Week 16, 1974

Game MVP: Len Dawson, Kansas City Chiefs

played in Kansas City, MO

23 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	7	7	0	-	17
Kansas City Chiefs	7	7	3	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:16 KCY - Marco King 23 run (Tom Dempsey extra point)
1Q: 01:27 MIA - Mike Comeaux 44 field goal
2Q: 10:08 MIA - Larry Csonka 4 pass from Bob Griese (Mike Comeaux extra point)
2Q: 00:39 KCY - Marco King 2 run (Tom Dempsey extra point)
3Q: 07:09 KCY - Tom Dempsey 32 field goal
3Q: 04:08 MIA - Mercury Morris 9 run (Mike Comeaux extra point)
4Q: 02:00 KCY - Doug Dressler 1 run (Tom Dempsey extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:16 KCY - Marco King 23 run (Tom Dempsey extra point)
1Q: 01:27 MIA - Mike Comeaux 44 field goal
2Q: 10:08 MIA - Larry Csonka 4 pass from Bob Griese (Mike Comeaux extra point)
2Q: 00:39 KCY - Marco King 2 run (Tom Dempsey extra point)
3Q: 07:09 KCY - Tom Dempsey 32 field goal
3Q: 04:08 MIA - Mercury Morris 9 run (Mike Comeaux extra point)
4Q: 02:00 KCY - Doug Dressler 1 run (Tom Dempsey extra point)

Team Statistics MIA KCY
Record 12-3 8-7
First Downs 20 21
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 13 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 324 361
- Offensive Plays 69 66
- Yards per Play 4.70 5.47
Net Rushing Yards 129 81
- Rushing Attempts 21 31
- Yards per Rush 6.14 2.61
Net Passing Yards 195 280
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 24 - 1 32 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 203 302
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 4.06 8.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.5
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/50 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/21 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 4/107 4/97
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 30
Time of Possession 27:26 32:34

Team Statistics	MIA	KCY
Record	12-3	8-7
First Downs	20	21
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	13	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	324	361
- Offensive Plays	69	66
- Yards per Play	4.70	5.47
Net Rushing Yards	129	81
- Rushing Attempts	21	31
- Yards per Rush	6.14	2.61
Net Passing Yards	195	280
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 24 - 1	32 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	203	302
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	4.06	8.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	7.5
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/50	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/21	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	4/107	4/97
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 30
Time of Possession	27:26	32:34

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:02	2:22	OWN 33	4	19	Punt
1	5:33	4:12	OWN 20	9	53	Field Goal
2	13:26	3:25	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
2	7:33	4:58	OWN 4	16	79	Missed FG
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 35	2	2	Half
3	15:00	2:27	OWN 27	5	3	Punt
3	7:02	1:22	OWN 41	3	0	Punt
3	4:47	0:49	OPP 22	2	22	Touchdown
3	0:36	1:40	OWN 27	4	22	Punt
4	10:35	1:55	OWN 31	3	-1	Punt
4	7:14	2:09	OWN 22	6	14	Punt
4	1:52	0:35	OWN 20	3	18	Interception
4	0:36	0:36	OWN 31	4	-1	Downs

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:58	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown
1	8:40	3:07	OWN 7	7	48	Punt
1	1:21	2:55	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	10:01	2:28	OWN 48	3	3	Punt
2	2:35	2:05	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
3	12:33	5:31	OWN 31	9	54	Field Goal
3	5:40	0:53	OWN 33	2	-11	Fumble
3	3:58	3:22	OWN 26	5	14	Punt
4	13:56	3:21	OWN 20	7	36	Interception
4	8:40	1:26	OWN 33	3	-7	Punt
4	5:05	3:13	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
4	1:17	0:41	OWN 39	3	-7	Punt

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mercury Morris	16	101	6.31	26	3	1
Larry Csonka	3	14	4.67	12	1	0
Bob Griese	2	14	7.00	15	1	0

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marco King	16	40	2.50	23	1	2
Doug Dressler	13	31	2.38	10	1	1
Len Dawson	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Gary Hammond	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Griese	47	24	203	1/8	1	19	1	60.8

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Len Dawson	32	28	302	3/22	0	28	1	93.0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Otis Taylor	6	13	75	12.50	1	19	0
WR Harold Jackson	4	10	31	7.75	1	13	0
RB Mercury Morris	4	4	28	7.00	14	13	0
FB Larry Csonka	3	3	11	3.67	4	4	1
TE Bob Trumpy	2	2	20	10.00	4	14	0
FB Oliver Goloboy	2	2	5	2.50	5	5	0
TE Dana McKenzie	2	3	21	10.50	3	15	0
WR Don Herrmann	1	5	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Morris Bradshaw	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Marco Vehar	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bob Chandler	7	9	80	11.43	9	26
TE Bob Klein	4	4	73	18.25	27	28
FB Sean Rolle	4	4	33	8.25	25	25
RB Doug Dressler	3	3	13	4.33	10	9
WR John Holland	3	4	33	11.00	1	22
WR Elmo Wright	3	3	28	9.33	0	15
WR Jubilee Dunbar	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
FB Bennie Goricki	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Marco King	1	1	25	25.00	16	25
TE Lorenzo Jasso	1	1	5	5.00	1	5

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Fred McNeil	1	0	0.00	0

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Willie Lanier	1	0	0.00	0

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bob Griese	1	0	0
Deacon Jones	0	1	0
Larry Little	0	1	0
Fred McNeil	0	0	1

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Len Dawson	1	0	0	0
Buck Buchanan	0	0	1	0

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim McCann	6	237	39.5	34.2	51	1

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Jennings	6	272	45.3	38.5	58	2

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Comeaux	1/2	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tom Dempsey	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Morris	3	21	7.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Cahill	2	12	6.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Morris	3	77	25.7	0
Harold Jackson	1	30	30.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Cahill	2	40	20.0	0
Emmitt Thomas	2	57	28.5	0

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Nick Buoniconti	16	3	0.0	29	35
OLB Bobby Bell	8	0	2.0	28	33
S Ken Houston	7	4	0.0	22	31
S Jake Scott	7	2	0.0	30	34
CB Willie Brown	4	0	0.0	31	34
CB Willie Buchanon	4	0	0.0	29	34
DE Bubba Smith	4	0	0.0	29	34
OLB Fred McNeil	2	4	1.0	25	22
DE Deacon Jones	2	1	0.0	23	33
ILB Ed Bradley	2	0	0.0	15	10
DT Mike Kadish	2	0	0.0	17	19
WR Harold Jackson	1	0	---	---	---
DE John Matuszak	1	0	0.0	9	3
CB Doug Nettles	0	3	0.0	17	26
DT Merlin Olsen	0	1	0.0	18	17

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Sensibaugh	9	2	0.0	20	44
ILB Willie Lanier	5	1	0.0	21	47
S Dick Jauron	5	0	0.0	10	21
DT Buck Buchanan	4	0	1.0	18	43
S Bruce Halford	4	1	0.0	17	43
CB Fabian Damkroger	3	4	0.0	17	41
ILB Ross Brupbacher	3	3	0.0	13	24
OLB Jim Lynch	3	0	0.0	13	31
CB Jim Marsalis	2	1	0.0	20	47
DE Marvin Upshaw	2	1	0.0	20	47
DT Bob Briggs	2	0	0.0	11	29
WR John Holland	1	0	---	---	---
DE Wilbur Young	1	0	0.0	21	48
CB Emmitt Thomas	0	1	0.0	20	47

Miami	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bobby Bell	2.0	0	3	33
OLB Fred McNeil	1.0	0	0	22
DE Bubba Smith	0.0	1	2	34

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Buck Buchanan	1.0	0	0	1	43
DE Marvin Upshaw	0.0	1	1	2	47
DE Wilbur Young	0.0	0	3	1	48
ILB Ross Brupbacher	0.0	0	1	0	24
OLB Jim Lynch	0.0	0	0	1	31

Miami	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Nick Buoniconti	8	0	35
CB Willie Brown	4	0	34
CB Willie Buchanon	4	0	34
S Ken Houston	4	0	31
S Jake Scott	3	0	34
OLB Bobby Bell	2	0	33
OLB Fred McNeil	1	1	22
ILB Ed Bradley	1	0	10
DE Bubba Smith	1	0	34

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Sensibaugh	8	1	0	44
ILB Willie Lanier	4	1	1	47
S Dick Jauron	4	0	0	21
CB Fabian Damkroger	3	1	0	41
ILB Ross Brupbacher	2	0	0	24
CB Jim Marsalis	1	3	0	47
DE Marvin Upshaw	1	0	0	47
S Bruce Halford	1	0	0	43
CB Emmitt Thomas	0	2	0	47

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Vern Holland	2	7	0	27	0	31
Ed Budde	2	3	0	23	1	30
Jack Rudnay	1	8	1	25	0	25
Dennis Nelson	1	3	0	13	0	10
Gerry Mullins	1	2	0	24	0	28
Mike Montler	0	6	0	31	2	35
Ernie Janet	0	1	0	6	0	6

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Clarence Ellis	4	16
Don Herrmann	1	8
Ken Houston	1	3

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
Jubilee Dunbar	3	20
Bill Cahill	2	21
Dick Jauron	1	16
Ron Hornsby	1	8

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Larry Little	21	48	---	---	8	77
Bob Griese	21	48	---	---	---	69
Bob Kuechenberg	21	48	---	---	---	69
Mercury Morris	18	39	---	---	11	68
Willie Brown	---	---	31	34	2	67
Willie Buchanon	---	---	29	34	2	65
Nick Buoniconti	---	---	29	35	1	65
Jake Scott	---	---	30	34	1	65
Guy Morriss	20	42	---	---	2	64
Bubba Smith	---	---	29	34	1	64
Bobby Bell	---	---	28	33	2	63
Doug Dieken	17	41	---	---	---	58
Harold Jackson	19	34	---	---	5	58
Doug Nettles	---	---	17	26	15	58
Deacon Jones	---	---	23	33	1	57
Bob Trumpy	11	32	---	---	14	57
Ken Houston	---	---	22	31	3	56
Otis Taylor	17	36	---	---	---	53
Larry Csonka	10	34	---	---	8	52
Fred McNeil	---	---	25	22	---	47
Robert Woods	12	33	---	---	---	45
Don Herrmann	14	21	---	---	8	43
Frank Austin	11	21	---	---	8	40
Dana McKenzie	6	19	---	---	14	39
Merlin Olsen	---	---	18	17	3	38
Morris Bradshaw	8	14	---	---	15	37
Mike Kadish	---	---	17	19	1	37
Clarence Ellis	---	---	4	11	16	31
Ed Bradley	---	---	15	10	4	29
Ray White	---	---	5	4	17	26
Rocky Bleier	0	0	---	---	23	23
Oliver Goloboy	2	10	---	---	10	22
Bill Lenkaitis	3	7	---	---	8	18
John Matuszak	---	---	9	3	6	18
Al Palewicz	---	---	4	2	8	14
Marco Vehar	0	1	---	---	13	14
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	6	3	3	12
Tyrell Sampson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jim McCann	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Comeaux	0	0	---	---	6	6
Corwin Grams	---	---	0	0	5	5
Percy Trudeau	---	---	0	0	4	4
Don Horn	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dick Shiner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Melvin Small	---	---	0	0	---	0
Burt Craig	0	0	---	---	---	0

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Marsalis	---	---	20	47	11	78
Emmitt Thomas	---	---	20	47	6	73
Fabian Damkroger	---	---	17	41	14	72
Wilbur Young	---	---	21	48	2	71
Willie Lanier	---	---	21	47	2	70
Marvin Upshaw	---	---	20	47	2	69
Len Dawson	31	35	---	---	---	66
Mike Montler	31	35	---	---	---	66
Mike Sensibaugh	---	---	20	44	2	66
Buck Buchanan	---	---	18	43	2	63
Bruce Halford	---	---	17	43	2	62
Ed Budde	23	30	---	---	7	60
Vern Holland	27	31	---	---	2	60
Bob Klein	28	25	---	---	7	60
Gerry Mullins	24	28	---	---	5	57
Jack Rudnay	25	25	---	---	---	50
John Holland	22	26	---	---	---	48
Jim Lynch	---	---	13	31	4	48
Dick Jauron	---	---	10	21	16	47
Bob Chandler	17	27	---	---	1	45
Jubilee Dunbar	9	14	---	---	20	43
Bob Briggs	---	---	11	29	1	41
Ross Brupbacher	---	---	13	24	3	40
Doug Dressler	13	22	---	---	---	35
Bennie Goricki	13	12	---	---	10	35
Lorenzo Jasso	11	8	---	---	15	34
Elmo Wright	13	14	---	---	5	32
Marco King	18	13	---	---	---	31
Dennis Nelson	13	10	---	---	7	30
Sean Rolle	10	12	---	---	6	28
Bill Cahill	---	---	1	2	21	24
Gary Hammond	1	0	---	---	22	23
Harris Lehan	6	10	---	---	7	23
Ernie Janet	6	6	---	---	7	19
Mike Cofer	---	---	3	4	6	13
Frank Byrne	---	---	3	5	4	12
Archie Stewart	0	2	---	---	10	12
John Cote	---	---	2	3	6	11
Ron Hornsby	---	---	0	1	8	9
Dale Tamburrino	---	---	1	1	6	8
Dave Jennings	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tom Dempsey	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cory Joyner	---	---	0	0	2	2
Steve Hunter	0	0	---	---	---	0
Webster Caldwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Arnold Ellis	---	---	0	0	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	30	10.0
Middle	11	76	6.9
Right	6	24	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	8	2.7
Middle	23	35	1.5
Right	5	38	7.6
None	0	0	0.0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Griese	47	24	0	1	6	8	5	5	1

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Len Dawson	32	28	6	2	0	0	1	5	1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	31	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	41	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	9	112	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	19	2.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	58	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	29	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	167	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	48	24.0

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Otis Taylor	13	6	2	75	36
WR Harold Jackson	10	4	1	31	34
WR Don Herrmann	5	1	2	12	21
RB Mercury Morris	4	4	0	28	39
WR Morris Bradshaw	3	0	1	0	14
FB Larry Csonka	3	3	0	11	34
TE Dana McKenzie	3	2	0	21	19
TE Bob Trumpy	2	2	0	20	32
FB Oliver Goloboy	2	2	0	5	10
WR Marco Vehar	1	0	0	0	1

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Chandler	9	7	80	1	27
WR John Holland	4	3	33	1	26
TE Bob Klein	4	4	73	2	25
FB Sean Rolle	4	4	33	1	12
RB Doug Dressler	3	3	13	0	22
WR Elmo Wright	3	3	28	0	14
WR Jubilee Dunbar	2	1	9	0	14
FB Bennie Goricki	1	1	3	0	12
RB Marco King	1	1	25	1	13
TE Lorenzo Jasso	1	1	5	0	8

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mercury Morris	1	9	9.00	6.31

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Doug Dressler	6	16	2.67	2.38
Marco King	3	8	2.67	2.50

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Griese	2	1	4	2.00	4.32

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Len Dawson	1	1	8	8.00	9.44

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Larry Csonka	1	1	4	4.00	3.67
WR Harold Jackson	1	0	0	0.00	3.10

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Elmo Wright	1	1	8	8.00	9.33

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Mercury Morris	1	0

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Doug Dressler	2	1
Marco King	2	0

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Griese	13	7	5

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Len Dawson	5	4	3

Guy Morriss

Larry Little

Bob Kuechenberg

Robert Woods

Doug Dieken

Frank Austin

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harold Jackson	4	2	1
WR Otis Taylor	4	3	2
WR Don Herrmann	3	0	0
RB Mercury Morris	1	1	1
TE Bob Trumpy	1	1	1

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Elmo Wright	2	2	2
WR Bob Chandler	1	0	0
FB Sean Rolle	1	1	0
TE Lorenzo Jasso	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (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	59,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (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)