Exhibition Week 3, 1975

played in Dallas, TX

93 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Miami Dolphins	0	3	0	3	-	6
Dallas Cowboys	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
2Q: 01:41 MIA - Ronald Dunk 49 field goal
2Q: 00:59 DAL - Garo Yepremian 51 field goal
4Q: 00:04 MIA - Ronald Dunk 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 01:41 MIA - Ronald Dunk 49 field goal
2Q: 00:59 DAL - Garo Yepremian 51 field goal
4Q: 00:04 MIA - Ronald Dunk 21 field goal

Team Statistics MIA DAL
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 15 14
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 275 211
- Offensive Plays 71 68
- Yards per Play 3.87 3.10
Net Rushing Yards 100 82
- Rushing Attempts 20 20
- Yards per Rush 5.00 4.10
Net Passing Yards 175 129
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 26 - 2 41 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 203 168
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/28 7/39
- Yards per Pass Play 3.43 2.69
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/52 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/35 4/39
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 2/67
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 41
Time of Possession 31:34 28:26

Team Statistics	MIA	DAL
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	15	14
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	275	211
- Offensive Plays	71	68
- Yards per Play	3.87	3.10
Net Rushing Yards	100	82
- Rushing Attempts	20	20
- Yards per Rush	5.00	4.10
Net Passing Yards	175	129
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 26 - 2	41 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	203	168
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/28	7/39
- Yards per Pass Play	3.43	2.69
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	9.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/52	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/35	4/39
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	2/67
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 41
Time of Possession	31:34	28:26

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:27	3:50	OWN 7	6	38	Punt
1	7:11	3:05	OWN 34	6	31	Punt
1	0:41	0:51	OWN 2	3	-1	Fumble
2	13:35	0:54	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	11:01	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	9:13	2:52	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
2	4:32	1:07	OWN 12	3	8	Punt
2	2:11	0:37	OPP 25	3	-7	Field Goal
2	0:54	0:54	OWN 20	2	13	Half
3	15:00	3:45	OWN 21	9	31	Punt
3	8:44	0:13	OWN 24	1	0	Interception
3	7:09	1:46	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	1:53	5:47	OWN 29	9	38	Punt
4	9:58	0:29	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
4	7:22	2:41	OWN 5	6	26	Fumble
4	2:27	2:27	OWN 30	8	66	Field Goal

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:33	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
1	8:37	1:26	OWN 21	4	10	Punt
1	4:06	3:25	OWN 20	9	34	Punt
2	14:50	1:15	OPP 1	3	-2	Interception
2	12:41	1:40	OPP 44	5	20	Interception
2	10:48	1:35	OPP 33	3	-1	Punt
2	6:21	1:49	OWN 23	6	32	Punt
2	3:25	1:14	OWN 29	3	3	Fumble
2	1:34	0:40	OPP 40	3	6	Field Goal
3	11:15	2:31	OWN 20	4	24	Punt
3	8:31	1:22	OPP 45	3	0	Punt
3	5:23	3:30	OWN 24	8	47	Downs
4	11:06	1:08	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	9:29	2:07	OWN 26	6	14	Punt
4	4:41	2:14	OPP 31	8	8	Missed FG

Game MVP: Bubba Smith, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Woody Green	12	57	4.75	14	2	0
Mercury Morris	8	43	5.38	22	1	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Pete Van Valkenberg	12	36	3.00	10	1
Art Malone	6	31	5.17	11	1
Josh Ashton	1	5	5.00	5	0
Larry Watkins	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dick Shiner	26	16	137	2/10	0	28	1	59.3
Don Horn	20	10	66	3/18	0	18	1	36.7

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Jones	23	11	104	4/27	0	25	2	24.6
Joe Reed	18	8	64	3/12	0	29	0	53.9

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rick Upchurch	7	11	63	9.00	19	15
WR Harold Jackson	5	9	39	7.80	15	28
WR Otis Taylor	5	10	48	9.60	9	20
WR Nat Moore	3	7	32	10.67	1	18
TE Bob Trumpy	3	4	6	2.00	4	4
RB Mercury Morris	2	2	10	5.00	7	5
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Oscar Roan	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Fred Biletnikoff	3	7	59	19.67	6	29
WR Bob Hayes	3	6	19	6.33	0	10
RB Art Malone	3	7	12	4.00	2	7
WR Tony Rogers	3	9	28	9.33	0	19
WR Dennis Franklin	3	6	23	7.67	0	9
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	3	17	17.00	3	17
TE Rich McGeorge	1	1	4	4.00	2	4
RB Pete Van Valkenberg	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
FB Drew Lincoln	1	1	2	2.00	0	2

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Willie Buchanon	1	0	0.00	0
S Jake Scott	1	0	0.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Ken Avery	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Gerald Irons	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Don Horn	2	0	0
Woody Green	1	1	0
Dick Shiner	1	0	0
Doug Dieken	0	1	0
Mike Kadish	0	1	0
Al Palewicz	0	0	1
Bubba Smith	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
J.J. Jones	2	0	0
Ernie Holmes	0	1	1
Larry Cole	0	1	0
Dennis Franklin	0	1	0
Ken Avery	0	0	1
Bob Maddox	0	0	1
Phil Wise	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim McCann	9	396	44.0	33.0	65	3

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	9	395	43.9	35.6	55	5

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ronald Dunk	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	0/0

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garo Yepremian	1/2	1/2	1/1	51	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	3	35	11.7	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Waters	3	30	10.0	0
Henry Stuckey	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harold Jackson	1	23	23.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cliff Harris	1	38	38.0	0
Charlie Waters	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ken Houston	8	3	2.0	17	44
CB Doug Nettles	6	0	0.0	20	45
OLB Fred McNeil	5	0	1.0	18	46
ILB Ed Bradley	5	0	0.0	17	45
DT Mike Kadish	5	0	0.0	20	44
DE Bubba Smith	3	1	3.0	17	45
OLB Al Palewicz	3	0	1.0	16	26
OLB Erik White	3	0	0.0	8	8
CB Melvin Small	2	2	0.0	12	40
S Jake Scott	2	0	0.0	14	41
CB Willie Buchanon	1	1	0.0	18	44
DE Tony McGee	1	1	0.0	18	44
S Percy Trudeau	1	1	0.0	8	25
WR Nat Moore	1	0	---	---	---
WR Otis Taylor	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	1	0	0.0	3	6

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Phil Wise	6	1	0.5	18	43
OLB Ken Avery	5	2	1.0	19	46
ILB Dick Ambrose	5	2	0.0	11	31
DE Ken Sanders	4	1	1.0	20	47
S Nate Wright	4	2	0.0	17	37
CB Willie Alexander	4	1	0.0	17	39
CB Cliff Harris	4	1	0.0	18	42
S Charlie Waters	4	0	0.0	18	41
DT Ernie Holmes	3	0	1.0	11	42
DT Larry Brooks	3	1	0.0	19	45
DE Larry Cole	3	0	0.0	19	47
OLB Billy Andrews	2	1	0.0	4	16
QB J.J. Jones	2	0	---	---	---
DE Mario Johnson	1	0	1.0	1	8
ILB Gerald Irons	1	3	0.5	9	20
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bob Maddox	1	0	0.0	3	9
S C.L. Whittington	1	0	0.0	10	15
CB Henry Stuckey	0	1	0.0	2	9
S Bruce Finch	0	1	0.0	1	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bubba Smith	3.0	1	3	3	45
S Ken Houston	2.0	0	0	0	44
OLB Fred McNeil	1.0	0	1	0	46
OLB Al Palewicz	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE John Matuszak	0.0	1	0	1	6
ILB Ed Bradley	0.0	0	1	0	45
DE Tony McGee	0.0	0	1	0	44

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ken Sanders	1.0	3	0	0	47
DT Ernie Holmes	1.0	1	2	0	42
OLB Ken Avery	1.0	0	1	3	46
DE Mario Johnson	1.0	0	0	0	8
ILB Gerald Irons	0.5	0	0	0	20
S Phil Wise	0.5	0	0	0	43
DT Larry Brooks	0.0	1	0	1	45
DE Larry Cole	0.0	0	1	1	47

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Doug Nettles	6	2	0	45
ILB Ed Bradley	3	1	0	45
S Ken Houston	2	1	0	44
OLB Fred McNeil	2	0	0	46
S Jake Scott	1	2	1	41
CB Willie Buchanon	1	1	1	44
S Percy Trudeau	1	1	0	25
CB Melvin Small	1	0	0	40
OLB Erik White	1	0	0	8
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	1	0	0	6
OLB Al Palewicz	0	1	0	26

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Willie Alexander	4	1	0	39
OLB Ken Avery	4	0	1	46
S Phil Wise	4	0	0	43
CB Cliff Harris	3	1	0	42
S Charlie Waters	3	0	0	41
ILB Dick Ambrose	2	1	0	31
OLB Billy Andrews	2	0	0	16
S Nate Wright	2	0	0	37
DE Ken Sanders	1	0	0	47
S C.L. Whittington	1	0	0	15
S Bruce Finch	0	1	0	7
ILB Gerald Irons	0	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Csonka	3	4	1	11	0	17
Guy Morriss	1	4	0	8	0	26
Robert Woods	1	3	1	12	3	38
Leon Gray	1	3	0	14	1	32
Dennis Harrah	1	2	0	16	0	39
Bob Penchion	1	1	0	15	0	42
Doug Dieken	0	1	0	11	1	32
Larry Little	0	1	0	7	0	13
Cary Burmester	0	1	0	4	0	8

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Blaine Nye	2	4	0	14	0	35
Rayfield Wright	1	7	0	16	0	31
Forrest Blue	1	3	1	11	1	27
Larry Watkins	1	1	1	10	0	18
Randy Beisler	1	1	0	11	1	29
Drew Lincoln	1	1	0	7	0	17
Don Kanell	0	1	0	4	1	17
Chris Daniels	0	1	0	13	1	26
Jim Miller	0	1	0	11	0	27
Dick Stevens	0	0	0	7	3	33

Special Teams Tackles

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Upchurch	2	16
Oscar Roan	1	15
Leon Gray	1	11
Larry Csonka	1	6
Guy Morriss	1	2

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Phil Wise	2	14
Rich McGeorge	1	21
Billy Joe Dupree	1	14

Participation

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Willie Buchanon	---	---	18	44	6	68
Bob Penchion	15	42	---	---	11	68
Doug Nettles	---	---	20	45	2	67
Mike Kadish	---	---	20	44	2	66
Fred McNeil	---	---	18	46	2	66
Ed Bradley	---	---	17	45	3	65
Ken Houston	---	---	17	44	3	64
Tony McGee	---	---	18	44	2	64
Bubba Smith	---	---	17	45	2	64
Rick Upchurch	15	32	---	---	16	63
Leon Gray	14	32	---	---	11	57
Jake Scott	---	---	14	41	2	57
Dennis Harrah	16	39	---	---	---	55
Woody Green	12	27	---	---	15	54
Nat Moore	9	29	---	---	16	54
Melvin Small	---	---	12	40	2	54
Bob Trumpy	12	32	---	---	9	53
Robert Woods	12	38	---	---	---	50
Al Palewicz	---	---	16	26	5	47
Harold Jackson	10	28	---	---	8	46
Doug Dieken	11	32	---	---	2	45
Sylvester Croom	13	25	---	---	7	45
Percy Trudeau	---	---	8	25	9	42
Don Horn	12	23	---	---	2	37
Guy Morriss	8	26	---	---	2	36
Dick Shiner	8	28	---	---	---	36
Dana McKenzie	8	14	---	---	14	36
Otis Taylor	6	29	---	---	---	35
Larry Csonka	11	17	---	---	6	34
Mercury Morris	8	23	---	---	2	33
Ronald Cinkovsky	---	---	3	6	24	33
Skip Wilcox	---	---	5	6	20	31
Oliver Goloboy	5	15	---	---	10	30
Larry Little	7	13	---	---	5	25
Cary Burmester	4	8	---	---	11	23
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	4	8	9	21
John Matuszak	---	---	4	6	9	19
Oscar Roan	1	2	---	---	15	18
Erik White	---	---	8	8	---	16
Steve Burks	0	1	---	---	9	10
Jim McCann	0	0	---	---	9	9
Burt Craig	3	6	---	---	---	9
Corwin Grams	---	---	1	5	---	6
Ronald Dunk	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bob Griese	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Comeaux	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Phil Wise	---	---	18	43	14	75
Charlie Waters	---	---	18	41	11	70
Ken Sanders	---	---	20	47	2	69
Ken Avery	---	---	19	46	3	68
Larry Brooks	---	---	19	45	4	68
Larry Cole	---	---	19	47	2	68
Cliff Harris	---	---	18	42	4	64
Willie Alexander	---	---	17	39	5	61
Billy Joe Dupree	15	29	---	---	14	58
Ernie Holmes	---	---	11	42	5	58
Nate Wright	---	---	17	37	2	56
Dennis Franklin	12	29	---	---	13	54
Randy Beisler	11	29	---	---	10	50
Blaine Nye	14	35	---	---	1	50
Rich McGeorge	5	21	---	---	21	47
Rayfield Wright	16	31	---	---	---	47
Dick Ambrose	---	---	11	31	4	46
Chris Daniels	13	26	---	---	6	45
Jim Miller	11	27	---	---	6	44
Forrest Blue	11	27	---	---	5	43
Fred Biletnikoff	11	28	---	---	2	41
Tony Rogers	10	23	---	---	8	41
Dick Stevens	7	33	---	---	---	40
Dave Guyton	13	15	---	---	11	39
J.J. Jones	11	27	---	---	---	38
Larry Watkins	10	18	---	---	9	37
Art Malone	6	30	---	---	---	36
Bob Hayes	10	24	---	---	---	34
Don Kanell	4	17	---	---	11	32
Gerald Irons	---	---	9	20	2	31
Drew Lincoln	7	17	---	---	7	31
Joe Reed	9	21	---	---	---	30
Pete Van Valkenberg	13	17	---	---	---	30
Josh Ashton	1	4	---	---	24	29
Billy Andrews	---	---	4	16	7	27
Henry Stuckey	---	---	2	9	16	27
Ben Unverzagt	---	---	1	5	21	27
C.L. Whittington	---	---	10	15	1	26
Mario Johnson	---	---	1	8	6	15
Doug Sutherland	---	---	1	6	7	14
Bob Maddox	---	---	3	9	1	13
Doug Adams	---	---	1	6	4	11
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	11	11
Bruce Finch	---	---	1	7	2	10
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	4	4
Roger Staubach	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	5	1.7
Middle	10	65	6.5
Right	7	30	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	20	2.5
Middle	10	57	5.7
Right	2	5	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dick Shiner	26	16	2	0	1	2	4	5	1
Don Horn	20	10	0	2	2	2	0	0	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Jones	23	11	1	0	1	6	2	1	2
Joe Reed	18	8	1	2	0	3	4	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	32	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	57	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	76	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	12	2	38	3.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	7	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	21	1.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	7	67	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	73	14.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Upchurch	11	7	0	63	0	32
WR Otis Taylor	10	5	0	48	1	29
WR Harold Jackson	9	5	0	39	1	28
WR Nat Moore	7	3	1	32	0	29
TE Bob Trumpy	4	3	1	6	0	32
RB Mercury Morris	2	2	0	10	0	23
TE Oscar Roan	2	0	1	0	0	2
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	0	5	0	14

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Rogers	9	3	0	28	0	23
WR Fred Biletnikoff	7	3	0	59	2	28
RB Art Malone	7	3	0	12	0	30
WR Bob Hayes	6	3	0	19	0	24
WR Dennis Franklin	6	3	0	23	0	29
FB Billy Joe Dupree	3	1	1	17	0	29
TE Rich McGeorge	1	1	0	4	0	21
RB Pete Van Valkenberg	1	1	0	4	0	17
FB Drew Lincoln	1	1	0	2	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mercury Morris	1	8	8.00	5.38

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Pete Van Valkenberg	2	-1	-0.50	3.00
Art Malone	1	-1	-1.00	5.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Reed	2	0	0	0.00	3.56
J.J. Jones	1	0	0	0.00	4.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tony Rogers	2	0	0	0.00	3.11
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	0	0	0.00	5.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Josh Ashton	1	0
Pete Van Valkenberg	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dick Shiner	9	7	5
Don Horn	7	4	2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Jones	7	2	1
Joe Reed	5	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Bob Trumpy	4	3	1
WR Rick Upchurch	4	3	1
WR Harold Jackson	3	2	2
WR Nat Moore	3	2	2
WR Otis Taylor	2	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Rogers	4	2	2
WR Fred Biletnikoff	2	0	0
WR Bob Hayes	2	0	0
RB Art Malone	1	0	0
TE Rich McGeorge	1	1	0
RB Pete Van Valkenberg	1	1	0
WR Dennis Franklin	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	9,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,300)