Week 1, 1981

played in New York, NJ

62 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Miami Dolphins211033-37
New York Jets0007-7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:37 MIA - Nat Moore 31 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
1Q: 04:44 MIA - George Rogers 7 run (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
1Q: 02:04 MIA - Jake Scott 4 fumble return (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
2Q: 02:00 MIA - Ike Harris 19 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 57 field goal
3Q: 01:54 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 27 field goal
4Q: 14:54 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 23 field goal
4Q: 10:20 NYJ - Wes Chandler 14 pass from Neil Lomax (Frank Corral extra point)

Team StatisticsMIANYJ
Record1-00-1
First Downs1716
- by Rushing43
- by Passing1311
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards306257
- Offensive Plays5961
- Yards per Play5.194.21
Net Rushing Yards8589
- Rushing Attempts3523
- Yards per Rush2.433.87
Net Passing Yards221168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt23 - 20 - 135 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards227187
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/63/19
- Yards per Pass Play9.214.42
Fumbles/Lost1/03/2
3rd Down Conversions7/146/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.910.6
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards4/3511/94
Punt Returns/Yards3/372/21
Kick Returns/Yards2/475/134
Interception Ret./Yards1/341/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits41
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/21/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 37OWN 26
Time of Possession33:1226:48

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:02OWN 393-3Interception
111:042:40OPP 40540Touchdown
16:362:00OPP 29429Touchdown
213:184:23OWN 2833Punt
26:124:23OWN 201080Touchdown
21:071:07OWN 35525Field Goal
313:352:00OWN 4138Punt
38:386:49OWN 161274Field Goal
31:081:21OPP 1034Field Goal
410:092:27OWN 2235Punt
44:092:16OWN 1731Punt
New York Jets
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:581:54OWN 17512Interception
18:241:48OWN 3238Punt
14:362:41OWN 164-12Fumble
11:553:37OWN 37713Punt
28:552:43OWN 7950Punt
21:490:42OWN 4130Punt
315:001:25OWN 203-5Punt
311:352:57OWN 16522Punt
31:490:41OWN 311-1Fumble
414:474:38OWN 321168Touchdown
47:423:33OWN 19727Punt
41:531:53OPP 49436Game

Game MVP: Bob Griese, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

MiamiAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
George Rogers21622.951611
Monroe Eley12221.83600
Mike Vardell100.00000
Mike Hogan111.00100
New YorkAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Ottis Anderson10373.701210
Eddie Payton6183.00600
Adger Armstrong6325.331410
Mike Cobb122.00200

Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bob Griese23202271/62311118.6
New YorkAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Neil Lomax30151503/19124161.8
Scott Bull53370/0018082.9

Receiving Statistics

MiamiCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Rich Martini687913.1746240
WR Nat Moore556412.803311
WR Ike Harris223216.0023191
TE Dana McKenzie222110.509190
RB George Rogers22147.00770
FB Mike Hogan1111.00110
WR Sammy White111010.001100
WR Jeff Groth1266.00060
New YorkCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Kevin House597014.0015240
WR Cris Collinsworth45328.006190
RB Ottis Anderson34196.334120
WR Wes Chandler282311.500141
TE Walter White1144.00040
TE Robin Earl121515.000150
WR Rich Mauti111717.001170
RB Eddie Payton1177.00070
TE Mike Cobb0100.00000
WR Don Bass0300.00000

Interception Statistics

MiamiIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Lester Hayes13434.000
New YorkIntsYardsAvgTD
CB LeRoy Irvin100.000

Fumble Statistics

MiamiFumbRecovForceTD
George Rogers1000
Jake Scott0101
Craig Wolfley0100
Brad White0100
Mike Varty0010
Mike Vardell0010
Keith Moody0010
New YorkFumbRecovForceTD
Rich Mauti1000
Ottis Anderson1000
Cris Collinsworth1000
Adger Armstrong0100
Ron Carpenter0010

Punting Statistics

MiamiPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Eddie Hare418746.841.5582
New YorkPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Johnny Evans727939.931.7494

Kicking Statistics

MiamiFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Freddie Steinfort3/31/11/1574/4
New YorkFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Frank Corral0/00/00/001/1

Punt Return Statistics

MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
Keith Moody22613.00
Nat Moore11111.00
New YorkRetYardsAvgTD
Rich Mauti22110.50

Kick Return Statistics

MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
Chris Farasopoulos13232.00
Keith Moody11515.00
New YorkRetYardsAvgTD
Raymond Clayborn38327.70
Rich Mauti12929.00
Eddie Payton12222.00

Defensive Statistics

MiamiTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Neal Colzie820.01321
CB Ronald Cinkovsky401.01325
S Jake Scott430.01927
CB Keith Moody410.01020
DE Keith Gary311.01925
ILB Brian Kelley300.51831
OLB Mike Varty320.02136
S Chris Farasopoulos210.01828
CB Lester Hayes210.01925
CB Roynell Young210.01215
OLB Fred McNeil200.01118
DT Donnell Erofeev200.01019
ILB Dave Simmons200.01121
WR Rich Martini10---------
DE Thomas Brown100.01619
DT Brad White010.5719
CB Bobby Jackson010.01732
DT Tom Tuinei010.01319
DE Mike Clark010.0413
New YorkTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Donnie Shell630.02621
DT Rush Brown410.52011
ILB Dewey Selmon410.02614
ILB Jim Haslett410.02517
CB Lucious Smith410.01519
DE Ron Carpenter400.01710
OLB Ray Preston320.0145
DT Perry Brooks310.02116
OLB Jeff Barnes300.0107
CB Raymond Clayborn300.02920
DE Fred Smerlas300.02319
OLB Mike Hawkins220.092
ILB Jim LeClair200.0910
S Vince Castillo200.0169
CB LeRoy Irvin200.02813
DE Ron Rydalich130.52014
S Tony Peters110.0116
DE Randy White110.02217
DE Bob Barber110.0157
TE Walter White10---------
WR Wes Chandler10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

MiamiSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Keith Gary1.010025
CB Ronald Cinkovsky1.000025
ILB Brian Kelley0.502131
DT Brad White0.501019
DT Donnell Erofeev0.002019
DT Tom Tuinei0.001019
New YorkSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Ron Rydalich0.500014
DT Rush Brown0.500011
DE Randy White0.001017

Pass Defense Statistics

MiamiCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Mike Varty31036
S Jake Scott30027
CB Ronald Cinkovsky30025
CB Keith Moody30020
CB Lester Hayes21125
ILB Brian Kelley11031
CB Roynell Young11015
S Chris Farasopoulos10028
ILB Dave Simmons10021
New YorkCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Lucious Smith40019
ILB Jim Haslett31017
CB LeRoy Irvin20113
S Vince Castillo2009
OLB Ray Preston2005
ILB Dewey Selmon20014
CB Bobby Brooks10011
ILB Jim LeClair10010
S Tony Peters1006
CB Raymond Clayborn10020
DE Fred Smerlas10019

Blocking Statistics

MiamiKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Bob Kuechenberg410025019
Robert Woods15033018
Greg Sampson12028121
Dennis Harrah06034023
Mike Vardell0401206
Sylvester Croom0201708
Billy Bryan0201106
Craig Wolfley02025018
Wilbert Martin0101205
Dana McKenzie01025017
New YorkKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Dan Neal26020033
Todd Watkins25022029
Kurt Schumacher14020034
Charley Hannah13017030
Rod Walters1109010
Steve August02021229
Walter White01017014
Adger Armstrong01019016
Randy Young0001111

Special Teams Tackles

MiamiTacklesSTPlays
Keith Moody319
Neal Colzie120
Jeff Groth115
Mike Vardell114
Sammy White112
New YorkTacklesSTPlays
Lucious Smith224
Adger Armstrong117
Mike Cobb116
Tony Peters111

Participation

MiamiRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Brian Kelley------18311665
Dennis Harrah3423------764
Bob Griese3524---------59
Mike Varty------2136158
Bobby Jackson------1732857
Dana McKenzie2517------1456
Neal Colzie------13212054
Monroe Eley1514------2352
Robert Woods3318---------51
Greg Sampson2821---------49
Keith Moody------10201949
Chris Farasopoulos------1828248
Jeff Groth2112------1548
Roynell Young------12152148
Bob Kuechenberg2519------347
Jake Scott------1927---46
Keith Gary------1925246
Lester Hayes------1925---44
Craig Wolfley2518---------43
Dave Simmons------1121840
Ronald Cinkovsky------1325139
Nat Moore2016------137
Thomas Brown------1619237
Rich Martini1718------136
Brad White------719834
Mike Vardell126------1432
Tom Tuinei------1319---32
Donnell Erofeev------1019231
George Rogers238---------31
Sylvester Croom178------530
Fred McNeil------1118---29
Ike Harris159------226
Wilbert Martin125------926
Mike Hogan1010------323
Sammy White53------1220
Billy Bryan116------320
Mike Clark------413---17
Wes Hamilton26------715
Freddie Steinfort00------1010
Claude Minor01------78
Ed Bradley------25---7
Eddie Hare00------44
Dan Manucci00------33
Alonzo Becker02---------2
Richie Minter------00---0
Vince Evans00---------0
New YorkRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Kurt Schumacher2034------660
Lucious Smith------15192458
Raymond Clayborn------2920756
Dan Neal2033------255
Neil Lomax2133---------54
Adger Armstrong1916------1752
Todd Watkins2229---------51
Steve August2129---------50
Donnie Shell------2621249
Wes Chandler1731---------48
Charley Hannah1730---------47
Jim Haslett------2517345
Dewey Selmon------2614444
Fred Smerlas------2319244
LeRoy Irvin------2813243
Walter White1714------1041
Bryan Hicks------2116441
Randy White------2217140
Ottis Anderson1624---------40
Cris Collinsworth2020---------40
Perry Brooks------2116239
Ron Rydalich------2014438
Robin Earl518------1538
Eddie Payton712------1938
Kevin House528------437
Jeff Barnes------1071633
Rush Brown------2011233
Mike Cobb313------1632
Bob Barber------157729
Ron Carpenter------1710128
Tony Peters------1161128
Ray Preston------145928
Don Bass611------1128
Vince Castillo------169126
Rod Walters910------726
Bobby Brooks------811322
Jim LeClair------910221
Randy Young111------719
Rich Mauti03------1215
Keith Eck35------715
Mike Hawkins------92314
Mitch Thornton29------112
Scott Bull25---------7
Johnny Evans00------77
Frank Corral00------22
Cliff Olander00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5122.4
Middle16493.1
Right14241.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6345.7
Middle8141.8
Right9414.6
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bob Griese23203001101
New YorkAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Neil Lomax30151224511
Scott Bull530100100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44399.8
Short (0-8 Yds)1110968.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)656110.2
Long (19+ Yds)213115.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)118494.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)1791146.7
Long (19+ Yds)71243.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Rich Martini86079218
WR Nat Moore55064116
WR Ike Harris2203209
TE Dana McKenzie22021017
WR Jeff Groth2106012
RB George Rogers2201408
FB Mike Hogan1101010
WR Sammy White1101003
New YorkTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Kevin House95270128
WR Wes Chandler82023031
WR Cris Collinsworth54032020
RB Ottis Anderson43019024
WR Don Bass3000011
TE Robin Earl21015018
TE Walter White1104014
TE Mike Cobb1000013
WR Rich Mauti1101703
RB Eddie Payton1107012

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MiamiAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
George Rogers3113.672.95
Monroe Eley2-1-0.501.83
Mike Hogan111.001.00
New YorkAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bob Griese42215.259.87
New YorkAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Neil Lomax21147.005.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Ike Harris111919.0016.00
TE Dana McKenzie1122.0010.50
WR Rich Martini1000.009.88
WR Jeff Groth1000.003.00
New YorkTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Robin Earl1000.007.50
WR Wes Chandler111414.002.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MiamiRushesConversions
George Rogers31
Monroe Eley21
New YorkRushesConversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompConversions
Bob Griese965
New YorkAttCompConversions
Neil Lomax1175
Scott Bull211

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargCatchConversions
WR Rich Martini421
WR Ike Harris222
WR Jeff Groth211
WR Nat Moore111
New YorkTargCatchConversions
WR Kevin House422
WR Don Bass300
RB Ottis Anderson332
WR Rich Mauti111
RB Eddie Payton110
WR Wes Chandler111

SectionAttendance
Stadium40,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck11,300 (21,400)
End Zone9,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats8,100 (13,600)
Club Seats4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,000 (3,300)