NFL game summary for 11/10/1974:

Bob Griese threw three first-half touchdown passes and the Dolphin defense contained the Saints' attack throughout as Miami won its fourth straight game and gained a tie for first place in the AFC East as a result of Buffalo's loss to Houston. Rookie Benny Malone ran for 76 yards.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Miami Dolphins	OFFENSE	167.4  (3)	152.6  (14)	320.0  (8)	18
	DEFENSE	112.6  (6)	166.0  (15)	278.6  (10)	20
New Orleans Saints	OFFENSE	134.6  (14)	129.5  (21)	264.1  (19)	22
	DEFENSE	120.4  (8)	132.5  (8)	252.9  (7)	22

Line: Dolphins by 12

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Miami Dolphins (7-2-0)	14	7	0	0	21
New Orleans Saints (3-6-0)	0	0	0	0	0

( 7- 0) MIA Jim Mandich 3 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
(14- 0) MIA Nat Moore 12 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
(21- 0) MIA Jim Mandich 2 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)

                     MIA             NO
First Downs:         16              16
Rushes-yards:        37-141          30-157
Yards/rush:          3.8             5.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-18-97-0      17-32-137-1
Sacked-yards:        2-16            4-21
Net pass yards:      81              116
Net yards/pass:      4.0             3.2
Total net yards:     222             273
Total plays:         57 (64% run)    66 (45% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             1-0
Turnovers:           0               1
Penalties-yards:     7-45            3-35

Attendance: 68,339

Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 10 of 15 for 93 yards and 3 TDs; Earl Morrall, 1 of 3 for 4 yards
NO: Archie Manning, 15 of 24 for 115 yards (1 int); Larry Cipa, 2 of 8 for 22 yards

Rushing:
MIA: Benny Malone, 16 for 76 yards; Larry Csonka, 8 for 25 yards; Jim Kiick, 7 for 12 yards; Hubert Ginn, 4 for 13 yards; Nat Moore, 1 for 15 yards; Bob Griese, 1 for 0 yards
NO: Jess Phillips, 15 for 48 yards; Howard Stevens, 5 for 24 yards; Alvin Maxson, 4 for 22 yards; Archie Manning, 3 for 37 yards; Larry Cipa, 2 for 24 yards; Bill Butler, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
MIA: Nat Moore, 4 for 51 yards and 1 TD; Jim Mandich, 3 for 10 yards and 2 TDs; Paul Warfield, 2 for 27 yards; Larry Csonka, 1 for 5 yards; Jim Kiick, 1 for 4 yards
NO: Paul Seal, 4 for 53 yards; Howard Stevens, 3 for 36 yards; Jess Phillips, 3 for 8 yards; Alvin Maxson, 3 for 7 yards; Joel Parker, 2 for 3 yards; Bob Newland, 1 for 23 yards; Jack DeGrenier, 1 for 7 yards

Kick returns:
MIA: Nat Moore, 1 for 26 yards
NO: Howard Stevens, 3 for 56 yards; Don Coleman, 1 for 4 yards

Punt returns:
MIA: Jake Scott, 6 for 99 yards
NO: Howard Stevens, 4 for 29 yards; Chris Farasopoulos, 1 for 12 yards

Interceptions:
MIA: Bob Matheson, 1 for 10 yards

Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 8 for 366 yards
NO: Tom Blanchard, 7 for 309 yards

Field Goals:

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