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The Miami Dolphins faced the Denver Broncos at Mile High Stadium for week one of the NFL season on September 19th, 1971.
Miami was led by Don Shula in his second year as head coach.
Shula had turned around the team in 1970, making the playoffs with a 10-4 record after four straight losing seasons in the AFL under coach George Wilson.
Denver was coached by Lou Saban, but were a below average team for over a decade, having never had a winning season in franchise history.
This audio recording is from the Miami Radio broadcast featuring announcers Rick Weaver, Larry King, and Henry Burrow.
Thank you Larry. Curtis Johnson activated on the Dolphins just before the game.
The Denver Broncos is getting his first taste of activity on the specialty squad as the kickoff is about to occur.
Kicking post, number 23, deep off to the far side, Bob Anderson, number 11, deep to the near side.
Here's your premier kick. He gets it high, it's deep, back in the end zone, and post downs the footballs. There will be no runbacks.
So the Broncos will bring it up, put it in play, first and 10 at their 20-yard line.
Here's Richardson and Stanfield, the front four. Swift, Montacani, and Cullen, the linebackers. Foley and Mumford, the cornerbacks, and Jake Scott and Anderson at the safety.
Don Harnelby, the quarterback. Gerke and Harrison, the wide receivers. Anderson and Little, the running backs, and Billy Masters is the tight end.
Denver breaks out, moving from our left to our right. Gerke puts far to the left side.
And the eye formation from the Denver 20-yard line. Horn up under center, barks the signals, waiting for the snap.
Here's the pitch going to Little, cuts in on the right tackle, finds a hole across the 25, check at the 20, and is knocked off at the speed of the 23-yard line by Manny Fernandez, number 75.
A pick-up of about three yards on the play. It'll be a second down and seven. Nick Montacani also in on the stop for Miami.
The ball game has just started, and the Broncos wearing home white. You can elect to do that in the NFL with the permission of the league.
They're going to wear white all season long. The Dolphins in their generally home uniforms. They split Gerke to the near side of the field, and Harrison is wide to the left.
Anderson and Little, the setbacks, and behind Horn, second down and seven. Denver's ball from their 23.
Here's the half middle, quarks through the hole in the middle, and gets to the 25, and that's all. A gain of two. Nick Montacani, number 85.
The middle linebacker closed the gap in a hurry, along with Jim Riley, the defensive left end for Miami.
It'll be a third down and five for the Broncos from their 25-yard line as they move from our left to our right. Larry?
Bill Arnsberger, the Dolphin defensive coach, expected Little to carry the ball a minimum of 25 times this afternoon.
He was the leading rusher in the American football conference last year. Gerke slips off the far side of the field, Harrison to the near side.
Denver is one of the few teams in this league that will run on third and long yardage. A lot of confidence in their ground game.
From their 25, Horn's going to throw this time. Swings went out, Anderson's got it. 25, and he's knocked off the seat at the 28-yard line.
Two yards short of what they needed for the first down. Mike Collins coming over from the linebacker, spied along with Nick Montacani, makes the tackle.
And so the Broncos fail to move the football for the necessary first down yardage in their first offense.
And the sequence and the punting unit comes in.
Jake Scott will go back as the deep man and Dick Anderson, the shallow man, to receive the kick.
Bill Van Heusen, who was activated today, he's been out recovering from a knee operation.
He averaged 42 yards for punts. Van Heusen, a good picker, will stand back at the 13-yard line.
The line of scrimmage is the Denver Broncos, 28.
Waiting for the snap, here it is. He gets the kick away and, boom, the high spiral out of there.
Scott fair catches the ball at the Dolphins 31-yard line.
42 yards on the punch by Bill Van Heusen.
And so we set the offensive alignment for you for Miami.
Warfield and Stowe will be the wide receivers.
Kroosan and Evans, the tackles.
Marpleming the tight end. Kuchenberger middle to guide.
DeMarco at center. Greasy, the quarterback. Kickenzonka, the running back.
Out of the head when they come. Stowe's flicks to the far side.
Along with Warfield, double wide receivers off to the right.
Miami's ball from their 31. Greasy sets the ball club, waiting for the snap from center.
Long count at the line of scrimmage. Here's the handoff. The kick. He is hit and dropped.
Coming across the left side. Might have picked up a yard for the 32.
Tackle made by middle linebacker Fred Forsberg.
Defensively for the Broncos, Jackson number 87 and El Zado number 77 at the end.
McSvenney, Costa 63 of the tackles.
Myrtle 54, Forsberg 52 and Washington 56 are the linebackers from left to right.
Mitchell number 41 and Thompson 36 of the quarterbacks.
Greer number 20 and George Sames number 26 are the safety men.
Warfield flicks off to the right side from the Miami 31 yard line.
Waiting for the snap from center.
Greasy back to throw, has good time. Here's the pass. It is knocked away.
Up and about the 45 yard line intended for Stowe.
And so it will be a third down coming up and 10 for the Dolphins from their 31 yard line.
Myrtle number 54, the left side linebacker dropping off to defense on the play.
The Dolphin coaches there expecting Denver to bump a lot on these wide receivers.
Denver does not go zone much but they did there.
Double coverage coming over on Stowe and fine defensive play.
Stowe's foot to the far side. Warfield at the near side of the field.
Third down and 10 Dolphins from their 31.
Kick and dunk up behind Greasy. Greasy back to throw.
Got the pretty good right and he's going to have to eat it. Back at the 24 yard line.
Dave Costa, 9 year veteran number 63.
The defensive right tackle from Utah was the first man to make contact along with Paul Smith.
An open pass protection faded away into nothing this year.
They mark it at the 24 and the punting unit comes in.
Larry Seifel will handle the punting short.
We've got Charlie Greer back as the shallow man and Clay Thompson the deep man.
One of the premier punt returners in this league, Bill Thompson, number 36, the deep man.
From the line of scrimmage to 24, Seifel will stand at the Miami 9.
Here's the snap. He gets the kick away and booms a beauty out of there.
A long high spiral backing up at the 18 is Thompson.
He grabs it 20, 25, 30. Flag down.
He has flag down from behind across the 36 yard line but there's a flag down back to the 25.
A 58 yard punt that time by Larry Seifel. A flag on the play, however.
As Thompson returned out to about the 33, the second, the 37 yard line.
The penalty is against Denver and possibly a flip on the return.
We'll wait for the official's call.
The officials this afternoon, the referee is Tom Bell.
That is flipping call. Put the ball back on the 12 yard line.
The headlinesman is Ray Dota, the umpire George Canard, the field judge Flip Kraf, the back judge Tom Gellarhart, and the line judge Royal Castor.
Durkhey is the wide receiver to the right side. He and Harrison are double wide receivers.
Anderson and Little are setbacks in behind.
What about Don Horn? From the Denver 12 yard line.
Here is the handoff. Little, flanching across the left side, bounces off tacklers and he gets to about the 14, possibly the 15, before a left line backer, Doug Swift, makes the stop on the play.
He'll mark it at the 15 yard line so it's a game of three. It'll be second down and seven.
We have 10 minutes, 47 seconds left to go in the first quarter. There is no score.
The ball at the Denver 15 yard line, a second down and seven.
Larry, that 58 yard kick by Larry Sepple was his best of the season thus far, you know, the six preseason games. A real boomer.
Harrison's foot left, Durkhey to the near side of the field on second and seven. Denver's ball from their 15.
Horn up under center, bucks the signal, straight back he goes to Sepple, sets up, rips one up the middle. It is wrapped, intended for Masters to tie it in at the 22 yard line.
Doug Swift, number 59, defense on the play for Miami. It'll be a third down and seven.
For the Bronx, from their 15 yard line, neither club able to penetrate the other team's defense thus far in the ball game.
With 10-19 left to play in period number one. And certainly the New England Patriots pulled off a stunner this afternoon.
Defeating the Oakland Raiders 20 to 6 was Jim Plunkett throwing two touchdown passes for New England.
Out of a huddle now come the Broncos with Durkhey, the white man to the near side of the field, and Harrison's foot left.
Horn has Bobby Anderson and Floyd Little as setbacks in behind him. Third down and seven from the Denver 15.
Handoff to Little, sports through a hole in the middle. It's closed in a hurry as he's knocked off his feet at the 17 yard line.
Richardson, Fernandez and Stanfield all closed it. And it'll be a fourth down punting situation.
And for the second time the Miami defense has contained the Denver offense. Van Heusen will come in to handle the punting chores.
Scott will go back as the deep man along with Sir Dick Anderson to field the punts.
The line of scrimmage is the 17 yard line in Denver territory. Out of a huddle now they come and Van Heusen will stand back at about the two yard line.
Nine forty-five left to play in the first period. There is no score.
Waiting for the snap, Van Heusen gets it. He gets a good rush, gets off a low trajectory kick. Anderson takes it.
Forty-five, forty, down to the thirty-five, thirty, twenty-five inside the twenty-five down at the Denver 21 yard line.
Dick Anderson grabbed that short kick as a good rush was put on.
Den Herder is the fellow who was in there to put the rush on. A thirty-two yard kick by Van Heusen.
Anderson grabbed the ball at the forty-eight and lunged it back down to the Denver 21 yard line.
So the Dolphins have excellent field positions at the 21 in Denver territory.
On Anderson's twenty-seven yard punt return, those foot right war field comes to the nearside.
Kick and dunk is the setback and behind Bob Greasy.
A good rush applied on that punt that time and Anderson got off a low trajectory kick that was not too long.
Waiting for the snap at the line of scrimmage.
Here's Greasy. Hands to kick, plant in over the left side, inside the twenty he goes, down to the seventeen yard line.
Tackle on the play made by middle line backer Fred Forsberg.
Gate of the box four, we'll call it second down and sixth.
Right out in front of the north goal post, Bob Dolphins, the ball at the Denver seventeen yard line.
Rich Jackson defensive left end, Lyle Alvado, rookie from Yankton playing on the other side, Mendencoster the defensive tackle.
Out of the hurdle now come the Dolphins, still wide receiver right.
Warfields put just a couple of yards to the nearside.
Second and sixth from the Denver seventeen yard line.
Greasy up under center, calls the signals. Here's the snap, and off to kick.
He comes in across the right side, gets to the fifteen yard line.
A couple of people jump, there were no flags thrown, and the Denver crowd booing the lack of the yellow flag.
Jackson makes the tackle on the play at the Denver fourteen yard line. It'll be a third down and three.
The Denver ball club arguing with the referee Tom Bell over the lack of a call on the play.
But to no avail. The ball is at the fourteen yard line with a third down and three for the Dolphins.
We have seven forty-three left to go in the first quarter.
A short kick by Van Huisen, a good return by Dick Anderson, has given the Dolphins excellent field position.
So, puts a couple of yards right. Warfield at the nearside, third and three from the Denver fourteen.
Here's Greasy dropping straight back to throw, looking for Warfield.
Down the near corner, he can't get it, overthrown.
Down here at the northwest corner of the field, thought it would be a fourth down coming up,
and Garrow Yoprenian comes into the football again.
The Dolphins will have a twenty-one yard field goal attempt.
It'll be a fourth down and three. Yoprenian is in.
Kyle Minnan will hold, and the angle is from the far inbound pass mark.
They'll mark it at the twenty-one, and Yoprenian will get his first shot at the field goal attempt this year.
22 for 29, the league's most accurate kicker last year.
Waiting for the snap from center.
Here it is, set down, it kicks it up, and it's good.
The Dolphins take the lead, there's a timeout on the field with the score.
Dolphins three, the Broncos nothing.
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Just before the kickoff, here's Henry Barrow.
We had a slight injury to Norm Evans in the spot where we can least afford it.
He pulled a muscle on his right side, but he should be able to fly.
Dolphins with 7.20 left to go in the first quarter, lead three-nothing on a 21-yard field goal by your Premier.
Here is Garrow's kick. It's again high and deep.
There will be no runback as Post steals the kickoff, deep in the end zone.
And the Broncos, who have been back on their hind legs all throughout this first quarter,
will put it in play from their 20-yard line.
Dwight Harrison and Jack Gerkey will be the wide receivers.
Little and Bob Anderson, the running backs behind quarterback Don Horn.
Seven minutes, 15 seconds left to go in period number one.
That field goal was keyed by the punt runback by Dick Anderson before his hometown fans.
Gerkey, wide to the right, pitch out, goes to Anderson, throws upfield.
There's Gerkey, 45, 50, 45 to the 40, knocked down deep in Dolphin territory at the 31-yard line by Jake Schott.
Bobby Anderson on a halfback option pass, lost to the ball over the defense down the nearside to Jack Gerkey,
68 yards on the pass way, and Schott dragged him down to behind the safety,
touched the ground at the Dolphin 32-yard line.
So for the first time this afternoon, the Broncos show some offense.
It's Bobby Anderson on the halfback option pass, hits Jack Gerkey down the nearside for 68 yards.
First and 10, Broncos ball up at Dolphin 32.
Harrison, number 82, foot left, Gerkey to the nearside.
Anderson a little in behind Horn, waiting for the snap from center from the Dolphin 32-yard line.
Here is Horn, dropping back to throw, gets the right, throws, it is caught by Masters,
the tight end at the 22-yard line in Dolphin territory, close to a first down tackled by strong safety Dick Anderson.
Now they put it down at the 21, so that makes it a first down, 11 yards,
as Horn hits Masters with 6-5, 2-40, a five-year veteran from LSU, the tight end.
The ball at the Dolphin, 21, first and 10 for the Broncos as they are knocking on the door with 5-55 left to go in the free period.
Dolphin threw first flood on a 21-yard field goal by Garrow your premium,
set up by a 27-yard punt return by Dick Anderson.
The Broncos snap out of the heddle.
Here's Gerkey, the wide man to the nearside of the field.
Anderson and Little, a setback to behind Horn from the Dolphin 21-yard line,
as the Bronx are moving from our left to our right.
Flag down, a head off to Little, eludes one tackler coming to the right side,
and is tossed for the 25-yard line by left quarterback Tim Foley.
But there is a marker on the play, and we'll get the official scrawl in just a moment.
It was a loss of 4 yards for Little.
A head off side scrawl against the Broncos, declined by the Dolphins.
They'll take the down and the loss of the yardage instead.
The ball is at the Dolphin 25-yard line, where it'll be a second down and 14.
We have 5-29 to go in the free period. Dolphins lead 3-0.
Dolphin's defense, Anderson and Scott the safety's and Mumford along with Foley the cornerback.
Horn on the left side, Bonaconte and Swift on the right side, the linebackers.
Horn back to throw on second and 14, sets up.
He hits at the 15, down to the 10, on the completion, down to the 6-yard line.
Here's the receiver, Jack Durkey, off the left side.
And he was knocked down at the 6-yard line.
14 yards on the pass completion.
That's what they needed, and they got just enough to get a first down.
First and goal as Horn ripped one up the middle against the Miami zone,
complete to Durkey, who's been the principal receiver here in this drive.
As he's caught two for a total of 82 yards, Durkey switch left.
And off to the near side is Harrison, first and goal.
Denver down at the Miami 6-yard line.
Horn sets his ball club on the snap.
Sprinter's right to throw. It is knocked away by Foley.
Down at the 4, and a square-out pattern intended for Dwight Harris,
who's a rippy wide receiver from Texas A&I.
And Foley got a hand on it and knocked it down.
Incomplete second down goal from the Gulf and 6-yard line.
And a surprising aspect of this is that Horn is coming out and throwing.
The Broncos usually prefer to run, and here he gets a first down on the 6 and throws on the first play.
This is a different kind of Bronco offense than they have exhibited in their preseason play.
He swuts to the far side, Harrison to the near side.
The tight end Masters is a strong side to the left.
Little and Anderson in behind Horn.
Second down and goal from the 6-yard line.
On the snap, the hand off to Little over the left side.
He gets down to about the 5-yard line.
And that's all before the Green Jerseys, led by Manny Fernandez, 75,
and John Richardson, number 74, team up to knock him off his feet.
They mark the ball down at the 5.
It'll be third down and 5 yards to go for a touchdown.
Jim Whelan comes in and Masters goes out at tight end.
Whelan is a 7-year veteran from Boston College, number 83.
Ball right out in front of the goal post down here at the south end of the field.
Third down and goal for the Bronx from the Dolphins, 5, with 4-17 left to go in his first period.
Harrison splits left.
Gertke is the wide man to the near side.
Anderson and Little are setbacks behind Horn, waiting for the snap.
Here it is, the hand off to Anderson.
He is running out to the right going to carry the ball.
He is knocked off his feet and to the ground at the 3-yard line down here at the
near side, carpentry corner by Dick Anderson.
There is the first meeting of the two brothers this afternoon.
They needed 5 yards for the touchdown, so the field goal unit comes in.
Jim Turner, ex to the New York Jets, will be the kicker and Horn will hold.
This will be about a 10-yard attempt, they marked the ball at the near side inbound hash mark.
And if he makes it, he can tie it up.
He did not have a good preseason.
He hit on only 3 out of 12.
It will be a 10-yard attempt.
Horn will hold.
And Jim Turner will try the field goal.
Waiting for the snap.
Here it is, set down, the kick is up, and it's good.
There is a timeout on the field with the score, the Dolphins 3 and the Broncos 3.
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In the third quarter, friends, it's New Orleans 17, Los Angeles 3.
The other major upset of the day occurred when the Patriots defeated the Raiders 20-6.
Again, New Orleans 17, Los Angeles 3 in the third quarter.
And we'll go to Henry Varo.
We've gotten a report on Norm Evans' injuries.
Bruised ribs.
He'll be able to play the rest of the game.
Dave Washington, a linebacker, will kick off number 56 for the Broncos.
Mercury Morris back in there to receive the kickoff along with Hubert Ginn.
The kick is high and it's deep.
And it goes out of the end zone.
There'll be no runback.
So the Dolphins will bring it out and put it in play at their 20-yard line.
All of the Dolphins injured this past week are back in playing form and all ready to go this afternoon,
particularly Scott Morris and Bonacati, who've seen considerable action thus far.
Dolphins have Stowe and Warfield as the wide receivers.
Bob Greasy is the quarterback.
Kick in Zonka.
Are they running back?
And Mark Fleming is the tight end.
Dolphins fall from their 20.
Short tide, 3-3, 3-14 to go in the first quarter.
Handoff to Zonka for the first time this afternoon.
He pulls his way straight ahead to the 23-yard line.
Lyle Alcato, number 77, the defensive right end makes the stop.
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On the huddle now come the Dolphins, second down and 7 from their 23.
Warfield splits left and Stowe to the far side.
Greasy up under center, barks the signals, drops straight back to throw, gets a good rush.
Throws the ball, completes the kick at the 29 and he's wrestled out of bounds.
Back at the 27, but they say his former tag has carried him out to the 30-yard line,
which will be close to a first down.
The tackle on the play made by a right-side linebacker, Dave Washington,
a two-year veteran from Alcorn A&M, just a little bit shy on a first down.
We'll call it third and one.
Greasy completing the kick.
Jim Mandich comes in and so goes out, so we've got Fleming and Mandich at the tight ends on third and short yardage.
Two minutes, five seconds left to play in this first quarter.
Washington is out, Olin Underwood into the linebacker's spot.
He wears number 50 for the Broncos.
Warfield, a wingman to the left side, third and one for the Dolphins, 29, score tied 3-3.
Here's Greasy back to throw, throwing deep for Warfield.
He's got it at the 45, down to the 40, and knocked off a speed at the Broncos 35-yard line.
Warfield got in behind Thompson and hauled it in.
Thompson reacted quickly and brought him down, but Greasy with a third and one,
picks up 35 yards to Warfield, a first down at the Broncos 35-yard line.
With a minute and 27 seconds left to play in this first quarter.
They really faked everybody out in that play, moving in the two tight ends, the fake Duzanka,
and Warfield made the one move, one-man coverage, beautiful picture play.
So back in, splits to the far side, Warfield at the near side of the field.
Duzanka and kicks the setback in behind Greasy.
The Dolphins ball at the 35, the handoff, the kick follows, wet blocking straight ahead and gets no place.
It was really quick. By number 87, Richard Jackson, the 6-year-old veteran from Southern University.
Mark it at the 35, no gain, it'll be second down and 10.
Walter Dolphins at the Bronx 35, 45 seconds left to go in the first quarter, the score tied 3-3.
The Dolphins a 21-yard drive, and a 21-yard field goal by Eupremian,
an 80-yard drive by the Broncos and a 10-yard field goal by Turner.
Broncos splits to the far side, Warfield at the near side.
Second down and 10 from the Broncos 35.
Greasy up on their center, he's got a throw, straight back he goes, gets a right from Jackson,
throws a square out, caught by kicks, inside the 30 and is wrestled out of bounds on the far side
at the Broncos 26-yard line by linebacker Dave Washington.
A gain of about 9 on the play, and they're going to mark it at the 26-yard line.
So it'll be about a yard shy in the first down, third and one.
We got Jerry Inman, number 62, at a defensive position in the front line, in the ball game for the Broncos.
Out of the huddle they come with a third and one at the Denver 26.
We've got the tight ends in, Fleming and Mandich, 18 seconds left to play in this first quarter.
On third down and one.
Greasy hands off the kick, slams it across the left side, he's got the first down.
Down to about the 23-yard line.
Jim Kickary, tackle on the play made by Lyle Alzato, the Ricky Wright defensive end from Yankton College.
13 seconds left to go in this first quarter.
A first down for the Dolphins as the ball is at the 23-yard line in Denver territory.
Warfield and Stowe are the wide receivers, Kickin' Zonka the running backs, behind Greasy,
Maia Fleming the tight end.
And there is the end of the first quarter.
Dolphin action continues from Mile High Stadium in Denver with the score, Broncos 3 and the Dolphins 3.
If you'd like.
It is Dallas, the winner of the Buffalo 49-37, Miami meets Buffalo next week.
Cleveland over Houston 31-0.
New England beat Oakland 20-6.
It was Cincinnati 37 and Philadelphia 14, Atlanta 20, San Francisco 17.
Giants lead Green Bay 42-31, fourth quarter.
Here's Rick.
Ready to start the second period.
The ball of the Bronx 23, first down, Dolphins.
Warfield, switch left, Stowe to the near side.
Greasy up under center, waiting for the snap.
Here he goes, sprints to his left, sets up his hit and drop.
Rick Jackson just about tore his head off on a real fine defensive play.
And he beat the blocker, Evans, that time and flattens him out back at the 33-yard line.
A loss of 10 on the play.
Rick Jackson with an awesome pass right.
And Greasy running to his left to go away from Jackson.
Got spun anyway.
It'll be second down and 20.
Dolphins fall at the Broncos 33-yard line.
We've just started the second quarter, the third side 3-3.
Today, defensive struggle so far.
Out of the huddle now, come to Dolphins.
Warfield, switch left, Stowe to the near side.
Fleming the tight end, strong side right.
Kicken, Tonka, the setbacks in behind Greasy.
Second down, long yardage.
Here's a handoff on the draw to Tonka.
He gets no play.
Getting it across the right side, waiting for him was number 70, Paul Smith.
Left side defensive tackle, 255-pound, four-year veteran from New Mexico.
They put the ball at the 34, so he lost the yard.
It'll be third down and 21.
Rick, this is as good a front four as you will see in professional football.
And Rich Jackson is almost unbelievable, even when he does not get in on the play.
His presence, everyone is so aware of his presence.
On the last dumping of Greasy, he hit Greasy before Warfield had even started his cut.
Third down and 21 for the Dolphins at the Broncos 34.
Warfield, switch left, Stowe to the near side.
Kick and Tonka in behind Greasy.
Signals being called, Greasy dropped straight back to throw.
Good protection this time.
Deep for Warfield, a checker for kick, and it's overthrown, incomplete.
Down at the 10-yard line.
Staying with him all the way.
Good pass coverage by linebacker Chip Myrtle, number 54.
Throw of a fourth down situation.
Let's see if we've got a little Garrow in there.
Yes, he is.
And this field goal attempt will be a 41-yarder.
Ball is marked from the far inbound hash mark.
Noonan will hold, and he's kicking to the south end zone.
His first attempt of 21 yards was good.
This is a 41-yarder.
Waiting for the snap from center.
Here it is, set down.
The kick is up.
He's got the distance, but it's way off to the right side.
It's no good.
So with 13 minutes and 34 seconds left to play in this second quarter,
the score is tied 3-3, and the Broncos will put the ball in play at their 20-yard line,
as your penny in misses a 41-yard field goal attempt.
There is a timeout on the field with a score, the Dolphins 3 and the Broncos 3.
Honey, I guess I better take the car tomorrow.
I need to get some antifreeze put in.
Oh, I can do it.
Oh, darling, I mean, I respect you.
I know you mean well, but you think antifreeze is some kind of relative.
I mean, you have to know about these things, you know.
No, I can do it.
Honey, please, antifreeze is a man's job.
Oh, come on, I can do it.
How? How can you do it?
I take the car to Sitgo.
I tell the car man I need antifreeze. Simple.
Uh-uh. No, no, no, it's not that simple. No.
Oh, I get it.
You're worried about checking the radiator for leaks and inspecting the radiator connective hoses.
Why?
Well, I'm conversant on those subjects.
You know something? I think you can do it.
I can do it.
Well, while you're at it, maybe you could wash the car.
I can't do that.
If your wife is getting smarter about your car, you can thank the car man at Sitgo,
whether it's antifreeze or filling up the gas tank.
The car man will steer your wife right.
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Rick Weaver back at Biohike Stadium in Denver.
The Broncos fall at their 20-yard line.
A short side, 3-3 as Garrow has just missed a 41-yard field goal attempt.
Horn back to throw on first down.
Looks for the far sideline.
Gurkey's down there.
Knocked away.
A fine defensive play by strong safety.
Dick Anderson sailing high in the air and knocking the ball out of bounds.
And set it for wide receiver Jack Gurkey.
It'll be a second down and 10.
For the Broncos, the ball is their 20.
All right.
Rick, we can tell you how even this game is by the statistics.
Horn and Greci are both 3-for-6 in the passing department.
And both teams have two first downs.
They had one extra pass before the Broncos.
Bobby Anderson completed that big 68-yarder.
Even game and they're playing it just that way, just the way we expected.
These two strong defensive units.
Gurkey out of the hubble, puts it to the far side.
Masters is back into the tight end.
And they set Harrison as a flat man to the right.
Anderson and Little, the setbacks in behind Horn in the eye formation.
Second down and 10.
Broncos from their 20.
Pitch to Little, sweep to the right.
He is being pursued.
Riley coarse collars him and throws him for a loss out of bounds on the far side of the field.
And about the 17-yard line.
Jim Riley reacting beautifully on the play.
A five-year veteran from Oklahoma, number 70.
And it's a loss of three.
It'll be a third down coming up and we'll call it 13 for the Broncos from their 17-yard line.
The two big plays in this ball game have been performed by the Anderson boys.
Bobby with a 68-yard pass to Jack Gurkey for Denver.
And Dick with a 27-yard punt return.
What set up the Dolphins' first field goal score.
Here is Harrison putting off to the far side.
Gurkey, the wide man to the near side of the field.
Third down and 13.
Broncos from their 17-yard line.
On the snap.
Horn back to throw.
He sets up.
The right over commits itself.
And here's the pass intended down here at the 35 for Gurkey.
He had fallen down and Mumford was off the play.
The Dolphins' rush finally penetrated the pass protection but it over committed themselves.
And Horn was left to the open to throw the ball but it was incomplete.
So it'll be a fourth down and Van Heusen comes in to handle the punting chores.
Scott will be the deep man and Dick Anderson, the shallow man, will receive the kick.
And Heusen, who did one the first time, a 42-yard.
The last time he got off that short kick which Anderson ran back 27 yards.
Van Heusen will stand back at about the three-yard line.
Dolphins in the second quarter moving from our left to our right offensively.
Here's the snap.
He gets the kick away.
He gets a pretty good rush.
A high-moving spiral out of there.
Scott backs up, grabs the ball at the 28.
Comes to the near side.
Now reverses the direction.
He has hit and dropped at the 32-yard line.
52 yards on the punch by Van Heusen.
A four-yard return for Jake Scott.
Jackets make it five.
They'll mark it at the 33-yard line.
The tackle was made by Underwood, number 50.
So the Dolphins will start from their 33-yard line with 12 minutes, 19 seconds to go in
the free pass.
The score is tied, three to three.
Dolphins have had just a little bit the better-inspired ball control, as concerned, but they have
not been able to solve this great pass rush of the Broncos thus far.
Warfield's foot left.
Here's Greceith.
Hands off to kick.
Squirts through the middle.
Gets out to 35, and that's off.
He's slipped up by middle linebacker Fred Forsberg, number 52, a three-year veteran from the University
of Washington.
Gate of two on the play.
It'll be second down at eight.
Otto Stowe and Warfield have played the entire ball game thus far at the wide receiver spots.
We expect to see some of Howard Twilley against this bump-and-run defense of the Broncos this
afternoon.
Dolphins put Warfield at the far side, Stowe to the near side.
Zonka and kick, the setbacks behind Greceith, from the Dolphins, 35, it's second down at
eight.
At the line of scrimmage, Greceith barks out the signals.
A long count.
He hands off to Zonka.
Hole in the middle.
Rams his way up to the 40-yard line.
He's carried a couple of white jerseys with him that time.
It's a 237-pound battering ram from Syracuse, knocked to the ground by Rich Jackson and
Fred Forsberg.
They mark it at the 40.
It'll be a third down and three.
Dolphins ball at their 40-yard line.
Rick, cornerback Bill Thompson of the Broncos, is giving Warfield just no edge at all, lining
up and bumping him every play.
And there's a whole group of fans here from Miami.
They're on the far side of the field with a Go Dolphins sign.
Thompson is a big cornerback at 6'1, 2'0'1.
Third and three Dolphins from their 40.
Warfield, switch left, Stowe to the near side.
Greceith, up under center, waiting for the snap from Bob DiMarco.
Here he goes.
Hand off to Zonka.
He's got a hole on the left side and he gets through there, out to the 45 for a first down.
Bob Kuchinberg through the block that sprung him.
And Charlie Greer of the Strongs' safety, number 24, your veteran from Colorado, makes the
tackle.
First down for the Dolphins at their 45-yard line.
We have 10-17 to go in the first half.
3-3 the score.
Jim Turner a 10-yard field goal, Garry Yopremie in a 21-yarder.
And that's been all the scoring.
Dolphins first down from their 45.
Warfield, switch left.
And Stowe just a couple of yards off, right tackle Norm Evans.
To the near side.
Greceith hands to Zonka, slides off one tackler, cuts back to his left, gets across the line
of scrimmage out to the 46-yard line.
Rich Jackson, fail to be taken out along with Paul Smith.
One surprise thus far in the Dolphin offense.
We have yet to see Mercury Morris come in.
And we expect to see much more of that today, the use of Morris and or gin on this sliding
back offense.
But thus far it's been Kick and Zonka all the way.
Here's Rick.
And the battle has been up front in the pit between the Denver defense and the Miami
offensive line and vice versa.
Second down and eight.
Dolphins fall at their 46.
Here's Greceith, hands off, Kick, over the middle, 50 down into Denver territory at the 45.
Goes Jim Kick.
Great shot blocking up front by the Dolphins front line.
Dave Washington, the right linebacker, makes the stop.
That's good enough for the Miami first down at the Denver 44-yard line.
Nine minutes left to play in this first half of three-to-three contest as they are grinding it out.
Here's Warfield out of the huddle, splitting to the far side,
stow to the near side of the field.
The ball at the Bronco 44-yard line.
Kick and Zonka in behind Greceith.
Greceith hands off to Zonka, slants over left tackle and carries a couple with him.
Down to about the 41-yard line goes Larry Zonka.
Kyle Alzado, 252-pound rookie from Yankton, number 77.
The right side defensive end makes the stop.
Ball at the Denver 41-yard line.
It'll be a second down coming up and seven.
Now the Dolphins in that familiar ball control pattern.
What they hope to do is bring the linebackers up a little and then shoot either stow or Warfield,
at least that was the pattern when they tried to do it in preseason and last year when Warfield was here.
Thompson laying off Warfield to drop now.
Second down, seven.
Dolphins at the Bronco 41, Warfield splits left, stow to the near side of the field.
As the Dolphins move my left to our right, Greceith throws to the near side,
stow, can't hold it at the 36.
He curled to the near side and he was hit by the left cornerback, Roy Mitchell,
and could not hold out of the football.
Incompletion, third down and seven.
Dolphins at the Bronco 41.
Mitchell on the left cornerback spot was involved in a
deal with Houston and Green Bay and came to the Broncos this year from Houston.
He is 6'1", 190 pound four-year veteran from Texas Southern.
Third down and seven.
Dolphins fall at the Bronco 41 yard line.
Eight minutes, three seconds to go in this first half.
We have a 3-3 score.
Warfield splits to the far side, stow to the near side.
Greceith has kick and Zontian behind him.
Third down and seven.
And Fleming jumps outside.
Greceith drops back to throw.
Flags go down all over the field.
Greceith staggering the cadence of the line of scrimmage and we'll see whether
Marv was lured off or whether he's just playing jump.
Mandich comes into the ball game and Fleming goes out.
Settling against the Dolphins for illegal procedure, sets the ball back to the
number 46.
It'll be a third down and 12.
Rick and I and Henry last night were talking with some of the officials and
talking about the protection given quarterback.
On that play, as soon as the flags were thrown, Tommy Bell jumped right in front
of Greceith to prevent any Denver Broncos from hitting him.
Jim Mandich, number 88, two-year veteran from Michigan, now playing at tight end
for the Dolphins, replacing Fleming.
Third down and 12 for the Broncos 46.
Warfield splits left, stow to the near side.
Greceith up under center calling those signals.
Here's the snap.
Bob drops back to throw.
He's being pursued.
Sprint shots was left, now they're still looking for somebody open.
Back to the 30 yard line he goes, still running, buckles the ball, and Denver
recovered.
Back at the Dolphins 24 yard line.
Rick Jackson is the guy who got it.
Greceith was traveling all over the place.
He never did get time to get set up to find anybody open.
And he lost the ball and Jackson recovered it.
And Denver has possession at the 24 yard line in Dolphins territory.
Rick Jackson, awesome again on the rush.
Bob dropped back to throw and then got the rush spread to his left.
Costa was in on him.
That's the third dump for the Denver defense.
Out of the huddle now they come.
With 7.28 to go and a half.
First down at the Dolphins 24.
Double wide receivers to the near side are Gerkey and Harrison.
Little and Anderson in behind Horn.
The Dolphins 24 yard line.
Here's the handoff to Little.
Plants to the right side and gets about a yard possibly too.
Boyd knocked off the feed at about the 22 yard line.
Tackle made by Tim Foley.
They mark it at the 23 so he got only a yard.
It'll be second down and nine.
The Redskins have got off to winning ways, beating the Cardinals today in an
Eastern Division clash in the NFC.
Washington 24, St. Louis 17.
And they got a wild one at Green Bay.
It's 42 to 40.
Giants over the Packers in the fourth quarter.
Gerkey splits to the far side.
Harrison to the near side of the field.
The Dolphins off at 23.
Second down and nine.
Broncos in possession.
Back to throw goes Horn.
Sets up.
Swings one out to Bob Andrews at 25.
That's first right.
He's knocked off his feed at the 22 yard line.
And they pick up only a yard.
Nick Modicani covered the play beautifully.
Number 85, a little linebacker for Miami.
And they pick up only a yard.
On the pass completion, swing pass to Bobby Anderson.
It'll be a third down coming up.
And we'll call it eighth at the Dolphins 22.
As far as both teams are doing a great job containing superstars.
Warfield is being bumped.
He has not been free except on that 135-yard pass play.
And Floyd Little has also not made his presence felt this afternoon.
The Dolphin defense stopping him.
They spent a lot of time in the huddle now they come out of it.
Third down and eight at the Dolphins 22.
Harrison, foot to the other side, jerky off to the far side of the eye.
Anderson and Little.
Here's Horn dropping back to throw.
Sets, throws for the far sideline.
Cracks by Masters at the tight end.
At the 18-yard line.
He went up and slanted off.
And had his eyes on the end zone.
Took his eyes off the football and could not hold onto it.
He dropped it.
So they're going to have to settle for a field goal attempt.
The ball at the 22-yard line at Miami territory.
Let's see if they are going to go for a field goal.
Turner is in, number 15.
This will be a 31-yard attempt.
The ball is marked on the viewside, inbound pass mark.
Turner has a 10-yard field goal in the ball game.
Horn will hold.
And they're going to put it down at the 29-yard line.
Waiting for the snap.
Here it is.
Set down.
The kick is up.
And it's going to be no good.
Off to the left.
Each club has missed a field goal attempt.
And the Dolphins came out of that one smelling like a rose.
After that fumble recovery gave Denver excellent field position.
A missed field goal attempt by Turner.
There's a timeout on the field with a score of Miami 3, Denver 3.
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At Chicago, the Bears have gone ahead of the Steelers in the fourth quarter, 17 to 15.
This knockdown drag out, the Dolphins go back in play at the 20, and here's Rick Weaver.
Zorker catches a slap man to the right side.
So does the wide receiver, slip right, and Warfield at the far side.
Kick in behind Greasy from the Dolphins' 20-yard line.
First down off that missed field goal attempt by Turner.
Hand off to Kick.
Going to hold the left side out across the 25.
Knocked off his feet at the 30-yard line.
Jim Kick slamming it across the left side.
Got a good block from Doug Foussan and Bob Kuchenberg.
That is good for a first down.
Ten yards on the pickup out to the 30.
The tackle by free safety George Sames, nine-year veteran from Michigan State.
That is the fifth first down of the ballgame for Miami.
Five minutes, 19 seconds to go in the first half.
The score is tied 3-3.
Warfield splits to the far side, still to the near side.
Zorker slap man to the near side of the field.
First and ten Dolphins from their 30-yard line.
Here is Greasy dropping back to throw.
Good protection this time.
Set up going deep down the far side and Warfield is bumped out.
Interference is going to be called.
And the flag was tossed at the 50-yard line.
That was as obvious an interference as you will see.
The ball was clearly in midair and Warfield had trips, gotten up, bumped once,
and then was just pushed out of bounds by Thompson.
A clear interference, the referee right the sidelines and right on top of the play,
and it's a Dolphin first down.
Offensive interference gives the Dolphins, or check it,
the defensive interference gives the Dolphins a first down at the midfield stripe.
Thompson, number 36, off their bump and run defense,
was all over Warfield that time and a good call by the officials.
First down at the midfield stripe for Miami with five minutes and one second left to play in this first half.
DeFremme in the 21-yard field goal, Turner a ten yarder.
Maybe missed one also, so it's a three-and-three ball game.
Zonka, flat man to the right, still to the near side, Warfield, wide receiver, split left.
Kick and behind Greasy from the midfield stripe, waiting for the snap.
Kick goes in motion, here's the pick, the kick sweep to the right,
cuts in over right end and gets down to about the 47-yard line in Bronco territory.
Left quarterback LeRoy Mitchell makes the stop.
LeRoy, Larry Little was out in front that time trying to open a hole,
gave it three and it'll be second down and seven.
Dolphins ball at the Denver 47, this has been a defensive struggle.
The Bears, the one they're open to today, they have beaten the Steelers coming from behind to do it.
Chicago 17, Pittsburgh 15.
Warfield out of the huddles, splits to the far side, still on the near side,
kicking Zonka to setbacks in behind Greasy.
Second down, seven, Dolphins from the Bronco 47-yard line, 420, left to play in the first half.
The handoff goes to Zonka, sweep to the right, down the midside, 40, 35,
and run out of bounds at the Denver 33-yard line.
LeRoy Mitchell ran about, Zonka found a hole that time and cut just at the precise moment he needed to,
and got outside, got the corner turned down the near sideline,
and runs the ball to the Denver 33-yard line.
A pick up of about 14, a first down for Miami at the Bronx 33.
We have a final of Green Bay, Rick.
The Giants have held on and won it, New York 42, Green Bay 40.
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All right, first and 10, Dolphins at the Bronco 33-yard line,
still split to the near side of the field.
Greasy, flags will go down as the handoff goes to Zonka,
plants off the left side and gets to the line that's coming to that stall.
That was a flip-straw on that time. Jackson and Smith, along with Thompson over there,
makes a tackle, little or no gain on the play.
And we'll see who the penalty is going to be against, apparently against the Dolphins.
Five yards, sets the ball back to the 39-yard line, illegal procedure against Miami,
using the call. It'll be a first down and 15, Jim Mendich has come in the lineup at tight end.
Ball to Dolphins, the ball back at the, put it down at the 39-yard line of Bronco territory.
4-10 to go on the free staff. Let's get out of Henry.
That was called on Norm Evans. He drew Rich Jackson offside.
All right, Warfield, foot to the left and still to the near side.
First and 15, Dolphins from the Denver 39-yard line.
Receive, takes the handoff play, action pass, sprints to his right, ducks away from the right,
still ducking and is finally back down, back at the 44-yard line.
It'll be a loss of about five on the play. They come and they come and they come.
Tackle finally made by Dave Costas. He's ducked away from the right,
ducked underneath the clothesline attempt, and managed to get back where it would have been,
about a 10-yard loss. That's the fourth dump for the Denver defense.
And it'll be a second down coming up and 21 for the Dolphins.
The ball at the Bronco 44 with 3.54.
Left to go on this first half of 3-3 defensive struggle.
Both defenses have been excellent.
We'll talk more about the Denver defense because they've had a stronger pass, right?
We've got double wide receivers for the far side, Warfield and Stills.
On second down, Longyardy, 21 from the Bronco 44.
Greasy, Barks got those signals.
Flags go down as he took too long.
There's a handoff going to Zonker.
Client is planted over the left side, gets a corner turn, and he did not get the job done.
Defense failing to yield. Dave Washington, the right-side linebacker,
right into the ground at the 45, a loss of about a yard, but there was a flag on the play.
And I think the Dolphins took too much time getting the ball in play.
They put the ball back at the Denver 49.
A layup game as the call, five yards against Miami.
Greasy's been going long at the line of scrimmage on the count.
At that time, it cost them.
Second down and 26.
The ball at the Denver 49.
The Dolphins moving in the opposite direction where they want to go.
3.25. Left to play in the first half, 3-3 to score.
Second down, 26 at the Bronx, 49.
Double wide receivers to the far side are Warfield and Stowe.
Kick in Zonker and behind Greasy.
Greasy on the snap, Prince back to his left.
That's the draw. Wobbly pass, far sideline.
Warfield makes the catch at the 30-yard line, knocked out of bounds on the far side at the 29.
He beats Thompson on the play, leaps high in the air in front of him.
21 yards on the pass completion.
That is still a five-yard, approximately five-yard shy of what they need for a first down.
Greasy to Warfield for 21.
The ball is marked at the Denver 29.
It'll be a third down and we'll call it six for accuracy's sake.
As the lead yard marker, it's about the 23-yard line.
Let's go to Henry.
On that previous play where Zonker carried the ball and there was a flag,
Alzato, the defensive end, was warned about hitting late.
We'll keep an eye on him.
Warfield's foot's left, Stowe to the near side.
Third down and six. Dolphins at the Bronco, 29.
Waiting for the snap from center.
Here's Greasy dropping straight back to throw.
Throws up the middle. It is dropped by Kik.
Down at the 15-yard line.
Good defense by the Broncos.
Dave Washington and Charlie Greer, linebacker and strong safety, respectively,
worked on Kik that time and knocked the pass away.
It'll be fourth down and six.
And your premier is in to try his third field goal attempt.
He's one for two thus far.
Baltimore has gone ahead of the jet.
Ten-nothing. They're playing in the second quarter at Baltimore.
Baltimore, ten, New York, nothing.
This'll be a 36-yard attempt.
Newton will hold from the far inbound hash mark.
Burrow has kicked the 21-yarder and has missed the 41-yarder.
Stowe's tied three to three.
Waiting for the snap.
Step down. Here's the kick. It is up.
And it is no good.
No good.
And so your premier is one for three in the field goal department.
The score remains tied three to three.
There's a timeout on the field.
The score, Miami three, Denver three.
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So the Broncos set to put it in play on their 20.
This is a familiar story, this ball game, back in play at the 20.
And here's Rick.
Don Horne, the quarterback, has Little and Anderson, the running backs.
Durkee and Harrison are the wide receivers.
They put the near side of the field.
Jim Whalen, number 83, is the tight end.
On the 20-yard line, handoff to Little.
They have contained him and they did it again.
Knocked him flat at the 19-yard line.
He's trying to get in over the left side.
And the Broncos running attack.
And their offensive line's blocking as that looked too good this afternoon.
A loss of a yard.
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At the 37-yard line, Lloyd Pumphord is the man who contained him.
Jake Scott also coming over to help out, along with Dick Anderson.
18 yards on the path for Pleacons.
As we get the two-minute warning, it'll be a first down when time is in for the Broncos at their 37-yard line.
The two-minute warning timeout's at shore, Miami 3, Denver 3.
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Bob Hynes is in a defensive tackle now, number 72, 270 pound,
three-year veteran from the University of the Pacific for the Dolphins.
And he can go both ways as of this week,
with the tackle situation being what it is on the Dolphin Ball Club, particularly on the offensive line.
We have a minute and 53 seconds on the board, showing left in the first half.
Broncos ball at their 37, they split Gertie off to the far side, Harrison to the near side.
Or in the quarterback. He is 7 for 10 in the passing department.
Back to throw he goes. That's a right pick up by Bonacani.
40, 35, down to the 30, fumbles the ball. Who's going to get it in this play, too?
Denver recovers.
I believe Floyd Lindley's the man who got the football.
That's who it is, number 44.
Bonacani picked off the wobbly pass as the Dolphins put on a great rush that time on Horn.
And Nick, I would imagine, occasioned by that cast that he's wearing,
couldn't hold onto the ball when he was hit, and Floyd Little recovered so the Bronx get it back at their 22.
Boy, if the Dolphins could have held onto that one, we could have gone into the dressing room with some kind of a lead.
Bob Matheson comes in, replaces Bonacani at the middle linebacker's spot.
Matheson acquired a couple of weeks ago from the Brown, 6'4", 240, five-year veteran from Duke.
Horn has Harrison's foot to the left, Gertrude to the right, hand off to Little, strides his way in the middle.
He is hit and contained at the 23, the 24-yard line.
Game of about two. They have really held him in check so far this afternoon.
A game of two on the play. It'll be second down and eight as Matheson and the center of the defensive line in on the stop.
I don't think Lou Saban's going to let Horn know so much.
He's got a minute left to play in this first half, and he does not want to risk another one of those interceptions.
The defense there was red perfectly. Bonacani sticking in the zone, and no one was near Nick.
Gertrude and Harrison sweat off the right side.
Second down and eight. Denver's ball at their 24 with 45 seconds left to play in the first half.
Here's Horn. Play action. Swings one out.
Brought by Harrison to 20. He's clipped. Gets away one tack. Request to 25.
And it's dragged to the ground at the 34-yard line by quarterback Kim Foley.
And they'll mark the ball at about the 34.
Twelve yards on the pass completion. We get a timeout call by the Broncos to stop the clock.
With 30 seconds showing on the board, left to play in this first half.
Had a good 41st down. A swing pass to the far side to Dwight Harrison, the rookie receiver from Texas A&I,
who's astounded some of the defenses that he faced in the preseason.
Young man is a great jumper and holds all of the pass-catching records in the history of Texas A&I.
The key that's far on both sides, the Broncos have been able to pass Rush most successfully.
They have dumped Greasy four times, one time resulting in a fumble.
And have contained Warfield fairly well, although Paul has caught two, one for 35 and one for 30.
That keeps him high on the average per catch, but they've bumped and run with him very successfully today.
And the Dolphins have done a great job in containing Floyd Little, forcing Horn to pass more than he would like to.
Don is 6-4-12, Greasy 4-4-8. The Broncos have five first downs, and their point now with 30 seconds left
is to make some attempt to get in the field goal range with Turner.
Finds it out, and we've got the...
Get a linebacker in, Matheson is in.
Still have a three-man rush up there now. A three-man defense is in.
Down the Denver 34, Horn back to throw, sets up, swings one out, Anderson catches the ball,
falls down back to the 30, gets up and is knocked off his feet at about the 31-yard line.
Anderson lost his footing. Jim Riley is the man who contained him at the 31, and the timeout is called by Denver.
That's a loss of three yards on the play, and with 22 seconds left to go in the half,
the second down is coming up at about 13 yards. Jesse Powell, number 56,
now Denver plays for Collins, and the defensive alignment for the Dolphins.
Powell, the second leading tackler behind Boticotti in three seasons for Miami.
Jesse, three-year veteran from West Texas State.
Now at the 30-and-a-half yard line, it'll be second down at 13 when time is in for the Broncos.
22 seconds left to go in the first half.
The Premier has a 21-yard field goal, has missed two others.
Turner, a 10-yarder, and has missed one other.
And the score stand right now at three to three.
Broncos, out of the huddle, have Gurkey off to the right side, and Harrison's split left.
Anderson, and a little behind Horn. Horn back to throw, throws the ball down the near side.
Harrison down there picked off by Mumford.
They rule it an incomplete forward pass, as Mumford was out of bounds at the 35
when he intercepted the pass. It was intended for Harrison.
That stops the clock with 16 seconds left to go in the first half.
And there'll be a third down at 13 for the Broncos from their 30-and-a-half yard line.
The rush by the Dolphins this afternoon has been good at times.
They have not dumped the quarterback, but they have forced him to throw off his line
and hurry the pass on several occasions, jerking splits right, and Harrison to the near side.
Here's the handoff a little. The sweep to the right side, touchback to his left,
gets out to the 35 of the 36-yard line before he has knocked off his feet.
Nine seconds, as Miami calls a timeout. Nine seconds left to play in the first half.
And they did not make the yardage they needed for the first down.
So the Dolphins want to get the time to get Scott back there and get set
for what they're going to do on this front situation as Van Heusen is in.
Ball is at the Broncos' 36-yard line, and Scott will be the deep receiver
with Dick Anderson, the shallow man.
Anderson ran a short punt back by Van Heusen in the first quarter, 27 yards,
to set up your premium field goal.
We have just nine seconds to go on this first half.
Van Heusen will punt from the Denver 21, line is from HB, Bronco 36.
Standing back at about the Miami 30 is Jake Scott.
Here's the snap. Van Heusen gets the punt away, a wobbly kick.
Scott lets it bounce, picks it up back at the 20, trying to find a hole, 25.
It spins off one tackler and is knocked off his feet at the 29-yard line.
Tackle 44 yards on the punt.
And there's the end of the first half. What's the score?
The Dolphins three Denver three.
We'll be back with the halftime comment.
And really boomed one that almost got it up into the stands in the first half.
The first half will kick off. He's a linebacker and the kickoff is tight for the Broncos.
We've got Mercury Morris deep down the near side,
and Hubert Ginn off to the far side to receive the kickoff.
The score tied 3-3.
The Dolphins will be moving from my left to our right for the third quarter.
The kick is high, deep. There will be no run back as Ginn feels the kickoff
back on the baseline of the end zone.
So the Dolphins will put it in play at their 20-yard line.
And setting the offense for you, Bob DiMarco will be the center,
Kuchenberg and Little to guard. Evans and Cruz and the tackles.
Mark Fleming will be the tight end. Kickenzalka the running backs and behind Greasy.
Warfield and Stowe the wide receivers.
And Denver has their first unit defense in there.
Warfield splits to the far side. Stowe to the near side of the field.
Dolphins fall at their 20-yard line as we start playing the third quarter.
Head off to kick, slams the left side and he is hit and knocked off his feet right at the line of scrimmage.
No gain on the play.
Lyle Alzato, the rookie right side defensive end number 77,
was the man who made the initial contact.
They put the ball down at the 21, so we'll give them a gain of a yard.
Forward progress carried in that far. Second and nine.
Dolphins fall at their 21-yard line.
A tremendous defensive struggle.
The Dolphins' rush defense has been great.
And the pass rush by the Broncos has also been great.
Stowe splits to the near side. Warfield off to the far side of the field.
Second and nine. Dolphins fall at their 21-yard line.
Greasy up under center, barks those signals.
Long count at the line of scrimmage. Hand off to kick.
Follows Larry Little, gets outside, gets the corner turn across the 30 out to the 32-yard line.
Goes Jim Kickenz. As he picks up 11 yards, a first down for the Dolphins.
The tackle made by Rich Jackson coming across.
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So Jim Kick continues his effective running.
Kickenzonka, the running story this afternoon.
The Denver Broncos specially shut out in that department. Here's Rich.
They put it at the 31-yard line. Dolphins first down.
We've got Butch Bird in, replacing Thompson at the right corner.
As he was injured on that last play.
From the Dolphins 31-yard line, here's a handoff. Zonka, boom, through the middle, gets to the 35.
Larry Zonka ripping off four yards before he's knocked off his feet.
It'll be a second down and six.
Tackle on the play made by Butch Bird, who just came in the ball game.
Defensively for the Broncos, Jackson and Alzato at the end.
Smith and Cost for the tackles. Myrtles, Forsberg and Washington the linebackers.
Mitchell and Bird the cornerbacks. Greer and Saims the safeties.
The ball to the Dolphins 35-yard line.
Stowe's puts to the near side. Warfield off to the far side.
Kickenzonka in behind Greasy, second down and six.
Here's the handoff to Kickenzonka. He puts his head down and rams his way into the middle.
Check it. Zonka, the ball carrier, gets to about the 38-yard line.
As Paul Smith, the left side defensive tackle, makes the stop on the play.
They mark it up the 38-yard line. It'll be a third down coming up for Miami.
And about three and a half yards to go. We'll call it three for accuracy's sake.
Third and three, Dolphins ball at their 38.
21-yard field goal in the first period by Galloway, a premier to 10-yard by Jim Turner.
And that's been all the scoring.
Warfield, foot left, so to the near side. Zonka and Kicken behind Greasy.
Third down and three, Dolphins from their 38.
Greasy, box those signals out. Hands off. Zonka is hit.
The line is coming. He puts his head down. He goes across the 40-45, still digging.
And he's got the first down. Larry Zonka with a great effort.
As Leroy Mitchell, the left quarterback, came up the container.
Well, let's see if they're going to mark it.
That's going to be good enough for a first down.
There is a timeout as a Dolphin is shaken up on the play.
Let's get down to Henry Barrow.
Bob DiMarco, the center, is the injured player on the field. We're checking it now.
Jim Langer will come into the offensive lineup.
Langer backs up at both yards and at offensive center.
They put the ball out at the 46-yard line. A first down for the Dolphins when time is in.
The score is tied 3-3. Here's Larry King.
That appears to be his knee. They've taken an official timeout.
We'll be back in a moment. Dolphin football action continues from Denver with a score Miami 3, Denver 3.
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DeMarco has been played by...
Bob DeMarco is being aided off the field and he would certainly appear at this juncture to be through for the afternoon.
And that knee appears in pretty bad shape. We'll get a report from Henry.
Another major upset today at New Orleans. The Saints have beaten the Rams.
New Orleans 24, Los Angeles 20. The Dolphins have their ninth first down.
Here's Rick. Ball at the Dolphin 46, Jim Langer, making his debut at offensive center.
Warfield splits to the far side. First down, Dolphins at their 46-yard line.
Resee up under center, calls the signals. Hands to Zonka, slides off a tackler coming right, puts his head down and ramps his way to the 50-yard line.
Larry Zonka, the Big Bull from Syracuse, 237 pounds. Dave Costa and George Same.
Right side defensive tackle and free safety. George Same's team up to make the stop at the 50. Gain up four.
And it'll be a second down coming up and six for the Dolphins at the midfield stripe.
They have running room, playing room off to the far side. The ball marked on the near side inbound hash mark.
11-08 to go in the third quarter. Score tied, 3-3. Warfield is the wide man to the left side.
They've got Stowe setting in tight. From the midfield stripe, second down and six.
Here's the snap. Hand off the kick. Quick opener in the middle, puts his head down and bangs his way across to 45.
Down to about the 44-yard line. In the Denver territory, Rich Jackson makes the stop on the play.
And they say his forward progress might have carried him to the 43. It's close enough for a measurement.
They'll bring the change up to the far side. And it looks from here as if he's got a first down.
The secondary now, the cornerbacks are coming back off Warfield and Stowe.
Expecting here, Greasy to mix up this rushing play. The Dolphins have gotten a first down, as Rick told you.
They're tenths of the afternoon. The Broncos have five. Dolphins have been ball controlling it.
The weakness has been when they go to the pass and this pass rush. But the running offense of Miami has just been superb.
Here's Rick. The ball at the Broncos, 43-yard line. First down, Miami. Warfield.
Splits to the far side. Stowe is split to the near side and kicks such as a slack man to the right. Zonka in behind Greasy.
First and 10 from the 43-yard line. Hand off to Zonka. Trap in the middle. He's across to 40.
35 down to the 34-yard line. Norm Evans threw a great block to spring Larry loose that time.
George Saims, the free safety, makes the stop on the play. That is close to another first down, but not quite.
It'll be second down and a yard. The ball at the Denver 34-yard line. Out of the huddle come the Dolphins.
As Greasy keeping the football on the ground, Warfield splits left. Stowe to the near side. Zonka and kick.
In behind Greasy from the Broncos, 34-yard line. Second down and one. Here's the snap. The hand off to kick.
Follows Zonka. He's got the first down. Over left guard to the 30-yard line. Rich Jackson makes the tackle for Denver.
And the Dolphins have used five and a half minutes thus far with the opening kickoff of the second half.
Henry, do we have a report or anything on DeMarco?
They're still working on it. We'll have that report in a couple of minutes.
Jim Langer is doing a great job at the offensive center in the blocking department. The ball up the Denver 30-yard line.
A first down for the Dolphins. 9-16. Left to go in the third quarter. Score tied 3-3. Dolphins out of the huddle.
They set Warfield wide to the far side. Stowe to the near side as they drive from our left to our right here.
Greasy calls the signals. Hands off. The kick follows his blocking. He's through the right side down to the 25-yard line.
Goes Jim Kick. Tackle made by free safety George Sames and Charlie Greer. The front safety.
The ball up the Denver 25 is this fine offensive blocking up there in the front line for the Dolphins.
Chewing up yardage and chewing up time. It's a second down and five. The ball up the Denver 25-yard line.
Out of the huddle now come the Dolphins. Warfield splits to the far side and Stowe is not split at all.
Just about a yard off Norm Evans to the right side. Second and five from the Bronco 25-yard line.
Here's Greasy on the snap. The kick threads his way across left guard and gets only a couple down to about the 23.
Rick Jackson threw his 255 pounds into the breach and made the initial contact at the 23-yard line.
A gain of two. It'll be third down and three coming up with eight minutes and 14 seconds.
Here is DeMarco back into the ball game. Under his own steam Langer goes out and he did a fine job filling in an offensive center.
DeMarco is back in.
And Rick, I apparently am not the best medical observer.
When I said that I thought Bob would be through for the day the way he went off the field, but he is back.
Henry, it's a bruise of the bone below the knee. That's why he's able to play.
The ball at the Denver 23, third down and three, Dolphins.
Warfield, switch left. Stowe to the near side. Kick and Zonke in behind Greasy.
Waiting for DeMarco's snap.
Long count at the line of scrimmage.
And we get a flag down. The Dolphins took too much time as Greasy was dropping back to throw.
And that's the second delay of game if that's what they're going to call it.
Flag was thrown and a five yard penalty will be marched off against the Dolphins for taking too much time to get the ball in play.
Marks it back to the 28 yard line. Is that a third and three? It'll be third and eight.
Rick, I think Bob was trying to draw them off.
Third and three was giving a very long cadence count, but the Bronco front four, one of the best in football, did not go for it.
They have been tough. That Denver defense down inside their 30 yard line this afternoon.
Score tied 3-3, 7-35 to go in the third quarter.
Dolphins from the Bronco, 28, third down and eight.
Wide to the nearside, Stowe, Warfield splits left.
Here's Greasy. Back to throw. Bing for Super. Jackson throws down the nearside.
Stowe can't get it.
Fly defensive play by left cornerback Leroy Mitchell who had him covered like a blanket all the way.
And the pass is incomplete. Jackson put on a tremendous right that time.
And Greasy looked to the left and threw down here on the nearside.
Falls a little bit off target. So it's a field goal situation.
With a fourth down situation from the 28 yard line in Denver territory, a Premier will try a 35 yard kick.
Noonan will hold. There is no angle.
They're just about right out in front of the southern goal post.
Garrow is one for three in the field goal department this afternoon.
Waiting for the snap. Here it is, set down. The kick is up.
He's got the distance. It is no good.
And Garrow having a little problem this afternoon, now one for four.
He had no angle at all on that one.
There's a timeout on the field with the score Miami 3 Denver 3.
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So the Dolphins again fail, and again Garrel fails in a tough afternoon for the little one.
Here's Rick Weaver as the Broncos put it in play on their 20.
Seven minutes, 25 seconds to play in the third quarter.
Three to three score. Dwight Harrison splits right.
Brett Gertke left. In the eye formation, the setbacks behind quarterback Don Horn are Floyd Little and Bob Anderson.
From the Bronco 20-yard line. First down. Here's the snap.
Goes for the little, cuts outside to the left across the 25.
Jakes off the tackle and is knocked out at the 30-yard line by Jake Scott and Dick Anderson.
He was hit back at the 25 but got away.
And that's going to be a first down for Denver.
As Floyd Little for the first time this afternoon rambles.
Ten-yard pick up. They held him to an average of one yard per carry in the first half.
His average last year was 4.3 per carry.
Rick, the Dolphins have only punted once this game.
Seipel punted for 59 yards.
To show you how frustrating it must be for Shuler and the staff.
Broncos ball at their 30-yard line. First down. Gertke splits right.
And Harrison a couple yards to the near side.
Horn up under center. Box the signals. Long count.
Hands off Anderson. Flaps his way through the right side and is tracked at the 35-yard line.
A good hole on the right side. Manny Fernandez made the stop from his defensive tackle position.
And they mark the ball just across the 25.
It'll be second down and five for the Broncos. The ball up their 35-yard line.
Six minutes, 20 seconds left to go in the third quarter.
The score tied 3-3.
Carolia Premien has one for four on the field goal department. Turner is one for two.
Gertke puts to the right.
The ball up at Denver 35 with a second down and five.
Here's the handoff. Anderson off left tackle at the 39-40-41-42-yard line.
Before he is contained, Jake Scott, Roy Pumphert on the stop.
Bill Stansfield also, but not before he gets the first down.
And speaking of the Dolphins ground game just a moment ago,
Horn is keeping the ball on the ground and they're beginning to get some motion
blocking off their offensive line. The ball up at Denver 41, a first down.
Anderson in the middle. Two fine running backs out of the huddle they come.
Gertke splits off the right side. Harrison to the near side.
The ball up at Denver 41, a first down.
5-25 to go in the third quarter.
Here is Horn, hands off. Check it. End of the round. Harrison carries to the far side.
5-50 down in the Dolphin territory at the 49 before he's knocked down by Tim Foley.
Reverse and carried. End of the round to Harrison.
Cut to the far side. Got the corner turn.
And gets down to the Miami 49-yard line.
That's good for another first down.
Wait a minute. They're going to bring the chains in and measure it.
Maybe it isn't the first down.
Time out call by Tommy Bell. It doesn't look like they made it.
Just inches. It's going to be second down, less than a yard.
Ball at the Dolphin 49-yard line.
The Broncos have really changed their offensive running pattern in the second half, working out of the eye.
They did not in the first half. Now that play completely fooled the Dolphins.
Three Dolphins went for Anderson then and he did not have the ball.
The ball at the Dolphin 49, second down and much less than a yard to go for a first down.
Durkey splits to the near side. Harrison a couple of yards off the right side.
Anderson in the middle. In behind quarterback John Horn.
Looks around, checks the position of his back.
On the snap. Hands to Little. He's through the left side.
Still digging and he gets the first down.
Didn't pick up too much yardage. Gets to a 48 but he got enough for the first down.
Doug Swift from the left side linebacker makes the stop.
Along with Mike Colon. First down for the Broncos at the Dolphin 48-yard line.
They started his drive back at their 20.
Leña Premien missed a field goal attempt.
Ball at the Dolphin 48-yard line.
Airtime next week from Buffalo against the Bills who scored 37 points on the Dallas Cowboys today.
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Harrison left. Durkey right. Are the wide receivers.
In the eye. Little to Anderson. Here's Horn. Play action. Fakes the handoff.
Set the throw. Let's one go in the middle. It is putt.
And down at the 33-yard line is Jack Durkey.
Tackled by Dick Anderson.
As Horn slips as he went back to throw. Regained his position.
And then ripped it in the middle.
And it's locked down at the 33-yard line. Again a 15. Another first down.
That's the first pass thrown by Horn in this drive.
Ball for Dolphin 33 as the Broncos are on the move.
And the Baltimore Colts are too. They lead the New York Jets 19-0 in the third quarter.
Baltimore 19, New York nothing third quarter.
Jerry Simmons is coming at the wide receiver spot. First time replacing Durkey. He splits right.
Bob Hines now playing defensive tackle. Replaced to Richardson.
Harrison splits left and Simmons to the far side.
Here's the handoff going to Little. He puts his head down and gets to about the 31.
Coming in across the left side.
He was mothered by Green Jersey, Bonacati number 85, Bob Hines number 72.
They mark it at the 32-yard line. So it's a game of only a yard. It'll be second down and nine.
Two minutes, 55 seconds to go in this third quarter. Score tied 3-3.
Simmons is the fellow who started his preseason with the San Francisco 49ers.
Caught the tying touchdown pass against us in the preseason game at the Orange Bowl thrown by Steve Freer.
He was cut by San Francisco and is now a wide receiver with the Broncos.
Second and nine. Ball at the Dolphin 32. Harrison splits left. Simmons to the far side.
Here is Horn. Back to throw. Gets a rush from Fernandez and Stamfield.
Swings the screen. Little at the 35. He's knocked down at the 32-yard line by Fernandez.
There's no gain on the play. Bonacati also in on the stop.
He got back to the line of scrimmage and that's about all.
It'll be a third down and nine. Both defenses have risen to the occasion when the pressure has been on this afternoon.
Let's see if the Dolphins can hold them for one more down.
Third and nine from the Dolphin 32 with two minutes left to play in the third quarter. The score is tied 3-3.
Horn getting his big opportunity this year with the Denver Broncos. Harrison splits to the near side.
Simmons is wide to the right. Little and Anderson with a third and nine.
Back to throw goes Horn. Sets up. Throws deep in the end zone. It is caught. Touchdown Harrison.
Harrison the rookie from Texas A&I got in between.
Lloyd Mumford and Jake Scott caught the ball with about a yard to go in the end zone.
A perfectly thrown pass as Horn lays it in there from 32 yards out.
And that's the first TD of the ball game.
1.37 left to play in the third quarter. The Broncos move out for a 9-3 lead.
80 yards drive, 9 plays.
Key play, a 15-yard pass from Gerke or from Horn to Gerke.
Jim Turner in to try the point from placement and Horn will hold.
The Dolphins now have their work cut out for them. Here's the snap.
Set down. The kick is up. It's perfect.
The score with a minute and 37 seconds left to play in this third quarter as there's a timeout on the field.
The Denver Broncos 10, the Miami Dolphins 3.
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This is Rick Weaver back at Mile High Stadium in Denver.
Dave Washington preparing to kick off. The Dolphins haven't had a run back this afternoon.
Hubert Ginn off to the left.
Rick Remorse to the near side with 1.37 to go in the third quarter.
A 32-yard touchdown pass from Don Horn to Dwight Harrison in the Denver Broncos lead by a score of 10 to 3.
Here's the whistle. Washington gets it high and it's going to be deep again.
Backing up is Ginn. He's out of the end zone for the touchback.
And the Dolphins will have to start from their 20-yard line.
This Washington, a second-year linebacker, 6'5", 225 pounds, really has a toe.
He lost his shoe on that one.
Dolphins trailing by 7.
They have generated offense but they have not been able to put any points up on the board
since Gepermian kicked a 21-yard field goal in the first quarter.
Garrow has missed three.
Howard Twilley making his first appearance as a wide receiver to the near side.
Broncos sets it flat back to the right.
Warfield is split left and kick in behind Greasy.
First down, Dolphins, in the 20-yard line as they move from our left to our right.
Here's the snap. Fake handoff. Greasy sprints back to his left looking for Warfield.
He's got it across the 40. Puts a center step on the quarterback. Out of bounds he goes at the 48-yard line in Denver territory.
Dave Washington is the man who ran him out along with Joe Thompson.
32 yards as Warfield went up the far sideline, came back, and had a wide open field position to receive Greasy's pass.
First down for the Dolphins at the Broncos 48-yard line.
Paul Warfield has caught three passes for 97 yards.
1.23 left to go in the third quarter. Broncos lead 10-3. First and 10 Dolphins at the Broncos 48.
Warfield splits off the far side. Fully in tight to the right.
Now here comes kick and motion. Now set as a wide receiver to the right.
Greasy swings one to kick. Kick looking for the hole. He's right to the ground for a loss back in the Dolphins territory.
As they fool nobody on that one, Dave Washington from his linebacker spot covering kick on the play.
Had it diagnosed perfectly. And kick has come out to the near side as a wide man.
And Greasy just swung the pass out, but Jim couldn't find any running room.
Back to the Dolphins 44 it goes. A loss of 8 yards on the play.
That'll be a second down coming up. And 18 for the Dolphins back at their 44.
Gotta get something started here pretty quick. 45 seconds left to go in the third quarter.
They set swilly and Warfield is double wide receivers to the left.
Kick and Zonka in behind Greasy from the Dolphins 44. Second down and 18.
Greasy running back to his left. Sets up the throw. Here's the pass. It is caught by Warfield at the 45.
He fumbles the ball. Pitch up by Pabst and for 50. Down in the Dolphins territory and finally built it out of bounds.
Down inside the 40 yard line. Warfield had the ball stolen away from him that time.
And the loose ball was picked up by cornerback Bill Thompson. He runs it down to the about the Dolphins 38 yard line.
Norm Evans drove him out of bounds.
So it turns around very quickly. 19 yards on the pass completion.
They run the ball back off the recovered fumbles back to the Dolphins 38 yard line. There are 11 seconds left to go in the third quarter.
10 to 3. Denver out in front. There's a timeout to call on the field by the officials.
And there is the end of the third quarter. They were waiting for the clock to run up for the judges timing device.
That's the end of the third period. Dolphin football action will continue from Denver with the score Denver 10 Miami 3.
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San Diego nothing. In the third quarter, Baltimore 19. The Jets nothing. Those are the only two games going, Rick.
Well the defense has got to get the ball back again. First and 10 Denver at our 38 yard line. Simmons splits left.
And Harrison who caught the touchdown pass is off to the near side. Anderson in the middle behind Horn. Handoff goes to Anderson.
Little brother through the middle. 45, 40, 25. Right down at the 21 yard line by Tim Foley.
Big hole that time for Floyd Little to operate in. 16 yards on the pickup down to the Dolphins. 21 yard line.
First down of course for the Broncos down at the Dolphins 21. And we are in trouble.
We trail 10 to 3. Hines and Fernandez are the two tackles. Riley and Stanfield are the end. Colin Bonacati and Swift are the linebackers.
Anderson along with Foley, Mumford and Scott the secondary. Simmons split left from the Dolphins 21. First down of the Broncos.
Here's the handoff. Little or Anderson with a bang straight ahead and gets to the 17 yard line. Bob Anderson.
Manny Fernandez hit him head on. They mark it down at the 17 yard line. A game of four. It will be second down and sixth.
For the Broncos at the Dolphins 17. Sam Brunelli the left guard. Opened the hole that time.
13.55 left to play in the football game. And things do not look exactly bright for the Dolphins now. Trailing 10 to 3.
Brunelli has made only one of four field goal attempts. Simmons out of the huddle. Foot left. And to the near side.
Comparison from the Dolphins 17. Second down and six yards to go. Take the handoff. Orange sets the throw.
Far corner of the end zone. It will be overcrawl. End to play to Kettifer Simmons. Back defending on the play was Lloyd Mumford.
Little bit long. It will be a third down. Coming up and sixth. As they mark the ball down now at the 18 yard line.
So we'll change it and call it third and seven. Ball at the Dolphin 18. Jack Gurkey has come back in.
Number 40 replaces Simmons at the wide receiver spot. 13.28 to play in this ball game. The Dolphins trail 10 to 3.
Out of the huddle now come the Broncos. From the Dolphin 18. Gurkey, foot left. Harrison to the near side.
Anderson to Little. The setbacks behind quarterback Don Horan. Third down, seven. From the Dolphin 18.
Here's the handoff. Little is really cracked by Bota Connie coming across the left side. And he got nothing.
Back to the line of scrimmage and that's all. So the field goal unit comes in. Jim Turner. And it will be about a 25 yard attempt.
And Rick, I don't think Lou Saban was taking any chances. As Little would have got the seven for him fine.
But he ran toward the middle to set up the field goal. Which if successful would put him 10 points ahead in the fourth quarter.
The way this game is going. That could be icing. Don Horan will hold. Turner will try from right out in front of the South goal post.
He's one for two. As a 10 yarder earlier. Jay Bachman in to have him a long snap. Here's the snap. Set down his clock.
Loose ball rolls into the end zone. And it will be blown dead and brought out in foot and play.
Lloyd Mumford is the man who got his hands on it. For the Dolphins. There's a timeout on the field with a score. Denver 10, Miami 3.
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San Diego is on the board at home. It is Kansas City 14, San Diego 7 in the third quarter.
Baltimore continues to lead the Jets 19-0 in the third quarter.
And here we are in the 12 minutes left to play 12-43. 10-3 Broncos is Rick.
Alright we have 12-43, 80 yards to go. Dolphins trail 10-3.
Tully split right. Warfield to the nearside from the Dolphins 20 yard line. On first down the handoff Zonka comes to the nearside.
Turns the corner. He's belted to the ground at the 25, the 26 yard line.
Good block by Jim Kick that time. Fred Forsberg, the middle linebacker coming across makes the stop.
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Mercury Morris in the offensive backfield for the first time this afternoon for Miami replacing Kick.
Second down and four. Here's the handoff. Morris, quick to the right. He's caught from behind.
Knockdown, gets up and it's knocked down again for a loss.
Back of the 20 yard line. Paul Smith and Lyle Alzato just hand-flut the blockers and did a tremendous job on defense.
A loss of six on the play for Morris. So the right back where they started from.
Third down and 10 with 12 minutes. Morris goes out. Kick comes back in.
12 minutes and three seconds left to play. The Broncos lead 10 to 3.
A leading margin, a 32 yard touchdown pass from Don Horne to Ricky Dwight Harrison in the third period.
Dolphins third and 10 at their 20. Warfield splits wide to the nearside.
Kick and Donka the setbacks in behind Ricky. Waiting for the snap.
Here it is. Ricky splitting out to his left side. Turns around. Goes back to the far side.
It is caught by Mandich. He is across the 20. Gets up across the 25 to the 26 yard line.
Ricky threw the defense with him to the nearest side of the field.
Lyle Alzato is the man who made the tackle. Then he threw back to the far side.
Mandich caught the ball and it picks up six yards. That's not enough. They needed 10.
So Seipel for the second time today will come into putt.
First time he had a 59 yarder. 11.15 to go.
Bill Thompson will be back to field the putt as the deep man.
And the shallow man is Charlie Greer. Seipel will stand up at 11. The line is coming to the Miami 26.
Waiting for the snap. Here it is. The good rush. Seipel. Booms. Run out of there.
A nice high spiral giving the coverage a chance to get down. Greer grabs it for 30.
Find the hole! 40! Flag down! 45! 50!
Hey, Thompson falls. Knocked out at the top of 43.
But there was a flag down back up the Denver 30 yard line.
A fine return by Charlie Greer. 49 yards on the kick.
A flag down on the play. 21 yards on the return. It's going to be called back.
The flag was thrown at the 30 yard line. And I'll bet you somebody clipped.
They'll mark it back at the 15 instead of having position in Miami end of the field.
There's the signal. A clipping call on Denver. They'll start from there 15.
Seipel is now punted twice. Once for 59. Once for 49. He's averaging 54 yards to punt. Only two punts.
Escondada, Henry Barrow.
We want to tell you who's getting credit for blocking that field goal attempt a while ago.
We're having a little trouble with our cue system here on the field.
But it was Jim Riley who got the official credit for blocking the field goal attempt by Kerry.
Okay. Thank you, Henry. Jerry Simmons is back in. Fluts off the left side.
Harrison to the near side. Little Anderson, the setback behind Horn.
From the 15, Anderson runs into Horn on the handoff.
And Beardoff to his left gets about a yard.
82, 17-yard line. Right side of the dolphin defense.
And it's backing him up. Bob Hines was the man who made the initial contact.
They mark it at the 16, a gain of a yard. The second down and nine.
Jesse Powell in the linebacker spot replaces Colen for Miami.
Ten minutes, 20 seconds to go. Broncos lead 10 to 3.
Out of the huddle they come. Back at their 16. Simmons fluts left. Harrison to the near side.
Out of the eye formation.
Anderson to the middle. The setback sent behind Don Horn.
Horn long count. That's the line of Skrivich. Hands off.
Little finds a hole. He's hit by Hines.
And knocks to the ground at about the 19-yard line.
Picked up a couple yards.
Hines at 6, 6, 270. Filled the breach admirably that time.
Now it's a very big play for the Dolphins. If they can contain Denver here,
they will force them punting from deep in their own territory.
The Dolphins desperately need now his field position.
The ball at the Denver 19-yard line. Third down and six.
Harrison fluts left. Simmons to the near side of the field.
Horn sets his ball club with 9.30. Left to play in the ball game.
Denver leading by a score of 10 to 3. Third down and six.
Here's the handoff. And he didn't get anything.
Bill Stanfield. Anderson, the ball carrier, is hit at the 20,
a point of only a yard. So they did not make the needed yardage.
And the punting unit comes on. Van Heusen.
Be up to him to get that ball upfield about as far as he can.
And Jake Scott would like nothing but a good run back here.
He and Dick Anderson go back to field to punt.
The line of Skrivich will be the Denver 20-yard line.
Block continuing to move with 8.55 left to play.
Van Heusen will stand back at about the Denver 5.
The Broncos out in front 10 to 3.
Waiting for the snap now. Here it is.
Van Heusen has time, gets the boot out of there, and he really ripped it.
Holy Toledo with a kick. Back at the 30.
Here's Scott. Straight ahead, 35.
40. Knocked off his feet at the 40-yard line.
A great punt by Van Heusen. A 10-yard return by Jake Scott.
50 yards in the air. Bill McCoy.
And Ken Kleiner in on the stop for Denver.
With a timeout on the field, we'll destroy the Broncos 10 to Dolphins 3.
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The Jets now lead the Colts 22 to nothing in the fourth quarter.
Kansas City leads San Diego 14-7 third quarter.
We have 8.34 remaining. The ball on the 40, the Dolphins have it, and here's Rick.
Twilley's foot's right, war field at the near side, about the Dolphins 40,
kicking Zonkin behind Greasy.
8.34 left the goal, the Dolphins are seven points behind, 10-3.
Waiting for the snap, Greasy fakes the handoff, drops back to throw,
steps up, looking, looking, he's being pursued, and he's called for a loss.
Back at the 32-yard line. Couldn't find anybody open.
And Dave Washington and Dave Costa, right side linebacker and right tackle respectively.
And they mark it back at the 32. That's the fifth dunk of the day for the Denver defense.
A loss of eight. It'll be second down and 18. Jim Mandich is the tight end.
Warfield and Willey are the wide receivers, kicking Zonkin the setback.
Dolphins, 21-yard field goal in the first quarter by Garrow Eupremian, who later on is missed three.
We have not been able to put anything else on the board.
Warfield splits left, Willey to the right, second and 18, Dolphins from their 32.
On the snap, Greasy back to throw. He rips one. Willey's got it across to 45 and knocked down.
At the 47-yard line, Howard Willey in a crossover pattern.
He is hit immediately by Leroy Mitchell, the left cornerback.
And they mark it at the 46. That is not enough for a first down lacking about four yards.
That's 14 yards on the pass completion, Greasy to Willey.
It'll be third down and four. Dolphins fall up their 46.
And this is a big one. Right here with 7.35 left to play in this ball game.
Denver leading by a score of 10 to 3.
We've got to get on track and get into that end zone.
Here's Willey. Wide to the right. Warfield splits left.
Third down and four. They've got to get to the 50-yard line.
The ball up the Dolphins, 46.
Waiting for the snap. Greasy takes the handoff. Back to throw he goes.
He's throwing down the near side. It is overthrown.
Warfield was cutting for the near sideline and the ball was thrown behind him.
Covering on the play was Bill Thompson, the right cornerback.
Bobby Anderson, the great offensive star for the Denver Broncos, is injured in front of us.
He has an injured knee and they are working on it.
It'll be a fourth down and four yards to go for a first down situation.
The ball up the Dolphins, 46. And they're going to have to go for it.
With seven minutes and 12 seconds left to play.
Here comes Otto Stow in from the Dolphins bench on the far side of the field.
Fourth down and four. Dolphins fall up their 46. Stow spreads to the right.
Warfield to the near side.
This is a big play of the ball game as far as Miami is concerned.
Greasy sets his ball club at the line of scrimmage.
Waiting for the snap. Bob to throw. Being rushed. He breaks out of it.
Can he get the first down? No. He drops at the 48 but there's a flag down at the Denver 48 yard line.
Greasy scrambling out of a no pass situation. There's a flag down.
Back in Denver territory the tackle was made by linebacker Dave Washington.
Finally against the Broncos.
We'll give the Dolphins a first down.
Defensive holding call. An automatic first down.
Defensive holding on the Denver Broncos and the Dolphins get a break on that one.
A first down at the Denver 46.
Greasy had not made the first down.
Otto Stow stays in the ball game. He and Warfield, a wide receiver.
Seven minutes, three seconds left to play. Denver leads 10 to 3.
Warfield puts to the near side. So to the far side. Zonka and kick.
In behind Greasy. First down Dolphins at the Denver 46 yard line.
Waiting for the snaps. Here's the handoff. Kick on the draw.
Back to the line of scrimmage. Might have lost the yard.
We're waiting for it. Lyle Alzato, a rookie defensive end, has done a great job today.
One of the middle linebacker Fred Forsberg makes his stop.
The reason Howard Twilley is not back in there is he got a hip bruise.
Right on the hip bone. They haven't decided to call it a hip pointer or not.
But he's got a badly bruised right hip.
Jim Maddich goes out. Marv Fleming comes in at tight end for the Dolphins.
Second down and 10 as they market at the 46. No gain on the last play.
Stow spreads to the right. Warfield to the near side.
6.29 left to go. Denver leading 10 to 3.
We see on the snap drops back to throw. This time he has time.
Throwing long. Forstow.
Over. Throw it out of bounds. Down at the 10 yard line on the far side of the field.
Back-defensing all the way with left quarterback Leroy Mitchell.
Well the incompletion stops the clock with 6.17 left to go.
It'll be a third and 10. Dolphins fall at the Denver 46 yard line.
In addition to the pass rush, we've got to give this Denver secondary a lot of credit.
They are bumping and running and usually when you lay off that, you find yourself a step behind.
But in that case, the defensive man was right with Stow. Warfield on the other side well covered.
It's been a fine second effort by the part of the Broncos.
Greasy is 9 for 17. Horn is 10 for 17.
Jim Maddich back at a tight end for the Dolphins.
Stow spreads right. Warfield left from the Bronco 46.
Third down and 10 with 6.17 left to play.
Somebody jumps with no snap. No flags. Greasy back to throw.
Getting the rush. Rose it is almost picked off.
Maddich was bumped and knocked down at the 30 yard line.
And it was intended for him, Greer and Sames.
The ball passed in between them. Had a chance at an interception.
It'll be fourth down for the Dolphins at the 46 yard line in Denver territory.
6 minutes 12 seconds left to go in this ballgame.
Watch it stop for the incompletion.
Denver leading 10 to 3 and Miami has had a rough time.
Moving this football particularly through the air against the Denver defense.
The great pass rush and good secondary coverage.
Alright, this is it. Fourth down and 10.
They've got to get to the 36 yard line at least. Stow splits to the right side.
Warfield spreads to the left. Kick and Bronco in behind Greasy.
And the snap. Greasy back to throw. He's set. He fires.
Warfield got it at the 30 at the 28 yard line.
We've got our first down and we're still alive.
Warfield grabbed the ball down the near side, hooked in at the inbound hash mark.
18 yards on the pass completion.
Washington, the right line backer and the free safety George Sames made the stop.
And for some reason the defensive secondary of the Broncos on that play
was 10 yards off Warfield and he was absolutely alone. They did not play bump and run.
Howard Twilley has come back in.
The ball at the Denver 29 is where they mark it. 5.35 left to play.
The score is 10 to 3. Twilley splits off the far side.
Warfield is the wide man left. Manich is the tight end left.
Kick and Bronco, the setbacks in behind Greasy from the Denver 29.
Here's a double reverse to the backfield. Warfield carrying.
Takes off a tackler, runs into a blocker and is knocked down for a loss.
They try the end of the round with the double handoff in the backfield and Denver was waiting for it.
Warfield ran into one of his own blockers.
And there's a timeout.
It's all to the officials as Warfield is slow in getting up and trainer Bob Lundy races onto the field.
They've cost a major tackle on the last play. They mark the ball at the Denver 31.
It's a loss of two. So when time is in it'll be second down and 12.
Clock is stopped by the officials with 5.05 to go.
There is an official timeout on the field with the score Denver 10, Miami 3.
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Warfield going off the field under his own power.
Rick, he has caught five for 140 yards.
28 yards per catch.
I think he just had the wind knocked out of him.
He's going off under his own power.
Kyle Noonan comes in to replace him.
We have a second down and 12 situation at the Denver 31.
With five, check it, now the clock moving, 4.55 left to play.
Denver leading by seven.
Fully spread right, Noonan to the left side.
Kickenvaka in behind Greasy on a second and 12 from the Denver 31.
Here is Greasy dropping back to throw.
Gets a rise, let's go a pass.
Clock by Kicken out of bounds inside the 25 at the 23-yard line.
Jim Kicks, spread out to the near sideline down here.
Running him out was linebacker Dave Washington.
They picked up about nine yards.
Let's get out of Henry.
Paul Warfield got bruised ribs on that play.
He also had the wind knocked out of him, but the ribs are the main concern right now.
There will be a third down coming up and about four and a half yards to go for a Miami first down.
Four minutes and 40 seconds left to play.
Denver leads 10 to three.
The ball up to Bronco, 23 yard line.
Third down, we'll call it four.
Fully spread to the far side, Noonan to the near side of the field.
Mandich to tight end, Kickenvaka in behind Greasy.
From the Denver 23, third down and four.
Greasy back to throw, sets up, cramble situation now.
He throws for the end zone, man down there, incomplete.
And 10 at four, Noonan.
He could not catch up with a football.
So the incompletion stops the clock.
It'll be fourth and four, 432 left to go.
Here's Larry.
Howard Quilley has beaten his man and was alone at the five-yard line,
but Rich Jackson with those big hands coming in, intimidated Greasy.
Greasy did not see Quilley and reversed the other way
and then wound up with two men open and overthrew them.
And if those are the same ribs that Warfield busted last year, we're in trouble, but here he comes in.
Warfield back in, the ball at the 23-yard line in Denver territory, fourth and four.
We've got to get at least to the 19-yard line to keep possession of the football.
Quilley spreads to the right.
Warfield left, 432 left to go.
Here's Greasy, fourth and four, back to throw.
That goes deep.
It is picked off at the one-yard line by Greer and knocked out of bounds at the three.
So Denver takes over.
Back at the one-yard line with Charlie Greer, the strong safety to pick off the pass.
It was intended for Quilley, and he runs it back to the three-yard line.
So Denver takes over there.
And Rich Jackson up very slowly after that play and a little wobbly coming off the field.
So the Dolphins here are going to try to force the fumble and try to keep the Broncos deep.
They are playing now for a tie, friends.
We have four minutes and 15 seconds left, and they trail 10-3.
Well, this is what makes pro football such a great ball, a great game, is that anything can happen.
Four minutes, seven seconds to go.
The ball to Denver's possession at their three-yard line.
Here's Horn.
Gives to Anderson.
Anderson pounds straight ahead, gets to the five, maybe the six-yard line.
Barry Simmons and Dwight Harrison are the wide receivers on this team now.
The whole center of the Dolphin defense in the stoppum.
And they mark the ball at the five.
Got two.
It'll second down at eight.
Down at the five-yard line in Bronco territory, three minutes, 36 seconds to go.
Denver leading 10-3.
The Dolphins have got to get the football back.
Next week, Buffalo.
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Simmons threats to the far side of the field.
Harrison to the near side.
Anderson in the middle.
In behind Horn.
Here's a handoff.
Anderson slides through a hole on the right side, knocked down at about the eight-yard line.
A three-yard pick-up on the play.
Tackled by Riley.
And we get a timeout on the field called against Miami with three minutes and 11 seconds left to play in the ball game.
Denver leading 10-3.
It'll be a third down and four situations coming up.
When time is in, the ball is placed at the Denver nine-yard line.
Larry?
The Dolphins will have two timeouts remaining calling that one.
Bonacani comes over to the sidelines to talk.
They will get the break of a two-minute warning in a minute and 11 seconds.
Of course, what they must do here is prevent this first down attempt by the Broncos.
They have the ball on the nine.
It's a third and four.
The Dolphins have been very good on third down plays, except the one play that beat them, the touchdown play, was a third down, 32-yard touchdown to Harrison.
Henry, anything from the sidelines on Warfield?
Yeah, he just says the bruised ribs.
He's going to play in the next series if we get the ball if we hold him here.
Substitution, the offensive line at tight end, Billy Masters.
Comes in and replaces Jim Whalen at tight end for Denver.
The ball at the Denver nine-yard line with three-eleven left to go.
It's third down and four.
And the Broncos want to hold onto it, keep the drive alive.
And the Dolphins desperately need to get their hands back on the football, trailing by a touchdown.
They're back on the huddle.
This has been a bruising ball game.
Out of it they come.
Harrison splits to the far side, Simmons to the near side.
Anderson in the middle, in behind Horne.
Third and four for the Broncos from their own nine-yard line, waiting for the snap from center.
Here it is.
Back to throw his horn.
He's throwing up to the near side.
It is back down.
Great defense.
He played by Timmy Foley.
Had a great bit of deception back there on the play action by Horne.
He flaked to the back going into the line a little and then went back to the goal line, ripped the pass up the near side.
Simmons got in behind Foley, but Foley lunged in the air and knocked it down up at the 40-yard line.
So it'll be a fourth down punting situation and Van Huysen is in.
We got him out of trouble.
We need a run back all the way.
Three minutes and five seconds left to play.
Scott and Anderson back to field to punt.
Van Huysen, who got a beauty out of there last time, will stand about five, six yards deep in the end zone.
The line of scrimmage is the Denver 9.
Waiting for the snap.
Here it is.
He has time to get it away.
Gets it off the side of his foot.
A wildly punt.
Anderson at the 40.
Starts up the near sideline.
35.
Still going.
30.
And knocked down at the Denver 26-yard line.
Only 31 yards on the punt that time.
By Van Huysen, Anderson grabbed the ball at the 40.
Looked for it to block.
And let's see whether they're going to put it down.
They say he was down at the 26-yard line.
That's a 31.
So a 14-yard return.
Miami in the two-minute offense with 2.54 to go.
Warfield, switch to the left.
The ball at the 26-yard line in Denver territory.
Here it's Greasey.
Back to throw.
He throws the swing to kick.
Shakes off.
Attacker is hit and dropped at the 25.
It's picked up only about a yard.
Backed by Forsberg, the middle linebacker.
They've got out a pattern.
And Miami calls a timeout with 2.37 left to play.
They got only about a half yard.
We'll give them no gain on it.
As they put it down at the 26 again, it'll be second down and 10.
I wonder why the Dolphins are using their timeouts now.
With 2.37 left, they will have an automatic one coming at two minutes.
Unless there's some readjustment, normally you hold your timeouts for the final two minutes.
Miami only has one timeout left.
The Broncos have their full complement of three.
And Howard Cooley again made a move there and was free.
And again Rich Jackson's big hand.
Ball at Greasey.
The Denver Broncos have jumped Greasey five times today.
Robert is 12 for 22 in the passing department.
John Horn, 10 for 19.
We have exactly two minutes and 37 seconds remaining to play.
The Dolphins have only one timeout left.
And they are regrouping their forces.
The Broncos are now changing every other play.
Sometimes they come up and bump and run on Warfield and sometimes they do not.
The ball is at the Denver 26 yard line, a second down and 10.
2.37 left to go.
Miami needs a touchdown as we trail 10 to 3.
Mandich is the tight end, fully stretched to the far side.
Warfield to the near side.
And Kickenforker, the setback, is in behind Greasey.
From the Denver 26 yard line on second down and 10.
Greasey barks the signal.
And there is some contact made.
Cooley jumps and coming across the line of scrimmage was Leroy Mitchell, the left cornerback.
And the Dolphins are going to be called for illegal procedure.
And Mitchell did a very smart thing as we learned from the officials.
They do not call in motion on one jump unless the defense reacts.
And all Mitchell did was let Cooley take the jump and then Mitchell just took a step and bam, that's five yards.
They call it offside.
Though the Dolphins are penalized five yards.
Second down and 15 from the Denver 31 now.
Cooley looks to the right.
Warfield left.
2.37 left to play from the Denver 31 yard line on second and 15.
Here is Greasey dropping back to throw.
Looks to the left side.
Warfield got it at the 10.5 touchdown Dolphins.
George Thames had a shot at him at the five yard line and missed it.
Warfield just gave a hip and took it away.
And Cornell Green also had a stab at him, but he couldn't hold on to him.
So the Dolphins with Greasey to Warfield finally unload from the 31 yard line.
He caught the ball at the 15 and swivel hip is way into the end zone.
It's now 10 to 9.
26 yards and three plays.
The 31 yard touchdown pass from Greasey to Warfield.
Noonan will hold.
Yipremian will try to point from placement.
2.30 left to play in this football game.
Carroll can tie it up.
Waiting for the snap.
There it is.
Set down.
The kick is up.
It's perfect.
Wait a minute.
Yes it is.
It's good.
The score is Miami 10 and Denver 10.
We'll hold it here.
We're looking at Larry King and he says no more timeouts.
I didn't see any flag down on the field.
10 to 10 is score.
So that makes you feel a little bit better.
Now if we can hold them again and get the football back.
They put Vicki Post and Dwight Harrison back to feel the kickoff.
10-10.
It's looked at the Dolphins about 57 minutes to get on the board.
But Greasey coming through to pass to Warfield and Warfield shaking off.
The ball is going in for the touchdown.
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Rick, Greasey has thrown to Warfield six times for 170 yards.
28 points something average.
An amazing afternoon for Paul.
Henry?
Don Schue is conferred with Garrow.
Watch for a swift kick or an onside kick.
All right.
We've got Post and Harrison back as a deep man.
And a couple of linebackers up as the blocking cartons.
Let's see what the Dolphins' strategy is here.
Here's a whistle.
Your premier in forward.
He gets the ball high at the deep kick.
Back in the end zone.
Here's Post.
Starts out at the 5, the 10.
He is hit, breaks off a tackle, and is written out of bounds at the 14-yard line by Curtis Johnson.
Curtis Johnson is the man who hit them.
Post grabbed the ball in behind the goalpost and runs it out.
So we've got 219 to play.
They mark the ball at the 13-yard line.
Jack Gurkey will be one of the wide receivers as he's just coming in.
And remember, the Broncos have three timeouts left.
The Dolphins only one.
And we have 219 left.
We will have the automatic warning at two minutes.
All right.
The Broncos moving from our left to our right have the ball up their 13-yard line.
Door tied 10-10 with 219 left to play.
Wide receivers will be Harrison's foot to the near side, Gurkey off to the far side,
Anderson in the middle, a setback in behind Horn.
Here is the handoff going to Little, a sweep to the left side, gets to the line of scrimmage,
and it's back to the ground across the 15- to the 16-yard line.
As the Dolphins' defense rises up, tackled by Manny Fernandez,
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They'll gain a three on the play.
It'll be second down and seven.
There is the two-minute warning.
There is a timeout on the field with the score Miami 10, Denver 10.
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Two minutes left, 10-10 tie, the ball at the 20.
The Broncos set to put it in play, the referee's telling them,
hold it, let's get in a station break.
This is the Miami Dolphins football network.
This is WIOD Miami. It's 6.30.
Tommy Bell says let's go and Rick Weaver says the same.
The ball is at the 16 yard line in Denver territory, a second down and seven.
Exactly two minutes left to play in the ball game, the score tied 10-10.
Whalen is the tight end and we've got Simmons and Harrison as the wide receivers.
Floyd Little and Bob Anderson will be the running backs.
Good quarterback Don Horn. Dolphins just tying it up on a 31 yard touchdown pass
from Gracie to Warfield.
Ready to go from the Denver 16 yard line, second down and seven.
Simmons splits to the near side, Harrison to the far side.
Horn back to his right, ball down and is contained back at the six yard line.
Manny Fernandez was on top of him.
Horn just had his feet go out from under him.
We've got some of that new turf they put in on the baseball diamond here,
lots of about, see where they're going to put it down.
Down back at about the seven yard line, he lost nine.
It'll be third down and 17.
Larry says it's the first dump for the Dolphins.
Well, he had a little bit to do with it himself.
151 left to go in the ball game, score tied 10-10.
Third and long yardage, back at the Denver seven yard line.
Let's see what Horn comes up with.
He's got Simmons spread to the near side of the field.
At the line of Scrimmage, Horn barks out the signals on the long count.
Pitch out, goes to Little, sweeps to left side and has run out of bounds
at about the 10 yard line and the fans are cooling that call.
Jesse Powell ran him out.
It'll be a punting situation.
And a tremendous break for Miami because the clock stops.
And there's a minute 30 left.
The Dolphins have one timeout left.
The Broncos did not use any of theirs.
They're tied at three and now if they can get another poor punt here
and field position, there is always another chance for Garrow.
Let's go down to Henry Barrow.
On the sideline, Don Shue and Bob Greasy and the whole offensive unit
deciding what to play they'll use in the next series when they get the ball.
Dan Hughes at about five yards deep in the end zone.
The line of Scrimmage is the Denver 10 on the punt situation.
Scott and Anderson back to field the punt.
Here's the snap.
He gets it out of there.
High end over end kick.
The ball is grabbed at the 46-yard line by Scott to the far sideline.
Forty-five, forty-three-five, still going.
Inside the booty, the ball, who got it?
Denver recovers at their 23.
Scott with a great return, could not hold out of the football.
And Denver takes over at their 23-yard line.
36-yard punt and Scott returned it.
23 yards.
Bobby Anderson recovered it.
And now Denver has the ball back.
Denver calls a timeout using their first timeout of this second half.
Scores tied 10-10 a minute and 14 seconds to go.
Larry?
This has been an incredible half of football.
The Dolphins, except for one series of downs, have totally controlled the second half.
They have been able to muster seven points.
The Broncos had one long sustained drive capped off by the touchdown.
Been able to do nothing else.
The Dolphins have gotten tremendous breaks,
including a horn pitch out to Little to give them the timeout.
A poor punt, not much field coverage, and not a high punt,
and Scott a brilliant punt return, and then the fumble.
That's the Dolphins' third fumble and the third Bronco recovery.
Denver has not fumbled.
Third Dolphins fumble, third Denver recovery,
and you don't win football games that way.
As they are discovering here, now Miami must dig in
and prevent Denver from moving the ball upfield and try to get in the field all-range.
Minute 14, last year's record.
All right, Horn over here conversing with head coach Lou Saban along the sideline.
Jake Scott over talking with Don Schulip.
And Denver off that unfortunate break.
The Dolphins a great return, and Scott was just getting up ahead of steam.
He was searched, and then he came up with empty hands.
Denver has the ball up their 23-yard line.
A minute and 14 seconds left to play.
The score is tied 10 to 10.
Simmons is the wide receiver to the near side.
Harrison slips to the left.
Whaling the tight end, Anderson and Little a setback from the eye and behind Don Horn.
First down Denver from their 23-yard line.
Long count. Here's the handoff.
Little slants it across left tackle, and it's flattened out at the 25-yard line.
Really hip.
The Dolphins going a little searching themselves underneath that pile.
He held onto the football.
Van Pooing, of course, as Denver appears to be playing for the tie.
Ball at the 25, a second down at 8.
53 seconds left to go.
And the football game is score tied 10 to 10.
And the fans are very upset with this strategy here thus far.
Here's Horn, hence the little he gets for the 26, 27-yard line.
Getting the middle before he is knocked off his feet.
Miami has just one timeout left, and Denver calls their other ones.
So they still have one left.
That's the clock with 33 seconds to go.
They mark the ball at the 27.
It'll be third down at about 6.
33 seconds showing on the clock.
Next ball to Conny goes over to the far side line to talk to Don Shulip.
Score tied 10 to 10.
Listen to the crowd in the background. They don't like this at all.
Now what Miami must try to do is stop this play, call a quick timeout,
which will be their last, and force Denver to punt.
And they're literally going to have to run that punt back all the way.
There are 33 seconds remaining.
Both teams have one timeout left.
Horn has a third down, six.
Will he pass or won't he?
If he doesn't, you will hear it from the crowd.
The ball at the Denver 27-yard line.
33 seconds left to go.
Third down and six for Denver.
This is the big play of the game.
Harrison puts a couple of yards left.
Simmons to the right side.
Horn sets his ball club from the 27.
At the line of scrimmage.
Here's the pitch going a little.
Let's wait for the right side.
He is up across the 30.
Still going, and I believe, in fact I know, he's got the first down
as you run out of bounds here on the near side of the field at the 38-yard line.
By Tim Foley.
And Denver picks up the first down to hold out of the football.
That stops the clock with 27 seconds left to play.
They have the ball at their 38.
Oh, the county goes out and Matheson comes in as middle linebacker for Miami.
27 seconds to go.
Ten to ten the scores.
First and ten, Broncos ball at their 38-yard line.
They come out of the huddle.
They send Harrison off to the left side.
Or check it, Simmons to the left, Harrison to the near side.
Anderson in the middle, in behind Horn.
Horn drops back to throw.
Wings went out.
Anderson got it to the far sideline of 40.
45 right out of bounds at the 50-yard line by his brother Dick.
Dick Anderson belted Bob right at the midfield stripe.
12 yards on the swing pass from Horn to Bob Anderson, another first down.
Out of bounds, stops the clock with 21 seconds.
And they are at the midfield stripe.
Score tied ten to ten.
This one has had a lot of drama.
Excellent line play.
Dolphins haven't been able to haul out of the football.
But, obviously, the defense has done a great job for Miami.
Ball at the 50-yard line.
Long time back in the huddle for Horn.
Now he breaks them out.
21 seconds to go.
They want to get in a field goal range.
Harrison's foot flip.
Simmons to the near side.
On the snap, Horn prints back to his right, sets the throw.
Flag down.
It is dropped.
Incomplete of 30.
It's Jennifer Simmons.
Foley is the man who covered on the play.
The fielding call is going to be made against the Denver Broncos on the pass protection.
And it looks to me like it was called on Sam Brunelli, the left guard.
That steadily stops the clock with 15 seconds.
And one of the tough part about the fumble recoveries were that both Bunacani's fumble and Scott's fumble were on the Denver 25-yard line in between the 25 and 20.
Two scoring threats.
Garrow has missed three field goal attempts.
It's been a very, very frustrating afternoon for Mr. Schuhlander's friends.
Well, the penalty sets the ball back to the Denver 35 from whence it will be a first and 25.
Most important situation, however, is there are just 15 seconds left to go in the ballgame.
Heinz is out and the Dolphins have the four linebackers in as Bunacani is in.
They attribute it now to Mike Currant, the right tackle holding call.
Here is the handoff, a little sweep to the right side.
Is knocked to the ground at the 38-yard line, a three-yard gain.
Doug Swift, the left linebacker, makes the stop.
Six seconds, five seconds, four seconds, three seconds, two seconds, one second.
And there is the end of the ballgame and the fans leftfully booing the Denver Broncos for not going for the bomb.
The final score, Denver 10, Miami 10, we'll be back with the final wrap-up in one minute.
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So the Dolphins and Broncos opened the 1971 National Football League season playing through a 10-10 tie game.
It'll be talked about all week long.
I'm sure heavily in both cities, the Dolphins moving the ball pretty well and turning up fruitless and hopeless in a tie.
And the Broncos being lustily booed, Luz Saban and his crew, and they threw things down on the field too as Denver went off.
Final comments at the empty Dolphins bench from Henry Barrow.
Well, there's a lot of comments coming from the fans.
They're still getting on to Luz Saban.
All kinds of comments, most of them, we can't repeat, but the most common one heard is, Saban, you're as bad as Notre Dame.
The fans didn't like the fact that Saban, in their opinion, was playing for the tie.
Otherwise, I think many points of concern in this ball game, one is Garrow Eupremien's kicking.
It was really bad today, there's no doubt about that.
You figure nine more points on the board had Garrow been kicking, and that was a win in the ball game.
Also, the offensive line was having its problems, but there in the late in the third quarter, in the fourth quarter,
the offensive line seemed to be able to contain the Denver Broncos, so there's hope there.
We'll be right back.