Week 1, 1981

Game MVP: Bob Griese, Miami Dolphins

played in New York, NJ

62 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	21	10	3	3	-	37
New York Jets	0	0	0	7	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:37 MIA - Nat Moore 31 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
1Q: 04:44 MIA - George Rogers 7 run (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
1Q: 02:04 MIA - Jake Scott 4 fumble return (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
2Q: 02:00 MIA - Ike Harris 19 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 57 field goal
3Q: 01:54 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 27 field goal
4Q: 14:54 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 23 field goal
4Q: 10:20 NYJ - Wes Chandler 14 pass from Neil Lomax (Frank Corral extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:37 MIA - Nat Moore 31 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
1Q: 04:44 MIA - George Rogers 7 run (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
1Q: 02:04 MIA - Jake Scott 4 fumble return (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
2Q: 02:00 MIA - Ike Harris 19 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 57 field goal
3Q: 01:54 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 27 field goal
4Q: 14:54 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 23 field goal
4Q: 10:20 NYJ - Wes Chandler 14 pass from Neil Lomax (Frank Corral extra point)

Team Statistics MIA NYJ
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 17 16
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 306 257
- Offensive Plays 59 61
- Yards per Play 5.19 4.21
Net Rushing Yards 85 89
- Rushing Attempts 35 23
- Yards per Rush 2.43 3.87
Net Passing Yards 221 168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 20 - 1 35 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 227 187
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 9.21 4.42
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 10.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 11/94
Punt Returns/Yards 3/37 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 5/134
Interception Ret./Yards 1/34 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 26
Time of Possession 33:12 26:48

Team Statistics	MIA	NYJ
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	17	16
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	306	257
- Offensive Plays	59	61
- Yards per Play	5.19	4.21
Net Rushing Yards	85	89
- Rushing Attempts	35	23
- Yards per Rush	2.43	3.87
Net Passing Yards	221	168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 20 - 1	35 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	227	187
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	9.21	4.42
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	10.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	11/94
Punt Returns/Yards	3/37	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	5/134
Interception Ret./Yards	1/34	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 26
Time of Possession	33:12	26:48

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:02	OWN 39	3	-3	Interception
1	11:04	2:40	OPP 40	5	40	Touchdown
1	6:36	2:00	OPP 29	4	29	Touchdown
2	13:18	4:23	OWN 2	8	33	Punt
2	6:12	4:23	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	1:07	1:07	OWN 35	5	25	Field Goal
3	13:35	2:00	OWN 41	3	8	Punt
3	8:38	6:49	OWN 16	12	74	Field Goal
3	1:08	1:21	OPP 10	3	4	Field Goal
4	10:09	2:27	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
4	4:09	2:16	OWN 17	3	1	Punt

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:58	1:54	OWN 17	5	12	Interception
1	8:24	1:48	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
1	4:36	2:41	OWN 16	4	-12	Fumble
1	1:55	3:37	OWN 37	7	13	Punt
2	8:55	2:43	OWN 7	9	50	Punt
2	1:49	0:42	OWN 41	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	1:25	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
3	11:35	2:57	OWN 16	5	22	Punt
3	1:49	0:41	OWN 31	1	-1	Fumble
4	14:47	4:38	OWN 32	11	68	Touchdown
4	7:42	3:33	OWN 19	7	27	Punt
4	1:53	1:53	OPP 49	4	36	Game

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ottis Anderson	10	37	3.70	12	1
Eddie Payton	6	18	3.00	6	0
Adger Armstrong	6	32	5.33	14	1
Mike Cobb	1	2	2.00	2	0

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Griese	23	20	227	1/6	2	31	1	118.6

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	30	15	150	3/19	1	24	1	61.8
Scott Bull	5	3	37	0/0	0	18	0	82.9

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rich Martini	6	8	79	13.17	46	24	0
WR Nat Moore	5	5	64	12.80	3	31	1
WR Ike Harris	2	2	32	16.00	23	19	1
TE Dana McKenzie	2	2	21	10.50	9	19	0
RB George Rogers	2	2	14	7.00	7	7	0
FB Mike Hogan	1	1	1	1.00	1	1	0
WR Sammy White	1	1	10	10.00	1	10	0
WR Jeff Groth	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kevin House	5	9	70	14.00	15	24	0
WR Cris Collinsworth	4	5	32	8.00	6	19	0
RB Ottis Anderson	3	4	19	6.33	4	12	0
WR Wes Chandler	2	8	23	11.50	0	14	1
TE Walter White	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Robin Earl	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Rich Mauti	1	1	17	17.00	1	17	0
RB Eddie Payton	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Mike Cobb	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Don Bass	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lester Hayes	1	34	34.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB LeRoy Irvin	1	0	0.00	0

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
George Rogers	1	0	0	0
Jake Scott	0	1	0	1
Craig Wolfley	0	1	0	0
Brad White	0	1	0	0
Mike Varty	0	0	1	0
Mike Vardell	0	0	1	0
Keith Moody	0	0	1	0

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rich Mauti	1	0	0
Ottis Anderson	1	0	0
Cris Collinsworth	1	0	0
Adger Armstrong	0	1	0
Ron Carpenter	0	0	1

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	4	187	46.8	41.5	58	2

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnny Evans	7	279	39.9	31.7	49	4

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Steinfort	3/3	1/1	1/1	57	4/4

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

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keith Moody	2	26	13.0	0
Nat Moore	1	11	11.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rich Mauti	2	21	10.5	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Farasopoulos	1	32	32.0	0
Keith Moody	1	15	15.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg
Raymond Clayborn	3	83	27.7
Rich Mauti	1	29	29.0
Eddie Payton	1	22	22.0

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Neal Colzie	8	2	0.0	13	21
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	4	0	1.0	13	25
S Jake Scott	4	3	0.0	19	27
CB Keith Moody	4	1	0.0	10	20
DE Keith Gary	3	1	1.0	19	25
ILB Brian Kelley	3	0	0.5	18	31
OLB Mike Varty	3	2	0.0	21	36
S Chris Farasopoulos	2	1	0.0	18	28
CB Lester Hayes	2	1	0.0	19	25
CB Roynell Young	2	1	0.0	12	15
OLB Fred McNeil	2	0	0.0	11	18
DT Donnell Erofeev	2	0	0.0	10	19
ILB Dave Simmons	2	0	0.0	11	21
WR Rich Martini	1	0	---	---	---
DE Thomas Brown	1	0	0.0	16	19
DT Brad White	0	1	0.5	7	19
CB Bobby Jackson	0	1	0.0	17	32
DT Tom Tuinei	0	1	0.0	13	19
DE Mike Clark	0	1	0.0	4	13

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Donnie Shell	6	3	0.0	26	21
DT Rush Brown	4	1	0.5	20	11
ILB Dewey Selmon	4	1	0.0	26	14
ILB Jim Haslett	4	1	0.0	25	17
CB Lucious Smith	4	1	0.0	15	19
DE Ron Carpenter	4	0	0.0	17	10
OLB Ray Preston	3	2	0.0	14	5
DT Perry Brooks	3	1	0.0	21	16
OLB Jeff Barnes	3	0	0.0	10	7
CB Raymond Clayborn	3	0	0.0	29	20
DE Fred Smerlas	3	0	0.0	23	19
OLB Mike Hawkins	2	2	0.0	9	2
ILB Jim LeClair	2	0	0.0	9	10
S Vince Castillo	2	0	0.0	16	9
CB LeRoy Irvin	2	0	0.0	28	13
DE Ron Rydalich	1	3	0.5	20	14
S Tony Peters	1	1	0.0	11	6
DE Randy White	1	1	0.0	22	17
DE Bob Barber	1	1	0.0	15	7
TE Walter White	1	0	---	---	---
WR Wes Chandler	1	0	---	---	---

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Keith Gary	1.0	1	0	0	25
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	1.0	0	0	0	25
ILB Brian Kelley	0.5	0	2	1	31
DT Brad White	0.5	0	1	0	19
DT Donnell Erofeev	0.0	0	2	0	19
DT Tom Tuinei	0.0	0	1	0	19

New York	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ron Rydalich	0.5	0	14
DT Rush Brown	0.5	0	11
DE Randy White	0.0	1	17

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mike Varty	3	1	0	36
S Jake Scott	3	0	0	27
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	3	0	0	25
CB Keith Moody	3	0	0	20
CB Lester Hayes	2	1	1	25
ILB Brian Kelley	1	1	0	31
CB Roynell Young	1	1	0	15
S Chris Farasopoulos	1	0	0	28
ILB Dave Simmons	1	0	0	21

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lucious Smith	4	0	0	19
ILB Jim Haslett	3	1	0	17
CB LeRoy Irvin	2	0	1	13
S Vince Castillo	2	0	0	9
OLB Ray Preston	2	0	0	5
ILB Dewey Selmon	2	0	0	14
CB Bobby Brooks	1	0	0	11
ILB Jim LeClair	1	0	0	10
S Tony Peters	1	0	0	6
CB Raymond Clayborn	1	0	0	20
DE Fred Smerlas	1	0	0	19

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Kuechenberg	4	10	25	0	19
Robert Woods	1	5	33	0	18
Greg Sampson	1	2	28	1	21
Dennis Harrah	0	6	34	0	23
Mike Vardell	0	4	12	0	6
Sylvester Croom	0	2	17	0	8
Billy Bryan	0	2	11	0	6
Craig Wolfley	0	2	25	0	18
Wilbert Martin	0	1	12	0	5
Dana McKenzie	0	1	25	0	17

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Neal	2	6	20	0	33
Todd Watkins	2	5	22	0	29
Kurt Schumacher	1	4	20	0	34
Charley Hannah	1	3	17	0	30
Rod Walters	1	1	9	0	10
Steve August	0	2	21	2	29
Walter White	0	1	17	0	14
Adger Armstrong	0	1	19	0	16
Randy Young	0	0	1	1	11

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Moody	3	19
Neal Colzie	1	20
Jeff Groth	1	15
Mike Vardell	1	14
Sammy White	1	12

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Lucious Smith	2	24
Adger Armstrong	1	17
Mike Cobb	1	16
Tony Peters	1	11

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brian Kelley	---	---	18	31	16	65
Dennis Harrah	34	23	---	---	7	64
Bob Griese	35	24	---	---	---	59
Mike Varty	---	---	21	36	1	58
Bobby Jackson	---	---	17	32	8	57
Dana McKenzie	25	17	---	---	14	56
Neal Colzie	---	---	13	21	20	54
Monroe Eley	15	14	---	---	23	52
Robert Woods	33	18	---	---	---	51
Greg Sampson	28	21	---	---	---	49
Keith Moody	---	---	10	20	19	49
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	18	28	2	48
Jeff Groth	21	12	---	---	15	48
Roynell Young	---	---	12	15	21	48
Bob Kuechenberg	25	19	---	---	3	47
Jake Scott	---	---	19	27	---	46
Keith Gary	---	---	19	25	2	46
Lester Hayes	---	---	19	25	---	44
Craig Wolfley	25	18	---	---	---	43
Dave Simmons	---	---	11	21	8	40
Ronald Cinkovsky	---	---	13	25	1	39
Nat Moore	20	16	---	---	1	37
Thomas Brown	---	---	16	19	2	37
Rich Martini	17	18	---	---	1	36
Brad White	---	---	7	19	8	34
Mike Vardell	12	6	---	---	14	32
Tom Tuinei	---	---	13	19	---	32
Donnell Erofeev	---	---	10	19	2	31
George Rogers	23	8	---	---	---	31
Sylvester Croom	17	8	---	---	5	30
Fred McNeil	---	---	11	18	---	29
Ike Harris	15	9	---	---	2	26
Wilbert Martin	12	5	---	---	9	26
Mike Hogan	10	10	---	---	3	23
Sammy White	5	3	---	---	12	20
Billy Bryan	11	6	---	---	3	20
Mike Clark	---	---	4	13	---	17
Wes Hamilton	2	6	---	---	7	15
Freddie Steinfort	0	0	---	---	10	10
Claude Minor	0	1	---	---	7	8
Ed Bradley	---	---	2	5	---	7
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dan Manucci	0	0	---	---	3	3
Alonzo Becker	0	2	---	---	---	2
Richie Minter	---	---	0	0	---	0
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kurt Schumacher	20	34	---	---	6	60
Lucious Smith	---	---	15	19	24	58
Raymond Clayborn	---	---	29	20	7	56
Dan Neal	20	33	---	---	2	55
Neil Lomax	21	33	---	---	---	54
Adger Armstrong	19	16	---	---	17	52
Todd Watkins	22	29	---	---	---	51
Steve August	21	29	---	---	---	50
Donnie Shell	---	---	26	21	2	49
Wes Chandler	17	31	---	---	---	48
Charley Hannah	17	30	---	---	---	47
Jim Haslett	---	---	25	17	3	45
Dewey Selmon	---	---	26	14	4	44
Fred Smerlas	---	---	23	19	2	44
LeRoy Irvin	---	---	28	13	2	43
Walter White	17	14	---	---	10	41
Bryan Hicks	---	---	21	16	4	41
Randy White	---	---	22	17	1	40
Ottis Anderson	16	24	---	---	---	40
Cris Collinsworth	20	20	---	---	---	40
Perry Brooks	---	---	21	16	2	39
Ron Rydalich	---	---	20	14	4	38
Robin Earl	5	18	---	---	15	38
Eddie Payton	7	12	---	---	19	38
Kevin House	5	28	---	---	4	37
Jeff Barnes	---	---	10	7	16	33
Rush Brown	---	---	20	11	2	33
Mike Cobb	3	13	---	---	16	32
Bob Barber	---	---	15	7	7	29
Ron Carpenter	---	---	17	10	1	28
Tony Peters	---	---	11	6	11	28
Ray Preston	---	---	14	5	9	28
Don Bass	6	11	---	---	11	28
Vince Castillo	---	---	16	9	1	26
Rod Walters	9	10	---	---	7	26
Bobby Brooks	---	---	8	11	3	22
Jim LeClair	---	---	9	10	2	21
Randy Young	1	11	---	---	7	19
Rich Mauti	0	3	---	---	12	15
Keith Eck	3	5	---	---	7	15
Mike Hawkins	---	---	9	2	3	14
Mitch Thornton	2	9	---	---	1	12
Scott Bull	2	5	---	---	---	7
Johnny Evans	0	0	---	---	7	7
Frank Corral	0	0	---	---	2	2
Cliff Olander	0	0	---	---	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	12	2.4
Middle	16	49	3.1
Right	14	24	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	34	5.7
Middle	8	14	1.8
Right	9	41	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Griese	23	20	3	0	0	1	1	0	1

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	30	15	1	2	2	4	5	1	1
Scott Bull	5	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	39	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	96	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	61	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	31	15.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	49	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	114	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	24	3.4

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rich Martini	8	6	79	2	18
WR Nat Moore	5	5	64	1	16
WR Ike Harris	2	2	32	0	9
TE Dana McKenzie	2	2	21	0	17
WR Jeff Groth	2	1	6	0	12
RB George Rogers	2	2	14	0	8
FB Mike Hogan	1	1	1	0	10
WR Sammy White	1	1	10	0	3

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kevin House	9	5	2	70	1	28
WR Wes Chandler	8	2	0	23	0	31
WR Cris Collinsworth	5	4	0	32	0	20
RB Ottis Anderson	4	3	0	19	0	24
WR Don Bass	3	0	0	0	0	11
TE Robin Earl	2	1	0	15	0	18
TE Walter White	1	1	0	4	0	14
TE Mike Cobb	1	0	0	0	0	13
WR Rich Mauti	1	1	0	17	0	3
RB Eddie Payton	1	1	0	7	0	12

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Rogers	3	11	3.67	2.95
Monroe Eley	2	-1	-0.50	1.83
Mike Hogan	1	1	1.00	1.00

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Griese	4	2	21	5.25	9.87

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	2	1	14	7.00	5.00

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ike Harris	1	1	19	19.00	16.00
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	2	2.00	10.50
WR Rich Martini	1	0	0	0.00	9.88
WR Jeff Groth	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Robin Earl	1	0	0	0.00	7.50
WR Wes Chandler	1	1	14	14.00	2.88

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
George Rogers	3	1
Monroe Eley	2	1

New York	Rushes	Conversions

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Griese	9	6	5

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	11	7	5
Scott Bull	2	1	1

George Rogers

Monroe Eley

Mike Vardell

Mike Hogan

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rich Martini	4	2	1
WR Ike Harris	2	2	2
WR Jeff Groth	2	1	1
WR Nat Moore	1	1	1

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kevin House	4	2	2
WR Don Bass	3	0	0
RB Ottis Anderson	3	3	2
WR Rich Mauti	1	1	1
RB Eddie Payton	1	1	0
WR Wes Chandler	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,300 (21,400)
End Zone 9,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,300 (21,400)
End Zone	9,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (3,300)