick Returns/Yards	5/113	4/115
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 29
Time of Possession	26:28	33:32

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:38	2:32	OWN 3	6	43	Punt
1	8:35	0:48	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
1	3:33	3:38	OWN 31	5	45	Missed FG
2	9:21	2:11	OWN 47	3	6	Punt
2	4:59	2:20	OWN 43	10	57	Touchdown
2	2:15	0:43	OPP 35	3	35	Touchdown
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 36	1	22	Half
3	15:00	2:00	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
3	12:16	0:47	OWN 46	2	54	Touchdown
3	7:13	3:38	OWN 20	5	60	Field Goal
3	1:51	1:06	OWN 44	3	5	Punt
4	11:40	0:50	OWN 17	1	-5	Fumble
4	9:35	3:45	OWN 37	6	19	Punt
4	4:45	2:10	OWN 46	7	16	Missed FG
4	0:29	0:29	OWN 16	3	11	Game

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:22	OWN 28	4	23	Punt
1	10:06	1:31	OWN 9	4	30	Punt
1	7:47	4:14	OWN 46	8	54	Touchdown
2	14:55	5:34	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
2	7:10	2:11	OWN 4	3	9	Punt
2	2:39	0:24	OWN 27	1	8	Fumble
2	1:32	1:16	OWN 27	5	44	Missed FG
3	13:00	0:44	OWN 7	3	7	Punt
3	11:29	4:16	OWN 36	5	15	Punt
3	3:35	1:44	OWN 48	4	8	Downs
3	0:45	4:05	OWN 3	10	86	Field Goal
4	10:50	1:15	OPP 12	3	12	Touchdown
4	5:50	1:05	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	2:35	2:06	OWN 45	9	55	Touchdown

Game MVP: Bob Griese, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Essex Johnson	9	43	4.78	14	1	0
Jumbo Asher	3	16	5.33	9	0	1
Jim Plunkett	2	9	4.50	5	0	0
Larry Smith	2	4	2.00	2	0	0
John Brockington	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mercury Morris	14	59	4.21	15	2	2
Larry Csonka	12	49	4.08	11	1	0
Bob Griese	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Plunkett	40	28	325	3/17	2	44	0	110.9

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Griese	42	27	304	2/11	2	34	0	101.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Reggie Rucker	7	7	126	18.00	16	33	1
RB Essex Johnson	5	6	28	5.60	16	8	0
WR Gloster Richardson	3	5	53	17.67	9	30	0
WR Larry Smith	3	4	15	5.00	3	8	0
TE Jerome Moriarty	3	3	62	20.67	0	44	0
WR Van Harmon	2	4	14	7.00	0	10	1
RB Jumbo Asher	2	2	8	4.00	2	5	0
WR Vincent Slatus	2	5	16	8.00	4	10	0
FB John Brockington	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Bob Adams	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Don Herrmann	7	7	112	16.00	17	28	2
WR Harold Jackson	7	14	80	11.43	6	34	0
RB Mercury Morris	5	6	33	6.60	10	12	0
TE Dana McKenzie	3	4	28	9.33	3	15	0
FB Larry Csonka	2	3	19	9.50	10	11	0
WR Otis Taylor	2	5	16	8.00	0	14	0
TE Bob Trumpy	1	2	16	16.00	1	16	0
WR Nat Moore	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jim Plunkett	1	0	0
Vince Castillo	0	1	0
Coy Bacon	0	0	1
Chris Farasopoulos	0	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Larry Csonka	2	1	0	0
Mike Kadish	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	6	279	46.5	40.0	56	4

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim McCann	6	257	42.8	38.8	49	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Wersching	1/3	0/2	0/1	37	3/3

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Comeaux	1/2	0/1	0/0	28	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Farasopoulos	1	4	4.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nat Moore	1	19	19.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Essex Johnson	4	86	21.5	0
Chris Farasopoulos	1	27	27.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nat Moore	3	79	26.3	0
Harold Jackson	1	36	36.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Paul Naumoff	9	0	0.5	25	44
S Sandy Durko	6	3	0.0	23	42
OLB Sam Hunt	5	3	0.5	25	44
S Chris Farasopoulos	5	2	0.0	21	40
CB Mike Bass	5	1	0.0	27	43
DE Tommy Hart	4	2	0.0	24	40
CB Martin Lance	4	1	0.0	8	26
DE Olin Rogers	4	0	0.0	25	40
OLB Charlie Hall	3	0	1.0	19	35
CB Graham Spreen	3	1	0.0	27	43
DE Coy Bacon	2	3	0.0	27	44
OLB Steve Nelson	1	1	0.0	13	10
DE Bill Stanfill	1	0	0.0	9	8
ILB Terry Meyer	0	1	0.0	2	0

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ken Houston	8	4	0.0	17	39
CB Willie Buchanon	6	1	0.0	16	38
ILB Nick Buoniconti	5	2	0.0	17	42
CB Willie Brown	5	1	0.0	17	42
DT Mike Kadish	4	0	2.5	15	38
OLB Fred McNeil	4	0	0.0	13	34
DE Bubba Smith	3	5	0.0	16	41
S Jake Scott	3	1	0.0	16	41
OLB Bobby Bell	2	3	0.5	17	41
CB Doug Nettles	2	0	0.0	15	37
DE Deacon Jones	1	0	0.0	15	41
DT Merlin Olsen	1	0	0.0	3	9
ILB Ed Bradley	0	1	0.0	2	10

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Charlie Hall	1.0	1	2	35
OLB Sam Hunt	0.5	0	0	44
OLB Paul Naumoff	0.5	0	0	44
DE Coy Bacon	0.0	0	3	44
OLB Jims Sims	0.0	0	1	1

Miami	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Mike Kadish	2.5	0	38
OLB Bobby Bell	0.5	5	41
DE Bubba Smith	0.0	2	41

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mike Bass	5	0	43
OLB Paul Naumoff	5	0	44
S Sandy Durko	4	1	42
S Chris Farasopoulos	3	1	40
CB Martin Lance	3	1	26
OLB Sam Hunt	2	0	44
DE Olin Rogers	2	0	40
CB Graham Spreen	2	0	43
DE Tommy Hart	1	0	40

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Ken Houston	7	0	39
CB Willie Buchanon	6	0	38
CB Willie Brown	4	1	42
OLB Fred McNeil	4	0	34
OLB Bobby Bell	2	0	41
ILB Nick Buoniconti	2	0	42
CB Doug Nettles	1	0	37
S Jake Scott	1	0	41
DE Bubba Smith	1	0	41

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Langer	2	6	16	0	42
Jean Barrett	1	1	14	1	33
John Hannah	0	2	16	1	37
Babe Morgan	0	2	16	0	35
Dan Stonebarger	0	1	5	1	23
Bob Adams	0	1	12	0	22
Tom Mullen	0	1	1	0	6
Doug Van Horn	0	1	16	0	38

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Little	3	6	2	27	0	44
Bob Kuechenberg	3	6	1	27	0	44
Guy Morriss	1	7	0	23	0	40
Bob Trumpy	1	2	0	17	0	22
Doug Dieken	1	1	0	21	1	34
Robert Woods	1	1	0	17	1	35
Larry Csonka	1	1	0	24	0	33
Bill Lenkaitis	0	1	0	6	0	6
Dana McKenzie	0	1	0	10	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Gerhardt	2	19
Frank Grant	1	20
Chris Farasopoulos	1	17
Essex Johnson	1	8

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Don Herrmann	2	22
Bob Trumpy	2	17
Rocky Bleier	1	25
Melvin Small	1	10

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	21	40	17	78
Coy Bacon	---	---	27	44	2	73
Mike Bass	---	---	27	43	3	73
Graham Spreen	---	---	27	43	2	72
Sam Hunt	---	---	25	44	2	71
Paul Naumoff	---	---	25	44	1	70
Sandy Durko	---	---	23	42	3	68
Tommy Hart	---	---	24	40	2	66
Olin Rogers	---	---	25	40	1	66
Jim Langer	16	42	---	---	6	64
Jim Plunkett	17	43	---	---	---	60
Charlie Hall	---	---	19	35	2	56
Babe Morgan	16	35	---	---	5	56
Doug Van Horn	16	38	---	---	---	54
John Hannah	16	37	---	---	---	53
Jean Barrett	14	33	---	---	---	47
John Brockington	13	24	---	---	8	45
Bob Adams	12	22	---	---	10	44
Jerome Moriarty	6	20	---	---	18	44
Van Harmon	7	21	---	---	15	43
Larry Smith	4	14	---	---	24	42
Essex Johnson	9	24	---	---	8	41
Gloster Richardson	11	27	---	---	2	40
Maurice Spencer	---	---	6	9	23	38
Vincent Slatus	6	25	---	---	4	35
Vince Castillo	---	---	10	11	13	34
Martin Lance	---	---	8	26	---	34
Reggie Rucker	10	21	---	---	1	32
Dan Stonebarger	5	23	---	---	4	32
Bill Stanfill	---	---	9	8	12	29
Frank Grant	2	6	---	---	20	28
Steve Nelson	---	---	13	10	1	24
Jumbo Asher	5	11	---	---	6	22
Terry Meyer	---	---	2	0	19	21
Troy Gerhardt	0	0	---	---	19	19
Tom Mullen	1	6	---	---	9	16
Jims Sims	---	---	4	1	10	15
John Hicks	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kyle Delaroche	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	8	8
Elex Price	---	---	2	4	1	7
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jared Kuszewski	0	0	---	---	3	3
Skip Lewis	1	1	---	---	---	2
Isaac Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0
R.J. Reese	---	---	0	0	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Larry Little	27	44	---	---	8	79
Bob Griese	27	44	---	---	---	71
Bob Kuechenberg	27	44	---	---	---	71
Harold Jackson	22	37	---	---	11	70
Guy Morriss	23	40	---	---	3	66
Don Herrmann	15	27	---	---	22	64
Willie Brown	---	---	17	42	4	63
Larry Csonka	24	33	---	---	6	63
Bobby Bell	---	---	17	41	4	62
Nick Buoniconti	---	---	17	42	3	62
Doug Nettles	---	---	15	37	9	61
Jake Scott	---	---	16	41	3	60
Bubba Smith	---	---	16	41	3	60
Ken Houston	---	---	17	39	3	59
Deacon Jones	---	---	15	41	2	58
Willie Buchanon	---	---	16	38	2	56
Doug Dieken	21	34	---	---	1	56
Mike Kadish	---	---	15	38	3	56
Bob Trumpy	17	22	---	---	17	56
Mercury Morris	17	35	---	---	---	52
Robert Woods	17	35	---	---	---	52
Fred McNeil	---	---	13	34	2	49
Otis Taylor	18	27	---	---	---	45
Nat Moore	6	14	---	---	23	43
Frank Austin	13	16	---	---	8	37
Dana McKenzie	10	15	---	---	10	35
Oliver Goloboy	6	6	---	---	15	27
Rocky Bleier	0	0	---	---	25	25
Ray White	---	---	1	6	18	25
Ed Bradley	---	---	2	10	12	24
Clarence Ellis	---	---	5	7	12	24
Bill Lenkaitis	6	6	---	---	8	20
Marco Vehar	0	4	---	---	14	18
John Matuszak	---	---	2	4	7	13
Merlin Olsen	---	---	3	9	1	13
Melvin Small	---	---	0	1	10	11
Tyrell Sampson	1	1	---	---	8	10
Mike Comeaux	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jim McCann	0	0	---	---	6	6
Al Palewicz	---	---	0	2	4	6
Corwin Grams	---	---	0	0	6	6
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	0	0	5	5
Don Horn	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dick Shiner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Percy Trudeau	---	---	0	0	---	0
Burt Craig	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	12	50	4.2
Right	5	22	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	29	4.8
Middle	13	43	3.3
Right	8	40	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Plunkett	40	28	5	2	2	1	7	0	0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Griese	42	27	4	2	3	3	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	19	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	73	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	80	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	9	5	153	17.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	26	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	45	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	11	143	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	90	12.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Rucker	7	7	0	126	3	21
RB Essex Johnson	6	5	0	28	0	24
WR Gloster Richardson	5	3	1	53	1	27
WR Vincent Slatus	5	2	1	16	0	25
WR Larry Smith	4	3	0	15	0	14
WR Van Harmon	4	2	0	14	0	21
TE Jerome Moriarty	3	3	0	62	1	20
TE Bob Adams	2	0	0	0	0	22
FB John Brockington	2	1	0	3	0	24
RB Jumbo Asher	2	2	0	8	0	11

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harold Jackson	14	7	2	80	2	37
WR Don Herrmann	7	7	0	112	2	27
RB Mercury Morris	6	5	0	33	0	35
WR Otis Taylor	5	2	1	16	0	27
TE Dana McKenzie	4	3	0	28	0	15
FB Larry Csonka	3	2	0	19	0	33
TE Bob Trumpy	2	1	0	16	0	22
WR Nat Moore	1	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Essex Johnson	2	5	2.50	4.78
Jumbo Asher	1	9	9.00	5.33

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Larry Csonka	4	8	2.00	4.08
Mercury Morris	4	17	4.25	4.21

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Plunkett	2	2	14	7.00	8.13

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Griese	6	6	43	7.17	7.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Reggie Rucker	1	1	10	10.00	18.00
WR Van Harmon	1	1	4	4.00	3.50

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Don Herrmann	2	2	26	13.00	16.00
FB Larry Csonka	1	1	8	8.00	6.33
WR Harold Jackson	1	1	4	4.00	5.71
RB Mercury Morris	1	1	3	3.00	5.50
WR Otis Taylor	1	1	2	2.00	3.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Smith	2	0
John Brockington	1	0

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Bob Griese	1	0
Mercury Morris	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	9	7	4

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Griese	11	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Larry Smith	2	1	0
WR Van Harmon	2	2	1
WR Vincent Slatus	2	1	1
WR Gloster Richardson	1	1	0
TE Jerome Moriarty	1	1	1
RB Jumbo Asher	1	1	1

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

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)