Week 1, 1984

played in New York, NJ

85 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Miami Dolphins	0	3	3	8	-	14
New York Jets	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:56 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 42 field goal
3Q: 03:26 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 47 field goal
4Q: 09:59 MIA - Danny Pittman 2 pass from Jeff Hostetler (Jeff Hostetler pass to Irving Royer for conversion)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:56 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 42 field goal
3Q: 03:26 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 47 field goal
4Q: 09:59 MIA - Danny Pittman 2 pass from Jeff Hostetler (Jeff Hostetler pass to Irving Royer for conversion)

Team Statistics MIA NJY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 14 10
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 10 4
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 237 237
- Offensive Plays 68 60
- Yards per Play 3.49 3.95
Net Rushing Yards 98 96
- Rushing Attempts 36 24
- Yards per Rush 2.72 4.00
Net Passing Yards 139 141
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 14 - 0 34 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 150 155
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 4.34 3.92
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/18 1/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/40 7/47
Punt Returns/Yards 3/22 5/29
Kick Returns/Yards 1/25 2/29
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 28
Time of Possession 34:12 25:48

Team Statistics	MIA	NJY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	14	10
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	10	4
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	237	237
- Offensive Plays	68	60
- Yards per Play	3.49	3.95
Net Rushing Yards	98	96
- Rushing Attempts	36	24
- Yards per Rush	2.72	4.00
Net Passing Yards	139	141
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 14 - 0	34 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	150	155
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	4.34	3.92
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/18	1/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/40	7/47
Punt Returns/Yards	3/22	5/29
Kick Returns/Yards	1/25	2/29
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 28
Time of Possession	34:12	25:48

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:36	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
1	10:31	1:13	OWN 15	3	-8	Punt
1	8:20	3:46	OWN 20	7	23	Punt
1	2:29	3:41	OWN 32	7	43	Field Goal
2	11:48	2:13	OWN 42	5	27	Missed FG
2	8:05	1:50	OWN 20	5	24	Punt
2	4:47	1:25	OWN 39	3	4	Punt
2	0:52	0:44	OWN 16	3	2	Punt
3	13:07	1:38	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
3	10:03	6:42	OWN 27	12	43	Field Goal
4	13:49	3:56	OPP 46	8	46	Touchdown
4	7:07	2:29	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
4	3:25	2:18	OWN 33	6	19	Punt

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:24	2:53	OWN 19	5	27	Punt
1	9:18	0:58	OPP 47	3	8	Punt
1	4:34	2:05	OWN 9	5	19	Punt
2	13:48	2:00	OWN 19	3	-13	Punt
2	9:35	1:30	OPP 22	3	9	Missed FG
2	6:15	1:28	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	3:22	2:30	OWN 14	6	20	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 43	1	0	Half
3	15:00	1:53	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	11:29	1:26	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
3	3:21	4:32	OWN 20	10	48	Missed FG
4	9:53	2:46	OWN 19	4	26	Punt
4	4:38	1:13	OWN 34	6	33	Downs
4	1:07	1:07	OWN 20	6	52	Game

Game MVP: George Rogers, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
George Rogers	23	70	3.04	10	1	0
Randall Morris	13	28	2.15	8	0	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ottis Anderson	20	62	3.10	11	1	0
Eddie Payton	4	34	8.50	19	1	0

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Hostetler	30	14	150	2/11	1	23	0	72.9

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	34	14	155	2/14	0	36	0	55.3

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rich Martini	3	7	42	14.00	22	21	0
WR Danny Pittman	3	5	32	10.67	0	20	1
WR Irving Royer	2	3	18	9.00	1	11	0
TE Mike Cobb	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Jeff Groth	1	4	23	23.00	5	23	0
RB George Rogers	1	2	11	11.00	9	11	0
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	6	6.00	6	6	0
WR Pete Mandley	1	4	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Randall Morris	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Bruce Hardy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Wes Chandler	5	9	79	15.80	39	36
FB Ted Brown	3	4	24	8.00	0	9
WR Kevin House	2	5	21	10.50	0	14
WR Cris Collinsworth	2	3	21	10.50	0	12
RB Ottis Anderson	1	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Alvin Moore	1	4	10	10.00	0	10
TE Tom Mullady	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Billy Griggs	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jeff Hostetler	1	0	0	0
Joe Conwell	0	1	0	0

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Randy White	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	9	419	46.6	38.9	59	4

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnny Evans	9	383	42.6	37.9	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Steinfort	2/3	2/3	0/0	47	0/0

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frank Corral	0/2	0/1	0/0	0	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	3	22	7.3	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Payton	5	29	5.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	1	25	25.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Payton	1	18	18.0	0
Alvin Moore	1	11	11.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Steve Towle	6	2	0.0	20	21
S Bill Graham	6	1	0.0	15	19
ILB Dave Simmons	5	1	0.0	24	28
CB Lionel Washington	5	0	0.0	11	22
S Neal Colzie	3	1	0.0	14	26
DE Sam Clancy	2	0	1.0	13	18
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	2	2	0.0	16	33
ILB Terry Tautolo	2	1	0.0	12	7
CB Jerome Dove	2	0	0.0	14	23
OLB Carl Banks	2	0	0.0	2	4
OLB Jeff Rohrer	1	0	1.0	17	13
OLB Vernon Maxwell	1	2	0.0	7	23
DT Bill Elko	1	1	0.0	19	28
DE Keith Gary	1	0	0.0	5	8
DE Glen Collins	1	0	0.0	21	29
CB Rod Perry	0	1	0.0	9	17
S Bob Glazebrook	0	1	0.0	14	26
DT Mitch Willis	0	1	0.0	14	25

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Rush Brown	5	1	1.0	25	21
S Donnie Shell	5	2	0.0	23	27
S Jeff Fuller	5	1	0.0	32	22
DT Randy Davison	5	0	0.0	21	19
OLB Bruce Huther	4	1	0.0	12	17
ILB Mike Hunt	4	1	0.0	23	22
DE Randy White	3	1	1.0	28	24
CB LeRoy Irvin	3	2	0.0	29	21
CB Nathan Conrady	3	1	0.0	24	25
ILB Dewey Selmon	3	1	0.0	13	10
OLB Bruce Beekley	3	1	0.0	24	15
OLB Ray Preston	2	1	0.0	7	2
S C.L. Whittington	2	0	0.0	8	18
DE Mark Studaway	2	0	0.0	19	17
S Brenard Wilson	1	2	0.0	13	8
CB Raymond Clayborn	1	0	0.0	27	18
DT Andrew Provence	0	2	0.0	33	29
DE Dave Butz	0	1	0.0	19	19
OLB Michael Jackson	0	1	0.0	13	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Jeff Rohrer	1.0	2	13
DE Sam Clancy	1.0	1	18
OLB Vernon Maxwell	0.0	3	23
DT Mitch Willis	0.0	2	25

New York	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Randy White	1.0	1	24
DT Rush Brown	1.0	1	21
OLB Bruce Beekley	0.0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bill Graham	3	1	19
CB Lionel Washington	3	0	22
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	2	1	33
CB Jerome Dove	2	1	23
S Neal Colzie	1	1	26
ILB Dave Simmons	1	1	28
OLB Vernon Maxwell	1	0	23
OLB Carl Banks	1	0	4
CB Lester Hayes	0	1	17
S Bobby Kemp	0	1	9

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB LeRoy Irvin	3	2	21
S Donnie Shell	2	1	27
CB Nathan Conrady	2	0	25
CB Raymond Clayborn	2	0	18
S C.L. Whittington	1	0	18
DE Randy White	1	0	24
ILB Dewey Selmon	1	0	10
ILB Mike Hunt	1	0	22
OLB Bruce Beekley	1	0	15
DT Randy Davison	0	2	19
S Jeff Fuller	0	2	22
OLB Bruce Huther	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Essink	2	4	11	0	14
Chris Hinton	1	6	25	1	18
Sylvester Croom	1	4	15	1	17
Billy Bryan	1	2	29	0	28
Gerry Feehery	1	2	21	0	15
Dennis Harrah	0	4	24	0	17
Wes Hamilton	0	4	25	0	18
Joe Conwell	0	4	18	0	18
Mike Hogan	0	2	11	0	7
Craig Wolfley	0	2	12	0	15
Mike Cobb	0	1	14	0	12
Bruce Hardy	0	1	22	0	17

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Eck	4	4	0	20	0	25
Dave Scott	2	4	0	15	0	22
Steve August	2	3	1	20	0	23
Charley Hannah	1	4	0	12	0	18
J.T. Taylor	1	2	0	6	0	7
Buford Jordan	1	2	0	13	0	13
Dan Neal	0	1	0	4	0	11
Ted Brown	0	1	0	7	0	19
Kelly Thomas	0	1	0	4	0	13
Billy Griggs	0	1	0	16	0	23
William Roberts	0	1	0	21	0	32
Randy Young	0	0	0	18	2	29

Special Teams Tackles

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Neal Colzie	3	17
Randall Morris	2	18
Del Rodgers	1	11
Steve Towle	1	7

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Eddie Payton	1	25
Tom Mullady	1	16
Alvin Moore	1	14
J.T. Taylor	1	11

Participation

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dave Simmons	---	---	24	28	20	72
Jeff Hostetler	36	32	---	---	---	68
Billy Bryan	29	28	---	---	7	64
Jerome Dove	---	---	14	23	22	59
Neal Colzie	---	---	14	26	17	57
Wes Hamilton	25	18	---	---	12	55
Bruce Hardy	22	17	---	---	15	54
Pete Mandley	25	19	---	---	10	54
Glen Collins	---	---	21	29	2	52
Ronald Cinkovsky	---	---	16	33	1	50
Bill Elko	---	---	19	28	2	49
Mitch Willis	---	---	14	25	10	49
Steve Towle	---	---	20	21	7	48
Randall Morris	13	15	---	---	18	46
Sylvester Croom	15	17	---	---	12	44
Chris Hinton	25	18	---	---	---	43
Irving Royer	11	14	---	---	16	41
Dennis Harrah	24	17	---	---	---	41
Mike Cobb	14	12	---	---	15	41
Rich Martini	19	21	---	---	1	41
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	14	26	1	41
Jeff Groth	24	17	---	---	---	41
Gerry Feehery	21	15	---	---	4	40
George Rogers	23	15	---	---	1	39
Bill Graham	---	---	15	19	5	39
Ron Essink	11	14	---	---	12	37
Joe Conwell	18	18	---	---	---	36
Mike Hogan	11	7	---	---	17	35
Craig Wolfley	12	15	---	---	8	35
Lionel Washington	---	---	11	22	1	34
Danny Pittman	9	12	---	---	12	33
Sam Clancy	---	---	13	18	2	33
Jeff Rohrer	---	---	17	13	2	32
Vernon Maxwell	---	---	7	23	2	32
Lester Hayes	---	---	12	17	2	31
Rod Perry	---	---	9	17	2	28
Terry Tautolo	---	---	12	7	6	25
Keith Gary	---	---	5	8	9	22
Dennis Bligen	9	9	---	---	1	19
Bobby Kemp	---	---	5	9	4	18
Del Rodgers	0	2	---	---	11	13
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	9	9
Freddie Steinfort	0	0	---	---	7	7
Carl Banks	---	---	2	4	---	6
Dan Manucci	0	0	---	---	3	3
Joe Dufek	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Andrew Provence	---	---	33	29	8	70
Nathan Conrady	---	---	24	25	17	66
Neil Lomax	24	36	---	---	---	60
Rush Brown	---	---	25	21	12	58
Jeff Fuller	---	---	32	22	3	57
Billy Griggs	16	23	---	---	18	57
Keith Eck	20	25	---	---	11	56
Randy White	---	---	28	24	2	54
Randy Young	18	29	---	---	6	53
LeRoy Irvin	---	---	29	21	3	53
William Roberts	21	32	---	---	---	53
Donnie Shell	---	---	23	27	2	52
Bruce Huther	---	---	12	17	23	52
Mike Hunt	---	---	23	22	4	49
Dave Scott	15	22	---	---	11	48
Ottis Anderson	20	27	---	---	---	47
Raymond Clayborn	---	---	27	18	---	45
Tom Mullady	10	19	---	---	16	45
Buford Jordan	13	13	---	---	18	44
Steve August	20	23	---	---	---	43
Randy Davison	---	---	21	19	2	42
Wes Chandler	17	23	---	---	2	42
Bruce Beekley	---	---	24	15	3	42
Dave Butz	---	---	19	19	3	41
C.L. Whittington	---	---	8	18	12	38
Eddie Payton	4	9	---	---	25	38
Cris Collinsworth	10	13	---	---	14	37
Ted Brown	7	19	---	---	10	36
Kevin House	15	20	---	---	1	36
Alvin Moore	8	14	---	---	14	36
Mark Studaway	---	---	19	17	---	36
Charley Hannah	12	18	---	---	5	35
Dewey Selmon	---	---	13	10	7	30
Kelly Thomas	4	13	---	---	11	28
Michael Jackson	---	---	13	9	4	26
J.T. Taylor	6	7	---	---	11	24
Brenard Wilson	---	---	13	8	2	23
Dan Neal	4	11	---	---	---	15
Ray Preston	---	---	7	2	5	14
John Harris	---	---	3	9	---	12
Johnny Evans	0	0	---	---	11	11
Barry Krauss	---	---	0	0	9	9
Frank Corral	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tyrell Fleming	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pat Haden	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cliff Olander	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	11	3.7
Middle	24	67	2.8
Right	9	20	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	14	57	4.1
Right	4	17	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Hostetler	30	14	3	2	3	8	3	0	0

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	34	14	2	0	3	7	8	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	24	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	32	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	51	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	43	6.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	3	43	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	10	108	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rich Martini	7	3	1	42	1	21
WR Danny Pittman	5	3	1	32	1	12
WR Jeff Groth	4	1	1	23	1	17
WR Pete Mandley	4	1	0	9	0	19
WR Irving Royer	3	2	0	18	0	14
RB George Rogers	2	1	0	11	0	15
RB Randall Morris	2	1	0	6	0	15
TE Mike Cobb	1	1	0	3	0	12
TE Bruce Hardy	1	0	0	0	0	17
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	0	6	0	9

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wes Chandler	9	5	0	79	2	23
WR Kevin House	5	2	1	21	0	20
FB Ted Brown	4	3	1	24	0	19
WR Alvin Moore	4	1	0	10	0	14
RB Ottis Anderson	3	1	1	0	0	27
WR Cris Collinsworth	3	2	0	21	0	13
TE Tom Mullady	2	0	0	0	0	19
TE Billy Griggs	2	0	0	0	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Rogers	1	0	0.00	3.04
Randall Morris	1	3	3.00	2.15

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie Payton	1	3	3.00	8.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Hostetler	3	2	13	4.33	5.00

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	1	0	0	0.00	4.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Danny Pittman	1	1	2	2.00	6.40
RB George Rogers	1	1	11	11.00	5.50
RB Randall Morris	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Billy Griggs	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Randall Morris	3	1
George Rogers	2	1

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Ottis Anderson	2	1
Eddie Payton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Hostetler	13	5	4

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	11	3	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Groth	3	1	1
WR Danny Pittman	3	1	1
WR Pete Mandley	3	0	0
WR Irving Royer	1	1	1
TE Mike Cobb	1	1	0
WR Rich Martini	1	1	1
TE Bruce Hardy	1	0	0

New York	Targ	Catch
WR Kevin House	3	0
WR Wes Chandler	2	0
FB Ted Brown	2	1
WR Alvin Moore	2	1
RB Ottis Anderson	1	0
WR Cris Collinsworth	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,800 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (26,500)
End Zone 13,100 (19,100)
Mezzanine 8,200 (11,000)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (16,900)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,100 (5,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,800 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (26,500)
End Zone	13,100 (19,100)
Mezzanine	8,200 (11,000)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (16,900)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,100 (5,800)