1974 Miami 24, 1974 Oakland 34

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

OT

Total
1974 Miami

10

7

7

0

0

24
1974 Oakland

0

21

0

13

0

34
Scoring Plays
Qtr Clock Team Scoring Description(Extra Point) Score
1 10:30 1974 Miami L.Csonka 2 yd. run (G.Yepremian kick) 7-0 MIA
1 0:50 1974 Miami G.Yepremian 34 yd. field goal 10-0 MIA
2 13:01 1974 Oakland C.Davis 2 yd. run (G.Blanda kick) 10-7 MIA
2 7:37 1974 Miami P.Warfield 23 yd. pass from B.Griese (G.Yepremian kick) 17-7 MIA
2 1:45 1974 Oakland P.Banaszak 1 yd. run (G.Blanda kick) 17-14 MIA
2 0:30 1974 Oakland C.Branch 64 yd. pass from K.Stabler (G.Blanda kick) 21-17 OAA
3 2:43 1974 Miami L.Csonka 10 yd. run (G.Yepremian kick) 24-21 MIA
4 11:52 1974 Oakland G.Blanda 35 yd. field goal 24-24 OAA
4 6:22 1974 Oakland G.Blanda 46 yd. field goal 27-24 OAA
4 3:27 1974 Oakland F.Biletnikoff 12 yd. pass from K.Stabler (G.Blanda kick) 34-24 OAA

Team Statistics
1974 Miami 1974 Oakland
First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total 10-8-4-22 12-11-0-23
Third Down Efficiency 2-8-25% 7-12-58%
Fourth Down Efficiency 2-2-100% 0-0-0%
Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) 17-21-81% 24-28-86%
Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play 312-59-5.3 459-63-7.3
Total Net Yards Rushing 186 185
Total Rushes 35 38
Average Per Rush 5.3 4.9
Passes Completed/Attempted 15/22 (68.2%) 15/23 (65.2%)
Net Yards Passing 126 274
Avg Yards Per Pass 6.6 12.7
Sacked/Yards Lost 2/19 2/17
Punts/Average 3/43.0 3/48.0
Punts Received/Return Yardage 2/8 1/4
Kickoffs/Returns 7/157 4/66
Interceptions/Returns 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/20 10/96
Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost 1/1 1/1
Time of Possession 29 mins 28 secs 30 mins 32 secs
Average Drive Start MIA 26 OAA 30

Passing Stats
Att Comp Yds Comp % Yds/Att TD TD % INT INT % Long Sack Rating
1974 Miami
Bob Griese 22 15 145 68.2 6.6 1 4.5 1 4.5 23 2/19 82.6
1974 Oakland
Ken "Snake" Stabler 23 15 291 65.2 12.7 2 8.7 0 0 65 2/17 137.5

Rushing Stats
No Yds Avg Long TD 2 Pt Conv Fumbles/Lost
1974 Miami
Larry Csonka 18 91 5.1 20 2 0 1/1
Benny Malone 7 37 5.3 16 0 0 0/0
Jim Kiick 6 37 6.2 15 0 0 0/0
Mercury Morris 3 22 7.3 15 0 0 0/0
Bob Griese 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 0 0/0
1974 Oakland
Marv Hubbard 19 131 6.9 28 0 0 0/0
Pete Banaszak 4 17 4.3 15 1 0 1/1
Harold Hart 4 27 6.8 16 0 0 0/0
Ken "Snake" Stabler 4 -2 -0.5 1 0 0 0/0
Mark van Eeghen 3 7 2.3 4 0 0 0/0
Clarence Davis 3 2 0.7 3 1 0 0/0
Charlie H. Smith 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0/0

Receiving Stats
No Yds Avg Long TD 2 Pt Conv
1974 Miami
Paul Warfield 5 64 12.8 23 1 0
Jim Mandich 4 39 9.8 13 0 0
Howard Twilley 2 12 6.0 8 0 0
Jim Kiick 2 16 8.0 10 0 0
Mercury Morris 1 8 8.0 8 0 0
Nat Moore 1 6 6.0 6 0 0
1974 Oakland
Fred Biletnikoff 4 69 17.3 32 1 0
Charlie H. Smith 4 56 14.0 15 0 0
Cliff Branch 3 133 44.3 65 1 0
Bob Moore 3 28 9.3 13 0 0
Harold Hart 1 5 5.0 5 0 0

Field Goals
1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Totals % Made
1974 Miami
Garo Yepremian 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/1 0/0 1/2 50.0
1974 Oakland
George Blanda 0/0 0/0 1/1 1/1 0/0 2/2 100

Punting
No Avg Net Tb Inside 20 Long Blocked
1974 Miami
Larry Seiple 3 43.0 41.7 0 0 46 0
1974 Oakland
Ray Guy 3 48.0 38.7 1 1 54 0

Kickoff Returns
No Yds Avg Long TD
1974 Miami
Nat Moore 7 157 22.4 27 0
1974 Oakland
Harold Hart 2 30 15.0 20 0
Ron Smith 2 36 18.0 18 0

Punt Returns
Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD
1974 Miami
Nat Moore 1 0 5 5.0 5 0
Jake E. Scott 1 0 3 3.0 3 0
1974 Oakland
Ron Smith 1 0 4 4.0 4 0

Individual Defense
Tackles Sacks Fum Rec
1974 Miami
Manny Fernandez 9 0 0
Tim Foley 8 0 0
Nick Buoniconti 8 1 0
Vern Den Herder 6 1 0
Curtis Johnson 5 0 0
Mike Kolen 4 0 1
Doug Swift 4 0 0
Jake E. Scott 3 0 0
Bob Heinz 1 0 0
Dick Anderson 1 0 0
1974 Oakland
Dan Conners 11 0 0
Gerald Irons 8 0 0
George Atkinson 6 0 0
Jack Tatum 5 0 0
Phil Villapiano 4 0 0
Art Thoms 4 1 0
Skip Thomas 3 0 0
Willie Brown 3 0 0
Horace Jones 3 1 1
Otis Sistrunk 1 0 0

Interceptions
No Yds Avg Long TD
1974 Miami
1974 Oakland
Jack Tatum 1 1 1.0 1 0

Game Story
It was an exciting fourth quarter for the home team, as Oakland defeated Miami by the score of 34 to 24. Ken "Snake" Stabler threw 23 times for 291 yards and 2 touchdowns. Marv Hubbard carried the ball 19 times for 131 yards. Oakland was in control on third down, converting on 7 of 12 opportunities. They won the air battle out-passing Miami 291 to 145 yards. The fans were thrilled by a pass to Cliff Branch that gained 65 yards with 3:44 left in the 4th quarter. Miami had a good start outscoring Oakland 10 to 0 in the first quarter. Oakland was on top at the half 21 to 17. Miami led after three quarters 24 to 21.