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Sunday November 4, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/04/1973:



Larry Csonka ground out 107 yards on 19 carries, Mercury Morris broke loose for two touchdowns and Bob Griese connected on 13 of 19 passes against the stubborn Jets. New York, with QB Al Woodall starting for the first time since he was injured in the first Miami game on Oct. 7, held the Dolphins to a 14-14 tie in the first half. John Riggins recaptured his 1972 form with 23 carries for 79 yards and two TDs.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Miami DolphinsOFFENSE194.4  (2)101.1  (21)295.6  (13)17
DEFENSE129.6  (8)96.0  (3)225.6  (2)12
New York JetsOFFENSE117.9  (19)119.0  (18)236.9  (24)17
DEFENSE161.1  (23)144.0  (15)305.1  (20)18

Line: Dolphins by 13

Team1234F
Miami Dolphins (7-1-0)7710024
New York Jets (2-6-0)0140014

( 7- 0) MIA Mercury Morris 19 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 7- 7) NYJ John Riggins 1 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick)
( 7-14) NYJ John Riggins 3 yard rush (Bobby Howfield kick)
(14-14) MIA Mercury Morris 4 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(21-14) MIA Paul Warfield 37 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
(24-14) MIA Garo Yepremian 20 yard field goal
                     MIA             NYJ
First Downs:         21              16
Rushes-yards:        35-153          33-113
Yards/rush:          4.4             3.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-19-198-1     19-30-169-1
Sacked-yards:        1-5             1-1
Net pass yards:      193             168
Net yards/pass:      9.7             5.4
Total net yards:     346             281
Total plays:         55 (63% run)    64 (51% run)  
Yards/play:          6.3             4.4
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-1
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     9-72            7-63

Attendance: 57,491
Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 13 of 19 for 198 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
NYJ: Al Woodall, 19 of 30 for 169 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
MIA: Larry Csonka, 19 for 107 yards; Mercury Morris, 10 for 47 yards and 2 TDs; Jim Kiick, 3 for 10 yards; Bob Griese, 2 for -4 yards; Marlin Briscoe, 1 for -7 yards
NYJ: John Riggins, 23 for 79 yards and 2 TDs; Emerson Boozer, 8 for 30 yards; Al Woodall, 2 for 4 yards

Receiving:
MIA: Marlin Briscoe, 5 for 78 yards; Jim Kiick, 4 for 50 yards; Paul Warfield, 3 for 61 yards and 1 TD; Larry Csonka, 1 for 9 yards
NYJ: John Riggins, 8 for 64 yards; Emerson Boozer, 6 for 30 yards; Jerome Barkum, 4 for 56 yards; Margene Adkins, 1 for 19 yards

Kick returns:
MIA: Mercury Morris, 1 for 29 yards; Bruce Bannon, 1 for 10 yards
NYJ: Margene Adkins, 2 for 33 yards; Burgess Owens, 1 for 21 yards

Punt returns:
MIA: Jake Scott, 1 for 33 yards
NYJ: Rocky Turner, 2 for 9 yards

Interceptions:
MIA: Dick Anderson, 1 for 0 yards
NYJ: Rob Spicer, 1 for 12 yards

Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 3 for 106 yards
NYJ: Julian Fagan, 4 for 128 yards

Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 1/2
NYJ: Bobby Howfield, 0/2




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