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| The second game proved that Don Shula's use of a three-man alternating backfield could work. It also had Houston Oilers coach Bill Peterson scratching his head. "I don't think it's fair for a team to use 12 guys on offense," Peterson said. Larry Csonka, Mercury Morris and Jim Kiick combined for 228 of the team's 247 rushing yards and three touchdowns in the Dolphins' home opener. The trio's performance helped set a team record of 17 rushing first downs. Bob Griese added a rushing touchdown of 2 yards and a 6-yard scoring pass to Kiick to complete the scoring. |
Box Score
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
HOUSTON 0 0 13 0 13
MIAMI 13 7 7 7 34
SCORING SUMMARY
MIA - TD, Kiick 1 run (Yepremian kick)
MIA - TD, Morris 2 run (kick failed)
MIA - TD, Csonka 4 run (Yepremian kick)
MIA - TD, Griese 2 run (Yepremian kick)
HOU - TD, Joiner 82 pass from Pastorini (kick failed)
HOU - TD, Rodgers 1 run (Butler kick)
MIA - TD, Kiick 6 pass from Griese (Yepremian kick)
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