NFL game summary for 10/31/1971:

Miami quarterback Bob Griese scrambled out of trouble and combined with Paul Warfield on a 74-yard touchdown on the third play of the game to spark the Dolphins into a 17-0 lead before Los Angeles pushed across two touchdowns in the final period. Warfield had three receptions for 108 yards. The Rams' Jack Snow caught five for 107.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Miami Dolphins	OFFENSE	192.5  (1)	143.5  (19)	336.0  (4)	9
	DEFENSE	125.0  (13)	113.2  (3)	238.2  (5)	10
Los Angeles Rams	OFFENSE	180.0  (4)	126.5  (23)	306.5  (11)	15
	DEFENSE	111.2  (9)	152.8  (12)	264.0  (8)	18

Line: Rams by 4

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Miami Dolphins (5-1-1)	7	7	3	3	20
Los Angeles Rams (4-2-1)	0	0	0	14	14

( 7- 0) MIA Paul Warfield 74 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
(14- 0) MIA Howard Twilley 11 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
(17- 0) MIA Garo Yepremian 20 yard field goal
(17- 7) LA  Larry Smith 1 yard rush (David Ray kick)
(17-14) LA  Jack Snow 45 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick)
(20-14) MIA Garo Yepremian 40 yard field goal

                     MIA             LA
First Downs:         13              22
Rushes-yards:        29-127          30-114
Yards/rush:          4.4             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-19-209-0     23-35-277-0
Sacked-yards:        3-24            4-32
Net pass yards:      185             245
Net yards/pass:      8.4             6.3
Total net yards:     312             359
Total plays:         51 (56% run)    69 (43% run)  
Yards/play:          6.1             5.2
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             5-2
Turnovers:           0               2
Penalties-yards:     7-66            5-35

Attendance: 72,903

Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 13 of 19 for 209 yards and 2 TDs
LA: Roman Gabriel, 23 of 35 for 277 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
MIA: Jim Kiick, 15 for 66 yards; Larry Csonka, 10 for 33 yards; Bob Griese, 3 for 17 yards; Paul Warfield, 1 for 11 yards
LA: Willie Ellison, 17 for 56 yards; Larry Smith, 7 for 18 yards and 1 TD; Travis Williams, 2 for 18 yards; Lance Rentzel, 2 for 5 yards; Bob Klein, 1 for 13 yards; Les Josephson, 1 for 4 yards

Receiving:
MIA: Jim Kiick, 8 for 79 yards; Paul Warfield, 3 for 108 yards and 1 TD; Howard Twilley, 1 for 11 yards and 1 TD; Marv Fleming, 1 for 11 yards
LA: Willie Ellison, 7 for 53 yards; Jack Snow, 5 for 107 yards and 1 TD; Lance Rentzel, 4 for 54 yards; Larry Smith, 4 for 41 yards; Les Josephson, 3 for 22 yards

Kick returns:
MIA: Mercury Morris, 2 for 41 yards; Hubert Ginn, 1 for 27 yards
LA: Alvin Haymond, 2 for 47 yards; Mike LaHood, 1 for 25 yards

Punt returns:
MIA: Jake Scott, 2 for 5 yards
LA: Alvin Haymond, 3 for 8 yards

Interceptions:

Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 5 for 216 yards
LA: Pat Studstill, 4 for 143 yards

Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 2/3
LA: David Ray, 0/2

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