Sunday December 19, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/19/1971:



Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick each ran for TDs as Miami clinched the AFC's Eastern Division title in its final outing. Csonka became the first Dolphin player to top 1,000 yards rushing and Garo Yepremian, with a pair of FGs and three extra points, emerged as the AFC's scoring leader with 117 points.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE160.9  (3)123.0  (24)283.9  (14)42
DEFENSE119.4  (10)170.1  (22)289.5  (14)31
OFFENSE174.9  (1)145.6  (17)320.5  (5)22
DEFENSE117.2  (8)147.2  (9)264.5  (6)28

Line: Dolphins by 10

Team1234F
Green Bay Packers (4-8-2)30306
Miami Dolphins (10-3-1)3314727

( 3- 0) GB Tim Webster 14 yard field goal ( 3- 3) MIA Garo Yepremian 26 yard field goal ( 3- 6) MIA Garo Yepremian 27 yard field goal ( 6- 6) GB Tim Webster 24 yard field goal ( 6-13) MIA Jim Kiick 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) ( 6-20) MIA Larry Csonka 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) ( 6-27) MIA Curtis Johnson 47 yard return of blocked field goal (Garo Yepremian kick)
                     GB              MIA
First Downs:         14              17
Rushes-yards:        30-137          36-155
Yards/rush:          4.6             4.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-22-126-0     13-21-122-0
Sacked-yards:        4-40            3-32
Net pass yards:      86              90
Net yards/pass:      3.3             3.8
Total net yards:     223             245
Total plays:         56 (53% run)    60 (60% run)  
Yards/play:          4.0             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             2-1
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     5-39            2-20

Attendance: 76,812

Passing:
GB: Bart Starr, 13 of 22 for 126 yards MIA: Bob Griese, 13 of 21 for 122 yards
Rushing:
GB: John Brockington, 16 for 73 yards; Donny Anderson, 11 for 27 yards; Dave Hampton, 3 for 37 yards MIA: Larry Csonka, 14 for 68 yards and 1 TD; Jim Kiick, 13 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Terry Cole, 3 for 11 yards; Hubert Ginn, 3 for 9 yards; Paul Warfield, 1 for 17 yards; George Mira, 1 for 0 yards; Bob Griese, 1 for -4 yards
Receiving:
GB: Rich McGeorge, 5 for 51 yards; Donny Anderson, 3 for 43 yards; John Brockington, 2 for 10 yards; Dave Davis, 2 for 8 yards; Carroll Dale, 1 for 14 yards MIA: Paul Warfield, 4 for 61 yards; Jim Kiick, 4 for 15 yards; Otto Stowe, 2 for 32 yards; Marv Fleming, 1 for 8 yards; Howard Twilley, 1 for 6 yards; Larry Csonka, 1 for 0 yards
Kick returns:
GB: Dave Hampton, 4 for 82 yards MIA: Mercury Morris, 2 for 15 yards
Punt returns:
GB: Dave Davis, 3 for 20 yards MIA: Jake Scott, 3 for 23 yards
Interceptions:

Punting:
GB: Donny Anderson, 4 for 186 yards MIA: Larry Seiple, 4 for 167 yards
Field Goals:
GB: Tim Webster, 2/3 MIA: Garo Yepremian, 2/3


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