NFL game summary for 10/01/1972:

Dolphins quarterback Bob Griese passed three yards to tight end Jim Mandich for the decisive touchdown with 88 seconds remaining. Key plays in Miami's final TD drive were a 12-yard run by Mercury Morris and a 17-yard Griese-to-Howard Twilley pass to the 3. Kicker Garo Yepremian kicked field goals of 38, 42 and 51 yards, the last one with 4:15 left.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Miami Dolphins	OFFENSE	235.0  (1)	130.5  (18)	365.5  (4)	6
	DEFENSE	98.5  (6)	151.0  (12)	249.5  (9)	7
Minnesota Vikings	OFFENSE	156.0  (8)	178.0  (10)	334.0  (8)	2
	DEFENSE	117.5  (12)	90.5  (2)	208.0  (2)	6

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Miami Dolphins (3-0-0)	0	0	6	10	16
Minnesota Vikings (1-2-0)	7	0	0	7	14

( 0- 7) MIN John Gilliam 56 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
( 3- 7) MIA Garo Yepremian 38 yard field goal
( 6- 7) MIA Garo Yepremian 42 yard field goal
( 6-14) MIN Bill Brown 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
( 9-14) MIA Garo Yepremian 51 yard field goal
(16-14) MIA Jim Mandich 3 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)

                     MIA             MIN
First Downs:         14              12
Rushes-yards:        26-120          35-131
Yards/rush:          4.6             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-34-149-2     10-23-142-3
Sacked-yards:        2-15            5-33
Net pass yards:      134             109
Net yards/pass:      3.7             3.9
Total net yards:     254             240
Total plays:         62 (41% run)    63 (55% run)  
Yards/play:          4.1             3.8
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-1
Turnovers:           2               4
Penalties-yards:     5-55            3-25

Attendance: 47,900

Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 16 of 33 for 127 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Marlin Briscoe, 1 of 1 for 22 yards
MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 10 of 23 for 142 yards and 1 TD (3 int)

Rushing:
MIA: Larry Csonka, 10 for 66 yards; Mercury Morris, 8 for 28 yards; Jim Kiick, 7 for 21 yards; Bob Griese, 1 for 5 yards
MIN: Dave Osborn, 14 for 47 yards; Oscar Reed, 9 for 52 yards; Fran Tarkenton, 6 for 16 yards; Bill Brown, 6 for 16 yards and 1 TD

Receiving:
MIA: Jim Mandich, 3 for 39 yards and 1 TD; Jim Kiick, 3 for 25 yards; Marlin Briscoe, 3 for 20 yards; Howard Twilley, 2 for 25 yards; Paul Warfield, 2 for 15 yards; Marv Fleming, 2 for 10 yards; Larry Csonka, 1 for 9 yards; Mercury Morris, 1 for 6 yards
MIN: John Gilliam, 3 for 91 yards and 1 TD; John Beasley, 3 for 23 yards; Gene Washington, 1 for 12 yards; Oscar Reed, 1 for 7 yards; Bill Brown, 1 for 5 yards; Dave Osborn, 1 for 4 yards

Kick returns:
MIA: Mercury Morris, 3 for 76 yards
MIN: John Gilliam, 1 for 22 yards

Punt returns:
MIA: Charlie Leigh, 4 for 45 yards; Dick Anderson, 1 for 0 yards
MIN: Charlie West, 1 for 5 yards

Interceptions:
MIA: Tim Foley, 1 for 15 yards; Doug Swift, 1 for 1 yard; Lloyd Mumphord, 1 for 0 yards
MIN: Roy Winston, 1 for 23 yards; Bobby Bryant, 1 for 20 yards

Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 6 for 264 yards
MIN: Mike Eischeid, 7 for 320 yards

Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 3/4

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