| 1974 - Week 1 |
| Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Miami Dolphins | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| New England Patriots | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Scoring Plays | Dolphins | Patriots | ||
| 1st Quarter | ||||
| Dolphins | 7:52 | G.Yepremian 42 yd. Field Goal ( 3-6, 1:33 ) | 3 | 0 |
| 2nd Quarter | ||||
| Patriots | 8:21 | M.Herron 15 yd. pass from J.Plunkett ( J.Smith Kick ) ( 8-35, 3:54 ) | 3 | 7 |
| Dolphins | 4:33 | P.Warfield 44 yd. pass from B.Griese ( G.Yepremian Kick ) ( 1-44, 0:06 ) | 10 | 7 |
| Dolphins | 0:35 | J.Mandich 2 yd. pass from B.Griese ( G.Yepremian Kick ) ( 13-86, 2:14 ) | 17 | 7 |
| 3rd Quarter | ||||
| Patriots | 8:58 | J.Smith 23 yd. Field Goal ( 7-39, 4:17 ) | 17 | 10 |
| Patriots | 1:55 | S.Cunningham 5 yd. run ( J.Smith Kick ) ( 6-47, 3:06 ) | 17 | 17 |
| 4th Quarter | ||||
| Patriots | 5:37 | J.Smith 18 yd. Field Goal ( 11-47, 8:24 ) | 17 | 20 |
| Drive Charts | |||||||||||
| New England Patriots | Miami Dolphins | ||||||||||
| Start | Time | Drive | # of | Yards | Start | Time | Drive | # of | Yards | ||
| Time | Poss | Began | Plays | Gained | Result | Time | Poss | Began | Plays | Gained | Result |
| 15:00 | 1:40 | NE 10 | 3 | 8 | Fumble | 13:20 | 2:08 | NE 18 | 3 | -4 | Missed FG |
| 11:12 | 1:51 | NE 22 | 3 | 9 | Fumble | 9:21 | 1:33 | NE 31 | 3 | 6 | Field Goal |
| 7:48 | 1:52 | NE 27 | 3 | 8 | Punt | 5:56 | 2:56 | Mia 34 | 6 | 13 | Punt |
| 3:00 | 3:57 | NE 18 | 7 | 29 | Punt | 14:03 | 1:48 | Mia 22 | 3 | 8 | Punt |
| 12:15 | 3:54 | Mia 35 | 8 | 35 | Touchdown | 8:21 | 1:54 | Mia 34 | 3 | 3 | Punt |
| 6:27 | 1:48 | NE 20 | 3 | 5 | Punt | 4:39 | 0:06 | NE 44 | 1 | 44 | Touchdown |
| 4:33 | 1:44 | NE 20 | 3 | 6 | Punt | 2:49 | 2:14 | Mia 14 | 13 | 86 | Touchdown |
| 0:35 | 0:33 | NE 40 | 4 | 9 | Downs | 0:02 | 0:02 | NE 49 | 1 | 46 | End of Half |
| 13:11 | 4:17 | Mia 45 | 7 | 39 | Field Goal | 15:00 | 1:49 | Mia 14 | 3 | 9 | Punt |
| 5:01 | 3:06 | Mia 47 | 6 | 47 | Touchdown | 8:54 | 3:53 | Mia 20 | 7 | 33 | Fumble |
| 13:57 | 8:24 | Mia 48 | 11 | 47 | Field Goal | 1:55 | 2:58 | Mia 27 | 5 | 13 | Punt |
| 1:46 | 1:46 | NE 21 | 3 | 8 | End of Reg. | 5:33 | 3:47 | Mia 37 | 10 | 33 | Interception |
| 34:52 | NE 34 | 61 | 250 | 25:08 | Mia 38 | 58 | 290 | ||||
| Time of Possession by Quarter | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total |
| Miami Dolphins | 6:37 | 6:04 | 7:37 | 4:50 | 25:08 | |
| New England Patriots | 8:23 | 8:56 | 7:23 | 10:10 | 34:52 |
| Team Statistics | Dolphins | Patriots |
| Total Points | 17 | 20 |
| 1st Downs | 15 | 14 |
| Rushing | 5 | 9 |
| Passing | 9 | 5 |
| Penalty | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd-Down Conversions | 4-12 | 6-14 |
| 4th-Down Conversions | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 6-51 | 3-20 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 3-1 | 3-2 |
| Time Of Pos. | 25:08 | 34:52 |
| Total Net Yards | 307 | 249 |
| Total Plays | 58 | 61 |
| Average Gain | 5.3 | 4.1 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 87 | 133 |
| Rushes | 28 | 38 |
| Avg. Per Rush | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| Net Yards Passing | 220 | 116 |
| Completions | 20 | 14 |
| Attempts | 26 | 22 |
| Completion % | 76.9 | 63.6 |
| Yards Per Completion | 12.9 | 8.9 |
| Sacks | 4 | 1 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 0 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 2 |
| Rushing | 0 | 1 |
| Passing | 2 | 1 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Field Goals | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Miami Dolphins | New England Patriots | ||||||||||||||||||
| Passing | Att | Cmp | Yds | Sk | Yds | TD | LG | IN | RT | Passing | Att | Cmp | Yds | Sk | Yds | TD | LG | IN | RT |
| Bob Griese | 26 | 20 | 257 | 4 | 37 | 2 | 46 | 1 | 117 | Jim Plunkett | 22 | 14 | 125 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 94 |
| Totals | 26 | 20 | 257 | 4 | 37 | 2 | 46 | 1 | 117 | Totals | 22 | 14 | 125 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 94 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| Larry Csonka | 18 | 55 | 3.1 | 6 | 0 | Mack Herron | 21 | 76 | 3.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 15 | 0 | Sam The Bam Cunningham | 16 | 52 | 3.3 | 8 | 1 |
| Mercury Morris | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 | Jim Plunkett | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 28 | 87 | 3.1 | 15 | 0 | Totals | 38 | 133 | 3.5 | 16 | 1 |
| Receiving | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | Receiving | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| Paul Warfield | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 44 | 1 | Mack Herron | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 15 | 1 |
| Jim Kiick | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 | Randy Vataha | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Mandich | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 9 | 1 | Sam The Bam Cunningham | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 | Bob Windsor | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Howard Twilley | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 21 | 0 | Reggie Rucker | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Melvin Baker | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 | Darryl Stingley | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 20 | 257 | 12.9 | 46 | 2 | Totals | 14 | 125 | 8.9 | 20 | 1 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | TB | In 20 | LG | Punting | No | Yds | Avg | TB | In 20 | LG |
| Larry Seiple | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 0 | 1 | 52 | Bruce Barnes | 5 | 194 | 38.8 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Totals | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 0 | 1 | 52 | Totals | 5 | 194 | 38.8 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Kicking | FGA | FGM | LG | XPA | XPM | Kicking | FGA | FGM | LG | XPA | XPM |
| Garo Yepremian | 2 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 2 | John Smith | 2 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 2 | Totals | 2 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 2 |
| Punt Returns | No | Yds | Avg | FC | LG | TD | Punt Returns | No | Yds | Avg | FC | LG | TD |
| Jake Scott | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | Mack Herron | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | Totals | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Kickoff Returns | No | Yds | Avg | LG | TD | Kickoff Returns | No | Yds | Avg | LG | TD |
| Nat Moore | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 32 | 0 | Mack Herron | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Bob Matheson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | Steve Schubert | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Hubie Ginn | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 32 | 0 | Totals | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Interceptions | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | Interceptions | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| John Sanders | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | Totals | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sacks | No | Yds | Avg | Sacks | No | Yds | Avg |
| Bob Matheson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | Craig Hanneman | 1 | 6 | 6.0 |
| Ray L. Hamilton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | ||||
| John V. Tanner | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | ||||
| John Sanders | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | ||||
| Totals | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | Totals | 4 | 37 | 9.3 |
| Fumbles | No | Lost | Rec | Yds | TD | Fumbles | No | Lost | Rec | Yds | TD |
| Bob Griese | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mack Herron | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Reggie Rucker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | Sam Hunt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Manny Fernandez | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Maulty Moore | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | Totals | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |