Week 17, 1988

played in Miami, FL

68 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

New York Jets	7	7	0	7	-	21
Miami Dolphins	7	14	0	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:02 NJY - Walt Arnold 13 pass from Doug Williams (Frank Corral extra point)
1Q: 01:33 MIA - Marcus Allen 6 pass from Todd Blackledge (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 13:58 NJY - Brett Perriman 11 pass from Doug Williams (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 08:33 MIA - Ricky Nattiel 6 pass from Todd Blackledge (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 01:48 MIA - Tim McGee 2 pass from Todd Blackledge (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 10:07 MIA - Mike Jones 6 pass from Todd Blackledge (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 06:05 NJY - Mike Oliphant 9 run (Frank Corral extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:02 NJY - Walt Arnold 13 pass from Doug Williams (Frank Corral extra point)
1Q: 01:33 MIA - Marcus Allen 6 pass from Todd Blackledge (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 13:58 NJY - Brett Perriman 11 pass from Doug Williams (Frank Corral extra point)
2Q: 08:33 MIA - Ricky Nattiel 6 pass from Todd Blackledge (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 01:48 MIA - Tim McGee 2 pass from Todd Blackledge (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 10:07 MIA - Mike Jones 6 pass from Todd Blackledge (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 06:05 NJY - Mike Oliphant 9 run (Frank Corral extra point)

Team Statistics NJY MIA
Record 5-11 6-10
First Downs 23 20
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 18 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 351 264
- Offensive Plays 66 60
- Yards per Play 5.32 4.40
Net Rushing Yards 74 124
- Rushing Attempts 24 31
- Yards per Rush 3.08 4.00
Net Passing Yards 277 140
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 29 - 0 28 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 293 147
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.60 4.83
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.4 5.9
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/31 3/28
Punt Returns/Yards 3/31 1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 4/90 3/61
Interception Ret./Yards 1/11 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 38
Time of Possession 30:15 29:45

Team Statistics	NJY	MIA
Record	5-11	6-10
First Downs	23	20
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	18	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	351	264
- Offensive Plays	66	60
- Yards per Play	5.32	4.40
Net Rushing Yards	74	124
- Rushing Attempts	24	31
- Yards per Rush	3.08	4.00
Net Passing Yards	277	140
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 29 - 0	28 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	293	147
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.60	4.83
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.4	5.9
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/31	3/28
Punt Returns/Yards	3/31	1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	4/90	3/61
Interception Ret./Yards	1/11	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 38
Time of Possession	30:15	29:45

Drive Charts

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:38	4:42	OWN 45	9	55	Touchdown
1	1:22	2:31	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
2	12:30	1:04	OPP 36	3	1	Missed FG
2	8:27	1:19	OWN 36	3	-2	Punt
2	3:06	1:18	OWN 9	4	3	Fumble
2	1:40	1:40	OWN 19	5	43	Half
3	15:00	3:36	OWN 14	6	23	Punt
3	9:36	3:31	OWN 32	6	22	Punt
3	2:37	4:10	OWN 11	8	25	Fumble
4	9:58	4:03	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	3:46	1:13	OPP 47	4	7	Downs
4	1:02	1:02	OWN 20	5	35	Game

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:22	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
1	7:56	6:34	OWN 33	11	67	Touchdown
2	13:51	1:21	OWN 30	3	3	Interception
2	11:26	2:59	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
2	7:08	4:02	OWN 31	9	26	Punt
2	1:48	0:08	OPP 2	1	2	Touchdown
3	11:24	1:48	OWN 17	3	2	Punt
3	6:05	3:28	OWN 12	6	20	Punt
4	13:27	3:29	OPP 36	7	36	Touchdown
4	5:55	2:09	OWN 32	4	15	Fumble
4	2:33	1:31	OWN 40	5	13	Punt

Game MVP: Todd Blackledge, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Mike Oliphant	14	36	2.57	9	1
Tony Collins	7	31	4.43	8	0
Doug Williams	1	4	4.00	4	0
Walt Arnold	1	1	1.00	1	0
Kevin House	1	2	2.00	2	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marcus Allen	25	110	4.40	11	2
George Rogers	5	13	2.60	6	0
Bill Ring	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	40	29	293	2/16	2	24	0	109.7

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Todd Blackledge	28	17	147	1/7	4	22	1	99.2

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brett Perriman	10	13	121	12.10	39	23	1
WR Kevin House	7	11	62	8.86	2	21	0
WR Tony Hill	3	4	12	4.00	0	7	0
TE Walt Arnold	3	3	41	13.67	13	20	1
WR Wes Chandler	2	2	35	17.50	22	24	0
FB Ray Wallace	2	4	9	4.50	8	6	0
RB Tony Collins	1	1	5	5.00	2	5	0
RB Mike Oliphant	1	1	8	8.00	1	8	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ricky Nattiel	5	7	44	8.80	4	12	1
TE Mark Bavaro	4	5	46	11.50	13	22	0
WR Mike Jones	3	6	29	9.67	5	15	1
WR Mike Sherrard	3	5	20	6.67	0	8	0
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	6	6.00	3	6	1
WR Tim McGee	1	3	2	2.00	0	2	1
TE Ed West	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mike Brim	1	11	11.00	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Doug Williams	2	0	0
Mel Kaufman	0	1	0
David Grant	0	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Marcus Allen	1	0	0
Carl Banks	0	1	1
Erik Howard	0	1	0
Rick Ackerman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnny Evans	3	114	38.0	38.3	46	2

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	5	233	46.6	36.4	62	3

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frank Corral	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	3/3

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Hill	3	31	10.3	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lester Hayes	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Hill	3	78	26.0	0
Wes Chandler	1	12	12.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lester Hayes	3	61	20.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Eugene Robinson	5	3	0.0	24	21
OLB Michael Jackson	5	2	0.0	24	20
DE T.J. Turner	5	0	0.0	19	17
DE David Grant	3	2	0.0	23	23
CB Najee Mustafaa	3	1	0.0	14	17
OLB Vinson Smith	3	1	0.0	28	21
DE Jim Wilks	3	0	0.0	22	16
CB Mike Brim	3	0	0.0	21	24
OLB Fred Strickland	3	0	0.0	15	6
DE Clarence Goodburn	2	0	1.0	12	12
CB Elbert Foules	2	1	0.0	22	17
DT William Perry	2	1	0.0	19	20
S Roland Solomon	2	0	0.0	7	8
OLB Templeton Peck	1	3	0.0	28	26
S John Harris	1	1	0.0	21	23
CB Steve Haworth	1	1	0.0	11	13
QB Doug Williams	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Klondike Clark	1	0	0.0	7	9
ILB Troy Benson	0	2	0.0	3	3

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carl Banks	8	0	1.0	23	39
S Bill Graham	7	2	0.0	22	30
CB Lionel Washington	5	1	0.0	21	38
CB Van Jakes	4	1	0.0	13	31
ILB Billy Ray Smith	4	1	0.0	13	25
S Jeff Donaldson	4	0	0.0	21	28
OLB Gregg Carr	4	0	0.0	11	15
DT Rick Ackerman	3	1	1.0	16	29
ILB James Harrell	3	2	0.0	17	18
CB Herman Edwards	2	1	0.0	4	14
DT Erik Howard	2	0	0.0	12	24
CB Gene Atkins	1	2	0.0	14	30
CB Lester Hayes	1	0	0.0	13	23
DE Keith Gary	1	0	0.0	16	22
OLB Jeff Davis	1	0	0.0	8	18
DE Smiley Creswell	1	0	0.0	12	22
S Patrick Hunter	1	0	0.0	5	16
WR Tim McGee	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Robbie Jones	0	1	0.0	7	11

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Clarence Goodburn	1.0	0	0	0	12
OLB Michael Jackson	0.0	1	1	0	20
DT William Perry	0.0	0	1	1	20

Miami	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Carl Banks	1.0	1	1	39
DT Rick Ackerman	1.0	0	1	29
DE Gary Baldinger	0.0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mike Brim	4	0	1	24
CB Najee Mustafaa	3	1	0	17
OLB Vinson Smith	3	0	0	21
S Roland Solomon	1	1	0	8
S Eugene Robinson	1	1	0	21
S John Harris	1	0	0	23
CB Danny Wagoner	1	0	0	13
CB Elbert Foules	1	0	0	17
CB Steve Haworth	1	0	0	13
DE T.J. Turner	1	0	0	17

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Carl Banks	7	0	39
CB Lionel Washington	4	2	38
S Jeff Donaldson	4	0	28
S Bill Graham	3	1	30
CB Herman Edwards	2	0	14
ILB James Harrell	2	0	18
CB Van Jakes	2	0	31
DT Erik Howard	2	0	24
CB Gene Atkins	1	1	30
DT Rick Ackerman	1	0	29
S Patrick Hunter	1	0	16
OLB Robbie Jones	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sam Claphan	2	3	18	0	34
William Roberts	2	3	22	0	40
Kelvin Clark	1	5	20	1	31
Nate Newton	1	4	20	0	32
Leonard Burton	1	3	5	0	8
Rob Monaco	0	3	19	0	34
Ron Essink	0	1	11	1	18
Walt Arnold	0	1	23	0	36

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gerry Feehery	3	5	22	0	24
Craig Wolfley	2	4	12	0	13
Andra Franklin	2	4	16	0	18
Chris Hinton	2	3	29	1	26
Mke Schad	1	5	26	0	24
Joe Conwell	1	4	25	0	24
Gregg Rakoczy	1	3	9	0	5
Mark Bavaro	1	2	27	0	23
Harry Gailbreath	0	1	27	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Haworth	3	12
Tony Hill	1	18

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Donaldson	3	11
Bill Ring	1	17
Robbie Jones	1	14
George Rogers	1	6
Gregg Rakoczy	1	5

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Walt Arnold	23	36	---	---	12	71
Doug Williams	24	42	---	---	---	66
William Roberts	22	40	---	---	---	62
Brett Perriman	16	32	---	---	14	62
Ray Wallace	20	32	---	---	9	61
Rob Monaco	19	34	---	---	4	57
Kelvin Clark	20	31	---	---	4	55
Sam Claphan	18	34	---	---	2	54
Nate Newton	20	32	---	---	2	54
Templeton Peck	---	---	28	26	---	54
Vinson Smith	---	---	28	21	3	52
Kevin House	17	34	---	---	---	51
David Grant	---	---	23	23	5	51
Tony Hill	10	18	---	---	18	46
Eugene Robinson	---	---	24	21	1	46
Mike Oliphant	17	27	---	---	2	46
John Harris	---	---	21	23	1	45
Michael Jackson	---	---	24	20	1	45
Mike Brim	---	---	21	24	---	45
Tony Collins	7	15	---	---	18	40
Elbert Foules	---	---	22	17	---	39
William Perry	---	---	19	20	---	39
Jim Wilks	---	---	22	16	---	38
Danny Wagoner	---	---	15	13	9	37
Steve Haworth	---	---	11	13	12	36
T.J. Turner	---	---	19	17	---	36
Ron Essink	11	18	---	---	4	33
Najee Mustafaa	---	---	14	17	---	31
Wes Chandler	7	8	---	---	10	25
Mel Kaufman	---	---	3	8	14	25
Fred Strickland	---	---	15	6	4	25
Clarence Goodburn	---	---	12	12	---	24
Roland Solomon	---	---	7	8	8	23
Rory Graves	5	13	---	---	4	22
Klondike Clark	---	---	7	9	4	20
Leonard Burton	5	8	---	---	---	13
Wilbert Montgomery	0	3	---	---	9	12
Craig McEwen	3	5	---	---	3	11
Eugene Marve	---	---	3	2	5	10
Troy Benson	---	---	3	3	2	8
Frank Corral	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dwayne Jiles	---	---	0	0	5	5
Johnny Evans	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bob Gagliano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul Skansi	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bobby Hebert	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carl Banks	---	---	23	39	1	63
Todd Blackledge	31	29	---	---	---	60
Chris Hinton	29	26	---	---	5	60
Van Jakes	---	---	13	31	16	60
Lionel Washington	---	---	21	38	1	60
Jeff Donaldson	---	---	21	28	11	60
Bill Graham	---	---	22	30	1	53
Mark Bavaro	27	23	---	---	3	53
Joe Conwell	25	24	---	---	3	52
Mke Schad	26	24	---	---	2	52
Harry Gailbreath	27	23	---	---	---	50
Rick Ackerman	---	---	16	29	3	48
Ricky Nattiel	24	24	---	---	---	48
Andra Franklin	16	18	---	---	12	46
Marcus Allen	25	21	---	---	---	46
Gerry Feehery	22	24	---	---	---	46
Lester Hayes	---	---	13	23	8	44
Gene Atkins	---	---	14	30	---	44
Keith Gary	---	---	16	22	1	39
Erik Howard	---	---	12	24	3	39
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	13	25	---	38
Tim McGee	21	17	---	---	---	38
James Harrell	---	---	17	18	2	37
Mike Sherrard	13	14	---	---	10	37
Smiley Creswell	---	---	12	22	---	34
Mike Jones	8	12	---	---	12	32
Robbie Jones	---	---	7	11	14	32
Craig Wolfley	12	13	---	---	5	30
Patrick Hunter	---	---	5	16	9	30
Ed West	8	7	---	---	14	29
Gregg Carr	---	---	11	15	3	29
Gary Baldinger	---	---	10	18	1	29
Bill Ring	8	3	---	---	17	28
Jeff Davis	---	---	8	18	2	28
Herman Edwards	---	---	4	14	3	21
Gregg Rakoczy	9	5	---	---	5	19
Al Noga	---	---	6	11	1	18
George Rogers	5	6	---	---	6	17
Kevin Gogan	5	6	---	---	5	16
Jeff Groth	0	0	---	---	9	9
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	5	5
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	5	5
Steve Grogan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Theo Bell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Suhey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tony Clements	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	28	3.1
Middle	5	12	2.4
Right	10	34	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	29	4.1
Middle	14	47	3.4
Right	10	48	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	40	29	5	0	3	5	2	2	0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Todd Blackledge	28	17	1	1	3	3	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	18	153	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	108	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	21	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	45	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	97	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brett Perriman	13	10	0	121	2	32
WR Kevin House	11	7	0	62	1	34
WR Tony Hill	4	3	1	12	0	18
FB Ray Wallace	4	2	2	9	0	32
TE Walt Arnold	3	3	0	41	1	36
WR Wes Chandler	2	2	0	35	1	8
RB Tony Collins	1	1	0	5	0	15
RB Mike Oliphant	1	1	0	8	0	27

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricky Nattiel	7	5	0	44	0	24
WR Mike Jones	6	3	1	29	0	12
TE Mark Bavaro	5	4	1	46	1	23
WR Mike Sherrard	5	3	0	20	0	14
WR Tim McGee	3	1	0	2	0	17
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	0	6	0	21
TE Ed West	1	0	1	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Collins	3	11	3.67	4.43
Mike Oliphant	2	11	5.50	2.57

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Allen	2	-1	-0.50	4.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Williams	4	4	42	10.50	7.33

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Todd Blackledge	6	5	26	4.33	5.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wes Chandler	1	1	11	11.00	17.50
TE Walt Arnold	1	1	13	13.00	13.67
WR Kevin House	1	1	7	7.00	5.64
WR Brett Perriman	1	1	11	11.00	9.31

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Jones	2	1	6	3.00	4.83
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
TE Mark Bavaro	1	1	6	6.00	9.20
WR Tim McGee	1	1	2	2.00	0.67
WR Ricky Nattiel	1	1	6	6.00	6.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Oliphant	3	3

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Allen	3	2
Bill Ring	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	11	6	5

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Todd Blackledge	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kevin House	4	3	2
WR Tony Hill	2	1	1
WR Wes Chandler	1	1	1
FB Ray Wallace	1	0	0
RB Mike Oliphant	1	1	1
WR Brett Perriman	1	0	0

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Sherrard	4	2	2
WR Ricky Nattiel	3	1	0
WR Mike Jones	2	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,000 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,000 (17,600)
End Zone 12,300 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,000 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (11,200)
Club Seats 9,700 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (1,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,000 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,000 (17,600)
End Zone	12,300 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,000 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (11,200)
Club Seats	9,700 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (1,200)