Week 8, 1988

played in Miami, FL

73 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

Baltimore Colts	3	6	0	7	6	-	22
Miami Dolphins	3	3	3	7	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:43 BAL - Eddie Murray 36 field goal
1Q: 04:15 MIA - Benny Ricardo 50 field goal
2Q: 11:11 BAL - Eddie Murray 23 field goal
2Q: 07:21 MIA - Benny Ricardo 38 field goal
2Q: 01:06 BAL - Eddie Murray 35 field goal
3Q: 08:11 MIA - Benny Ricardo 40 field goal
4Q: 06:36 BAL - Joe Theismann 3 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 00:41 MIA - Tim McGee 19 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
OT: 10:51 BAL - Joe Delaney 4 run

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:43 BAL - Eddie Murray 36 field goal
1Q: 04:15 MIA - Benny Ricardo 50 field goal
2Q: 11:11 BAL - Eddie Murray 23 field goal
2Q: 07:21 MIA - Benny Ricardo 38 field goal
2Q: 01:06 BAL - Eddie Murray 35 field goal
3Q: 08:11 MIA - Benny Ricardo 40 field goal
4Q: 06:36 BAL - Joe Theismann 3 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 00:41 MIA - Tim McGee 19 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
OT: 10:51 BAL - Joe Delaney 4 run

Team Statistics BAL MIA
Record 5-3 3-5
First Downs 20 12
- by Rushing 5 2
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 316 296
- Offensive Plays 80 54
- Yards per Play 3.95 5.48
Net Rushing Yards 68 51
- Rushing Attempts 28 15
- Yards per Rush 2.43 3.40
Net Passing Yards 248 245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 32 - 1 39 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 256 245
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.77 6.28
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 10/20 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/30 5/24
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 5/156 3/92
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/32
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 23
Time of Possession 39:22 24:57

Team Statistics	BAL	MIA
Record	5-3	3-5
First Downs	20	12
- by Rushing	5	2
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	316	296
- Offensive Plays	80	54
- Yards per Play	3.95	5.48
Net Rushing Yards	68	51
- Rushing Attempts	28	15
- Yards per Rush	2.43	3.40
Net Passing Yards	248	245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 32 - 1	39 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	256	245
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.77	6.28
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	10/20	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/30	5/24
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	5/156	3/92
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/32
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 41	OWN 23
Time of Possession	39:22	24:57

Drive Charts

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:20	5:43	OWN 34	10	47	Field Goal
1	4:08	3:22	OWN 49	5	3	Punt
1	0:28	4:22	OPP 40	7	34	Field Goal
2	7:13	6:12	OWN 28	12	54	Field Goal
2	0:25	0:15	OWN 49	2	0	Interception
3	15:00	0:43	OWN 47	3	0	Punt
3	12:06	1:11	OPP 33	3	5	Missed FG
3	8:06	3:39	OWN 45	6	19	Punt
3	2:04	1:44	OWN 17	3	5	Punt
4	12:44	4:35	OWN 12	9	33	Punt
4	8:09	1:42	OPP 13	4	13	Touchdown
4	3:54	1:10	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
4	0:32	0:32	OWN 20	4	28	Half
OT1	15:00	4:19	OWN 42	9	58	Touchdown

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:40	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	7:37	3:29	OWN 24	6	43	Field Goal
1	0:46	0:18	OWN 8	2	0	Interception
2	11:06	3:53	OWN 29	5	50	Field Goal
2	1:01	0:36	OPP 46	3	4	Missed FG
2	0:10	0:10	OPP 44	2	0	Half
3	14:17	2:11	OWN 4	3	3	Punt
3	10:55	2:49	OWN 35	6	42	Field Goal
3	4:27	2:23	OWN 20	4	24	Punt
3	0:20	2:36	OWN 23	5	18	Punt
4	6:27	2:33	OWN 3	3	9	Punt
4	2:44	2:12	OWN 7	12	93	Touchdown

Game MVP: Joe Theismann, Baltimore Colts

Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Joe Delaney	14	33	2.36	7	1
Mel Gray	10	23	2.30	7	0
Joe Theismann	3	11	3.67	4	1
J.T. Smith	1	1	1.00	1	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marcus Allen	10	28	2.80	15	1
George Rogers	3	9	3.00	5	0
Tony Clements	2	14	7.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	50	32	256	2/8	0	46	1	68.4

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Clements	39	23	245	0/0	1	39	1	75.3

Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dwight Clark	9	13	89	9.89	50	46
WR J.T. Smith	6	12	51	8.50	7	15
WR Lionel Manuel	6	9	63	10.50	6	20
TE Mike Tice	4	4	22	5.50	0	8
RB Joe Delaney	3	3	13	4.33	0	6
TE Mike Augustyniak	2	2	11	5.50	13	13
WR Leo Lewis	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
RB BobbyJoe Edmonds	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Kenny Lofton	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tim McGee	6	9	93	15.50	13	39	1
WR Mike Sherrard	6	10	89	14.83	34	37	0
RB Marcus Allen	4	6	27	6.75	10	16	0
TE Mark Bavaro	3	4	6	2.00	0	4	0
WR Ricky Nattiel	2	6	6	3.00	1	3	0
WR Jeff Groth	1	1	25	25.00	1	25	0
RB George Rogers	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Mike Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Ed West	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rodney Thomas	1	0	0.00	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lester Hayes	1	32	32.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rodney Thomas	0	1	1	0

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Sherrard	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	6	276	46.0	42.5	63	4

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	5	225	45.0	41.8	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eddie Murray	3/4	0/1	0/0	36	1/1

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	3/4	2/3	1/2	50	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	2	16	8.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Sherrard	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Lofton	4	135	33.8	0
Chet Brooks	1	21	21.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gene Atkins	3	92	30.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB John Offerdahl	5	2	0.0	12	32
S Rod Woodson	5	0	0.0	12	30
OLB Mike Douglass	4	0	0.0	4	17
OLB Mike Cofer	4	0	0.0	8	15
OLB Jimmy Williams	3	0	0.0	5	10
CB Rodney Thomas	3	0	0.0	9	29
S Chet Brooks	2	2	0.0	12	36
S Durwood Roquemore	2	1	0.0	13	32
DT Jerry Ball	2	0	0.0	8	20
S Mark Moore	2	0	0.0	7	21
DT Dan Benish	1	2	0.0	9	23
OLB Burnell Dent	1	1	0.0	5	4
DT Jerome Brown	1	1	0.0	13	35
DE Donnell Thompson	1	0	0.0	12	28
FB Bob Perryman	1	0	---	---	---
S John Booty	1	0	0.0	1	4
CB Eugene Daniel	0	1	0.0	13	36

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Brett Maxie	8	3	0.0	22	40
OLB Carl Banks	8	2	0.0	27	49
ILB Billy Ray Smith	7	3	0.0	25	49
S Bill Graham	7	2	0.0	18	42
CB Van Jakes	6	2	0.0	18	34
CB Lionel Washington	5	1	0.0	23	39
OLB Robbie Jones	4	0	0.0	14	31
CB Gene Atkins	3	0	0.0	11	20
OLB Jeff Davis	2	1	1.0	18	24
CB Lester Hayes	2	1	0.0	19	39
S Patrick Hunter	2	1	0.0	10	11
DT Rick Ackerman	1	1	1.0	17	25
DE Keith Gary	1	1	0.0	17	43
DE Smiley Creswell	1	0	0.0	11	28
OLB Gregg Carr	1	0	0.0	7	13
DE Gary Baldinger	1	0	0.0	19	24
WR Mike Sherrard	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Eric Naposki	1	0	0.0	4	7
DT Erik Howard	0	1	0.0	17	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Baltimore	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Donnell Thompson	2	1	28
DT Jerome Brown	2	0	35
DE Chris Doleman	1	1	23
DT Dan Benish	1	0	23
DE Greg Townsend	1	0	12

Miami	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Rick Ackerman	1.0	0	0	25
OLB Jeff Davis	1.0	0	0	24
DE Smiley Creswell	0.0	2	0	28
DE Keith Gary	0.0	1	1	43
OLB Gregg Carr	0.0	1	0	13
DE Gary Baldinger	0.0	1	0	24
DT Erik Howard	0.0	1	0	33
OLB Carl Banks	0.0	0	1	49

Pass Defense Statistics

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB John Offerdahl	4	1	0	32
OLB Mike Douglass	4	0	0	17
OLB Mike Cofer	4	0	0	15
CB Rodney Thomas	2	0	1	29
OLB Jimmy Williams	2	0	0	10
S Rod Woodson	2	0	0	30
S Chet Brooks	1	1	0	36
S Durwood Roquemore	1	0	0	32
DT Jerome Brown	1	0	0	35
S Mark Moore	1	0	0	21
S John Booty	1	0	0	4
CB Eugene Daniel	0	2	0	36

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Carl Banks	7	0	0	49
CB Van Jakes	5	0	0	34
S Bill Graham	4	1	0	42
S Brett Maxie	4	1	0	40
CB Gene Atkins	3	0	0	20
CB Lester Hayes	2	2	1	39
CB Lionel Washington	2	2	0	39
ILB Billy Ray Smith	2	0	0	49
DE Smiley Creswell	1	0	0	28
OLB Robbie Jones	1	0	0	31
S Patrick Hunter	1	0	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Paul Farren	4	9	1	20	1	45
Dwight Stephenson	1	6	0	27	0	50
Ken Lanier	1	1	1	9	0	6
Eric Andolsek	1	1	0	13	0	18
Jim Covert	0	4	0	19	1	46
Mike Knight	0	3	0	24	0	43
Lance Smith	0	2	0	23	0	42

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mke Schad	1	3	12	34
Chris Hinton	1	2	15	35
Kevin Gogan	1	1	3	5
Gerry Feehery	0	3	14	26
Mark Bavaro	0	2	12	35
Andra Franklin	0	1	6	18
Harry Gailbreath	0	1	3	5

Special Teams Tackles

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Rodney Thomas	3	13
John Booty	1	5

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Sherrard	3	19
Jeff Donaldson	2	16
Mike Jones	1	15
George Rogers	1	8

Participation

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dwight Stephenson	27	50	---	---	10	87
Joe Theismann	28	52	---	---	---	80
J.T. Smith	26	45	---	---	5	76
Mike Knight	24	43	---	---	5	72
Jim Covert	19	46	---	---	5	70
Dwight Clark	21	43	---	---	1	65
Paul Farren	20	45	---	---	---	65
Lance Smith	23	42	---	---	---	65
Lionel Manuel	22	36	---	---	---	58
Chet Brooks	---	---	12	36	10	58
Jerome Brown	---	---	13	35	6	54
Eugene Daniel	---	---	13	36	4	53
Mel Gray	11	15	---	---	25	51
Rodney Thomas	---	---	9	29	13	51
Durwood Roquemore	---	---	13	32	4	49
John Offerdahl	---	---	12	32	3	47
Mark Moore	---	---	7	21	19	47
Joe Delaney	16	30	---	---	---	46
Rod Woodson	---	---	12	30	3	45
Mike Tice	6	19	---	---	18	43
Kenny Lofton	12	24	---	---	6	42
Donnell Thompson	---	---	12	28	1	41
Eric Andolsek	13	18	---	---	10	41
Mike Augustyniak	10	17	---	---	10	37
Mike Smith	---	---	3	15	18	36
Dan Benish	---	---	9	23	2	34
Mike Douglass	---	---	4	17	12	33
Greg Townsend	---	---	11	12	9	32
Chris Doleman	---	---	5	23	2	30
Bob Perryman	10	11	---	---	9	30
Leo Lewis	3	9	---	---	17	29
Jerry Ball	---	---	8	20	1	29
Jimmy Williams	---	---	5	10	13	28
Mike Cofer	---	---	8	15	5	28
Ken Lanier	9	6	---	---	10	25
Kevin Glover	5	10	---	---	10	25
BobbyJoe Edmonds	3	10	---	---	10	23
E.J. Junior	---	---	3	7	9	19
Carlos Pennywell	0	1	---	---	14	15
Burnell Dent	---	---	5	4	5	14
John Booty	---	---	1	4	5	10
Eddie Murray	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jim Zorn	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marcus Cotton	---	---	0	0	2	2
Mark Rypien	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carl Banks	---	---	27	49	4	80
Van Jakes	---	---	18	34	26	78
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	25	49	3	77
Robbie Jones	---	---	14	31	25	70
Lionel Washington	---	---	23	39	4	66
Bill Graham	---	---	18	42	5	65
Keith Gary	---	---	17	43	4	64
Brett Maxie	---	---	22	40	2	64
Lester Hayes	---	---	19	39	3	61
Erik Howard	---	---	17	33	6	56
Mike Sherrard	8	28	---	---	19	55
Tony Clements	15	39	---	---	---	54
Mke Schad	12	34	---	---	8	54
Mark Bavaro	12	35	---	---	6	53
Chris Hinton	15	35	---	---	---	50
Rick Ackerman	---	---	17	25	7	49
Gary Baldinger	---	---	19	24	5	48
Joe Conwell	12	34	---	---	---	46
Bruce Wilkerson	12	34	---	---	---	46
Jeff Davis	---	---	18	24	3	45
Tim McGee	11	31	---	---	1	43
Jeff Donaldson	---	---	8	18	16	42
Smiley Creswell	---	---	11	28	1	40
Gerry Feehery	14	26	---	---	---	40
Andra Franklin	6	18	---	---	14	38
Marcus Allen	12	25	---	---	---	37
Gene Atkins	---	---	11	20	6	37
Ricky Nattiel	11	26	---	---	---	37
Mike Jones	4	17	---	---	15	36
Bill Ring	4	1	---	---	26	31
Patrick Hunter	---	---	10	11	8	29
Ed West	4	3	---	---	20	27
Gregg Carr	---	---	7	13	6	26
Gregg Rakoczy	1	13	---	---	9	23
Eric Moran	3	9	---	---	9	21
George Rogers	3	8	---	---	8	19
Jeff Groth	0	3	---	---	15	18
Kevin Gogan	3	5	---	---	9	17
Eric Naposki	---	---	4	7	6	17
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	10	10
Craig Wolfley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Harry Gailbreath	3	5	---	---	1	9
Al Noga	---	---	3	3	2	8
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	5	5
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steve Grogan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	31	2.4
Middle	10	31	3.1
Right	5	6	1.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	12	2.4
Middle	6	19	3.2
Right	4	20	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	50	32	2	0	5	6	6	2	1

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Clements	39	23	4	0	4	4	7	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	71	10.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	29	20	106	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	79	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	76	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	87	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	82	11.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dwight Clark	13	9	3	89	1	43
WR J.T. Smith	12	6	1	51	0	45
WR Lionel Manuel	9	6	1	63	1	36
TE Mike Tice	4	4	0	22	0	19
RB Joe Delaney	3	3	0	13	0	30
WR Leo Lewis	3	1	0	3	0	9
WR Kenny Lofton	3	0	0	0	0	24
TE Mike Augustyniak	2	2	0	11	0	17
RB BobbyJoe Edmonds	1	1	0	4	0	10

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Sherrard	10	6	0	89	2	28
WR Tim McGee	9	6	0	93	1	31
RB Marcus Allen	6	4	1	27	0	25
WR Ricky Nattiel	6	2	1	6	0	26
TE Mark Bavaro	4	3	1	6	0	35
WR Jeff Groth	1	1	0	25	1	3
RB George Rogers	1	1	0	-1	0	8
WR Mike Jones	1	0	1	0	0	17
TE Ed West	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Delaney	4	6	1.50	2.36
Mel Gray	4	12	3.00	2.30
Joe Theismann	1	3	3.00	3.67
J.T. Smith	1	1	1.00	1.00

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	4	2	13	3.25	5.12

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Clements	1	1	19	19.00	6.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dwight Clark	2	1	6	3.00	6.85
TE Mike Tice	1	1	7	7.00	5.50
WR Kenny Lofton	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tim McGee	1	1	19	19.00	10.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Delaney	3	2
J.T. Smith	1	0

Miami	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	16	11	8

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Clements	12	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwight Clark	5	3	3
WR J.T. Smith	2	1	1
RB Joe Delaney	2	2	0
WR Leo Lewis	2	1	1
WR Lionel Manuel	2	2	2
TE Mike Augustyniak	1	1	0
TE Mike Tice	1	1	1
WR Kenny Lofton	1	0	0

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

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,200 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,400 (17,600)
End Zone 12,500 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (11,200)
Club Seats 9,900 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (1,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,200 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,400 (17,600)
End Zone	12,500 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (11,200)
Club Seats	9,900 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (1,200)