Sunday December 11, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/11/1977:



New England scored on its first two possessions of the game and a stubborn Patriots defense held off the Dolphins the rest of the way. The Patriots received the opening kickoff and marched 71 yards in 11 plays, capped by Ike Forte's one-yard touchdown run. On the next series, the Patriots drove 51 yards in 11 plays with Sam Cunningham scoring from the 1. Miami's Bob Baumhower recovered a fumble on the Patriots' 27 with just under five minutes to play, but the Dolphins couldn't capitalize on the opportunity.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE175.2  (4)127.3  (21)302.6  (10)25
DEFENSE122.4  (5)149.7  (16)272.1  (10)26
OFFENSE163.3  (7)149.8  (13)313.1  (7)31
DEFENSE117.3  (2)124.9  (8)242.2  (4)28

Line: Patriots by 4

Team1234F
Miami Dolphins (9-4-0)037010
New England Patriots (9-4-0)1400014

( 0- 7) NE Ike Forte 1 yard rush (John Smith kick) ( 0-14) NE Sam Cunningham 1 yard rush (John Smith kick) ( 3-14) MIA Garo Yepremian 28 yard field goal (10-14) MIA Nat Moore 23 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
                     MIA             NE
First Downs:         18              16
Rushes-yards:        19-25           51-177
Yards/rush:          1.3             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     22-38-260-1     6-10-120-0
Sacked-yards:        6-37            2-14
Net pass yards:      223             106
Net yards/pass:      5.1             8.8
Total net yards:     248             283
Total plays:         63 (30% run)    63 (80% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             4.5
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             4-3
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     2-10            5-45

Attendance: 61,064

Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 22 of 38 for 260 yards and 1 TD (1 int) NE: Steve Grogan, 6 of 10 for 120 yards
Rushing:
MIA: Leroy Harris, 10 for 12 yards; Gary Davis, 6 for 8 yards; Norm Bulaich, 3 for 5 yards NE: Sam Cunningham, 19 for 57 yards and 1 TD; Don Calhoun, 18 for 55 yards; Steve Grogan, 7 for 38 yards; Ike Forte, 7 for 27 yards and 1 TD
Receiving:
MIA: Nat Moore, 5 for 64 yards and 1 TD; Norm Bulaich, 5 for 39 yards; Duriel Harris, 4 for 77 yards; Freddie Solomon, 2 for 30 yards; Jim Mandich, 2 for 24 yards; Leroy Harris, 2 for 13 yards; Andre Tillman, 1 for 7 yards; Gary Davis, 1 for 6 yards NE: Stanley Morgan, 3 for 71 yards; Darryl Stingley, 2 for 42 yards; Ike Forte, 1 for 7 yards
Kick returns:
MIA: Freddie Solomon, 3 for 55 yards NE: Raymond Clayborn, 1 for 22 yards; Jess Phillips, 1 for 12 yards
Punt returns:
MIA: Freddie Solomon, 3 for 20 yards NE: Mike Haynes, 2 for 18 yards
Interceptions:
NE: Sam Hunt, 1 for 10 yards
Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 3 for 103 yards; Mike Michel, 2 for 64 yards NE: Mike Patrick, 4 for 129 yards
Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 1/1 NE: John Smith, 0/1


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