Monday October 15, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

All NFL game summaries for 10/15/1973:



Larry Csonka powered his way to 114 yards and 2 touchdowns on 21 carries as Miami overcame a 6-3 Cleveland halftime lead. In the third quarter, Miami's Mercury Morris ran 70 yards to the Cleveland 9-yard line and Csonka took it over on three plunges, Csonka's second score came in the last period after Mike Kolen intercepted a pass by Mike Phipps. Don Cockroft's three FGs accounted for the Browns' scoring.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE182.0  (3)117.5  (18)299.5  (10)9
DEFENSE146.0  (14)118.0  (8)264.0  (11)9
OFFENSE147.0  (11)111.0  (21)258.0  (20)9
DEFENSE116.5  (5)104.5  (4)221.0  (2)8

Line: Dolphins by 10

Team1234F
Miami Dolphins (4-1-0)037717
Cleveland Browns (3-2-0)06309

( 3- 0) MIA Garo Yepremian 36 yard field goal ( 3- 3) CLE Don Cockroft 30 yard field goal ( 3- 6) CLE Don Cockroft 44 yard field goal (10- 6) MIA Larry Csonka 2 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) (10- 9) CLE Don Cockroft 35 yard field goal (17- 9) MIA Larry Csonka 2 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
                     MIA             CLE
First Downs:         11              12
Rushes-yards:        40-212          38-154
Yards/rush:          5.3             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     3-11-51-2       8-16-93-1
Sacked-yards:        2-13            5-36
Net pass yards:      38              57
Net yards/pass:      2.9             2.7
Total net yards:     250             211
Total plays:         53 (75% run)    59 (64% run)  
Yards/play:          4.7             3.6
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-0
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     5-57            5-57

Attendance: 72,070

Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 3 of 11 for 51 yards (2 int) CLE: Mike Phipps, 8 of 16 for 93 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
MIA: Larry Csonka, 21 for 114 yards and 2 TDs; Mercury Morris, 13 for 94 yards; Bob Griese, 3 for -6 yards; Jim Kiick, 2 for 8 yards; Marlin Briscoe, 1 for 2 yards CLE: Ken Brown, 17 for 55 yards; Leroy Kelly, 14 for 65 yards; Mike Phipps, 7 for 34 yards
Receiving:
MIA: Paul Warfield, 1 for 33 yards; Marlin Briscoe, 1 for 14 yards; Jim Kiick, 1 for 4 yards CLE: Ken Brown, 3 for 30 yards; Frank Pitts, 3 for 21 yards; Milt Morin, 2 for 42 yards
Kick returns:
MIA: Mercury Morris, 1 for 15 yards; Charlie Leigh, 1 for 12 yards CLE: Greg Pruitt, 1 for 30 yards; Jim Romaniszyn, 1 for 16 yards
Punt returns:
MIA: Jake Scott, 1 for 7 yards CLE: Greg Pruitt, 1 for 16 yards
Interceptions:
MIA: Mike Kolen, 1 for 29 yards CLE: Bob Babich, 1 for 48 yards; Ben Davis, 1 for 20 yards
Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 5 for 217 yards CLE: Don Cockroft, 5 for 171 yards
Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 1/2 CLE: Don Cockroft, 3/5


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