| Miami Dolphins at New York Jets |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 7, 1976 Location: New York, NY Venue: Shea Stadium Attendance: 53344 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 53 F Humidty: 35% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | NYJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jim Mandich 18 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 44 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Nat Moore 16 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 34 FG | 20 | 0 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Clark Gaines 1 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 20 | 7 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Gary Davis 28 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 27 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 86 | WR | Freddie Solomon |
| 79 | LOT | Wayne Moore |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 64 | ROG | Ed Newman |
| 66 | ROT | Larry Little |
| 87 | TE | Andre Tillman |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 32 | RB | Benny Malone |
| 36 | RB | Don Nottingham |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 74 | NT | Randy Crowder |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 50 | LOLB | Larry Gordon |
| 85 | LILB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 56 | RILB | Steve Towle |
| 53 | ROLB | Bob Matheson |
| 41 | LCB | Jeris White |
| 49 | LS | Charlie Babb |
| 30 | RS | Bryant Salter |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | David Knight |
| 89 | WR | Lou Piccone |
| 72 | LOT | Robert Woods |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 65 | C | Joe Fields |
| 67 | ROG | Darrell Austin |
| 78 | ROT | Garry Puetz |
| 88 | TE | Rich Caster |
| 14 | QB | Richard Todd |
| 21 | RB | Clark Gaines |
| 36 | RB | Bob Gresham |
| Offense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Lawrence Pillers |
| 77 | LDT | Carl Barzilauskas |
| 85 | RDT | Ed Galigher |
| 81 | RDE | Richard Neal |
| 51 | LLB | Greg Buttle |
| 55 | MLB | John Ebersole |
| 56 | RLB | Larry Keller |
| 23 | LCB | Shafer Suggs |
| 27 | LS | Phil Wise |
| 22 | RS | Burgess Owens |
| 38 | RCB | Ed Taylor |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 7/15 | / | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| NYJ | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4/10 | / | 4 | 43 | 4 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Don Nottingham | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 0 | |
| Benny Malone | 13 | 38 | 2.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 28 | 1 |
| Stan Winfrey | 11 | 23 | 2.1 | 0 | |
| Norm Bulaich | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 142 | 3.4 | 28t | 1 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Clark Gaines | 14 | 67 | 4.8 | 12 | 1 |
| Bob Gresham | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Steve Davis | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Richard Todd | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 116 | 4.1 | 12 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 21 | 16 | 76.2 | 0 | 181 | 8.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 133.2 | |
| Team Totals | 21 | 16 | 76.2 | 0 | 181 | 8.6 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 133.2 |
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Richard Todd | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 1 | 183 | 7.6 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 58.2 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 1 | 183 | 7.6 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 58.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Nat Moore | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 1 | |
| Freddie Solomon | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | |
| Duriel Harris | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | |
| Jim Mandich | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18t | 1 |
| Andre Tillman | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Stan Winfrey | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Norm Bulaich | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 181 | 11.3 | 21 | 2 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Rich Caster | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Clark Gaines | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 27 | 0 |
| David Knight | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | |
| Lou Piccone | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Gresham | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 183 | 15.3 | 36 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Bryant Salter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||
| Larry Seiple | 3 | 129 | 43.0 | 46 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 129 | 43.0 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| New York Jets | |||||||
| Duane Carrell | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Freddie Solomon | 3 | 0 | 53 | 17.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 76 | 19.0 | 31 | 0 |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Lou Piccone | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Duriel Harris | 1 | 69 | 69.0 | 69 | 0 | |
| Gary Davis | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 98 | 49.0 | 69 | 0 | |
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Keith Denson | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Lou Piccone | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Richard Osborne | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 8 | 120 | 15.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| New York Jets | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |