| New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: November 29, 1979 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 69174 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 65 F Humidty: 81% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 3 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 39 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 31 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 1 run (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Harold Jackson 16 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 28 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Stanley Morgan 38 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 43 FG | 17 | 13 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Nat Moore 38 pass from Bob Griese (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 17 | 20 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Safety, Dwight Wheeler snapped ball out of end zone | 17 | 22 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 1 run (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 17 | 29 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 27 FG | 17 | 32 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 1 run (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 17 | 39 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Carlos Pennywell 13 pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 24 | 39 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 58 | LOT | Pete Brock |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 67 | C | Bill Lenkaitis |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 77 | ROT | Garry Puetz |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 14 | QB | Steve Grogan |
| 23 | HB | Horace Ivory |
| 44 | FB | Don Calhoun |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mel Lunsford |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 59 | LOLB | Mike Hawkins |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 50 | RILB | Sam Hunt |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 25 | SS | Rick Sanford |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Duriel Harris |
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 67 | LOT | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 64 | LOG | Ed Newman |
| 63 | C | Mark Dennard |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 71 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 84 | TE | Bruce Hardy |
| 10 | QB | Don Strock |
| 24 | HB | Delvin Williams |
| 39 | FB | Larry Csonka |
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Horace Ivory | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| Don Calhoun | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Steve Grogan | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Hare | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Csonka | 22 | 88 | 4.0 | 13 | 3 |
| Delvin Williams | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Steve Howell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Steve Grogan | 39 | 21 | 53.8 | 2 | 350 | 9.0 | 38t | 3 | 4 | 23 | 88.6 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Don Strock | 12 | 3 | 25.0 | 2 | 62 | 5.2 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9.0 |
| Bob Griese | 10 | 8 | 80.0 | 0 | 101 | 10.1 | 38t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 142.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Horace Ivory | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Stanley Morgan | 5 | 124 | 24.8 | 1 | |
| Harold Jackson | 5 | 105 | 21.0 | 1 | |
| Russ Francis | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | |
| Carlos Pennywell | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Don Calhoun | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jimmy Cefalo | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | |
| Nat Moore | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 1 | |
| Tony Nathan | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Delvin Williams | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Prentice McCray | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ray Clayborn | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Neal Colzie | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 56 | 0 |
| Gerald Small | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Eddie Hare | 3 | 106 | 35.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| George Roberts | 4 | 192 | 48.0 | 63 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Tony Nathan | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Allan Clark | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Rick Sanford | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Don Westbrook | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Tony Nathan | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 41 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Ray Hamilton | 1.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Doug Betters | 1.5 |
| Bob Baumhower | 0.5 |
| Carl Barisich | 0.5 |
| Kim Bokamper | 0.5 |
| Vern Den Herder | 0.5 |
| Steve Towle | 0.5 |
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