| Miami Dolphins at Baltimore Colts |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 9, 1977 Location: Baltimore, MD Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 57005 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 65 F Humidty: % Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lydell Mitchell 64 run (Toni Linhart kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Freddie Solomon 90 kickoff return (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Benny Malone 52 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Toni Linhart 41 FG | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Leroy Harris 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Benny Malone 66 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 28 | 10 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Glenn Doughty 3 pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick) | 28 | 17 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Raymond Chester 19 pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick) | 28 | 24 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Don McCauley 34 pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick) | 28 | 31 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Glenn Doughty 5 pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick) | 28 | 38 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Don McCauley 1 run (Toni Linhart kick) | 28 | 45 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 36 | FB | Don Nottingham |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 35 | WR | Glenn Doughty |
| 86 | WR | Freddie Scott |
| 64 | LOT | David Taylor |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Pratt |
| 57 | C | Ken Mendenhall |
| 66 | ROG | Elmer Collett |
| 75 | ROT | George Kunz |
| 87 | TE | Raymond Chester |
| 7 | QB | Bert Jones |
| 34 | RB | Ron Lee |
| 26 | RB | Lydell Mitchell |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Fred Cook |
| 63 | LDT | Mike Barnes |
| 74 | RDT | Ken Novak |
| 78 | RDE | John Dutton |
| 52 | LLB | Tom MacLeod |
| 56 | MLB | Ed Simonini |
| 53 | RLB | Stan White |
| 43 | LCB | Norm Thompson |
| 40 | SS | Bruce Laird |
| 44 | FS | Lyle Blackwood |
| 31 | RCB | Nelson Munsey |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 30:14 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 8/17 | / | 5 | 46 | 4 | 2 |
| BAL | 29:46 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 8/15 | / | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Benny Malone | 12 | 139 | 11.6 | 66t | 2 |
| Don Nottingham | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Leroy Harris | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 7 | 1 |
| Nat Moore | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Norm Bulaich | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 182 | 6.3 | 3 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lydell Mitchell | 17 | 142 | 8.4 | 64t | 1 |
| Ron Lee | 10 | 22 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| Bert Jones | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Glenn Doughty | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Don McCauley | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 6 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 207 | 5.9 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 32 | 18 | 56.3 | 1 | 264 | 8.3 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 70.3 | |
| Don Strock | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Team Totals | 34 | 18 | 52.9 | 2 | 264 | 7.8 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 54.0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Bert Jones | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 0 | 205 | 6.8 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 120.1 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 0 | 205 | 6.8 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 120.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Duriel Harris | 4 | 127 | 31.8 | 0 | |
| Freddie Solomon | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | |
| Don Nottingham | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| Nat Moore | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Andre Tillman | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Norm Bulaich | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Leroy Harris | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Seiple | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 264 | 14.7 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lydell Mitchell | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Glenn Doughty | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 11 | 2 |
| Raymond Chester | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 1 | |
| Don McCauley | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 1 | |
| Ron Lee | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 18 | 205 | 11.4 | 4 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Stan White | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Bruce Laird | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||
| Larry Seiple | 4 | 142 | 35.5 | 54 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 142 | 35.5 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||
| David Lee | 6 | 225 | 37.5 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 225 | 37.5 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Freddie Solomon | 3 | 0 | 32 | 10.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Dick Anderson | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 35 | 8.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Howard Stevens | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Ray Oldham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Freddie Solomon | 4 | 171 | 42.8 | 90t | 1 | |
| Gary Davis | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Don Nottingham | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 212 | 35.3 | 90t | 1 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Bruce Laird | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Howard Stevens | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Ken Huff | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |