Week 11, 1979

Game MVP: Dwight White, Miami Dolphins

played in New York, NJ

61 degrees, rain, 8 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	7	-	20
New York Jets	10	0	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:55 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 23 field goal
1Q: 06:07 NYJ - Ed Porcher 65 pass from Joe Namath (Frank Corral extra point)
1Q: 02:38 NYJ - Frank Corral 42 field goal
2Q: 14:02 MIA - Rich Martini 24 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
3Q: 04:19 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 50 field goal
4Q: 10:51 MIA - Larry Csonka 4 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:55 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 23 field goal
1Q: 06:07 NYJ - Ed Porcher 65 pass from Joe Namath (Frank Corral extra point)
1Q: 02:38 NYJ - Frank Corral 42 field goal
2Q: 14:02 MIA - Rich Martini 24 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
3Q: 04:19 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 50 field goal
4Q: 10:51 MIA - Larry Csonka 4 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)

Team Statistics MIA NYJ
Record 7-3 4-6
First Downs 24 14
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 15 11
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 394 246
- Offensive Plays 71 60
- Yards per Play 5.55 4.10
Net Rushing Yards 134 38
- Rushing Attempts 34 13
- Yards per Rush 3.94 2.92
Net Passing Yards 260 208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 20 - 1 42 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 267 236
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 5/28
- Yards per Pass Play 7.03 4.43
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 10.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/70 11/62
Punt Returns/Yards 3/7 3/20
Kick Returns/Yards 2/38 4/95
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 23
Time of Possession 35:18 24:42

Team Statistics	MIA	NYJ
Record	7-3	4-6
First Downs	24	14
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	15	11
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	394	246
- Offensive Plays	71	60
- Yards per Play	5.55	4.10
Net Rushing Yards	134	38
- Rushing Attempts	34	13
- Yards per Rush	3.94	2.92
Net Passing Yards	260	208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 20 - 1	42 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	267	236
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	5/28
- Yards per Pass Play	7.03	4.43
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	10.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/70	11/62
Punt Returns/Yards	3/7	3/20
Kick Returns/Yards	2/38	4/95
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 23
Time of Possession	35:18	24:42

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:10	OWN 31	11	63	Field Goal
1	5:52	1:15	OWN 16	3	2	Punt
1	2:33	3:46	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
2	11:18	4:18	OWN 26	10	67	Interception
2	6:00	1:47	OPP 49	3	-10	Punt
2	1:53	1:44	OWN 18	7	28	Punt
3	12:22	2:09	OWN 17	4	19	Punt
3	7:46	3:32	OWN 44	6	23	Field Goal
3	3:03	1:09	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
3	0:31	4:47	OWN 4	9	96	Touchdown
4	5:18	2:34	OWN 24	4	16	Punt
4	1:29	0:38	OPP 44	3	2	Punt

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:50	1:58	OWN 26	3	74	Touchdown
1	4:37	2:04	OPP 41	5	16	Field Goal
2	13:47	2:29	OWN 22	3	3	Punt
2	7:00	1:00	OWN 8	3	-1	Punt
2	4:13	2:20	OWN 24	6	10	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 8	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:38	OWN 19	5	25	Punt
3	10:13	2:27	OWN 18	5	-8	Punt
3	4:14	1:11	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	1:54	1:23	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
4	10:44	5:26	OWN 45	9	38	Missed FG
4	2:44	1:15	OWN 4	10	40	Downs
4	0:51	0:51	OWN 20	5	11	Game

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ottis Anderson	7	30	4.29	10	1
O.J. Simpson	4	5	1.25	3	0
Joe Namath	2	3	1.50	4	0

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Griese	36	20	267	1/7	2	45	1	86.2

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Namath	42	18	236	5/28	1	65	0	69.1

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wally Francis	8	12	112	14.00	27	45	0
WR Rich Martini	8	13	90	11.25	20	24	1
FB Larry Csonka	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	1
RB Monroe Eley	1	2	39	39.00	5	39	0
WR Sammy White	1	1	13	13.00	3	13	0
WR Jeff Groth	1	3	9	9.00	6	9	0
WR Nat Moore	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Wilbert Martin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Dana McKenzie	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Robin Earl	5	12	67	13.40	21	18	0
WR Ed Porcher	4	10	91	22.75	51	65	1
RB O.J. Simpson	2	2	11	5.50	0	8	0
FB Jim Otis	1	1	5	5.00	5	5	0
WR Bo Rather	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Eric Sanderson	1	3	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Marco Vehar	1	1	10	10.00	1	10	0
WR Freddie Douglas	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Don Bass	1	2	13	13.00	2	13	0
RB Ottis Anderson	1	4	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Karl Farmer	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Earlie Thomas	1	6	6.00	0

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bob Griese	1	0	0	0
Robert Woods	0	1	0	0

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jim LeClair	0	0	1	0

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	7	314	44.9	39.1	56	3

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnny Evans	7	336	48.0	47.0	58	3

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

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frank Corral	1/2	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Monroe Eley	3	7	2.3	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Freddie Douglas	3	20	6.7	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sam Green	2	38	19.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Karl Farmer	4	95	23.8	0

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Dwight White	4	0	3.0	11	41
OLB Dwight Lewis	4	0	1.0	8	33
ILB Ed Bradley	4	1	0.0	7	30
S Jake Scott	4	0	0.0	11	38
DE Ron Yankowski	3	0	1.0	10	36
CB Lester Hayes	3	0	0.0	11	39
ILB Kurt Allerman	2	1	0.0	6	15
ILB Brian Kelley	2	0	0.0	7	24
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	2	0	0.0	10	32
DT Mike Kadish	1	2	0.0	5	28
CB Willie Buchanon	1	1	0.0	9	38
S Chris Farasopoulos	1	1	0.0	12	43
RB Monroe Eley	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bill Gergory	1	0	0.0	13	36
S Shafer Suggs	1	0	0.0	4	21
S Clarence Ellis	0	2	0.0	4	33

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Cedric Brown	8	0	0.0	29	34
ILB Jim LeClair	7	2	1.0	32	36
S Van Green	5	2	0.0	14	19
CB Earlie Thomas	5	0	0.0	22	19
OLB Greg Brezina	4	2	0.0	27	33
S Lenny Richard	4	2	0.0	33	37
DE Horace Jones	4	1	0.0	21	18
OLB Mike Kolen	4	0	0.0	12	10
S Brenard Wilson	4	0	0.0	33	34
OLB Mike Hawkins	2	2	0.0	22	22
DE Brison Manor	2	0	0.0	19	21
CB Randy Colbert	1	1	0.0	26	29
DT Dave Pear	1	1	0.0	12	11
DE Percy Kirkwood	1	0	0.0	15	16
OLB Rick Baska	1	0	0.0	9	13
DE Fred Smerlas	0	2	0.0	22	26
ILB Ken Bordelon	0	1	0.0	9	6

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dwight White	3.0	1	0	0	41
DE Ron Yankowski	1.0	1	0	0	36
OLB Dwight Lewis	1.0	0	0	0	33
DT Mike Kadish	0.0	0	4	1	28
ILB Brian Kelley	0.0	0	1	2	24
DE Bill Gergory	0.0	0	1	0	36

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Jim LeClair	1.0	1	0	36
OLB Mike Kolen	0.0	1	0	10
DT Dave Pear	0.0	1	0	11
DE Fred Smerlas	0.0	1	0	26
DE Brison Manor	0.0	0	2	21
OLB Rick Baska	0.0	0	1	13

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Ed Bradley	3	0	30
OLB Dwight Lewis	3	0	33
ILB Kurt Allerman	3	0	15
CB Lester Hayes	2	3	39
S Jake Scott	2	1	38
ILB Brian Kelley	1	1	24
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	1	1	32
OLB Fred McNeil	1	0	26
DE Dwight White	1	0	41
DE Ron Yankowski	1	0	36
S Chris Farasopoulos	0	2	43
CB Willie Buchanon	0	1	38
S Clarence Ellis	0	1	33

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Earlie Thomas	4	1	1	19
S Cedric Brown	3	2	0	34
S Van Green	3	0	0	19
ILB Jim LeClair	3	0	0	36
S Lenny Richard	3	0	0	37
OLB Mike Kolen	2	0	0	10
OLB Greg Brezina	1	0	0	33
CB Randy Colbert	1	0	0	29
S Brenard Wilson	0	2	0	34

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Guy Morriss	3	10	31	0	33
Greg Sampson	2	6	28	0	31
Robert Woods	2	4	27	0	31
Larry Little	2	2	12	0	9
Bob Kuechenberg	1	4	31	1	33
Dennis Harrah	1	4	29	0	34
Leon Gray	1	2	6	0	6
Larry Csonka	0	1	17	0	13
Dana McKenzie	0	1	16	0	15

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Johnson	2	3	9	0	37
Heath Ussery	1	2	7	0	11
Todd Watkins	0	2	11	3	37
Rod Walters	0	2	7	1	38
Randy Young	0	1	11	0	33
Robin Earl	0	1	7	0	35
Charlie Ane	0	0	4	1	11

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Sammy White	3	19
Larry Csonka	2	16
Clarence Ellis	2	16

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Kolen	2	31
Randy Colbert	1	17
Robin Earl	1	16
Brenard Wilson	1	9

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bob Griese	34	37	---	---	---	71
Dennis Harrah	29	34	---	---	6	69
Guy Morriss	31	33	---	---	1	65
Bob Kuechenberg	31	33	---	---	---	64
Willie Buchanon	---	---	9	38	16	63
Dwight White	---	---	11	41	9	61
Greg Sampson	28	31	---	---	---	59
Robert Woods	27	31	---	---	---	58
Sammy White	21	18	---	---	19	58
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	12	43	2	57
Clarence Ellis	---	---	4	33	16	53
Lester Hayes	---	---	11	39	2	52
Mercury Morris	26	23	---	---	2	51
Jake Scott	---	---	11	38	2	51
Wally Francis	22	28	---	---	---	50
Bill Gergory	---	---	13	36	1	50
Ronald Cinkovsky	---	---	10	32	8	50
Rich Martini	20	24	---	---	6	50
Ron Yankowski	---	---	10	36	1	47
Larry Csonka	17	13	---	---	16	46
Dana McKenzie	16	15	---	---	15	46
Monroe Eley	8	14	---	---	23	45
Dwight Lewis	---	---	8	33	1	42
Shafer Suggs	---	---	4	21	17	42
Wilbert Martin	11	13	---	---	17	41
Ed Bradley	---	---	7	30	2	39
Fred McNeil	---	---	8	26	2	36
Nat Moore	16	20	---	---	---	36
Mike Kadish	---	---	5	28	2	35
Brian Kelley	---	---	7	24	1	32
Jeff Groth	6	9	---	---	10	25
Larry Little	12	9	---	---	3	24
Skip Wilcox	---	---	3	3	17	23
Leon Gray	6	6	---	---	9	21
Kurt Allerman	---	---	6	15	---	21
Doug Dieken	3	4	---	---	9	16
Len Garrett	7	8	---	---	1	16
Sylvester Croom	3	4	---	---	9	16
Mike Varty	---	---	4	1	8	13
Sam Green	0	0	---	---	10	10
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ronald Dunk	0	0	---	---	5	5
Freddie Steinfort	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dan Manucci	0	0	---	---	2	2
David Whitehurst	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lenny Richard	---	---	33	37	16	86
Brenard Wilson	---	---	33	34	9	76
Randy Colbert	---	---	26	29	17	72
Jim LeClair	---	---	32	36	2	70
Cedric Brown	---	---	29	34	1	64
John Hicks	12	42	---	---	8	62
Greg Brezina	---	---	27	33	---	60
Joe Namath	13	47	---	---	---	60
Robin Earl	7	35	---	---	16	58
Bob Johnson	9	37	---	---	9	55
Ottis Anderson	8	30	---	---	17	55
Mike Kolen	---	---	12	10	31	53
Van Green	---	---	14	19	17	50
Fred Smerlas	---	---	22	26	1	49
Todd Watkins	11	37	---	---	---	48
Rod Walters	7	38	---	---	---	45
Mike Hawkins	---	---	22	22	1	45
Brison Manor	---	---	19	21	4	44
Randy Young	11	33	---	---	---	44
Earlie Thomas	---	---	22	19	1	42
Percy Kirkwood	---	---	15	16	9	40
Horace Jones	---	---	21	18	1	40
Don Bass	8	29	---	---	---	37
Jim Otis	7	23	---	---	6	36
Karl Farmer	4	20	---	---	12	36
Louis Carter	4	13	---	---	17	34
Bob Maddox	---	---	13	19	1	33
Eric Sanderson	4	20	---	---	9	33
Rick Baska	---	---	9	13	8	30
Ed Porcher	6	22	---	---	---	28
Heath Ussery	7	11	---	---	9	27
Dave Pear	---	---	12	11	4	27
Freddie Douglas	4	6	---	---	15	25
Charlie Ane	4	11	---	---	8	23
Mike Wilson	2	12	---	---	9	23
Marco Vehar	6	16	---	---	---	22
Bo Rather	2	8	---	---	10	20
O.J. Simpson	5	13	---	---	---	18
Keith Eck	2	14	---	---	2	18
Ken Bordelon	---	---	9	6	---	15
Johnny Evans	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rolly Woolsey	---	---	2	3	1	6
Frank Corral	0	0	---	---	5	5
Howard Stidham	---	---	2	1	1	4
Scott Bull	0	0	---	---	2	2
Matt Cavanaugh	0	0	---	---	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	50	3.1
Middle	10	27	2.7
Right	8	57	7.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	14	4.7
Middle	3	5	1.7
Right	6	20	3.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Griese	36	20	3	2	1	5	3	0	1

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Namath	42	18	1	2	4	10	6	3	0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	27	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	55	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	77	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	108	18.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	49	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	10	179	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rich Martini	13	8	0	90	1	24
WR Wally Francis	12	8	0	112	1	28
WR Jeff Groth	3	1	0	9	0	9
RB Monroe Eley	2	1	0	39	1	14
WR Nat Moore	2	0	0	0	0	20
FB Larry Csonka	1	1	0	4	0	13
TE Wilbert Martin	1	0	1	0	0	13
TE Dana McKenzie	1	0	0	0	0	15
WR Sammy White	1	1	0	13	0	18

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Robin Earl	12	5	1	67	0	35
WR Ed Porcher	10	4	1	91	1	22
RB Ottis Anderson	4	1	0	11	0	30
TE Eric Sanderson	3	1	0	12	0	20
WR Karl Farmer	3	0	0	0	0	20
WR Bo Rather	2	1	0	10	0	8
RB O.J. Simpson	2	2	0	11	0	13
WR Freddie Douglas	2	1	1	6	0	6
WR Don Bass	2	1	1	13	0	29
FB Jim Otis	1	1	0	5	0	23
WR Marco Vehar	1	1	0	10	0	16

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mercury Morris	3	10	3.33	3.24
Monroe Eley	1	-3	-3.00	4.57

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Griese	4	2	7	1.75	7.42

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Namath	2	1	6	3.00	5.62

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Larry Csonka	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
RB Monroe Eley	1	0	0	0.00	19.50
WR Wally Francis	1	1	3	3.00	9.33
WR Rich Martini	1	0	0	0.00	6.92

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Eric Sanderson	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Ed Porcher	1	1	6	6.00	9.10

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Monroe Eley	3	0
Len Garrett	1	1
Mercury Morris	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Namath	1	0

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Griese	10	5	4

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Namath	12	5	4

Mercury Morris

Monroe Eley

Larry Csonka

Len Garrett

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wally Francis	4	2	1
RB Monroe Eley	2	1	1
WR Jeff Groth	2	1	1
WR Sammy White	1	1	1
WR Rich Martini	1	0	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Robin Earl	5	2	1
WR Bo Rather	2	1	1
TE Eric Sanderson	2	1	1
WR Ed Porcher	2	0	0
WR Freddie Douglas	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)