Week 5, 1975

played in San Diego, CA

52 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Miami Dolphins	3	7	7	6	-	23
San Diego Chargers	0	14	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:41 MIA - Ronald Dunk 48 field goal
2Q: 06:07 SDO - Ken Burrough 50 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 02:06 MIA - Mercury Morris 5 run (Ronald Dunk extra point)
2Q: 00:51 SDO - Monroe Eley 7 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
3Q: 08:07 MIA - Mercury Morris 3 run (Ronald Dunk extra point)
4Q: 09:20 SDO - Luther Middleton 4 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 03:18 MIA - Ronald Dunk 34 field goal
4Q: 00:18 MIA - Ronald Dunk 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:41 MIA - Ronald Dunk 48 field goal
2Q: 06:07 SDO - Ken Burrough 50 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 02:06 MIA - Mercury Morris 5 run (Ronald Dunk extra point)
2Q: 00:51 SDO - Monroe Eley 7 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
3Q: 08:07 MIA - Mercury Morris 3 run (Ronald Dunk extra point)
4Q: 09:20 SDO - Luther Middleton 4 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 03:18 MIA - Ronald Dunk 34 field goal
4Q: 00:18 MIA - Ronald Dunk 31 field goal

Team Statistics MIA SDO
Record 4-1 1-3
First Downs 26 15
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 20 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 428 269
- Offensive Plays 80 54
- Yards per Play 5.35 4.98
Net Rushing Yards 111 116
- Rushing Attempts 27 26
- Yards per Rush 4.11 4.46
Net Passing Yards 317 153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 52 - 32 - 1 23 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 320 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 5/53
- Yards per Pass Play 5.98 5.46
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.5 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/48 1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 3/109 6/137
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/56
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 32
Time of Possession 35:48 24:12

Team Statistics	MIA	SDO
Record	4-1	1-3
First Downs	26	15
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	20	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	428	269
- Offensive Plays	80	54
- Yards per Play	5.35	4.98
Net Rushing Yards	111	116
- Rushing Attempts	27	26
- Yards per Rush	4.11	4.46
Net Passing Yards	317	153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	52 - 32 - 1	23 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	320	206
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	5/53
- Yards per Pass Play	5.98	5.46
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.5	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/48	1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	3/109	6/137
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/56
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 32
Time of Possession	35:48	24:12

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:37	OWN 39	3	2	Punt
1	11:41	2:08	OWN 39	6	30	Field Goal
1	7:49	1:41	OWN 47	3	-5	Punt
1	4:40	3:20	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
2	13:08	4:37	OWN 20	8	48	Missed FG
2	5:52	3:52	OWN 44	9	56	Touchdown
2	1:13	0:08	OPP 48	1	0	Interception
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 40	4	15	Half
3	12:50	4:51	OWN 48	12	52	Touchdown
3	4:54	5:01	OWN 1	10	55	Punt
4	9:14	6:04	OWN 20	12	63	Field Goal
4	1:34	1:23	OWN 20	6	66	Field Goal

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:23	1:42	OWN 24	4	14	Punt
1	9:33	1:44	OWN 35	3	-20	Punt
1	6:08	1:28	OWN 29	4	25	Punt
1	1:20	3:12	OWN 10	7	44	Punt
2	8:31	2:39	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
2	2:00	0:47	OWN 34	3	14	Fumble
2	1:05	0:23	OPP 6	4	6	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:10	OWN 13	3	4	Punt
3	7:59	3:05	OWN 36	4	4	Punt
4	14:53	5:39	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	3:10	1:36	OWN 33	5	17	Punt
4	0:11	0:11	OWN 28	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Bobby Bell, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mercury Morris	20	86	4.30	11	1	2
Larry Csonka	7	25	3.57	8	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stan Fritts	14	60	4.29	25	1	0
Monroe Eley	9	37	4.11	14	1	1
Luther Middleton	3	19	6.33	10	1	1

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Griese	52	32	320	1/3	0	42	1	71.0

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	23	14	206	5/53	1	50	0	104.6

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Harold Jackson	9	17	72	8.00	6	15
FB Larry Csonka	7	8	48	6.86	15	11
WR Otis Taylor	6	10	98	16.33	12	42
WR Nat Moore	3	4	44	14.67	7	18
WR Rick Upchurch	3	8	23	7.67	3	13
RB Mercury Morris	2	2	10	5.00	6	5
TE Bob Trumpy	1	1	18	18.00	3	18
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	7	7.00	0	7

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Johnny Rodgers	5	6	59	11.80	3	21	0
WR Mike Siani	3	5	35	11.67	10	21	0
WR Ken Burrough	2	7	72	36.00	42	50	1
RB Monroe Eley	2	2	16	8.00	4	10	0
TE Mike Hawkins	1	1	11	11.00	9	11	0
WR Broderick Van Pelt	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Charles Anthony	1	56	56.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Doug Nettles	0	1	1	0
Fred McNeil	0	0	1	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dan Fouts	1	1	0	0
Mike Siani	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim McCann	4	156	39.0	34.3	48	1

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Bragg	7	345	49.3	33.9	59	1

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ronald Dunk	3/4	1/2	0/0	48	2/2

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nat Moore	2	27	13.5	0
Rick Upchurch	1	21	21.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnny Rodgers	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harold Jackson	2	78	39.0	0
Willie Buchanon	1	31	31.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Burrough	3	86	28.7	0
Johnny Rodgers	3	51	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jake Scott	7	0	1.0	20	24
ILB Ed Bradley	6	0	0.0	25	28
OLB Bobby Bell	4	3	2.0	26	27
DT Mike Kadish	4	1	0.0	26	26
CB Willie Buchanon	4	0	0.0	25	27
CB Melvin Small	4	0	0.0	19	22
CB Doug Nettles	3	1	0.0	25	28
S Clarence Ellis	3	0	0.0	5	10
S Ken Houston	2	6	0.0	26	27
DE Tony McGee	2	1	0.0	26	28
OLB Fred McNeil	1	1	1.0	20	19
DE Bubba Smith	1	0	1.0	25	27
G Doug Dieken	1	0	---	---	---
DE John Matuszak	0	1	0.0	1	1
OLB Erik White	0	1	0.0	7	5

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Charlie Babb	8	3	0.0	25	48
OLB Ray May	8	2	0.0	24	50
CB Monte Jackson	8	0	0.0	22	49
DE Mel Lunsford	6	2	0.0	25	51
OLB Charles Anthony	5	1	1.0	25	50
CB Bobby Brooks	5	0	0.0	22	45
DE Ron Carpenter	3	0	0.0	27	49
CB Ernie Jackson	3	0	0.0	24	51
S Sam Williams	3	0	0.0	6	20
S Dick Conn	2	4	0.0	24	48
DT Ron Fernandes	2	0	0.0	3	3
DT Bob Lurtsema	2	0	0.0	20	35
CB Levi Johnson	1	1	0.0	1	3
OLB Don Goode	1	0	0.0	7	8
CB Nathan Conrady	1	0	0.0	5	4
DE Mike Barnes	0	1	0.0	24	44
ILB Jack LeVeck	0	1	0.0	3	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bobby Bell	2.0	0	0	3	27
DE Bubba Smith	1.0	1	3	1	27
OLB Fred McNeil	1.0	0	0	0	19
S Jake Scott	1.0	0	0	0	24
DE Tony McGee	0.0	0	1	0	28

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Charles Anthony	1.0	0	0	50
DE Ron Carpenter	0.0	1	2	49
DE Mike Barnes	0.0	1	1	44
DE Mel Lunsford	0.0	1	1	51
DT Ron Fernandes	0.0	0	1	3
DT Bob Lurtsema	0.0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Doug Nettles	4	0	28
CB Willie Buchanon	3	1	27
S Clarence Ellis	3	0	10
S Jake Scott	1	2	24
ILB Ed Bradley	1	0	28
S Ken Houston	1	0	27
CB Melvin Small	1	0	22
OLB Bobby Bell	0	1	27

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ray May	6	0	0	50
CB Monte Jackson	6	0	0	49
CB Bobby Brooks	5	0	0	45
S Charlie Babb	3	4	0	48
S Sam Williams	2	1	0	20
OLB Charles Anthony	2	0	1	50
DE Ron Carpenter	2	0	0	49
S Dick Conn	1	1	0	48
OLB Don Goode	1	0	0	8
CB Ernie Jackson	1	0	0	51
CB Levi Johnson	1	0	0	3
DE Mel Lunsford	1	0	0	51
CB Nathan Conrady	1	0	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Guy Morriss	5	7	0	23	0	51
Bob Kuechenberg	3	4	1	27	1	53
Larry Little	1	4	2	27	0	53
Doug Dieken	1	3	0	19	0	41
Robert Woods	1	3	0	13	0	26
Bob Penchion	1	1	0	2	0	2
Dennis Harrah	1	1	0	20	0	37
Larry Csonka	0	2	0	21	0	38
Oliver Goloboy	0	1	0	4	0	11
Sylvester Croom	0	1	0	4	0	2

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Carl Mauck	2	6	19	0	15
Chester Brennan	2	2	7	0	13
Solomon Freelon	1	6	16	0	19
Tom Condon	1	4	15	1	18
Russ Washington	1	2	19	1	21
Seth Hallen	1	2	11	0	12
Joe Brunson	1	1	13	1	14
Bill Story	0	2	18	1	17
Bo Matthews	0	1	13	0	14
Dave Lapham	0	0	12	1	11

Special Teams Tackles

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Woody Green	2	18
Oscar Roan	2	18
Rick Upchurch	2	13
Steve Burks	1	16

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Sam Williams	3	17
Levi Johnson	1	19
Nathan Conrady	1	12
Johnny Rodgers	1	11

Participation

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Larry Little	27	53	---	---	8	88
Bob Griese	27	53	---	---	---	80
Bob Kuechenberg	27	53	---	---	---	80
Harold Jackson	23	42	---	---	12	77
Guy Morriss	23	51	---	---	3	77
Larry Csonka	21	38	---	---	6	65
Mercury Morris	20	37	---	---	4	61
Doug Dieken	19	41	---	---	---	60
Rick Upchurch	12	35	---	---	13	60
Dennis Harrah	20	37	---	---	---	57
Bobby Bell	---	---	26	27	1	54
Ed Bradley	---	---	25	28	1	54
Tony McGee	---	---	26	28	---	54
Doug Nettles	---	---	25	28	1	54
Willie Buchanon	---	---	25	27	1	53
Ken Houston	---	---	26	27	---	53
Mike Kadish	---	---	26	26	---	52
Bubba Smith	---	---	25	27	---	52
Nat Moore	10	20	---	---	20	50
Bob Trumpy	16	27	---	---	7	50
Robert Woods	13	26	---	---	8	47
Jake Scott	---	---	20	24	---	44
Otis Taylor	16	28	---	---	---	44
Melvin Small	---	---	19	22	---	41
Dana McKenzie	10	20	---	---	11	41
Fred McNeil	---	---	20	19	---	39
Clarence Ellis	---	---	5	10	17	32
Oliver Goloboy	4	11	---	---	12	27
Al Palewicz	---	---	1	1	23	25
Ronald Cinkovsky	---	---	1	1	23	25
Steve Burks	2	5	---	---	16	23
Oscar Roan	1	2	---	---	18	21
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	6	6	7	19
Woody Green	0	0	---	---	18	18
Erik White	---	---	7	5	3	15
Bob Penchion	2	2	---	---	8	12
Ronald Dunk	0	0	---	---	10	10
John Matuszak	---	---	1	1	7	9
Cary Burmester	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sylvester Croom	4	2	---	---	1	7
Don Horn	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jim McCann	0	0	---	---	4	4
Corwin Grams	---	---	2	1	---	3
Dick Shiner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Comeaux	0	0	---	---	---	0
Burt Craig	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charles Anthony	---	---	25	50	5	80
Ron Carpenter	---	---	27	49	4	80
Mel Lunsford	---	---	25	51	4	80
Ernie Jackson	---	---	24	51	4	79
Charlie Babb	---	---	25	48	5	78
Ray May	---	---	24	50	4	78
Dick Conn	---	---	24	48	3	75
Monte Jackson	---	---	22	49	4	75
Bobby Brooks	---	---	22	45	7	74
Mike Barnes	---	---	24	44	3	71
Bob Lurtsema	---	---	20	35	6	61
Dan Fouts	26	28	---	---	---	54
Johnny Rodgers	20	21	---	---	11	52
Mike Hawkins	18	18	---	---	11	47
Sam Williams	---	---	6	20	17	43
Mike Siani	17	14	---	---	10	41
Ken Burrough	14	19	---	---	7	40
Russ Washington	19	21	---	---	---	40
Tom Condon	15	18	---	---	3	36
Solomon Freelon	16	19	---	---	---	35
Bill Story	18	17	---	---	---	35
Carl Mauck	19	15	---	---	---	34
Joe Brunson	13	14	---	---	7	34
Broderick Van Pelt	11	12	---	---	11	34
Bo Matthews	13	14	---	---	4	31
Dave Lapham	12	11	---	---	7	30
Seth Hallen	11	12	---	---	7	30
Luther Middleton	4	7	---	---	19	30
Jerry Smith	6	4	---	---	17	27
Michael Burhart	4	8	---	---	14	26
Monroe Eley	9	15	---	---	1	25
Don Goode	---	---	7	8	10	25
Chester Brennan	7	13	---	---	4	24
Levi Johnson	---	---	1	3	19	23
Stan Fritts	14	8	---	---	---	22
Nathan Conrady	---	---	5	4	12	21
Charles Davis	---	---	5	11	2	18
Jack LeVeck	---	---	3	3	6	12
Dominic Rojas	---	---	1	4	6	11
Ron Fernandes	---	---	3	3	4	10
Bruce Mangum	---	---	2	5	2	9
Ed Benson	---	---	2	2	4	8
Mike Bragg	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dean Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bill Munson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	12	38	3.2
Right	8	49	6.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	67	6.7
Middle	11	17	1.5
Right	5	32	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Griese	52	32	1	1	2	6	6	0	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	23	14	4	0	0	4	4	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	19	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	67	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	25	14	179	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	55	6.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	44	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	141	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	21	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harold Jackson	17	9	1	72	0	42
WR Otis Taylor	10	6	1	98	1	28
FB Larry Csonka	8	7	0	48	0	38
WR Rick Upchurch	8	3	0	23	0	35
WR Nat Moore	4	3	0	44	0	20
RB Mercury Morris	2	2	0	10	0	37
TE Bob Trumpy	1	1	0	18	0	27
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	0	7	0	20

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ken Burrough	7	2	72	2	19
WR Johnny Rodgers	6	5	59	1	21
WR Mike Siani	5	3	35	1	14
RB Monroe Eley	2	2	16	0	15
WR Broderick Van Pelt	2	1	13	0	12
TE Mike Hawkins	1	1	11	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mercury Morris	4	10	2.50	4.30

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stan Fritts	3	8	2.67	4.29
Monroe Eley	2	11	5.50	4.11
Luther Middleton	1	4	4.00	6.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Griese	6	2	29	4.83	6.15

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	1	1	13	13.00	8.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Harold Jackson	2	0	0	0.00	4.24
WR Rick Upchurch	2	1	13	6.50	2.88
WR Nat Moore	1	1	16	16.00	11.00

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Broderick Van Pelt	1	1	13	13.00	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Csonka	2	2

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Monroe Eley	2	1
Stan Fritts	2	1
Luther Middleton	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Griese	13	9	7

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harold Jackson	6	2	1
WR Otis Taylor	2	2	2
WR Rick Upchurch	2	2	1
FB Larry Csonka	1	1	1
WR Nat Moore	1	1	1
RB Mercury Morris	1	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ken Burrough	2	1	1
WR Mike Siani	2	1	0
WR Johnny Rodgers	1	1	1
WR Broderick Van Pelt	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)