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Sunday September 29, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 09/29/1974:



The Dolphins, trailing 21-7 in the final quarter, snapped back with three touchdowns, winning on a five-yard run by Jim Kiick with 15 seconds to go. Rookie Nat Moore, playing after Paul Warfield was injured, caught a touchdown pass from Bob Griese and also returned a punt 30 yards to set up the winning score. Larry Csonka gained 106 yards and scored twice but he was overshadowed by rookie Don Woods of the Chargers whose 157-yard total was the best in the first three weeks of NFL action.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Miami DolphinsOFFENSE132.5  (14)146.5  (11)279.0  (11)5
DEFENSE151.5  (18)167.0  (18)318.5  (20)4
San Diego ChargersOFFENSE173.0  (6)184.0  (5)357.0  (5)5
DEFENSE183.0  (24)178.0  (19)361.0  (24)3

Line: Dolphins by 16

Team1234F
Miami Dolphins (2-1-0)0702128
San Diego Chargers (1-2-0)0714021

( 7- 0) MIA Larry Csonka 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 7- 7) SD  Wayne Stewart 21 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Dennis Partee kick)
( 7-14) SD  Don Woods 1 yard rush (Dennis Partee kick)
( 7-21) SD  Don Woods 56 yard rush (Dennis Partee kick)
(14-21) MIA Nat Moore 13 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
(21-21) MIA Larry Csonka 3 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(28-21) MIA Jim Kiick 3 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
                     MIA             SD
First Downs:         25              19
Rushes-yards:        39-173          36-203
Yards/rush:          4.4             5.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-27-248-2     14-22-189-0
Sacked-yards:        2-30            0-0
Net pass yards:      218             189
Net yards/pass:      7.5             8.6
Total net yards:     391             392
Total plays:         68 (57% run)    58 (62% run)  
Yards/play:          5.8             6.8
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             2-1
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     3-25            8-53

Attendance: 44,706
Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 14 of 27 for 248 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
SD: Dan Fouts, 14 of 22 for 189 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
MIA: Larry Csonka, 21 for 106 yards and 2 TDs; Mercury Morris, 13 for 46 yards; Jim Kiick, 4 for 16 yards and 1 TD; Bob Griese, 1 for 5 yards
SD: Don Woods, 18 for 157 yards and 2 TDs; Bob Thomas, 8 for 27 yards; Cid Edwards, 7 for 14 yards; Dan Fouts, 2 for 2 yards; Bo Matthews, 1 for 3 yards

Receiving:
MIA: Jim Mandich, 4 for 101 yards; Howard Twilley, 4 for 45 yards; Nat Moore, 3 for 49 yards and 1 TD; Mercury Morris, 1 for 23 yards; Paul Warfield, 1 for 17 yards; Jim Kiick, 1 for 13 yards
SD: Jerry LeVias, 5 for 58 yards; Wayne Stewart, 3 for 71 yards and 1 TD; Gary Garrison, 3 for 39 yards; Cid Edwards, 2 for 11 yards; Don Woods, 1 for 10 yards

Kick returns:
MIA: Nat Moore, 3 for 88 yards
SD: Gary Parris, 2 for 25 yards; Dick Gordon, 1 for 21 yards; Jerry LeVias, 1 for 16 yards; Wayne Stewart, 1 for 1 yard

Punt returns:
MIA: Nat Moore, 2 for 46 yards; Charlie Babb, 1 for 9 yards
SD: Dick Gordon, 1 for -6 yards

Interceptions:
SD: Joe Beauchamp, 1 for 35 yards; Chris Fletcher, 1 for 13 yards

Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 3 for 128 yards
SD: Dennis Partee, 6 for 217 yards

Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 0/2
SD: Dennis Partee, 0/1




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