| Played in St. Louis, MO, weather: 53 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind. |
| Miami won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) John Leypoldt kicked off 54 yards from the STL30. Don Herrmann returned the ball 29 yards to the MIA45. Tackled by Al Clark. |
| 1-10-MIA45 (1Q: 14:30) Mercury Morris ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Will Foster. |
| 2-8-MIA47 (1Q: 13:56) Larry Csonka ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Mike Weger. |
| 3-8-MIA47 (1Q: 13:20) Mercury Morris ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Mike Weger, assisted by ILB Will Foster. |
| 4-6-MIA49 (1Q: 12:43) Jim McCann punted 41 yards. Dan Myers called for a fair catch at the STL10. |
| 1-10-STL10 (1Q: 12:33) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Brown. Metcalf gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL21 (1Q: 12:00) Terry Metcalf ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Merlin Olsen. |
| 2-13-STL18 (1Q: 11:17) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Ray Jarvis for 15 yards. Tackled by S Jake Scott. Jarvis gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL33 (1Q: 10:50) Altie Taylor ran inside the right tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Nick Buoniconti. |
| 2-13-STL30 (1Q: 10:20) Altie Taylor ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Nettles, assisted by S Clarence Ellis. |
| 3-10-STL33 (1Q: 09:56) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 20 yards. Tackled by S Jake Scott. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Metcalf gained 7 yards after the catch. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-20-STL23 (1Q: 09:43) Jim Hart pass was dropped by WR Ken Payne. |
| 4-20-STL23 (1Q: 09:37) Al Blake punted 35 yards. Jake Scott returned the kick 5 yards to the MIA47. Tackled by Roy Winston. |
| 1-10-MIA47 (1Q: 09:27) Bob Griese pass completed to TE Bob Trumpy for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jim Merlo, assisted by ILB Will Foster. |
| 2-5-STL48 (1Q: 09:00) Mercury Morris ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Eric Kasay. |
| 3-3-STL46 (1Q: 08:20) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Nat Moore for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Roger Wehrli. |
| 1-10-STL31 (1Q: 07:55) Larry Csonka ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Dwight Lewis, assisted by S Dan Myers. Key block delivered by Larry Little. |
| 2-5-STL26 (1Q: 07:22) Mercury Morris ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Mike Weger, assisted by OLB Roy Winston. |
| 3-5-STL26 (1Q: 06:53) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Marco Vehar for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Dwight Lewis, assisted by CB Hugh Rodgers. Vehar gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL18 (1Q: 06:12) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Otis Taylor for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Will Foster. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-STL12 (1Q: 05:45) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Marco Vehar for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Miami 6, St. Louis 0 |
| (1Q: 05:45) Extra point by Mike Comeaux was good. Miami 7, St. Louis 0 |
| (1Q: 05:35) Mike Comeaux kicked off 61 yards from the MIA30. Roger Wehrli returned the ball 26 yards to the STL35. Tackled by Ed Bradley. |
| 1-10-STL35 (1Q: 05:16) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Metcalf. OLB Bobby Bell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-STL35 (1Q: 05:13) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Ray Jarvis for 4 yards. Tackled by S Jake Scott. Jarvis gained 1 yard after the catch. St. Louis's Len Hauss was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-6-STL39 (1Q: 04:43) Jim Hart pass was dropped by WR Ray Jarvis. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-6-STL39 (1Q: 04:37) Al Blake punted 36 yards. Nat Moore called for a fair catch at the MIA25. |
| 1-10-MIA25 (1Q: 04:28) Mercury Morris ran outside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by S Dan Myers, assisted by S Jim Tolbert. Key block delivered by Frank Austin. PENALTY: Miami was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-MIA15 (1Q: 04:19) Mercury Morris ran inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by S Mike Weger. Key block delivered by Bob Kuechenberg. |
| 2-12-MIA23 (1Q: 03:45) Mercury Morris ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT John Grant. |
| 3-13-MIA22 (1Q: 03:01) Bob Griese pass was dropped by WR Otis Taylor. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Miami's Doug Dieken was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor foot injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 4-13-MIA22 (1Q: 02:58) Jim McCann punted 41 yards. Dan Myers called for a fair catch at the STL37. St. Louis's Rich Caster was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-STL37 (1Q: 02:47) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Cotton Speyrer for 5 yards. Tackled by S Jake Scott. |
| 2-5-STL42 (1Q: 02:04) Terry Metcalf ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Jake Scott. |
| 3-3-STL44 (1Q: 01:20) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Ray Jarvis for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Ray White. |
| 1-10-MIA45 (1Q: 00:42) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Stan White, assisted by CB Doug Nettles. Metcalf gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-MIA36 (1Q: 00:13) Altie Taylor ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Nettles. Key block delivered by Len Hauss. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-MIA33 (2Q: 15:00) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cotton Speyrer. CB Willie Brown defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIA33 (2Q: 14:53) Jim Hart pass completed to FB Norm Bulaich for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Fred Hill. |
| 3-1-MIA24 (2Q: 14:13) Terry Metcalf ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Stan White. Key block delivered by Tom Funchess. |
| 1-10-MIA23 (2Q: 13:47) Terry Metcalf ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Jake Scott. Key block delivered by Sam Davis. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for an Illegal Formation. |
| 1-15-MIA28 (2Q: 13:40) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Stan White. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Miami was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-MIA23 (2Q: 13:30) Terry Metcalf ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Bobby Bell. |
| 2-8-MIA21 (2Q: 12:43) Jim Hart pass was dropped by WR Ken Payne. |
| 3-8-MIA21 (2Q: 12:35) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 8 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Ellis, assisted by CB Doug Nettles. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-18-MIA31 (2Q: 12:27) Jim Hart pass completed to RB Altie Taylor for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Bubba Smith. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-MIA23 (2Q: 11:41) John Leypoldt attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. Miami 7, St. Louis 3 |
| (2Q: 11:36) John Leypoldt kicked off 60 yards from the STL30. Don Herrmann returned the ball 25 yards to the MIA35. Tackled by Bubba O'Neil. |
| 1-10-MIA35 (2Q: 11:06) Mercury Morris ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Eric Kasay. |
| 2-8-MIA37 (2Q: 10:29) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Marco Vehar for 51 yards. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers. Vehar gained 37 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL12 (2Q: 09:50) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Otis Taylor for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Miami 13, St. Louis 3 |
| (2Q: 09:50) Extra point by Mike Comeaux was good. Miami 14, St. Louis 3 |
| (2Q: 09:41) Mike Comeaux kicked off 66 yards from the MIA30. Roger Wehrli returned the ball 26 yards to the STL30. Tackled by Don Herrmann. |
| 1-10-STL30 (2Q: 09:06) Altie Taylor ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Brown. |
| 2-11-STL29 (2Q: 08:21) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cotton Speyrer. CB Willie Brown defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-11-STL29 (2Q: 08:12) Jim Hart pass completed to FB Norm Bulaich for 41 yards. Tackled by S Jake Scott. Bulaich gained 41 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIA30 (2Q: 07:33) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIA35 (2Q: 07:27) Terry Metcalf ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Deacon Jones. |
| 2-12-MIA32 (2Q: 06:53) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cotton Speyrer. OLB Bobby Bell drove right through Tom Funchess to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-12-MIA32 (2Q: 06:43) Jim Hart pass was dropped by WR Cotton Speyrer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-MIA32 (2Q: 06:33) John Leypoldt attempted a 49 yard field goal and succeeded. Miami 14, St. Louis 6 |
| (2Q: 06:28) John Leypoldt kicked off 65 yards from the STL30. Nat Moore returned the ball 18 yards to the MIA23. Tackled by Ray Easterling. |
| 1-10-MIA23 (2Q: 05:56) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Otis Taylor for 20 yards. Tackled by S Dan Myers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIA43 (2Q: 05:27) Bob Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don Herrmann. DE Billy Howard hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIA43 (2Q: 05:20) Mercury Morris ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Mike Weger. |
| 3-8-MIA45 (2Q: 04:54) Bob Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marco Vehar. DT John Grant hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-8-MIA45 (2Q: 04:45) Jim McCann punted 43 yards. Dan Myers returned the kick 5 yards to the STL17. Tackled by Fred Hill. |
| 1-10-STL17 (2Q: 04:38) Terry Metcalf ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Deacon Jones, assisted by ILB Ed Bradley. |
| 2-11-STL16 (2Q: 04:10) Terry Metcalf ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Nettles, assisted by DT Mike Kadish. |
| 3-4-STL23 (2Q: 03:24) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Ray Jarvis for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Nick Buoniconti. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL36 (2Q: 02:58) Terry Metcalf ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Jake Scott. Key block delivered by Len Hauss. |
| 2-4-STL42 (2Q: 02:41) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ray Jarvis. DE Bubba Smith drove right through Sam Davis to hurry the quarterback. |
| 3-4-STL42 (2Q: 02:32) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Cotton Speyrer for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Nettles. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIA49 (2Q: 02:16) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Bubba O'Neil for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Nettles. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-3-MIA42 (2Q: 02:00) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Cotton Speyrer for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Stan White, assisted by CB Doug Nettles. Speyrer gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIA34 (2Q: 01:38) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ray Jarvis. S Clarence Ellis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIA34 (2Q: 01:32) Jim Hart pass was dropped by RB Altie Taylor. PENALTY: Miami was called for Offsides. |
| 2-5-MIA29 (2Q: 01:32) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ray Jarvis. OLB Bobby Bell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-MIA29 (2Q: 01:25) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Cotton Speyrer for 15 yards. Tackled by S Jake Scott. |
| 1-10-MIA14 (2Q: 01:08) Altie Taylor ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Bubba Smith. |
| 2-10-MIA14 (2Q: 00:50) Tom Bailey ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Deacon Jones, assisted by DE Bubba Smith. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 3-4-MIA08 (2Q: 00:42) Tom Bailey ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Ellis, assisted by ILB Nick Buoniconti. Key block delivered by Len Hauss. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 1-3-MIA03 (2Q: 00:34) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 1-8-MIA08 (2Q: 00:34) Terry Metcalf ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Fred Hill, assisted by S Clarence Ellis. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 2-4-MIA04 (2Q: 00:26) John Leypoldt attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. Miami 14, St. Louis 9 |
| (2Q: 00:19) John Leypoldt kicked off 57 yards from the STL30. Nat Moore returned the ball 18 yards to the MIA31. Tackled by Mark Cooney. |
| 1-10-MIA31 (2Q: 00:13) Bob Griese dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Mike Comeaux kicked off 60 yards from the MIA30. Roger Wehrli returned the ball 30 yards to the STL40. Tackled by Don Herrmann. |
| 1-10-STL40 (3Q: 14:38) Terry Metcalf ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Bobby Bell, assisted by ILB Nick Buoniconti. |
| 2-10-STL40 (3Q: 14:10) Jim Hart pass was dropped by RB Altie Taylor. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-STL40 (3Q: 14:07) Jim Hart pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ken Payne. |
| 4-10-STL40 (3Q: 13:56) Al Blake punted 37 yards. Nat Moore returned the kick 17 yards to the MIA40. Tackled by Roy Winston. |
| 1-10-MIA40 (3Q: 13:45) Bob Griese pass completed to RB Mercury Morris for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Roger Wehrli, assisted by CB Hugh Rodgers. Morris gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-MIA45 (3Q: 12:59) Larry Csonka ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Mike Weger. S Mike Weger crushed Doug Dieken to wreck the play. |
| 3-4-MIA46 (3Q: 12:18) Bob Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Oliver Goloboy. DE Billy Howard hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4-MIA46 (3Q: 12:14) Jim McCann punted 32 yards. Dan Myers returned the kick 5 yards to the STL27. Tackled by Dana McKenzie. |
| 1-10-STL27 (3Q: 12:04) Altie Taylor ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Ellis, assisted by OLB Bobby Bell. Key block delivered by Ron Mikolajczyk. |
| 2-4-STL33 (3Q: 11:17) Terry Metcalf ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Nick Buoniconti. |
| 3-3-STL34 (3Q: 10:34) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Brown. PENALTY: Miami was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-STL39 (3Q: 10:26) Terry Metcalf ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Merlin Olsen. |
| 2-8-STL41 (3Q: 09:50) Jim Hart pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Terry Metcalf. |
| 3-8-STL41 (3Q: 09:43) Jim Hart sacked by OLB Bobby Bell for a loss of 12 yards. Bell ran right past Tom Funchess and knocked down the quarterback. The ball was fumbled and recovered by STL Dan Dierdorf on the STL29. |
| 4-20-STL29 (3Q: 08:57) Al Blake punted 37 yards. Nat Moore called for a fair catch at the MIA34. |
| 1-10-MIA34 (3Q: 08:49) Larry Csonka ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Will Foster, assisted by DE Billy Howard. Key block delivered by Larry Little. |
| 2-4-MIA40 (3Q: 08:06) Mercury Morris ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Mike Weger. |
| 3-4-MIA40 (3Q: 07:43) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Otis Taylor for 19 yards. Tackled by OLB Ray Kiddoo. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-STL41 (3Q: 07:08) Bob Griese pass completed to FB Larry Csonka for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Dwight Lewis. Csonka gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 2-6-STL37 (3Q: 06:22) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Nat Moore for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Roger Wehrli. |
| 3-3-STL34 (3Q: 05:52) Mercury Morris ran inside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Dwight Lewis. Key block delivered by Bob Kuechenberg. |
| 1-10-STL24 (3Q: 05:27) PENALTY: Miami was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-STL29 (3Q: 05:19) Larry Csonka ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Mike Weger, assisted by OLB Jim Merlo. |
| 2-13-STL27 (3Q: 04:38) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Marco Vehar for 9 yards. Tackled by S Dan Myers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-4-STL18 (3Q: 03:55) Bob Griese sacked by S Jim Tolbert for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Doug Dieken. |
| 4-10-STL24 (3Q: 03:31) Mike Comeaux attempted a 41 yard field goal and succeeded. Miami 17, St. Louis 9 |
| (3Q: 03:25) Mike Comeaux kicked off 48 yards from the MIA30. Cotton Speyrer returned the ball 24 yards to the STL46. Tackled by Don Herrmann. |
| 1-10-STL46 (3Q: 02:56) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cotton Speyrer. CB Willie Buchanon defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-STL46 (3Q: 02:49) Terry Metcalf ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Brown. |
| 3-5-MIA49 (3Q: 02:23) Jim Hart pass was intended for WR Ray Jarvis and was intercepted by S Jake Scott at the MIA42. Tackled by Ray Jarvis. |
| 1-10-MIA42 (3Q: 02:12) Mercury Morris ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers. Key block delivered by Bob Kuechenberg. |
| 2-5-MIA47 (3Q: 01:38) Mercury Morris ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Mike Weger. |
| 3-3-MIA49 (3Q: 00:51) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Nat Moore for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers, assisted by DT John Grant. |
| 1-10-STL46 (3Q: 00:29) Mercury Morris ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Will Foster, assisted by DE Billy Howard. |
| 2-7-STL43 (3Q: 00:03) Mercury Morris ran inside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Will Foster, assisted by DE Billy Howard. Key block delivered by Bob Kuechenberg. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-STL35 (4Q: 15:00) Larry Csonka ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Hugh Rodgers. Key block delivered by Bill Lenkaitis. |
| 2-3-STL28 (4Q: 14:22) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-10-STL23 (4Q: 14:13) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Marco Vehar for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Billy Howard. |
| 2-8-STL21 (4Q: 13:41) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Nat Moore for 21 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Moore gained 2 yards after the catch. Miami 23, St. Louis 9 |
| (4Q: 13:41) Extra point by Mike Comeaux was good. Miami 24, St. Louis 9 |
| (4Q: 13:27) Mike Comeaux kicked off 68 yards from the MIA30. Roger Wehrli returned the ball 23 yards to the STL25. Tackled by Don Herrmann. |
| 1-10-STL25 (4Q: 12:53) Terry Metcalf ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Bobby Bell, assisted by DE Bubba Smith. Key block delivered by Len Hauss. Hauss ran over Nick Buoniconti to set up the play. |
| 1-10-STL36 (4Q: 12:26) Jim Hart pass completed to FB Norm Bulaich for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Nick Buoniconti. |
| 2-3-STL43 (4Q: 11:49) Terry Metcalf ran inside the right tackle for 13 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Bobby Bell. Key block delivered by Norm Bulaich. |
| 1-10-MIA44 (4Q: 11:22) Terry Metcalf ran a trap outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Fred Hill, assisted by DE Bubba Smith. |
| 2-9-MIA43 (4Q: 10:40) Jim Hart pass completed to RB Altie Taylor for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Stan White. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-MIA35 (4Q: 10:10) Jim Hart pass completed to FB Norm Bulaich for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Buchanon, assisted by S Clarence Ellis. |
| 1-10-MIA31 (4Q: 09:23) Altie Taylor ran inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Doug Nettles. Key block delivered by Sam Davis. |
| 2-2-MIA23 (4Q: 08:56) Tom Bailey ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Stan White. Key block delivered by Sam Davis. |
| 1-10-MIA18 (4Q: 08:23) Altie Taylor ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Brown, assisted by OLB Stan White. |
| 2-7-MIA15 (4Q: 07:42) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Bubba O'Neil for 15 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Miami 24, St. Louis 15 |
| (4Q: 07:42) Extra point by John Leypoldt was good. Miami 24, St. Louis 16 |
| (4Q: 07:37) John Leypoldt kicked off 64 yards from the STL30. Nat Moore returned the ball 22 yards to the MIA28. Tackled by Ken Payne. |
| 1-10-MIA28 (4Q: 07:08) Larry Csonka ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT John Grant. Key block delivered by Larry Little. |
| 2-3-MIA35 (4Q: 06:24) Mercury Morris ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT John Grant. Key block delivered by Bob Kuechenberg. |
| 1-10-MIA38 (4Q: 05:37) Bob Griese pass completed to RB Mercury Morris for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Dwight Lewis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIA48 (4Q: 04:52) Larry Csonka ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Roy Winston. |
| 2-10-MIA48 (4Q: 04:06) Bob Griese pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don Herrmann. DT John Grant hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-MIA48 (4Q: 04:02) Bob Griese pass completed to WR Don Herrmann for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Roger Wehrli. |
| 4-7-STL49 (4Q: 03:15) Jim McCann punted 37 yards. Dan Myers returned the kick 5 yards to the STL17. Tackled by Frank Austin. |
| 1-10-STL17 (4Q: 03:06) Jim Hart pass was dropped by WR Ray Jarvis. |
| 2-10-STL17 (4Q: 03:00) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Terry Metcalf. DE Bubba Smith hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-STL17 (4Q: 02:51) Jim Hart pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cotton Speyrer. DE Bubba Smith simply tossed Tom Funchess aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 4-10-STL17 (4Q: 02:42) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 8 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Ellis, assisted by CB Willie Buchanon. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-STL25 (4Q: 02:34) Mercury Morris ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Dale Norman, assisted by S Mike Weger. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 2-9-STL24 (4Q: 02:23) Mercury Morris ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Mike Weger. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 3-5-STL20 (4Q: 02:12) Mercury Morris ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Eric Kasay, assisted by S Mike Weger. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-2-STL17 (4Q: 02:00) Mike Comeaux attempted a 34 yard field goal and succeeded. Miami 27, St. Louis 16 |
| (4Q: 01:52) Mike Comeaux kicked off 69 yards from the MIA30. Cotton Speyrer returned the ball 20 yards to the STL21. Tackled by Rocky Bleier. |
| 1-10-STL21 (4Q: 01:42) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Cotton Speyrer for 7 yards. Tackled by S Fred Hill. |
| 2-3-STL28 (4Q: 01:23) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Bubba O'Neil for 14 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Ellis. |
| 1-10-STL42 (4Q: 01:03) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Ray Jarvis for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Bobby Bell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 1-10-MIA48 (4Q: 00:56) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Delay of Game. |
| 1-15-STL47 (4Q: 00:56) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Cotton Speyrer for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Nick Buoniconti. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-5-MIA43 (4Q: 00:35) Jim Hart spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 3-5-MIA43 (4Q: 00:32) Jim Hart pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Ray Jarvis. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-5-MIA43 (4Q: 00:24) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Bubba O'Neil for 9 yards. Tackled by S Clarence Ellis, assisted by OLB Bobby Bell. O'Neil gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIA34 (4Q: 00:03) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIA39 (4Q: 00:03) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 1-20-MIA44 (4Q: 00:03) Jim Hart pass completed to WR Terry Metcalf for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Willie Brown. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Final Score: Miami Dolphins 27, St. Louis Cardinals 16 |