| Washington Redskins at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: October 18, 1981 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 47367 |
| Weather: More Than Half Cloudy Temp: 82 F Humidty: 57% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 20 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 37 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Andra Franklin 1 run (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | John Riggins 2 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 25 FG | 10 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Art Monk |
| 73 | LOT | Mark May |
| 68 | LOG | Russ Grimm |
| 53 | C | Jeff Bostic |
| 64 | ROG | Ron Saul |
| 66 | ROT | Joe Jacoby |
| 82 | TE | Rich Caster |
| 88 | TE | Rick Walker |
| 85 | TE | Don Warren |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 25 | HB | Joe Washington |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Karl Lorch |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 69 | RDT | Perry Brooks |
| 72 | RDE | Dexter Manley |
| 59 | LLB | Brad Dusek |
| 52 | MLB | Neal Olkewicz |
| 57 | RLB | Rich Milot |
| 24 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 23 | SS | Tony Peters |
| 29 | FS | Mark Murphy |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Duriel Harris |
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 79 | LOT | Jon Giesler |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 63 | C | Mark Dennard |
| 54 | ROG | Ed Newman |
| 68 | ROT | Eric Laakso |
| 86 | TE | Ronnie Lee |
| 16 | QB | David Woodley |
| 22 | HB | Tony Nathan |
| 36 | FB | Steve Howell |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Doug Betters |
| 73 | NT | Bob Baumhower |
| 83 | RDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 59 | LOLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 55 | LILB | Earnie Rhone |
| 77 | RILB | A.J. Duhe |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry Gordon |
| 41 | LCB | Fulton Walker |
| 47 | SS | Glenn Blackwood |
| 42 | FS | Lyle Blackwood |
| 48 | RCB | Gerald Small |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 20 | 77 | 3.9 | 10 | 1 |
| Joe Washington | 13 | 66 | 5.1 | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Tony Nathan | 13 | 98 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Andra Franklin | 16 | 45 | 2.8 | 8 | 1 |
| David Woodley | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Howell | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 23 | 17 | 73.9 | 1 | 149 | 6.5 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 72.6 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| David Woodley | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 0 | 296 | 10.6 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Art Monk | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Joe Washington | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rich Caster | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Don Warren | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Ricky Thompson | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Terry Metcalf | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Tony Nathan | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 2 | 93 | 46.5 | 54 | 0 |
| Joe Rose | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 50 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Duriel Harris | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Steve Howell | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ronnie Lee | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Fulton Walker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Connell | 5 | 211 | 42.2 | 49 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Tom Orosz | 4 | 126 | 31.5 | 40 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Mike Nelms | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Tommy Vigorito | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Mike Nelms | 4 | 103 | 25.8 | 30 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Don Bessillieu | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 30 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Bob Baumhower | 1.0 |
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