| New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: December 8, 1980 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 63282 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 73 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 23 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | John Smith 33 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 27 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 24 FG | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Russ Francis 38 pass from Matt Cavanaugh (John Smith kick) | 13 | 6 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Nat Moore 8 pass from David Woodley (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 13 | 13 |
| 5 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 23 FG | 13 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 12 | QB | Matt Cavanaugh |
| 43 | RB | Vagas Ferguson |
| 44 | FB | Don Calhoun |
| Defense | ||
| 64 | LDE | Richard Bishop |
| 71 | NT | Ray Hamilton |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 59 | LOLB | Mike Hawkins |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 51 | RILB | Bob Golic |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 25 | SS | Rick Sanford |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 79 | LOT | Jon Giesler |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 63 | C | Mark Dennard |
| 64 | ROG | Ed Newman |
| 68 | ROT | Eric Laakso |
| 84 | TE | Bruce Hardy |
| 86 | TE | Ronnie Lee |
| 16 | QB | David Woodley |
| 22 | HB | Tony Nathan |
| 34 | FB | Woody Bennett |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 73 | NT | Bob Baumhower |
| 75 | RDE | Doug Betters |
| 58 | LOLB | Kim Bokamper |
| 54 | LILB | Ralph Ortega |
| 77 | RILB | A.J. Duhe |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry Gordon |
| 45 | LCB | Ed Taylor |
| 46 | SS | Don Bessillieu |
| 47 | FS | Glenn Blackwood |
| 46 | RCB | Gerald Small |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Vagas Ferguson | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 8 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Chuck Foreman | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Mosi Tatupu | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Woody Bennett | 15 | 77 | 5.1 | 19 | 0 |
| Delvin Williams | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 5 | 0 |
| David Woodley | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Matt Cavanaugh | 16 | 12 | 75.0 | 0 | 163 | 10.2 | 38t | 1 | 2 | 20 | 127.9 |
| Harold Jackson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116.7 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| David Woodley | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 0 | 192 | 8.0 | 54 | 1 | 101.4 | ||
| Delvin Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Don Westbrook | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Russ Francis | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 38t | 1 |
| Stanley Morgan | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Chuck Foreman | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Don Calhoun | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Harold Jackson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Duriel Harris | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Delvin Williams | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Elmer Bailey | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Ronnie Lee | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Joe Rose | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Woody Bennett | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Hubach | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| George Roberts | 4 | 192 | 48.0 | 66 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Roland James | 2 | 1 | -2 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Don Bessillieu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glenn Blackwood | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Horace Ivory | 4 | 115 | 28.8 | 39 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Don Bessillieu | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Julius Adams | 1.0 |
| Tony McGee | 1.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Doug Betters | 1.5 |
| Kim Bokamper | 0.5 |
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