| Miami Dolphins at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 20, 1978 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 50290 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Nat Moore 10 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 1 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Mike Barber 15 pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Delvin Williams 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 6 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Leroy Harris 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Safety, Dan Pastorini tackled in end zone by A.J. Duhe | 23 | 21 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 12 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 23 | 28 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 81 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 23 | 35 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jimmy Cefalo 11 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 30 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Duriel Harris |
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 67 | LOT | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 64 | LOG | Ed Newman |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 79 | ROT | Wayne Moore |
| 87 | TE | Andre Tillman |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 24 | RB | Delvin Williams |
| 38 | FB | Leroy Harris |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| 21 | FS | Rick Volk |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 82 | WR | Mike Renfro |
| 73 | LOT | Greg Sampson |
| 64 | LOG | George Reihner |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 70 | ROT | Conway Hayman |
| 86 | TE | Mike Barber |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 34 | RB | Earl Campbell |
| 45 | RB | Tim Wilson |
| Offense | ||
| 77 | LDE | James Young |
| 78 | MG | Curley Culp |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 52 | LOLB | Robert Brazile |
| 54 | LILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 57 | RILB | Steve Kiner |
| 59 | ROLB | Ted Washington |
| 19 | LCB | Willie Alexander |
| 20 | SS | Bill Currier |
| 37 | WS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 27 | RCB | Greg Stemrick |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Delvin Williams | 18 | 73 | 4.1 | 19 | 1 |
| Leroy Harris | 12 | 51 | 4.3 | 17 | 1 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 28 | 199 | 7.1 | 81t | 4 |
| Tim Wilson | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Barber | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Renfro | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 33 | 23 | 69.7 | 1 | 349 | 10.6 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 111.8 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 15 | 10 | 66.7 | 1 | 156 | 10.4 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 95.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Leroy Harris | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Duriel Harris | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 31 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 47 | 1 |
| Andre Tillman | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Norm Bulaich | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Delvin Williams | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bo Rather | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11t | 1 |
| Gary Davis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Mike Barber | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 29 | 1 |
| Ken Burrough | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Rich Caster | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Mike Renfro | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Rick Volk | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Steve Kiner | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| George Roberts | 5 | 232 | 46.4 | 54 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cliff Parsley | 4 | 171 | 42.8 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jimmy Cefalo | 3 | 0 | 33 | 11.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Charlie Babb | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Guido Merkens | 3 | 0 | 26 | 8.7 | 16 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Duriel Harris | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 34 | 0 | |
| Gary Davis | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Larry Poole | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Tim Wilson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Rusty Chambers | 1.0 |
| A.J. Duhe | 1.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |
| James Young | 1.0 |
| Ken Kennard | 1.0 |
| Elvin Bethea | 1.0 |
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