| Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: October 21, 1979 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 61096 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 77 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 53 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Bruce Hardy 13 pass from Bob Griese (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 40 FG | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Horace Ivory 1 run (John Smith kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Sam Cunningham 1 run (John Smith kick) | 13 | 14 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Ray Jarvis 15 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 13 | 21 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Mike Hawkins 35 interception return (John Smith kick) | 13 | 28 |
| 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 |
| 71 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 84 | TE | Bruce Hardy |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 24 | HB | Delvin Williams |
| 39 | FB | Larry Csonka |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 62 | LOT | Dwight Wheeler |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 23 | HB | Horace Ivory |
| 39 | FB | Sam Cunningham |
| Offense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | LDT | Ray Hamilton |
| 64 | RDT | Richard Bishop |
| 78 | RDE | Tony McGee |
| 57 | LOLB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | MLB | Sam Hunt |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 27 | SS | Doug Beaudoin |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Delvin Williams | 13 | 99 | 7.6 | 39 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 13 | 32 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Don Strock | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Horace Ivory | 16 | 44 | 2.8 | 1 | |
| Steve Grogan | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 13 | 33 | 2.5 | 19 | 1 |
| Harold Jackson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 2 | 57 | 3.2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 40.5 |
| Don Strock | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 1 | 8 | 1.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Guy Benjamin | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.3 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 24 | 16 | 66.7 | 0 | 187 | 7.8 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 104.0 |
| Eddie Hare | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Bruce Hardy | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 1 | |
| Gary Davis | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Delvin Williams | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Norm Bulaich | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Sam Cunningham | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Russ Francis | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | |
| Don Hasselbeck | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Harold Jackson | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Ray Jarvis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Horace Ivory | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Hawkins | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 35t | 1 |
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| George Roberts | 5 | 164 | 32.8 | 44 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Eddie Hare | 5 | 154 | 30.8 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Mike Haynes | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Tony Nathan | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Gary Davis | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Allan Clark | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Rick Sanford | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Doug Betters | 1.0 |
| Bob Baumhower | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Steve Nelson | 1.0 |
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