Miami Dolphins
Vs.
New Orleans Saints
September 2, 1967
Penalties and Pressure Key Dolphins' Defeat
TOMMY FITZGERALD
Miami News
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - The Miami Dolphin exhibition schedule is ended
with optimism for the season, but exhibitions has come to be too mild a
term for these wreck-hibitions, vehibltlons and hexibitions.
The pressure of prestigious interleague games, played for the first time
this summer, have made these games that don't count in the standings
more fiercely played than the regular season payoff battles.
You might even say those pressures- dictating closer officiating measure
to control the fiery passions- helped cause the Miami Dolphins of the
American Footbail League to lose to the New Orleans Saints. The Saints
made it four victories in a row Saturday night at Charleston, S.C.,
coming from behind to take a 20-17 exhibition football victory over the
Miami Dolphins.
The National Football League's newest club scored the winning touchdown
in the final seven minutes on a 15-yard pass from quarterback Gary
Cuozzo to sub fullback Tom Harrington.
The Saints used a roughing
penalty to move to
the Dolphins’ 15-yard line, where
Cuozzo hit Barrington with the go-ahead touchdown.
The Dolphins wore penalized a total of 12 times for 106 yards (the
Saints five for 55) and 12 equals the combined number of times they were
penalized in their four previous games when they accumulated only 90
yards in penalties,
"Too close," Dolphin roach George Wilson indicated on the officiating
and even Cuozzo was a bit surprised at the roughing-the-passer penalty,
something seldom assessed, that helped to set up the winning score.
After Cuozzo had deliberately tricked Dolphin tackle Ray Jacobs, a star
of the game, offside with his count. With fourth and one on the 40, he
benefited from the roughing call on Dolphin linebacker Frank Emanuel
that put the ball first and 10 on the Miami 15. On the next play, Cuozzo
slipped under the encircling arms of Danny LaRose and pitched the
winning touchdown pass to Barrington in the end zone. It overcame a
17-13 Miami lead with 7:09 to play.
The officials had called the players into a huddle in the first quarter
and warned them they would call an extremely close game because they
sought to minimize provocations for fist fights that have erupted in
these inter-league exhibitions.
Miami, now loser of three consecutive games, trailed 10-3 at halftime.
But the Dolphins came back in the third quarter on alert defensive play
to gain a 17-10 lead.
A 35-yard pass interception return by defensive back Pete Jaquess gave
the Dolphins the lead at 14-10. Minutes later, following a New Orleans
fumble at the Saints' 22, Wahoo McDaniel kicked a 27-yard field goal.
New Orleans, playing
without their starting fullback, Jim Taylor, scored a first
quarter touchdown on a 24-yard pass from quarterback Bill Kilmer to
rookie back John Gilliam, former South Carolina State star.
Charlie Durkee kicked field goals of 30 and 29 yards and two extra
points to round out New Orleans' scoring.
Miami got its first score on a 33-yard pass from quarterback John Stofa
to flankerback Frank Johnson.
New Orleans now has a 4-1 record and closes out its preseason work next
week with Atlanta. Miami is 2-3.
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
|
|
Saints |
7 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
20 |
|
Dolphins |
7 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
17 |
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
NO- Gilliam 24 yard pass from Kilmer (Durkee kick)
MIA- Jackson 33 yard pass from Stofa (McDaniel kick)
Second Quarter
NO- FG Durkee 30
Third Quarter
MIA- Jaquess 35 yard interception return (McDaniel kick)
MIA- FG McDaniel 27
NO- FG Durkee 29
Fourth Quarter
NO- Barrington 15 pass from Cuozzo (Durkee kick)
Att- 11,214
