Sunday December 9, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/09/1973:



Baltimore, scoreless for 18 straight quarters against Miami, snapped the Dolphins' 10-game winning streak on the running of Lydell Mitchell. Mitchell set a Colts' record with 35 carries and gained 104 yards after injuries hampered the other Baltimore running backs.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE188.6  (3)107.5  (22)296.1  (12)25
DEFENSE139.9  (10)96.4  (1)236.3  (3)26
OFFENSE137.8  (14)110.2  (21)248.0  (23)36
DEFENSE162.2  (21)176.4  (24)338.6  (24)31

Line: Dolphins by 14

Team1234F
Miami Dolphins (11-2-0)00033
Baltimore Colts (3-10-0)376016

( 0- 3) BAL George Hunt 19 yard field goal ( 0-10) BAL Bill Olds 2 yard rush (George Hunt kick) ( 0-16) BAL Tom Mitchell 1 yard pass from Marty Domres (kick failed) ( 3-16) MIA Garo Yepremian 10 yard field goal
                     MIA             BAL
First Downs:         11              15
Rushes-yards:        27-93           51-166
Yards/rush:          3.4             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-23-153-2     5-8-35-0
Sacked-yards:        2-18            0-0
Net pass yards:      135             35
Net yards/pass:      5.4             4.4
Total net yards:     228             201
Total plays:         52 (51% run)    59 (86% run)  
Yards/play:          4.4             3.4
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-0
Turnovers:           3               0
Penalties-yards:     3-21            2-12

Attendance: 41,005

Passing:
MIA: Earl Morrall, 11 of 23 for 153 yards (2 int) BAL: Marty Domres, 5 of 8 for 35 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
MIA: Larry Csonka, 13 for 70 yards; Jim Kiick, 8 for 7 yards; Mercury Morris, 5 for 7 yards; Earl Morrall, 1 for 9 yards BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 35 for 104 yards; Bill Olds, 11 for 50 yards and 1 TD; Marty Domres, 2 for 5 yards; Jack Mildren, 1 for 4 yards; Don McCauley, 1 for 2 yards; Sam Havrilak, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
MIA: Marlin Briscoe, 3 for 73 yards; Jim Kiick, 3 for 6 yards; Larry Csonka, 2 for 8 yards; Mercury Morris, 1 for 36 yards; Paul Warfield, 1 for 20 yards; Jim Mandich, 1 for 10 yards BAL: Tom Mitchell, 3 for 18 yards and 1 TD; Lydell Mitchell, 1 for 11 yards; Glenn Doughty, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
MIA: Charlie Leigh, 2 for 52 yards BAL: Stan White, 1 for 17 yards; Bruce Laird, 1 for 15 yards
Punt returns:
MIA: Jake Scott, 2 for 14 yards BAL: Rex Kern, 1 for 9 yards; Rick Volk, 1 for 8 yards
Interceptions:
BAL: Rex Kern, 1 for 0 yards; Rick Volk, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 3 for 86 yards BAL: David Lee, 4 for 148 yards
Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 1/2 BAL: George Hunt, 1/2


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