NFL game summary for 11/22/1976:
Mike Barnes blocked Garo Yepremian's extra point attempt after the Dolphins, trailing 17-10 with 1:52 remaining, stormed back on a 69-yard drive to come within one point of the Colts on Benny Malone's three-yard touchdown with 12 seconds left in the game. Bert Jones put Baltimore ahead 14-3 with 1:22 left in the half on a 25-yard touchdown pass to Raymond Chester but Bob Griese cut the margin to four points 40 seconds later on a 20-yard TD pass to Jim Mandich. Lydell Mitchell rushed for 80 yards in the game to go over the 1,000-yard mark for the second straight year.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 174.7 (3) | 208.7 (5) | 383.4 (1) | 18 |
| DEFENSE | 115.0 (3) | 171.4 (22) | 286.4 (11) | 24 | |
 | OFFENSE | 162.4 (8) | 148.7 (14) | 311.1 (13) | 18 |
| DEFENSE | 162.0 (22) | 197.9 (27) | 359.9 (26) | 17 |
Line: Colts by 7
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts (9-2-0) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Miami Dolphins (5-6-0) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
( 7- 0) BAL Lydell Mitchell 6 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick)
( 7- 3) MIA Garo Yepremian 20 yard field goal
(14- 3) BAL Raymond Chester 25 yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick)
(14-10) MIA Jim Mandich 20 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
(17-10) BAL Toni Linhart 27 yard field goal
(17-16) MIA Benny Malone 3 yard rush (kick failed)
BAL MIA
First Downs: 20 16
Rushes-yards: 44-163 26-87
Yards/rush: 3.7 3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 13-20-234-0 17-28-286-2
Sacked-yards: 5-57 3-35
Net pass yards: 177 251
Net yards/pass: 7.1 8.1
Total net yards: 340 338
Total plays: 69 (63% run) 57 (45% run)
Yards/play: 4.9 5.9
Fumbles-lost: 2-2 0-0
Turnovers: 2 2
Penalties-yards: 6-36 9-75
Attendance: 62,104
Passing:
BAL: Bert Jones, 13 of 20 for 234 yards and 1 TD MIA: Bob Griese, 17 of 27 for 286 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Freddie Solomon, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 20 for 80 yards and 1 TD; Roosevelt Leaks, 17 for 63 yards; Bert Jones, 7 for 20 yards MIA: Benny Malone, 17 for 41 yards and 1 TD; Norm Bulaich, 9 for 46 yards
Receiving:
BAL: Roger Carr, 3 for 87 yards; Lydell Mitchell, 3 for 42 yards; Glenn Doughty, 3 for 30 yards; Raymond Chester, 2 for 47 yards and 1 TD; Don McCauley, 2 for 28 yards MIA: Duriel Harris, 5 for 116 yards; Freddie Solomon, 4 for 81 yards; Jim Mandich, 3 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Norm Bulaich, 3 for 26 yards; Andre Tillman, 2 for 27 yards
Kick returns:
BAL: Howard Stevens, 3 for 40 yards MIA: Gary Davis, 3 for 69 yards; Duriel Harris, 1 for 27 yards
Punt returns:
MIA: Freddie Solomon, 2 for 26 yards
Interceptions:
BAL: Ray Oldham, 1 for 7 yards; Jackie Wallace, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
BAL: David Lee, 4 for 157 yards MIA: Larry Seiple, 6 for 171 yards
Field Goals:
BAL: Toni Linhart, 1/1 MIA: Garo Yepremian, 1/1
BAL: Bert Jones, 13 of 20 for 234 yards and 1 TD MIA: Bob Griese, 17 of 27 for 286 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Freddie Solomon, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 20 for 80 yards and 1 TD; Roosevelt Leaks, 17 for 63 yards; Bert Jones, 7 for 20 yards MIA: Benny Malone, 17 for 41 yards and 1 TD; Norm Bulaich, 9 for 46 yards
Receiving:
BAL: Roger Carr, 3 for 87 yards; Lydell Mitchell, 3 for 42 yards; Glenn Doughty, 3 for 30 yards; Raymond Chester, 2 for 47 yards and 1 TD; Don McCauley, 2 for 28 yards MIA: Duriel Harris, 5 for 116 yards; Freddie Solomon, 4 for 81 yards; Jim Mandich, 3 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Norm Bulaich, 3 for 26 yards; Andre Tillman, 2 for 27 yards
Kick returns:
BAL: Howard Stevens, 3 for 40 yards MIA: Gary Davis, 3 for 69 yards; Duriel Harris, 1 for 27 yards
Punt returns:
MIA: Freddie Solomon, 2 for 26 yards
Interceptions:
BAL: Ray Oldham, 1 for 7 yards; Jackie Wallace, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
BAL: David Lee, 4 for 157 yards MIA: Larry Seiple, 6 for 171 yards
Field Goals:
BAL: Toni Linhart, 1/1 MIA: Garo Yepremian, 1/1