Week 1
Final
MIA
DEN1Q
3 - 0
G. Yepremian 22-yard field goal.
FG Made
1Q
3 - 3
J. Turner 10-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
3 - 10
D. Harrison 31-yard TD catch from D. Horn.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
10 - 10
P. Warfield 31-yard TD catch from B. Griese.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
181
Griese
MIA
Rush Yds
70
Little
DEN
Rec Yds
146
Warfield
MIA
Scrim TD
1
Warfield
MIA
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1971 AFC East
MIA DEN
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Broncos Game Summary
The Denver Broncos tied the Miami Dolphins, 10 to 10, on September 19, 1971.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Griese #12 | 13/24 | 181 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 75.2 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Horn #13 | 11/20 | 118 | 5.9 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 68.3 |
B. Anderson #11 | 1/1 | 48 | 48.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 118.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Kiick #21 | 16 | 63 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 |
L. Csonka #39 | 13 | 63 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
P. Warfield #42 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Morris #22 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Little #44 | 23 | 70 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Anderson #11 | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Harrison #28 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Warfield #42 | 0/0 | 146 | 24.3 | 1 | 0 |
J. Kiick #21 | 0/0 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Twilley #81 | 0/0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Mandich #88 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gehrke #40 | 0/0 | 82 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 |
D. Harrison #28 | 0/0 | 42 | 21.0 | 1 | 0 |
B. Anderson #11 | 0/0 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 |
B. Masters #81 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Buoniconti #85 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Greer #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Yepremian #1 | 1/4 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Turner #15 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Seiple #20 | 2 | 102 | 51.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Van Heusen #42 | 7 | 287 | 41.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Post #22 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Scott #13 | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 |
D. Anderson #40 | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Thompson #36 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Greer #20 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Griese #12 | 13/24 | 181 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 75.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Kiick #21 | 16 | 63 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 |
L. Csonka #39 | 13 | 63 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
P. Warfield #42 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Morris #22 | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Warfield #42 | 0/0 | 146 | 24.3 | 1 | 0 |
J. Kiick #21 | 0/0 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Twilley #81 | 0/0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Mandich #88 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Buoniconti #85 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Yepremian #1 | 1/4 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Seiple #20 | 2 | 102 | 51.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Scott #13 | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 |
D. Anderson #40 | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Horn #13 | 11/20 | 118 | 5.9 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 68.3 |
B. Anderson #11 | 1/1 | 48 | 48.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 118.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Little #44 | 23 | 70 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Anderson #11 | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Harrison #28 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gehrke #40 | 0/0 | 82 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 |
D. Harrison #28 | 0/0 | 42 | 21.0 | 1 | 0 |
B. Anderson #11 | 0/0 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 |
B. Masters #81 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Greer #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Turner #15 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Van Heusen #42 | 7 | 287 | 41.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Post #22 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Thompson #36 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Greer #20 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
239
Total Yds
261
121
Pass Yds
157
118
Rush Yds
104
60
Total Plays
54
4
Yards Per Play
4.8
4.2
Yards Per Pass
7.1
3.8
Yards Per Rush
3.3
15
1st Downs
13
2
Punts
7
5
Turnovers
1
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
4
Fumbles Lost
0
5
Penalties
5
1.0
Sacks
5.0
0
D/ST TD
0
