Week 1, 1975

played in Miami, FL

92 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New York (A) Titans	7	0	0	7	-	14
Miami Dolphins	3	0	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:48 MIA - Ronald Dunk 38 field goal
1Q: 05:46 NYT - Everett Conley 18 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy extra point)
3Q: 10:59 MIA - Harold Jackson 7 pass from Bob Griese (Ronald Dunk extra point)
4Q: 08:17 NYT - O.J. Simpson 25 run (Pat Leahy extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:48 MIA - Ronald Dunk 38 field goal
1Q: 05:46 NYT - Everett Conley 18 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy extra point)
3Q: 10:59 MIA - Harold Jackson 7 pass from Bob Griese (Ronald Dunk extra point)
4Q: 08:17 NYT - O.J. Simpson 25 run (Pat Leahy extra point)

Team Statistics NYT MIA
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 17
- by Rushing 5 2
- by Passing 13 12
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 339 290
- Offensive Plays 68 65
- Yards per Play 4.99 4.46
Net Rushing Yards 146 48
- Rushing Attempts 25 19
- Yards per Rush 5.84 2.53
Net Passing Yards 193 242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 19 - 0 44 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 223 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/30 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 4.49 5.26
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/60 8/66
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 2/42 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 22
Time of Possession 29:43 30:17

Team Statistics	NYT	MIA
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	17
- by Rushing	5	2
- by Passing	13	12
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	339	290
- Offensive Plays	68	65
- Yards per Play	4.99	4.46
Net Rushing Yards	146	48
- Rushing Attempts	25	19
- Yards per Rush	5.84	2.53
Net Passing Yards	193	242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 19 - 0	44 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	223	255
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/30	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	4.49	5.26
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/60	8/66
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	2/42	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 22
Time of Possession	29:43	30:17

Drive Charts

New York (A) Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:40	1:11	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	6:19	0:38	OPP 21	2	21	Touchdown
1	3:21	3:59	OWN 6	8	51	Punt
2	10:46	2:57	OWN 32	5	5	Punt
2	5:24	3:12	OWN 47	7	-5	Punt
2	0:32	0:32	OPP 45	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	1:58	OWN 30	4	50	Missed FG
3	10:50	2:24	OWN 29	4	14	Punt
3	6:55	3:04	OWN 47	7	31	Missed FG
3	1:29	1:20	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
4	14:01	6:02	OWN 15	14	85	Touchdown
4	4:34	1:23	OWN 32	4	54	Missed FG
4	1:20	1:20	OWN 47	5	9	Game

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:20	OWN 20	9	59	Field Goal
1	9:29	3:10	OWN 17	10	30	Interception
1	5:41	2:20	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
2	14:22	3:36	OWN 13	6	7	Punt
2	7:49	2:25	OWN 24	6	12	Interception
2	2:12	1:40	OWN 3	3	7	Punt
3	13:02	2:12	OWN 27	5	73	Touchdown
3	8:26	1:31	OWN 18	3	-1	Punt
3	3:51	2:22	OWN 29	4	17	Punt
3	0:09	1:08	OWN 41	4	17	Punt
4	7:59	3:25	OWN 20	6	8	Punt
4	3:11	1:51	OWN 21	8	32	Downs

Game MVP: O.J. Simpson, New York (A) Titans

Rushing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
O.J. Simpson	14	119	8.50	52	3	1
Robert Holmes	9	30	3.33	10	1	0
Joe Namath	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mercury Morris	15	46	3.07	10	1	0
Woody Green	4	2	0.50	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Namath	38	19	223	5/30	1	49	0	76.9

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Griese	44	27	255	2/13	1	44	2	66.0

Receiving Statistics

New York (A)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB O.J. Simpson	6	7	98	16.33	53	49	0
WR Everett Conley	4	9	60	15.00	2	19	1
TE Eric Sanderson	3	4	18	6.00	2	9	0
FB John Riggins	2	3	21	10.50	0	15	0
RB Robert Holmes	1	2	8	8.00	2	8	0
WR Bob Pickard	1	6	8	8.00	3	8	0
WR Bo Rather	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Ricky Baker	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Tim George	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Irv Newton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Harold Jackson	9	11	48	5.33	8	11	1
WR Otis Taylor	7	9	63	9.00	18	23	0
WR Rick Upchurch	3	8	27	9.00	0	12	0
FB Larry Csonka	2	3	9	4.50	2	9	0
WR Nat Moore	2	5	33	16.50	5	18	0
RB Mercury Morris	1	2	12	12.00	1	12	0
TE Bob Trumpy	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Oscar Roan	1	1	44	44.00	3	44	0
WR Steve Burks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York (A)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Greg Brezina	1	0	0.00	0
S Roderick Vance	1	42	42.00	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New York (A)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
O.J. Simpson	1	1	0	0

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Clarence Ellis	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New York (A)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marvin Tuupo	7	301	43.0	41.7	55	4

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim McCann	7	268	38.3	38.0	48	2

Kicking Statistics

New York (A)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	0/3	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ronald Dunk	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim George	1	2	2.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Holmes	1	19	19.0	0
O.J. Simpson	1	22	22.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harold Jackson	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York (A)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jim LeClair	7	2	0.0	17	44
S Ron Smith	5	1	0.0	17	46
OLB Greg Brezina	4	3	1.0	18	43
DE Richard Neal	4	0	1.0	17	42
CB Earlie Thomas	4	3	0.0	16	43
OLB Mike Kolen	4	2	0.0	15	29
S Ed Jones	3	1	0.0	5	14
DE Ron Acks	3	0	0.0	17	44
ILB John Ebersole	3	0	0.0	7	10
S Roderick Vance	2	2	0.0	13	37
CB Lawrence Wiggins	2	1	0.0	16	44
CB Kennedy McCargo	2	1	0.0	13	36
ILB Tyrus Heskew	1	1	0.0	4	5
DT Roosevelt Winters	1	0	0.0	4	3
OLB Christian Howe	1	0	0.0	2	6

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ken Houston	6	3	1.0	24	42
OLB Fred McNeil	5	0	1.0	7	18
ILB Ed Bradley	5	0	0.0	24	40
DE Bubba Smith	4	0	1.0	24	42
OLB Erik White	4	0	0.0	13	14
OLB Al Palewicz	3	2	0.0	23	37
S Jake Scott	3	0	0.0	13	33
DT Mike Kadish	2	4	1.0	22	40
DE Tony McGee	2	3	1.0	25	42
CB Willie Buchanon	2	1	0.0	22	38
S Clarence Ellis	2	1	0.0	9	12
CB Doug Nettles	2	1	0.0	23	41
OLB Bobby Bell	2	0	0.0	8	16
CB Melvin Small	1	1	0.0	13	31
WR Nat Moore	1	0	---	---	---
DT Donnie Ostrowski	1	0	0.0	10	10
ILB Corwin Grams	1	0	0.0	10	10
WR Steve Burks	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New York (A)	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Richard Neal	1.0	2	42
OLB Greg Brezina	1.0	1	43
DT Rickey McBeal	0.0	1	43

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tony McGee	1.0	1	3	1	42
DE Bubba Smith	1.0	0	3	5	42
S Ken Houston	1.0	0	0	0	42
DT Mike Kadish	1.0	0	0	0	40
OLB Fred McNeil	1.0	0	0	0	18
OLB Bobby Bell	0.0	0	1	1	16
DE John Matuszak	0.0	0	1	0	2

Pass Defense Statistics

New York (A)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ron Smith	6	0	0	46
ILB Jim LeClair	4	1	0	44
CB Earlie Thomas	3	3	0	43
OLB Greg Brezina	3	0	1	43
CB Lawrence Wiggins	3	0	0	44
CB Kennedy McCargo	2	0	0	36
S Roderick Vance	1	0	1	37
ILB John Ebersole	1	0	0	10
OLB Mike Kolen	1	0	0	29
DE Richard Neal	1	0	0	42
ILB Tyrus Heskew	1	0	0	5
OLB Christian Howe	1	0	0	6
S Ed Jones	0	1	0	14

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jake Scott	3	3	33
S Ken Houston	3	0	42
ILB Ed Bradley	2	1	40
CB Doug Nettles	2	1	41
OLB Fred McNeil	2	0	18
OLB Erik White	2	0	14
OLB Al Palewicz	1	2	37
CB Willie Buchanon	1	1	38
OLB Bobby Bell	1	0	16
CB Melvin Small	1	0	31
DT Donnie Ostrowski	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

New York (A)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
David Shiancoe	3	5	0	14	1	25
Karl Chandler	2	2	0	12	1	20
Wayne Mulligan	1	5	2	17	1	19
Todd Watkins	1	3	0	18	0	35
Michael Crespo	1	2	0	16	1	31
Randal Farley	0	2	0	17	0	27
Kurt Schumacher	0	2	0	14	0	22
Bob Johnson	0	1	0	8	0	24
John Riggins	0	1	0	12	0	17
Robert Holmes	0	0	0	12	1	27

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Guy Morriss	1	5	0	17	0	44
Larry Little	1	4	0	19	1	46
Robert Woods	1	2	1	16	0	29
Dana McKenzie	1	1	0	2	0	5
Bob Kuechenberg	0	5	0	19	1	46
Doug Dieken	0	1	0	17	0	39
Oscar Roan	0	1	0	7	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

New York (A)	Tackles	STPlays
Daniel Reiner	1	17
John Riggins	1	12

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Nat Moore	2	17
Woody Green	1	20

Participation

New York (A)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Namath	25	43	---	---	---	68
Ron Smith	---	---	17	46	2	65
Greg Brezina	---	---	18	43	2	63
Kennedy McCargo	---	---	13	36	14	63
Ron Acks	---	---	17	44	1	62
Robert Holmes	12	27	---	---	23	62
Jim LeClair	---	---	17	44	1	62
Earlie Thomas	---	---	16	43	2	61
Lawrence Wiggins	---	---	16	44	1	61
Richard Neal	---	---	17	42	1	60
Rickey McBeal	---	---	15	43	1	59
Todd Watkins	18	35	---	---	---	53
Eric Sanderson	17	25	---	---	10	52
Roderick Vance	---	---	13	37	2	52
Randal Farley	17	27	---	---	7	51
David Shiancoe	14	25	---	---	10	49
Tim George	11	24	---	---	12	47
Michael Crespo	16	31	---	---	---	47
Wayne Mulligan	17	19	---	---	10	46
Bob Pickard	10	26	---	---	10	46
Mike Kolen	---	---	15	29	1	45
Bo Rather	17	21	---	---	7	45
Everett Conley	18	27	---	---	---	45
Karl Chandler	12	20	---	---	10	42
Bob Johnson	8	24	---	---	10	42
John Riggins	12	17	---	---	12	41
Irv Newton	8	19	---	---	13	40
O.J. Simpson	16	20	---	---	2	38
Kurt Schumacher	14	22	---	---	---	36
Ed Jones	---	---	5	14	10	29
Christian Howe	---	---	2	6	17	25
Jesse Burgess	9	12	---	---	3	24
John Ebersole	---	---	7	10	6	23
Daniel Reiner	---	---	1	4	17	22
Ricky Baker	4	9	---	---	7	20
Pete Cusick	---	---	5	5	6	16
Roosevelt Winters	---	---	4	3	7	14
Tyrus Heskew	---	---	4	5	5	14
Antonio Dodge	---	---	3	2	5	10
Marvin Tuupo	0	0	---	---	7	7
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	6	6
Deron DeLorraine	---	---	2	4	---	6
Greg Foggie	---	---	2	2	1	5
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dusty Malinsky	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Al Palewicz	---	---	23	37	17	77
Larry Little	19	46	---	---	8	73
Tony McGee	---	---	25	42	3	70
Ken Houston	---	---	24	42	3	69
Guy Morriss	17	44	---	---	8	69
Bubba Smith	---	---	24	42	3	69
Ed Bradley	---	---	24	40	4	68
Doug Nettles	---	---	23	41	4	68
Willie Buchanon	---	---	22	38	5	65
Bob Griese	19	46	---	---	---	65
Mike Kadish	---	---	22	40	3	65
Bob Kuechenberg	19	46	---	---	---	65
Harold Jackson	19	37	---	---	8	64
Rick Upchurch	9	35	---	---	13	57
Doug Dieken	17	39	---	---	---	56
Jake Scott	---	---	13	33	3	49
Mercury Morris	15	29	---	---	3	47
Melvin Small	---	---	13	31	3	47
Robert Woods	16	29	---	---	---	45
Nat Moore	5	22	---	---	17	44
Larry Csonka	13	20	---	---	9	42
Woody Green	4	16	---	---	20	40
Otis Taylor	13	24	---	---	---	37
Clarence Ellis	---	---	9	12	15	36
Oscar Roan	7	12	---	---	14	33
Bob Trumpy	5	20	---	---	7	32
Bobby Bell	---	---	8	16	6	30
Erik White	---	---	13	14	3	30
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	10	10	7	27
Ronald Cinkovsky	---	---	4	5	18	27
Dennis Harrah	5	21	---	---	---	26
Fred McNeil	---	---	7	18	---	25
Steve Burks	2	10	---	---	10	22
Corwin Grams	---	---	10	10	1	21
Sylvester Croom	2	2	---	---	8	12
Bob Penchion	0	3	---	---	8	11
John Matuszak	---	---	1	2	7	10
Dana McKenzie	2	5	---	---	1	8
Cary Burmester	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jim McCann	0	0	---	---	7	7
Oliver Goloboy	1	0	---	---	5	6
Ronald Dunk	0	0	---	---	4	4
Don Horn	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dick Shiner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Comeaux	0	0	---	---	---	0
Burt Craig	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	69	11.5
Middle	12	43	3.6
Right	5	37	7.4
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	7	1.4
Middle	9	15	1.7
Right	5	26	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Namath	38	19	1	1	1	8	8	7	0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Griese	44	27	2	1	5	5	4	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	13	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	119	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	73	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	18	3.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	89	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	10	110	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	44	14.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York (A)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Everett Conley	9	4	0	60	0	27
RB O.J. Simpson	7	6	0	98	1	20
WR Bob Pickard	6	1	0	8	0	26
TE Eric Sanderson	4	3	1	18	0	25
WR Tim George	3	0	0	0	0	24
FB John Riggins	3	2	0	21	0	17
RB Robert Holmes	2	1	0	8	0	27
WR Bo Rather	2	1	0	5	0	21
RB Ricky Baker	1	1	0	5	0	9
TE Irv Newton	1	0	0	0	0	19

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harold Jackson	11	9	0	48	0	37
WR Otis Taylor	9	7	0	63	1	24
WR Rick Upchurch	8	3	1	27	0	35
WR Nat Moore	5	2	1	33	0	22
FB Larry Csonka	3	2	1	9	0	20
TE Bob Trumpy	3	1	2	10	0	20
RB Mercury Morris	2	1	0	12	0	29
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	0	9	0	5
WR Steve Burks	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Oscar Roan	1	1	0	44	1	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Namath	5	1	18	3.60	5.87

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Griese	2	1	7	3.50	5.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York (A)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Everett Conley	2	1	18	9.00	6.67
WR Bob Pickard	1	0	0	0.00	1.33
WR Bo Rather	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
FB John Riggins	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Harold Jackson	1	1	7	7.00	4.36
TE Bob Trumpy	1	0	0	0.00	3.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York (A)	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Holmes	1	1

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Woody Green	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Namath	12	3	3

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Griese	13	7	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York (A)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Pickard	3	0	0
WR Tim George	2	0	0
RB O.J. Simpson	2	1	1
WR Everett Conley	2	1	1
RB Robert Holmes	1	0	0
WR Bo Rather	1	0	0
FB John Riggins	1	1	1

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harold Jackson	5	3	2
WR Rick Upchurch	4	2	0
WR Nat Moore	2	0	0
WR Otis Taylor	2	2	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)