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Sunday November 13, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/13/1977:



Gary Davis ran one yard for a touchdown and returned a kick 73 yards as the Dolphins increased their record to 7-2. Davis' touchdown concluded a 94-yard drive during which Bob Griese connected on five of six passes. With the Dolphins leading 7-3 in the fourth quarter, Davis raced 73 yards on a kickoff to the Patriots' 22 to set up Garo Yepremian's 33-yard field goal.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
New England PatriotsOFFENSE170.5  (4)155.1  (11)325.6  (6)23
DEFENSE133.2  (13)139.8  (14)273.0  (12)17
Miami DolphinsOFFENSE167.2  (6)122.5  (20)289.8  (13)16
DEFENSE123.2  (8)151.9  (17)275.1  (14)18

Line: Patriots by 1

Team1234F
New England Patriots (5-4-0)00055
Miami Dolphins (7-2-0)0701017

( 0- 7) MIA Gary Davis 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 3- 7) NE  John Smith 35 yard field goal
( 3-10) MIA Garo Yepremian 33 yard field goal
( 3-17) MIA Nat Moore 26 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 5-17) NE  Safety, Mike Michel tackled in end zone by Raymond Clayborn
                     NE              MIA
First Downs:         17              14
Rushes-yards:        39-134          29-71
Yards/rush:          3.4             2.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-31-140-1     11-20-130-0
Sacked-yards:        0-0             3-28
Net pass yards:      140             102
Net yards/pass:      4.5             4.4
Total net yards:     274             173
Total plays:         70 (55% run)    52 (55% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             3.3
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-1
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     9-58            8-57

Attendance: 67,502
Passing:
NE: Steve Grogan, 15 of 31 for 140 yards (1 int)
MIA: Bob Griese, 11 of 20 for 130 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
NE: Sam Cunningham, 17 for 49 yards; Don Calhoun, 10 for 42 yards; Ike Forte, 8 for 29 yards; Steve Grogan, 4 for 14 yards
MIA: Gary Davis, 10 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Norm Bulaich, 8 for 26 yards; Benny Malone, 5 for 5 yards; Bob Griese, 3 for 7 yards; Nat Moore, 1 for 3 yards; Don Nottingham, 1 for 1 yard; Mike Michel, 1 for -2 yards

Receiving:
NE: Sam Cunningham, 5 for 28 yards; Stanley Morgan, 2 for 34 yards; Don Hasselbeck, 2 for 27 yards; Al Chandler, 2 for 19 yards; Ike Forte, 2 for 16 yards; Darryl Stingley, 2 for 16 yards
MIA: Nat Moore, 4 for 75 yards and 1 TD; Gary Davis, 3 for 27 yards; Norm Bulaich, 1 for 11 yards; Jim Mandich, 1 for 8 yards; Duriel Harris, 1 for 6 yards; Don Nottingham, 1 for 3 yards

Kick returns:
NE: Raymond Clayborn, 1 for 24 yards; Doug Beaudoin, 1 for 15 yards
MIA: Gary Davis, 2 for 84 yards

Punt returns:
NE: Stanley Morgan, 3 for 42 yards
MIA: Terry Anderson, 1 for 6 yards

Interceptions:
MIA: Charlie Babb, 1 for 15 yards

Punting:
NE: Mike Patrick, 4 for 114 yards
MIA: Mike Michel, 4 for 193 yards

Field Goals:
NE: John Smith, 1/2
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 1/1




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