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Mercury Morris

Retired

Los Angeles Chargers · RB

Mercury Morris recorded 99 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins.

▶Best highlights

41.7

rush yds/gm

5.5

rec yds/gm

10

playoff games

99

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Mercury Morris's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1973
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEP 30, 1973

New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Sep 30, 1973

197 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 0 rec

Regular Season
1972
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NOV 12, 1972

New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Nov 12, 1972

90 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
1973
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NOV 11, 1973

Indianapolis Colts vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Nov 11, 1973

144 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 0 rec

Regular Season
1972
MIAMIDOLPHINS
BUFFALOBILLS
NOV 5, 1972

Miami Dolphins vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Nov 5, 1972

106 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
1972
NEW YORKJETS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NOV 19, 1972

New York Jets vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Nov 19, 1972

107 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 1 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Mercury Morris's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 197 rushing yards · 3 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
1973
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEP 30, 1973

New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Sep 30, 1973

197 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 68 receiving yards

Regular Season
1970
MIAMIDOLPHINS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NOV 1, 1970

Miami Dolphins vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Nov 1, 1970

89 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 3 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Mercury Morris's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1966–1969

01
MIAMORRIS—Mercury Morris
MIAGRIESE12Bob Griese
MIALITTLE—Larry Little

A young franchise waits for Shula

Miami Dolphins · The expansion Dolphins

Miami's difficult opening seasons supplied several core pieces before the league's winningest coach arrived.

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Franchise era

1970–1974

02
MIAMORRIS—Mercury Morris
MIAGRIESE12Bob Griese
MIACSONKA—Larry Csonka

Three straight Super Bowls and the only perfect season

Miami Dolphins · Perfection

Shula built a disciplined, adaptable powerhouse that went 17–0 in 1972 and repeated as champion the next season.

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Franchise era

1975–1982

03
MIAMORRIS—Mercury Morris
MIAGRIESE12Bob Griese
MIAMOORE89Nat Moore

The Killer B's defense returns Miami to the Super Bowl

Miami Dolphins · The bridge to Marino

Miami remained a regular contender and rode its defense through the strike-shortened 1982 postseason before drafting its next defining quarterback.

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Franchise era

1970–1977

04
LACMORRIS—Mercury Morris
LACFOUTS—Dan Fouts
LACGARRISON—Gary Garrison

Fouts arrives before the system does

Los Angeles Chargers · Searching after Gillman

San Diego struggled through transition but drafted the quarterback who would become the center of its next revolution.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 1972, 1973NFL rushing touchdowns leader · 19728 NFL seasons99 career games4,133 career rushing yards31 career rushing touchdowns54 career receptions543 career receiving yards1 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 010 playoff appearances3 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 14, 1969Most recent: Dec 12, 1976

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history