Week 16, 1985

played in Miami, FL

85 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	3	0	0	0	-	3
Miami Dolphins	3	7	10	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:10 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 21 field goal
1Q: 01:28 NOS - Morten Andersen 19 field goal
2Q: 12:44 MIA - George Rogers 12 pass from Tony Clements (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
3Q: 08:19 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 18 field goal
3Q: 00:09 MIA - George Rogers 29 pass from Tony Clements (Freddie Steinfort extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:10 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 21 field goal
1Q: 01:28 NOS - Morten Andersen 19 field goal
2Q: 12:44 MIA - George Rogers 12 pass from Tony Clements (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
3Q: 08:19 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 18 field goal
3Q: 00:09 MIA - George Rogers 29 pass from Tony Clements (Freddie Steinfort extra point)

Team Statistics NOS MIA
Record 3-12 4-11
First Downs 9 19
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 6 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 224 400
- Offensive Plays 58 67
- Yards per Play 3.86 5.97
Net Rushing Yards 114 189
- Rushing Attempts 17 40
- Yards per Rush 6.71 4.73
Net Passing Yards 110 211
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 14 - 0 26 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 137 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/27 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 2.68 7.81
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/17 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 6.2
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/49 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/27 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 4/104 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 34
Time of Possession 24:59 35:01

Team Statistics	NOS	MIA
Record	3-12	4-11
First Downs	9	19
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	6	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	224	400
- Offensive Plays	58	67
- Yards per Play	3.86	5.97
Net Rushing Yards	114	189
- Rushing Attempts	17	40
- Yards per Rush	6.71	4.73
Net Passing Yards	110	211
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 14 - 0	26 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	137	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/27	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	2.68	7.81
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/17	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	6.2
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/49	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/27	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	4/104	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 34
Time of Possession	24:59	35:01

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:02	2:50	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
1	6:38	5:17	OWN 31	12	67	Field Goal
2	12:35	3:32	OWN 23	5	32	Punt
2	5:41	2:26	OWN 43	4	11	Punt
2	1:47	0:47	OWN 31	3	-4	Punt
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 46	1	20	Half
3	15:00	1:02	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
3	8:13	3:37	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
4	15:00	2:31	OWN 33	3	-1	Punt
4	10:54	1:14	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
4	4:23	0:32	OWN 20	4	4	Downs
4	2:57	1:27	OWN 22	8	12	Downs
4	0:53	0:34	OWN 33	3	13	Fumble

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:58	OWN 26	8	70	Field Goal
1	8:12	1:34	OWN 15	3	7	Punt
1	1:21	3:46	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	9:03	3:22	OWN 8	5	22	Punt
2	3:15	1:28	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	1:00	0:54	OWN 46	4	15	Missed FG
3	13:58	5:45	OWN 25	13	74	Field Goal
3	4:36	3:54	OWN 8	6	26	Punt
3	0:42	0:42	OPP 33	2	33	Touchdown
4	12:29	1:35	OWN 34	3	-4	Punt
4	9:40	5:17	OWN 9	8	46	Punt
4	3:51	0:54	OPP 24	2	7	Fumble
4	1:30	0:37	OPP 34	3	8	Missed FG
4	0:19	0:19	OPP 46	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Tony Clements, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bill Johnson	8	44	5.50	10	2
Larry Heater	5	38	7.60	20	1
Randall Cunningham	4	32	8.00	11	2

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
George Rogers	23	102	4.43	16	3
Del Rodgers	12	75	6.25	16	4
Tony Clements	4	10	2.50	6	0
Dennis Bligen	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	36	14	137	5/27	0	28	0	50.3

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Clements	26	19	215	1/4	2	40	0	123.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Roger Carr	4	14	62	15.50	26	28
RB Bill Johnson	3	4	13	4.33	2	7
TE Walt Arnold	2	4	14	7.00	2	7
WR Carl Roaches	2	4	14	7.00	0	9
WR John Floyd	1	3	9	9.00	6	9
WR Tony Woodruff	1	1	16	16.00	4	16
TE Ethan Horton	1	4	9	9.00	0	9
WR Kris Haines	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB George Rogers	4	4	84	21.00	55	40	2
WR Pete Mandley	3	4	29	9.67	12	30	0
TE Mark Bavaro	3	5	28	9.33	12	20	0
FB Mike Hogan	2	2	13	6.50	8	12	0
TE Brooks Williams	2	2	26	13.00	8	24	0
WR Jeff Groth	2	2	18	9.00	0	11	0
WR Rich Martini	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Ray Butler	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	4	4.00	2	4	0
TE Bruce Hardy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Del Rodgers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Clint Sampson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Roger Carr	2	0	0
Randall Cunningham	2	0	0
Rod Kush	0	1	0
Don Greco	0	1	0
Mike Kelley	0	1	0
Jo Jo Heath	0	0	2
Carl Lews	0	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
George Rogers	1	0	0
Sean Thomas	1	0	0
Tony Clements	1	0	0
Billy Bryan	0	1	0
Bruce Hardy	0	1	0
Lionel Washington	0	1	0
Joe Conwell	0	1	0
Glen Collins	0	0	1
Clint Sampson	0	0	1
Carl Banks	0	0	1
Mitch Willis	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	8	335	41.9	38.4	53	4

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	6	232	38.7	34.2	48	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	0/0

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Steinfort	2/4	0/2	0/1	21	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Carr	3	21	7.0	0
John Floyd	1	6	6.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cleo Montgomery	4	104	26.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	1	21	21.0	0
Sean Thomas	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	10	2	0.0	34	22
S Carl Lews	7	0	0.0	29	21
OLB Lawrence Taylor	6	1	0.0	35	21
CB Jo Jo Heath	5	2	0.0	32	26
DT Stafford Mays	5	1	0.0	33	23
CB Gill Byrd	5	1	0.0	33	19
S Rod Kush	3	2	0.0	26	23
CB Issiac Holt	3	1	0.0	27	22
DT Ray Yakavonis	3	0	0.0	32	22
ILB Alvin Toles	3	0	0.0	6	5
DE Mike Calhoun	2	0	1.0	37	23
DT Phil Murphy	2	0	0.0	21	11
DE Doug McDougald	1	1	0.0	29	15
DE Elvis Franks	1	0	0.0	8	13
S Greg Bright	0	3	0.0	34	20
OLB Fred Robinson	0	3	0.0	14	4

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Billy Ray Smith	5	2	1.0	9	12
S Bill Graham	4	2	0.0	15	29
CB Lee Davis	4	1	0.0	11	32
S Bryan Hicks	3	0	0.0	12	37
DT Bill Elko	3	0	0.0	11	23
DE Glen Collins	2	0	1.5	12	32
OLB Carl Banks	2	2	1.0	10	30
ILB Calvin Daniels	2	0	0.0	14	30
DT Mitch Willis	2	0	0.0	6	18
OLB Vernon Maxwell	1	1	1.0	9	17
DE Keith Gary	1	1	0.5	10	30
CB Lester Hayes	1	2	0.0	12	27
CB Sean Thomas	1	2	0.0	9	34
ILB Terry Tautolo	1	0	0.0	8	14
ILB Dave Simmons	1	0	0.0	4	5
RB George Rogers	1	0	---	---	---
CB Lionel Washington	1	0	0.0	10	20
S Brett Maxie	1	0	0.0	3	15

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike Calhoun	1.0	0	0	23
DT Stafford Mays	0.0	1	1	23
DE Doug McDougald	0.0	1	0	15
DT Ray Yakavonis	0.0	1	0	22

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Glen Collins	1.5	1	5	1	32
OLB Carl Banks	1.0	0	2	1	30
OLB Vernon Maxwell	1.0	0	1	0	17
ILB Billy Ray Smith	1.0	0	0	0	12
DE Keith Gary	0.5	1	2	1	30
DE Doug Hollie	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jo Jo Heath	4	0	26
OLB Lawrence Taylor	3	0	21
CB Gill Byrd	3	0	19
S Rod Kush	2	1	23
ILB Cliff Odom	2	1	22
ILB Alvin Toles	2	0	5
S Carl Lews	2	0	21
OLB Fred Robinson	1	0	4

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bill Graham	3	1	29
CB Lee Davis	3	0	32
S Bryan Hicks	2	0	37
CB Lionel Washington	1	1	20
ILB Calvin Daniels	1	0	30
ILB Billy Ray Smith	1	0	12
OLB Carl Banks	1	0	30
DT Mitch Willis	1	0	18
CB Sean Thomas	1	0	34
S Bob Glazebrook	0	2	26

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Billy Lindstrom	2	4	15	0	38
Edwin Bailey	2	2	14	1	37
Steve Wilson	1	3	14	0	37
Don Greco	1	2	14	2	32
Hubert Oliver	0	1	7	0	19
Tremain Rogers	0	1	2	0	3
Billy Jackson	0	0	5	1	19
Joe Walter	0	0	2	1	6

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ross Murray	5	5	0	22	1	13
Gerry Feehery	3	5	1	23	0	15
Dennis Bligen	2	2	0	15	0	8
Dennis Harrah	1	6	0	26	0	17
Craig Wolfley	1	5	0	24	0	17
Billy Bryan	0	5	0	28	0	20
Sylvester Croom	0	3	0	23	0	16
Fred Dean	0	3	0	33	0	21
Joe Conwell	0	2	0	21	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Jo Jo Heath	1	18
Carl Lews	1	13
Cleo Montgomery	1	11

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Del Rodgers	2	16
Bruce Hardy	2	14
Clint Sampson	1	18
Sylvester Croom	1	10
Bob Glazebrook	1	10
Terry Tautolo	1	8

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jo Jo Heath	---	---	32	26	18	76
Stafford Mays	---	---	33	23	9	65
Ethan Horton	14	37	---	---	14	65
Mike Calhoun	---	---	37	23	4	64
Carl Lews	---	---	29	21	13	63
Cliff Odom	---	---	34	22	4	60
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	35	21	3	59
Randall Cunningham	17	41	---	---	---	58
Greg Bright	---	---	34	20	3	57
Ray Yakavonis	---	---	32	22	3	57
Gill Byrd	---	---	33	19	4	56
Billy Lindstrom	15	38	---	---	1	54
Don Greco	14	32	---	---	8	54
Steve Wilson	14	37	---	---	1	52
Issiac Holt	---	---	27	22	3	52
Roger Carr	10	31	---	---	10	51
Rod Kush	---	---	26	23	2	51
Edwin Bailey	14	37	---	---	---	51
Rich Strenger	15	35	---	---	---	50
Doug McDougald	---	---	29	15	3	47
Larry Heater	7	16	---	---	22	45
Walt Arnold	10	16	---	---	16	42
Hubert Oliver	7	19	---	---	9	35
Bill Johnson	10	25	---	---	---	35
Phil Murphy	---	---	21	11	2	34
Billy Jackson	5	19	---	---	8	32
Mel Kaufman	---	---	5	6	20	31
John Floyd	9	10	---	---	10	29
Elvis Franks	---	---	8	13	7	28
Jeff Dellenbach	6	13	---	---	8	27
Carl Roaches	6	17	---	---	---	23
Fred Robinson	---	---	14	4	2	20
Kris Haines	5	10	---	---	4	19
Alvin Toles	---	---	6	5	6	17
Joe Walter	2	6	---	---	9	17
Mike Kelley	3	4	---	---	9	16
Tony Woodruff	2	5	---	---	8	15
Emanuel King	---	---	2	0	10	12
Cleo Montgomery	0	0	---	---	11	11
Chip Banks	---	---	3	1	7	11
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tremain Rogers	2	3	---	---	---	5
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	3	3
Eric Wilson	---	---	0	0	3	3
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	1	1
Warren Moon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Clements	40	27	---	---	---	67
Fred Dean	33	21	---	---	10	64
Sean Thomas	---	---	9	34	18	61
Billy Bryan	28	20	---	---	10	58
Carl Banks	---	---	10	30	18	58
Jeff Groth	25	20	---	---	7	52
Glen Collins	---	---	12	32	8	52
Bryan Hicks	---	---	12	37	2	51
Craig Wolfley	24	17	---	---	10	51
Sylvester Croom	23	16	---	---	10	49
Pete Mandley	24	15	---	---	10	49
Rich Martini	20	15	---	---	13	48
Mark Bavaro	28	11	---	---	8	47
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	10	26	10	46
Calvin Daniels	---	---	14	30	2	46
Bill Graham	---	---	15	29	1	45
Gerry Feehery	23	15	---	---	6	44
Lee Davis	---	---	11	32	1	44
Dennis Harrah	26	17	---	---	---	43
Del Rodgers	14	13	---	---	16	43
Lester Hayes	---	---	12	27	2	41
Keith Gary	---	---	10	30	1	41
George Rogers	26	14	---	---	1	41
Joe Conwell	21	16	---	---	4	41
Clint Sampson	14	6	---	---	18	38
Brooks Williams	15	11	---	---	11	37
Ross Murray	22	13	---	---	---	35
Mike Hogan	13	11	---	---	10	34
Bill Elko	---	---	11	23	---	34
Doug Hollie	---	---	12	20	1	33
Mitch Willis	---	---	6	18	9	33
Lionel Washington	---	---	10	20	1	31
Terry Tautolo	---	---	8	14	8	30
Dennis Bligen	15	8	---	---	7	30
Vernon Maxwell	---	---	9	17	2	28
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	9	12	3	24
Bruce Hardy	3	6	---	---	14	23
Brett Maxie	---	---	3	15	5	23
Dave Simmons	---	---	4	5	3	12
Freddie Steinfort	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ray Butler	3	5	---	---	---	8
Randall Morris	0	0	---	---	7	7
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	6	6
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jeff Hostetler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	37	9.3
Middle	8	55	6.9
Right	5	22	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	81	6.2
Middle	22	99	4.5
Right	4	11	2.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	36	14	2	3	2	4	11	3	0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Clements	26	19	5	1	1	2	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	83	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	4	54	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	101	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	69	17.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	30	15.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roger Carr	14	4	0	62	2	31
TE Walt Arnold	4	2	1	14	0	16
WR Carl Roaches	4	2	0	14	0	17
RB Bill Johnson	4	3	0	13	0	25
TE Ethan Horton	4	1	1	9	0	37
WR John Floyd	3	1	0	9	0	10
WR Kris Haines	2	0	0	0	0	10
WR Tony Woodruff	1	1	0	16	0	5

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Mark Bavaro	5	3	0	28	1	11
RB George Rogers	4	4	0	84	2	14
WR Pete Mandley	4	3	0	29	1	15
FB Mike Hogan	2	2	0	13	0	11
WR Rich Martini	2	1	0	13	0	15
TE Brooks Williams	2	2	0	26	1	11
WR Jeff Groth	2	2	0	18	0	20
TE Bruce Hardy	1	0	0	0	0	6
WR Ray Butler	1	1	0	0	0	5
RB Del Rodgers	1	0	0	0	0	13
WR Clint Sampson	1	0	1	0	0	6
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	0	4	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Larry Heater	1	5	5.00	7.60
Bill Johnson	1	6	6.00	5.50

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Rogers	6	28	4.67	4.43
Del Rodgers	1	1	1.00	6.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	4	1	7	1.75	3.81

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Clements	4	3	26	6.50	8.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Floyd	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Kris Haines	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	7	7.00	3.25
TE Ethan Horton	1	0	0	0.00	2.25

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Groth	1	1	7	7.00	9.00
RB George Rogers	1	1	12	12.00	21.00
WR Clint Sampson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Mark Bavaro	1	1	7	7.00	5.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Johnson	2	0
Larry Heater	1	0
Randall Cunningham	1	0

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
George Rogers	4	2
Del Rodgers	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	13	6	4

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Clements	8	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roger Carr	4	2	1
WR Carl Roaches	3	1	0
TE Walt Arnold	2	1	1
WR John Floyd	1	1	1
WR Kris Haines	1	0	0
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	1
TE Ethan Horton	1	0	0

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Mike Hogan	2	2	1
WR Pete Mandley	2	2	1
WR Rich Martini	1	0	0
RB Del Rodgers	1	0	0
WR Clint Sampson	1	0	0
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)