| Houston Oilers at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: October 2, 1977 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 49619 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 88 F Humidty: 61% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Norm Bulaich 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Duriel Harris 16 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Benny Malone 3 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Dan Pastorini 2 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Leroy Harris 2 run (Garo Yepremian kick failed) | 7 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 89 | WR | Eddie Foster |
| 73 | LOT | Greg Sampson |
| 64 | LOG | George Reihner |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 75 | ROG | Elbert Drungo |
| 72 | ROT | Kevin Hunt |
| 86 | TE | Mike Barber |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 47 | RB | Ronnie Coleman |
| 30 | RB | Don Hardeman |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | James Young |
| 78 | MG | Curley Culp |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 59 | LOLB | Ted Washington |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Kiner |
| 54 | RILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 27 | LCB | Greg Stemrick |
| 28 | LS | Mike Weger |
| 37 | RS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 19 | RCB | Willie Alexander |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 79 | LOT | Wayne Moore |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 71 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 87 | TE | Andre Tillman |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 32 | RB | Benny Malone |
| 86 | FL | Freddie Solomon |
| 31 | FB | Norm Bulaich |
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 73 | NT | Bob Baumhower |
| 77 | RDE | A.J. Duhe |
| 58 | SLB | Kim Bokamper |
| 56 | LILB | Steve Towle |
| 57 | RILB | Mike Kolen |
| 50 | WLB | Larry Gordon |
| 25 | LCB | Tim Foley |
| 40 | SS | Dick Anderson |
| 42 | FS | Vern Roberson |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Tim Wilson | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Don Hardeman | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Coleman | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 0 | |
| Dan Pastorini | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | |
| Rob Carpenter | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Benny Malone | 19 | 90 | 4.7 | 1 | |
| Leroy Harris | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 1 | |
| Don Nottingham | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Norm Bulaich | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 1 | |
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Griese | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 2 | 137 | 4.4 | 0 | 36.6 | |||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 20 | 13 | 65.0 | 1 | 194 | 9.7 | 1 | 92.5 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Rob Carpenter | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | |
| Don Hardeman | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| Tim Wilson | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| Jimmie Giles | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Mike Barber | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Eddie Foster | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Duriel Harris | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 1 | |
| Benny Malone | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | |
| Andre Tillman | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Don Nottingham | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Norm Bulaich | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Art Stringer | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Curtis Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vern Roberson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cliff Parsley | 5 | 223 | 44.6 | 1 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 3 | 116 | 38.7 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Freddie Solomon | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | ||
| Warren Anderson | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Wilson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Duriel Harris | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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| Miami Dolphins | |
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