| New Orleans Saints at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: September 28, 1980 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 40946 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 88 F Humidty: 66% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Benny Ricardo 34 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Benny Ricardo 36 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Benny Ricardo 39 FG | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Ike Harris 25 pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick) | 16 | 0 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Steve Howell 1 run (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 16 | 7 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Ronnie Lee 5 pass from Bob Griese (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 16 | 14 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Delvin Williams 6 run (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 16 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wes Chandler |
| 82 | WR | Ike Harris |
| 71 | LOT | J.T. Taylor |
| 79 | LOG | Emanuel Zanders |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 68 | ROG | Fred Sturt |
| 64 | ROT | Dave Lafary |
| 88 | TE | Brooks Williams |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 30 | HB | Wayne Wilson |
| 45 | FB | Jack Holmes |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Elois Grooms |
| 72 | LDT | Mike Fultz |
| 74 | RDT | Derland Moore |
| 53 | RDE | Tommy Hart |
| 50 | LLB | Ken Bordelon |
| 58 | MLB | Joe Federspiel |
| 56 | RLB | Reggie Mathis |
| 24 | LCB | Clarence Chapman |
| 27 | SS | Ray Brown |
| 37 | FS | Tommy Myers |
| 22 | RCB | Ricky Ray |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Duriel Harris |
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 67 | LOT | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 64 | LOG | Ed Newman |
| 63 | C | Mark Dennard |
| 60 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 68 | ROT | Eric Laakso |
| 84 | TE | Bruce Hardy |
| 16 | QB | David Woodley |
| 23 | HB | Delvin Williams |
| 36 | FB | Steve Howell |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 73 | NT | Bob Baumhower |
| 75 | RDE | Doug Betters |
| 58 | LOLB | Kim Bokamper |
| 57 | LILB | Rusty Chambers |
| 77 | RILB | A.J. Duhe |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry Gordon |
| 28 | LCB | Don McNeal |
| 25 | SS | Tim Foley |
| 46 | FS | Don Bessillieu |
| 46 | RCB | Gerald Small |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Wayne Wilson | 21 | 57 | 2.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Chuck Muncie | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Archie Manning | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Delvin Williams | 19 | 79 | 4.2 | 13 | 1 |
| Steve Howell | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 4 | 1 |
| David Woodley | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 35 | 20 | 57.1 | 2 | 201 | 5.7 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 59.3 |
| Jack Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 23 | 16 | 69.6 | 0 | 241 | 10.5 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 118.2 |
| David Woodley | 15 | 4 | 26.7 | 3 | 61 | 4.1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jack Holmes | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Wes Chandler | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Ike Harris | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 25t | 1 |
| Wayne Wilson | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Brooks Williams | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Tony Nathan | 7 | 118 | 16.9 | 35 | 0 |
| Duriel Harris | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 54 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Delvin Williams | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ronnie Lee | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Tommy Myers | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Reggie Mathis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Earnie Rhone | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ed Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Russell Erxleben | 7 | 241 | 34.4 | 40 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| George Roberts | 5 | 215 | 43.0 | 49 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Rich Mauti | 4 | 0 | 49 | 12.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Tony Nathan | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Don Bessillieu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Rich Mauti | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Rogers | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Don Bessillieu | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Nick Giaquinto | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Don Reese | 1.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| A.J. Duhe | 1.5 |
| Doug Betters | 0.5 |
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