NFL game summary for 11/23/1975:

The streaking Colts won their fifth straight, beating the Dolphins for the first time in Miami to move into a second-place tie, one game behind the AFC East leader. Don McCauley plunged for three one-yard touchdowns as Marty Domres replaced injured Bert Jones and drove the Colts to victory. Bob Griese suffered a right big toe injury that required surgery, and Earl Morrall took over. Lydell Mitchell gained 106 yards, a club record eighth 100-yard game of his career, and scored the clinching touchdown on a 32-yard run.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Baltimore Colts	OFFENSE	155.4  (8)	175.6  (10)	331.0  (12)	15
	DEFENSE	136.7  (13)	184.8  (20)	321.4  (14)	23
Miami Dolphins	OFFENSE	185.7  (2)	174.0  (11)	359.7  (4)	18
	DEFENSE	121.6  (5)	126.7  (4)	248.2  (3)	27

Line: Dolphins by 7

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Baltimore Colts (6-4-0)	2	7	10	14	33
Miami Dolphins (7-3-0)	7	7	0	3	17

( 0- 7) MIA Jim Mandich 4 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 2- 7) BAL Safety, Malone tackled in end zone by Bruce Laird
( 2-14) MIA Don Nottingham 5 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 9-14) BAL Don McCauley 1 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick)
(16-14) BAL Don McCauley 1 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick)
(19-14) BAL Toni Linhart 42 yard field goal
(19-17) MIA Garo Yepremian 28 yard field goal
(26-17) BAL Lydell Mitchell 32 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick)
(33-17) BAL Don McCauley 1 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick)

                     BAL             MIA
First Downs:         14              15
Rushes-yards:        43-180          38-128
Yards/rush:          4.2             3.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     6-14-66-0       8-21-76-3
Sacked-yards:        4-24            4-37
Net pass yards:      42              39
Net yards/pass:      2.3             1.6
Total net yards:     222             167
Total plays:         61 (70% run)    63 (60% run)  
Yards/play:          3.6             2.7
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             2-2
Turnovers:           0               5
Penalties-yards:     6-62            4-20

Attendance: 61,986

Passing:
BAL: Bert Jones, 4 of 10 for 26 yards; Marty Domres, 2 of 4 for 40 yards
MIA: Bob Griese, 7 of 12 for 69 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Earl Morrall, 1 of 9 for 7 yards (2 int)

Rushing:
BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 26 for 106 yards and 1 TD; Roosevelt Leaks, 7 for 46 yards; Don McCauley, 6 for 6 yards and 3 TDs; Bill Olds, 2 for 4 yards; Marty Domres, 1 for 12 yards; Bert Jones, 1 for 6 yards
MIA: Mercury Morris, 13 for 35 yards; Don Nottingham, 11 for 47 yards and 1 TD; Benny Malone, 8 for 9 yards; Norm Bulaich, 2 for 14 yards; Earl Morrall, 2 for 12 yards; Bob Griese, 1 for 10 yards; Nat Moore, 1 for 1 yard

Receiving:
BAL: Bill Olds, 3 for 21 yards; Don McCauley, 1 for 32 yards; Glenn Doughty, 1 for 8 yards; Lydell Mitchell, 1 for 5 yards
MIA: Norm Bulaich, 3 for 21 yards; Nat Moore, 1 for 19 yards; Freddie Solomon, 1 for 16 yards; Andre Tillman, 1 for 11 yards; Mercury Morris, 1 for 5 yards; Jim Mandich, 1 for 4 yards and 1 TD

Kick returns:
BAL: Bruce Laird, 4 for 92 yards; Howard Stevens, 1 for 31 yards
MIA: Freddie Solomon, 3 for 78 yards; Don Nottingham, 1 for 27 yards; Hubert Ginn, 1 for 19 yards

Punt returns:
BAL: Howard Stevens, 3 for 37 yards
MIA: Charlie Babb, 4 for 75 yards; Freddie Solomon, 1 for 3 yards

Interceptions:
BAL: Tom MacLeod, 1 for 50 yards; Stan White, 1 for 26 yards; Lloyd Mumphord, 1 for 12 yards

Punting:
BAL: David Lee, 7 for 314 yards
MIA: Larry Seiple, 4 for 185 yards

Field Goals:
BAL: Toni Linhart, 1/1
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 1/2

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