Week 9, 1980

played in Miami, FL

73 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	0	0	7	-	7
Miami Dolphins	0	6	7	10	-	23

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:50 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 18 field goal
2Q: 03:00 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 25 field goal
3Q: 02:02 MIA - Rich Martini 15 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NED - Ken Garcia 9 pass from Carlos Brown (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 09:18 MIA - Monroe Eley 70 run (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
4Q: 02:27 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:50 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 18 field goal
2Q: 03:00 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 25 field goal
3Q: 02:02 MIA - Rich Martini 15 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NED - Ken Garcia 9 pass from Carlos Brown (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 09:18 MIA - Monroe Eley 70 run (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
4Q: 02:27 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 24 field goal

Team Statistics NED MIA
Record 6-3 4-4
First Downs 9 27
- by Rushing 2 8
- by Passing 5 18
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 173 530
- Offensive Plays 50 78
- Yards per Play 3.46 6.79
Net Rushing Yards 68 182
- Rushing Attempts 22 32
- Yards per Rush 3.09 5.69
Net Passing Yards 105 348
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 12 - 1 45 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 121 354
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.75 7.57
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/12 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/10 5/34
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/17
Kick Returns/Yards 5/189 1/12
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 24
Time of Possession 22:18 37:42

Team Statistics	NED	MIA
Record	6-3	4-4
First Downs	9	27
- by Rushing	2	8
- by Passing	5	18
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	173	530
- Offensive Plays	50	78
- Yards per Play	3.46	6.79
Net Rushing Yards	68	182
- Rushing Attempts	22	32
- Yards per Rush	3.09	5.69
Net Passing Yards	105	348
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 12 - 1	45 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	121	354
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.75	7.57
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/12	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/10	5/34
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/17
Kick Returns/Yards	5/189	1/12
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 24
Time of Possession	22:18	37:42

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:24	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
1	12:08	2:15	OWN 41	3	0	Punt
1	7:04	1:39	OWN 9	3	2	Punt
1	2:22	3:01	OWN 6	5	13	Punt
2	10:44	1:51	OPP 46	3	5	Punt
2	2:53	2:53	OWN 20	7	13	Punt
3	11:53	3:36	OWN 25	6	21	Punt
3	6:21	1:22	OPP 48	3	2	Punt
3	1:53	2:00	OWN 41	4	59	Touchdown
4	10:40	1:14	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	9:00	1:13	OWN 45	4	3	Downs
4	2:21	1:25	OWN 38	6	45	Interception

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:36	1:28	OWN 28	5	38	Missed FG
1	9:53	2:49	OWN 9	5	27	Punt
1	5:25	3:03	OPP 48	7	42	Fumble
2	14:21	3:37	OWN 43	12	56	Field Goal
2	8:53	6:00	OWN 4	13	88	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:07	OWN 16	6	15	Punt
3	8:17	1:56	OWN 22	5	8	Interception
3	4:59	3:06	OWN 15	7	85	Touchdown
4	14:53	4:13	OWN 20	6	38	Punt
4	9:26	0:26	OWN 30	2	70	Touchdown
4	7:47	5:26	OPP 48	7	41	Field Goal
4	0:56	0:56	OWN 4	4	17	Game

Game MVP: Bob Griese, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Sam Cunningham	11	26	2.36	8
Jimmy Rogers	5	14	2.80	8
John Brockington	3	14	4.67	8
Rich Caster	1	3	3.00	3
Darryl Stingley	1	8	8.00	8
Carlos Brown	1	3	3.00	3

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Monroe Eley	19	106	5.58	70	3	1
Alonzo Becker	10	65	6.50	18	3	0
Bob Griese	3	11	3.67	14	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carlos Brown	26	12	121	2/16	1	34	1	56.7

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Griese	45	28	354	1/6	1	42	1	84.8

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Ken Garcia	4	4	35	8.75	3	18	1
FB John Brockington	2	2	4	2.00	0	3	0
RB Sam Cunningham	2	2	11	5.50	5	12	0
WR Darryl Stingley	1	4	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Carlos Stevens	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Loaird McCreary	1	1	22	22.00	5	22	0
WR Stanley Morgan	1	5	34	34.00	28	34	0
WR Lamont Marrow	0	6	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Jimmy Rogers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Monroe Eley	6	7	66	11.00	44	27	0
WR Wally Francis	6	12	115	19.17	37	42	0
WR Nat Moore	4	6	38	9.50	3	23	0
WR Rich Martini	3	4	27	9.00	4	15	1
RB Alonzo Becker	2	2	24	12.00	5	15	0
TE Dana McKenzie	2	2	15	7.50	0	14	0
WR Sammy White	2	7	11	5.50	0	10	0
TE Wilbert Martin	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Mike Hogan	1	2	16	16.00	6	16	0
WR Jeff Groth	1	2	40	40.00	22	40	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Carl Allen	1	0	0.00	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Recov	Force
Walt Farrell	1	0
Ken Johnson	0	1
Glenn Buchanan	0	1
Shafer Suggs	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov
Wally Francis	1	1
Dana McKenzie	1	1
Mike Hogan	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	9	370	41.1	39.2	62	5

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	3	141	47.0	40.3	55	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Steinfort	3/4	0/1	0/1	25	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keith Moody	1	17	17.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edddie Brown	4	157	39.3	0
Glenn Buchanan	1	32	32.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keith Moody	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gary Campbell	10	1	1.0	32	46
OLB Sam Hunt	6	2	0.0	27	40
DE Ken Johnson	5	0	0.0	25	41
S Glenn Buchanan	4	2	0.0	26	30
S Sandy Durko	4	1	0.0	21	33
CB Walt Farrell	4	1	0.0	26	36
CB Carl Allen	4	0	0.0	22	29
S Edddie Brown	3	2	0.0	15	35
S Shafer Suggs	3	0	0.0	6	24
DT R.J. Reese	2	2	0.0	21	39
S Steve Luke	2	0	0.0	13	19
DE Jim Young	2	0	0.0	18	28
ILB John Anderson	2	0	0.0	8	6
DT Jeff Lloyd	1	4	0.0	19	24
ILB Shane Nelson	1	3	0.0	23	32
ILB Jim Haslett	1	2	0.0	17	9
OLB Willie Harper	1	0	0.0	5	6
WR Carlos Stevens	1	0	---	---	---
DE Al Harris	1	0	0.0	13	6
CB Luke Szorcsik	0	2	0.0	15	23

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jake Scott	6	1	0.5	19	22
ILB Brian Kelley	4	1	0.0	22	26
DT Donnell Erofeev	4	0	0.0	17	23
CB Keith Moody	3	2	0.0	10	14
CB Lester Hayes	3	2	0.0	19	21
ILB Dave Simmons	3	0	0.0	3	0
ILB Ed Bradley	2	2	0.0	18	18
S Neal Colzie	2	0	0.0	11	15
DE Leroy Jones	2	0	0.0	12	16
DE Ron Yankowski	1	0	1.0	16	15
OLB Fred McNeil	1	1	0.5	14	18
S Chris Farasopoulos	1	1	0.0	17	24
CB Roynell Young	1	1	0.0	14	23
WR Wally Francis	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	1	0	0.0	16	22
DE Thomas Brown	1	0	0.0	20	26
OLB Mike Varty	0	1	0.0	6	6
OLB John Corker	0	1	0.0	5	11

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gary Campbell	1.0	1	1	0	46
DE Jim Young	0.0	0	2	1	28
DE Ken Johnson	0.0	0	2	0	41

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ron Yankowski	1.0	0	1	0	15
OLB Fred McNeil	0.5	0	0	1	18
S Jake Scott	0.5	0	0	0	22
ILB Brian Kelley	0.0	1	3	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Walt Farrell	5	1	0	36
CB Carl Allen	4	0	1	29
S Sandy Durko	4	0	0	33
S Glenn Buchanan	3	2	0	30
OLB Sam Hunt	3	0	0	40
S Shafer Suggs	3	0	0	24
S Edddie Brown	2	0	0	35
S Steve Luke	2	0	0	19
OLB Willie Harper	1	0	0	6
DE Ken Johnson	1	0	0	41
OLB Gary Campbell	0	1	0	46
ILB Shane Nelson	0	1	0	32

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lester Hayes	3	0	0	21
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	1	1	1	22
ILB Brian Kelley	1	1	0	26
CB Roynell Young	1	1	0	23
OLB Fred McNeil	1	0	0	18
S Jake Scott	1	0	0	22
DT Donnell Erofeev	1	0	0	23
S Neal Colzie	1	0	0	15
CB Keith Moody	1	0	0	14
DE Thomas Brown	1	0	0	26
S Chris Farasopoulos	0	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Peter Bernstein	4	9	1	21	0	26
Lindsey Mason	1	4	0	19	0	22
John Hannah	1	3	0	22	1	27
Wade Griffin	1	2	0	22	0	28
Joe Fields	0	2	0	16	1	23
Loaird McCreary	0	1	0	10	0	9

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Guy Morriss	3	7	29	0	43
Robert Woods	2	3	25	0	33
Greg Sampson	1	7	28	0	39
Bob Kuechenberg	1	4	29	0	42
John Vella	1	1	7	0	13
Craig Wolfley	0	2	7	1	11
Wilbert Martin	0	2	9	0	12
Dennis Harrah	0	1	30	0	45
Wes Hamilton	0	1	2	0	1
Mike Hogan	0	1	19	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Rich Caster	2	16

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Alonzo Becker	2	8
Keith Moody	1	20
Jeff Groth	1	12
Bobby Jackson	1	7

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Campbell	---	---	32	46	5	83
Ken Johnson	---	---	25	41	7	73
Sam Hunt	---	---	27	40	5	72
R.J. Reese	---	---	21	39	7	67
Walt Farrell	---	---	26	36	5	67
Glenn Buchanan	---	---	26	30	9	65
Edddie Brown	---	---	15	35	14	64
Shane Nelson	---	---	23	32	4	59
Sandy Durko	---	---	21	33	4	58
Peter Bernstein	21	26	---	---	7	54
Carl Allen	---	---	22	29	3	54
John Hannah	22	27	---	---	1	50
Carlos Brown	22	28	---	---	---	50
Wade Griffin	22	28	---	---	---	50
Jim Young	---	---	18	28	2	48
Joe Fields	16	23	---	---	8	47
Stanley Morgan	14	22	---	---	11	47
Jeff Lloyd	---	---	19	24	2	45
Darryl Stingley	13	22	---	---	8	43
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	15	23	4	42
Lindsey Mason	19	22	---	---	---	41
Steve Luke	---	---	13	19	8	40
Shafer Suggs	---	---	6	24	6	36
Sam Cunningham	16	18	---	---	---	34
Ken Garcia	14	15	---	---	5	34
John Brockington	13	11	---	---	9	33
Loaird McCreary	10	9	---	---	14	33
Jimmy Rogers	6	7	---	---	17	30
Jim Haslett	---	---	17	9	3	29
Lamont Marrow	11	14	---	---	---	25
Rich Caster	5	3	---	---	16	24
Steve Kenney	7	8	---	---	9	24
John Anderson	---	---	8	6	8	22
Bob Klein	2	1	---	---	17	20
Willie Harper	---	---	5	6	8	19
Al Harris	---	---	13	6	---	19
Lynn Boden	3	6	---	---	9	18
Carlos Stevens	5	12	---	---	---	17
Tony Galloway	1	6	---	---	3	10
Darryl Carlton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tom De Paso	---	---	0	0	6	6
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	2	2
Joe Ferguson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dennis Harrah	30	45	---	---	7	82
Bob Griese	32	46	---	---	---	78
Guy Morriss	29	43	---	---	1	73
Bob Kuechenberg	29	42	---	---	---	71
Greg Sampson	28	39	---	---	---	67
Wally Francis	26	35	---	---	---	61
Robert Woods	25	33	---	---	---	58
Thomas Brown	---	---	20	26	9	55
Sammy White	15	22	---	---	17	54
Roynell Young	---	---	14	23	17	54
Dana McKenzie	14	24	---	---	15	53
Monroe Eley	21	29	---	---	1	51
Brian Kelley	---	---	22	26	1	49
Rich Martini	17	32	---	---	---	49
Mike Hogan	19	21	---	---	8	48
Keith Moody	---	---	10	14	20	44
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	17	24	---	41
Nat Moore	16	23	---	---	2	41
Jake Scott	---	---	19	22	---	41
Donnell Erofeev	---	---	17	23	---	40
Lester Hayes	---	---	19	21	---	40
Ronald Cinkovsky	---	---	16	22	1	39
Jeff Groth	10	16	---	---	12	38
Ed Bradley	---	---	18	18	1	37
Neal Colzie	---	---	11	15	10	36
John Corker	---	---	5	11	20	36
Fred McNeil	---	---	14	18	---	32
Wilbert Martin	9	12	---	---	11	32
Ron Yankowski	---	---	16	15	---	31
Alonzo Becker	11	10	---	---	8	29
Leroy Jones	---	---	12	16	---	28
John Vella	7	13	---	---	7	27
Darnell Goodwin	0	4	---	---	22	26
Craig Wolfley	7	11	---	---	2	20
Mike Varty	---	---	6	6	7	19
Mike Vardell	2	2	---	---	12	16
Tom Tuinei	---	---	1	4	9	14
Sylvester Croom	3	3	---	---	5	11
Bobby Jackson	---	---	2	2	7	11
Wes Hamilton	2	1	---	---	7	10
Freddie Steinfort	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dave Simmons	---	---	3	0	7	10
Dan Manucci	0	0	---	---	4	4
Richie Minter	---	---	0	2	1	3
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	3	3
David Whitehurst	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	34	3.4
Middle	9	26	2.9
Right	3	8	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	24	2.0
Middle	14	127	9.1
Right	4	34	8.5
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carlos Brown	26	12	2	1	3	4	4	2	1

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Griese	45	28	4	2	3	5	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	70	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	3	50	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	2	17	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	130	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	132	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	75	10.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lamont Marrow	6	0	2	0	0	14
WR Stanley Morgan	5	1	1	34	1	22
WR Darryl Stingley	4	1	0	10	0	22
TE Ken Garcia	4	4	0	35	0	15
FB John Brockington	2	2	0	4	0	11
RB Sam Cunningham	2	2	0	11	0	18
WR Carlos Stevens	1	1	0	5	0	12
TE Loaird McCreary	1	1	0	22	1	9
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	0	0	0	0	7

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wally Francis	12	6	2	115	1	35
RB Monroe Eley	7	6	1	66	1	29
WR Sammy White	7	2	0	11	0	22
WR Nat Moore	6	4	0	38	1	23
WR Rich Martini	4	3	0	27	0	32
RB Alonzo Becker	2	2	0	24	0	10
TE Dana McKenzie	2	2	0	15	0	24
FB Mike Hogan	2	1	0	16	0	21
WR Jeff Groth	2	1	0	40	1	16
TE Wilbert Martin	1	1	0	2	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jimmy Rogers	1	8	8.00	2.80

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Monroe Eley	4	13	3.25	5.58
Alonzo Becker	2	1	0.50	6.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carlos Brown	4	1	9	2.25	4.65

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Griese	9	3	26	2.89	7.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darryl Stingley	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
TE Ken Garcia	1	1	9	9.00	8.75
WR Lamont Marrow	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Stanley Morgan	1	0	0	0.00	6.80

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sammy White	3	1	1	0.33	1.57
WR Wally Francis	2	0	0	0.00	9.58
RB Monroe Eley	1	1	10	10.00	9.43
FB Mike Hogan	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
WR Rich Martini	1	1	15	15.00	6.75
WR Jeff Groth	1	0	0	0.00	20.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Monroe Eley	2	0
Alonzo Becker	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carlos Brown	12	3	1

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Griese	10	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lamont Marrow	4	0	0
WR Stanley Morgan	4	0	0
WR Darryl Stingley	2	1	1
RB Sam Cunningham	1	1	0
WR Carlos Stevens	1	1	0

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wally Francis	5	2	2
WR Nat Moore	1	1	1
RB Alonzo Becker	1	1	0
FB Mike Hogan	1	1	0
WR Sammy White	1	1	0
WR Jeff Groth	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)