| New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: December 18, 1978 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 72071 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 69 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Nat Moore 6 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Duriel Harris 17 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick blocked) | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Gary Davis 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 20 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | David Posey 35 FG | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 30 FG | 3 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 70 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 23 | HB | Horace Ivory |
| 39 | FB | Sam Cunningham |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 64 | RDE | Richard Bishop |
| 52 | LOLB | Steve King |
| 55 | LILB | Ray Costict |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 27 | SS | Doug Beaudoin |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Horace Ivory | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| James McAlister | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Gary Davis | 13 | 49 | 3.8 | 9 | 1 |
| Leroy Harris | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Norm Bulaich | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Delvin Williams | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Tom Owen | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 2 | 167 | 7.0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 45.0 |
| Steve Grogan | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 1 | 73 | 7.3 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 34.6 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 13 | 12 | 92.3 | 0 | 171 | 13.2 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Horace Ivory | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Sam Cunningham | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 19 | 0 |
| Russ Francis | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Harold Jackson | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Don Hasselbeck | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| James McAlister | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Duriel Harris | 3 | 95 | 31.7 | 40 | 1 |
| Nat Moore | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 37 | 1 |
| Norm Bulaich | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Leroy Harris | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Andre Tillman | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Gerald Small | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Norris Thomas | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Tim Foley | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | 38 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| George Roberts | 5 | 200 | 40.0 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Haynes | 2 | 10 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jimmy Cefalo | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Horace Ivory | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 3 | 0 | |
| Dick Conn | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| James McAlister | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Duriel Harris | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| A.J. Duhe | 2.0 |
| Carl Barisich | 1.0 |
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