| Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: October 22, 1978 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 60424 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 78 F Humidty: 34% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 33 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Delvin Williams 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Andy Johnson 1 run (David Posey kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Sam Cunningham 1 run (David Posey kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Nat Moore 9 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | David Posey 29 FG | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Andre Tillman 4 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 21 | 17 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Horace Ivory 1 run (David Posey kick) | 21 | 24 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 29 FG | 24 | 24 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Horace Ivory 23 run (David Posey kick) | 24 | 31 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Safety, Bob Griese tackled in end zone by Richard Bishop | 24 | 33 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 67 | LOT | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 64 | LOG | Ed Newman |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 71 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 80 | TE | Loaird McCreary |
| 87 | TE | Andre Tillman |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 24 | RB | Delvin Williams |
| 38 | FB | Leroy Harris |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 73 | NT | Bob Baumhower |
| 77 | RDE | A.J. Duhe |
| 58 | LOLB | Kim Bokamper |
| 51 | LILB | Rusty Chambers |
| 56 | RILB | Steve Towle |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry Gordon |
| 41 | LCB | Norris Thomas |
| 25 | SS | Tim Foley |
| 21 | FS | Rick Volk |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 80 | TE | Don Hasselbeck |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 32 | HB | Andy Johnson |
| 39 | FB | Sam Cunningham |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 64 | RDE | Richard Bishop |
| 54 | LOLB | Steve Zabel |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 27 | SS | Doug Beaudoin |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Delvin Williams | 19 | 116 | 6.1 | 24 | 1 |
| Leroy Harris | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Horace Ivory | 15 | 113 | 7.5 | 28 | 2 |
| Andy Johnson | 13 | 46 | 3.5 | 8 | 1 |
| Steve Grogan | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Sam Cunningham | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 5 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 35 | 22 | 62.9 | 2 | 227 | 6.5 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 76.7 |
| Delvin Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 1 | 176 | 8.0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 54.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Andre Tillman | 8 | 89 | 11.1 | 23 | 1 |
| Leroy Harris | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 11 | 1 |
| Delvin Williams | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Duriel Harris | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Norm Bulaich | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Harold Jackson | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Don Hasselbeck | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Russ Francis | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Tim Foley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Doug Beaudoin | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| George Roberts | 5 | 188 | 37.6 | 57 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 5 | 188 | 37.6 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Charlie Babb | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 0 | 33 | 16.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Dick Conn | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Duriel Harris | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Bruce Hardy | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Ray Clayborn | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 29 | 0 | |
| James McAlister | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Vern Den Herder | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Tony McGee | 2.0 |
| Mel Lunsford | 1.0 |
| Richard Bishop | 1.0 |
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