| New York Jets at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: November 26, 1978 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 49255 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 76 F Humidty: 58% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 38 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 19 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 46 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Darnell Powell 3 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Kevin Long 1 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 17 | 6 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Wesley Walker 33 pass from Matt Robinson (Pat Leahy kick) | 24 | 6 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Bruce Hardy 13 pass from Don Strock (Garo Yepremian kick) | 24 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Derrick Gaffney |
| 89 | WR | Wesley Walker |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Ward |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 65 | C | Joe Fields |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 79 | ROT | Marvin Powell |
| 83 | TE | Jerome Barkum |
| 17 | QB | Matt Robinson |
| 20 | RB | Darnell Powell |
| 33 | FB | Kevin Long |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Lawrence Pillers |
| 74 | NT | Abdul Salaam |
| 73 | RDE | Joe Klecko |
| 56 | LOLB | Larry Keller |
| 63 | LILB | John Hennessy |
| 58 | RILB | Mark Merrill |
| 59 | ROLB | Bob Martin |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Jackson |
| 23 | SS | Shafer Suggs |
| 22 | FS | Burgess Owens |
| 38 | RCB | Ed Taylor |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Duriel Harris |
| 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 |
| 24 | RB | Delvin Williams |
| 38 | FB | Leroy Harris |
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 73 | NT | Bob Baumhower |
| 75 | RDE | Doug Betters |
| 58 | LOLB | Kim Bokamper |
| 56 | LILB | Steve Towle |
| 51 | RILB | Rusty Chambers |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry Gordon |
| 41 | LCB | Norris Thomas |
| 25 | SS | Tim Foley |
| 21 | FS | Rick Volk |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Kevin Long | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 11 | 1 |
| Darnell Powell | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 8 | 1 |
| Bruce Harper | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Clark Gaines | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Matt Robinson | 6 | -7 | -1.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Leroy Harris | 12 | 51 | 4.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Delvin Williams | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Don Strock | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Matt Robinson | 26 | 17 | 65.4 | 1 | 257 | 9.9 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 94.6 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 3 | 112 | 4.5 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 27.8 |
| Don Strock | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 75 | 8.3 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 129.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Wesley Walker | 6 | 126 | 21.0 | 42 | 1 |
| Derrick Gaffney | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Mickey Shuler | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bruce Harper | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Jerome Barkum | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Gary Davis | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 27 | 0 |
| Leroy Harris | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Andre Tillman | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Duriel Harris | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Delvin Williams | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Norm Bulaich | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Shafer Suggs | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Bob Martin | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Bobby Jackson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Curtis Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Chuck Ramsey | 4 | 126 | 31.5 | 48 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| George Roberts | 5 | 175 | 35.0 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jimmy Cefalo | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Charlie Babb | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Duriel Harris | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 53 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Larry Keller | 1.0 |
| Joe Klecko | 1.0 |
| Joe Pellegrini | 1.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Larry Gordon | 1.0 |
| Charlie Babb | 1.0 |
| Vern Den Herder | 1.0 |
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