Week 2, 1975

played in Dallas, TX

84 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Miami Dolphins	7	7	0	10	-	24
Dallas Cowboys	3	14	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:56 DAL - Garo Yepremian 18 field goal
1Q: 02:44 MIA - Otis Taylor 14 pass from Bob Griese (Ronald Dunk extra point)
2Q: 13:41 DAL - Fred Biletnikoff 18 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 08:24 MIA - Rick Upchurch 8 pass from Bob Griese (Ronald Dunk extra point)
2Q: 02:20 DAL - Pete Van Valkenberg 2 run (Garo Yepremian extra point)
4Q: 14:08 MIA - Rick Upchurch 3 pass from Bob Griese (Ronald Dunk extra point)
4Q: 04:50 MIA - Ronald Dunk 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:56 DAL - Garo Yepremian 18 field goal
1Q: 02:44 MIA - Otis Taylor 14 pass from Bob Griese (Ronald Dunk extra point)
2Q: 13:41 DAL - Fred Biletnikoff 18 pass from Roger Staubach (Garo Yepremian extra point)
2Q: 08:24 MIA - Rick Upchurch 8 pass from Bob Griese (Ronald Dunk extra point)
2Q: 02:20 DAL - Pete Van Valkenberg 2 run (Garo Yepremian extra point)
4Q: 14:08 MIA - Rick Upchurch 3 pass from Bob Griese (Ronald Dunk extra point)
4Q: 04:50 MIA - Ronald Dunk 39 field goal

Team Statistics MIA DAL
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 20 22
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 15 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 320 352
- Offensive Plays 62 66
- Yards per Play 5.16 5.33
Net Rushing Yards 97 151
- Rushing Attempts 25 30
- Yards per Rush 3.88 5.03
Net Passing Yards 223 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 24 - 0 35 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 236 207
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.03 5.58
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 5.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 2/2
Penalties/Yards 3/20 5/39
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/36
Kick Returns/Yards 3/84 4/116
Interception Ret./Yards 1/31 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 34
Time of Possession 30:14 29:46

Team Statistics	MIA	DAL
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	20	22
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	15	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	320	352
- Offensive Plays	62	66
- Yards per Play	5.16	5.33
Net Rushing Yards	97	151
- Rushing Attempts	25	30
- Yards per Rush	3.88	5.03
Net Passing Yards	223	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 24 - 0	35 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	236	207
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.03	5.58
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	5.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	2/2
Penalties/Yards	3/20	5/39
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/36
Kick Returns/Yards	3/84	4/116
Interception Ret./Yards	1/31	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 34
Time of Possession	30:14	29:46

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:18	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
1	5:51	3:16	OWN 27	5	73	Touchdown
2	13:33	5:18	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	2:10	0:57	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
2	0:42	0:32	OWN 19	3	-5	Punt
3	10:57	1:43	OWN 6	3	2	Punt
3	7:57	8:58	OWN 1	20	99	Touchdown
4	11:48	1:23	OWN 17	3	2	Punt
4	8:21	3:39	OWN 38	6	40	Field Goal
4	3:12	1:33	OWN 24	5	31	Punt

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:42	6:51	OWN 34	12	65	Field Goal
1	2:35	4:02	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
2	8:15	6:05	OWN 9	11	91	Touchdown
2	1:13	0:31	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 46	2	11	Half
3	15:00	4:03	OWN 27	7	35	Punt
3	9:14	1:17	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
4	13:59	2:11	OPP 46	5	29	Fumble
4	10:25	2:04	OWN 44	4	23	Interception
4	4:42	1:30	OWN 32	3	-2	Punt
4	1:39	1:39	OWN 20	8	26	Game

Game MVP: Bob Griese, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mercury Morris	16	78	4.88	40	2
Woody Green	6	7	1.17	3	0
Larry Csonka	3	12	4.00	12	1

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Pete Van Valkenberg	13	75	5.77	11	2	1
Josh Ashton	11	36	3.27	8	0	0
Roger Staubach	6	40	6.67	14	1	0

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Griese	35	24	236	2/13	3	18	0	115.9

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Staubach	35	21	207	1/6	1	28	1	74.3

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Otis Taylor	9	11	85	9.44	3	18	1
WR Harold Jackson	6	9	82	13.67	6	18	0
WR Rick Upchurch	4	7	24	6.00	5	8	2
WR Nat Moore	3	3	31	10.33	3	15	0
RB Mercury Morris	1	1	7	7.00	9	7	0
WR Steve Burks	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Bob Trumpy	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Dana McKenzie	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bob Hayes	7	12	59	8.43	3	23	0
WR Fred Biletnikoff	6	10	93	15.50	17	28	1
RB Josh Ashton	3	3	15	5.00	3	11	0
WR Dennis Franklin	2	3	30	15.00	1	22	0
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Art Malone	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Drew Lincoln	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Rich McGeorge	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jake Scott	1	31	31.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Recov	Force
Mike Kadish	1	0
Ed Bradley	0	1
Oscar Roan	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov
Josh Ashton	1	0
Charlie Waters	1	0
Doug Sutherland	0	1

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim McCann	6	258	43.0	33.7	47	0

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	4	171	42.8	42.8	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ronald Dunk	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	3/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garo Yepremian	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Waters	4	36	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harold Jackson	3	84	28.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cliff Harris	3	94	31.3	0
Charlie Waters	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ed Bradley	12	3	0.0	30	35
S Ken Houston	8	5	0.0	30	36
CB Doug Nettles	6	1	0.0	30	36
DE Tony McGee	4	4	0.5	29	36
OLB Fred McNeil	4	1	0.0	28	33
S Jake Scott	3	2	0.0	21	33
OLB Al Palewicz	3	0	0.0	21	22
CB Melvin Small	3	0	0.0	19	30
DE Bubba Smith	2	1	0.5	27	34
CB Willie Buchanon	2	1	0.0	28	34
S Clarence Ellis	1	0	0.0	9	14
DE John Matuszak	1	0	0.0	4	2
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	1	0	0.0	2	2
DT Mike Kadish	0	3	0.0	28	35
OLB Erik White	0	1	0.0	8	4

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Cliff Harris	8	2	0.0	24	36
OLB Billy Andrews	7	2	0.5	15	12
OLB Ken Avery	6	1	0.0	24	37
DE Larry Cole	4	1	1.5	22	35
S Nate Wright	3	5	0.0	21	36
DT Larry Brooks	3	2	0.0	24	37
ILB Dick Ambrose	3	2	0.0	9	18
CB Willie Alexander	3	1	0.0	10	24
DE Ken Sanders	3	0	0.0	20	35
ILB Gerald Irons	2	3	0.0	16	19
CB Henry Stuckey	1	2	0.0	5	8
DT Bob Maddox	1	0	0.0	17	29
G Jim Miller	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jim O'Malley	1	0	0.0	10	12
DT Doug Sutherland	1	0	0.0	10	9
S Charlie Waters	1	0	0.0	25	36
DE Mario Johnson	1	0	0.0	8	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tony McGee	0.5	1	0	36
DE Bubba Smith	0.5	0	1	34
DT Mike Kadish	0.0	1	0	35
DE John Matuszak	0.0	1	0	2
OLB Al Palewicz	0.0	1	0	22

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Larry Cole	1.5	0	0	35
OLB Billy Andrews	0.5	0	0	12
DT Bob Maddox	0.0	1	0	29
DT Larry Brooks	0.0	0	1	37
DE Ken Sanders	0.0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Doug Nettles	6	2	0	36
ILB Ed Bradley	3	1	0	35
OLB Fred McNeil	3	0	0	33
S Jake Scott	2	0	1	33
S Ken Houston	2	0	0	36
CB Willie Buchanon	1	2	0	34
OLB Al Palewicz	1	0	0	22
DE Bubba Smith	1	0	0	34
CB Melvin Small	1	0	0	30
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	1	0	0	2

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ken Avery	5	0	37
CB Cliff Harris	4	1	36
CB Willie Alexander	3	1	24
ILB Dick Ambrose	3	1	18
S Nate Wright	2	1	36
S Charlie Waters	2	0	36
OLB Billy Andrews	1	0	12
ILB Gerald Irons	1	0	19
OLB Jim O'Malley	1	0	12
DE Ken Sanders	1	0	35
CB Henry Stuckey	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Little	1	7	0	25	0	37
Bob Kuechenberg	1	3	1	25	0	37
Doug Dieken	1	2	0	18	1	29
Sylvester Croom	1	2	0	7	0	4
Guy Morriss	0	4	0	18	1	33
Robert Woods	0	4	0	15	0	20
Larry Csonka	0	1	0	18	0	21
Bob Trumpy	0	1	0	18	0	16
Dennis Harrah	0	1	0	14	0	24

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Forrest Blue	3	5	26	0	32
Jim Miller	2	4	27	0	28
Dave Guyton	2	3	9	1	10
Larry Watkins	2	3	18	0	22
Blaine Nye	1	4	26	0	31
Dick Stevens	1	2	21	0	26
Billy Joe Dupree	1	1	25	0	25
Rayfield Wright	1	1	26	0	31
Randy Beisler	0	1	4	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Nat Moore	3	18
Larry Csonka	2	8
Oscar Roan	1	16
Steve Burks	1	13
Rick Upchurch	1	12

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Ben Unverzagt	1	22
Dave Hampton	1	18
Tony Rogers	1	11

Participation

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Larry Little	25	37	---	---	7	69
Ed Bradley	---	---	30	35	2	67
Ken Houston	---	---	30	36	1	67
Doug Nettles	---	---	30	36	1	67
Tony McGee	---	---	29	36	1	66
Willie Buchanon	---	---	28	34	2	64
Mike Kadish	---	---	28	35	1	64
Bob Griese	25	37	---	---	---	62
Bob Kuechenberg	25	37	---	---	---	62
Fred McNeil	---	---	28	33	1	62
Bubba Smith	---	---	27	34	1	62
Harold Jackson	19	31	---	---	9	59
Melvin Small	---	---	19	30	8	57
Jake Scott	---	---	21	33	---	54
Guy Morriss	18	33	---	---	2	53
Al Palewicz	---	---	21	22	9	52
Mercury Morris	18	28	---	---	4	50
Rick Upchurch	13	24	---	---	12	49
Larry Csonka	18	21	---	---	8	47
Doug Dieken	18	29	---	---	---	47
Robert Woods	15	20	---	---	7	42
Otis Taylor	16	24	---	---	---	40
Nat Moore	5	16	---	---	18	39
Bob Trumpy	18	16	---	---	4	38
Dennis Harrah	14	24	---	---	---	38
Clarence Ellis	---	---	9	14	14	37
Dana McKenzie	10	13	---	---	9	32
Woody Green	6	8	---	---	16	30
Bobby Bell	---	---	6	3	9	18
Oscar Roan	1	0	---	---	16	17
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	7	4	5	16
Steve Burks	0	3	---	---	13	16
Erik White	---	---	8	4	1	13
Ronald Cinkovsky	---	---	2	2	8	12
Bob Penchion	3	1	---	---	7	11
Sylvester Croom	7	4	---	---	---	11
John Matuszak	---	---	4	2	4	10
Oliver Goloboy	1	1	---	---	8	10
Corwin Grams	---	---	3	3	3	9
Cary Burmester	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jim McCann	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ronald Dunk	0	0	---	---	6	6
Don Horn	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dick Shiner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Comeaux	0	0	---	---	---	0
Burt Craig	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charlie Waters	---	---	25	36	12	73
Cliff Harris	---	---	24	36	6	66
Roger Staubach	30	36	---	---	---	66
Ken Avery	---	---	24	37	2	63
Forrest Blue	26	32	---	---	5	63
Billy Joe Dupree	25	25	---	---	13	63
Bob Hayes	28	35	---	---	---	63
Larry Brooks	---	---	24	37	1	62
Jim Miller	27	28	---	---	4	59
Larry Cole	---	---	22	35	1	58
Nate Wright	---	---	21	36	1	58
Blaine Nye	26	31	---	---	---	57
Rayfield Wright	26	31	---	---	---	57
Ken Sanders	---	---	20	35	1	56
Dennis Franklin	16	20	---	---	13	49
Dick Stevens	21	26	---	---	---	47
Bob Maddox	---	---	17	29	---	46
Larry Watkins	18	22	---	---	6	46
Willie Alexander	---	---	10	24	10	44
Fred Biletnikoff	17	26	---	---	1	44
Gerald Irons	---	---	16	19	2	37
Henry Stuckey	---	---	5	8	20	33
Billy Andrews	---	---	15	12	5	32
Josh Ashton	13	18	---	---	1	32
Pete Van Valkenberg	16	14	---	---	---	30
Dick Ambrose	---	---	9	18	1	28
Rich McGeorge	5	6	---	---	15	26
Doug Sutherland	---	---	10	9	6	25
Jim O'Malley	---	---	10	12	2	24
C.L. Whittington	---	---	9	13	2	24
Dave Guyton	9	10	---	---	5	24
Ben Unverzagt	---	---	1	0	22	23
Tony Rogers	5	6	---	---	11	22
Chris Daniels	7	11	---	---	1	19
Dave Hampton	0	0	---	---	18	18
Drew Lincoln	6	3	---	---	9	18
Mario Johnson	---	---	8	4	6	18
Randy Beisler	4	6	---	---	5	15
Don Kanell	4	5	---	---	5	14
Doug Adams	---	---	0	2	9	11
Phil Wise	---	---	5	5	---	10
Art Malone	1	5	---	---	---	6
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	5	5
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	5	5
Joe Reed	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	0	0.0
Middle	14	68	4.9
Right	9	29	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	15	3.0
Middle	21	123	5.9
Right	4	13	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Griese	35	24	0	1	3	4	2	0	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Staubach	35	21	4	0	2	5	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	40	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	15	186	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	17	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	54	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	24	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	9	5	112	12.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Otis Taylor	11	9	1	85	24
WR Harold Jackson	9	6	0	82	31
WR Rick Upchurch	7	4	2	24	24
WR Nat Moore	3	3	0	31	16
TE Bob Trumpy	2	0	0	0	16
RB Mercury Morris	1	1	0	7	28
TE Dana McKenzie	1	0	0	0	13
WR Steve Burks	1	1	0	7	3

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Hayes	12	7	1	59	1	35
WR Fred Biletnikoff	10	6	1	93	2	26
RB Josh Ashton	3	3	0	15	0	18
WR Dennis Franklin	3	2	0	30	1	20
FB Billy Joe Dupree	2	1	0	1	0	25
RB Art Malone	1	1	0	3	0	5
TE Rich McGeorge	1	0	0	0	0	6
FB Drew Lincoln	1	1	0	6	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Woody Green	1	2	2.00	1.17
Mercury Morris	1	-1	-1.00	4.88

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Pete Van Valkenberg	3	7	2.33	5.77
Josh Ashton	2	7	3.50	3.27

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Griese	8	7	47	5.88	6.74

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Staubach	1	1	18	18.00	5.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Otis Taylor	5	4	33	6.60	7.73
WR Rick Upchurch	2	2	11	5.50	3.43
WR Nat Moore	1	1	3	3.00	10.33

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Fred Biletnikoff	1	1	18	18.00	9.30

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Woody Green	1	0
Mercury Morris	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Roger Staubach	1	1
Pete Van Valkenberg	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Griese	11	9	6

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Staubach	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Fred Biletnikoff	3	3	3
WR Bob Hayes	2	1	1
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	1	0
RB Art Malone	1	1	0
WR Dennis Franklin	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,300)