NFL game summary for 09/19/1971:
A Bob Griese pass to Paul Warfield in the last 2½ minutes enabled Miami to tie Denver in the Broncos' home opener before a record crowd. The Dolphins gambled on 4th down three times in the last period and made it each time. Denver's TD was a 31-yard pass from Don Horn to rookie Dwight Harrison.
Line: Dolphins by 4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Miami Dolphins (0-0-1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
 Denver Broncos (0-0-1) | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
( 3- 0) MIA Garo Yepremian 22 yard field goal
( 3- 3) DEN Jim Turner 10 yard field goal
( 3-10) DEN Dwight Harrison 31 yard pass from Don Horn (Jim Turner kick)
(10-10) MIA Paul Warfield 31 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
MIA DEN
First Downs: 15 13
Rushes-yards: 31-118 32-104
Yards/rush: 3.8 3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 13-24-181-1 12-21-166-1
Sacked-yards: 5-60 1-9
Net pass yards: 121 157
Net yards/pass: 4.2 7.1
Total net yards: 239 261
Total plays: 60 (51% run) 54 (59% run)
Yards/play: 4.0 4.8
Fumbles-lost: 4-4 1-0
Turnovers: 5 1
Penalties-yards: 5-25 5-71
Attendance: 51,228
Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 13 of 24 for 181 yards and 1 TD (1 int) DEN: Don Horn, 11 of 20 for 118 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Bobby Anderson, 1 of 1 for 48 yards
Rushing:
MIA: Jim Kiick, 16 for 63 yards; Larry Csonka, 13 for 63 yards; Paul Warfield, 1 for -3 yards; Mercury Morris, 1 for -5 yards DEN: Floyd Little, 23 for 70 yards; Bobby Anderson, 8 for 25 yards; Dwight Harrison, 1 for 9 yards
Receiving:
MIA: Paul Warfield, 6 for 146 yards and 1 TD; Jim Kiick, 5 for 15 yards; Howard Twilley, 1 for 14 yards; Jim Mandich, 1 for 6 yards DEN: Bobby Anderson, 5 for 31 yards; Jack Gehrke, 3 for 82 yards; Dwight Harrison, 2 for 42 yards and 1 TD; Billy Masters, 1 for 11 yards; Floyd Little, 1 for 0 yards
Kick returns:
DEN: Dickie Post, 1 for 18 yards
Punt returns:
MIA: Jake Scott, 4 for 43 yards; Dick Anderson, 2 for 41 yards DEN: Bill Thompson, 1 for 7 yards; Charlie Greer, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
MIA: Nick Buoniconti, 1 for 16 yards DEN: Charlie Greer, 1 for 2 yards
Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 2 for 102 yards DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 7 for 287 yards
Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 1/4 DEN: Jim Turner, 1/3
MIA: Bob Griese, 13 of 24 for 181 yards and 1 TD (1 int) DEN: Don Horn, 11 of 20 for 118 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Bobby Anderson, 1 of 1 for 48 yards
Rushing:
MIA: Jim Kiick, 16 for 63 yards; Larry Csonka, 13 for 63 yards; Paul Warfield, 1 for -3 yards; Mercury Morris, 1 for -5 yards DEN: Floyd Little, 23 for 70 yards; Bobby Anderson, 8 for 25 yards; Dwight Harrison, 1 for 9 yards
Receiving:
MIA: Paul Warfield, 6 for 146 yards and 1 TD; Jim Kiick, 5 for 15 yards; Howard Twilley, 1 for 14 yards; Jim Mandich, 1 for 6 yards DEN: Bobby Anderson, 5 for 31 yards; Jack Gehrke, 3 for 82 yards; Dwight Harrison, 2 for 42 yards and 1 TD; Billy Masters, 1 for 11 yards; Floyd Little, 1 for 0 yards
Kick returns:
DEN: Dickie Post, 1 for 18 yards
Punt returns:
MIA: Jake Scott, 4 for 43 yards; Dick Anderson, 2 for 41 yards DEN: Bill Thompson, 1 for 7 yards; Charlie Greer, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
MIA: Nick Buoniconti, 1 for 16 yards DEN: Charlie Greer, 1 for 2 yards
Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 2 for 102 yards DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 7 for 287 yards
Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 1/4 DEN: Jim Turner, 1/3