Week 5, 1981

played in San Diego, CA

66 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Miami Dolphins	0	14	0	3	-	17
San Diego Chargers	6	7	0	14	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:11 SDO - Chester Marcol 26 field goal
1Q: 00:44 SDO - Chester Marcol 42 field goal
2Q: 15:00 MIA - George Rogers 50 run (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
2Q: 07:13 SDO - Ricky Bell 9 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 00:47 MIA - Jeff Groth 17 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
4Q: 13:16 SDO - Dan Fouts 8 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 06:23 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 30 field goal
4Q: 02:17 SDO - Wendell Tyler 5 run (Chester Marcol extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:11 SDO - Chester Marcol 26 field goal
1Q: 00:44 SDO - Chester Marcol 42 field goal
2Q: 15:00 MIA - George Rogers 50 run (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
2Q: 07:13 SDO - Ricky Bell 9 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 00:47 MIA - Jeff Groth 17 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
4Q: 13:16 SDO - Dan Fouts 8 run (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 06:23 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 30 field goal
4Q: 02:17 SDO - Wendell Tyler 5 run (Chester Marcol extra point)

Team Statistics MIA SDO
Record 4-1 4-0
First Downs 12 23
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 300 329
- Offensive Plays 57 75
- Yards per Play 5.26 4.39
Net Rushing Yards 106 141
- Rushing Attempts 22 31
- Yards per Rush 4.82 4.55
Net Passing Yards 194 188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 21 - 1 40 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 194 214
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/26
- Yards per Pass Play 5.54 4.27
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.6 7.5
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/55 4/34
Punt Returns/Yards 3/61 4/42
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 3/86
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/24
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 40
Time of Possession 25:09 34:51

Team Statistics	MIA	SDO
Record	4-1	4-0
First Downs	12	23
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	300	329
- Offensive Plays	57	75
- Yards per Play	5.26	4.39
Net Rushing Yards	106	141
- Rushing Attempts	22	31
- Yards per Rush	4.82	4.55
Net Passing Yards	194	188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 21 - 1	40 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	194	214
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/26
- Yards per Pass Play	5.54	4.27
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.6	7.5
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/55	4/34
Punt Returns/Yards	3/61	4/42
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	3/86
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/24
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 40
Time of Possession	25:09	34:51

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:06	3:05	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
1	0:38	1:00	OWN 47	2	53	Touchdown
2	13:27	1:25	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	10:43	1:14	OWN 41	3	3	Interception
2	7:06	1:32	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	3:21	2:44	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:45	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	9:14	3:08	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
3	4:38	1:48	OWN 42	3	5	Punt
4	13:10	6:52	OWN 18	14	69	Field Goal
4	4:26	0:08	OPP 49	1	2	Fumble
4	2:09	0:34	OWN 20	4	8	Downs

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:54	OWN 30	13	61	Field Goal
1	5:01	4:23	OWN 31	8	44	Field Goal
2	14:38	1:11	OPP 44	3	5	Punt
2	12:02	1:19	OWN 25	5	18	Punt
2	9:29	2:23	OPP 28	5	28	Touchdown
2	5:34	2:13	OWN 45	5	15	Punt
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 44	3	0	Punt
3	13:15	4:01	OWN 32	8	30	Punt
3	6:06	1:28	OWN 18	4	-3	Punt
3	2:50	4:40	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	6:18	1:52	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	4:18	2:09	OPP 38	5	38	Touchdown
4	1:35	1:35	OPP 28	4	13	Game

Game MVP: Wendell Tyler, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
George Rogers	16	94	5.88	50	1	1
Monroe Eley	4	11	2.75	4	0	0
Mike Hogan	2	1	0.50	2	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Wendell Tyler	21	101	4.81	12	3	1
Ricky Bell	7	28	4.00	11	1	1
Dan Fouts	2	7	3.50	8	0	1
Ron Lee	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Griese	35	21	194	0/0	1	35	1	72.8

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	40	23	214	4/26	0	25	0	72.3

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ike Harris	4	6	37	9.25	4	21	0
TE Wilbert Martin	3	5	25	8.33	4	16	0
RB Monroe Eley	2	3	15	7.50	0	10	0
FB Mike Hogan	2	2	4	2.00	2	3	0
WR Rich Martini	2	5	24	12.00	8	13	0
WR Jeff Groth	2	5	30	15.00	3	17	1
RB George Rogers	2	3	14	7.00	13	11	0
RB Alonzo Becker	1	1	5	5.00	2	5	0
TE Dana McKenzie	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Wayne Givens	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Sammy White	1	2	35	35.00	26	35	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Wendell Tyler	6	6	49	8.17	28	16
WR David Knight	4	7	47	11.75	8	19
WR Gene Washington	3	8	14	4.67	0	7
FB Ron Lee	3	5	41	13.67	31	25
WR Aundra Thompson	3	4	25	8.33	2	13
WR Johnny Rodgers	2	5	13	6.50	0	8
FB Bo Matthews	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Paul Seymour	1	2	19	19.00	0	19
TE Bob Moore	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Dennis Pearson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Monte Jackson	1	24	24.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Hogan	1	0	0
George Rogers	1	0	0
Wilbert Martin	0	1	0
Fred McNeil	0	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dan Fouts	1	0	0
Bob Horn	0	1	0
Wendell Tyler	0	1	0
Jim Kovach	0	0	1
Tyrone Keys	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	6	276	46.0	35.7	53	2

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Bragg	7	309	44.1	26.9	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Steinfort	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	2/2

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Farasopoulos	3	61	20.3	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Coleman	3	36	12.0	0
Danny Reece	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Farasopoulos	1	21	21.0	0
Ike Harris	1	31	31.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Coleman	2	52	26.0	0
Danny Reece	1	34	34.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brian Kelley	6	0	0.0	25	35
DT Tom Tuinei	5	0	1.0	24	29
S Chris Farasopoulos	5	2	0.0	26	34
ILB Ed Bradley	5	0	0.0	17	24
OLB Fred McNeil	4	0	1.0	21	16
ILB Dave Simmons	4	2	0.0	27	25
S Neal Colzie	4	0	0.0	25	39
DT Brad White	3	1	1.0	24	26
DE Keith Gary	3	1	0.5	18	30
S Clarence Ellis	3	1	0.0	12	20
CB Lester Hayes	3	0	0.0	26	37
OLB Mike Varty	2	2	0.5	11	26
S Jake Scott	2	0	0.0	27	38
DE Thomas Brown	2	0	0.0	15	17
DT Donnell Erofeev	1	2	0.0	11	27
FB Mike Hogan	1	0	---	---	---
WR Rich Martini	1	0	---	---	---

San Diego	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Dick Conn	6	4	17	30
OLB Jim Kovach	5	3	19	32
CB James Davis	4	2	9	14
OLB Bob Horn	4	0	11	18
OLB Eric Williams	4	0	8	7
CB Danny Reece	3	2	17	27
CB Monte Jackson	2	3	13	24
S Charlie Babb	2	1	7	9
DE Eddie Edwards	2	1	14	29
OLB Don Goode	2	0	11	19
S Greg Bright	2	0	7	20
DE Tyrone Keys	2	0	14	23
S Sam Williams	1	2	17	26
DT Ray Yakavonis	1	2	10	10
DT Charles Davis	1	0	13	25
CB J.C. Wilson	1	0	17	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Brad White	1.0	1	2	26
OLB Fred McNeil	1.0	0	1	16
DT Tom Tuinei	1.0	0	0	29
DE Keith Gary	0.5	1	0	30
OLB Mike Varty	0.5	0	0	26

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Charles Davis	0.0	0	1	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Chris Farasopoulos	4	1	34
ILB Brian Kelley	4	1	35
S Neal Colzie	3	1	39
ILB Dave Simmons	3	0	25
S Clarence Ellis	2	1	20
OLB Fred McNeil	2	1	16
CB Lester Hayes	2	1	37
ILB Ed Bradley	1	1	24
OLB Mike Varty	1	0	26
DT Brad White	1	0	26

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bob Horn	3	0	0	18
CB James Davis	3	0	0	14
S Dick Conn	2	4	0	30
CB Monte Jackson	2	1	1	24
S Charlie Babb	2	0	0	9
CB Danny Reece	2	0	0	27
OLB Eric Williams	2	0	0	7
S Greg Bright	2	0	0	20
CB J.C. Wilson	1	1	0	27
DE Tyrone Keys	1	1	0	23
OLB Jim Kovach	1	0	0	32
OLB Don Goode	0	1	0	19
S Sam Williams	0	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mike Vardell	1	2	5	5
Mike Hogan	1	1	12	14
Dennis Harrah	0	5	20	34
Greg Sampson	0	4	18	26
Craig Wolfley	0	4	17	28
Robert Woods	0	3	18	27
Sylvester Croom	0	2	12	19
Wilbert Martin	0	1	14	16

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tom Condon	4	5	0	29	2	43
Sid Smith	3	8	0	30	1	35
Seth Hallen	3	4	0	18	1	34
Russ Grimm	2	4	0	30	0	42
Chester Brennan	1	3	1	14	0	20
Paul Seymour	0	2	0	17	0	27
Wes Phillips	0	2	0	9	0	5
Bo Matthews	0	1	0	5	0	6
Ron Lee	0	1	0	10	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Moody	3	16
Sammy White	1	17
Wilbert Martin	1	16
Dennis Harrah	1	7
Sylvester Croom	1	5

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Bo Matthews	2	18
James Davis	2	17
Russ Grimm	1	9

Participation

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jake Scott	---	---	27	38	16	81
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	26	34	15	75
Neal Colzie	---	---	25	39	10	74
Brian Kelley	---	---	25	35	9	69
Lester Hayes	---	---	26	37	1	64
Dave Simmons	---	---	27	25	11	63
Dennis Harrah	20	34	---	---	7	61
Tom Tuinei	---	---	24	29	7	60
Ronald Cinkovsky	---	---	22	33	4	59
Bob Griese	22	35	---	---	---	57
Brad White	---	---	24	26	7	57
Fred McNeil	---	---	21	16	14	51
Keith Gary	---	---	18	30	2	50
Clarence Ellis	---	---	12	20	17	49
Bob Kuechenberg	18	31	---	---	---	49
Wilbert Martin	14	16	---	---	16	46
Robert Woods	18	27	---	---	---	45
Craig Wolfley	17	28	---	---	---	45
Greg Sampson	18	26	---	---	---	44
Ed Bradley	---	---	17	24	1	42
Monroe Eley	4	13	---	---	24	41
Ike Harris	11	23	---	---	6	40
Donnell Erofeev	---	---	11	27	1	39
Mike Varty	---	---	11	26	1	38
Dana McKenzie	10	15	---	---	13	38
Sylvester Croom	12	19	---	---	5	36
Jeff Groth	11	23	---	---	---	34
Thomas Brown	---	---	15	17	2	34
George Rogers	17	17	---	---	---	34
Mike Hogan	12	14	---	---	5	31
Sammy White	3	11	---	---	17	31
Nat Moore	12	17	---	---	---	29
Keith Moody	---	---	2	7	16	25
Rich Martini	10	15	---	---	---	25
Mike Vardell	5	5	---	---	13	23
Richie Minter	---	---	6	14	2	22
Wes Hamilton	6	8	---	---	7	21
Wayne Givens	0	4	---	---	11	15
Bobby Jackson	---	---	2	7	4	13
Claude Minor	1	2	---	---	7	10
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	6	6
Freddie Steinfort	0	0	---	---	5	5
Alonzo Becker	1	2	---	---	---	3
Billy Bryan	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dan Manucci	0	0	---	---	1	1
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Russ Grimm	30	42	---	---	9	81
Dan Fouts	31	44	---	---	---	75
Tom Condon	29	43	---	---	2	74
Sid Smith	30	35	---	---	5	70
Danny Reece	---	---	17	27	19	63
Paul Seymour	17	27	---	---	17	61
Mark Koncar	22	39	---	---	---	61
Aundra Thompson	21	23	---	---	16	60
Gene Washington	21	31	---	---	---	52
Seth Hallen	18	34	---	---	---	52
Jim Kovach	---	---	19	32	1	52
Wendell Tyler	22	29	---	---	---	51
Dick Conn	---	---	17	30	1	48
Johnny Rodgers	18	27	---	---	---	45
J.C. Wilson	---	---	17	27	1	45
Sam Williams	---	---	17	26	1	44
Eddie Edwards	---	---	14	29	1	44
Chester Brennan	14	20	---	---	9	43
Charles Davis	---	---	13	25	3	41
Doug English	---	---	18	22	1	41
Monte Jackson	---	---	13	24	3	40
James Davis	---	---	9	14	17	40
Ron Lee	10	22	---	---	6	38
Bob Moore	14	13	---	---	10	37
Ricky Bell	8	13	---	---	16	37
Tyrone Keys	---	---	14	23	---	37
David Knight	13	23	---	---	---	36
Don Goode	---	---	11	19	3	33
Bob Horn	---	---	11	18	4	33
Bo Matthews	5	6	---	---	18	29
Eric Williams	---	---	8	7	14	29
Ed Benson	---	---	8	12	7	27
Greg Bright	---	---	7	20	---	27
Charlie Babb	---	---	7	9	10	26
Dennis Pearson	6	6	---	---	14	26
Ronnie Coleman	0	0	---	---	24	24
Wes Phillips	9	5	---	---	9	23
Ray Yakavonis	---	---	10	10	1	21
Mel Lunsford	---	---	8	6	5	19
Tim Vogler	3	2	---	---	9	14
Charles Anthony	---	---	1	2	10	13
John Hennessy	---	---	3	3	3	9
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Bragg	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ron Penn	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tommy Duniven	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	11	2.8
Middle	13	32	2.5
Right	5	63	12.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	35	8.8
Middle	18	75	4.2
Right	8	32	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Griese	35	21	2	1	2	9	1	1	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	40	23	1	1	4	7	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	23	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	53	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	80	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	38	7.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	57	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	101	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	56	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ike Harris	6	4	0	37	1	23
TE Wilbert Martin	5	3	0	25	0	16
WR Rich Martini	5	2	0	24	0	15
WR Jeff Groth	5	2	0	30	0	23
RB Monroe Eley	3	2	0	15	0	13
RB George Rogers	3	2	0	14	0	17
TE Dana McKenzie	2	1	1	2	0	15
FB Mike Hogan	2	2	0	4	0	14
WR Sammy White	2	1	1	35	1	11
RB Alonzo Becker	1	1	0	5	0	2
WR Wayne Givens	1	1	0	3	0	4

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gene Washington	8	3	2	14	0	31
WR David Knight	7	4	0	47	0	23
RB Wendell Tyler	6	6	0	49	0	29
WR Johnny Rodgers	5	2	0	13	0	27
FB Ron Lee	5	3	0	41	1	22
WR Aundra Thompson	4	3	0	25	0	23
TE Paul Seymour	2	1	0	19	0	27
FB Bo Matthews	1	1	0	6	0	6
TE Bob Moore	1	0	1	0	0	13
WR Dennis Pearson	1	0	1	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Rogers	1	6	6.00	5.88

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wendell Tyler	6	25	4.17	4.81
Ricky Bell	3	12	4.00	4.00
Dan Fouts	2	7	3.50	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Griese	3	1	17	5.67	5.54

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	2	2	17	8.50	5.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Wilbert Martin	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Sammy White	1	0	0	0.00	17.50
WR Jeff Groth	1	1	17	17.00	6.00

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR David Knight	1	1	9	9.00	6.71
WR Johnny Rodgers	1	1	8	8.00	2.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Hogan	1	0
George Rogers	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Wendell Tyler	3	2
Dan Fouts	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Griese	12	6	4

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	11	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rich Martini	3	0	0
WR Sammy White	2	1	1
RB Monroe Eley	1	0	0
WR Ike Harris	1	0	0
TE Wilbert Martin	1	1	1
RB Alonzo Becker	1	1	0
WR Wayne Givens	1	1	0
FB Mike Hogan	1	1	1
WR Jeff Groth	1	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR David Knight	3	1	0
WR Aundra Thompson	2	1	0
RB Wendell Tyler	2	2	2
FB Bo Matthews	1	1	0
TE Bob Moore	1	0	0
TE Paul Seymour	1	1	1
WR Gene Washington	1	0	0

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

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