Week 11, 1975

played in New York (A), NJ

38 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Miami Dolphins	7	3	3	7	-	20
New York (A) Titans	7	3	14	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:56 NYT - O.J. Simpson 10 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
1Q: 00:33 MIA - Bob Trumpy 6 pass from Bob Griese (Ronald Dunk extra point)
2Q: 05:52 MIA - Ronald Dunk 18 field goal
2Q: 02:08 NYT - Pat Leahy 52 field goal
3Q: 10:55 NYT - O.J. Simpson 8 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
3Q: 08:34 NYT - Everett Conley 7 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy extra point)
3Q: 00:54 MIA - Ronald Dunk 47 field goal
4Q: 05:17 MIA - Willie Buchanon 68 fumble return (Ronald Dunk extra point)
4Q: 01:56 NYT - Pat Leahy 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:56 NYT - O.J. Simpson 10 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
1Q: 00:33 MIA - Bob Trumpy 6 pass from Bob Griese (Ronald Dunk extra point)
2Q: 05:52 MIA - Ronald Dunk 18 field goal
2Q: 02:08 NYT - Pat Leahy 52 field goal
3Q: 10:55 NYT - O.J. Simpson 8 run (Pat Leahy extra point)
3Q: 08:34 NYT - Everett Conley 7 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy extra point)
3Q: 00:54 MIA - Ronald Dunk 47 field goal
4Q: 05:17 MIA - Willie Buchanon 68 fumble return (Ronald Dunk extra point)
4Q: 01:56 NYT - Pat Leahy 23 field goal

Team Statistics MIA NYT
Record 6-4 5-5
First Downs 18 21
- by Rushing 1 11
- by Passing 17 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 305 310
- Offensive Plays 55 64
- Yards per Play 5.55 4.84
Net Rushing Yards 27 160
- Rushing Attempts 14 43
- Yards per Rush 1.93 3.72
Net Passing Yards 278 150
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 27 - 1 21 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 283 150
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.78 7.14
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 7.6
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 3/1
Kick Returns/Yards 4/121 5/100
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/15
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 38
Time of Possession 27:18 32:42

Team Statistics	MIA	NYT
Record	6-4	5-5
First Downs	18	21
- by Rushing	1	11
- by Passing	17	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	305	310
- Offensive Plays	55	64
- Yards per Play	5.55	4.84
Net Rushing Yards	27	160
- Rushing Attempts	14	43
- Yards per Rush	1.93	3.72
Net Passing Yards	278	150
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 27 - 1	21 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	283	150
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.78	7.14
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	7.6
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	3/1
Kick Returns/Yards	4/121	5/100
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/15
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 38
Time of Possession	27:18	32:42

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:53	OWN 20	7	22	Punt
1	2:50	2:23	OWN 40	4	60	Touchdown
2	12:38	6:51	OWN 7	11	92	Field Goal
2	2:01	1:28	OWN 30	4	16	Punt
3	10:48	0:45	OWN 16	1	0	Interception
3	8:25	2:10	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
3	4:26	3:37	OWN 44	9	26	Field Goal
4	13:08	3:33	OWN 4	6	22	Punt
4	2:43	0:09	OWN 6	1	15	Fumble
4	1:48	1:48	OWN 26	9	45	Game

New York (A) Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:07	8:17	OWN 16	16	84	Touchdown
1	0:27	2:49	OWN 29	5	22	Punt
2	5:47	3:46	OWN 34	8	31	Field Goal
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 19	2	5	Half
3	15:00	4:12	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
3	10:03	1:38	OPP 12	4	12	Touchdown
3	6:15	1:49	OWN 14	3	9	Punt
3	0:49	2:41	OWN 21	4	25	Punt
4	9:35	4:26	OWN 32	8	36	Fumble
4	5:09	2:26	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
4	2:34	0:46	OPP 3	3	-3	Field Goal

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

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mercury Morris	9	17	1.89	8	0	0
Larry Csonka	5	10	2.00	10	1	0

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
O.J. Simpson	34	133	3.91	18	3	2
Rod Phillips	8	28	3.50	7	0	0
Joe Namath	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Griese	40	27	283	1/5	1	31	1	85.7

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Namath	21	15	150	0/0	1	26	0	107.2

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Harold Jackson	9	13	96	10.67	2	21	0
RB Mercury Morris	4	4	23	5.75	6	13	0
WR Otis Taylor	4	7	50	12.50	0	17	0
TE Bob Trumpy	3	4	35	11.67	13	20	1
WR Rick Upchurch	3	6	55	18.33	4	31	0
FB Larry Csonka	2	2	15	7.50	5	11	0
TE Dana McKenzie	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Steve Burks	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

New York (A)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Everett Conley	7	9	86	12.29	17	26	1
WR Bob Pickard	4	4	38	9.50	0	16	0
WR Tim George	1	2	8	8.00	2	8	0
RB O.J. Simpson	1	2	14	14.00	5	14	0
TE Irv Newton	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Rod Phillips	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Eric Sanderson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New York (A)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB John Ebersole	1	15	15.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Otis Taylor	1	0	0	0
Willie Buchanon	0	1	0	1
Ken Houston	0	0	1	0

New York (A)	Fumb	Recov	Force
O.J. Simpson	1	0	0
Roderick Vance	0	1	0
Jim LeClair	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim McCann	4	167	41.8	41.5	47	3

New York (A)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marvin Tuupo	4	189	47.3	44.8	54	3

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ronald Dunk	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

New York (A)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat Leahy	2/2	1/1	1/1	52	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Upchurch	1	10	10.0	0

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim George	3	1	0.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harold Jackson	4	121	30.3	0

New York (A)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. Simpson	5	100	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ken Houston	15	4	0.0	42	21
ILB Ed Bradley	8	4	0.0	39	19
DE Tony McGee	4	2	0.0	38	21
S Jake Scott	3	4	0.0	36	21
OLB Bobby Bell	3	1	0.0	43	21
CB Willie Buchanon	3	0	0.0	39	21
OLB Fred McNeil	3	0	0.0	32	16
CB Doug Nettles	3	0	0.0	38	19
DE Bubba Smith	3	0	0.0	38	19
CB Melvin Small	3	0	0.0	32	19
OLB Erik White	2	0	0.0	10	3
DT Mike Kadish	1	1	0.0	38	18
ILB Corwin Grams	1	1	0.0	9	2
G Larry Little	1	0	---	---	---
DE John Matuszak	1	0	0.0	9	2
TE Bob Trumpy	1	0	---	---	---
DT Donnie Ostrowski	1	0	0.0	12	3

New York (A)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jim LeClair	6	1	0.0	14	41
OLB Greg Brezina	5	2	0.0	14	40
CB Earlie Thomas	5	1	0.0	13	38
S Daniel Reiner	5	0	0.0	8	33
DE Richard Neal	3	0	1.0	14	40
S Roderick Vance	3	1	0.0	9	34
DT Rickey McBeal	3	0	0.0	12	40
S Ron Smith	2	3	0.0	13	39
CB Kennedy McCargo	2	3	0.0	8	34
ILB John Ebersole	2	2	0.0	6	9
OLB Mike Kolen	2	2	0.0	12	22
CB Antonio Dodge	1	2	0.0	7	10
S Ed Jones	1	0	0.0	2	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tony McGee	2	0	21
OLB Bobby Bell	1	1	21
DE Bubba Smith	1	1	19

New York (A)	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Richard Neal	1.0	1	40
OLB Greg Brezina	0.0	2	40
OLB Mike Kolen	0.0	1	22
DT Rickey McBeal	0.0	1	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Willie Buchanon	3	0	21
CB Doug Nettles	3	0	19
S Ken Houston	2	0	21
OLB Fred McNeil	2	0	16
S Jake Scott	2	0	21
ILB Ed Bradley	1	1	19
DE Tony McGee	1	0	21
ILB Corwin Grams	1	0	2

New York (A)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jim LeClair	6	1	0	41
CB Earlie Thomas	4	2	0	38
S Daniel Reiner	4	1	0	33
OLB Greg Brezina	4	0	0	40
S Ron Smith	2	1	0	39
CB Kennedy McCargo	2	0	0	34
S Roderick Vance	2	0	0	34
DT Rickey McBeal	1	0	0	40
CB Antonio Dodge	1	0	0	10
S Ed Jones	1	0	0	19
ILB John Ebersole	0	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Kuechenberg	1	3	14	0	41
Guy Morriss	1	3	10	0	39
Leon Gray	0	2	3	0	5
Larry Little	0	1	14	1	37
Larry Csonka	0	1	9	0	29
Robert Woods	0	1	1	0	10
Oliver Goloboy	0	1	3	0	4
Sylvester Croom	0	1	4	0	2
Dennis Harrah	0	1	13	0	34

New York (A)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Michael Crespo	3	8	0	37	16
Todd Watkins	2	6	0	34	16
Wayne Mulligan	2	5	0	29	14
David Shiancoe	2	5	0	13	7
Bob Johnson	1	4	0	14	7
Karl Chandler	1	3	0	11	5
Kurt Schumacher	1	3	0	35	20
Eric Sanderson	1	2	0	28	15
John Riggins	1	1	1	28	13
Jesse Burgess	1	1	0	6	5
Randal Farley	0	4	0	36	15

Special Teams Tackles

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Burks	4	15
Otis Taylor	2	5
Woody Green	1	17
Rick Upchurch	1	11

New York (A)	Tackles	STPlays
Daniel Reiner	1	22
Ricky Baker	1	19
Everett Conley	1	13
Marvin Warfield	1	10
Rod Phillips	1	6

Participation

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Willie Buchanon	---	---	39	21	13	73
Bobby Bell	---	---	43	21	3	67
Ken Houston	---	---	42	21	2	65
Ed Bradley	---	---	39	19	3	61
Tony McGee	---	---	38	21	2	61
Fred McNeil	---	---	32	16	12	60
Doug Nettles	---	---	38	19	3	60
Bubba Smith	---	---	38	19	2	59
Mike Kadish	---	---	38	18	2	58
Jake Scott	---	---	36	21	1	58
Larry Little	14	37	---	---	6	57
Bob Griese	14	41	---	---	---	55
Harold Jackson	11	38	---	---	6	55
Bob Kuechenberg	14	41	---	---	---	55
Guy Morriss	10	39	---	---	3	52
Melvin Small	---	---	32	19	1	52
Doug Dieken	11	37	---	---	---	48
Mercury Morris	9	33	---	---	6	48
Dennis Harrah	13	34	---	---	---	47
Rick Upchurch	10	25	---	---	11	46
Larry Csonka	9	29	---	---	6	44
Otis Taylor	9	25	---	---	5	39
Nat Moore	5	11	---	---	17	33
Bob Trumpy	6	23	---	---	4	33
Dana McKenzie	7	14	---	---	7	28
Ronald Cinkovsky	---	---	4	0	19	23
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	12	3	5	20
Clarence Ellis	---	---	10	4	5	19
Al Palewicz	---	---	4	2	13	19
Oliver Goloboy	3	4	---	---	11	18
Steve Burks	1	2	---	---	15	18
Oscar Roan	0	1	---	---	17	18
Woody Green	0	0	---	---	17	17
Robert Woods	1	10	---	---	6	17
John Matuszak	---	---	9	2	4	15
Leon Gray	3	5	---	---	6	14
Erik White	---	---	10	3	1	14
Corwin Grams	---	---	9	2	---	11
Ronald Dunk	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bob Penchion	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sylvester Croom	4	2	---	---	---	6
Jim McCann	0	0	---	---	4	4
Don Horn	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dick Shiner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Comeaux	0	0	---	---	---	0
Burt Craig	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York (A)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Namath	43	21	---	---	---	64
Daniel Reiner	---	---	8	33	22	63
Kennedy McCargo	---	---	8	34	19	61
Greg Brezina	---	---	14	40	3	57
Jim LeClair	---	---	14	41	2	57
Randal Farley	36	15	---	---	6	57
Richard Neal	---	---	14	40	2	56
O.J. Simpson	34	15	---	---	7	56
Kurt Schumacher	35	20	---	---	---	55
Ron Smith	---	---	13	39	2	54
Earlie Thomas	---	---	13	38	3	54
Rickey McBeal	---	---	12	40	2	54
Michael Crespo	37	16	---	---	---	53
Irv Newton	28	9	---	---	16	53
Ron Acks	---	---	12	38	2	52
John Riggins	28	13	---	---	9	50
Eric Sanderson	28	15	---	---	7	50
Everett Conley	22	15	---	---	13	50
Todd Watkins	34	16	---	---	---	50
Wayne Mulligan	29	14	---	---	6	49
Roderick Vance	---	---	9	34	1	44
Tim George	25	8	---	---	10	43
Bob Pickard	24	12	---	---	1	37
Mike Kolen	---	---	12	22	2	36
Bo Rather	11	10	---	---	13	34
Bob Johnson	14	7	---	---	6	27
Ricky Baker	6	1	---	---	19	26
David Shiancoe	13	7	---	---	6	26
Karl Chandler	11	5	---	---	6	22
Rod Phillips	9	7	---	---	6	22
Ed Jones	---	---	2	19	---	21
John Ebersole	---	---	6	9	5	20
Antonio Dodge	---	---	7	10	1	18
Christian Howe	---	---	1	2	13	16
Pete Cusick	---	---	4	5	5	14
Tyrus Heskew	---	---	1	2	10	13
Jesse Burgess	6	5	---	---	---	11
Marvin Warfield	---	---	0	0	10	10
Pat Leahy	0	0	---	---	8	8
Roosevelt Winters	---	---	2	1	4	7
Greg Foggie	---	---	2	3	---	5
Marvin Tuupo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	2	2
Deron DeLorraine	---	---	0	1	---	1
Dusty Malinsky	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lawrence Wiggins	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	4	0.8
Middle	5	14	2.8
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	34	3.4
Middle	22	65	3.0
Right	10	62	6.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Griese	40	27	3	1	0	5	5	0	1

New York (A)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Namath	21	15	1	1	0	1	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	75	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	11	149	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	52	10.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	84	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	38	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	26	26.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harold Jackson	13	9	96	1	38
WR Otis Taylor	7	4	50	0	25
WR Rick Upchurch	6	3	55	1	25
RB Mercury Morris	4	4	23	0	33
TE Bob Trumpy	4	3	35	1	23
FB Larry Csonka	2	2	15	0	29
TE Dana McKenzie	2	1	3	0	14
WR Steve Burks	1	1	6	0	2

New York (A)	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Everett Conley	9	7	86	1	15
WR Bob Pickard	4	4	38	0	12
WR Tim George	2	1	8	0	8
RB O.J. Simpson	2	1	14	0	15
TE Irv Newton	2	1	2	0	9
TE Eric Sanderson	1	0	0	0	15
RB Rod Phillips	1	1	2	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mercury Morris	3	4	1.33	1.89
Larry Csonka	1	1	1.00	2.00

New York (A)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
O.J. Simpson	10	31	3.10	3.91
Rod Phillips	1	7	7.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Griese	2	2	19	9.50	7.08

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Namath	1	1	7	7.00	7.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Mercury Morris	1	1	13	13.00	5.75
TE Bob Trumpy	1	1	6	6.00	8.75

New York (A)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Everett Conley	1	1	7	7.00	9.56

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Mercury Morris	1	0

New York (A)	Rushes	Conversions
O.J. Simpson	5	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Griese	11	7	5

New York (A)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Namath	7	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harold Jackson	3	2	2
WR Rick Upchurch	3	0	0
RB Mercury Morris	2	2	1
FB Larry Csonka	1	1	1
TE Bob Trumpy	1	1	1
WR Steve Burks	1	1	0

New York (A)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Everett Conley	4	3	2
WR Tim George	1	0	0
WR Bob Pickard	1	1	1
TE Irv Newton	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,400)
End Zone 11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,400)
End Zone	11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,300)