Week 1, 1987

Game MVP: Doug Williams, New York Jets

played in Miami, FL

72 degrees, fair, 9 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

New York Jets	7	10	7	7	-	31
Miami Dolphins	0	3	0	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:18 NJY - Steve Watson 23 pass from Doug Williams (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 13:11 MIA - Benny Ricardo 24 field goal
2Q: 05:12 NJY - Frank Corral 38 field goal
2Q: 00:51 NJY - Wes Chandler 2 pass from Doug Williams (Frank Corral extra point)
3Q: 12:31 NJY - Earl Campbell 7 run (Frank Corral extra point)
4Q: 15:00 MIA - George Rogers 5 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 02:42 NJY - Ottis Anderson 35 run (Frank Corral extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:18 NJY - Steve Watson 23 pass from Doug Williams (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 13:11 MIA - Benny Ricardo 24 field goal
2Q: 05:12 NJY - Frank Corral 38 field goal
2Q: 00:51 NJY - Wes Chandler 2 pass from Doug Williams (Frank Corral extra point)
3Q: 12:31 NJY - Earl Campbell 7 run (Frank Corral extra point)
4Q: 15:00 MIA - George Rogers 5 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 02:42 NJY - Ottis Anderson 35 run (Frank Corral extra point)

Team Statistics NJY MIA
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 22 13
- by Rushing 5 1
- by Passing 17 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 404 265
- Offensive Plays 68 54
- Yards per Play 5.94 4.91
Net Rushing Yards 151 30
- Rushing Attempts 33 9
- Yards per Rush 4.58 3.33
Net Passing Yards 253 235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 21 - 1 43 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 265 245
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 7.23 5.22
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 7/48 7/43
Punt Returns/Yards 4/40 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/65 3/54
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 23
Time of Possession 34:00 26:00

Team Statistics	NJY	MIA
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	22	13
- by Rushing	5	1
- by Passing	17	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	404	265
- Offensive Plays	68	54
- Yards per Play	5.94	4.91
Net Rushing Yards	151	30
- Rushing Attempts	33	9
- Yards per Rush	4.58	3.33
Net Passing Yards	253	235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 21 - 1	43 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	265	245
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	7.23	5.22
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	7/48	7/43
Punt Returns/Yards	4/40	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/65	3/54
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 23
Time of Possession	34:00	26:00

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:40	1:40	OWN 45	3	7	Punt
1	8:38	3:37	OWN 39	10	61	Touchdown
1	2:45	1:50	OWN 26	3	-13	Punt
2	13:04	3:53	OWN 29	6	14	Punt
2	8:02	2:57	OPP 41	6	20	Field Goal
2	3:11	2:30	OWN 48	9	52	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:35	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
3	7:20	1:36	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	4:16	1:30	OWN 9	3	3	Punt
4	14:54	5:29	OWN 25	9	66	Interception
4	7:12	4:44	OWN 29	7	71	Touchdown
4	0:42	0:42	OPP 36	4	24	Game

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:20	OWN 7	4	50	Interception
1	11:00	2:22	OWN 4	5	13	Punt
1	5:01	2:16	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
1	0:55	2:51	OPP 42	6	35	Field Goal
2	9:11	1:09	OWN 5	4	6	Punt
2	5:05	1:54	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 20	1	15	Half
3	12:25	5:05	OWN 17	8	30	Punt
3	5:44	1:28	OWN 42	3	7	Punt
3	2:46	2:52	OWN 49	6	51	Touchdown
4	9:25	2:13	OWN 14	3	1	Punt
4	2:28	1:46	OWN 20	8	16	Downs

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earl Campbell	24	94	3.92	11	2	1
Doug Williams	5	5	1.00	5	0	0
Ottis Anderson	4	52	13.00	35	2	1

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
George Rogers	5	13	2.60	5	1
Bill Ring	3	11	3.67	6	0
Tony Clements	1	6	6.00	6	0

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	33	21	265	2/12	2	27	1	96.1

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Clements	43	27	245	2/10	0	26	1	68.4

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wes Chandler	9	12	97	10.78	9	19	1
WR Kevin House	3	6	50	16.67	0	27	0
WR Tony Hill	2	5	26	13.00	2	15	0
RB Earl Campbell	2	3	11	5.50	2	8	0
WR Steve Watson	2	2	33	16.50	10	23	1
TE Pete Johnson	1	1	26	26.00	0	26	0
RB Ottis Anderson	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Ray Wallace	1	1	15	15.00	6	15	0
TE Billy Griggs	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Sherrard	7	9	38	5.43	3	14
TE Mark Bavaro	5	7	50	10.00	0	26
WR Jeff Groth	4	6	56	14.00	0	22
WR Tim McGee	4	7	48	12.00	29	25
WR Ricky Nattiel	3	8	32	10.67	15	21
TE Walt Arnold	2	2	16	8.00	0	11
RB George Rogers	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	4	4.00	2	4
RB Bill Ring	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Najee Mustafaa	1	6	6.00	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lester Hayes	1	12	12.00	0

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Earl Campbell	1	0	0
Doug Williams	1	0	0
Tony Hill	0	1	0
Leonard Burton	0	1	0
Nate Newton	0	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Theo Bell	1	0	0
Robbie Jones	0	1	0
Guy Frazier	0	0	1
Keith Gary	0	0	1

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnny Evans	5	211	42.2	40.0	52	2

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	7	333	47.6	39.0	65	1

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frank Corral	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	4/4

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	1/1

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Hill	4	40	10.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Theo Bell	2	11	5.5	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Hill	3	65	21.7	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gene Atkins	3	54	18.0	0

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Troy Benson	5	1	0.0	6	31
OLB Robin Cole	4	1	0.0	4	35
DE Bill Neill	4	0	0.0	6	31
CB Najee Mustafaa	3	1	0.5	7	29
CB Elbert Foules	3	1	0.0	5	29
S Jeff Fuller	3	0	0.0	8	29
CB Danny Wagoner	2	1	0.0	5	30
DT William Perry	2	1	0.0	6	27
CB Chuckie Miller	2	1	0.0	5	30
ILB Avon Riley	2	0	0.0	3	13
S Eugene Robinson	2	0	0.0	7	24
OLB Michael Jackson	1	2	1.0	6	33
S John Harris	1	2	0.5	1	18
OLB Templeton Peck	1	1	0.0	2	12
WR Kevin House	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jim Wilks	1	0	0.0	5	24
OLB Louis Cooper	1	0	0.0	3	12
S Dextor Clinkscale	0	1	0.0	2	22
DT Andrew Provence	0	1	0.0	3	18

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lyle Blackwood	7	1	0.0	23	27
CB Ron Fellows	5	4	0.0	14	18
S Bill Graham	5	1	0.0	25	31
CB Lionel Washington	5	1	0.0	21	22
ILB Billy Ray Smith	5	0	0.0	22	17
OLB Carl Banks	4	2	0.0	25	22
ILB Eugene Marve	4	1	0.0	13	11
DE Keith Gary	3	0	1.5	25	20
S Brett Maxie	3	2	0.0	19	21
S Patrick Hunter	3	0	0.0	13	10
CB Lee Davis	2	1	0.0	14	18
ILB Tom Cousineau	1	2	0.0	15	21
CB Lester Hayes	1	1	0.0	20	19
OLB Guy Frazier	1	0	0.0	23	22
WR Ricky Nattiel	1	0	---	---	---
DE Glen Collins	0	1	0.5	17	23
DT Harvey Armstrong	0	1	0.0	15	24
OLB Robbie Jones	0	1	0.0	17	20
DE Gary Baldinger	0	1	0.0	21	20

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Michael Jackson	1.0	0	0	1	33
S John Harris	0.5	0	0	0	18
CB Najee Mustafaa	0.5	0	0	0	29
OLB Louis Cooper	0.0	1	1	0	12
DE Bill Neill	0.0	1	0	0	31
DE Jim Wilks	0.0	0	3	1	24
DT William Perry	0.0	0	0	1	27

Miami	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Keith Gary	1.5	0	20
DE Glen Collins	0.5	1	23
OLB Guy Frazier	0.0	2	22
DT Harvey Armstrong	0.0	1	24
OLB Robbie Jones	0.0	1	20

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Troy Benson	4	1	0	31
DE Bill Neill	3	0	0	31
CB Elbert Foules	3	0	0	29
OLB Robin Cole	2	2	0	35
CB Chuckie Miller	2	1	0	30
CB Najee Mustafaa	2	0	1	29
ILB Avon Riley	2	0	0	13
CB Danny Wagoner	2	0	0	30
S Jeff Fuller	2	0	0	29
S John Harris	1	1	0	18
OLB Louis Cooper	1	0	0	12
DT William Perry	1	0	0	27
S Eugene Robinson	1	0	0	24
OLB Templeton Peck	1	0	0	12
S Dextor Clinkscale	0	1	0	22

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lionel Washington	5	0	0	22
CB Ron Fellows	3	0	0	18
S Bill Graham	3	0	0	31
ILB Eugene Marve	2	0	0	11
CB Lee Davis	2	0	0	18
S Patrick Hunter	2	0	0	10
S Lyle Blackwood	1	2	0	27
CB Lester Hayes	1	0	1	19
ILB Billy Ray Smith	1	0	0	17
S Brett Maxie	1	0	0	21
ILB Tom Cousineau	0	1	0	21

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
William Roberts	5	11	33	0	35
Sam Claphan	1	5	28	1	22
Leonard Burton	1	3	26	1	32
Kelvin Clark	1	3	28	0	31
Nate Newton	1	3	21	0	28
Pete Johnson	0	1	17	0	22
Don Greco	0	1	20	0	21
Billy Griggs	0	1	22	0	14
Ray Wallace	0	1	22	0	16

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Chuckie Miller	1	16
Dextor Clinkscale	1	13
Craig McEwen	1	10
Leonard Burton	1	6
Nate Newton	1	4

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Walt Arnold	3	16
Bill Ring	1	22
Brooks Williams	1	17
Lee Davis	1	10
Dennis Bligen	1	6

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
William Roberts	33	35	---	---	1	69
Doug Williams	33	35	---	---	---	68
Kelvin Clark	28	31	---	---	6	65
Leonard Burton	26	32	---	---	6	64
Earl Campbell	28	24	---	---	4	56
Wes Chandler	17	28	---	---	10	55
Pete Johnson	17	22	---	---	14	53
Nate Newton	21	28	---	---	4	53
Sam Claphan	28	22	---	---	2	52
Tony Hill	16	19	---	---	16	51
Chuckie Miller	---	---	5	30	16	51
Don Greco	20	21	---	---	5	46
Ray Wallace	22	16	---	---	6	44
Billy Griggs	22	14	---	---	7	43
Robin Cole	---	---	4	35	2	41
Jeff Fuller	---	---	8	29	4	41
Michael Jackson	---	---	6	33	2	41
Kevin House	19	21	---	---	---	40
Troy Benson	---	---	6	31	2	39
Bill Neill	---	---	6	31	1	38
Danny Wagoner	---	---	5	30	3	38
Dextor Clinkscale	---	---	2	22	13	37
Elbert Foules	---	---	5	29	2	36
William Perry	---	---	6	27	3	36
Najee Mustafaa	---	---	7	29	---	36
Eugene Robinson	---	---	7	24	2	33
Robert Banks	---	---	4	21	8	33
Ottis Anderson	5	6	---	---	21	32
Craig McEwen	11	9	---	---	10	30
Jim Wilks	---	---	5	24	---	29
John Harris	---	---	1	18	9	28
Andrew Provence	---	---	3	18	5	26
Avon Riley	---	---	3	13	6	22
Randy Young	9	6	---	---	6	21
Louis Cooper	---	---	3	12	6	21
Bruce Beekley	---	---	5	6	9	20
Templeton Peck	---	---	2	12	5	19
Freddie Robinson	---	---	3	5	11	19
Steve Watson	6	11	---	---	---	17
T.J. Turner	---	---	3	14	---	17
Derrick Shepard	2	5	---	---	10	17
Frank Corral	0	0	---	---	7	7
Johnny Evans	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dave Simmons	---	---	0	2	3	5
Pete Mitchell	0	0	---	---	1	1
Bob Gagliano	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bill Graham	---	---	25	31	8	64
Fred Dean	9	43	---	---	8	60
Robbie Jones	---	---	17	20	19	56
Jeff Groth	9	34	---	---	12	55
Tony Clements	9	45	---	---	---	54
Lyle Blackwood	---	---	23	27	2	52
Guy Frazier	---	---	23	22	7	52
Mark Bavaro	8	39	---	---	5	52
Tim McGee	5	32	---	---	15	52
Gerry Feehery	7	35	---	---	8	50
Lionel Washington	---	---	21	22	4	47
Carl Banks	---	---	25	22	---	47
Ron Fellows	---	---	14	18	14	46
Keith Gary	---	---	25	20	1	46
Bill Ring	3	21	---	---	22	46
Gary Baldinger	---	---	21	20	5	46
Kevin Gogan	6	31	---	---	8	45
Harvey Armstrong	---	---	15	24	5	44
Lester Hayes	---	---	20	19	4	43
Brett Maxie	---	---	19	21	3	43
Lee Davis	---	---	14	18	10	42
Glen Collins	---	---	17	23	1	41
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	22	17	2	41
Mke Schad	6	30	---	---	5	41
Erik Howard	---	---	21	18	1	40
Joe Conwell	7	29	---	---	3	39
Tom Cousineau	---	---	15	21	2	38
Bruce Wilkerson	6	31	---	---	---	37
Ricky Nattiel	7	28	---	---	---	35
Gregg Rakoczy	4	23	---	---	7	34
Walt Arnold	0	13	---	---	16	29
George Rogers	6	19	---	---	---	25
Eugene Marve	---	---	13	11	1	25
Dennis Bligen	4	14	---	---	6	24
Patrick Hunter	---	---	13	10	1	24
Mike Sherrard	2	22	---	---	---	24
Brooks Williams	1	3	---	---	17	21
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	10	10
Theo Bell	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gene Atkins	---	---	0	1	5	6
Marcus Allen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chris Hinton	0	3	---	---	---	3
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	1	1
Tinker Smith	0	0	---	---	1	1
Steve Grogan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Randall Morris	0	0	---	---	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	42	3.8
Middle	7	31	4.4
Right	12	81	6.8
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	4	11	2.8
Right	2	10	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	33	21	4	1	2	3	5	0	1

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Clements	43	27	4	0	3	6	4	3	1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	74	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	76	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	5	115	16.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	52	7.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	81	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	46	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	66	13.2

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wes Chandler	12	9	1	97	0	28
WR Kevin House	6	3	0	50	2	21
WR Tony Hill	5	2	0	26	0	19
RB Earl Campbell	3	2	1	11	0	24
WR Steve Watson	2	2	0	33	1	11
TE Billy Griggs	2	0	0	0	0	14
TE Pete Johnson	1	1	0	26	1	22
RB Ottis Anderson	1	1	0	7	0	6
FB Ray Wallace	1	1	0	15	0	16

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Sherrard	9	7	0	38	0	22
WR Ricky Nattiel	8	3	1	32	1	28
TE Mark Bavaro	7	5	1	50	1	39
WR Tim McGee	7	4	1	48	1	32
WR Jeff Groth	6	4	0	56	1	34
TE Walt Arnold	2	2	0	16	0	13
RB George Rogers	2	1	0	1	0	19
RB Bill Ring	1	0	0	0	0	21
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	0	4	0	14

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Campbell	4	24	6.00	3.92
Doug Williams	3	-3	-1.00	1.00

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Rogers	2	7	3.50	2.60
Bill Ring	1	4	4.00	3.67

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Williams	3	2	11	3.67	8.03

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Clements	2	2	3	1.50	5.70

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wes Chandler	2	2	11	5.50	8.08
WR Tony Hill	1	0	0	0.00	5.20

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Sherrard	2	2	3	1.50	4.22

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	3	1
Doug Williams	1	0
Ottis Anderson	1	1

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
George Rogers	1	0
Tony Clements	1	0

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	11	7	7

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Clements	10	6	2

Gerry Feehery

Bruce Wilkerson

Dennis Bligen

Gregg Rakoczy

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wes Chandler	4	3	3
WR Steve Watson	2	2	2
WR Kevin House	2	0	0
WR Tony Hill	1	1	1
RB Earl Campbell	1	0	0
RB Ottis Anderson	1	1	1

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mark Bavaro	5	4	1
WR Ricky Nattiel	2	0	0
WR Jeff Groth	1	0	0
WR Tim McGee	1	1	0
WR Mike Sherrard	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)