The Miami Dolphins managed to stay ahead of the Buffalo Bills, 24 to 23, on October 22, 1972.

1972 Miami Dolphins

Final

BUF

Bills

2-4-0

23

MIA

24

1

0

7

2

13

0

3

0

10

4

10

7

Total

23

24

1st quarter

BUF

MIA

Dolphins

Mercury Morris 5-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

BUF

MIA

Bills

John Leypoldt 35-yard field goal

3

7

Bills

Ken Lee 16-yard interception return (John Leypoldt kick)

10

7

Bills

John Leypoldt 34-yard field goal

13

7

3rd quarter

BUF

MIA

Dolphins

Larry Csonka 10-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick)

13

14

Dolphins

Garo Yepremian 54-yard field goal

13

17

4th quarter

BUF

MIA

Bills

John Leypoldt 45-yard field goal

16

17

Dolphins

Mercury Morris 15-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick)

16

24

Bills

Jim Braxton 6-yard pass from Mike Taliaferro (John Leypoldt kick)

23

24

Bills

Dolphins

1st Downs

11

20

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

52

63

Total Yards

188

310

Yards per play

3.6

4.9

Passing

24

80

Comp - Att

7 - 18

6 - 10

Yards per pass

1.2

7.3

Interceptions thrown

0

1

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 21

1 - 11

Rushing

164

230

Rushing Attempts

32

52

Yards per rush

5.1

4.4

Penalties

6

9

Turnovers

1

4

Fumbles lost

1

3

Interceptions

0

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Dennis Shaw 3 6 29 4.8 0 0 63.9
Mike Taliaferro 4 12 16 1.3 1 0 70.1
Team 7 18 24 2.5 1 0 2 65.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Jim Braxton 9 75 8.3 0
O.J. Simpson 16 57 3.6 0
Mike Taliaferro 1 14 14.0 0
Spike Jones 1 8 8.0 0
Wayne Patrick 2 6 3.0 0
Dennis Shaw 3 4 1.3 0
Team 32 164 5.1 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Jim Braxton 2 18 9.0 1
J.D. Hill 2 17 8.5 0
Bob Chandler 2 9 4.5 0
O.J. Simpson 1 1 1.0 0
Team 7 45 2.5 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 1 3

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
John Leypoldt 3 3 2 11
Team 3 3 2 11

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Spike Jones 6 225 37.5
Team 6 225 37.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Linzy Cole 2 50 25.0 0
J.D. Hill 1 26 26.0 0
Team 3 76 25.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
J.D. Hill 1 12 12.0 0
Team 1 12 12.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Earl Morrall 6 10 91 9.1 0 1 50.4
Team 6 10 80 9.1 0 1 1 50.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Larry Csonka 18 107 5.9 1
Jim Kiick 25 81 3.2 0
Mercury Morris 5 35 7.0 2
Earl Morrall 4 7 1.8 0
Team 52 230 4.4 3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Howard Twilley 2 41 20.5 0
Paul Warfield 2 33 16.5 0
Jim Kiick 2 17 8.5 0
Team 6 91 9.1 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 3 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Garo Yepremian 1 1 3 6
Team 1 1 3 6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Larry Seiple 2 74 37.0
Team 2 74 37.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Mercury Morris 2 32 16.0 0
Charlie Leigh 1 8 8.0 0
Team 3 40 13.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Dick Anderson 1 17 17.0 0
Charlie Leigh 2 11 5.5 0
Team 3 28 9.3 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

4,624

Tagovailoa

Tua Tagovailoa

RUSH

1,012

Mostert

Raheem Mostert

REC

1,799

Hill

Tyreek Hill

Team Rankings

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PPG

29.2

2nd

OPP PPG

23.0

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

135.8

6th

PASS YDS/G

276.4

2nd

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
Jets Jets
7 10 0 .412
Patriots Patriots
4 13 0 .235

Last Game

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KC Chiefs

1-0-0

26

Final

7

MIA Dolphins

0-1-0

Sat 13 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM