Sunday October 31, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/31/1976:



Dolphins' defensive tackle Don Reese sacked Steve Grogan at the Miami 40 for a 16-yard loss in the fourth quarter, snuffing out a possible game tying scoring drive. Bob Griese threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Jim Mandich in the second quarter which proved to be the margin of victory. Miami evened its record at 4-4 to keep its playoff hopes alive and dropped the Patriots two games behind Baltimore in the AFC East.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE210.7  (1)155.7  (15)366.4  (6)22
DEFENSE147.7  (16)168.0  (17)315.7  (17)22
OFFENSE172.7  (6)156.9  (14)329.6  (10)18
DEFENSE159.4  (21)233.3  (28)392.7  (27)12

Line: Patriots by 3

Team1234F
New England Patriots (5-3-0)03003
Miami Dolphins (4-4-0)0100010

( 0- 7) MIA Jim Mandich 16 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) ( 0-10) MIA Garo Yepremian 47 yard field goal ( 3-10) NE John Smith 43 yard field goal
                     NE              MIA
First Downs:         11              18
Rushes-yards:        27-130          37-157
Yards/rush:          4.8             4.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-31-112-1     12-22-132-0
Sacked-yards:        1-16            3-32
Net pass yards:      96              100
Net yards/pass:      3.0             4.0
Total net yards:     226             257
Total plays:         59 (45% run)    62 (59% run)  
Yards/play:          3.8             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             0-0
Turnovers:           1               0
Penalties-yards:     11-80           5-33

Attendance: 52,863

Passing:
NE: Steve Grogan, 10 of 31 for 112 yards (1 int) MIA: Bob Griese, 12 of 22 for 132 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
NE: Sam Cunningham, 14 for 79 yards; Steve Grogan, 6 for 15 yards; Ike Forte, 3 for 10 yards; Jess Phillips, 2 for 17 yards; Andy Johnson, 2 for 9 yards MIA: Benny Malone, 21 for 119 yards; Don Nottingham, 11 for 29 yards; Bob Griese, 2 for -5 yards; Stan Winfrey, 1 for 7 yards; Gary Davis, 1 for 6 yards; Nat Moore, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
NE: Russ Francis, 4 for 47 yards; Sam Cunningham, 3 for 25 yards; Andy Johnson, 2 for 28 yards; Randy Vataha, 1 for 12 yards MIA: Jim Mandich, 5 for 51 yards and 1 TD; Andre Tillman, 3 for 32 yards; Freddie Solomon, 2 for 38 yards; Nat Moore, 1 for 11 yards; Don Nottingham, 1 for 0 yards
Kick returns:
NE: Jess Phillips, 2 for 54 yards; Don Calhoun, 1 for 20 yards MIA: Duriel Harris, 1 for 28 yards; Nat Moore, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
NE: Mike Haynes, 4 for 47 yards MIA: Freddie Solomon, 3 for 30 yards; Nat Moore, 2 for 6 yards
Interceptions:
MIA: Curtis Johnson, 1 for 14 yards
Punting:
NE: Mike Patrick, 8 for 345 yards MIA: Larry Seiple, 7 for 267 yards
Field Goals:
NE: John Smith, 1/1 MIA: Garo Yepremian, 1/1


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