Week 4, 1979

Game MVP: Bob Griese, Miami Dolphins

played in New England, MA

61 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Drive Charts

Rushing Statistics

Passing Statistics

Receiving Statistics

Interception Statistics

Fumble Statistics

Punting Statistics

Kicking Statistics

Punt Return Statistics

Kick Return Statistics

Defensive Statistics

Pass Rush Statistics

Pass Defense Statistics

Blocking Statistics

Special Teams Tackles

Participation

Directional Rushing Statistics

Detailed Passing Statistics

Directional Passing Statistics

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Third Down Passing Statistics

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami Dolphins	3	7	3	10	-	23
New England Patriots	0	14	7	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:42 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 21 field goal
2Q: 14:20 MIA - Mercury Morris 15 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
2Q: 06:50 NED - Paul Hofer 2 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 01:02 NED - Stanley Morgan 1 pass from Jim Plunkett (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 14:25 NED - Fred Willis 17 pass from Jim Plunkett (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 02:31 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 18 field goal
4Q: 14:53 NED - Bucky Wallace 41 field goal
4Q: 11:32 MIA - Sam Green 15 run (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
4Q: 05:44 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:42 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 21 field goal
2Q: 14:20 MIA - Mercury Morris 15 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
2Q: 06:50 NED - Paul Hofer 2 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 01:02 NED - Stanley Morgan 1 pass from Jim Plunkett (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 14:25 NED - Fred Willis 17 pass from Jim Plunkett (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 02:31 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 18 field goal
4Q: 14:53 NED - Bucky Wallace 41 field goal
4Q: 11:32 MIA - Sam Green 15 run (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
4Q: 05:44 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 49 field goal

Team Statistics MIA NED
Record 1-3 2-2
First Downs 24 22
- by Rushing 5 10
- by Passing 19 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 445 355
- Offensive Plays 64 65
- Yards per Play 6.95 5.46
Net Rushing Yards 96 165
- Rushing Attempts 18 33
- Yards per Rush 5.33 5.00
Net Passing Yards 349 190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 26 - 0 30 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 349 199
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 7.59 5.94
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 0/0
Punt Returns/Yards 3/30 3/11
Kick Returns/Yards 4/86 4/85
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:17 29:43

Team Statistics	MIA	NED
Record	1-3	2-2
First Downs	24	22
- by Rushing	5	10
- by Passing	19	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	445	355
- Offensive Plays	64	65
- Yards per Play	6.95	5.46
Net Rushing Yards	96	165
- Rushing Attempts	18	33
- Yards per Rush	5.33	5.00
Net Passing Yards	349	190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 26 - 0	30 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	349	199
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	7.59	5.94
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	0/0
Punt Returns/Yards	3/30	3/11
Kick Returns/Yards	4/86	4/85
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 31
Time of Possession	30:17	29:43

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:06	1:09	OWN 33	3	-1	Punt
1	10:04	0:36	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
1	7:42	4:08	OWN 29	8	67	Field Goal
1	2:14	3:01	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
2	6:42	1:53	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
2	0:56	0:56	OWN 22	4	44	Half
3	14:14	4:30	OWN 20	8	42	Punt
3	8:24	6:01	OWN 35	11	64	Field Goal
4	14:48	3:22	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
4	8:55	3:16	OWN 26	8	42	Field Goal
4	0:35	0:35	OWN 9	4	13	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:54	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	12:57	2:53	OWN 16	6	39	Interception
1	9:28	1:46	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
1	3:34	1:20	OWN 49	3	1	Punt
2	14:13	7:31	OWN 27	13	73	Touchdown
2	4:49	3:53	OWN 21	11	79	Touchdown
3	14:50	0:36	OPP 22	2	22	Touchdown
3	9:44	1:20	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	2:23	2:35	OWN 20	7	56	Field Goal
4	11:26	2:31	OWN 40	4	41	Fumble
4	5:39	5:04	OWN 23	10	38	Punt

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mercury Morris	12	63	5.25	16	3	0
Sam Green	5	31	6.20	15	1	1
Larry Csonka	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Paul Hofer	17	49	2.88	10	1	1
Theotis Brown	9	76	8.44	36	2	0
Jim Plunkett	4	34	8.50	13	1	0
Art Whittington	2	3	1.50	2	0	0
Sam Cunningham	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Griese	46	26	349	0/0	1	33	0	88.0

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Plunkett	30	18	199	2/9	2	23	1	88.0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wally Francis	8	13	148	18.50	61	33	0
WR Rich Martini	5	10	59	11.80	10	21	0
WR Sammy White	4	6	38	9.50	11	14	0
WR Nat Moore	3	6	35	11.67	1	16	0
RB Mercury Morris	3	3	42	14.00	23	18	1
FB Larry Csonka	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Wilbert Martin	1	1	15	15.00	2	15	0
TE Dana McKenzie	1	4	7	7.00	1	7	0
FB Mike Vardell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stanley Morgan	7	11	94	13.43	18	23	1
WR Jubilee Dunbar	2	3	12	6.00	0	7	0
WR Fred Willis	2	3	34	17.00	2	17	1
WR Carlos Stevens	2	5	15	7.50	0	8	0
FB John Brockington	1	1	12	12.00	6	12	0
TE Bob Trumpy	1	1	18	18.00	2	18	0
RB Paul Hofer	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Jim Smith	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Theotis Brown	1	2	11	11.00	5	11	0
RB Sam Cunningham	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Clarence Ellis	1	5	5.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mercury Morris	1	0	0
Sam Green	1	0	0
Keith Moody	1	0	0
Jake Scott	0	1	0
Robert Woods	0	1	0
Dave Simmons	0	1	0
Ron Yankowski	0	0	1
Wilbert Martin	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jim Plunkett	1	0	0
Stanley Morgan	1	0	0
Tommy Marvaso	0	1	0
Jim Smith	0	1	0
Fred Carr	0	0	1
Steve Nelson	0	0	1
Art Whittington	0	0	1

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	4	202	50.5	42.8	58	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	5	207	41.4	35.4	51	2

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Steinfort	3/3	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keith Moody	2	22	11.0	0
Sam Green	1	8	8.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Morgan	3	11	3.7	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sam Green	2	40	20.0	0
Keith Moody	2	46	23.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Theotis Brown	4	85	21.3	0

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brian Kelley	8	0	1.0	31	31
OLB Fred McNeil	6	3	0.0	31	32
ILB Ed Bradley	6	1	0.0	19	24
S Jake Scott	6	1	0.0	25	24
DT Donnie Ostrowski	4	0	0.0	22	21
DT Mike Kadish	3	1	0.0	20	23
CB Willie Buchanon	3	0	0.0	23	23
S Chris Farasopoulos	2	4	0.0	32	31
OLB Dwight Lewis	2	1	0.0	13	12
CB Doug Nettles	2	1	0.0	20	20
OLB Mike Varty	2	1	0.0	10	7
DE Dwight White	2	1	0.0	28	30
ILB Dave Simmons	2	0	0.0	11	5
DE Ron Yankowski	1	0	1.0	20	16
DE Tony McGee	1	1	0.0	10	7
S Clarence Ellis	0	1	0.0	8	9
CB Keith Moody	0	1	0.0	9	9

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sam Hunt	6	3	0.0	16	40
S Vince Castillo	6	1	0.0	11	26
OLB Steve Nelson	6	0	0.0	18	43
S Sandy Durko	5	0	0.0	14	33
S Tommy Marvaso	4	1	0.0	12	39
CB Carl Allen	3	1	0.0	18	41
CB Richard Blackmore	2	1	0.0	16	43
OLB Gary Campbell	2	0	0.0	3	7
ILB John Anderson	2	0	0.0	5	11
DT Reggie Kinlaw	2	0	0.0	11	25
DE Jim Young	1	2	0.0	16	39
C Peter Bernstein	1	0	---	---	---
WR Carlos Stevens	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tyrell Garrison	1	0	0.0	11	32
CB Martin Lance	1	0	0.0	8	21
S Glenn Buchanan	1	0	0.0	13	35
DE Jimmy Nakis	0	1	0.0	7	22
OLB Jim Turnbull	0	1	0.0	8	20

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Brian Kelley	1.0	1	0	0	31
DE Ron Yankowski	1.0	0	1	0	16
OLB Fred McNeil	0.0	1	0	1	32
DE Dwight White	0.0	0	1	0	30
DE Tony McGee	0.0	0	0	1	7

New England	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tyrell Garrison	2	0	0	32
DT Reggie Kinlaw	1	1	0	25
DE Jimmy Nakis	1	0	0	22
DE Jim Young	0	4	0	39
DT R.J. Reese	0	3	0	21
OLB Steve Nelson	0	1	1	43
OLB Jim Turnbull	0	1	0	20

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Fred McNeil	4	0	0	32
ILB Brian Kelley	3	1	0	31
CB Willie Buchanon	3	0	0	23
S Chris Farasopoulos	2	1	0	31
ILB Ed Bradley	2	0	0	24
ILB Dave Simmons	2	0	0	5
CB Doug Nettles	1	0	0	20
S Jake Scott	1	0	0	24
OLB Mike Varty	0	1	0	7
S Clarence Ellis	0	0	1	9

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Vince Castillo	6	0	26
S Tommy Marvaso	4	0	39
OLB Sam Hunt	3	1	40
CB Richard Blackmore	2	1	43
OLB Gary Campbell	2	0	7
CB Carl Allen	2	0	41
ILB John Anderson	2	0	11
S Sandy Durko	1	0	33
OLB Steve Nelson	1	0	43
CB Martin Lance	1	0	21
S Glenn Buchanan	1	0	35
DT Reggie Kinlaw	1	0	25

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kyle Delaroche	3	8	1	31	0	30
John Hannah	3	7	1	33	0	31
Al Speer	2	2	0	9	0	10
Wade Griffin	1	3	0	24	1	23
Peter Bernstein	1	3	0	14	0	16
Lynn Boden	1	2	0	24	1	24
Joe Fields	1	2	0	28	0	24
Sam Cunningham	1	1	0	18	0	17
Bob Trumpy	0	1	0	10	0	13

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Sammy White	2	16
Keith Moody	1	19
Wilbert Martin	1	18
Rich Martini	1	17
Mike Vardell	1	15
Dana McKenzie	1	11
Larry Little	1	7

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Fred Carr	2	17
Art Whittington	2	17
Tommy Marvaso	1	18
Carl Allen	1	14
Peter Bernstein	1	6

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dennis Harrah	18	45	---	---	7	70
Bob Kuechenberg	16	44	---	---	7	67
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	32	31	1	64
Bob Griese	18	46	---	---	---	64
Fred McNeil	---	---	31	32	1	64
Dwight White	---	---	28	30	6	64
Brian Kelley	---	---	31	31	1	63
Guy Morriss	17	42	---	---	---	59
Doug Nettles	---	---	20	20	18	58
Greg Sampson	17	37	---	---	---	54
Lester Hayes	---	---	27	26	1	54
Robert Woods	15	36	---	---	---	51
Rich Martini	10	24	---	---	17	51
Jake Scott	---	---	25	24	1	50
Dana McKenzie	12	27	---	---	11	50
Sammy White	12	22	---	---	16	50
Mike Kadish	---	---	20	23	6	49
Willie Buchanon	---	---	23	23	1	47
Ed Bradley	---	---	19	24	3	46
Wally Francis	12	32	---	---	1	45
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	22	21	1	44
Sam Green	6	17	---	---	19	42
Mercury Morris	12	29	---	---	---	41
Nat Moore	8	29	---	---	---	37
Keith Moody	---	---	9	9	19	37
Ron Yankowski	---	---	20	16	---	36
Larry Csonka	6	20	---	---	8	34
Mike Vardell	5	13	---	---	15	33
Dwight Lewis	---	---	13	12	4	29
Dave Simmons	---	---	11	5	13	29
Clarence Ellis	---	---	8	9	11	28
Leon Gray	4	17	---	---	7	28
Mike Varty	---	---	10	7	11	28
Len Garrett	7	14	---	---	---	21
Wilbert Martin	0	3	---	---	18	21
Tony McGee	---	---	10	7	---	17
Sylvester Croom	1	6	---	---	7	14
Larry Little	2	3	---	---	7	12
Ronald Dunk	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bobby Jackson	---	---	4	2	---	6
Skip Wilcox	---	---	0	0	5	5
Edgar Billmaier	0	0	---	---	5	5
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	4	4
Freddie Steinfort	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dan Manucci	0	0	---	---	3	3
David Whitehurst	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carl Allen	---	---	18	41	14	73
Tommy Marvaso	---	---	12	39	18	69
Jim Plunkett	33	32	---	---	---	65
John Hannah	33	31	---	---	---	64
Steve Nelson	---	---	18	43	2	63
Kyle Delaroche	31	30	---	---	---	61
Jim Young	---	---	16	39	6	61
Richard Blackmore	---	---	16	43	2	61
Sam Hunt	---	---	16	40	3	59
Joe Fields	28	24	---	---	6	58
Glenn Buchanan	---	---	13	35	3	51
Lynn Boden	24	24	---	---	3	51
Wade Griffin	24	23	---	---	3	50
Sandy Durko	---	---	14	33	2	49
Stanley Morgan	21	24	---	---	4	49
Sam Cunningham	18	17	---	---	10	45
Tyrell Garrison	---	---	11	32	2	45
Carlos Stevens	19	17	---	---	7	43
Reggie Kinlaw	---	---	11	25	5	41
Jubilee Dunbar	12	13	---	---	14	39
Vince Castillo	---	---	11	26	2	39
Fred Willis	22	16	---	---	---	38
Peter Bernstein	14	16	---	---	6	36
Paul Hofer	18	17	---	---	---	35
Bob Trumpy	10	13	---	---	11	34
Craig Lane	9	8	---	---	17	34
Theotis Brown	13	15	---	---	6	34
R.J. Reese	---	---	9	21	3	33
Martin Lance	---	---	8	21	2	31
Jimmy Nakis	---	---	7	22	1	30
Jim Turnbull	---	---	8	20	2	30
Al Speer	9	10	---	---	6	25
Richard Osborne	12	13	---	---	---	25
John Anderson	---	---	5	11	9	25
Jim Smith	7	4	---	---	12	23
Fred Carr	---	---	0	3	17	20
Art Whittington	2	0	---	---	17	19
John Brockington	2	3	---	---	11	16
Gary Campbell	---	---	3	7	5	15
Andy Collins	---	---	0	0	11	11
Jim Haslett	---	---	2	5	4	11
Darryl Carlton	2	2	---	---	6	10
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	6	6
Reuben Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ed Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	32	4.6
Middle	8	43	5.4
Right	3	21	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	30	3.3
Middle	15	99	6.6
Right	9	36	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Griese	46	26	3	2	1	2	10	1	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Plunkett	30	18	3	2	2	3	2	2	1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	48	16.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	113	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	11	169	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	19	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	77	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	77	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	45	9.0

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wally Francis	13	8	1	148	2	32
WR Rich Martini	10	5	0	59	1	24
WR Nat Moore	6	3	0	35	0	29
WR Sammy White	6	4	0	38	0	22
TE Dana McKenzie	4	1	0	7	0	27
RB Mercury Morris	3	3	0	42	0	29
FB Larry Csonka	1	1	0	5	0	20
TE Wilbert Martin	1	1	0	15	0	3
FB Mike Vardell	1	0	0	0	0	13

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stanley Morgan	11	7	0	94	3	24
WR Carlos Stevens	5	2	1	15	0	17
WR Jubilee Dunbar	3	2	1	12	0	13
WR Fred Willis	3	2	0	34	0	16
WR Jim Smith	2	1	0	1	0	4
RB Theotis Brown	2	1	0	11	0	15
FB John Brockington	1	1	0	12	0	3
RB Sam Cunningham	1	0	0	0	0	17
TE Bob Trumpy	1	1	0	18	0	13
RB Paul Hofer	1	1	0	2	0	17

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mercury Morris	4	18	4.50	5.25
Sam Green	1	15	15.00	6.20

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Paul Hofer	3	2	0.67	2.88
Jim Plunkett	1	13	13.00	8.50

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Griese	5	1	15	3.00	7.59

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Plunkett	5	3	35	7.00	6.63

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dana McKenzie	2	0	0	0.00	1.75
WR Nat Moore	1	0	0	0.00	5.83
RB Mercury Morris	1	1	15	15.00	14.00
WR Rich Martini	1	0	0	0.00	5.90

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Fred Willis	2	2	34	17.00	11.33
WR Stanley Morgan	1	1	1	1.00	8.55
WR Jim Smith	1	0	0	0.00	0.50
RB Theotis Brown	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Mercury Morris	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	2	1
Paul Hofer	2	1
Art Whittington	1	1
Theotis Brown	1	1

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Griese	12	5	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	5	2	1

Guy Morriss

Bob Kuechenberg

Robert Woods

Dennis Harrah

Greg Sampson

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wally Francis	2	2	2
WR Nat Moore	2	1	0
TE Dana McKenzie	2	0	0
WR Sammy White	2	1	1
WR Rich Martini	2	0	0
TE Wilbert Martin	1	1	1
FB Mike Vardell	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carlos Stevens	2	0	0
WR Stanley Morgan	1	0	0
WR Jim Smith	1	1	0
RB Theotis Brown	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)