Week 1, 1980

Game MVP: Mercury Tchaikovski, New England Patriots

played in New England, MA

58 degrees, fair, 4 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	0	7	0	-	10
New England Patriots	0	13	6	9	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:06 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 38 field goal
2Q: 11:23 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 26 field goal
2Q: 03:56 NED - Stanley Morgan 13 pass from Carlos Brown (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 01:19 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 43 field goal
3Q: 08:27 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 24 field goal
3Q: 05:24 MIA - Wally Francis 23 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
3Q: 01:56 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 52 field goal
4Q: 13:30 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 40 field goal
4Q: 06:53 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 20 field goal
4Q: 02:13 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:06 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 38 field goal
2Q: 11:23 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 26 field goal
2Q: 03:56 NED - Stanley Morgan 13 pass from Carlos Brown (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 01:19 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 43 field goal
3Q: 08:27 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 24 field goal
3Q: 05:24 MIA - Wally Francis 23 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
3Q: 01:56 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 52 field goal
4Q: 13:30 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 40 field goal
4Q: 06:53 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 20 field goal
4Q: 02:13 NED - Mercury Tchaikovski 25 field goal

Team Statistics MIA NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 19
- by Rushing 2 8
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 273 348
- Offensive Plays 54 73
- Yards per Play 5.06 4.77
Net Rushing Yards 40 176
- Rushing Attempts 5 43
- Yards per Rush 8.00 4.09
Net Passing Yards 233 172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 20 - 1 27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 256 191
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/23 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 4.76 5.73
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.6 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 2/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/34
Kick Returns/Yards 5/85 2/73
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 42
Time of Possession 21:06 38:54

Team Statistics	MIA	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	19
- by Rushing	2	8
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	273	348
- Offensive Plays	54	73
- Yards per Play	5.06	4.77
Net Rushing Yards	40	176
- Rushing Attempts	5	43
- Yards per Rush	8.00	4.09
Net Passing Yards	233	172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 20 - 1	27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	256	191
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/23	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	4.76	5.73
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.6	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/35	2/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/34
Kick Returns/Yards	5/85	2/73
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 42
Time of Possession	21:06	38:54

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:48	OWN 17	6	34	Punt
1	6:57	2:56	OWN 33	7	46	Field Goal
2	11:18	2:54	OWN 12	4	25	Punt
2	4:35	0:39	OWN 18	2	1	Fumble
2	3:49	1:06	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	1:14	0:38	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	11:26	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	8:22	3:11	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	1:49	1:49	OWN 16	3	0	Punt
4	13:22	2:03	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
4	6:46	1:11	OWN 33	4	-7	Downs
4	2:08	1:47	OWN 16	9	72	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:12	4:15	OWN 12	8	55	Fumble
1	4:01	7:43	OWN 20	12	71	Field Goal
2	8:24	3:49	OWN 20	7	21	Punt
2	3:56	0:07	OPP 13	1	13	Touchdown
2	2:43	1:29	OWN 42	6	32	Field Goal
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 25	2	20	Half
3	15:00	3:34	OWN 47	6	9	Punt
3	11:16	2:54	OPP 26	6	19	Field Goal
3	5:11	3:22	OWN 44	6	21	Field Goal
4	15:00	1:38	OPP 26	3	3	Field Goal
4	11:19	4:33	OWN 27	8	70	Field Goal
4	5:35	3:27	OPP 26	5	18	Field Goal
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 12	3	-3	Game

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sam Cunningham	17	73	4.29	23	2
Jimmy Rogers	14	64	4.57	18	2
Carlos Brown	6	9	1.50	6	0
Loaird McCreary	3	11	3.67	6	0
John Brockington	2	7	3.50	8	0
Lamont Marrow	1	12	12.00	12	1

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Griese	39	18	204	4/23	1	30	1	60.2
David Whitehurst	6	2	52	0/0	0	39	0	65.9

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carlos Brown	27	19	191	3/19	1	33	0	102.5

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nat Moore	5	10	61	12.20	0	19	0
WR Wally Francis	4	11	52	13.00	19	23	1
WR Sammy White	3	8	74	24.67	18	39	0
WR Rich Martini	3	4	20	6.67	9	17	0
RB Monroe Eley	2	2	28	14.00	12	22	0
TE Wilbert Martin	1	1	13	13.00	4	13	0
TE Dana McKenzie	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Mike Hogan	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Alonzo Becker	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jeff Groth	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stanley Morgan	6	9	89	14.83	29	33	1
WR Carlos Stevens	4	5	42	10.50	25	33	0
RB Sam Cunningham	3	3	9	3.00	4	5	0
WR Lamont Marrow	2	4	29	14.50	12	25	0
TE Bob Klein	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Darryl Stingley	1	3	4	4.00	1	4	0
WR Tony Galloway	1	1	12	12.00	6	12	0
TE Ken Garcia	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Carl Allen	1	9	9.00	0

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bob Griese	1	0	0
Ronald Cinkovsky	0	1	0
Chris Farasopoulos	0	0	1
Richie Minter	0	0	1
Bobby Jackson	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sam Cunningham	2	0	0
Carlos Brown	1	0	0
Ken Johnson	0	1	0
Carlos Stevens	0	1	0
Stanley Morgan	0	1	0
Jim Young	0	0	1

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	6	278	46.3	37.3	63	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	2	85	42.5	32.5	44	1

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Steinfort	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	7/7	3/3	1/1	52	1/1

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Morgan	2	5	2.5	0
Edddie Brown	1	29	29.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Monroe Eley	5	85	17.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edddie Brown	2	73	36.5	0

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kurt Allerman	8	1	0.0	27	18
S Chris Farasopoulos	8	0	0.0	32	24
ILB Brian Kelley	6	2	0.0	32	24
OLB Fred McNeil	5	1	1.0	23	15
S Clarence Ellis	5	3	0.0	38	25
DT Donnell Erofeev	4	2	0.0	28	17
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	4	1	0.0	27	22
OLB Mike Varty	4	0	0.0	21	11
DT Tom Tuinei	3	2	0.5	25	16
DE Ron Yankowski	3	0	0.5	36	26
DE Tony McGee	3	0	0.0	15	8
OLB Richie Minter	2	1	1.0	23	12
CB Bobby Jackson	2	1	0.0	30	21
S Neal Colzie	2	0	0.0	38	23
ILB Dave Simmons	1	2	0.0	20	18
RB Monroe Eley	1	0	---	---	---
WR Wally Francis	1	0	---	---	---
DE Leroy Jones	1	0	0.0	25	23
CB Maurice Cherpeski	0	5	0.0	33	27

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sam Hunt	6	1	0.0	5	45
OLB Gary Campbell	4	1	0.0	3	47
S Steve Luke	4	0	0.0	4	27
S Shafer Suggs	3	2	1.0	3	41
CB Carl Allen	2	0	0.0	2	25
OLB Tom De Paso	2	0	0.0	1	7
DE Jim Young	1	0	1.0	2	30
DE Al Harris	1	0	1.0	3	31
OLB Steve Nelson	1	1	0.5	1	26
DE Ken Johnson	1	0	0.5	4	33
CB Luke Szorcsik	1	1	0.0	3	34
S Glenn Buchanan	1	1	0.0	2	33
S Edddie Brown	1	0	0.0	3	34
S Sandy Durko	0	2	0.0	4	36
DT R.J. Reese	0	1	0.0	4	23

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Richie Minter	1.0	0	0	1	12
OLB Fred McNeil	1.0	0	0	0	15
DE Ron Yankowski	0.5	0	0	0	26
DT Tom Tuinei	0.5	0	0	0	16
ILB Dave Simmons	0.0	1	0	0	18
DE Leroy Jones	0.0	0	1	0	23

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Shafer Suggs	1.0	0	1	0	41
DE Jim Young	1.0	0	0	0	30
DE Al Harris	1.0	0	0	0	31
DE Ken Johnson	0.5	1	3	1	33
OLB Steve Nelson	0.5	1	1	0	26
DT R.J. Reese	0.0	1	2	0	23
OLB Tom De Paso	0.0	1	0	0	7
DT Jeff Lloyd	0.0	0	1	0	30

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Brian Kelley	4	1	24
S Chris Farasopoulos	3	2	24
ILB Kurt Allerman	3	0	18
S Clarence Ellis	2	0	25
DE Tony McGee	2	0	8
CB Bobby Jackson	2	0	21
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	1	1	22
OLB Fred McNeil	1	0	15
OLB Mike Varty	1	0	11

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Sam Hunt	5	1	0	45
OLB Gary Campbell	3	0	0	47
CB Carl Allen	2	0	1	25
CB Luke Szorcsik	2	0	0	34
S Steve Luke	2	0	0	27
S Shafer Suggs	2	0	0	41
S Edddie Brown	1	3	0	34
S Glenn Buchanan	1	1	0	33
OLB Steve Nelson	1	0	0	26
OLB Tom De Paso	1	0	0	7
CB Walt Farrell	0	1	0	31

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Peter Bernstein	4	9	0	40	0	28
Wade Griffin	3	12	2	43	0	30
John Hannah	3	6	0	41	0	29
Kyle Delaroche	1	2	0	41	3	29
John Brockington	1	2	0	14	0	8
Rich Caster	1	1	0	17	0	11
Bob Klein	1	1	0	4	0	2
Joe Fields	0	4	0	38	0	25
Steve Kenney	0	1	0	10	0	8

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Neal Colzie	1	22
Clarence Ellis	1	19
Bobby Jackson	1	18
Guy Morriss	1	6
Mike Hogan	1	4

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Edddie Brown	2	15
Bob Klein	1	21
Jimmy Rogers	1	21
Rich Caster	1	15

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Neal Colzie	---	---	38	23	22	83
Clarence Ellis	---	---	38	25	19	82
Brian Kelley	---	---	32	24	18	74
Maurice Cherpeski	---	---	33	27	14	74
Ron Yankowski	---	---	36	26	8	70
Bobby Jackson	---	---	30	21	18	69
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	32	24	6	62
Kurt Allerman	---	---	27	18	15	60
Ronald Cinkovsky	---	---	27	22	6	55
Leroy Jones	---	---	25	23	4	52
Donnell Erofeev	---	---	28	17	6	51
Bob Griese	5	43	---	---	---	48
Tom Tuinei	---	---	25	16	7	48
Dennis Harrah	2	42	---	---	2	46
Wes Hamilton	5	34	---	---	6	45
Dave Simmons	---	---	20	18	6	44
Fred McNeil	---	---	23	15	2	40
Guy Morriss	2	32	---	---	6	40
Rich Martini	2	37	---	---	1	40
Bob Kuechenberg	3	35	---	---	---	38
Sammy White	1	23	---	---	14	38
Richie Minter	---	---	23	12	1	36
Nat Moore	3	31	---	---	---	34
Mike Varty	---	---	21	11	2	34
Dana McKenzie	3	28	---	---	3	34
Monroe Eley	4	19	---	---	10	33
Claude Minor	1	25	---	---	7	33
Jeff Groth	1	19	---	---	13	33
Darnell Goodwin	0	10	---	---	19	29
Wally Francis	2	26	---	---	---	28
Greg Sampson	4	24	---	---	---	28
Mike Vardell	2	10	---	---	15	27
Bob Adams	0	7	---	---	19	26
Sylvester Croom	3	17	---	---	6	26
Robert Woods	3	22	---	---	---	25
Mike Hogan	3	18	---	---	4	25
Tony McGee	---	---	15	8	1	24
Wilbert Martin	3	3	---	---	10	16
Craig Wolfley	2	14	---	---	---	16
Alonzo Becker	1	14	---	---	---	15
John Vella	0	0	---	---	7	7
David Whitehurst	0	6	---	---	---	6
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	6	6
Freddie Steinfort	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dan Manucci	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ed Bradley	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Hannah	41	29	---	---	9	79
Peter Bernstein	40	28	---	---	7	75
Kyle Delaroche	41	29	---	---	3	73
Carlos Brown	43	30	---	---	---	73
Wade Griffin	43	30	---	---	---	73
Joe Fields	38	25	---	---	7	70
Stanley Morgan	24	27	---	---	17	68
Darryl Stingley	22	16	---	---	19	57
Edddie Brown	---	---	3	34	15	52
Sam Cunningham	26	20	---	---	6	52
Sam Hunt	---	---	5	45	2	52
Gary Campbell	---	---	3	47	1	51
Loaird McCreary	17	13	---	---	20	50
Ken Garcia	26	13	---	---	8	47
Jimmy Rogers	17	9	---	---	21	47
Ken Johnson	---	---	4	33	7	44
Shafer Suggs	---	---	3	41	---	44
Rich Caster	17	11	---	---	15	43
Steve Luke	---	---	4	27	11	42
Sandy Durko	---	---	4	36	1	41
Walt Farrell	---	---	5	31	5	41
Carlos Stevens	25	15	---	---	---	40
Glenn Buchanan	---	---	2	33	4	39
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	3	34	1	38
Al Harris	---	---	3	31	---	34
Jeff Lloyd	---	---	2	30	1	33
Carl Allen	---	---	2	25	6	33
Jim Young	---	---	2	30	1	33
Steve Nelson	---	---	1	26	3	30
Lamont Marrow	18	12	---	---	---	30
John Brockington	14	8	---	---	6	28
Bob Klein	4	2	---	---	21	27
R.J. Reese	---	---	4	23	---	27
Steve Kenney	10	8	---	---	9	27
Willie Harper	---	---	0	1	16	17
Tony Galloway	5	4	---	---	6	15
Shane Nelson	---	---	2	2	11	15
Tom De Paso	---	---	1	7	6	14
Irv Pankey	2	1	---	---	9	12
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jim Haslett	---	---	2	1	6	9
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Anderson	---	---	0	2	3	5
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	2	2
Joe Ferguson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	5	5.0
Middle	2	14	7.0
Right	2	21	10.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	77	5.5
Middle	21	64	3.0
Right	5	38	7.6
None	3	-3	-1.0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Griese	39	18	3	1	3	5	8	1	1
David Whitehurst	6	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carlos Brown	27	19	3	2	0	4	1	1	0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	56	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	9	116	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	58	6.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	136	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	50	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wally Francis	11	4	0	52	1	26
WR Nat Moore	10	5	1	61	0	31
WR Sammy White	8	3	1	74	2	23
WR Rich Martini	4	3	0	20	0	37
WR Jeff Groth	4	0	1	0	0	19
RB Monroe Eley	2	2	0	28	1	19
RB Alonzo Becker	2	0	0	0	0	14
TE Dana McKenzie	2	1	0	5	0	28
TE Wilbert Martin	1	1	0	13	0	3
FB Mike Hogan	1	1	0	3	0	18

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stanley Morgan	9	6	89	1	27
WR Carlos Stevens	5	4	42	1	15
WR Lamont Marrow	4	2	29	1	12
RB Sam Cunningham	3	3	9	0	20
WR Darryl Stingley	3	1	4	0	16
TE Bob Klein	1	1	3	0	2
WR Tony Galloway	1	1	12	0	4
TE Ken Garcia	1	1	3	0	13

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jimmy Rogers	5	26	5.20	4.57
Sam Cunningham	4	8	2.00	4.29
John Brockington	1	-1	-1.00	3.50
Carlos Brown	1	6	6.00	1.50

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Whitehurst	4	0	0	0.00	8.67

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carlos Brown	6	4	26	4.33	7.07

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wally Francis	3	0	0	0.00	4.73
WR Nat Moore	1	0	0	0.00	6.10

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stanley Morgan	2	2	22	11.00	9.89
WR Darryl Stingley	1	0	0	0.00	1.33
TE Ken Garcia	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Lamont Marrow	1	0	0	0.00	7.25
WR Carlos Stevens	1	1	1	1.00	8.40

Miami	Rushes	Conversions

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Sam Cunningham	3	2
Carlos Brown	2	0
Jimmy Rogers	1	0

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Griese	9	5	2
David Whitehurst	1	0	0

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carlos Brown	11	8	6

Monroe Eley

Bob Griese

Alonzo Becker

Jeff Groth

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wally Francis	3	2	1
WR Nat Moore	3	1	1
WR Sammy White	2	1	0
FB Mike Hogan	1	1	0
WR Jeff Groth	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carlos Stevens	4	3	2
WR Darryl Stingley	2	0	0
WR Stanley Morgan	2	2	2
WR Tony Galloway	1	1	1
TE Ken Garcia	1	1	0
WR Lamont Marrow	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)