NFL game summary for 10/22/1972:

Larry Csonka had his third 100-or-more game of the season and Garo Yepremian kicked a club record 54-yard FG as the Dolphins managed to beat Buffalo by one point and remain the only unbeaten team in the NFL. Mercury Morris scored twice on runs of five and 15 yards, and Jim Braxton was the Bills' offensive leader with nine carries for 75 yards and a pair of receptions, including a TD pass from Mike Taliaferro.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Buffalo Bills	OFFENSE	140.2  (15)	129.6  (21)	269.8  (20)	13
	DEFENSE	141.6  (16)	175.2  (20)	316.8  (18)	15
Miami Dolphins	OFFENSE	183.4  (4)	140.2  (15)	323.6  (6)	10
	DEFENSE	116.8  (7)	133.6  (9)	250.4  (5)	15

Line: Dolphins by 14

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Buffalo Bills (2-4-0)	0	13	0	10	23
Miami Dolphins (6-0-0)	7	0	10	7	24

( 0- 7) MIA Mercury Morris 5 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 3- 7) BUF John Leypoldt 35 yard field goal
(10- 7) BUF Ken Lee 16 yard interception return (John Leypoldt kick)
(13- 7) BUF John Leypoldt 34 yard field goal
(13-14) MIA Larry Csonka 10 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(13-17) MIA Garo Yepremian 54 yard field goal
(16-17) BUF John Leypoldt 45 yard field goal
(16-24) MIA Mercury Morris 15 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(23-24) BUF Jim Braxton 6 yard pass from Mike Taliaferro (John Leypoldt kick)

                     BUF             MIA
First Downs:         11              20
Rushes-yards:        32-164          52-230
Yards/rush:          5.1             4.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     7-18-45-1       6-10-91-1
Sacked-yards:        2-21            1-11
Net pass yards:      24              80
Net yards/pass:      1.2             7.3
Total net yards:     188             310
Total plays:         52 (61% run)    63 (82% run)  
Yards/play:          3.6             4.9
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             3-3
Turnovers:           2               4
Penalties-yards:     6-66            9-91

Attendance: 78,175

Passing:
BUF: Mike Taliaferro, 4 of 12 for 16 yards and 1 TD; Dennis Shaw, 3 of 6 for 29 yards
MIA: Earl Morrall, 6 of 10 for 91 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
BUF: O.J. Simpson, 16 for 57 yards; Jim Braxton, 9 for 75 yards; Dennis Shaw, 3 for 4 yards; Wayne Patrick, 2 for 6 yards; Mike Taliaferro, 1 for 14 yards; Spike Jones, 1 for 8 yards
MIA: Jim Kiick, 25 for 81 yards; Larry Csonka, 18 for 107 yards and 1 TD; Mercury Morris, 5 for 35 yards and 2 TDs; Earl Morrall, 4 for 7 yards

Receiving:
BUF: Jim Braxton, 2 for 18 yards and 1 TD; J.D. Hill, 2 for 17 yards; Bob Chandler, 2 for 9 yards; O.J. Simpson, 1 for 1 yard
MIA: Howard Twilley, 2 for 41 yards; Paul Warfield, 2 for 33 yards; Jim Kiick, 2 for 17 yards

Kick returns:
BUF: Linzy Cole, 2 for 50 yards; J.D. Hill, 1 for 26 yards
MIA: Mercury Morris, 2 for 32 yards; Charlie Leigh, 1 for 8 yards

Punt returns:
BUF: J.D. Hill, 1 for 12 yards
MIA: Charlie Leigh, 2 for 11 yards; Dick Anderson, 1 for 17 yards

Interceptions:
BUF: Ken Lee, 1 for 16 yards and 1 TD

Punting:
BUF: Spike Jones, 6 for 225 yards
MIA: Larry Seiple, 2 for 74 yards

Field Goals:
BUF: John Leypoldt, 3/3
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 1/1

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