NFL game summary for 01/02/1972:

Three interceptions, one a 62-yard touchdown run by Dick Anderson, played a strong role in Miami's first championship before a record Dolphins' home crowd. The Miami victory also featured a pair of Bob Griese to Paul Warfield passes, one good for a 75-yard scoring ice-breaker in the opening period. The Dolphins' defense stopped Baltimore on a fourth and 2 situation in the second period on the Miami 9, and the Dolphins also blocked the last of three field goal efforts by Jim O'Brien after he had missed from the 46 and 48. Larry Csonka's 5-yard smash in the fourth quarter, following Griese's 50 yard play-action peg to Warfield, wrapped up the scoring. Garo Yepremian, leading scorer in the AFC, added all three extra points.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Baltimore Colts	OFFENSE	153.5  (5)	137.3  (21)	290.8  (12)	36
	DEFENSE	79.5  (1)	124.2  (2)	203.7  (1)	41
Miami Dolphins	OFFENSE	173.5  (1)	141.6  (19)	315.1  (5)	23
	DEFENSE	118.6  (8)	142.9  (6)	261.5  (5)	30

Line: Dolphins by 1½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Baltimore Colts (11-5-0)	0	0	0	0	0
Miami Dolphins (12-3-1)	7	0	7	7	21

( 0- 7) MIA Paul Warfield 75 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 0-14) MIA Dick Anderson 62 yard interception return (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 0-21) MIA Larry Csonka 5 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)

                     BAL             MIA
First Downs:         16              13
Rushes-yards:        29-93           35-144
Yards/rush:          3.2             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-36-224-3     4-8-158-1
Sacked-yards:        3-15            2-16
Net pass yards:      209             142
Net yards/pass:      5.4             14.2
Total net yards:     302             286
Total plays:         68 (42% run)    45 (77% run)  
Yards/play:          4.4             6.4
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             0-0
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     2-20            1-12

Attendance: 76,622

Passing:
BAL: Johnny Unitas, 20 of 36 for 224 yards (3 int)
MIA: Bob Griese, 4 of 8 for 158 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
BAL: Don McCauley, 15 for 50 yards; Don Nottingham, 11 for 33 yards; Tom Nowatzke, 2 for 5 yards; Johnny Unitas, 1 for 5 yards
MIA: Jim Kiick, 18 for 66 yards; Larry Csonka, 15 for 63 yards and 1 TD; Bob Griese, 1 for 12 yards; Mercury Morris, 1 for 3 yards

Receiving:
BAL: Eddie Hinton, 6 for 98 yards; Don Nottingham, 4 for 26 yards; Ray Perkins, 3 for 19 yards; Sam Havrilak, 2 for 31 yards; Don McCauley, 2 for 24 yards; Tom Mitchell, 1 for 14 yards; John Mackey, 1 for 6 yards; Tom Matte, 1 for 6 yards
MIA: Paul Warfield, 2 for 125 yards and 1 TD; Howard Twilley, 2 for 33 yards

Kick returns:
BAL: Charlie Pittman, 2 for 58 yards
MIA: Mercury Morris, 1 for 22 yards

Punt returns:
BAL: Rick Volk, 5 for 20 yards
MIA: Jake Scott, 2 for 20 yards

Interceptions:
BAL: Jerry Logan, 1 for 0 yards
MIA: Dick Anderson, 1 for 62 yards and 1 TD; Mike Kolen, 1 for 11 yards; Jake Scott, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
BAL: David Lee, 3 for 136 yards
MIA: Larry Seiple, 6 for 256 yards

Field Goals:
BAL: Jim O'Brien, 0/3

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