NFL game summary for 09/17/1972:
Larry Csonka's 118 yards helped pace defending AFC Champion Miami to a 20-10 victory over Kansas City in a rematch of the 1971 AFC Divisional Playoff, pro football's longest game in which the Dolphins defeated the Chiefs after 22 minutes and 40 seconds of sudden-death overtime. The Dolphins victory, which marked the first regular season game played in the new stadium, was aided by the key interceptions of Jake Scott and Mike Kolen that set up two of Miami's scores.
Line: Chiefs by 5
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Miami Dolphins (1-0-0) | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
 Kansas City Chiefs (0-1-0) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
( 7- 0) MIA Marlin Briscoe 14 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
(10- 0) MIA Garo Yepremian 47 yard field goal
(17- 0) MIA Larry Csonka 2 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(20- 0) MIA Garo Yepremian 15 yard field goal
(20- 3) KC Jan Stenerud 40 yard field goal
(20-10) KC Willie Frazier 4 yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick)
MIA KC
First Downs: 19 16
Rushes-yards: 42-196 27-134
Yards/rush: 4.7 5.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 8-15-111-1 22-33-237-2
Sacked-yards: 2-11 4-39
Net pass yards: 100 198
Net yards/pass: 5.9 5.4
Total net yards: 296 332
Total plays: 59 (71% run) 64 (42% run)
Yards/play: 5.0 5.2
Fumbles-lost: 2-1 2-2
Turnovers: 2 4
Penalties-yards: 7-75 9-95
Attendance: 79,829
Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 8 of 15 for 111 yards and 1 TD (1 int) KC: Len Dawson, 22 of 33 for 237 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
MIA: Larry Csonka, 21 for 118 yards and 1 TD; Mercury Morris, 14 for 67 yards; Jim Kiick, 7 for 11 yards KC: Ed Podolak, 13 for 81 yards; Wendell Hayes, 11 for 35 yards; Jeff Kinney, 2 for 12 yards; Mike Adamle, 1 for 6 yards
Receiving:
MIA: Marlin Briscoe, 3 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Paul Warfield, 2 for 49 yards; Marv Fleming, 2 for 24 yards; Mercury Morris, 1 for 7 yards KC: Ed Podolak, 7 for 48 yards; Otis Taylor, 4 for 69 yards; Wendell Hayes, 3 for 38 yards; Elmo Wright, 3 for 30 yards; Jeff Kinney, 2 for 30 yards; Willie Frazier, 2 for 19 yards and 1 TD; Dennis Homan, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
MIA: Mercury Morris, 1 for 33 yards KC: Larry Marshall, 2 for 47 yards; Ed Podolak, 1 for 23 yards
Punt returns:
MIA: Charlie Leigh, 3 for 36 yards KC: Larry Marshall, 2 for 14 yards
Interceptions:
MIA: Mike Kolen, 1 for 14 yards; Jake Scott, 1 for 0 yards KC: Mike Sensibaugh, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 3 for 124 yards KC: Jerrel Wilson, 4 for 203 yards
Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 2/5 KC: Jan Stenerud, 1/2
MIA: Bob Griese, 8 of 15 for 111 yards and 1 TD (1 int) KC: Len Dawson, 22 of 33 for 237 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
MIA: Larry Csonka, 21 for 118 yards and 1 TD; Mercury Morris, 14 for 67 yards; Jim Kiick, 7 for 11 yards KC: Ed Podolak, 13 for 81 yards; Wendell Hayes, 11 for 35 yards; Jeff Kinney, 2 for 12 yards; Mike Adamle, 1 for 6 yards
Receiving:
MIA: Marlin Briscoe, 3 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Paul Warfield, 2 for 49 yards; Marv Fleming, 2 for 24 yards; Mercury Morris, 1 for 7 yards KC: Ed Podolak, 7 for 48 yards; Otis Taylor, 4 for 69 yards; Wendell Hayes, 3 for 38 yards; Elmo Wright, 3 for 30 yards; Jeff Kinney, 2 for 30 yards; Willie Frazier, 2 for 19 yards and 1 TD; Dennis Homan, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
MIA: Mercury Morris, 1 for 33 yards KC: Larry Marshall, 2 for 47 yards; Ed Podolak, 1 for 23 yards
Punt returns:
MIA: Charlie Leigh, 3 for 36 yards KC: Larry Marshall, 2 for 14 yards
Interceptions:
MIA: Mike Kolen, 1 for 14 yards; Jake Scott, 1 for 0 yards KC: Mike Sensibaugh, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 3 for 124 yards KC: Jerrel Wilson, 4 for 203 yards
Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 2/5 KC: Jan Stenerud, 1/2