Week 5, 1979

played in Jacksonville, FL

66 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Miami Dolphins1414173-48
Jacksonville Jaguars31307-23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:30 MIA - Ed Bradley 36 interception return (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
1Q: 10:00 MIA - Nat Moore 25 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
1Q: 04:39 JAX - Allan Leavitt 41 field goal
2Q: 14:54 MIA - Sam Green 5 run (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
2Q: 11:46 JAX - Bruce Harper 17 run (Allan Leavitt extra point)
2Q: 05:38 JAX - Allan Leavitt 46 field goal
2Q: 02:34 MIA - Wally Francis 9 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
2Q: 00:13 JAX - Allan Leavitt 33 field goal
3Q: 10:57 MIA - Sammy White 40 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
3Q: 06:37 MIA - Dana McKenzie 34 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
3Q: 00:19 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 32 field goal
4Q: 11:18 JAX - Wes Chandler 27 pass from Marty Domres (Allan Leavitt extra point)
4Q: 03:30 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 46 field goal

Team StatisticsMIAJAX
Record2-33-2
First Downs2420
- by Rushing109
- by Passing149
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards457315
- Offensive Plays6254
- Yards per Play7.375.83
Net Rushing Yards172161
- Rushing Attempts3323
- Yards per Rush5.217.00
Net Passing Yards285154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt28 - 19 - 029 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards289165
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/42/11
- Yards per Pass Play9.834.97
Fumbles/Lost0/02/1
3rd Down Conversions8/124/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.36.8
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards8/503/15
Punt Returns/Yards2/111/6
Kick Returns/Yards6/1397/134
Interception Ret./Yards1/360/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits32
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/11/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 31OWN 28
Time of Possession32:5927:01

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:081:39OWN 333Punt
110:290:44OPP 30230Touchdown
14:344:46OWN 321168Touchdown
211:312:13OWN 27413Punt
25:303:05OWN 40860Touchdown
20:080:08OWN 331-6Half
315:004:19OWN 28772Touchdown
310:093:43OWN 25875Touchdown
34:264:12OWN 31754Field Goal
411:067:44OWN 231148Field Goal
Jacksonville Jaguars
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:000:38OWN 2710Interception
114:222:14OWN 25311Punt
19:455:11OWN 271049Field Goal
214:483:17OWN 33667Touchdown
29:183:48OPP 39610Field Goal
22:252:17OWN 17867Field Goal
310:410:32OWN 2030Punt
36:262:00OWN 293-2Punt
30:144:08OWN 26874Touchdown
43:223:22OWN 20639Game

Game MVP: Bob Griese, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

MiamiAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Mercury Morris18905.001730
Sam Green13826.311431
Bob Griese1-1-1.00-100
Sammy White111.00100
JacksonvilleAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Bruce Harper12715.921731
James Betterson8658.131840
Steve Bartkowski144.00400
Mike Hogan166.00600
Wes Chandler11515.001510

Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bob Griese28192891/44400141.2
JacksonvilleAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Bartkowski208901/6023133.3
Marty Domres76720/01270149.1
June Jones2131/503056.3

Receiving Statistics

MiamiCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Nat Moore6611519.1743301
WR Wally Francis585911.8030231
WR Sammy White467418.5020401
TE Dana McKenzie223517.5021341
RB Sam Green1155.00050
WR Rich Martini1211.00010
TE Len Garrett0100.00000
FB Mike Vardell0200.00000
JacksonvilleCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Butch Johnson457218.0017230
WR Wes Chandler373913.0015271
TE Artie Francis223417.0015230
WR Irving Royer2321.00030
RB Bruce Harper24105.00080
TE Raymond Chester1155.00050
RB James Betterson1133.00030
WR Broderick Van Pelt0600.00000

Interception Statistics

MiamiIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Ed Bradley13636.001
JacksonvilleIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

MiamiFumbRecovForceTD
Wilbert Martin0100
Clarence Ellis0010
Keith Moody0010
JacksonvilleFumbRecovForceTD
Tony Greene1000
Bruce Harper1000
Ken Schroy0100

Punting Statistics

MiamiPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Eddie Hare26130.527.5610
JacksonvillePuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Zenon Andrusyshyn316956.352.7642

Kicking Statistics

MiamiFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Freddie Steinfort2/21/10/0466/6
JacksonvilleFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Allan Leavitt3/32/20/0462/2

Punt Return Statistics

MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
Sam Green122.00
Keith Moody199.00
JacksonvilleRetYardsAvgTD
Bruce Harper166.00

Kick Return Statistics

MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
Keith Moody49824.50
Sam Green24120.50
JacksonvilleRetYardsAvgTD
Tony Greene510020.00
Bruce Harper23417.00

Defensive Statistics

MiamiTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Dwight Lewis500.0710
S Jake Scott500.02124
ILB Brian Kelley432.01928
ILB Ed Bradley410.01010
CB Bobby Jackson410.0710
OLB Fred McNeil320.02028
CB Keith Moody210.01110
S Clarence Ellis200.0412
S Chris Farasopoulos200.02028
CB Doug Nettles200.02027
CB Lester Hayes200.01829
DE Dwight White120.02025
DT Mike Kadish110.02030
DT Donnie Ostrowski100.02230
OLB Mike Varty010.045
ILB Kurt Allerman010.031
JacksonvilleTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Joel Williams630.02314
S Mike Wagner510.02927
ILB Rusty Tillman430.02621
S Ken Schroy430.02012
CB Ron Bolton400.01919
OLB Matt Blair321.02825
CB Tony Greene310.0814
ILB Amos Martin310.01017
DE Royce Berry300.01617
S Gary Barbaro210.02920
DE Ed Jones200.03026
DT Paul Godfrey200.02114
CB Mike McCoy200.02824
ILB Randal Rhett120.01812
CB Antonio Dodge120.01919
DE Harry Weis100.01712
OLB Bob Swenson100.078
DT Wilson Faumuina020.01215

Pass Rush Statistics

MiamiSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Brian Kelley2.002028
DT Donnie Ostrowski0.011030
DT Mike Kadish0.002030
DE Dwight White0.001025
JacksonvilleSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Matt Blair1.001125
ILB Amos Martin0.010017
DE Ed Jones0.001226
DT Paul Godfrey0.001014

Pass Defense Statistics

MiamiCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Bobby Jackson30010
OLB Fred McNeil20028
CB Doug Nettles20027
S Jake Scott20024
CB Lester Hayes20029
S Chris Farasopoulos12028
ILB Ed Bradley10110
ILB Brian Kelley10028
OLB Dwight Lewis10010
JacksonvilleCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Mike Wagner50027
CB Ron Bolton31019
CB Tony Greene20014
OLB Bob Swenson1108
CB Mike McCoy11024
DE Ed Jones10026
ILB Amos Martin10017
ILB Rusty Tillman10021
ILB Randal Rhett10012
CB Antonio Dodge10019
S Ken Schroy10012
S Gary Barbaro10020

Blocking Statistics

MiamiKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Greg Sampson58030025
Dennis Harrah34029026
Guy Morriss26129026
Robert Woods12024022
Dana McKenzie12023018
Leon Gray11012111
Larry Csonka11021014
Len Garrett1101109
Sylvester Croom110403
Bob Kuechenberg04030026
Larry Little010706
Wilbert Martin010504
JacksonvilleKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Rich Saul35123031
Joe De Lamielleure25016121
John Yarno220606
Ed Fisher14023030
Robert Newhouse12114012
Tom Lynch1107111
Dennis Nelson110405
Mike Hogan110409
Jim Nicholson01018024

Special Teams Tackles

MiamiTacklesSTPlays
Keith Moody322
Sammy White218
Clarence Ellis117
Mike Vardell116
Wally Francis12
JacksonvilleTacklesSTPlays
Hank Bauer38
Tony Samuels221
James Betterson123
Antonio Dodge120
Butch Johnson117
Robert Newhouse13

Participation

MiamiRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Doug Nettles------20272471
Bob Griese3329---------62
Bob Kuechenberg3026------460
Dennis Harrah2926------459
Mike Kadish------2030656
Guy Morriss2926---------55
Greg Sampson3025---------55
Donnie Ostrowski------2230355
Sammy White1816------1852
Chris Farasopoulos------2028351
Fred McNeil------2028351
Brian Kelley------1928350
Lester Hayes------1829350
Dwight White------2025348
Sam Green1314------2148
Rich Martini1514------1948
Jake Scott------2124247
Robert Woods2422---------46
Dana McKenzie2318------344
Keith Moody------11102243
Larry Csonka2114------439
Wally Francis2116------239
Willie Buchanon------1521---36
Mercury Morris2015---------35
Clarence Ellis------4121733
Nat Moore1716---------33
Wilbert Martin54------1928
Len Garrett119------727
Leon Gray1211------427
Mike Vardell19------1626
Dave Simmons------551323
Ed Bradley------1010121
Bobby Jackson------710320
Dwight Lewis------710219
Kurt Allerman------311418
Larry Little76------417
Bill Gergory------58---13
Mike Varty------45211
Sylvester Croom43------411
Ronald Dunk00------99
Ron Yankowski------2035
Edgar Billmaier00------44
Freddie Steinfort00------22
Dan Manucci00------22
Eddie Hare00------22
David Whitehurst00---------0
JacksonvilleRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ed Fisher2330------659
Mike Wagner------2927258
Antonio Dodge------19192058
Ed Jones------3026157
Matt Blair------2825255
Rich Saul2331---------54
Mike McCoy------2824254
Gary Barbaro------2920251
Rusty Tillman------2621148
Jon Kolb1827------146
Bruce Harper1521------1046
Butch Johnson1017------1744
Jim Nicholson1824------143
Ken Schroy------20121143
Joe De Lamielleure1621------542
Amos Martin------10171542
Wes Chandler1823---------41
James Betterson89------2340
Ron Bolton------1919139
Tony Greene------8141739
Joel Williams------2314239
Steve Bartkowski1621---------37
Raymond Chester916------1136
Royce Berry------1617235
Paul Godfrey------2114---35
Harry Weis------1712433
Randal Rhett------1812232
Mike Hogan49------1831
Robert Newhouse1412------329
Wilson Faumuina------1215229
Irving Royer18------1928
Bob Swenson------781328
Broderick Van Pelt1016---------26
Artie Francis1213---------25
Tom Lynch711------624
Tony Samuels20------2123
Steve Watson1211---------23
John Yarno66------618
Marty Domres67------316
Dennis Nelson45------514
Allan Leavitt00------99
Hank Bauer00------88
Louis Ross------3317
June Jones13---------4
Zenon Andrusyshyn00------33
Lincoln Garrison00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left13947.2
Middle14523.7
Right5275.4
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left44210.5
Middle14835.9
Right5367.2
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bob Griese28196113330
JacksonvilleAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Bartkowski2083131501
Marty Domres761000100
June Jones210001000

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen75294.1
Short (0-8 Yds)95687.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)758512.1
Long (19+ Yds)5410721.4
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen3282.7
Short (0-8 Yds)148624.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)959510.6
Long (19+ Yds)3000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Wally Francis85059116
WR Nat Moore660115316
WR Sammy White64074116
FB Mike Vardell200009
TE Dana McKenzie22035118
WR Rich Martini2111014
TE Len Garrett100009
RB Sam Green1105014
JacksonvilleTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Wes Chandler73039123
WR Broderick Van Pelt6020016
WR Butch Johnson54172217
RB Bruce Harper42010021
WR Irving Royer320208
TE Artie Francis22034113
TE Raymond Chester1105016
RB James Betterson110309

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MiamiAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Sam Green155.006.31
JacksonvilleAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Steve Bartkowski144.004.00
Bruce Harper11717.005.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bob Griese42246.0010.32
JacksonvilleAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Bartkowski3000.004.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Wally Francis32248.007.38
TE Len Garrett1000.000.00
JacksonvilleTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Broderick Van Pelt1000.000.00
RB Bruce Harper1000.002.50
WR Wes Chandler1000.005.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MiamiRushesConversions
Sam Green53
JacksonvilleRushesConversions
Steve Bartkowski10
Mike Hogan11
Bruce Harper10

Third Down Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompConversions
Bob Griese755
JacksonvilleAttCompConversions
Steve Bartkowski422
Marty Domres111
June Jones100

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargCatchConversions
WR Sammy White322
WR Nat Moore222
RB Sam Green111
FB Mike Vardell100
JacksonvilleTargCatchConversions
WR Wes Chandler311
WR Broderick Van Pelt100
WR Butch Johnson111
RB Bruce Harper111

SectionAttendance
Stadium43,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck13,000 (21,400)
End Zone9,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine5,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats8,200 (13,600)
Club Seats4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,700 (3,300)