| Miami Dolphins at New Orleans Saints |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 7, 1986 Location: New Orleans, LA Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 68239 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Lorenzo Hampton 4 run (Fuad Reveiz kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Rueben Mayes 20 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Dan Johnson 13 pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Bruce Hardy 4 pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 27 FG | 21 | 10 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Fuad Reveiz 43 FG | 24 | 10 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Tony Nathan 23 pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick) | 31 | 10 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Rueben Mayes 34 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 31 | 17 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 29 FG | 31 | 20 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | John Tice 3 pass from Dave Wilson (Morten Andersen kick) | 31 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Mark Clayton |
| 85 | WR | Mark Duper |
| 65 | LOT | Jeff Dellenbach |
| 61 | LOG | Roy Foster |
| 57 | C | Dwight Stephenson |
| 72 | ROG | Ronnie Lee |
| 68 | ROT | Greg Koch |
| 84 | TE | Bruce Hardy |
| 13 | QB | Dan Marino |
| 27 | RB | Lorenzo Hampton |
| 34 | FB | Woody Bennett |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | T.J. Turner |
| 71 | NT | Mike Charles |
| 99 | RDE | George Little |
| 59 | LOLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 50 | LILB | Jackie Shipp |
| 56 | RILB | John Offerdahl |
| 53 | ROLB | Dave Frye |
| 19 | LCB | Reyna Thompson |
| 47 | SS | Glenn Blackwood |
| 43 | FS | Bud Brown |
| 49 | RCB | William Judson |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Mike Jones |
| 84 | WR | Eric Martin |
| 70 | LOT | Bill Contz |
| 61 | LOG | Joel Hilgenberg |
| 60 | C | Steve Korte |
| 66 | ROG | Chuck Commiskey |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 82 | TE | John Tice |
| 18 | QB | Dave Wilson |
| 36 | HB | Rueben Mayes |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Bruce Clark |
| 99 | NT | Tony Elliott |
| 94 | RDE | Jim Wilks |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 51 | LILB | Sam Mills |
| 54 | RILB | Alvin Toles |
| 92 | ROLB | James Haynes |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 27 | SS | Antonio Gibson |
| 59 | FS | Frank Wattelet |
| 25 | RCB | Johnnie Poe |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 30:07 | 25 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 4/10 | 0/1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| NO | 29:53 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 4/12 | 1/2 | 5 | 44 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Lorenzo Hampton | 17 | 88 | 5.2 | 14 | 1 |
| Woody Bennett | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ron Davenport | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dan Marino | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 111 | 4.4 | 1 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Rueben Mayes | 28 | 203 | 7.3 | 34t | 2 |
| Buford Jordan | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Jack Del Rio | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Dalton Hilliard | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 257 | 7.1 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Dan Marino | 41 | 27 | 65.9 | 0 | 241 | 5.9 | 23t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105.8 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 27 | 65.9 | 0 | 241 | 5.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105.8 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Dave Wilson | 34 | 19 | 55.9 | 1 | 276 | 8.1 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 80.0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 19 | 55.9 | 1 | 276 | 8.1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 80.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Lorenzo Hampton | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 23t | 1 |
| Mark Clayton | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 12 | 1 |
| Nat Moore | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mark Duper | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dan Johnson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 241 | 8.9 | 3 | |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Mike Jones | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 45 | 0 |
| John Tice | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 24 | 1 |
| Herbert Harris | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Rueben Mayes | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Eric Martin | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Buford Jordan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 276 | 14.5 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Don McNeal | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||
| Reggie Roby | 4 | 200 | 50.0 | 55 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 200 | 50.0 | 0 | |||
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||
| Brian Hansen | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Craig Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Dana McLemore | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Craig Ellis | 3 | 0 | 79 | 26.3 | 41 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 79 | 26.3 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Herbert Harris | 2 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 1 | 0 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Rueben Mayes | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 108 | 27.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| George Little | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |