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Sunday November 22, 1970
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NFL game summary for 11/22/1970:



Jake Scott's 77-yard TD return of a punt wiped out a 3-0 Baltimore edge and the Dolphins went on to a victory in which Bob Griese passed for two TDs and carried for another on a quarterback draw. John Unitas connected on short TD passes to Roy Jefferson and Tom Mitchell.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Baltimore ColtsOFFENSE97.6  (23)185.7  (5)283.2  (14)22
DEFENSE109.3  (7)182.7  (23)292.0  (17)27
Miami DolphinsOFFENSE137.6  (6)150.1  (15)287.7  (12)22
DEFENSE110.2  (9)199.0  (25)309.2  (22)26

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Baltimore Colts (7-2-1)370717
Miami Dolphins (6-4-0)7177334

( 3- 0) BAL Jim O'Brien 38 yard field goal
( 3- 7) MIA Jake Scott 77 yard punt return (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 3-14) MIA Bob Griese 15 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 3-21) MIA Paul Warfield 27 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
(10-21) BAL Roy Jefferson 4 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim O'Brien kick)
(10-24) MIA Garo Yepremian 43 yard field goal
(10-31) MIA Karl Noonan 51 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
(17-31) BAL Tom Mitchell 2 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim O'Brien kick)
(17-34) MIA Garo Yepremian 46 yard field goal
                     BAL             MIA
First Downs:         19              12
Rushes-yards:        23-109          39-115
Yards/rush:          4.7             2.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     22-36-203-2     10-16-163-0
Sacked-yards:        2-16            3-27
Net pass yards:      187             136
Net yards/pass:      4.9             7.2
Total net yards:     296             251
Total plays:         61 (37% run)    58 (67% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             4.3
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             0-0
Turnovers:           4               0
Penalties-yards:     5-34            7-35

Attendance: 67,699
Passing:
BAL: Johnny Unitas, 22 of 36 for 203 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)
MIA: Bob Griese, 10 of 16 for 163 yards and 2 TDs

Rushing:
BAL: Norm Bulaich, 10 for 58 yards; Tom Nowatzke, 10 for 46 yards; Sam Havrilak, 2 for -4 yards; Johnny Unitas, 1 for 9 yards
MIA: Jim Kiick, 18 for 50 yards; Larry Csonka, 11 for 30 yards; Mercury Morris, 5 for 25 yards; Bob Griese, 2 for 17 yards and 1 TD; Stan Mitchell, 1 for 4 yards; Larry Seiple, 1 for -3 yards; Hubert Ginn, 1 for -8 yards

Receiving:
BAL: Tom Nowatzke, 8 for 47 yards; Tom Mitchell, 4 for 25 yards and 1 TD; Eddie Hinton, 3 for 60 yards; Roy Jefferson, 3 for 25 yards and 1 TD; John Mackey, 2 for 31 yards; Norm Bulaich, 1 for 9 yards; Sam Havrilak, 1 for 6 yards
MIA: Jim Kiick, 4 for 32 yards; Karl Noonan, 2 for 72 yards and 1 TD; Paul Warfield, 2 for 50 yards and 1 TD; Larry Csonka, 1 for 5 yards; Marv Fleming, 1 for 4 yards

Kick returns:
BAL: Jim Duncan, 3 for 140 yards; Tom Nowatzke, 2 for 19 yards; Jack Maitland, 1 for 28 yards
MIA: Mercury Morris, 2 for 42 yards; Larry Seiple, 1 for 2 yards

Punt returns:
BAL: Ron Gardin, 1 for 2 yards
MIA: Jake Scott, 2 for 89 yards and 1 TD

Interceptions:
MIA: Lloyd Mumphord, 1 for 0 yards; Jake Scott, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
BAL: David Lee, 4 for 203 yards
MIA: Larry Seiple, 6 for 252 yards

Field Goals:
BAL: Jim O'Brien, 1/3
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 2/2




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