Week 16, 1979

played in Miami, FL

66 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Washington Redskins	10	0	3	0	-	13
Miami Dolphins	7	10	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:27 WAS - Lou Piccone 24 pass from Bert Jones (John Leypoldt extra point)
1Q: 06:10 MIA - Nat Moore 21 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
1Q: 00:11 WAS - John Leypoldt 25 field goal
2Q: 12:53 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 54 field goal
2Q: 01:53 MIA - Doug Nettles 59 fumble return (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
3Q: 12:05 WAS - John Leypoldt 48 field goal
4Q: 08:52 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:27 WAS - Lou Piccone 24 pass from Bert Jones (John Leypoldt extra point)
1Q: 06:10 MIA - Nat Moore 21 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
1Q: 00:11 WAS - John Leypoldt 25 field goal
2Q: 12:53 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 54 field goal
2Q: 01:53 MIA - Doug Nettles 59 fumble return (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
3Q: 12:05 WAS - John Leypoldt 48 field goal
4Q: 08:52 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 43 field goal

Team Statistics WAS MIA
Record 8-7 11-4
First Downs 18 15
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 13 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 350 291
- Offensive Plays 70 57
- Yards per Play 5.00 5.11
Net Rushing Yards 79 126
- Rushing Attempts 25 23
- Yards per Rush 3.16 5.48
Net Passing Yards 271 165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 23 - 0 32 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 282 178
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 6.02 4.85
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/29 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 2/48
Kick Returns/Yards 4/101 4/86
Interception Ret./Yards 1/39 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 29
Time of Possession 32:23 27:37

Team Statistics	WAS	MIA
Record	8-7	11-4
First Downs	18	15
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	13	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	350	291
- Offensive Plays	70	57
- Yards per Play	5.00	5.11
Net Rushing Yards	79	126
- Rushing Attempts	25	23
- Yards per Rush	3.16	5.48
Net Passing Yards	271	165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 23 - 0	32 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	282	178
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	6.02	4.85
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/29	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	2/48
Kick Returns/Yards	4/101	4/86
Interception Ret./Yards	1/39	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 29
Time of Possession	32:23	27:37

Drive Charts

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:05	0:53	OPP 26	3	26	Touchdown
1	5:59	5:54	OWN 36	10	56	Field Goal
2	12:45	4:25	OWN 20	8	34	Punt
2	5:52	1:54	OWN 22	4	24	Punt
2	1:53	0:11	OWN 48	1	11	Fumble
2	1:42	1:42	OWN 23	6	19	Half
3	15:00	3:01	OWN 38	5	31	Field Goal
3	9:18	5:11	OWN 8	11	66	Missed FG
3	2:58	1:33	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
4	13:45	2:58	OWN 20	7	33	Punt
4	8:46	2:07	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
4	4:46	1:34	OWN 40	4	12	Punt
4	1:46	1:06	OWN 10	5	15	Downs

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:55	OWN 19	2	6	Interception
1	13:12	7:13	OWN 23	12	77	Touchdown
1	0:05	2:20	OWN 30	5	33	Field Goal
2	8:20	2:28	OWN 16	6	10	Punt
2	3:58	2:05	OWN 14	6	45	Fumble
3	11:59	2:41	OWN 44	3	5	Punt
3	4:07	1:09	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
3	1:25	2:40	OWN 45	6	10	Punt
4	10:47	2:01	OWN 7	5	67	Field Goal
4	6:39	1:53	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
4	3:12	1:26	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
4	0:40	0:40	OPP 25	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Bert Jones, Washington Redskins

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Delvin Williams	16	50	3.13	13	2
Jeff Kinney	8	22	2.75	11	1
Bert Jones	1	7	7.00	7	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Monroe Eley	11	74	6.73	40	2
Mercury Morris	10	45	4.50	15	1
Larry Csonka	1	8	8.00	8	0
Bob Griese	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Jones	43	23	282	2/11	1	28	0	81.7

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Griese	32	19	178	2/13	1	37	1	72.1

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Delvin Williams	7	10	44	6.29	18	12	0
WR John Fuqua	4	5	70	17.50	7	25	0
WR Lou Piccone	3	6	35	11.67	4	24	1
WR Mike Siani	3	8	65	21.67	33	28	0
TE Mike Barber	3	5	24	8.00	4	15	0
WR Don McCauley	2	4	41	20.50	26	26	0
FB Norm Bulaich	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Mike Donohoe	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR James Thompson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wally Francis	5	10	61	12.20	22	37	0
WR Nat Moore	5	9	53	10.60	10	21	1
RB Monroe Eley	3	3	6	2.00	0	6	0
WR Rich Martini	3	4	19	6.33	0	13	0
FB Larry Csonka	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Dana McKenzie	1	2	3	3.00	2	3	0
WR Jeff Groth	1	2	29	29.00	0	29	0
TE Wilbert Martin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kerry Reardon	1	39	39.00	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force
John Fuqua	1	0	0
Delvin Williams	1	0	0
Doug Dumler	0	1	0
Ken Greene	0	1	0
Kerry Reardon	0	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Wally Francis	1	0	0	0
Doug Nettles	0	1	0	1
Ed Bradley	0	0	1	0
Shafer Suggs	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Colquitt	6	278	46.3	35.0	63	5

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	6	277	46.2	40.2	59	4

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Leypoldt	2/3	1/2	0/0	48	1/1

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Steinfort	2/2	2/2	1/1	54	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lou Piccone	2	16	8.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keith Moody	2	48	24.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lou Piccone	2	46	23.0	0
Kerry Reardon	2	55	27.5	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keith Moody	4	86	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Danny Reece	5	1	0.0	16	30
S Tom Pridemore	5	1	0.0	21	33
OLB Reggie Williams	4	2	0.5	16	29
CB Lloyd Mumphord	4	2	0.0	15	25
DE Jeff Merrow	3	0	1.0	16	24
S Tommy Jeffries	3	0	0.0	12	20
DE Mike Butler	3	0	0.0	17	24
ILB Neal Olkewicz	2	1	0.5	5	11
DT John Mendenhall	2	1	0.0	16	15
ILB Ralph Ortega	2	1	0.0	18	23
OLB Stan White	2	0	0.0	7	5
OLB Bob Martin	2	0	0.0	3	3
CB Kerry Reardon	1	1	0.0	15	17
DT O.J. Sanford	1	1	0.0	4	9
OLB Bo Conway	1	0	0.0	7	6
S Ken Greene	1	0	0.0	18	23
DE Cleveland Elam	0	1	0.0	19	25
DE Mike Fultz	0	1	0.0	6	10
OLB Curtis Townsend	0	1	0.0	10	18

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Mike Kadish	5	0	1.0	16	25
S Jake Scott	5	3	0.0	20	33
S Shafer Suggs	5	2	0.0	18	34
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	5	1	0.0	18	32
ILB Ed Bradley	4	1	0.0	19	27
OLB Dwight Lewis	4	1	0.0	9	19
ILB Brian Kelley	4	0	0.0	21	39
DE Dwight White	3	2	1.0	24	44
ILB Dave Simmons	3	1	0.0	18	27
S Clarence Ellis	2	1	0.0	13	28
S Chris Farasopoulos	2	0	0.0	17	42
OLB Mike Varty	2	0	0.0	4	8
CB Willie Buchanon	1	0	0.0	18	26
WR Wally Francis	1	0	---	---	---
QB Bob Griese	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ron Yankowski	1	0	0.0	16	28
DE Sean Clark	1	0	0.0	13	27
ILB Skip Wilcox	1	0	0.0	6	6
CB Doug Nettles	0	2	0.0	14	32
DE Bill Gergory	0	1	0.0	6	12
CB Keith Moody	0	1	0.0	4	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jeff Merrow	1.0	1	1	24
OLB Reggie Williams	0.5	0	0	29
ILB Neal Olkewicz	0.5	0	0	11
DE Cleveland Elam	0.0	0	2	25
DT O.J. Sanford	0.0	0	1	9
DE Mike Butler	0.0	0	1	24
DE Mike Fultz	0.0	0	1	10

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Mike Kadish	1.0	1	0	25
DE Dwight White	1.0	0	0	44
DE Ron Yankowski	0.0	0	2	28
ILB Brian Kelley	0.0	0	1	39
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	0.0	0	1	32
ILB Dave Simmons	0.0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tom Pridemore	4	0	0	33
CB Danny Reece	3	1	0	30
OLB Reggie Williams	3	0	0	29
CB Kerry Reardon	2	1	1	17
CB Lloyd Mumphord	2	0	0	25
S Tommy Jeffries	2	0	0	20
ILB Neal Olkewicz	2	0	0	11
OLB Stan White	1	0	0	5

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Ed Bradley	4	2	27
S Shafer Suggs	4	0	34
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	3	1	32
S Chris Farasopoulos	2	2	42
S Jake Scott	2	1	33
ILB Brian Kelley	2	0	39
OLB Dwight Lewis	2	0	19
S Clarence Ellis	1	0	28
OLB Mike Varty	1	0	8
ILB Skip Wilcox	1	0	6
ILB Dave Simmons	1	0	27
CB Doug Nettles	0	1	32

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Dumler	2	6	1	25	0	44
Jack Cornell	2	3	0	13	1	18
Jim Braxton	2	3	0	5	0	13
Keith Shelton	0	3	0	24	1	41
Mike Barber	0	3	0	13	0	28
Tom Luken	0	2	0	18	0	38
Jim Hough	0	2	0	18	0	34
Pete Herndon	0	1	0	7	0	11
Dean Lang	0	1	0	20	0	38

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Kuechenberg	4	6	22	0	32
Greg Sampson	3	7	19	0	30
Robert Woods	3	3	18	1	30
Larry Little	0	2	17	0	22
Guy Morriss	0	2	23	0	30
Leon Gray	0	1	8	1	8
Dana McKenzie	0	1	15	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Curtis Townsend	3	11
Mike Donohoe	1	16
Jack Cornell	1	9
Jim Hough	1	8

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Clarence Ellis	3	27
Monroe Eley	1	22
Keith Moody	1	22
Rich Martini	1	14

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Dumler	25	44	---	---	4	73
Bert Jones	25	45	---	---	---	70
Danny Reece	---	---	16	30	23	69
Keith Shelton	24	41	---	---	1	66
Jim Hough	18	34	---	---	8	60
Dean Lang	20	38	---	---	---	58
Tom Luken	18	38	---	---	---	56
Tom Pridemore	---	---	21	33	2	56
Mike Barber	13	28	---	---	14	55
Don McCauley	11	29	---	---	14	54
Lou Piccone	17	27	---	---	10	54
Tommy Jeffries	---	---	12	20	18	50
Reggie Williams	---	---	16	29	3	48
Jeff Kinney	8	15	---	---	24	47
Delvin Williams	17	30	---	---	---	47
Cleveland Elam	---	---	19	25	2	46
Mike Butler	---	---	17	24	5	46
Ralph Ortega	---	---	18	23	4	45
Jeff Merrow	---	---	16	24	4	44
Ken Greene	---	---	18	23	2	43
Lloyd Mumphord	---	---	15	25	1	41
Jack Cornell	13	18	---	---	9	40
Norm Bulaich	14	22	---	---	3	39
Curtis Townsend	---	---	10	18	11	39
John Fuqua	12	25	---	---	1	38
Kerry Reardon	---	---	15	17	6	38
Mike Donohoe	11	10	---	---	16	37
John Mendenhall	---	---	16	15	5	36
Mike Siani	14	22	---	---	---	36
Jim Braxton	5	13	---	---	17	35
Stan White	---	---	7	5	19	31
Pete Herndon	7	11	---	---	9	27
Richard Neal	---	---	5	14	2	21
Mike Fultz	---	---	6	10	3	19
James Thompson	3	4	---	---	12	19
Neal Olkewicz	---	---	5	11	2	18
Lem Burnham	---	---	7	10	---	17
O.J. Sanford	---	---	4	9	1	14
Bo Conway	---	---	7	6	---	13
Bob Martin	---	---	3	3	5	11
Harris Richardson	0	1	---	---	7	8
John Leypoldt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Craig Colquitt	0	0	---	---	6	6
Scott Hunter	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Rogers	0	0	---	---	3	3
Joe Pisarcik	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dwight White	---	---	24	44	9	77
Clarence Ellis	---	---	13	28	27	68
Brian Kelley	---	---	21	39	5	65
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	17	42	3	62
Bob Kuechenberg	22	32	---	---	6	60
Dave Simmons	---	---	18	27	15	60
Bob Griese	23	34	---	---	---	57
Doug Nettles	---	---	14	32	11	57
Jake Scott	---	---	20	33	3	56
Guy Morriss	23	30	---	---	1	54
Shafer Suggs	---	---	18	34	2	54
Ronald Cinkovsky	---	---	18	32	2	52
Ed Bradley	---	---	19	27	4	50
Monroe Eley	12	15	---	---	22	49
Greg Sampson	19	30	---	---	---	49
Rich Martini	12	23	---	---	14	49
Robert Woods	18	30	---	---	---	48
Dana McKenzie	15	23	---	---	10	48
Ron Yankowski	---	---	16	28	2	46
Mike Kadish	---	---	16	25	4	45
Willie Buchanon	---	---	18	26	---	44
Larry Little	17	22	---	---	5	44
Sean Clark	---	---	13	27	4	44
Wally Francis	15	26	---	---	---	41
Nat Moore	14	23	---	---	1	38
Jeff Groth	11	12	---	---	11	34
Larry Csonka	12	15	---	---	6	33
Keith Moody	---	---	4	6	22	32
Dwight Lewis	---	---	9	19	3	31
Mercury Morris	11	19	---	---	1	31
Wilbert Martin	8	7	---	---	16	31
Doug Dieken	8	14	---	---	8	30
Leon Gray	8	8	---	---	8	24
Mike Varty	---	---	4	8	10	22
Len Garrett	5	7	---	---	8	20
Bill Gergory	---	---	6	12	1	19
Skip Wilcox	---	---	6	6	4	16
Sylvester Croom	0	4	---	---	7	11
Sam Green	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bobby Jackson	---	---	1	0	5	6
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ronald Dunk	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tony McGee	---	---	0	0	2	2
Freddie Steinfort	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dan Manucci	0	0	---	---	2	2
David Whitehurst	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	39	4.9
Middle	13	34	2.6
Right	4	6	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	27	2.7
Middle	11	93	8.5
Right	1	7	7.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Jones	43	23	6	3	4	7	5	0	0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Griese	32	19	3	1	2	2	6	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	43	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	111	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	58	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	70	8.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	10	62	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	46	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	66	6.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Delvin Williams	10	7	0	44	0	30
WR Mike Siani	8	3	1	65	2	22
WR Lou Piccone	6	3	0	35	1	27
WR John Fuqua	5	4	0	70	2	25
TE Mike Barber	5	3	0	24	0	28
WR Don McCauley	4	2	1	41	1	29
FB Norm Bulaich	2	1	1	3	0	22
TE Mike Donohoe	2	0	0	0	0	10
WR James Thompson	1	0	1	0	0	4

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wally Francis	10	5	0	61	1	26
WR Nat Moore	9	5	0	53	1	23
WR Rich Martini	4	3	1	19	0	23
RB Monroe Eley	3	3	0	6	0	15
TE Dana McKenzie	2	1	0	3	0	23
WR Jeff Groth	2	1	0	29	1	12
FB Larry Csonka	1	1	0	7	0	15
TE Wilbert Martin	1	0	1	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bert Jones	1	7	7.00	7.00
Delvin Williams	1	2	2.00	3.13

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bert Jones	1	0	0	0.00	6.56

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Griese	1	0	0	0.00	5.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Don McCauley	1	0	0	0.00	10.25

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nat Moore	1	0	0	0.00	5.89

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Delvin Williams	2	1

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Monroe Eley	1	0
Mercury Morris	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	12	5	4

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Griese	11	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Siani	3	1	1
RB Delvin Williams	3	1	1
WR Lou Piccone	2	1	1
TE Mike Barber	2	1	0
WR John Fuqua	1	1	1
WR Don McCauley	1	0	0

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wally Francis	4	1	1
RB Monroe Eley	2	2	1
WR Nat Moore	2	2	1
FB Larry Csonka	1	1	1
TE Wilbert Martin	1	0	0
WR Rich Martini	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)