Posted: January 14, 1974
Super Bowl VIII
Miami 24, Minnesota 7
SuperBowl.com wire reports
Rice Stadium
Houston, Texas
January 13, 1974
Attendance: 71,882
MVP: Larry Csonka, RB, Miami
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OT
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T
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Minnesota
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0
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0
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0
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7
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7
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 Miami
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14
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3
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7
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0
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24
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| 1st Quarter |
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MIA | Csonka 5 run (Yepremian kick), 5:27 |
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MIA | Kiick 1 run (Yepremian kick), 13:38 |
| 2nd Quarter |
| MIA | FG Yepremian 28, 8:58 |
| 3rd Quarter |
| MIA | Csonka 2 run (Yepremian kick), 6:16 |
| 4th Quarter |
 | MIN | Tarkenton 4 run (Cox kick), 1:35 |
| MINNESOTA VIKINGS |
| Total First Downs |
14 |
| Rushing |
5 |
| Passing |
8 |
| Penalty |
1 |
| Total Net Yardage |
238 |
| Total Offensive Plays |
54 |
| Avg. Gain per Offensive Play |
4.4 |
| Rushes |
24 |
| Yards Gained Rushing (Net) |
72 |
| Average Yards per Rush |
3.0 |
| Passes Attempted |
28 |
| Passes Completed |
18 |
| Had Intercepted |
1 |
| Tackled Attempting to Pass |
2 |
| Yards Lost Attempting to Pass |
16 |
| Yards Gained Passing (Net) |
166 |
| Punts |
5 |
| Average Distance |
42.2 |
| Punt Returns
| 0 |
| Punt Return Yardage |
0 |
| Kickoff Returns
| 4 |
| Kickoff Return Yardage |
69 |
| Interception Return Yardage |
0 |
| Fumbles |
2 |
| Own Fumbles Recovered |
1 |
| Opponent Fumbles Recovered |
0 |
| Penalties |
7 |
| Yards Penalized |
65 |
| Total Points Scored |
7 |
| Touchdowns |
1 |
| Rushing |
1 |
| Passing |
0 |
| Returns |
0 |
| Extra Points |
1 |
| Field Goals |
0 |
| Fields Goals Attempted |
0 |
| Safeties |
0 |
| Third-Down Efficiency |
8/15 |
| Fourth-Down Efficiency |
0/1 |
| Time of Possession |
26:15 |
| MIAMI DOLPHINS |
| Total First Downs |
21 |
| Rushing |
13 |
| Passing |
4 |
| Penalty |
4 |
| Total Net Yardage |
259 |
| Total Offensive Plays |
61 |
| Avg. Gain per Offensive Play |
4.2 |
| Rushes |
53 |
| Yards Gained Rushing (Net) |
196 |
| Average Yards per Rush |
3.7 |
| Passes Attempted |
7 |
| Passes Completed |
6 |
| Had Intercepted |
0 |
| Tackled Attempting to Pass |
1 |
| Yards Lost Attempting to Pass |
10 |
| Yards Gained Passing (Net) |
63 |
| Punts |
3 |
| Average Distance |
39.7 |
| Punt Returns
| 3 |
| Punt Return Yardage |
20 |
| Kickoff Returns
| 2 |
| Kickoff Return Yardage |
47 |
| Interception Return Yardage |
10 |
| Fumbles |
1 |
| Own Fumbles Recovered |
1 |
| Opponent Fumbles Recovered |
1 |
| Penalties |
1 |
| Yards Penalized |
4 |
| Total Points Scored |
24 |
| Touchdowns |
3 |
| Rushing |
3 |
| Passing |
0 |
| Returns |
0 |
| Extra Points |
3 |
| Field Goals |
1 |
| Fields Goals Attempted |
1 |
| Safeties |
0 |
| Third-Down Efficiency |
4/11 |
| Fourth-Down Efficiency |
1/1 |
| Time of Possession |
33:45 |
| Passing |
CP/AT |
YDS |
TD |
INT |
| Tarkenton |
18/28 |
182 |
0 |
1 |
| Rushing |
CAR |
YDS |
TD |
LG |
| Reed |
11 |
32 |
0 |
9 |
| Foreman |
7 |
18 |
0 |
5 |
| Tarkenton |
4 |
17 |
1 |
8 |
| Marinaro |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| B.Brown |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Receiving |
REC |
YDS |
TD |
LG |
| Foreman |
5 |
27 |
0 |
10 |
| Gilliam |
4 |
44 |
0 |
30 |
| Voigt |
3 |
46 |
0 |
17 |
| Marinaro |
2 |
39 |
0 |
27 |
| B.Brown |
1 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
| Kingsriter |
1 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
| Lash |
1 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
| Reed |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
| Interceptions |
INT |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
| None |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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| Punting |
NO |
AVG |
LG |
BLK |
| Eischeid |
5 |
42.2 |
48 |
0 |
| Punt Returns |
NO/FC |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
| Bryant |
0/1 |
0 |
** |
0 |
| Kickoff Returns |
NO |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
| Gilliam |
2 |
41 |
21 |
0 |
| West |
2 |
28 |
15 |
0 |
| Offense |
| Player |
Pos |
| Tingelhoff, Mick |
C |
| Gallagher, Frank |
G |
| White, Ed |
G |
| Alderman, Grady |
T |
| Yary, Ron |
T |
| Voigt, Stu |
TE |
| Dale, Carroll |
WR |
| Gilliam, John |
WR |
| Foreman, Chuck |
RB |
| Reed, Oscar |
RB |
| Tarkenton, Fran |
QB |
| Defense |
| Player |
Pos |
| Larsen, Gary |
DT |
| Page, Alan |
DT |
| Eller, Carl |
DE |
| Marshall, Jim |
DE |
| Hilgenberg, Wally |
OLB |
| Winston, Roy |
OLB |
| Siemon, Jeff |
MLB |
| Bryant, Bobby |
CB |
| Wright, Nate |
CB |
| Krause, Paul |
FS |
| Wright, Jeff |
SS |
| Substitutes |
| Player |
| Brown, Terry |
| Brown, Bill |
| Cox, Fred |
| Eischeid, Mike |
| Goodrum, Charlie |
| Kingsriter, Doug |
| Lash, Jim |
| Lurtsema, Bob |
| Marinaro, Ed |
| Martin, Amos |
| Osborn, Dave |
| Porter, Ron |
| Sutherland, Doug |
| West, Charlie |
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| Did Not Play |
| Player |
| Berry, Bob |
| Lawson, Steve |
| Zaunbrecher, Godfrey |
| Passing |
CP/AT |
YDS |
TD |
INT |
| Griese |
6/7 |
73 |
0 |
0 |
| Rushing |
CAR |
YDS |
TD |
LG |
| Csonka |
33 |
145 |
2 |
16 |
| Morris |
11 |
34 |
0 |
14 |
| Klick |
7 |
10 |
1 |
5 |
| Griese |
2 |
7 |
0 |
5 |
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| Receiving |
REC |
YDS |
TD |
LG |
| Warfield |
2 |
33 |
0 |
27 |
| Mandich |
2 |
21 |
0 |
13 |
| Briscoe |
2 |
19 |
0 |
13 |
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| Interceptions |
INT |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
| Johnson |
1 |
10 |
10 |
0 |
| Punting |
NO |
AVG |
LG |
BLK |
| Seiple |
3 |
39.7 |
57 |
0 |
| Punt Returns |
NO/FC |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
| Scott |
3/1 |
20 |
12 |
0 |
| Kickoff Returns |
NO |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
| Scott |
2 |
47 |
31 |
0 |
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| Offense |
| Player |
Pos |
| Langer, Jim |
C |
| Kuechenberg, Bob |
G |
| Little, Larry |
G |
| Evans, Norm |
T |
| Moore, Wayne |
T |
| Mandich, Jim |
TE |
| Briscoe, Marlin |
WR |
| Warfield, Paul |
WR |
| Csonka, Larry |
RB |
| Morris, Mercury |
RB |
| Griese, Bob |
QB |
| Defense |
| Player |
Pos |
| Fernandez, Manny |
DT |
| Heinz, Bob |
DT |
| Den Herder, Vern |
DE |
| Stanfill, Bill |
DE |
| Kolen, Mike |
OLB |
| Swift, Douglas |
OLB |
| Buoniconti, Nick |
MLB |
| Johnson, Curtis |
CB |
| Mumphord, Lloyd |
CB |
| Scott, Jake |
SS |
| Anderson, Dick |
SS |
| Substitutes |
| Player |
| Babb, Charlie |
| Ball, Larry |
| Bannon, Bruce |
| Crusan, Doug |
| Fleming, Marv |
| Foley, Tim |
| Goode, Irv |
| Kiick, Jim |
| Matheson, Bob |
| Moore, Maulty |
| Morrall, Earl |
| Newman, Ed |
| Nottingham, Don |
| Seiple, Larry |
| Stuckey, Henry |
| Twilley, Howard |
| Yepremian, Garo |
| Did Not Play |
| Player |
| Sellers, Ron |
