Week 3, 1989

played in Kansas City, MO

81 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Miami Dolphins	0	17	0	0	-	17
Kansas City Chiefs	10	0	14	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:45 KCY - Nick Lowery 55 field goal
1Q: 04:26 KCY - Irving Fryar 14 pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery extra point)
2Q: 12:02 MIA - Ricky Nattiel 22 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 03:06 MIA - Marcus Allen 7 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 00:09 MIA - Benny Ricardo 52 field goal
3Q: 05:56 KCY - Keith Griffin 1 run (Nick Lowery extra point)
3Q: 00:35 KCY - Manute Bol 11 pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery extra point)
4Q: 01:28 KCY - Nick Lowery 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:45 KCY - Nick Lowery 55 field goal
1Q: 04:26 KCY - Irving Fryar 14 pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery extra point)
2Q: 12:02 MIA - Ricky Nattiel 22 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 03:06 MIA - Marcus Allen 7 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 00:09 MIA - Benny Ricardo 52 field goal
3Q: 05:56 KCY - Keith Griffin 1 run (Nick Lowery extra point)
3Q: 00:35 KCY - Manute Bol 11 pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery extra point)
4Q: 01:28 KCY - Nick Lowery 32 field goal

Team Statistics MIA KCY
Record 1-2 2-1
First Downs 17 19
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 323 306
- Offensive Plays 68 68
- Yards per Play 4.75 4.50
Net Rushing Yards 76 125
- Rushing Attempts 19 33
- Yards per Rush 4.00 3.79
Net Passing Yards 247 181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 26 - 2 33 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 262 203
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 2/22
- Yards per Pass Play 5.04 5.17
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 3/4 5/35
Kick Returns/Yards 3/73 4/98
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/19
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 36
Time of Possession 30:22 29:38

Team Statistics	MIA	KCY
Record	1-2	2-1
First Downs	17	19
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	323	306
- Offensive Plays	68	68
- Yards per Play	4.75	4.50
Net Rushing Yards	76	125
- Rushing Attempts	19	33
- Yards per Rush	4.00	3.79
Net Passing Yards	247	181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 26 - 2	33 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	262	203
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	2/22
- Yards per Pass Play	5.04	5.17
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	3/4	5/35
Kick Returns/Yards	3/73	4/98
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/19
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 36
Time of Possession	30:22	29:38

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:56	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
1	10:40	2:14	OWN 7	6	20	Punt
1	4:18	3:25	OWN 20	6	8	Punt
2	14:05	2:18	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
2	9:39	2:08	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
2	6:10	3:12	OWN 48	7	52	Touchdown
2	1:30	0:50	OWN 13	3	3	Punt
2	0:40	0:37	OWN 44	3	21	Field Goal
3	13:35	2:45	OWN 21	6	37	Downs
3	5:48	3:24	OWN 41	7	36	Missed FG
3	0:27	2:30	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
4	7:23	4:04	OWN 18	9	46	Missed FG
4	2:48	0:51	OWN 17	4	-3	Interception
4	1:23	0:09	OWN 20	1	0	Interception

Kansas City Chiefs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:04	2:24	OWN 30	8	32	Field Goal
1	8:26	4:08	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
1	0:53	1:48	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
2	11:47	2:08	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
2	7:31	1:21	OWN 14	4	38	Fumble
2	2:58	1:28	OWN 33	3	-4	Punt
3	15:00	1:25	OWN 33	3	-3	Punt
3	10:50	5:02	OWN 42	11	58	Touchdown
3	2:24	1:57	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
4	12:57	5:34	OWN 6	12	55	Punt
4	3:19	0:31	OWN 43	3	0	Punt
4	1:57	0:34	OPP 19	3	4	Field Goal
4	1:14	1:14	OPP 23	2	2	Game

Game MVP: Boomer Esiason, Kansas City Chiefs

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marcus Allen	13	60	4.62	12	1	1
George Rogers	5	11	2.20	6	0	0
Tony Clements	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stanford Jennings	20	91	4.55	18	2	0
Keith Griffin	9	14	1.56	6	0	1
Boomer Esiason	4	20	5.00	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Clements	46	26	262	3/15	1	28	2	62.0

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Boomer Esiason	33	17	203	2/22	2	43	0	90.8

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Mark Bavaro	6	8	57	9.50	25	22	0
WR Mike Jones	5	7	75	15.00	15	28	0
WR Ricky Nattiel	4	10	39	9.75	1	22	1
WR Tony Martin	3	9	22	7.33	3	12	0
WR Tim McGee	2	5	14	7.00	0	13	0
C Greg Werner	2	2	10	5.00	0	7	0
WR Leo Lewis	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB George Rogers	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	16	16.00	0	16	0
TE Ed West	1	2	15	15.00	7	15	0

Kansas City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darrin Nelson	4	7	82	20.50	52	43	0
TE Manute Bol	3	4	27	9.00	2	13	1
WR Irving Fryar	2	4	44	22.00	23	30	1
RB Stanford Jennings	2	4	8	4.00	0	5	0
TE Calvin Magee	2	4	25	12.50	10	13	0
WR Eric Martin	1	3	3	3.00	1	3	0
WR Jeff Smith	1	4	9	9.00	0	9	0
FB Rick Fenney	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Shawn Collins	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Kansas City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Vernon Dean	1	13	13.00	0
CB Wayne Haddix	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Recov	Force
Clarence Goodburn	1	0
Salman Rushdie	1	0
Dave Frye	0	1
Billy Ray Smith	0	1
Greg Werner	0	1

Kansas City	Fumb	Recov
Vernon Dean	1	0
Boomer Esiason	1	0
Stanford Jennings	1	0
Bruce Matthews	0	1

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	6	293	48.8	43.0	56	3

Kansas City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tommy Barnhardt	6	238	39.7	39.0	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	1/3	1/3	1/2	52	2/2

Kansas City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Lowery	2/2	1/1	1/1	55	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leo Lewis	2	1	0.5	0
Lester Hayes	1	3	3.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vernon Dean	5	35	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lester Hayes	2	46	23.0	0
Leo Lewis	1	27	27.0	0

Kansas City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vernon Dean	3	67	22.3	0
James Griffin	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Billy Ray Smith	9	2	1.0	32	32
OLB Carl Banks	7	1	0.0	28	31
S Bill Graham	6	2	0.0	21	26
CB Lionel Washington	4	4	0.0	22	25
S Patrick Hunter	4	2	0.0	21	17
CB Van Jakes	4	1	0.0	23	22
ILB Buddy Curry	3	2	0.0	12	7
S Salman Rushdie	2	2	0.0	25	29
CB Lester Hayes	2	0	0.0	19	26
DE Keith Gary	2	0	0.0	22	24
OLB Dave Frye	1	0	1.0	10	13
OLB Jeff Davis	1	1	0.0	23	20
DE Al Noga	1	1	0.0	18	21
DE Clarence Goodburn	1	1	0.0	21	23
DT Rick Ackerman	1	0	0.0	17	20
WR Tim McGee	1	0	---	---	---
WR Tony Martin	1	0	---	---	---
DT Erik Howard	0	1	0.0	21	17
CB Gene Atkins	0	1	0.0	8	11

Kansas City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brian Bosworth	8	2	0.0	17	42
S Bo Eason	5	0	0.0	13	32
OLB Scott Stephen	4	0	1.5	13	39
S Dave Duerson	4	3	0.0	15	40
CB Vernon Dean	4	1	0.0	12	39
DE Paul Frase	4	0	0.0	13	31
S Ken Stills	3	0	0.0	7	18
OLB Bobby Bell	2	1	0.0	9	14
CB Wayne Haddix	2	1	0.0	13	34
S Louis Oliver	2	0	0.0	4	15
CB J.B. Brown	2	0	0.0	15	34
ILB Joe Cain	1	1	1.0	7	12
DE Brent Williams	1	2	0.5	12	29
OLB David Little	1	1	0.0	12	37
OLB Jessie Tuggle	1	1	0.0	10	16
DT Mark Catano	1	0	0.0	5	13
DT Greg Kragen	1	0	0.0	14	36
S James Griffin	0	1	0.0	5	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dave Frye	1.0	0	0	0	13
ILB Billy Ray Smith	1.0	0	0	0	32
DE Keith Gary	0.0	1	2	0	24
DE Clarence Goodburn	0.0	1	0	0	23
OLB Carl Banks	0.0	0	1	1	31
OLB Jeff Davis	0.0	0	1	0	20
DT Erik Howard	0.0	0	1	0	17

Kansas City	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Scott Stephen	1.5	1	2	2	39
ILB Joe Cain	1.0	0	0	0	12
DE Brent Williams	0.5	0	0	0	29
DE Paul Frase	0.0	0	1	0	31
DE Jeff Hunter	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Carl Banks	3	2	31
CB Van Jakes	3	0	22
CB Lionel Washington	3	0	25
ILB Billy Ray Smith	1	3	32
CB Lester Hayes	1	1	26
ILB Buddy Curry	1	1	7
ILB Calvin Daniels	1	0	7
S Bill Graham	1	0	26
S Patrick Hunter	1	0	17
DE Al Noga	1	0	21
S Salman Rushdie	1	0	29
OLB Jeff Davis	0	1	20

Kansas City	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Brian Bosworth	5	0	0	42
S Bo Eason	4	1	0	32
CB Vernon Dean	3	2	1	39
S Ken Stills	3	2	0	18
S Dave Duerson	2	1	0	40
CB Wayne Haddix	2	0	1	34
S Louis Oliver	2	0	0	15
CB J.B. Brown	2	0	0	34
OLB David Little	1	0	0	37
OLB Bobby Bell	1	0	0	14
OLB Scott Stephen	1	0	0	39
OLB Jessie Tuggle	0	1	0	16
ILB Joe Cain	0	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gregg Rakoczy	2	3	0	19	1	43
Mke Schad	1	6	1	14	0	45
Chris Hinton	1	1	0	19	1	48
Edwin Bailey	1	1	0	5	0	6
Bruce Wilkerson	0	3	0	8	0	10
Joe Conwell	0	2	0	15	1	43
Andra Franklin	0	1	0	9	0	18
Mark Bavaro	0	1	0	16	0	39

Kansas City	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Greg Skrepenak	3	6	25	1	26
Brian Holloway	2	7	30	0	34
Rick Fenney	2	2	15	0	13
Jim Cooper	1	7	22	0	26
Bruce Matthews	1	2	32	1	33
Adam Lingner	1	2	25	0	28
Raleigh McKenzie	0	1	9	0	11
James Fitzpatrick	0	1	14	0	10
Kent Hull	0	1	8	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Leo Lewis	4	21
Ed West	2	12
George Rogers	1	25
Greg Werner	1	19
Salman Rushdie	1	16

Kansas City	Tackles	STPlays
James Griffin	2	16
Jeff Smith	2	12
Keith Griffin	1	24
Shawn Collins	1	13

Participation

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Hinton	19	48	---	---	9	76
Gregg Rakoczy	19	43	---	---	9	71
Salman Rushdie	---	---	25	29	16	70
Tony Clements	19	49	---	---	---	68
Mke Schad	14	45	---	---	9	68
Joe Conwell	15	43	---	---	9	67
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	32	32	2	66
Lester Hayes	---	---	19	26	16	61
Mark Bavaro	16	39	---	---	6	61
Carl Banks	---	---	28	31	1	60
Harry Gailbreath	15	44	---	---	---	59
Ricky Nattiel	15	39	---	---	---	54
Clarence Goodburn	---	---	21	23	7	51
Bill Graham	---	---	21	26	3	50
Keith Gary	---	---	22	24	2	48
Van Jakes	---	---	23	22	3	48
Lionel Washington	---	---	22	25	1	48
Jeff Davis	---	---	23	20	2	45
Mike Jones	6	23	---	---	16	45
Ed West	9	24	---	---	12	45
George Rogers	6	13	---	---	25	44
Marcus Allen	13	31	---	---	---	44
Dave Frye	---	---	10	13	19	42
Tony Martin	8	25	---	---	9	42
Rick Ackerman	---	---	17	20	4	41
Al Noga	---	---	18	21	1	40
Patrick Hunter	---	---	21	17	1	39
Erik Howard	---	---	21	17	---	38
Tim McGee	10	25	---	---	1	36
Richard Johnson	---	---	10	13	12	35
Andra Franklin	9	18	---	---	7	34
Gene Atkins	---	---	8	11	9	28
Calvin Daniels	---	---	9	7	11	27
Bruce Wilkerson	8	10	---	---	9	27
Leo Lewis	1	4	---	---	21	26
Greg Werner	2	4	---	---	19	25
Buddy Curry	---	---	12	7	4	23
Edwin Bailey	5	6	---	---	---	11
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dave Rimington	0	6	---	---	---	6
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	6	6
Patrick Allen	---	---	0	0	6	6
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	3	3
Lloyd Dobler	---	---	1	1	---	2
Allen Rice	0	0	---	---	---	0
Taft Fox	0	0	---	---	---	0

Kansas City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Boomer Esiason	33	35	---	---	---	68
Brian Holloway	30	34	---	---	2	66
Bruce Matthews	32	33	---	---	---	65
Brian Bosworth	---	---	17	42	6	65
Vernon Dean	---	---	12	39	12	63
Wayne Haddix	---	---	13	34	15	62
Greg Skrepenak	25	26	---	---	7	58
Jim Cooper	22	26	---	---	8	56
Dave Duerson	---	---	15	40	1	56
Adam Lingner	25	28	---	---	3	56
Greg Kragen	---	---	14	36	4	54
Scott Stephen	---	---	13	39	2	54
David Little	---	---	12	37	3	52
J.B. Brown	---	---	15	34	1	50
Darrin Nelson	25	24	---	---	---	49
Calvin Magee	22	20	---	---	6	48
Bo Eason	---	---	13	32	2	47
Jeff Smith	14	19	---	---	12	45
Paul Frase	---	---	13	31	1	45
Keith Griffin	10	10	---	---	24	44
Irving Fryar	18	23	---	---	2	43
Brent Williams	---	---	12	29	2	43
Eric Martin	10	18	---	---	14	42
James Griffin	---	---	5	20	16	41
Stanford Jennings	23	17	---	---	1	41
Brent Novoselsky	13	10	---	---	18	41
Rick Fenney	15	13	---	---	11	39
Ken Stills	---	---	7	18	12	37
Manute Bol	13	12	---	---	11	36
Bobby Bell	---	---	9	14	12	35
Jeff Hunter	---	---	7	20	7	34
James Fitzpatrick	14	10	---	---	8	32
Joe Cain	---	---	7	12	13	32
Steve Hamilton	---	---	6	18	7	31
Jessie Tuggle	---	---	10	16	4	30
Louis Oliver	---	---	4	15	6	25
Shawn Collins	2	9	---	---	13	24
Kent Hull	8	7	---	---	7	22
Raleigh McKenzie	9	11	---	---	1	21
Mark Catano	---	---	5	13	---	18
Nick Lowery	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tommy Barnhardt	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kenny Flowers	0	0	---	---	7	7
David Woodley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Walsh	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	11	37	3.4
Right	5	30	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	43	3.9
Middle	13	48	3.7
Right	8	36	4.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Clements	46	26	3	3	2	8	4	2	2

Kansas City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Boomer Esiason	33	17	3	0	1	8	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	48	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	12	162	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	38	6.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	93	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	107	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricky Nattiel	10	4	0	39	1	39
WR Tony Martin	9	3	0	22	0	25
TE Mark Bavaro	8	6	0	57	1	39
WR Mike Jones	7	5	1	75	1	23
WR Tim McGee	5	2	1	14	0	25
TE Ed West	2	1	0	15	0	24
C Greg Werner	2	2	0	10	0	4
WR Leo Lewis	1	1	0	11	0	4
RB George Rogers	1	1	0	3	0	13
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	0	16	0	31

Kansas City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darrin Nelson	7	4	0	82	2	24
WR Irving Fryar	4	2	0	44	1	23
RB Stanford Jennings	4	2	0	8	0	17
TE Calvin Magee	4	2	0	25	0	20
WR Jeff Smith	4	1	0	9	0	19
TE Manute Bol	4	3	0	27	0	12
WR Eric Martin	3	1	0	3	0	18
WR Shawn Collins	2	1	1	6	0	9
FB Rick Fenney	1	1	0	-1	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Allen	1	7	7.00	4.62

Kansas City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Keith Griffin	3	4	1.33	1.56
Boomer Esiason	1	-2	-2.00	5.00
Stanford Jennings	1	1	1.00	4.55

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Boomer Esiason	5	4	34	6.80	6.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Kansas City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Shawn Collins	2	1	6	3.00	3.00
WR Irving Fryar	1	1	14	14.00	11.00
WR Eric Martin	1	1	3	3.00	1.00
TE Manute Bol	1	1	11	11.00	6.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Allen	1	1
Tony Clements	1	0

Kansas City	Rushes	Conversions
Keith Griffin	4	3
Stanford Jennings	2	2
Boomer Esiason	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Clements	13	9	5

Kansas City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Boomer Esiason	7	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Martin	5	2	1
WR Ricky Nattiel	4	3	1
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	1
WR Mike Jones	1	1	1
TE Mark Bavaro	1	1	1
WR Tim McGee	1	1	0

Kansas City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darrin Nelson	2	1	1
WR Eric Martin	2	0	0
WR Irving Fryar	1	1	1
WR Jeff Smith	1	0	0
FB Rick Fenney	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)