| Miami Dolphins at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 17, 1996 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 47358 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Derek Russell 18 pass from Chris Chandler (Al Del Greco kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Frank Wycheck 15 pass from Chris Chandler (Al Del Greco kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Irving Spikes 10 pass from Dan Marino (Joe Nedney kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Joe Nedney 34 FG | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Joe Nedney 44 FG | 13 | 14 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Al Del Greco 30 FG | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Zach Thomas 26 interception return (Joe Nedney kick) | 20 | 17 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Al Del Greco 33 FG | 20 | 20 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Joe Nedney 29 FG | 23 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Fred Barnett |
| 81 | WR | O.J. McDuffie |
| 78 | LOT | Richmond Webb |
| 69 | LOG | Keith Sims |
| 61 | C | Tim Ruddy |
| 62 | ROG | Chris Gray |
| 76 | ROT | James Brown |
| 84 | TE | Troy Drayton |
| 13 | QB | Dan Marino |
| 33 | RB | Karim Abdul-Jabbar |
| 36 | FB | Stanley Pritchett |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Shane Burton |
| 92 | LDT | Daryl Gardener |
| 95 | RDT | Tim Bowens |
| 96 | RDE | Danny Stubbs |
| 54 | MLB | Zach Thomas |
| 55 | RLB | Chris Singleton |
| 27 | LCB | Terrell Buckley |
| 25 | SS | Louis Oliver |
| 22 | FS | Shawn Wooden |
| 38 | RCB | Calvin Jackson |
| 37 | NB | J.B. Brown |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Willie Davis |
| 81 | WR | Chris Sanders |
| 72 | LOT | Brad Hopkins |
| 74 | LOG | Bruce Matthews |
| 53 | C | Mark Stepnoski |
| 77 | ROG | Kevin Donnalley |
| 75 | ROT | Irv Eatman |
| 12 | QB | Chris Chandler |
| 27 | RB | Eddie George |
| 33 | RB | Ronnie Harmon |
| 89 | HBK | Frank Wycheck |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Anthony Cook |
| 96 | LDT | Gary Walker |
| 92 | RDT | Henry Ford |
| 90 | RDE | James Roberson |
| 58 | LLB | Joe Bowden |
| 52 | MLB | Barron Wortham |
| 56 | RLB | Micheal Barrow |
| 28 | LCB | Cris Dishman |
| 23 | SS | Blaine Bishop |
| 31 | FS | Marcus Robertson |
| 29 | RCB | Darryll Lewis |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Karim Abdul-Jabbar | 18 | 59 | 3.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Larry Izzo | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Irving Spikes | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Dan Marino | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | -1 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Eddie George | 15 | 60 | 4.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Willie Davis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Chris Chandler | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Rodney Thomas | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Dan Marino | 28 | 21 | 75.0 | 0 | 237 | 8.5 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 111.8 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Chris Chandler | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 1 | 167 | 6.2 | 18t | 2 | 2 | 3 | 83.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| O.J. McDuffie | 8 | 86 | 10.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Fred Barnett | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 25 | 0 |
| Bernie Parmalee | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Troy Drayton | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 51 | 0 |
| Irving Spikes | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10t | 1 |
| Randal Hill | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Karim Abdul-Jabbar | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Frank Wycheck | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 15t | 1 |
| Eddie George | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Willie Davis | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Chris Sanders | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Derek Russell | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Zach Thomas | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26t | 1 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| John Kidd | 3 | 134 | 44.7 | 46 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Reggie Roby | 4 | 192 | 48.0 | 59 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| O.J. McDuffie | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||
| Joe Nedney | 4 | 278 | 69.5 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | ||||
| Al Del Greco | 5 | 315 | 63.0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Kirby Dar Dar | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Irving Spikes | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 34 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Danny Stubbs | 1.0 |
| Trace Armstrong | 0.5 |
| Steve Emtman | 0.5 |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Joe Bowden | 1.0 |
| James Roberson | 1.0 |
| Barron Wortham | 1.0 |
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