| 1974 - Week 3 |
| Miami Dolphins at San Diego Chargers |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Miami Dolphins | 7 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| San Diego Chargers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Scoring Plays | Dolphins | Chargers | ||
| 1st Quarter | ||||
| Dolphins | 9:29 | L.Csonka 5 yd. run ( G.Yepremian Kick ) ( 11-80, 5:28 ) | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd Quarter | ||||
| Chargers | 1:04 | D.Woods 3 yd. run ( D.Partee Kick ) ( 5-31, 0:34 ) | 7 | 7 |
| 3rd Quarter | ||||
| Dolphins | 11:01 | L.Csonka 4 yd. run ( G.Yepremian Kick ) ( 7-44, 2:47 ) | 14 | 7 |
| Chargers | 5:33 | G.Garrison 13 yd. pass from D.Fouts ( D.Partee Kick ) ( 10-80, 5:28 ) | 14 | 14 |
| Dolphins | 0:53 | D.Nottingham 2 yd. run ( G.Yepremian Kick ) ( 8-78, 4:40 ) | 21 | 14 |
| 4th Quarter | ||||
| Dolphins | 4:47 | G.Yepremian 30 yd. Field Goal ( 14-85, 9:14 ) | 24 | 14 |
| Drive Charts | |||||||||||
| Miami Dolphins | San Diego Chargers | ||||||||||
| Start | Time | Drive | # of | Yards | Start | Time | Drive | # of | Yards | ||
| Time | Poss | Began | Plays | Gained | Result | Time | Poss | Began | Plays | Gained | Result |
| 14:57 | 5:28 | Mia 20 | 11 | 80 | Touchdown | 9:29 | 5:22 | SD 35 | 9 | 37 | Interception |
| 4:07 | 1:07 | Mia 13 | 3 | 4 | Punt | 3:00 | 1:14 | SD 46 | 3 | 2 | Punt |
| 1:46 | 4:43 | Mia 41 | 10 | 21 | Interception | 12:03 | 3:13 | Mia 39 | 5 | 21 | Missed FG |
| 8:50 | 1:33 | Mia 20 | 3 | 7 | Punt | 7:17 | 1:13 | 50 | 5 | 18 | Downs |
| 6:04 | 0:57 | Mia 32 | 2 | -16 | Interception | 5:07 | 2:29 | Mia 29 | 5 | -3 | Punt |
| 2:38 | 1:00 | Mia 3 | 3 | 7 | Punt | 1:38 | 0:34 | Mia 31 | 5 | 31 | Touchdown |
| 1:04 | 1:04 | Mia 27 | 8 | 61 | Missed FG | 15:00 | 1:12 | SD 20 | 3 | -3 | Punt |
| 13:48 | 2:47 | SD 44 | 7 | 44 | Touchdown | 11:01 | 5:28 | SD 20 | 10 | 80 | Touchdown |
| 5:33 | 4:40 | Mia 22 | 8 | 78 | Touchdown | 0:53 | 1:56 | SD 28 | 5 | 19 | Punt |
| 13:57 | 9:14 | Mia 2 | 14 | 85 | Field Goal | 4:43 | 1:20 | SD 42 | 9 | 48 | Interception |
| 3:23 | 3:06 | Mia 11 | 8 | 39 | Punt | 0:17 | 0:17 | SD 39 | 3 | 11 | End of Reg. |
| 35:39 | Mia 22 | 77 | 410 | 24:18 | SD 44 | 62 | 261 | ||||
| Time of Possession by Quarter | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total |
| Miami Dolphins | 8:24 | 7:31 | 7:27 | 12:20 | 35:42 | |
| San Diego Chargers | 6:36 | 7:29 | 7:33 | 2:40 | 24:18 |
| Team Statistics | Dolphins | Chargers |
| Total Points | 24 | 14 |
| 1st Downs | 26 | 18 |
| Rushing | 15 | 9 |
| Passing | 9 | 9 |
| Penalty | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd-Down Conversions | 8-15 | 3-10 |
| 4th-Down Conversions | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Penalties-Yards | 4-17 | 6-61 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Time Of Pos. | 35:42 | 24:18 |
| Total Net Yards | 401 | 291 |
| Total Plays | 77 | 62 |
| Average Gain | 5.2 | 4.7 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 225 | 131 |
| Rushes | 47 | 30 |
| Avg. Per Rush | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| Net Yards Passing | 176 | 160 |
| Completions | 14 | 14 |
| Attempts | 27 | 31 |
| Completion % | 51.9 | 45.2 |
| Yards Per Completion | 14.5 | 11.9 |
| Sacks | 3 | 1 |
| Had Intercepted | 2 | 2 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 2 |
| Rushing | 3 | 1 |
| Passing | 0 | 1 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 3-3 | 2-2 |
| Field Goals | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| Miami Dolphins | San Diego Chargers | ||||||||||||||||||
| Passing | Att | Cmp | Yds | Sk | Yds | TD | LG | IN | RT | Passing | Att | Cmp | Yds | Sk | Yds | TD | LG | IN | RT |
| Bob Griese | 27 | 14 | 203 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 46 | Dan Fouts | 31 | 14 | 166 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 46 |
| Totals | 27 | 14 | 203 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 46 | Totals | 31 | 14 | 166 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 46 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| Larry Csonka | 23 | 131 | 5.7 | 16 | 2 | Don Woods | 18 | 82 | 4.6 | 23 | 1 |
| Benny Malone | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 17 | 0 | Cid Edwards | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 12 | 0 | Bo Matthews | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Don Nottingham | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 6 | 1 | Glen Bonner | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 47 | 225 | 4.8 | 17 | 3 | Totals | 30 | 131 | 4.4 | 23 | 1 |
| Receiving | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | Receiving | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| Jim Mandich | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 10 | 0 | Gary Garrison | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 21 | 1 |
| Paul Warfield | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 | Don Woods | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 45 | 0 | Wayne Stewart | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Melvin Baker | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 | Jim Beirne | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | Harrison Davis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Howard Twilley | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | Glen Bonner | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | Bo Matthews | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 203 | 14.5 | 45 | 0 | Totals | 14 | 166 | 11.9 | 21 | 1 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | TB | In 20 | LG | Punting | No | Yds | Avg | TB | In 20 | LG |
| Larry Seiple | 4 | 153 | 38.3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | Dennis Partee | 4 | 143 | 35.8 | 0 | 2 | 45 |
| Totals | 4 | 153 | 38.3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | Totals | 4 | 143 | 35.8 | 0 | 2 | 45 |
| Kicking | FGA | FGM | LG | XPA | XPM | Kicking | FGA | FGM | LG | XPA | XPM |
| Garo Yepremian | 2 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 3 | Dennis Partee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 3 | Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Punt Returns | No | Yds | Avg | FC | LG | TD | Punt Returns | No | Yds | Avg | FC | LG | TD |
| Jake Scott | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | Danny Colbert | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jerry Levias | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | Totals | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Kickoff Returns | No | Yds | Avg | LG | TD | Kickoff Returns | No | Yds | Avg | LG | TD |
| Nat Moore | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 26 | 0 | Dick Gordon | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Jerry Levias | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 26 | 0 | Totals | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Interceptions | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | Interceptions | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| Nick Buoniconti | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | Sam C. Williams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jake Scott | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | George Hoey | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 | Totals | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Sacks | No | Yds | Avg | Sacks | No | Yds | Avg |
| Bill Stanfill | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | Dave Rowe | 2 | 17 | 8.5 |
| Floyd Rice | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | ||||
| Totals | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | Totals | 3 | 27 | 9.0 |
| Fumbles | No | Lost | Rec | Yds | TD | Fumbles | No | Lost | Rec | Yds | TD |
| Totals | Totals |