| Houston Oilers at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: November 5, 1979 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 72073 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 77 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 32 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 46 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 48 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 39 FG | 9 | 3 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 51 FG | 9 | 6 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 88 | WR | Rich Caster |
| 74 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 70 | LOG | Conway Hayman |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 76 | ROT | Morris Towns |
| 86 | TE | Mike Barber |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 34 | RB | Earl Campbell |
| 45 | FB | Tim Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Andy Dorris |
| 78 | MG | Curley Culp |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 59 | LOLB | Ted Washington |
| 54 | LILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 50 | RILB | Daryl Hunt |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 33 | LCB | J.C. Wilson |
| 32 | SS | Vernon Perry |
| 37 | WS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 27 | RCB | Greg Stemrick |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Duriel Harris |
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 67 | LOT | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 64 | LOG | Ed Newman |
| 63 | C | Mark Dennard |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 71 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 84 | TE | Bruce Hardy |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 27 | HB | Gary Davis |
| 39 | FB | Larry Csonka |
| 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 |
| 20 | FS | Neal Colzie |
| 48 | RCB | Gerald Small |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 32 | 120 | 3.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Dan Pastorini | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Rich Caster | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Gary Davis | 16 | 51 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Larry Csonka | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Griese | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 0 | 25 | 2.5 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 64.6 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 2 | 158 | 6.1 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 40.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Tim Wilson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Ken Burrough | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Conrad Rucker | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Earl Campbell | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Gary Davis | 8 | 58 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Tony Nathan | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Nat Moore | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Gregg Bingham | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Vernon Perry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cliff Parsley | 7 | 255 | 36.4 | 46 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| George Roberts | 5 | 194 | 38.8 | 54 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Rich Ellender | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Tony Nathan | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Rich Ellender | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Carter Hartwig | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Tony Nathan | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Ken Kennard | 1.0 |
| Ted Washington | 1.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Kim Bokamper | 1.0 |
| Vern Den Herder | 1.0 |
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