NFL game summary for 12/14/1975:
The streaking Colts moved into a first-place tie with the Dolphins in the AFC East on Toni Linhart's 31-yard field goal at 12:44 of sudden death overtime for their eighth straight victory. Baltimore swept the season series from Miami by tying the score on a Lydell Mitchell touchdown with 5:30 to go, stopping the Dolphins who had won the toss in overtime, and then driving from their own 4 to the Miami 14 to set up the kick by Linhart who had missed a 29-yarder earlier. Mike Barnes made a key sack of quarterback Don Strock and Fred Cook recovered a Dolphins fumble at a critical spot in the fourth quarter.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 182.9 (3) | 152.8 (17) | 335.7 (9) | 24 |
| DEFENSE | 123.0 (5) | 134.1 (4) | 257.1 (4) | 30 | |
 | OFFENSE | 161.9 (7) | 158.7 (16) | 320.6 (11) | 16 |
| DEFENSE | 126.4 (6) | 174.8 (16) | 301.2 (12) | 34 |
Line: Colts by 5
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins (9-4-0) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Baltimore Colts (9-4-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
( 7- 0) MIA Mercury Morris 3 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 7- 7) BAL Lydell Mitchell 6 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick)
( 7-10) BAL Toni Linhart 31 yard field goal
MIA BAL
First Downs: 15 22
Rushes-yards: 43-192 46-146
Yards/rush: 4.5 3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 8-19-97-1 23-39-232-0
Sacked-yards: 1-11 3-26
Net pass yards: 86 206
Net yards/pass: 4.3 4.9
Total net yards: 278 352
Total plays: 63 (68% run) 88 (52% run)
Yards/play: 4.4 4.0
Fumbles-lost: 3-1 1-0
Turnovers: 2 0
Penalties-yards: 7-54 5-60
Attendance: 59,398
Passing:
MIA: Don Strock, 8 of 19 for 97 yards (1 int) BAL: Bert Jones, 23 of 39 for 232 yards
Rushing:
MIA: Mercury Morris, 21 for 96 yards and 1 TD; Don Nottingham, 11 for 37 yards; Norm Bulaich, 4 for 18 yards; Don Strock, 3 for 23 yards; Benny Malone, 2 for 10 yards; Nat Moore, 2 for 8 yards BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 30 for 87 yards and 1 TD; Bert Jones, 7 for 20 yards; Bill Olds, 5 for 17 yards; Don McCauley, 3 for 17 yards; Glenn Doughty, 1 for 5 yards
Receiving:
MIA: Nat Moore, 4 for 40 yards; Larry Seiple, 2 for 22 yards; Don Nottingham, 1 for 18 yards; Freddie Solomon, 1 for 17 yards BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 6 for 53 yards; Raymond Chester, 5 for 64 yards; Roger Carr, 4 for 46 yards; Glenn Doughty, 3 for 30 yards; Don McCauley, 3 for 19 yards; Bill Olds, 2 for 20 yards
Kick returns:
MIA: Nat Moore, 2 for 47 yards; Hubert Ginn, 1 for 30 yards BAL: Bruce Laird, 1 for 16 yards; Don McCauley, 1 for 12 yards
Punt returns:
MIA: Nat Moore, 5 for 58 yards BAL: Howard Stevens, 3 for 30 yards
Interceptions:
BAL: Lloyd Mumphord, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 8 for 305 yards BAL: David Lee, 8 for 274 yards
Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 0/2 BAL: Toni Linhart, 1/2
MIA: Don Strock, 8 of 19 for 97 yards (1 int) BAL: Bert Jones, 23 of 39 for 232 yards
Rushing:
MIA: Mercury Morris, 21 for 96 yards and 1 TD; Don Nottingham, 11 for 37 yards; Norm Bulaich, 4 for 18 yards; Don Strock, 3 for 23 yards; Benny Malone, 2 for 10 yards; Nat Moore, 2 for 8 yards BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 30 for 87 yards and 1 TD; Bert Jones, 7 for 20 yards; Bill Olds, 5 for 17 yards; Don McCauley, 3 for 17 yards; Glenn Doughty, 1 for 5 yards
Receiving:
MIA: Nat Moore, 4 for 40 yards; Larry Seiple, 2 for 22 yards; Don Nottingham, 1 for 18 yards; Freddie Solomon, 1 for 17 yards BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 6 for 53 yards; Raymond Chester, 5 for 64 yards; Roger Carr, 4 for 46 yards; Glenn Doughty, 3 for 30 yards; Don McCauley, 3 for 19 yards; Bill Olds, 2 for 20 yards
Kick returns:
MIA: Nat Moore, 2 for 47 yards; Hubert Ginn, 1 for 30 yards BAL: Bruce Laird, 1 for 16 yards; Don McCauley, 1 for 12 yards
Punt returns:
MIA: Nat Moore, 5 for 58 yards BAL: Howard Stevens, 3 for 30 yards
Interceptions:
BAL: Lloyd Mumphord, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 8 for 305 yards BAL: David Lee, 8 for 274 yards
Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 0/2 BAL: Toni Linhart, 1/2