The New England Patriots decisively defeated the Miami Dolphins, 34 to 24, on September 15, 1974.

Final

Dolphins

0-1-0

24

Patriots

1-0-0

34

Team

MIA

NE

1

0

7

2

10

17

3

7

4

7

3

Total

24

34

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

MIA

NE

Mack Herron 14-yard run (John Smith kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

MIA

NE

Larry Csonka 1-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick)

7

Reggie Rucker 13-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)

7

14

John Smith 21-yard field goal

7

17

Jim Plunkett 5-yard run (John Smith kick)

7

24

Garo Yepremian 33-yard field goal

10

24

3rd quarter

MIA

NE

Sam Cunningham 13-yard run (John Smith kick)

10

31

Marlin Briscoe 13-yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)

17

31

4th quarter

MIA

NE

Larry Csonka 3-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick)

24

31

John Smith 26-yard field goal

24

34

Dolphins

Patriots

1st Downs

18

22

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

64

68

Total Yards

310

373

Yards per play

4.8

5.5

Passing

221

177

Comp - Att

19 - 30

14 - 24

Yards per pass

6.3

7.4

Interceptions thrown

1

Sacks - Yards lost

5 - 33

0 - 0

Rushing

89

196

Rushing Attempts

29

44

Yards per rush

3.1

4.5

Penalties

3

Turnovers

2

1

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

1

Possession

Dolphins

Patriots

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Bob Griese	19	29	254	8.8	1	1		90.3
Marlin Briscoe	0	1	0	0.0	0	0		39.6
Team	19	30	221	8.5	1	1	5	87.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Larry Csonka	17	62	3.6	2
Marlin Briscoe	1	17	17.0	0
Jim Kiick	11	10	0.9	0
Team	29	89	3.1	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Marlin Briscoe	9	113	12.6	1
Paul Warfield	5	104	20.8	0
Jim Mandich	2	17	8.5	0
Larry Csonka	2	13	6.5	0
Jim Kiick	1	7	7.0	0
Team	19	254	8.5	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

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	4	118	29.5
Team	4	118	29.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Nat Moore	5	146	29.2
Charlie Leigh	2	50	25.0
Team	7	196	28.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Nat Moore	2	15	7.5	0
Team	2	15	7.5	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Jim Plunkett	14	24	177	7.4	1	1		78.0
Team	14	24	177	7.4	1	1	0	78.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Mack Herron	18	88	4.9	1
Sam Cunningham	21	87	4.1	1
Jim Plunkett	4	13	3.3	1
John Tarver	1	8	8.0	0
Team	44	196	4.5	3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Randy Vataha	3	57	19.0	0
Reggie Rucker	3	34	11.3	1
Bob Windsor	4	33	8.3	0
Darryl Stingley	2	29	14.5	0
Mack Herron	2	24	12.0	0
Team	14	177	7.4	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			5.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
John Smith	2	3		4	10
Team	2	3		4	10

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bruce Barnes	3	114	38.0
Team	3	114	38.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Mack Herron	3	70	23.3
Andy Johnson	1	30	30.0
Sandy Durko	1	0	0.0
Team	5	100	20.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Mack Herron	1	4	4.0	0
Team	1	4	4.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,120

Jones

RUSH

642

Elliott

REC

561

Douglas

Team Rankings

PPG

13.9

31st

OPP PPG

21.5

15th

RUSH YDS/G

95.7

26th

PASS YDS/G

199.5

29th

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

Patriots

4-13-0

3

Final

17

Jets

7-10-0

Sun 7 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 New England Patriots decisively defeated the Miami Dolphins, 34 to 24, on September 15, 1974.

Final

Dolphins

24

Patriots

34

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Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Punting

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2,120

642

561

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

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