| New York Jets at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: September 26, 1976 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 49754 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 85 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 25 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 26 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jim Mandich 3 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 42 FG | 0 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Don Buckey |
| 89 | WR | Lou Piccone |
| 61 | LOT | John Roman |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 67 | C | Darrell Austin |
| 78 | ROG | Garry Puetz |
| 75 | ROT | Winston Hill |
| 88 | TE | Rich Caster |
| 12 | QB | Joe Namath |
| 25 | RB | Steve Davis |
| 36 | RB | Bob Gresham |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Lawrence Pillers |
| 74 | LDT | Abdul Salaam |
| 85 | RDT | Ed Galigher |
| 81 | RDE | Richard Neal |
| 51 | LLB | Greg Buttle |
| 53 | MLB | Carl Russ |
| 59 | RLB | Bob Martin |
| 23 | LCB | Shafer Suggs |
| 27 | LS | Phil Wise |
| 22 | RS | Burgess Owens |
| 38 | RCB | Ed Taylor |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 81 | WR | Howard Twilley |
| 79 | LOT | Wayne Moore |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 71 | ROT | Darryl Carlton |
| 87 | TE | Andre Tillman |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 32 | RB | Benny Malone |
| 36 | RB | Don Nottingham |
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 74 | LDT | Randy Crowder |
| 72 | RDT | Bob Heinz |
| 70 | RDE | John Andrews |
| 50 | LLB | Larry Gordon |
| 56 | MLB | Steve Towle |
| 53 | RLB | Bob Matheson |
| 41 | LCB | Jeris White |
| 49 | LS | Charlie Babb |
| 44 | RS | Barry Hill |
| 48 | RCB | Ken Ellis |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Steve Davis | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Ed Marinaro | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Lou Piccone | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Louie Giammona | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Gresham | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Benny Malone | 16 | 60 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Norm Bulaich | 12 | 55 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Stan Winfrey | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Don Nottingham | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 1 | 171 | 6.6 | 0 | 64.7 | |||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 0 | 127 | 5.3 | 1 | 79.7 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Ed Marinaro | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | |
| Rich Caster | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| Don Buckey | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| Lou Piccone | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Davis | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| David Knight | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Louie Giammona | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Nat Moore | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 0 | |
| Jim Mandich | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 1 | |
| Duriel Harris | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Andre Tillman | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Norm Bulaich | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Charlie Babb | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Duane Carrell | 6 | 262 | 43.7 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 4 | 139 | 34.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Louie Giammona | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Duriel Harris | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Louie Giammona | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 0 | ||
| Jazz Jackson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Clark Gaines | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Gary Davis | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Miami Dolphins | |
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