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Monday November 27, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/27/1972:



Larry Csonka carried 16 times for 114 yards, his fourth 100-or-more game of the season, as the Dolphins ran their winning streak to 11. Miami WR Otto Stowe caught six passes for 140 yards, including two TDs. Lloyd Mumphord's 28-yard TD interception return was the Dolphins' first of the season.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
St. Louis CardinalsOFFENSE97.7  (25)126.0  (21)223.7  (26)25
DEFENSE152.5  (20)177.3  (24)329.8  (21)16
Miami DolphinsOFFENSE208.2  (1)137.6  (19)345.8  (2)20
DEFENSE113.5  (3)112.1  (1)225.6  (1)27

Line: Dolphins by 14½

Team1234F
St. Louis Cardinals (2-8-1)030710
Miami Dolphins (11-0-0)7314731

( 0- 7) MIA Jim Kiick 2 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 3- 7) STL Jim Bakken 49 yard field goal
( 3-10) MIA Garo Yepremian 25 yard field goal
( 3-17) MIA Otto Stowe 37 yard pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 3-24) MIA Lloyd Mumphord 28 yard interception return (Garo Yepremian kick)
(10-24) STL Leon Burns 2 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)
(10-31) MIA Otto Stowe 27 yard pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick)
                     STL             MIA
First Downs:         12              24
Rushes-yards:        20-51           43-200
Yards/rush:          2.5             4.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-31-192-3     14-21-254-0
Sacked-yards:        3-19            3-28
Net pass yards:      173             226
Net yards/pass:      5.1             9.4
Total net yards:     224             426
Total plays:         54 (37% run)    67 (64% run)  
Yards/play:          4.1             6.4
Fumbles-lost:        5-3             2-2
Turnovers:           6               2
Penalties-yards:     7-58            5-60

Attendance: 78,190
Passing:
STL: Gary Cuozzo, 6 of 17 for 80 yards (2 int); Jim Hart, 7 of 13 for 79 yards (1 int); Donny Anderson, 1 of 1 for 33 yards
MIA: Earl Morrall, 12 of 19 for 210 yards and 2 TDs; Marlin Briscoe, 1 of 1 for 24 yards; Jim Del Gaizo, 1 of 1 for 20 yards

Rushing:
STL: Donny Anderson, 8 for 13 yards; Johnny Roland, 6 for 25 yards; Leon Burns, 3 for 7 yards and 1 TD; Jim Hart, 2 for 3 yards; Leo Hayden, 1 for 3 yards
MIA: Larry Csonka, 16 for 114 yards; Mercury Morris, 16 for 55 yards; Jim Kiick, 8 for 25 yards and 1 TD; Hubert Ginn, 2 for 3 yards; Charlie Leigh, 1 for 3 yards

Receiving:
STL: Jackie Smith, 3 for 63 yards; Mel Gray, 3 for 62 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 3 for 29 yards; Leo Hayden, 1 for 17 yards; Leon Burns, 1 for 12 yards; Donny Anderson, 1 for 4 yards; Walker Gillette, 1 for 3 yards; Johnny Roland, 1 for 2 yards
MIA: Otto Stowe, 6 for 140 yards and 2 TDs; Marlin Briscoe, 4 for 67 yards; Jim Kiick, 2 for 18 yards; Howard Twilley, 1 for 17 yards; Mercury Morris, 1 for 12 yards

Kick returns:
STL: Ahmad Rashad, 3 for 77 yards; Mel Gray, 2 for 42 yards
MIA: Charlie Leigh, 1 for 25 yards; Mercury Morris, 1 for 15 yards

Punt returns:
STL: Roger Wehrli, 2 for 2 yards
MIA: Jake Scott, 2 for 4 yards; Dick Anderson, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
MIA: Lloyd Mumphord, 1 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Curtis Johnson, 1 for 13 yards; Dick Anderson, 1 for 12 yards

Punting:
STL: Donny Anderson, 4 for 162 yards
MIA: Billy Lothridge, 3 for 110 yards

Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 1/2
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 1/3




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