| Miami Dolphins at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: October 27, 1985 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 75291 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 10 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | James Jones 6 pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 50 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Joe Rose 19 pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Leonard Thompson 28 pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Nat Moore 5 pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Mark Nichols 30 pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Bob Brudzinski 7 opponents fumble recovery (Fuad Reveiz kick) | 21 | 24 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | James Jones 1 run (Eddie Murray kick) | 21 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Mark Clayton |
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 79 | LOT | Jon Giesler |
| 61 | LOG | Roy Foster |
| 57 | C | Dwight Stephenson |
| 60 | ROG | Jeff Toews |
| 74 | ROT | Cleveland Green |
| 84 | TE | Bruce Hardy |
| 13 | QB | Dan Marino |
| 22 | RB | Tony Nathan |
| 34 | FB | Woody Bennett |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Doug Betters |
| 71 | NT | Mike Charles |
| 99 | RDE | George Little |
| 59 | LOLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 50 | LILB | Jackie Shipp |
| 51 | RILB | Mark Brown |
| 55 | ROLB | Hugh Green |
| 44 | LCB | Paul Lankford |
| 47 | SS | Glenn Blackwood |
| 43 | FS | Bud Brown |
| 49 | RCB | William Judson |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Mark Nichols |
| 36 | WR | Leonard Thompson |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 51 | LOG | David Jones |
| 52 | C | Steve Mott |
| 64 | ROG | Larry Lee |
| 70 | ROT | Keith Dorney |
| 87 | TE | David Lewis |
| 84 | TE | Rob Rubick |
| 17 | QB | Eric Hipple |
| 30 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Eric Williams |
| 78 | NT | Doug English |
| 79 | RDE | William Gay |
| 59 | LOLB | Jimmy Williams |
| 50 | LILB | August Curley |
| 95 | RILB | Kurt Allerman |
| 92 | ROLB | Angelo King |
| 27 | LCB | Bobby Watkins |
| 21 | SS | Demetrious Johnson |
| 33 | FS | Bill Graham |
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Tony Nathan | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Woody Bennett | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Hampton | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ron Davenport | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| James Jones | 36 | 114 | 3.2 | 8 | 1 |
| Alvin Moore | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Eric Hipple | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Dan Marino | 44 | 23 | 52.3 | 2 | 247 | 5.6 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 65.2 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Eric Hipple | 19 | 14 | 73.7 | 0 | 239 | 12.6 | 48 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 155.2 |
| James Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Alvin Moore | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mark Clayton | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 6 | 69 | 11.5 | 21 | 1 |
| Tony Nathan | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Joe Rose | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 21 | 1 |
| Duriel Harris | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Leonard Thompson | 6 | 133 | 22.2 | 48 | 1 |
| Mark Nichols | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 30t | 1 |
| David Lewis | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 20 | 0 |
| James Jones | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Demetrious Johnson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Barnes | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Reggie Roby | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 54 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mike Black | 4 | 201 | 50.3 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Tommy Vigorito | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 11 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pete Mandley | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Lorenzo Hampton | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Joe Carter | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Alvin Hall | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Pete Mandley | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Bob Brudzinski | 1.0 |
| Mike Charles | 1.0 |
| Hugh Green | 1.0 |
| Robert Sowell | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| William Gay | 0.5 |
| Curtis Green | 0.5 |
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