Week 12, 1988

played in St. Louis, MO

45 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Miami Dolphins101770-34
St. Louis Cardinals710010-27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:49 STL - Mark Boyer 12 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 05:15 MIA - Mark Bavaro 9 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
1Q: 02:06 MIA - Benny Ricardo 46 field goal
2Q: 13:36 STL - Dale Dawson 52 field goal
2Q: 08:10 MIA - Tim McGee 10 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 03:36 MIA - Benny Ricardo 32 field goal
2Q: 02:54 STL - Mark Boyer 66 fumble return (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:40 MIA - Marcus Allen 4 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 03:42 MIA - Marcus Allen 6 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 12:42 STL - Dale Dawson 19 field goal
4Q: 02:48 STL - Roy Green 15 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)

Team StatisticsMIASTL
Record5-67-4
First Downs2021
- by Rushing84
- by Passing1215
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards367371
- Offensive Plays6563
- Yards per Play5.655.89
Net Rushing Yards12896
- Rushing Attempts3319
- Yards per Rush3.885.05
Net Passing Yards239275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt32 - 25 - 043 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards239281
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/01/6
- Yards per Pass Play7.476.25
Fumbles/Lost3/14/1
3rd Down Conversions7/145/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.17.8
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards8/476/50
Punt Returns/Yards1/32/12
Kick Returns/Yards6/964/72
Interception Ret./Yards2/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits53
- Red Zone TDs/FGs4/12/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 33OWN 28
Time of Possession31:5528:05

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:01OWN 1737Punt
17:422:35OWN 43457Touchdown
14:082:10OPP 3839Field Goal
213:291:21OWN 243-8Punt
211:543:52OPP 49849Touchdown
25:412:10OPP 39424Field Goal
22:342:04OWN 34866Touchdown
313:080:54OWN 233-1Punt
311:157:43OWN 141386Touchdown
412:353:11OWN 20520Fumble
47:122:27OWN 2037Punt
42:422:29OWN 28831Punt
St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:595:17OWN 29971Touchdown
15:070:59OWN 20218Fumble
11:583:29OWN 27838Field Goal
212:080:14OWN 4220Interception
28:022:21OWN 32435Missed FG
23:310:57OWN 20280Touchdown
20:300:30OWN 2520Interception
315:001:52OWN 20619Punt
312:140:59OWN 2431Punt
33:325:57OWN 211177Field Goal
49:242:12OPP 403-2Punt
44:452:03OWN 30970Touchdown
40:130:13OWN 20215Game

Game MVP: Tony Clements, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

MiamiAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Marcus Allen26903.461622
George Rogers4205.00800
Bill Ring2147.00800
Tony Clements144.00400
St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Frank Pollard10656.502310
DJ Dozier7202.86900
Steve Bono2115.50700

Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tony Clements32252390/02410118.6
St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Bono43242811/6236271.9

Receiving Statistics

MiamiCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Tim McGee88718.886191
TE Mark Bavaro56428.400151
WR Ricky Nattiel476716.7544410
WR Mike Jones35258.330100
RB Marcus Allen2284.00050
RB Bill Ring1144.00340
RB George Rogers1188.00080
WR Mike Sherrard111414.002140
FB Andra Franklin0100.00000
St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Roy Green7139513.5711181
WR Curtis Duncan686410.6718210
TE Mark Boyer45338.250121
WR Solomon Miller48266.502100
RB Frank Pollard112121.0013210
FB Tony Paige113636.0028360
WR J.J. Birden1466.00060
RB DJ Dozier0100.00000
TE Robert Tyler0200.00000

Interception Statistics

MiamiIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Carl Banks100.000
CB Gene Atkins100.000
St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

MiamiFumbRecovForceTD
Tim McGee2000
George Rogers1000
Billy Ray Smith0110
Mike Jones0100
Joe Conwell0100
Smiley Creswell0010
Carl Banks0010
Robbie Jones0010
St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Steve Bono2000
Mark Boyer1101
J.J. Birden1100
Victor Scott0110
DJ Dozier0100
Mike Hammerstein0010
Vincent Brown0010

Punting Statistics

MiamiPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Reggie Roby523146.239.8510
St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
John Kidd313143.736.0480

Kicking Statistics

MiamiFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Benny Ricardo2/21/10/0464/4
St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dale Dawson2/31/21/2523/3

Punt Return Statistics

MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
Lester Hayes133.00
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Gil Fenerty2126.00

Kick Return Statistics

MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
Lester Hayes58416.80
Bill Ring11212.00
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
DJ Dozier35618.70
Gil Fenerty11616.00

Defensive Statistics

MiamiTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Billy Ray Smith720.01740
OLB Robbie Jones500.01425
OLB Carl Banks440.01637
OLB Jeff Davis310.0720
S Brett Maxie310.01433
DT Erik Howard310.01327
CB Lester Hayes210.01327
S Bill Graham210.01126
CB Van Jakes210.01234
CB Lionel Washington210.01639
DE Smiley Creswell200.0922
OLB Gregg Carr101.044
DT Rick Ackerman120.0827
DE Keith Gary110.01531
S Jeff Donaldson110.0717
DE Gary Baldinger100.01115
S Patrick Hunter100.0820
DE Al Noga100.0110
St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Greg Lloyd1130.03128
ILB Vincent Brown730.03029
S Leonard Smith710.02929
CB Victor Scott410.02424
CB Selwyn Brown400.01924
DT Dick Chapura310.02728
CB Ernest Gibson300.02121
S Rod McSwain300.02625
CB Jerry Gray210.02321
WR Roy Green20---------
DT Kent Kremer200.01115
OLB Ken Woodard200.0156
DE Tom Gibson200.01614
ILB Mark Brown100.013
S Jim Bowman100.01013
DE Ben Thomas100.01920
OLB Paul Butcher020.024
ILB Fredd Young010.033
DE Mike Hammerstein010.01211
DE Josh Moore010.01412

Pass Rush Statistics

MiamiSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Gregg Carr1.00004
DE Keith Gary0.012031
OLB Jeff Davis0.001020
OLB Robbie Jones0.001025
St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Keith Ferguson0.003121
DT Dick Chapura0.001028
OLB Greg Lloyd0.001028

Pass Defense Statistics

MiamiCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Billy Ray Smith50040
CB Lester Hayes40027
S Brett Maxie30033
OLB Carl Banks20137
OLB Jeff Davis20020
CB Van Jakes20034
OLB Robbie Jones20025
CB Lionel Washington12039
DT Rick Ackerman10027
S Jeff Donaldson10017
DT Erik Howard10027
S Patrick Hunter02020
DE Keith Gary01031
CB Gene Atkins00127
St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Greg Lloyd50028
CB Ernest Gibson41021
ILB Vincent Brown40029
S Leonard Smith30029
CB Victor Scott21024
CB Selwyn Brown20024
OLB Ken Woodard1006
ILB Mark Brown1003
CB Jerry Gray10021
DE Ben Thomas10020
DE Mike Hammerstein10011

Blocking Statistics

MiamiKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Gerry Feehery26027025
Chris Hinton24032029
Joe Conwell17029027
Mke Schad16030027
Andra Franklin12017011
Mark Bavaro12029028
Bruce Wilkerson12030020
Kevin Gogan110305
Gregg Rakoczy110607
Harry Gailbreath010405
St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Harris Barton33019041
Tommie Ginn24017034
John Scully24016042
Ken Dallafior12017031
Mark Boyer11012023
Luis Sharpe02016035
John Bruhin010302
Larry Williams0002113

Special Teams Tackles

MiamiTacklesSTPlays
Jeff Donaldson221
Mike Sherrard219
Patrick Hunter18
Gregg Rakoczy17
St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Curtis Duncan220
Ernest Gibson215
Victor Scott123
Vincent Brown111
J.J. Birden16

Participation

MiamiRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Van Jakes------12342167
Tony Clements3332---------65
Mke Schad3027------764
Mark Bavaro2928------663
Chris Hinton3229---------61
Billy Ray Smith------1740360
Robbie Jones------14252160
Ricky Nattiel3027---------57
Lionel Washington------1639156
Carl Banks------1637356
Joe Conwell2927---------56
Gerry Feehery2725---------52
Lester Hayes------13271151
Tim McGee1627------851
Mike Sherrard923------1951
Bruce Wilkerson3020---------50
Brett Maxie------1433249
Keith Gary------1531248
Jeff Donaldson------7172145
Marcus Allen2618---------44
Erik Howard------1327343
Bill Graham------1126542
Bill Ring108------2341
Rick Ackerman------827439
Mike Jones1311------1539
Andra Franklin1711------1038
Gene Atkins------827237
Patrick Hunter------820836
Ed West114------1934
Smiley Creswell------922233
Jeff Davis------720229
Gary Baldinger------1115228
Craig Wolfley312------722
George Rogers43------1421
Gregg Rakoczy67------720
Kevin Gogan35------715
Eric Naposki------53513
Al Noga------110213
Eric Moran13------711
Benny Ricardo00------99
Gregg Carr------4419
Harry Gailbreath45---------9
Reggie Roby00------55
Todd Blackledge00------22
Steve Grogan00---------0
Theo Bell00---------0
St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Victor Scott------24242371
Vincent Brown------30291170
Steve Bono1944------366
John Scully1642------563
Leonard Smith------2929361
Greg Lloyd------3128261
Harris Barton1941---------60
Curtis Duncan929------2058
Ernest Gibson------21211557
Dick Chapura------2728156
Tommie Ginn1734------152
Ken Dallafior1731------452
Rod McSwain------2625152
Luis Sharpe1635---------51
DJ Dozier817------2348
Keith Ferguson------2221447
Tony Paige920------1746
Mark Boyer1223------1146
Jerry Gray------2321145
Solomon Miller920------1645
J.J. Birden1028------644
Selwyn Brown------1924144
Roy Green1329------143
Ben Thomas------1920342
Robert Tyler818------1642
Frank Pollard1127---------38
Ken Woodard------1561536
Josh Moore------1412834
Gil Fenerty69------1833
Tom Gibson------1614232
Kent Kremer------1115127
Jim Bowman------1013225
Mike Hammerstein------1211124
Trevor Matich210------618
Larry Williams213------217
Rollin Putzier------81413
Dean Steinkuhler39---------12
Mark Brown------13711
John Bruhin32------611
Fredd Young------33410
Paul Butcher------24410
Jim Lachey03------69
Dale Dawson00------99
John Kidd00------33
David Archer00---------0
Jeff Hostetler00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left22010.0
Middle19552.9
Right12534.4
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5387.6
Middle11484.4
Right3103.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tony Clements32251002510
St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Bono43243255402

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen66223.7
Short (0-8 Yds)85597.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)16131398.7
Long (19+ Yds)21199.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen33206.7
Short (0-8 Yds)19111236.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)19101387.3
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Tim McGee88071027
WR Ricky Nattiel74067127
TE Mark Bavaro65042028
WR Mike Jones53025011
RB Marcus Allen2208018
FB Andra Franklin1000011
RB Bill Ring110408
RB George Rogers110803
WR Mike Sherrard11014023
St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Roy Green137195029
WR Solomon Miller84126020
WR Curtis Duncan86064129
TE Mark Boyer54033023
WR J.J. Birden4126028
TE Robert Tyler2000018
RB Frank Pollard11021127
FB Tony Paige11036120
RB DJ Dozier1010017

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MiamiAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Marcus Allen7284.003.46
St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tony Clements22199.507.47
St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Bono64355.836.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Mark Bavaro1199.007.00
WR Tim McGee111010.008.88
St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Solomon Miller2142.003.25
WR Roy Green111515.007.31
TE Mark Boyer111212.006.60
WR Curtis Duncan1144.008.00
WR J.J. Birden1000.001.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MiamiRushesConversions
Marcus Allen42
St. LouisRushesConversions
Steve Bono11

Third Down Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompConversions
Tony Clements1085
St. LouisAttCompConversions
Steve Bono1054

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargCatchConversions
WR Mike Jones321
WR Ricky Nattiel322
TE Mark Bavaro221
WR Tim McGee221
St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Roy Green433
WR Solomon Miller310
WR Curtis Duncan211
WR J.J. Birden100

SectionAttendance
Stadium57,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,100 (21,400)
End Zone12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,200 (3,300)