Week 17, 1979

played in Miami, FL

72 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

New York Jets	0	10	0	8	-	18
Miami Dolphins	7	0	21	14	-	42

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:02 MIA - Wally Francis 9 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
2Q: 05:23 NYJ - Frank Corral 24 field goal
2Q: 01:16 NYJ - Ed Porcher 37 pass from Joe Namath (Frank Corral extra point)
3Q: 04:38 MIA - Nat Moore 17 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
3Q: 04:12 MIA - Chris Farasopoulos 20 interception return (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
3Q: 01:07 MIA - Wally Francis 75 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
4Q: 08:55 MIA - Monroe Eley 2 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
4Q: 05:56 MIA - Monroe Eley 6 run (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
4Q: 00:56 NYJ - O.J. Simpson 15 run (Joe Namath pass to Marco Vehar for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:02 MIA - Wally Francis 9 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
2Q: 05:23 NYJ - Frank Corral 24 field goal
2Q: 01:16 NYJ - Ed Porcher 37 pass from Joe Namath (Frank Corral extra point)
3Q: 04:38 MIA - Nat Moore 17 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
3Q: 04:12 MIA - Chris Farasopoulos 20 interception return (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
3Q: 01:07 MIA - Wally Francis 75 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
4Q: 08:55 MIA - Monroe Eley 2 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
4Q: 05:56 MIA - Monroe Eley 6 run (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
4Q: 00:56 NYJ - O.J. Simpson 15 run (Joe Namath pass to Marco Vehar for conversion)

Team Statistics NYJ MIA
Record 6-10 12-4
First Downs 21 20
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 13 17
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 324 381
- Offensive Plays 66 58
- Yards per Play 4.91 6.57
Net Rushing Yards 158 65
- Rushing Attempts 31 19
- Yards per Rush 5.10 3.42
Net Passing Yards 166 316
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 16 - 2 37 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 183 329
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 4.74 8.10
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 8/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 9/60
Punt Returns/Yards 3/24 3/16
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/20
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 35
Time of Possession 30:41 29:19

Team Statistics	NYJ	MIA
Record	6-10	12-4
First Downs	21	20
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	13	17
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	324	381
- Offensive Plays	66	58
- Yards per Play	4.91	6.57
Net Rushing Yards	158	65
- Rushing Attempts	31	19
- Yards per Rush	5.10	3.42
Net Passing Yards	166	316
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 16 - 2	37 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	183	329
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	4.74	8.10
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	8/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	9/60
Punt Returns/Yards	3/24	3/16
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/20
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 35
Time of Possession	30:41	29:19

Drive Charts

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:15	2:29	OWN 20	8	65	Interception
1	8:22	3:10	OWN 30	8	27	Fumble
2	15:00	1:25	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	11:20	6:05	OWN 24	13	69	Field Goal
2	3:28	2:32	OWN 49	5	51	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:32	OWN 20	6	8	Punt
3	10:05	1:43	OWN 6	3	0	Punt
3	4:29	0:25	OWN 20	2	-15	Interception
3	4:04	2:04	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
3	0:51	2:08	OWN 36	4	25	Fumble
4	5:50	5:04	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:45	OWN 23	3	33	Interception
1	10:46	2:24	OWN 20	5	5	Punt
1	5:12	5:12	OWN 43	9	57	Touchdown
2	13:35	2:15	OWN 27	5	6	Punt
2	5:15	1:47	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	0:56	0:56	OWN 27	3	38	Half
3	11:28	1:23	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
3	8:22	3:53	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
3	2:00	1:09	OWN 21	3	79	Touchdown
4	13:43	4:54	OWN 39	11	61	Touchdown
4	8:39	2:49	OPP 22	5	22	Touchdown
4	0:46	0:46	OPP 42	1	-6	Game

Game MVP: Bob Griese, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ottis Anderson	25	129	5.16	20	5	0
O.J. Simpson	5	24	4.80	15	1	1
Joe Namath	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Mercury Morris	11	38	3.45	9	0
Monroe Eley	6	18	3.00	8	1
Larry Csonka	2	9	4.50	5	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Namath	32	16	183	3/17	1	37	2	51.9

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Griese	37	27	329	2/13	4	75	1	124.7

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB O.J. Simpson	4	4	28	7.00	1	11	0
WR Don Bass	3	7	33	11.00	1	15	0
WR Ed Porcher	2	5	45	22.50	28	37	1
WR Karl Farmer	2	3	28	14.00	8	19	0
FB Jim Otis	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0
TE Eric Sanderson	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Dustin Stone	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Marco Vehar	1	3	22	22.00	12	22	0
RB Ottis Anderson	1	2	7	7.00	7	7	0
WR Louis Carter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Freddie Douglas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wally Francis	7	9	143	20.43	93	75	2
WR Nat Moore	5	5	81	16.20	30	29	1
TE Dana McKenzie	4	4	32	8.00	8	14	0
RB Monroe Eley	3	4	14	4.67	5	6	1
TE Wilbert Martin	3	3	15	5.00	0	7	0
WR Jeff Groth	3	9	36	12.00	6	20	0
WR Rich Martini	2	2	8	4.00	0	8	0
RB Mercury Morris	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Randy Colbert	1	0	0.00	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Chris Farasopoulos	2	20	10.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Force
Joe Namath	1	0
Karl Farmer	1	0
Ottis Anderson	1	0
Randy Colbert	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Keith Moody	1	0	0
Ed Bradley	0	1	0
Brian Kelley	0	1	0
Doug Nettles	0	1	0
Sean Clark	0	1	0
Chris Farasopoulos	0	0	1
Jake Scott	0	0	1
Rich Martini	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnny Evans	4	200	50.0	46.0	61	0

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	4	196	49.0	43.0	56	1

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frank Corral	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	1/1

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Steinfort	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Freddie Douglas	3	24	8.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keith Moody	3	16	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randy Colbert	1	21	21.0	0
Karl Farmer	1	25	25.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keith Moody	2	36	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Randy Colbert	7	3	0.0	12	32
S Brenard Wilson	6	0	0.0	16	24
OLB Greg Brezina	5	1	2.0	16	31
S Cedric Brown	5	3	0.0	16	30
CB Rolly Woolsey	4	1	0.0	14	29
ILB Jim LeClair	4	0	0.0	17	36
CB Earlie Thomas	3	0	0.0	12	19
DE Percy Kirkwood	2	2	0.0	9	17
OLB Rick Baska	2	1	0.0	5	4
S Van Green	1	1	0.0	10	17
OLB Mike Kolen	1	1	0.0	2	3
QB Joe Namath	1	0	---	---	---
S Lenny Richard	1	0	0.0	6	30
DT Dave Pear	1	0	0.0	13	14
OLB Mike Hawkins	1	0	0.0	13	33
DE Brison Manor	0	1	0.0	10	22
OLB Howard Stidham	0	1	0.0	3	5
DE Horace Jones	0	1	0.0	12	21

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brian Kelley	6	3	2.0	30	34
S Clarence Ellis	5	1	0.0	19	22
OLB Dwight Lewis	5	0	0.0	14	14
OLB Mike Varty	4	0	1.0	9	9
DE Dwight White	4	1	0.0	31	34
ILB Ed Bradley	3	3	0.0	18	21
CB Doug Nettles	3	2	0.0	17	17
S Jake Scott	3	1	0.0	24	29
S Chris Farasopoulos	2	3	0.0	26	30
CB Willie Buchanon	2	0	0.0	21	24
ILB Skip Wilcox	2	0	0.0	7	4
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	2	0	0.0	20	24
S Shafer Suggs	2	0	0.0	21	25
ILB Dave Simmons	2	0	0.0	17	25
QB Bob Griese	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mike Kadish	1	0	0.0	18	17
DE Ron Yankowski	1	0	0.0	15	17

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Greg Brezina	2.0	0	1	31
DE Brison Manor	0.0	1	0	22
OLB Rick Baska	0.0	1	0	4
DE Horace Jones	0.0	1	0	21
OLB Mike Hawkins	0.0	1	0	33

Miami	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Brian Kelley	2.0	0	1	34
OLB Mike Varty	1.0	0	0	9
DT Mike Kadish	0.0	1	0	17
DE Tony McGee	0.0	1	0	7
DE Ron Yankowski	0.0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Randy Colbert	8	0	1	32
S Cedric Brown	4	0	0	30
CB Earlie Thomas	3	1	0	19
CB Rolly Woolsey	3	0	0	29
OLB Mike Hawkins	2	0	0	33
S Brenard Wilson	2	0	0	24
ILB Jim LeClair	1	1	0	36
OLB Greg Brezina	1	0	0	31
S Van Green	1	0	0	17
S Lenny Richard	1	0	0	30
ILB Ken Bordelon	1	0	0	10

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Clarence Ellis	4	0	0	22
OLB Dwight Lewis	3	0	0	14
CB Doug Nettles	3	0	0	17
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	2	2	0	24
DE Dwight White	1	1	0	34
ILB Ed Bradley	1	0	0	21
DT Mike Kadish	1	0	0	17
ILB Brian Kelley	1	0	0	34
S Chris Farasopoulos	0	1	2	30
S Jake Scott	0	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Todd Watkins	2	7	27	0	26
Kurt Schumacher	2	7	27	0	30
Bob Johnson	2	4	27	1	27
John Hicks	1	5	31	1	34
Mitch Thornton	1	2	25	1	33
Keith Eck	1	1	4	0	8
Eric Sanderson	0	1	21	0	13
Dustin Stone	0	1	20	0	20
Heath Ussery	0	1	4	0	6
Randy Young	0	1	4	0	9

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Greg Sampson	3	4	1	16	1	34
Bob Kuechenberg	2	6	0	18	0	33
Guy Morriss	1	3	0	16	0	33
Robert Woods	0	3	0	16	0	30
Larry Little	0	2	0	12	0	26
Leon Gray	0	1	0	4	0	12
Sylvester Croom	0	0	0	4	1	8

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Randy Colbert	3	12
Van Green	1	11
Brenard Wilson	1	10
Ottis Anderson	1	6

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Moody	2	19
Dana McKenzie	1	11
Rich Martini	1	11
Larry Little	1	4

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Hicks	31	34	---	---	5	70
Joe Namath	31	35	---	---	---	66
Bob Johnson	27	27	---	---	5	59
Mitch Thornton	25	33	---	---	---	58
Kurt Schumacher	27	30	---	---	---	57
Randy Colbert	---	---	12	32	12	56
Jim LeClair	---	---	17	36	2	55
Dustin Stone	20	20	---	---	15	55
Don Bass	25	27	---	---	3	55
Todd Watkins	27	26	---	---	---	53
Ottis Anderson	25	20	---	---	6	51
Brenard Wilson	---	---	16	24	10	50
Greg Brezina	---	---	16	31	---	47
Cedric Brown	---	---	16	30	---	46
Mike Hawkins	---	---	13	33	---	46
Jim Otis	15	19	---	---	11	45
Rolly Woolsey	---	---	14	29	1	44
Lenny Richard	---	---	6	30	5	41
Van Green	---	---	10	17	11	38
Eric Sanderson	21	13	---	---	4	38
Louis Carter	10	8	---	---	20	38
Marco Vehar	8	17	---	---	12	37
Ed Porcher	18	19	---	---	---	37
Brison Manor	---	---	10	22	2	34
Horace Jones	---	---	12	21	1	34
Bob Maddox	---	---	6	26	1	33
Earlie Thomas	---	---	12	19	---	31
Percy Kirkwood	---	---	9	17	4	30
Freddie Douglas	2	11	---	---	16	29
Dave Pear	---	---	13	14	---	27
Karl Farmer	5	11	---	---	10	26
Fred Smerlas	---	---	7	18	---	25
Jeff Barnes	---	---	3	8	11	22
Mike Kolen	---	---	2	3	15	20
Rick Baska	---	---	5	4	10	19
Ken Bordelon	---	---	7	10	2	19
Randy Young	4	9	---	---	5	18
O.J. Simpson	6	10	---	---	---	16
Heath Ussery	4	6	---	---	5	15
Mike Wilson	6	2	---	---	5	13
Keith Eck	4	8	---	---	---	12
Howard Stidham	---	---	3	5	1	9
Frank Corral	0	0	---	---	5	5
Johnny Evans	0	0	---	---	4	4
Scott Bull	0	0	---	---	1	1
Matt Cavanaugh	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dwight White	---	---	31	34	5	70
Brian Kelley	---	---	30	34	5	69
Clarence Ellis	---	---	19	22	23	64
Dave Simmons	---	---	17	25	19	61
Bob Griese	19	39	---	---	---	58
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	26	30	1	57
Jake Scott	---	---	24	29	1	54
Shafer Suggs	---	---	21	25	7	53
Bob Kuechenberg	18	33	---	---	---	51
Guy Morriss	16	33	---	---	1	50
Greg Sampson	16	34	---	---	---	50
Jeff Groth	13	20	---	---	15	48
Willie Buchanon	---	---	21	24	2	47
Doug Nettles	---	---	17	17	12	46
Robert Woods	16	30	---	---	---	46
Sean Clark	---	---	18	28	---	46
Ronald Cinkovsky	---	---	20	24	1	45
Wally Francis	15	29	---	---	---	44
Larry Little	12	26	---	---	4	42
Monroe Eley	7	15	---	---	19	41
Dana McKenzie	9	21	---	---	11	41
Ed Bradley	---	---	18	21	1	40
Rich Martini	8	20	---	---	11	39
Wilbert Martin	9	14	---	---	15	38
Mike Kadish	---	---	18	17	2	37
Larry Csonka	8	24	---	---	4	36
Mercury Morris	12	24	---	---	---	36
Nat Moore	10	23	---	---	---	33
Ron Yankowski	---	---	15	17	1	33
Doug Dieken	9	19	---	---	4	32
Dwight Lewis	---	---	14	14	3	31
Keith Moody	---	---	4	2	19	25
Leon Gray	4	12	---	---	4	20
Mike Varty	---	---	9	9	1	19
Sylvester Croom	4	8	---	---	4	16
Len Garrett	4	5	---	---	5	14
Tony McGee	---	---	5	7	---	12
Bill Gergory	---	---	6	2	3	11
Skip Wilcox	---	---	7	4	---	11
Ronald Dunk	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sam Green	0	0	---	---	6	6
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bobby Jackson	---	---	1	0	---	1
Freddie Steinfort	0	0	---	---	---	0
David Whitehurst	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dan Manucci	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	56	4.3
Middle	5	14	2.8
Right	13	88	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	54	3.9
Middle	3	11	3.7
Right	2	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Namath	32	16	2	0	6	5	3	1	2

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Griese	37	27	5	1	2	2	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	10	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	106	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	67	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	13	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	133	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	6	143	23.8
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	40	4.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Don Bass	7	3	1	33	0	27
WR Ed Porcher	5	2	1	45	1	19
RB O.J. Simpson	4	4	0	28	0	10
TE Eric Sanderson	3	1	1	5	0	13
WR Marco Vehar	3	1	0	22	1	17
WR Karl Farmer	3	2	0	28	0	11
TE Dustin Stone	2	1	1	7	0	20
RB Ottis Anderson	2	1	0	7	0	20
FB Jim Otis	1	1	0	8	0	19
WR Louis Carter	1	0	1	0	0	8
WR Freddie Douglas	1	0	1	0	0	11

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wally Francis	9	7	0	143	3	29
WR Jeff Groth	9	3	2	36	1	20
WR Nat Moore	5	5	0	81	1	23
RB Monroe Eley	4	3	0	14	0	15
TE Dana McKenzie	4	4	0	32	0	21
TE Wilbert Martin	3	3	0	15	0	14
WR Rich Martini	2	2	0	8	0	20
RB Mercury Morris	1	0	0	0	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
O.J. Simpson	1	15	15.00	4.80
Ottis Anderson	1	3	3.00	5.16

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Monroe Eley	3	6	2.00	3.00
Mercury Morris	3	11	3.67	3.45
Larry Csonka	1	5	5.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Namath	4	0	0	0.00	5.72

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Griese	5	4	37	7.40	8.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Overall Avg
WR Ed Porcher	1	9.00
WR Karl Farmer	1	9.33
WR Don Bass	1	4.71
RB Ottis Anderson	1	3.50

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Monroe Eley	1	1	2	2.00	3.50
WR Wally Francis	1	1	9	9.00	15.89
WR Nat Moore	1	1	17	17.00	16.20
RB Mercury Morris	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Jeff Groth	1	1	9	9.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Namath	1	0

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Monroe Eley	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Namath	12	8	8

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Griese	10	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB O.J. Simpson	3	3	3
WR Ed Porcher	3	2	2
TE Dustin Stone	2	1	1
WR Marco Vehar	2	1	1
FB Jim Otis	1	1	1
WR Don Bass	1	0	0

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wally Francis	2	2	1
WR Nat Moore	2	2	2
TE Dana McKenzie	2	2	2
WR Jeff Groth	2	1	1
TE Wilbert Martin	1	1	1
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)