NFL game summary for 12/06/1970:

Larry Csonka had his second successive 100-yard day (21 for 115) to help the Dolphins reverse the Patriots' opening-day decision. Mercury Morris ran the opening kickoff back 96 yards and Lloyd Mumphord scored a 51-yard return following Manny Fernandez's block of a field goal attempt, giving the Dolphins their first two touchdowns without having put the ball in play from scrimmage.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Boston Patriots	OFFENSE	76.4  (26)	110.3  (26)	186.6  (26)	35
	DEFENSE	137.9  (20)	144.5  (7)	282.5  (14)	19
Miami Dolphins	OFFENSE	142.8  (6)	143.0  (19)	285.8  (14)	24
	DEFENSE	110.2  (8)	194.4  (24)	304.5  (19)	31

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Boston Patriots (2-10-0)	0	6	7	7	20
Miami Dolphins (8-4-0)	17	10	7	3	37

( 0- 7) MIA Mercury Morris 96 yard kickoff return (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 0-14) MIA Lloyd Mumphord 51 yard return of blocked field goal (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 0-17) MIA Garo Yepremian 15 yard field goal
( 6-17) BOS Jim Nance 10 yard rush (kick failed)
( 6-20) MIA Garo Yepremian 39 yard field goal
( 6-27) MIA Howard Twilley 19 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
(13-27) BOS Carl Garrett 6 yard rush (Gino Cappelletti kick)
(13-34) MIA Larry Csonka 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(13-37) MIA Garo Yepremian 30 yard field goal
(20-37) BOS Gayle Knief 22 yard pass from Mike Taliaferro (Gino Cappelletti kick)

                     BOS             MIA
First Downs:         19              18
Rushes-yards:        23-67           40-208
Yards/rush:          2.9             5.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     22-35-198-0     11-19-102-0
Sacked-yards:        2-22            1-9
Net pass yards:      176             93
Net yards/pass:      4.8             4.7
Total net yards:     243             301
Total plays:         60 (38% run)    60 (66% run)  
Yards/play:          4.0             5.0
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             4-2
Turnovers:           0               2
Penalties-yards:     4-67            5-65

Attendance: 51,032

Passing:
BOS: Mike Taliaferro, 12 of 21 for 95 yards and 1 TD; Joe Kapp, 10 of 14 for 103 yards
MIA: Bob Griese, 11 of 15 for 102 yards and 1 TD; John Stofa, 0 of 4 for 0 yards

Rushing:
BOS: Jim Nance, 11 for 52 yards and 1 TD; Carl Garrett, 7 for 8 yards and 1 TD; Odell Lawson, 4 for 4 yards; Joe Kapp, 1 for 3 yards
MIA: Larry Csonka, 21 for 115 yards and 1 TD; Jim Kiick, 9 for 63 yards; Mercury Morris, 5 for 30 yards; Bob Griese, 2 for 2 yards; Barry Pryor, 2 for 0 yards; Stan Mitchell, 1 for -2 yards

Receiving:
BOS: Ron Sellers, 4 for 45 yards; Jim Nance, 4 for 31 yards; Tom Beer, 3 for 34 yards; Sid Blanks, 3 for 23 yards; Gayle Knief, 2 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Bake Turner, 2 for 25 yards; Carl Garrett, 2 for 1 yard; Odell Lawson, 1 for 8 yards; Charley Frazier, 1 for 3 yards
MIA: Jim Kiick, 4 for 41 yards; Howard Twilley, 3 for 38 yards and 1 TD; Karl Noonan, 2 for 22 yards; Mercury Morris, 2 for 1 yard

Kick returns:
BOS: Sid Blanks, 2 for 44 yards; Odell Lawson, 2 for 44 yards; Carl Garrett, 1 for 30 yards
MIA: Mercury Morris, 2 for 116 yards and 1 TD; Hubert Ginn, 1 for 7 yards; Tim Foley, 1 for 0 yards

Punt returns:
BOS: Carl Garrett, 1 for 9 yards; Odell Lawson, 1 for 0 yards
MIA: Jake Scott, 5 for 48 yards

Interceptions:

Punting:
BOS: Tom Janik, 6 for 263 yards
MIA: Larry Seiple, 3 for 135 yards

Field Goals:
BOS: Gino Cappelletti, 0/2
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 3/3

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