| Miami Dolphins at Washington Redskins Game Statistics |
| Date: December 3, 1978 Location: Washington, DC |
| Venue: RFK Stadium Attendance: 52860 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 54 F Humidty: 69% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 34 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 35 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jimmy Cefalo 40 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 13 | 0 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 39 FG | 16 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 73 | NT | Bob Baumhower |
| 77 | RDE | A.J. Duhe |
| 58 | LOLB | Kim Bokamper |
| 56 | LILB | Steve Towle |
| 51 | RILB | Rusty Chambers |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry Gordon |
| 41 | LCB | Norris Thomas |
| 25 | SS | Tim Foley |
| 49 | FS | Charlie Babb |
| 48 | RCB | Gerald Small |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Danny Buggs |
| 86 | WR | Johnny McDaniel |
| 75 | LOT | Terry Hermeling |
| 68 | LOG | Jim Harlan |
| 54 | C | Bob Kuziel |
| 62 | ROG | Dan Nugent |
| 73 | ROT | Jeff Williams |
| 84 | TE | Jean Fugett |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 22 | HB | Mike Thomas |
| 44 | FB | John Riggins |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 69 | RDT | Perry Brooks |
| 71 | RDE | Karl Lorch |
| 59 | LLB | Brad Dusek |
| 53 | MLB | Harold McLinton |
| 52 | RLB | Chris Hanburger |
| 24 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 27 | SS | Ken Houston |
| 13 | FS | Jake Scott |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Delvin Williams | 21 | 79 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Leroy Harris | 14 | 57 | 4.1 | 15 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Norm Bulaich | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Benny Malone | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 1 | 170 | 6.3 | 40t | 1 | 3 | 28 | 68.4 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 28 | 12 | 42.9 | 4 | 177 | 6.3 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 24.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Nat Moore | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Leroy Harris | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Duriel Harris | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40t | 1 |
| Andre Tillman | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Johnny McDaniel | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 32 | 0 |
| Danny Buggs | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Jean Fugett | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 15 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Benny Malone | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ricky Thompson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Rusty Chambers | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Gerald Small | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Charlie Babb | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Tim Foley | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Jake Scott | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| George Roberts | 7 | 292 | 41.7 | 55 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 7 | 239 | 34.1 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jimmy Cefalo | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Tony Green | 3 | 1 | 57 | 19.0 | 34 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Duriel Harris | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Ike Forte | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Tony Green | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 36 | 0 | |
| Donnie Harris | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Kim Bokamper | 1.0 |
| Vern Den Herder | 1.0 |
| Washington Redskins | |
| Coy Bacon | 1.5 |
| Perry Brooks | 1.0 |
| Jake Scott | 0.5 |
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