| New York Jets at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: December 20, 1980 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 41854 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 75 F Humidty: 50% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 21 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Scott Dierking 1 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Duriel Harris 16 pass from David Woodley (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Scott Dierking 1 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | Darrol Ray 71 interception return (Pat Leahy kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | David Woodley 1 run (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 21 | 17 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Pat Leahy 35 FG | 24 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Lam Jones |
| 85 | WR | Wesley Walker |
| 72 | LOT | Chris Ward |
| 64 | LOG | Guy Bingham |
| 70 | C | Stan Waldemore |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 79 | ROT | Marvin Powell |
| 83 | TE | Jerome Barkum |
| 14 | QB | Richard Todd |
| 25 | RB | Scott Dierking |
| 44 | FB | Tom Newton |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Mark Gastineau |
| 74 | LDT | Abdul Salaam |
| 93 | RDT | Marty Lyons |
| 73 | RDE | Joe Klecko |
| 56 | LLB | Lance Mehl |
| 54 | MLB | Stan Blinka |
| 55 | RLB | Ron Crosby |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Jackson |
| 37 | SS | Tim Moresco |
| 28 | FS | Darrol Ray |
| 26 | RCB | Donald Dykes |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Jimmy Cefalo |
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 79 | LOT | Jon Giesler |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 63 | C | Mark Dennard |
| 64 | ROG | Ed Newman |
| 68 | ROT | Eric Laakso |
| 86 | TE | Ronnie Lee |
| 16 | QB | David Woodley |
| 22 | HB | Tony Nathan |
| 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 |
| 45 | LCB | Ed Taylor |
| 47 | SS | Glenn Blackwood |
| 46 | FS | Don Bessillieu |
| 46 | RCB | Gerald Small |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Scott Dierking | 19 | 75 | 3.9 | 15 | 2 |
| Richard Todd | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Tom Newton | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Kevin Long | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bruce Harper | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Tony Nathan | 18 | 97 | 5.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Howell | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 |
| David Woodley | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 9 | 1 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Richard Todd | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 3 | 172 | 9.1 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 52.9 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| David Woodley | 41 | 20 | 48.8 | 2 | 223 | 5.4 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 53.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Wesley Walker | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 47 | 0 |
| Bobby Jones | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Bruce Harper | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mickey Shuler | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Derrick Gaffney | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Scott Dierking | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Lam Jones | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Duriel Harris | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 21 | 1 |
| Tony Nathan | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Ronnie Lee | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Joe Rose | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Darrol Ray | 1 | 71 | 71.0 | 71t | 1 |
| Donald Dykes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Ed Taylor | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Glenn Blackwood | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Small | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Chuck Ramsey | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 37 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| George Roberts | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 39 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Nick Giaquinto | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bruce Harper | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 31 | 0 | |
| Bobby Jones | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Don Bessillieu | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 33 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Joe Klecko | 2.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Don Bessillieu | 1.0 |
| Earnie Rhone | 1.0 |
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