Week 15, 1979

played in Miami, FL

57 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	3	0	10	-	13
Miami Dolphins	7	6	21	0	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:32 MIA - Nat Moore 16 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
2Q: 15:00 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 40 field goal
2Q: 05:15 NED - Bucky Wallace 43 field goal
2Q: 00:10 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 41 field goal
3Q: 07:31 MIA - Monroe Eley 7 run (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
3Q: 04:33 MIA - Nat Moore 19 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
3Q: 04:09 MIA - Larry Csonka 12 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
4Q: 12:54 NED - Bucky Wallace 26 field goal
4Q: 06:43 NED - Paul Hofer 5 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:32 MIA - Nat Moore 16 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
2Q: 15:00 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 40 field goal
2Q: 05:15 NED - Bucky Wallace 43 field goal
2Q: 00:10 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 41 field goal
3Q: 07:31 MIA - Monroe Eley 7 run (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
3Q: 04:33 MIA - Nat Moore 19 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
3Q: 04:09 MIA - Larry Csonka 12 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
4Q: 12:54 NED - Bucky Wallace 26 field goal
4Q: 06:43 NED - Paul Hofer 5 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)

Team Statistics NED MIA
Record 5-9 10-4
First Downs 16 22
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 6 16
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 313 405
- Offensive Plays 63 59
- Yards per Play 4.97 6.86
Net Rushing Yards 187 122
- Rushing Attempts 30 30
- Yards per Rush 6.23 4.07
Net Passing Yards 126 283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 18 - 1 27 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 133 299
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/16
- Yards per Pass Play 3.82 9.76
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/60 7/54
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 1/21
Kick Returns/Yards 4/77 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 41
Time of Possession 28:08 31:52

Team Statistics	NED	MIA
Record	5-9	10-4
First Downs	16	22
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	6	16
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	313	405
- Offensive Plays	63	59
- Yards per Play	4.97	6.86
Net Rushing Yards	187	122
- Rushing Attempts	30	30
- Yards per Rush	6.23	4.07
Net Passing Yards	126	283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 18 - 1	27 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	133	299
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/16
- Yards per Pass Play	3.82	9.76
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/60	7/54
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	1/21
Kick Returns/Yards	4/77	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 41
Time of Possession	28:08	31:52

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:25	4:35	OWN 20	12	56	Missed FG
1	5:50	1:56	OPP 42	4	9	Downs
2	14:55	4:32	OWN 15	8	23	Punt
2	7:14	2:05	OPP 34	5	8	Field Goal
2	2:23	1:47	OWN 22	3	1	Punt
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	3:08	OWN 30	5	31	Punt
3	7:21	0:34	OWN 26	1	11	Fumble
3	4:26	0:17	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
3	3:59	6:11	OWN 29	12	62	Field Goal
4	9:10	2:34	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
4	2:16	1:00	OWN 3	5	19	Downs
4	0:02	0:02	OWN 31	1	0	Game

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:35	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	7:50	2:00	OWN 31	4	11	Fumble
1	3:54	3:59	OWN 33	7	44	Field Goal
2	10:23	3:09	OWN 18	6	22	Punt
2	5:09	2:46	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
2	0:36	0:33	OPP 40	2	16	Field Goal
3	11:52	4:31	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	6:47	2:21	OPP 37	4	37	Touchdown
3	4:09	0:10	OPP 12	1	12	Touchdown
4	12:48	3:38	OWN 37	5	29	Missed FG
4	6:36	4:20	OWN 30	6	26	Punt
4	1:16	1:14	OPP 22	3	-2	Missed FG

Game MVP: Bob Griese, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Paul Hofer	19	120	6.32	31	4	1
Theotis Brown	9	63	7.00	23	2	0
Jim Plunkett	2	4	2.00	6	0	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mercury Morris	16	68	4.25	18	3	0
Monroe Eley	12	52	4.33	22	1	1
Len Garrett	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Bob Griese	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Plunkett	26	15	114	1/7	0	23	1	52.4
Reuben Fields	6	3	19	0/0	0	11	0	56.9

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Griese	27	23	299	2/16	3	43	0	149.8

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Sam Cunningham	3	3	11	3.67	5	7
WR Carlos Stevens	3	5	15	5.00	0	6
WR Stanley Morgan	3	6	22	7.33	3	11
FB John Brockington	2	3	16	8.00	12	11
WR Fred Willis	2	5	14	7.00	7	8
WR Jim Smith	2	2	22	11.00	0	11
TE Craig Lane	1	1	6	6.00	8	6
RB Paul Hofer	1	3	4	4.00	4	4
RB Theotis Brown	1	2	23	23.00	12	23
WR Jubilee Dunbar	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Richard Osborne	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wally Francis	6	6	110	18.33	35	43	0
WR Nat Moore	4	5	73	18.25	26	28	2
WR Rich Martini	4	5	42	10.50	8	12	0
WR Jeff Groth	3	3	20	6.67	4	11	0
FB Larry Csonka	2	2	20	10.00	11	12	1
RB Monroe Eley	2	3	12	6.00	9	8	0
TE Dana McKenzie	2	3	22	11.00	5	15	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jim Smith	1	0	0
Andy Collins	0	1	1
Martin Lance	0	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bob Griese	1	0	0
Jeff Groth	1	0	0
Chris Farasopoulos	0	1	0
Mercury Morris	0	1	0
Sean Clark	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	3	121	40.3	26.7	44	1

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	3	74	24.7	23.0	41	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	2/3	1/2	0/0	43	1/1

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Steinfort	2/4	2/4	0/1	41	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Morgan	1	5	5.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keith Moody	1	21	21.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Theotis Brown	4	77	19.3	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sam Green	2	52	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sam Hunt	9	1	0.0	29	28
CB Carl Allen	4	2	0.0	24	25
OLB Steve Nelson	4	1	0.0	27	16
OLB Fred Carr	3	0	1.0	8	14
DT R.J. Reese	3	1	0.0	15	17
CB Martin Lance	3	1	0.0	16	16
S Glenn Buchanan	3	1	0.0	23	20
OLB Gary Campbell	3	1	0.0	11	7
OLB Jim Turnbull	3	0	0.0	20	14
OLB Andy Collins	2	0	1.0	8	7
S Sandy Durko	2	3	0.0	25	18
DT Reggie Kinlaw	2	1	0.0	20	20
S Rich Sowells	2	0	0.0	13	20
S Vince Castillo	2	0	0.0	8	15
S Tommy Marvaso	2	0	0.0	7	10
CB Richard Blackmore	2	0	0.0	20	21
DE Tyrell Garrison	1	2	0.0	25	21
TE Richard Osborne	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jim Young	0	1	0.0	18	21

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Clarence Ellis	7	0	0.0	21	25
ILB Ed Bradley	5	2	0.0	20	13
S Jake Scott	4	1	0.0	23	26
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	4	1	0.0	18	28
ILB Skip Wilcox	3	0	1.0	14	9
S Shafer Suggs	3	2	0.0	22	20
CB Willie Buchanon	3	0	0.0	21	23
OLB Fred McNeil	3	0	0.0	6	10
ILB Brian Kelley	2	3	0.0	29	32
DT Mike Kadish	2	2	0.0	20	22
S Chris Farasopoulos	2	1	0.0	30	33
OLB Dwight Lewis	2	0	0.0	10	17
DE Dwight White	2	0	0.0	28	33
CB Doug Nettles	1	1	0.0	15	17
DE Sean Clark	1	1	0.0	18	14
DE Tony McGee	1	0	0.0	3	4
DE Ron Yankowski	1	0	0.0	17	21

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Fred Carr	1.0	0	14
OLB Andy Collins	1.0	0	7
DE Tyrell Garrison	0.0	2	21
DE Jim Young	0.0	1	21

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Skip Wilcox	1.0	0	0	0	9
OLB Fred McNeil	0.0	1	0	0	10
S Chris Farasopoulos	0.0	0	1	0	33
DE Bill Gergory	0.0	0	1	0	5
DT Mike Kadish	0.0	0	1	0	22
DE Tony McGee	0.0	0	1	0	4
DE Dwight White	0.0	0	1	0	33
DE Sean Clark	0.0	0	1	0	14
ILB Brian Kelley	0.0	0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	PPlay
CB Carl Allen	3	25
OLB Fred Carr	2	14
OLB Sam Hunt	2	28
S Rich Sowells	2	20
S Vince Castillo	2	15
CB Martin Lance	2	16
S Glenn Buchanan	2	20
S Tommy Marvaso	2	10
S Sandy Durko	1	18
OLB Steve Nelson	1	16
OLB Andy Collins	1	7
OLB Jim Turnbull	1	14
OLB Gary Campbell	1	7
CB Richard Blackmore	1	21

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Clarence Ellis	5	1	0	25
CB Willie Buchanon	3	0	0	23
OLB Fred McNeil	2	1	0	10
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	2	0	1	28
OLB Dwight Lewis	2	0	0	17
S Chris Farasopoulos	1	0	0	33
CB Doug Nettles	1	0	0	17
DE Sean Clark	1	0	0	14
S Shafer Suggs	1	0	0	20

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lynn Boden	4	10	1	23	0	28
Kyle Delaroche	3	3	1	25	0	33
Peter Bernstein	2	2	0	9	0	7
John Hannah	1	3	1	30	1	33
Joe Fields	1	3	0	28	0	31
Craig Lane	1	1	0	20	0	17
Al Speer	1	1	0	10	0	9
Wade Griffin	1	1	0	20	0	24
Sam Cunningham	0	3	0	13	0	19
John Brockington	0	1	0	6	0	5

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Greg Sampson	3	10	0	27	1	24
Guy Morriss	2	4	1	27	0	28
Bob Kuechenberg	1	6	0	28	0	26
Robert Woods	1	1	1	22	1	19
Larry Csonka	1	1	0	15	0	12
Leon Gray	0	3	0	9	0	14
Doug Dieken	0	2	0	15	0	8
Larry Little	0	1	0	18	0	24
Sylvester Croom	0	1	0	4	0	2

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Bob Trumpy	2	17
Darryl Carlton	1	6

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Moody	2	19
Clarence Ellis	1	21
Doug Nettles	1	14
Larry Csonka	1	9

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Fields	28	31	---	---	6	65
John Hannah	30	33	---	---	---	63
Sam Hunt	---	---	29	28	3	60
Kyle Delaroche	25	33	---	---	---	58
Jim Plunkett	28	27	---	---	---	55
Carl Allen	---	---	24	25	5	54
Lynn Boden	23	28	---	---	2	53
Tyrell Garrison	---	---	25	21	6	52
Wade Griffin	20	24	---	---	4	48
Rich Sowells	---	---	13	20	14	47
Craig Lane	20	17	---	---	10	47
Glenn Buchanan	---	---	23	20	4	47
Steve Nelson	---	---	27	16	3	46
Reggie Kinlaw	---	---	20	20	6	46
Sandy Durko	---	---	25	18	2	45
Fred Willis	14	22	---	---	9	45
Richard Blackmore	---	---	20	21	4	45
Stanley Morgan	20	22	---	---	2	44
Jim Young	---	---	18	21	2	41
Sam Cunningham	13	19	---	---	7	39
Fred Carr	---	---	8	14	15	37
Jim Turnbull	---	---	20	14	2	36
Paul Hofer	21	15	---	---	---	36
Carlos Stevens	17	16	---	---	2	35
R.J. Reese	---	---	15	17	2	34
Martin Lance	---	---	16	16	2	34
Andy Collins	---	---	8	7	18	33
Jim Smith	10	12	---	---	11	33
Tommy Marvaso	---	---	7	10	15	32
Theotis Brown	9	15	---	---	7	31
Richard Osborne	13	13	---	---	---	26
Al Speer	10	9	---	---	6	25
John Brockington	6	5	---	---	13	24
Bob Trumpy	5	2	---	---	17	24
Vince Castillo	---	---	8	15	---	23
Peter Bernstein	9	7	---	---	6	22
Jimmy Nakis	---	---	12	8	2	22
Gary Campbell	---	---	11	7	4	22
Jubilee Dunbar	2	5	---	---	14	21
Art Whittington	0	2	---	---	17	19
Darryl Carlton	5	0	---	---	6	11
Reuben Fields	2	6	---	---	---	8
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jim Haslett	---	---	1	1	3	5
Ed Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Clarence Ellis	---	---	21	25	21	67
Dwight White	---	---	28	33	6	67
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	30	33	3	66
Brian Kelley	---	---	29	32	4	65
Bob Griese	30	29	---	---	---	59
Bob Kuechenberg	28	26	---	---	3	57
Guy Morriss	27	28	---	---	1	56
Rich Martini	19	21	---	---	15	55
Shafer Suggs	---	---	22	20	11	53
Greg Sampson	27	24	---	---	---	51
Jake Scott	---	---	23	26	2	51
Ronald Cinkovsky	---	---	18	28	3	49
Mike Kadish	---	---	20	22	4	46
Larry Little	18	24	---	---	4	46
Doug Nettles	---	---	15	17	14	46
Willie Buchanon	---	---	21	23	1	45
Monroe Eley	14	12	---	---	18	44
Jeff Groth	16	13	---	---	14	43
Wally Francis	22	20	---	---	---	42
Dana McKenzie	15	17	---	---	10	42
Robert Woods	22	19	---	---	---	41
Ron Yankowski	---	---	17	21	2	40
Skip Wilcox	---	---	14	9	16	39
Larry Csonka	15	12	---	---	9	36
Ed Bradley	---	---	20	13	2	35
Nat Moore	17	17	---	---	---	34
Mercury Morris	16	17	---	---	---	33
Sean Clark	---	---	18	14	1	33
Wilbert Martin	9	7	---	---	16	32
Doug Dieken	15	8	---	---	7	30
Leon Gray	9	14	---	---	7	30
Dwight Lewis	---	---	10	17	1	28
Keith Moody	---	---	2	4	19	25
Len Garrett	7	9	---	---	3	19
Fred McNeil	---	---	6	10	1	17
Mike Varty	---	---	8	5	1	14
Sam Green	0	0	---	---	14	14
Sylvester Croom	4	2	---	---	7	13
Bill Gergory	---	---	4	5	2	11
Tony McGee	---	---	3	4	---	7
Ronald Dunk	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dave Simmons	---	---	1	2	4	7
Freddie Steinfort	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dan Manucci	0	0	---	---	4	4
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	3	3
David Whitehurst	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	76	8.4
Middle	10	62	6.2
Right	10	51	5.1
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	46	3.3
Middle	12	36	3.0
Right	3	41	13.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Plunkett	26	15	1	1	2	2	4	1	1
Reuben Fields	6	3	0	0	1	0	2	0	0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Griese	27	23	3	0	1	0	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	38	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	50	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	3	45	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	36	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	66	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	10	132	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	65	16.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stanley Morgan	6	3	0	22	0	22
WR Fred Willis	5	2	0	14	0	22
WR Carlos Stevens	5	3	1	15	0	16
FB John Brockington	3	2	1	16	0	5
RB Sam Cunningham	3	3	0	11	0	19
RB Paul Hofer	3	1	1	4	0	15
WR Jim Smith	2	2	0	22	0	12
RB Theotis Brown	2	1	0	23	1	15
WR Jubilee Dunbar	1	0	0	0	0	5
TE Craig Lane	1	1	0	6	0	17
TE Richard Osborne	1	0	0	0	0	13

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wally Francis	6	6	0	110	2	20
WR Nat Moore	5	4	1	73	1	17
WR Rich Martini	5	4	0	42	0	21
RB Monroe Eley	3	2	0	12	0	12
TE Dana McKenzie	3	2	0	22	0	17
WR Jeff Groth	3	3	0	20	0	13
FB Larry Csonka	2	2	0	20	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Paul Hofer	2	6	3.00	6.32

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Monroe Eley	1	7	7.00	4.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Plunkett	2	1	5	2.50	4.38

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Griese	3	3	47	15.67	11.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB John Brockington	1	1	5	5.00	5.33
RB Theotis Brown	1	0	0	0.00	11.50

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nat Moore	2	2	35	17.50	14.60
FB Larry Csonka	1	1	12	12.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Paul Hofer	4	3
Theotis Brown	1	0

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Monroe Eley	5	1
Bob Griese	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	9	6	4
Reuben Fields	1	0	0

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Griese	6	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carlos Stevens	3	2	1
RB Theotis Brown	2	1	1
FB John Brockington	1	1	1
WR Fred Willis	1	0	0
TE Craig Lane	1	1	0
WR Stanley Morgan	1	0	0
WR Jim Smith	1	1	1

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Monroe Eley	2	2	1
WR Wally Francis	1	1	1
WR Nat Moore	1	1	1
WR Rich Martini	1	1	1
WR Jeff Groth	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)