Week 16, 1989

Game MVP: Randall Cunningham, New Orleans Saints

played in New Orleans, LA

47 degrees, fair, 7 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

Miami Dolphins	0	3	0	0	-	3
New Orleans Saints	7	7	7	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:10 NOS - Bill Johnson 4 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 15:00 MIA - Benny Ricardo 49 field goal
2Q: 03:42 NOS - Ernest Givins 39 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 06:23 NOS - Ernest Givins 81 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 11:29 NOS - Morten Andersen 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:10 NOS - Bill Johnson 4 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 15:00 MIA - Benny Ricardo 49 field goal
2Q: 03:42 NOS - Ernest Givins 39 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
3Q: 06:23 NOS - Ernest Givins 81 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 11:29 NOS - Morten Andersen 49 field goal

Team Statistics MIA NOS
Record 5-10 8-7
First Downs 14 21
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 7 10
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 220 375
- Offensive Plays 59 68
- Yards per Play 3.73 5.51
Net Rushing Yards 81 156
- Rushing Attempts 22 39
- Yards per Rush 3.68 4.00
Net Passing Yards 139 219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 15 - 1 26 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 153 237
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 3.76 7.55
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 7.6
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/60 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/12 3/5
Kick Returns/Yards 3/64 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/7
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 24
Time of Possession 24:22 35:38

Team Statistics	MIA	NOS
Record	5-10	8-7
First Downs	14	21
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	7	10
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	220	375
- Offensive Plays	59	68
- Yards per Play	3.73	5.51
Net Rushing Yards	81	156
- Rushing Attempts	22	39
- Yards per Rush	3.68	4.00
Net Passing Yards	139	219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 15 - 1	26 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	153	237
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	3.76	7.55
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	7.6
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/60	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/12	3/5
Kick Returns/Yards	3/64	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/7
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 24
Time of Possession	24:22	35:38

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:00	2:30	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
1	5:38	1:13	OWN 32	3	-4	Punt
1	2:25	2:32	OWN 22	5	46	Field Goal
2	9:42	3:28	OWN 20	7	48	Missed FG
2	3:20	2:30	OWN 29	8	20	Punt
3	15:00	1:13	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
3	9:38	3:15	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
3	6:06	1:09	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	3:12	3:19	OWN 4	7	26	Punt
4	11:21	3:38	OWN 30	10	50	Interception
4	5:18	0:29	OPP 46	2	5	Fumble

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:00	OWN 35	6	65	Touchdown
1	8:30	2:52	OWN 6	6	10	Punt
1	4:25	2:00	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	14:53	5:11	OWN 20	10	47	Punt
2	6:14	2:54	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
2	0:50	0:50	OWN 14	3	11	Half
3	13:47	4:09	OWN 25	9	24	Punt
3	6:23	0:17	OWN 19	1	81	Touchdown
3	4:57	1:45	OWN 42	3	8	Punt
4	14:53	3:32	OWN 15	9	53	Field Goal
4	7:43	2:25	OWN 15	3	6	Punt
4	4:49	4:49	OWN 41	10	54	Game

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bill Johnson	22	84	3.82	24	2	1
Ottis Anderson	10	46	4.60	13	2	0
Hubert Oliver	2	8	4.00	4	0	0
Ethan Horton	2	5	2.50	4	0	0
Steve Fuller	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Randall Cunningham	1	8	8.00	8	0	0
Buster Rhymes	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Clements	35	15	153	2/14	0	34	1	44.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	26	15	237	3/18	2	81	0	113.7

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tony Martin	8	12	77	9.63	17	34
TE Mark Bavaro	3	4	26	8.67	2	16
RB George Rogers	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
RB Allen Rice	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
WR Tim McGee	1	9	11	11.00	13	11
WR Ricky Nattiel	1	5	32	32.00	22	32
TE Ed West	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jamie Holland	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Givins	7	12	156	22.29	73	81	2
TE Ethan Horton	2	2	18	9.00	0	15	0
WR Odessa Turner	2	3	14	7.00	3	9	0
TE Jimmie Johnson	2	2	7	3.50	1	6	0
WR Rick Parros	1	2	34	34.00	21	34	0
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0
FB Hubert Oliver	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Buster Rhymes	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	7	7.00	0

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tony Martin	1	0	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tory Nixon	0	1	1	0

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	7	341	48.7	48.0	70	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	6	267	44.5	35.8	56	2

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	1/2	1/2	0/0	49	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	3/3

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
George Rogers	2	8	4.0	0
Leo Lewis	1	4	4.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ottis Anderson	2	1	0.5	0
Greg Bright	1	4	4.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leo Lewis	2	46	23.0	0
George Rogers	1	18	18.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ottis Anderson	1	24	24.0	0

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bill Graham	5	3	0.0	23	23
CB Richard Johnson	5	2	0.0	25	21
CB Van Jakes	4	0	1.0	22	18
ILB Calvin Daniels	4	3	0.0	30	21
ILB Buddy Curry	4	1	0.0	16	6
DE Clarence Goodburn	4	1	0.0	25	18
OLB Carl Banks	4	0	0.0	38	29
DE Keith Gary	3	3	1.0	25	20
DT Erik Howard	3	1	1.0	23	19
DT Rick Ackerman	3	3	0.0	23	13
S Patrick Hunter	3	0	0.0	16	10
OLB Dave Frye	2	1	0.0	24	12
OLB Jeff Davis	2	0	0.0	24	19
CB Lionel Washington	2	0	0.0	26	23
CB Gene Atkins	2	0	0.0	7	9
DE Al Noga	1	1	0.0	22	17
ILB Billy Ray Smith	1	0	0.0	5	3
TE Ed West	1	0	---	---	---
S Salman Rushdie	1	0	0.0	21	20
S Johnnie Jackson	0	2	0.0	21	12

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	8	1	1.0	19	35
OLB Lawrence Taylor	6	0	1.0	11	24
S Carl Lews	5	1	0.0	17	21
DE Pierce Holt	4	1	0.0	21	37
CB Gill Byrd	3	2	0.0	17	28
DE Ron Holmes	3	1	0.0	20	36
DT Curt Jarvis	2	1	0.0	16	21
DT Ryan Johnson	2	0	0.0	12	25
OLB Chip Banks	1	2	0.0	16	17
OLB Fred Robinson	1	0	0.0	5	2
CB Lee Davis	1	0	0.0	9	21
CB Tory Nixon	1	0	0.0	13	27
S Greg Jackson	1	0	0.0	8	23
S Greg Bright	0	1	0.0	13	30
DT Andrew Provence	0	1	0.0	16	15
CB Lorenzo Lynch	0	1	0.0	15	30

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Keith Gary	1.0	1	0	0	20
DT Erik Howard	1.0	0	1	0	19
CB Van Jakes	1.0	0	0	0	18
OLB Jeff Davis	0.0	1	0	0	19
OLB Dave Frye	0.0	0	1	0	12
DE Clarence Goodburn	0.0	0	1	0	18
DT Rick Ackerman	0.0	0	0	1	13
OLB Carl Banks	0.0	0	0	1	29

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Cliff Odom	1.0	0	1	35
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1.0	0	0	24
DE Pierce Holt	0.0	6	2	37
DE Ron Holmes	0.0	2	0	36
DT Ryan Johnson	0.0	1	0	25

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lionel Washington	3	1	23
CB Van Jakes	2	1	18
S Bill Graham	2	0	23
CB Richard Johnson	2	0	21
ILB Buddy Curry	1	0	6
ILB Calvin Daniels	1	0	21
OLB Jeff Davis	1	0	19
OLB Carl Banks	1	0	29
DT Erik Howard	1	0	19
S Salman Rushdie	1	0	20
S Johnnie Jackson	0	1	12

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Carl Lews	3	0	0	21
OLB Lawrence Taylor	2	1	0	24
CB Gill Byrd	2	0	0	28
CB Tory Nixon	2	0	0	27
ILB Cliff Odom	1	0	0	35
OLB Fred Robinson	1	0	0	2
CB Lee Davis	1	0	0	21
DE Pierce Holt	1	0	0	37
DT Ryan Johnson	1	0	0	25
S Greg Jackson	1	0	0	23
CB Lorenzo Lynch	0	2	1	30

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Hinton	2	5	21	1	35
Steve Sylvester	2	4	7	0	11
Mke Schad	2	3	20	1	33
Joe Conwell	1	1	17	0	28
Harry Gailbreath	1	1	18	0	32
Gregg Rakoczy	0	3	15	0	27
Edwin Bailey	0	1	5	0	9
Andra Franklin	0	1	8	0	13
Bruce Wilkerson	0	1	7	0	10

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rick Donnalley	4	10	1	36	0	26
Jeff Dellenbach	3	8	1	35	0	23
Dan Fike	1	2	0	26	0	22
Mike Kelley	1	2	0	17	0	13
Ed Simmons	0	6	0	32	1	21
Tony Jones	0	4	0	35	1	27
Hubert Oliver	0	3	0	20	0	14
David Jones	0	1	0	3	0	3
Ethan Horton	0	1	0	36	0	20
Todd Kalis	0	0	0	11	1	10

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Bill Ring	1	22
Leo Lewis	1	17
Gregg Rakoczy	1	9
Salman Rushdie	1	9

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Jimmie Johnson	2	13
Ottis Anderson	1	20
Emanuel King	1	15
Lee Davis	1	14
Dan Fike	1	6

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carl Banks	---	---	38	29	1	68
Chris Hinton	21	35	---	---	9	65
Mke Schad	20	33	---	---	7	60
Calvin Daniels	---	---	30	21	8	59
Tony Clements	22	37	---	---	---	59
Richard Johnson	---	---	25	21	10	56
Mark Bavaro	16	32	---	---	6	54
Dave Frye	---	---	24	12	17	53
Gregg Rakoczy	15	27	---	---	9	51
Lionel Washington	---	---	26	23	1	50
Joe Conwell	17	28	---	---	5	50
Tim McGee	14	24	---	---	12	50
Harry Gailbreath	18	32	---	---	---	50
Clarence Goodburn	---	---	25	18	7	50
Salman Rushdie	---	---	21	20	9	50
Bill Graham	---	---	23	23	2	48
Keith Gary	---	---	25	20	---	45
Rick Ackerman	---	---	23	13	7	43
Jeff Davis	---	---	24	19	---	43
Erik Howard	---	---	23	19	1	43
Ricky Nattiel	20	23	---	---	---	43
Van Jakes	---	---	22	18	2	42
Al Noga	---	---	22	17	---	39
Tony Martin	12	25	---	---	1	38
Jamie Holland	8	20	---	---	8	36
Johnnie Jackson	---	---	21	12	1	34
Patrick Hunter	---	---	16	10	7	33
Allen Rice	12	18	---	---	---	30
Andra Franklin	8	13	---	---	8	29
Bill Ring	3	3	---	---	22	28
Ed West	8	11	---	---	7	26
Bruce Wilkerson	7	10	---	---	9	26
George Rogers	7	8	---	---	10	25
Steve Sylvester	7	11	---	---	6	24
Leo Lewis	0	7	---	---	17	24
Buddy Curry	---	---	16	6	1	23
Gene Atkins	---	---	7	9	7	23
Lloyd Dobler	---	---	13	6	1	20
Greg Werner	2	1	---	---	16	19
Edwin Bailey	5	9	---	---	---	14
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	5	3	---	8
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	7	7
Patrick Allen	---	---	0	0	6	6
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	2	2
Taft Fox	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Holmes	---	---	20	36	9	65
Rick Donnalley	36	26	---	---	2	64
Jeff Dellenbach	35	23	---	---	6	64
Tony Jones	35	27	---	---	---	62
Ethan Horton	36	20	---	---	4	60
Pierce Holt	---	---	21	37	2	60
Randall Cunningham	29	29	---	---	---	58
Cliff Odom	---	---	19	35	3	57
Ernest Givins	28	27	---	---	---	55
Dan Fike	26	22	---	---	6	54
Ed Simmons	32	21	---	---	---	53
Hubert Oliver	20	14	---	---	18	52
Greg Bright	---	---	13	30	5	48
Gill Byrd	---	---	17	28	3	48
Tory Nixon	---	---	13	27	8	48
Ottis Anderson	15	12	---	---	20	47
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	15	30	1	46
Lee Davis	---	---	9	21	14	44
Bill Johnson	24	17	---	---	2	43
Carl Lews	---	---	17	21	5	43
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	11	24	6	41
Curt Jarvis	---	---	16	21	3	40
Rick Parros	19	13	---	---	7	39
Odessa Turner	25	14	---	---	---	39
Jimmie Johnson	14	12	---	---	13	39
Ryan Johnson	---	---	12	25	1	38
Mike Kelley	17	13	---	---	7	37
Greg Jackson	---	---	8	23	6	37
Chip Banks	---	---	16	17	3	36
Andrew Provence	---	---	16	15	1	32
Buster Rhymes	14	14	---	---	---	28
Todd Kalis	11	10	---	---	7	28
Issiac Holt	---	---	10	11	5	26
Wes Pritchett	---	---	1	2	13	16
Emanuel King	---	---	0	0	15	15
Mike Alexander	0	0	---	---	14	14
David Jones	3	3	---	---	7	13
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	3	2	8	13
Steve Fuller	10	0	---	---	---	10
Kenny Jackson	0	2	---	---	8	10
Fred Robinson	---	---	5	2	1	8
Eric Wilson	---	---	0	0	7	7
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Howard	0	0	---	---	1	1
Kevin Fagan	---	---	0	0	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	10	50	5.0
Right	6	9	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	49	3.8
Middle	16	71	4.4
Right	9	37	4.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Clements	35	15	2	2	5	3	9	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	26	15	3	1	2	3	3	2	0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	49	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	3	57	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	34	17.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	8	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	55	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	135	22.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	39	7.8

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Martin	12	8	3	77	1	25
WR Tim McGee	9	1	1	11	0	24
WR Ricky Nattiel	5	1	1	32	1	23
TE Mark Bavaro	4	3	0	26	0	32
WR Jamie Holland	2	0	0	0	0	20
RB George Rogers	1	1	0	5	0	8
RB Allen Rice	1	1	0	2	0	18
TE Ed West	1	0	0	0	0	11

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Givins	12	7	1	156	2	27
WR Buster Rhymes	3	0	0	0	0	14
WR Odessa Turner	3	2	1	14	0	14
WR Rick Parros	2	1	0	34	1	13
TE Ethan Horton	2	2	0	18	0	20
TE Jimmie Johnson	2	2	0	7	0	12
FB Hubert Oliver	1	0	0	0	0	14
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	0	8	0	17

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Johnson	2	3	1.50	3.82
Steve Fuller	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
Ottis Anderson	1	2	2.00	4.60

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Clements	2	0	0	0.00	4.37

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	2	2	10	5.00	9.12

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tim McGee	1	0	0	0.00	1.22
WR Tony Martin	1	0	0	0.00	6.42

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ernest Givins	1	1	9	9.00	13.00
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	1	1	1.00	3.50

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Allen Rice	2	2

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Ottis Anderson	2	1
Bill Johnson	2	1
Steve Fuller	1	0
Hubert Oliver	1	0
Randall Cunningham	1	0

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Clements	11	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	9	5	5

Allen Rice

George Rogers

Tony Clements

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Martin	5	2	1
WR Tim McGee	2	0	0
RB George Rogers	1	1	0
TE Ed West	1	0	0
WR Jamie Holland	1	0	0
WR Ricky Nattiel	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Givins	4	3	3
WR Buster Rhymes	2	0	0
WR Rick Parros	1	0	0
RB Bill Johnson	1	1	1
WR Odessa Turner	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 42,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,600 (21,400)
End Zone 8,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	42,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,600 (21,400)
End Zone	8,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,300)