Week 12, 1980

played in St. Louis, MO

30 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Miami Dolphins	0	14	3	0	-	17
St. Louis Cardinals	0	0	3	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
2Q: 07:54 MIA - Alonzo Becker 2 run (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
2Q: 00:31 MIA - Dana McKenzie 25 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
3Q: 08:13 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 21 field goal
3Q: 05:34 STL - Toni Linhart 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 07:54 MIA - Alonzo Becker 2 run (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
2Q: 00:31 MIA - Dana McKenzie 25 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
3Q: 08:13 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 21 field goal
3Q: 05:34 STL - Toni Linhart 32 field goal

Team Statistics MIA STL
Record 7-4 4-7
First Downs 23 12
- by Rushing 5 2
- by Passing 16 8
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 385 205
- Offensive Plays 72 54
- Yards per Play 5.35 3.80
Net Rushing Yards 80 65
- Rushing Attempts 27 15
- Yards per Rush 2.96 4.33
Net Passing Yards 305 140
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 31 - 0 35 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 305 163
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 6.78 3.59
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/53 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-2 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 4/95
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 34
Time of Possession 37:46 22:14

Team Statistics	MIA	STL
Record	7-4	4-7
First Downs	23	12
- by Rushing	5	2
- by Passing	16	8
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	385	205
- Offensive Plays	72	54
- Yards per Play	5.35	3.80
Net Rushing Yards	80	65
- Rushing Attempts	27	15
- Yards per Rush	2.96	4.33
Net Passing Yards	305	140
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 31 - 0	35 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	305	163
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	6.78	3.59
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/53	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-2	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	4/95
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 34
Time of Possession	37:46	22:14

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:35	2:43	OWN 20	5	27	Punt
1	7:03	4:34	OPP 47	10	38	Missed FG
2	14:15	2:39	OWN 3	5	12	Punt
2	11:36	3:49	OWN 49	7	51	Touchdown
2	4:27	4:10	OWN 10	12	90	Touchdown
3	15:00	6:52	OWN 22	11	74	Field Goal
3	5:27	5:08	OWN 20	9	50	Missed FG
4	14:24	1:30	OWN 2	3	3	Punt
4	11:10	2:58	OWN 42	5	20	Punt
4	4:32	1:56	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
4	0:33	0:33	OWN 5	2	-2	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:25	OWN 31	7	30	Interception
1	7:52	0:49	OWN 6	3	2	Punt
1	2:29	3:14	OWN 34	6	16	Punt
2	7:47	3:20	OWN 29	5	15	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 39	2	-6	Half
3	8:08	2:41	OWN 39	5	46	Field Goal
3	0:19	0:55	50	3	-1	Punt
4	12:54	1:44	OPP 36	3	1	Missed FG
4	8:12	3:40	OWN 20	10	50	Downs
4	2:36	2:03	OWN 30	11	65	Downs

Game MVP: Bob Griese, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Monroe Eley	15	67	4.47	12	1	0
Alonzo Becker	9	10	1.11	8	0	1
Bob Griese	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Wally Francis	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Frank Pollard	11	47	4.27	9
Sherman Smith	3	14	4.67	8
Joe Montana	1	4	4.00	4

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Griese	45	31	305	0/0	1	31	0	95.1

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	35	20	163	4/23	0	31	1	57.2

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wally Francis	6	9	101	16.83	16	31	0
RB Monroe Eley	4	4	19	4.75	12	8	0
WR Sammy White	4	8	40	10.00	11	23	0
WR Nat Moore	3	4	15	5.00	0	8	0
TE Dana McKenzie	3	4	35	11.67	0	25	1
WR Rich Martini	3	4	42	14.00	14	17	0
FB Mike Hogan	2	3	18	9.00	6	12	0
WR Jeff Groth	2	3	15	7.50	4	13	0
TE Wilbert Martin	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Darnell Goodwin	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Alonzo Becker	1	3	7	7.00	3	7	0
FB Mike Vardell	1	1	2	2.00	1	2	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Freddie Scott	4	5	65	16.25	26	31
WR Roy Green	4	7	44	11.00	11	19
TE Al Chandler	3	3	27	9.00	2	11
WR Melvin Wilber	2	3	2	1.00	0	2
RB Frank Pollard	2	2	6	3.00	1	7
FB Roosevelt Leaks	1	3	6	6.00	0	6
WR Larry Dorsey	1	2	4	4.00	1	4
RB Sherman Smith	1	1	4	4.00	1	4
TE Brooks Williams	1	1	4	4.00	3	4
FB Randy Love	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Alfred Jenkins	0	7	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Chris Farasopoulos	1	3	3.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alonzo Becker	1	0	0
Robert Woods	0	1	0
Mike Hogan	0	1	0
Keith Moody	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bernie Jackson	1	0	0	0
Mark Cooney	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	5	199	39.8	32.0	47	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	4	179	44.8	45.3	49	3

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Steinfort	1/3	0/1	0/0	21	2/2

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Toni Linhart	1/2	0/1	0/1	32	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nat Moore	1	-2	-2.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jackson	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keith Moody	1	24	24.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jackson	3	77	25.7	0
Freddie Scott	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB John Corker	6	0	0.0	4	9
ILB Brian Kelley	4	1	2.5	14	35
DE Leroy Jones	3	1	1.5	4	22
OLB Fred McNeil	3	2	0.0	11	20
S Chris Farasopoulos	3	1	0.0	14	35
S Jake Scott	3	1	0.0	13	31
CB Lester Hayes	3	1	0.0	11	28
CB Roynell Young	3	1	0.0	12	31
ILB Ed Bradley	3	0	0.0	11	31
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	3	0	0.0	12	33
OLB Mike Varty	1	1	0.0	2	6
OLB Richie Minter	1	0	0.0	1	4
CB Keith Moody	1	0	0.0	6	20
DT Tom Tuinei	1	0	0.0	8	20
DT Donnell Erofeev	0	1	0.0	12	28
S Neal Colzie	0	1	0.0	6	23

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark Cooney	8	0	0.0	20	36
OLB Bob Breunig	7	0	0.0	21	37
CB Seth Bullock	6	1	0.0	16	25
CB Wayne Smith	5	2	0.0	19	28
S Mike Jolly	4	0	0.0	21	36
S John Sanders	3	2	0.0	20	29
CB Hugh Rodgers	3	0	0.0	14	30
DE Stan Lewis	3	0	0.0	19	36
DT John Grant	2	0	0.0	23	34
S Bernie Jackson	2	0	0.0	18	32
DT Dave Pear	2	0	0.0	16	29
OLB Kervin Wyatt	2	0	0.0	8	9
S Marvin Switzer	1	1	0.0	10	19
DT Kent Kremer	1	1	0.0	9	23
TE Al Chandler	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Marv Kellum	1	0	0.0	4	7
DE Kenyon Hill	1	0	0.0	16	27
OLB Sedrick Gourdoux	1	0	0.0	6	8
ILB Richard Wood	1	0	0.0	7	9
DE Elvis Franks	1	0	0.0	8	9
S Tony Peters	0	1	0.0	7	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Brian Kelley	2.5	0	1	1	35
DE Leroy Jones	1.5	1	1	0	22
OLB Richie Minter	0.0	0	1	1	4
DT Donnell Erofeev	0.0	0	1	0	28
DE Thomas Brown	0.0	0	1	0	29
OLB Fred McNeil	0.0	0	0	2	20

St. Louis	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Dave Pear	1	1	29
DE Stan Lewis	1	0	36
DE Kenyon Hill	0	2	27
OLB Bob Breunig	0	1	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	3	1	0	33
OLB John Corker	3	0	0	9
CB Roynell Young	2	2	0	31
S Chris Farasopoulos	2	0	1	35
ILB Brian Kelley	2	0	0	35
CB Lester Hayes	2	0	0	28
ILB Ed Bradley	1	1	0	31
OLB Fred McNeil	1	0	0	20
S Jake Scott	1	0	0	31
OLB Mike Varty	1	0	0	6
OLB Richie Minter	1	0	0	4
DE Leroy Jones	1	0	0	22

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Bob Breunig	6	0	37
CB Wayne Smith	5	0	28
ILB Mark Cooney	4	0	36
CB Seth Bullock	4	0	25
CB Hugh Rodgers	3	1	30
S Bernie Jackson	3	0	32
S Mike Jolly	2	0	36
S Marvin Switzer	1	1	19
DE Stan Lewis	1	0	36
DT Dave Pear	1	0	29
OLB Kervin Wyatt	1	0	9
S John Sanders	0	1	29
DT Kent Kremer	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Robert Woods	3	5	23	34
Greg Sampson	2	7	26	44
Bob Kuechenberg	2	2	25	41
Dennis Harrah	1	3	23	42
Mike Vardell	1	1	5	4
Guy Morriss	0	5	24	38
Wes Hamilton	0	1	4	3
Craig Wolfley	0	1	3	5

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry McCarren	2	4	1	14	0	29
Dan Dierdorf	2	3	0	12	2	36
Al Chandler	1	1	0	6	0	20
Ron Mikolajczyk	1	1	0	5	0	15
Tommie Ginn	1	1	0	1	0	10
Jim Pietrzak	0	2	0	12	0	33
Walt Downing	0	1	0	12	2	32
Aaron Meyer	0	1	0	6	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Moody	5	16
Bobby Jackson	1	5

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Sherman Smith	1	17
Sedrick Gourdoux	1	13
Freddie Scott	1	11

Participation

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dennis Harrah	23	42	---	---	8	73
Bob Griese	27	45	---	---	---	72
Greg Sampson	26	44	---	---	---	70
Bob Kuechenberg	25	41	---	---	---	66
Guy Morriss	24	38	---	---	3	65
Robert Woods	23	34	---	---	---	57
Mike Hogan	19	25	---	---	12	56
Brian Kelley	---	---	14	35	3	52
Dana McKenzie	16	27	---	---	9	52
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	14	35	2	51
Roynell Young	---	---	12	31	7	50
Thomas Brown	---	---	14	29	6	49
Ronald Cinkovsky	---	---	12	33	3	48
Sammy White	13	25	---	---	10	48
Wally Francis	18	29	---	---	---	47
Jake Scott	---	---	13	31	2	46
Ed Bradley	---	---	11	31	2	44
Donnell Erofeev	---	---	12	28	2	42
Keith Moody	---	---	6	20	16	42
Nat Moore	15	23	---	---	3	41
Monroe Eley	17	22	---	---	1	40
Neal Colzie	---	---	6	23	11	40
Lester Hayes	---	---	11	28	1	40
Wilbert Martin	11	14	---	---	12	37
Fred McNeil	---	---	11	20	2	33
Rich Martini	9	24	---	---	---	33
Tom Tuinei	---	---	8	20	5	33
Alonzo Becker	10	16	---	---	4	30
Ron Yankowski	---	---	7	18	1	26
Leroy Jones	---	---	4	22	---	26
John Vella	4	11	---	---	8	23
Jeff Groth	2	12	---	---	9	23
John Corker	---	---	4	9	10	23
Sylvester Croom	3	7	---	---	8	18
Darnell Goodwin	0	4	---	---	13	17
Mike Vardell	5	4	---	---	8	17
Wes Hamilton	4	3	---	---	8	15
Mike Varty	---	---	2	6	4	12
Bobby Jackson	---	---	1	5	5	11
Dave Simmons	---	---	2	1	5	8
Craig Wolfley	3	5	---	---	---	8
Richie Minter	---	---	1	4	2	7
Freddie Steinfort	0	0	---	---	7	7
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dan Manucci	0	0	---	---	3	3
David Whitehurst	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Jolly	---	---	21	36	11	68
John Grant	---	---	23	34	5	62
Mark Cooney	---	---	20	36	5	61
Bernie Jackson	---	---	18	32	11	61
Bob Breunig	---	---	21	37	3	61
Stan Lewis	---	---	19	36	6	61
Joe Montana	15	39	---	---	---	54
John Sanders	---	---	20	29	3	52
Wayne Smith	---	---	19	28	3	50
Jim Pietrzak	12	33	---	---	4	49
Roy Green	13	30	---	---	6	49
Dan Dierdorf	12	36	---	---	---	48
Kenyon Hill	---	---	16	27	5	48
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	14	30	4	48
Freddie Scott	9	27	---	---	11	47
Seth Bullock	---	---	16	25	5	46
Dave Pear	---	---	16	29	1	46
Walt Downing	12	32	---	---	2	46
Larry McCarren	14	29	---	---	1	44
Ron Coder	13	31	---	---	---	44
Frank Pollard	12	27	---	---	---	39
Alfred Jenkins	11	27	---	---	---	38
Al Chandler	6	20	---	---	10	36
Kent Kremer	---	---	9	23	4	36
Gary Johnson	---	---	15	16	1	32
Marvin Switzer	---	---	10	19	1	30
Tony Peters	---	---	7	16	6	29
Brooks Williams	5	13	---	---	10	28
Melvin Wilber	8	19	---	---	---	27
Sedrick Gourdoux	---	---	6	8	13	27
Ron Mikolajczyk	5	15	---	---	6	26
Sherman Smith	3	6	---	---	17	26
Roosevelt Leaks	2	9	---	---	12	23
Larry Dorsey	1	9	---	---	12	22
Aaron Meyer	6	9	---	---	6	21
Richard Wood	---	---	7	9	4	20
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	8	9	2	19
Marv Kellum	---	---	4	7	6	17
Elvis Franks	---	---	8	9	---	17
Tommie Ginn	1	10	---	---	6	17
Randy Love	5	8	---	---	2	15
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	6	6
Billy Taylor	0	0	---	---	6	6
Toni Linhart	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bobby Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Robinson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	35	2.7
Middle	11	46	4.2
Right	1	1	1.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	7	3.5
Middle	10	39	3.9
Right	3	19	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Griese	45	31	4	3	1	4	4	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	35	20	1	1	3	4	5	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	14	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	17	116	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	102	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	73	10.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	62	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	88	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wally Francis	9	6	1	101	2	29
WR Sammy White	8	4	0	40	1	25
RB Monroe Eley	4	4	0	19	0	22
WR Nat Moore	4	3	0	15	0	23
TE Dana McKenzie	4	3	0	35	1	27
WR Rich Martini	4	3	0	42	0	24
RB Alonzo Becker	3	1	0	7	0	16
FB Mike Hogan	3	2	0	18	0	25
WR Jeff Groth	3	2	0	15	0	12
TE Wilbert Martin	1	1	0	3	0	14
RB Darnell Goodwin	1	1	0	8	0	4
FB Mike Vardell	1	1	0	2	0	4

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alfred Jenkins	7	0	2	0	0	27
WR Roy Green	7	4	0	44	0	30
WR Freddie Scott	5	4	1	65	1	27
TE Al Chandler	3	3	0	27	0	20
WR Melvin Wilber	3	2	0	2	0	19
FB Roosevelt Leaks	3	1	0	6	0	9
WR Larry Dorsey	2	1	0	4	0	9
RB Frank Pollard	2	2	0	6	0	27
RB Sherman Smith	1	1	0	4	0	6
TE Brooks Williams	1	1	0	4	0	13
FB Randy Love	1	1	0	1	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alonzo Becker	3	-2	-0.67	1.11
Monroe Eley	1	5	5.00	4.47

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Griese	6	2	14	2.33	6.78

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	5	2	3	0.60	4.66

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sammy White	3	1	8	2.67	5.00
WR Wally Francis	1	0	0	0.00	11.22
RB Alonzo Becker	1	0	0	0.00	2.33
FB Mike Hogan	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Melvin Wilber	1	0	0	0.00	0.67
FB Roosevelt Leaks	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Larry Dorsey	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
RB Sherman Smith	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
RB Frank Pollard	1	1	-1	-1.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Monroe Eley	1	1
Alonzo Becker	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Frank Pollard	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Griese	12	7	5

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	10	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sammy White	4	2	1
WR Wally Francis	2	2	2
RB Alonzo Becker	2	0	0
WR Nat Moore	1	1	0
RB Darnell Goodwin	1	1	1
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	1
WR Jeff Groth	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Al Chandler	2	2	1
WR Freddie Scott	2	2	1
FB Roosevelt Leaks	2	1	1
WR Roy Green	2	1	1
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	0	0
RB Sherman Smith	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)