NFL game summary for 12/11/1971:
John Unitas called a near-perfect game in directing the Colts to a victory over Miami which sent Baltimore into a half-game lead in the AFC East with one game to play. Unitas completed 12 of 13 attempts in the first half in which drives which consumed 9½ minutes each were climaxed by scoring rushes by Tom Matte. Garo Yepremian's FG prevented Baltimore from registering a club-record fourth shutout. Linebackers Ted Hendricks and Ray May picked off passes by Bob Griese.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
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OFFENSE | 181.5 (1) | 145.2 (17) | 326.7 (5) | 20 | |
DEFENSE | 118.3 (8) | 149.4 (10) | 267.8 (7) | 28 | |
OFFENSE | 162.1 (5) | 137.9 (20) | 300.0 (10) | 34 | |
DEFENSE | 77.2 (1) | 119.7 (2) | 196.8 (1) | 37 |
Line: n/a
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
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Miami Dolphins (9-3-1) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Baltimore Colts (10-3-0) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
( 0- 7) BAL Tom Matte 7 yard rush (Jim O'Brien kick)
( 0-14) BAL Tom Matte 1 yard rush (Jim O'Brien kick)
( 3-14) MIA Garo Yepremian 17 yard field goal
MIA BAL First Downs: 14 19 Rushes-yards: 23-96 37-104 Yards/rush: 4.2 2.8 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 17-30-151-2 16-19-142-0 Sacked-yards: 0-0 1-21 Net pass yards: 151 121 Net yards/pass: 5.0 6.0 Total net yards: 247 225 Total plays: 53 (43% run) 57 (64% run) Yards/play: 4.7 3.9 Fumbles-lost: 0-0 2-0 Turnovers: 2 0 Penalties-yards: 2-30 3-25 Attendance: 60,238
Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 17 of 30 for 151 yards (2 int) BAL: Johnny Unitas, 16 of 19 for 142 yards
Rushing:
MIA: Larry Csonka, 11 for 44 yards; Jim Kiick, 9 for 44 yards; Mercury Morris, 1 for 11 yards; Paul Warfield, 1 for 2 yards; Bob Griese, 1 for -5 yards BAL: Norm Bulaich, 16 for 50 yards; Tom Matte, 12 for 26 yards and 2 TDs; Don Nottingham, 7 for 28 yards; Johnny Unitas, 2 for 0 yards
Receiving:
MIA: Jim Kiick, 7 for 57 yards; Marv Fleming, 3 for 42 yards; Paul Warfield, 3 for 28 yards; Howard Twilley, 2 for 20 yards; Karl Noonan, 1 for 5 yards; Mercury Morris, 1 for -1 yards BAL: Norm Bulaich, 4 for 23 yards; Eddie Hinton, 3 for 42 yards; Don Nottingham, 3 for 31 yards; Ray Perkins, 2 for 19 yards; Tom Matte, 2 for 16 yards; Tom Mitchell, 2 for 11 yards
Kick returns:
MIA: Mercury Morris, 2 for 40 yards; Bob Matheson, 1 for 16 yards BAL: Charlie Pittman, 2 for 55 yards
Punt returns:
MIA: Dick Anderson, 1 for 9 yards; Jake Scott, 1 for 9 yards BAL: Rick Volk, 2 for 3 yards
Interceptions:
BAL: Ray May, 1 for 46 yards; Ted Hendricks, 1 for 7 yards
Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 3 for 126 yards BAL: David Lee, 4 for 155 yards
Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 1/2
MIA: Bob Griese, 17 of 30 for 151 yards (2 int) BAL: Johnny Unitas, 16 of 19 for 142 yards
Rushing:
MIA: Larry Csonka, 11 for 44 yards; Jim Kiick, 9 for 44 yards; Mercury Morris, 1 for 11 yards; Paul Warfield, 1 for 2 yards; Bob Griese, 1 for -5 yards BAL: Norm Bulaich, 16 for 50 yards; Tom Matte, 12 for 26 yards and 2 TDs; Don Nottingham, 7 for 28 yards; Johnny Unitas, 2 for 0 yards
Receiving:
MIA: Jim Kiick, 7 for 57 yards; Marv Fleming, 3 for 42 yards; Paul Warfield, 3 for 28 yards; Howard Twilley, 2 for 20 yards; Karl Noonan, 1 for 5 yards; Mercury Morris, 1 for -1 yards BAL: Norm Bulaich, 4 for 23 yards; Eddie Hinton, 3 for 42 yards; Don Nottingham, 3 for 31 yards; Ray Perkins, 2 for 19 yards; Tom Matte, 2 for 16 yards; Tom Mitchell, 2 for 11 yards
Kick returns:
MIA: Mercury Morris, 2 for 40 yards; Bob Matheson, 1 for 16 yards BAL: Charlie Pittman, 2 for 55 yards
Punt returns:
MIA: Dick Anderson, 1 for 9 yards; Jake Scott, 1 for 9 yards BAL: Rick Volk, 2 for 3 yards
Interceptions:
BAL: Ray May, 1 for 46 yards; Ted Hendricks, 1 for 7 yards
Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 3 for 126 yards BAL: David Lee, 4 for 155 yards
Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 1/2