NFL game summary for 12/24/1972:

Jim Kiick scored the winning touchdown on an eight-yard run as Miami came from behind in the fourth quarter to nip Cleveland 20-14 for its fifteenth straight victory. The Miami defense intercepted five of Mike Phipps' passes, two each by Doug Swift and Dick Anderson and one by Curtis Johnson. Charlie Babb, a rookie, blocked a Don Cockroft punt in the first quarter and carried the ball in for a touchdown.

The Dolphins led 10-0 at halftime and 13-7 early in the final period before Phipps hit Fair Hooker with a 27-yard touchdown pass to put Cleveland ahead for the first time. Kiick's winning score climaxed a drive featured by a great catch by Paul Warfield and a costly interference penalty against the Browns. A final Cleveland threat ended with Swift's second interception in the closing seconds.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	128.1 (19)	136.9 (21)	264.9 (19)	28
DEFENSE	166.6 (24)	124.0 (2)	290.6 (16)	29
OFFENSE	211.4 (1)	148.3 (17)	359.7 (1)	28
DEFENSE	110.6 (3)	124.9 (4)	235.5 (1)	47

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Cleveland Browns (10-5-0)	0	0	7	7	14
Miami Dolphins (15-0-0)	10	0	0	10	20

( 0- 7) MIA Charlie Babb 5 yard return of blocked punt (Garo Yepremian kick) ( 0-10) MIA Garo Yepremian 40 yard field goal ( 7-10) CLE Mike Phipps 5 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick) ( 7-13) MIA Garo Yepremian 46 yard field goal (14-13) CLE Fair Hooker 27 yard pass from Mike Phipps (Don Cockroft kick) (14-20) MIA Jim Kiick 8 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)

                     CLE             MIA
First Downs:         15              17
Rushes-yards:        32-165          47-198
Yards/rush:          5.2             4.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-23-131-5      6-13-88-0
Sacked-yards:        2-13            4-14
Net pass yards:      118             74
Net yards/pass:      4.7             4.4
Total net yards:     283             272
Total plays:         57 (56% run)    64 (73% run)  
Yards/play:          5.0             4.2
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             2-2
Turnovers:           5               2
Penalties-yards:     3-25            3-25

Attendance: 78,196

Passing:
CLE: Mike Phipps, 9 of 23 for 131 yards and 1 TD (5 int) MIA: Earl Morrall, 6 of 13 for 88 yards
Rushing:
CLE: Bo Scott, 16 for 94 yards; Mike Phipps, 8 for 47 yards and 1 TD; Ken Brown, 4 for 13 yards; Leroy Kelly, 4 for 11 yards MIA: Mercury Morris, 15 for 72 yards; Jim Kiick, 14 for 50 yards and 1 TD; Larry Csonka, 12 for 32 yards; Earl Morrall, 4 for 3 yards; Paul Warfield, 2 for 41 yards
Receiving:
CLE: Bo Scott, 4 for 30 yards; Fair Hooker, 3 for 53 yards and 1 TD; Leroy Kelly, 1 for 27 yards; Milt Morin, 1 for 21 yards MIA: Howard Twilley, 3 for 33 yards; Paul Warfield, 2 for 50 yards; Jim Kiick, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
CLE: Billy Lefear, 3 for 56 yards
Punt returns:
CLE: Thom Darden, 1 for 38 yards; Leroy Kelly, 1 for 8 yards MIA: Jake Scott, 1 for -1 yards
Interceptions:
MIA: Doug Swift, 2 for 19 yards; Dick Anderson, 2 for 12 yards; Curtis Johnson, 1 for 33 yards
Punting:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 5 for 208 yards MIA: Larry Seiple, 5 for 210 yards
Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 2/4