| New York Jets at Miami Dolphins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 15, 1979 Location: Miami, FL Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 49915 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 81 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Tony Nathan 20 pass from Don Strock (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 3 run (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Woody Bennett 1 run (Dave Jacobs kick failed) | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Bruce Harper 72 pass from Richard Todd (Dave Jacobs kick) | 13 | 14 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Scott Dierking 1 run (Dave Jacobs kick) | 20 | 14 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 25 FG | 20 | 17 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Mickey Shuler 4 pass from Richard Todd (Dave Jacobs kick) | 27 | 17 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Bob Torrey 1 run (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 27 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Derrick Gaffney |
| 89 | WR | Bobby Jones |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Ward |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 65 | C | Joe Fields |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 79 | ROT | Marvin Powell |
| 83 | TE | Jerome Barkum |
| 14 | QB | Richard Todd |
| 25 | RB | Scott Dierking |
| 21 | FB | Clark Gaines |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Lawrence Pillers |
| 74 | LDT | Abdul Salaam |
| 73 | RDT | Joe Klecko |
| 93 | RDE | Marty Lyons |
| 51 | LLB | Greg Buttle |
| 54 | MLB | Stan Blinka |
| 53 | RLB | Mike McKibben |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Jackson |
| 23 | SS | Shafer Suggs |
| 22 | FS | Burgess Owens |
| 29 | RCB | Johnny Lynn |
| 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 |
| 86 | TE | Ronnie Lee |
| 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 |
| 37 | SS | Mike Kozlowski |
| 20 | FS | Neal Colzie |
| 48 | RCB | Gerald Small |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYJ | 26:09 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8/14 | / | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| MIA | 33:52 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 7/14 | / | 3 | 20 | 2 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Clark Gaines | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Scott Dierking | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 8 | 1 |
| Bruce Harper | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Woody Bennett | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Tom Newton | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Richard Todd | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 96 | 2.8 | 2 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Bob Torrey | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 9 | 1 |
| Larry Csonka | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Gary Davis | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Delvin Williams | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Don Strock | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 62 | 2.5 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Richard Todd | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 3 | 226 | 10.3 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 81.1 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 3 | 226 | 10.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 81.1 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Don Strock | 41 | 26 | 63.4 | 2 | 322 | 7.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75.5 | |
| Team Totals | 41 | 26 | 63.4 | 2 | 322 | 7.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Jerome Barkum | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | |
| Mickey Shuler | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 1 | |
| Bruce Harper | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 1 | |
| Bobby Jones | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Scott Dierking | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Derrick Gaffney | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Clark Gaines | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 226 | 18.8 | 2 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Tony Nathan | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 1 | |
| Nat Moore | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 0 | |
| Duriel Harris | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Gary Davis | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Delvin Williams | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Bob Torrey | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 322 | 12.4 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Burgess Owens | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike McKibben | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Rusty Chambers | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kim Bokamper | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Towle | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||
| Chuck Ramsey | 2 | 92 | 46.0 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 92 | 46.0 | ||||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||
| George Roberts | 2 | 93 | 46.5 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 93 | 46.5 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Tony Nathan | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 5 | 124 | 24.8 | 52 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Tony Nathan | 5 | 119 | 23.8 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |