The Miami Dolphins beat the New England Patriots, 34 to 27, on December 15, 1974.

Final

Patriots

7-7-0

27

Dolphins

11-3-0

34

Team

NE

MIA

1

21

0

2

3

17

3

0

7

4

3

10

Total

27

34

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

NE

MIA

John Hannah 0-yard fumble return (John Smith kick)

7

0

Deac Sanders 23-yard interception return (John Smith kick)

14

0

Mack Herron 4-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)

21

0

2nd quarter

NE

MIA

John Smith 46-yard field goal

24

0

Don Nottingham 1-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick)

24

7

Melvin Baker 37-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick)

24

14

Garo Yepremian 28-yard field goal

24

17

3rd quarter

NE

MIA

Melvin Baker 46-yard pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick)

24

4th quarter

NE

MIA

John Smith 34-yard field goal

27

24

Don Nottingham 2-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick)

27

31

Garo Yepremian 40-yard field goal

27

34

Patriots

Dolphins

1st Downs

18

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

72

59

Total Yards

333

Yards per play

4.6

5.6

Passing

219

272

Comp - Att

15 - 41

15 - 23

Yards per pass

5.2

10.5

Interceptions thrown

0

3

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 15

3 - 16

Rushing

114

61

Rushing Attempts

30

33

Yards per rush

3.8

1.8

Penalties

9

6

Turnovers

3

4

Fumbles lost

3

1

Interceptions

0

3

Possession

Patriots

Dolphins

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Jim Plunkett	15	41	234	5.7	1	0		64.5
Team	15	41	219	5.7	1	0	1	64.5

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Mack Herron	14	56	4.0
Joe Wilson	14	55	3.9
John Tarver	1	3	3.0
Jim Plunkett	1	0	0.0
Team	30	114	3.8

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Mack Herron	5	68	13.6	1
Randy Vataha	2	44	22.0	0
Joe Wilson	3	38	12.7	0
Eddie Hinton	2	36	18.0	0
Andy Johnson	2	28	14.0	0
Bob Adams	1	20	20.0	0
Team	15	234	5.7	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	6	3	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
John Smith	2	2		3	9
Team	2	2		3	9

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Dave Chapple	6	254	42.3
Team	6	254	42.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Andy Johnson	3	27	9.0
Mack Herron	1	17	17.0
John Tanner	2	17	8.5
Team	6	61	10.2

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Mack Herron	4	44	11.0	0
Team	4	44	11.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Earl Morrall	15	23	288	12.5	2	3		97.9
Team	15	23	272	12.5	2	3	3	97.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Don Nottingham	15	41	2.7	2
Earl Morrall	1	11	11.0	0
Jim Kiick	1	5	5.0	0
Nat Moore	1	4	4.0	0
Hubert Ginn	1	3	3.0	0
Benny Malone	14	-3	-0.2	0
Team	33	61	1.8	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Melvin Baker	4	121	30.3	2
Nat Moore	4	81	20.3	0
Don Nottingham	3	40	13.3	0
Jim Mandich	2	27	13.5	0
Howard Twilley	1	16	16.0	0
Hubert Ginn	1	3	3.0	0
Team	15	288	12.5	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	1	3

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Garo Yepremian	2	2		4	10
Team	2	2		4	10

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Larry Seiple	6	239	39.8
Team	6	239	39.8

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Benny Malone	2	82	41.0
Hubert Ginn	3	48	16.0
Team	5	130	26.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Nat Moore	2	49	24.5
Jake Scott	2	4	2.0
Dick Anderson	1	0	0.0
Team	5	53	10.6

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Team Leaders

PASS

4,624

Tagovailoa

RUSH

1,012

Mostert

REC

1,799

Hill

Team Rankings

PPG

29.2

2nd

OPP PPG

23.0

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

135.8

6th

PASS YDS/G

276.4

2nd

2023 Division Standings

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

Last Game

Chiefs

1-0-0

26

Final

7

Dolphins

0-1-0

Sat 13 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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

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The Miami Dolphins beat the New England Patriots, 34 to 27, on December 15, 1974.

Final

Patriots

27

Dolphins

34

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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4,624

1,012

1,799

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule