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Sunday November 15, 1970
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NFL game summary for 11/15/1970:



Miami overcame a fumble-ridden first half and moved to a victory which ended a three-game losing streak. Bob Griese set the pace with a passing attack in which he connected 8 for 8 in the second half, and Lloyd Mumphord returned an interception 32 yards for a TD.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
New Orleans SaintsOFFENSE92.5  (24)148.8  (14)241.2  (24)21
DEFENSE135.6  (21)195.1  (24)330.8  (26)27
Miami DolphinsOFFENSE132.1  (8)140.8  (18)272.9  (15)18
DEFENSE108.0  (9)200.0  (25)308.0  (22)23

Line: n/a

Team1234F
New Orleans Saints (2-6-1)1000010
Miami Dolphins (5-4-0)707721

( 0- 7) MIA Lloyd Mumphord 32 yard interception return (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 7- 7) NO  Tom Barrington 11 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick)
(10- 7) NO  Tom Dempsey 10 yard field goal
(10-14) MIA Jim Kiick 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(10-21) MIA Larry Csonka 6 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
                     NO              MIA
First Downs:         18              20
Rushes-yards:        36-128          35-181
Yards/rush:          3.6             5.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-23-197-2     15-19-225-0
Sacked-yards:        1-6             0-0
Net pass yards:      191             225
Net yards/pass:      8.0             11.8
Total net yards:     319             406
Total plays:         60 (60% run)    54 (64% run)  
Yards/play:          5.3             7.5
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             5-4
Turnovers:           3               4
Penalties-yards:     4-55            2-43

Attendance: 42,866
Passing:
NO: Billy Kilmer, 13 of 23 for 197 yards (2 int)
MIA: Bob Griese, 15 of 19 for 225 yards

Rushing:
NO: Jim Otis, 14 for 30 yards; Tom Barrington, 11 for 27 yards and 1 TD; Tony Baker, 4 for 20 yards; Billy Kilmer, 3 for 34 yards; Elijah Pitts, 3 for 4 yards; Ray Poage, 1 for 13 yards
MIA: Jim Kiick, 12 for 82 yards and 1 TD; Mercury Morris, 11 for 67 yards; Larry Csonka, 10 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Bob Griese, 2 for 3 yards

Receiving:
NO: Al Dodd, 3 for 58 yards; Dave Parks, 3 for 49 yards; Ray Poage, 2 for 34 yards; Jim Otis, 2 for 13 yards; Danny Abramowicz, 1 for 21 yards; Ken Burrough, 1 for 13 yards; Elijah Pitts, 1 for 9 yards
MIA: Jim Kiick, 4 for 78 yards; Paul Warfield, 4 for 73 yards; Marv Fleming, 3 for 39 yards; Mercury Morris, 3 for 30 yards; Willie Richardson, 1 for 5 yards

Kick returns:
NO: Ray Poage, 1 for 6 yards
MIA: Mercury Morris, 2 for 60 yards

Punt returns:
NO: Al Dodd, 1 for 1 yard
MIA: Jake Scott, 2 for 16 yards

Interceptions:
MIA: Lloyd Mumphord, 1 for 32 yards and 1 TD; Dick Anderson, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
NO: Julian Fagan, 5 for 248 yards
MIA: Larry Seiple, 2 for 100 yards

Field Goals:
NO: Tom Dempsey, 1/1
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 0/1




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