Week 1, 1996

Game MVP: Tony Clements, Miami Dolphins

played in New Jersey, NJ

55 degrees, fair, 4 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	13	14	3	-	30
New Jersey Jets	7	3	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:32 NJY - Derrick Alexander 76 pass from Dave Schnell (Michele Akers extra point)
2Q: 14:21 MIA - Michael Husted 30 field goal
2Q: 11:12 NJY - Michele Akers 31 field goal
2Q: 05:00 MIA - Michael Husted 52 field goal
2Q: 02:01 MIA - Matt Tucker 2 pass from Tony Clements (Michael Husted extra point)
3Q: 06:01 NJY - Michele Akers 18 field goal
3Q: 05:28 MIA - Tim McGee 64 fumble return (Michael Husted extra point)
3Q: 01:09 MIA - Ross Geller 12 pass from Tony Clements (Michael Husted extra point)
4Q: 01:30 MIA - Michael Husted 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:32 NJY - Derrick Alexander 76 pass from Dave Schnell (Michele Akers extra point)
2Q: 14:21 MIA - Michael Husted 30 field goal
2Q: 11:12 NJY - Michele Akers 31 field goal
2Q: 05:00 MIA - Michael Husted 52 field goal
2Q: 02:01 MIA - Matt Tucker 2 pass from Tony Clements (Michael Husted extra point)
3Q: 06:01 NJY - Michele Akers 18 field goal
3Q: 05:28 MIA - Tim McGee 64 fumble return (Michael Husted extra point)
3Q: 01:09 MIA - Ross Geller 12 pass from Tony Clements (Michael Husted extra point)
4Q: 01:30 MIA - Michael Husted 25 field goal

Team Statistics MIA NJY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 13
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 308 345
- Offensive Plays 69 57
- Yards per Play 4.46 6.05
Net Rushing Yards 87 124
- Rushing Attempts 32 20
- Yards per Rush 2.72 6.20
Net Passing Yards 221 221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 27 - 1 35 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 232 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 5.97 5.97
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 10/18 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 4/30 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 4/49 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 3/72 4/96
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 26
Time of Possession 36:15 23:45

Team Statistics	MIA	NJY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	13
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	308	345
- Offensive Plays	69	57
- Yards per Play	4.46	6.05
Net Rushing Yards	87	124
- Rushing Attempts	32	20
- Yards per Rush	2.72	6.20
Net Passing Yards	221	221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 27 - 1	35 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	232	229
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	5.97	5.97
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	10/18	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	4/30	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	4/49	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	3/72	4/96
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 26
Time of Possession	36:15	23:45

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:18	3:19	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
1	9:10	1:40	OWN 6	3	-5	Punt
1	5:45	6:30	OWN 19	11	68	Field Goal
2	11:05	6:10	OWN 29	9	36	Field Goal
2	4:22	2:30	OPP 15	5	15	Touchdown
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 41	2	11	Half
3	15:00	3:20	OWN 35	6	17	Punt
3	9:56	0:50	OWN 20	2	15	Interception
3	5:56	1:09	OWN 29	2	71	Touchdown
3	3:31	2:31	OWN 35	6	65	Touchdown
4	12:17	1:01	OWN 39	3	-5	Punt
4	10:24	4:12	OWN 27	6	27	Punt
4	4:45	3:23	OPP 36	8	28	Field Goal

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:42	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
1	10:59	1:49	OWN 3	5	39	Punt
1	7:30	1:45	OWN 48	3	9	Punt
2	14:15	3:10	OWN 20	7	66	Field Goal
2	4:55	0:33	OWN 29	1	0	Fumble
2	1:52	1:36	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	11:40	1:44	OWN 20	4	42	Punt
3	9:06	3:10	OPP 40	7	39	Field Goal
3	4:47	1:16	OWN 29	3	-10	Punt
3	1:00	3:43	OWN 20	6	5	Punt
4	11:16	0:52	OWN 23	3	-1	Punt
4	6:12	1:27	OWN 7	6	29	Downs
4	1:22	1:22	OWN 40	7	29	Game

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rudy Koncar	12	56	4.67	16	3
Vaughn Hebron	6	59	9.83	40	2
Dave Schnell	2	9	4.50	7	0

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Clements	35	27	232	2/11	2	45	1	101.1

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dave Schnell	28	16	200	2/8	1	76	0	91.4
Ken O'Brien	7	2	29	0/0	0	17	0	44.3

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tony Martin	8	11	44	5.50	7	15	0
WR Tim McGee	6	6	82	13.67	47	45	0
WR Ross Geller	5	7	54	10.80	8	18	1
RB Matt Tucker	2	2	8	4.00	0	6	1
TE Pete Mitchell	2	3	11	5.50	0	8	0
RB Leroy Hoard	1	1	15	15.00	1	15	0
FB Sam Gash	1	1	4	4.00	3	4	0
WR Tony Johnson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Nilo Silvan	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Hayward Clay	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Derrick Alexander	6	10	129	21.50	78	76	1
RB Rudy Koncar	4	4	44	11.00	35	30	0
WR Wendell Davis	2	4	31	15.50	4	19	0
TE Brian Kozlowski	2	3	3	1.50	0	7	0
WR Rod Smith	2	9	2	1.00	0	3	0
WR Robert Clark	1	3	17	17.00	7	17	0
TE James Jenkins	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Leroy Thompson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Damon Jordan	1	0	0.00	0

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tim McGee	1	1	0	1
Lawrence Phillips	1	0	0	0
Dan Saleaumula	0	1	1	0
Andy Heck	0	1	0	0

New Jersey	Fumb	Force
Rudy Koncar	1	0
Tim Dennis	0	1
John Kirksey	0	1

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	5	249	49.8	43.8	58	3

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	7	322	46.0	36.1	60	3

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michael Husted	3/3	1/1	1/1	52	3/3

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	2/2	0/0	0/0	31	1/1

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nilo Silvan	3	40	13.3	0
Cosmo Kramer	1	9	9.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Alexander	1	10	10.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cosmo Kramer	3	72	24.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	4	96	24.0	0

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Monty Grow	5	0	0.0	18	36
OLB Mark Fields	4	2	1.0	17	33
OLB Carl Banks	4	0	0.5	13	19
S Myron Bell	4	2	0.0	19	35
CB Tim Taylor	4	1	0.0	18	32
CB Gene Atkins	3	1	0.0	20	34
CB Lloyd Dobler	3	0	0.0	15	32
DE Antonio Edwards	2	4	0.5	16	36
CB John Kimbrough	2	1	0.0	3	18
OLB Junior Seau	2	0	0.0	18	35
DT Dan Saleaumula	1	0	0.0	13	16
DE Shawn Price	1	0	0.0	11	11
ILB Marquis Green	1	0	0.0	6	3
DE Troy Barnett	1	0	0.0	13	27
ILB Bruce Ellerson	1	0	0.0	4	6
WR Ross Geller	1	0	---	---	---
DT Darren Benson	1	0	0.0	7	21
S Kenneth Johnson	0	1	0.0	4	10

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	8	2	0.0	19	12
DT William Perry	6	1	1.0	24	27
ILB Damon Jordan	6	5	0.0	32	37
S Joey Tribbiani	6	2	0.0	32	37
CB Antonio Langham	6	1	0.0	32	37
OLB Eddie Robinson	5	0	0.0	28	25
DT Tim Dennis	5	0	0.0	17	17
S Patrick Hunter	4	1	0.0	32	36
CB Tyrone Poole	4	1	0.0	13	26
DE Darrell Davis	3	0	1.0	20	29
DT John Kirksey	3	1	0.0	21	27
CB Tom Carter	1	2	0.0	32	35
G Dermontti Dawson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Mitch Donahue	1	0	0.0	2	9
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	1	0	0.0	2	2
DE Joe Campbell	0	1	0.0	12	8
DE David Grant	0	1	0.0	24	33

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mark Fields	1.0	0	1	0	33
OLB Carl Banks	0.5	1	1	0	19
DE Antonio Edwards	0.5	0	1	0	36
DE Troy Barnett	0.0	1	1	0	27
DT Darren Benson	0.0	0	2	0	21
CB Tim Taylor	0.0	0	1	2	32

New Jersey	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Darrell Davis	1.0	1	1	29
DT William Perry	1.0	0	0	27
OLB Eddie Robinson	0.0	1	1	25

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lloyd Dobler	4	0	32
CB Tim Taylor	3	1	32
S Monty Grow	2	1	36
CB Gene Atkins	2	0	34
S Myron Bell	2	0	35
CB John Kimbrough	1	2	18
OLB Carl Banks	1	0	19
ILB Marquis Green	1	0	3
DE Troy Barnett	1	0	27
OLB Mark Fields	1	0	33
DE Antonio Edwards	0	1	36

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Damon Jordan	4	1	1	37
CB Antonio Langham	4	1	0	37
S Patrick Hunter	4	0	0	36
CB Tyrone Poole	4	0	0	26
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	3	1	0	12
S Joey Tribbiani	2	0	0	37
OLB Eddie Robinson	1	1	0	25
S Matt Groenig	1	0	0	6
DE Darrell Davis	1	0	0	29
OLB Mitch Donahue	1	0	0	9
DT Tim Dennis	1	0	0	17
DT John Kirksey	1	0	0	27

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kevin Dogins	5	10	32	0	37
Mke Schad	1	6	32	0	37
Andy Heck	1	5	32	1	37
John Fina	1	4	32	0	37
Sam Gash	1	3	21	0	14
Rocky Saturday	1	2	32	1	37
Pete Mitchell	0	1	26	0	17

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Norm Fowler	2	5	20	0	34
Charles McRae	2	2	20	0	34
Tim Ruddy	1	5	20	1	32
Brian De Marco	1	4	20	0	36
Dermontti Dawson	1	3	20	1	32

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Monty Grow	2	13
Sam Gash	1	14
Kenneth Johnson	1	12
Lawrence Phillips	1	8

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Vaughn Hebron	2	20
Percy Snow	2	18
Antone Vinatieri	1	20
Matt Groenig	1	19
Tyrone Poole	1	11

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kevin Dogins	32	37	---	---	8	77
Tony Clements	32	37	---	---	---	69
Mke Schad	32	37	---	---	---	69
Andy Heck	32	37	---	---	---	69
Junior Seau	---	---	18	35	16	69
Rocky Saturday	32	37	---	---	---	69
John Fina	32	37	---	---	---	69
Monty Grow	---	---	18	36	13	67
Antonio Edwards	---	---	16	36	8	60
Gene Atkins	---	---	20	34	2	56
Myron Bell	---	---	19	35	1	55
Pete Mitchell	26	17	---	---	12	55
Tony Martin	26	27	---	---	---	53
Tim Taylor	---	---	18	32	2	52
Ross Geller	19	33	---	---	---	52
Mark Fields	---	---	17	33	2	52
Hayward Clay	17	14	---	---	19	50
Lloyd Dobler	---	---	15	32	2	49
Sam Gash	21	14	---	---	14	49
John Kimbrough	---	---	3	18	24	45
Tim McGee	12	26	---	---	5	43
Troy Barnett	---	---	13	27	1	41
Leroy Hoard	4	10	---	---	26	40
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	13	16	8	37
Lawrence Phillips	20	9	---	---	8	37
Carl Banks	---	---	13	19	2	34
Cosmo Kramer	7	13	---	---	11	31
Darren Benson	---	---	7	21	2	30
Tony Johnson	0	10	---	---	18	28
Kenneth Johnson	---	---	4	10	12	26
Shawn Price	---	---	11	11	2	24
Marquis Green	---	---	6	3	12	21
Nilo Silvan	0	4	---	---	17	21
Matt Tucker	8	8	---	---	---	16
Bruce Ellerson	---	---	4	6	4	14
Michael Husted	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mark Staten	0	0	---	---	8	8
Glen McKeller	0	0	---	---	8	8
Derrick Deese	0	0	---	---	8	8
James Atkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sammie Burroughs	---	---	5	3	---	8
Matt Dyson	---	---	0	0	7	7
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ricky Schumacher	0	0	---	---	3	3
Craig Whelihan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Morris Unutoa	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joey Tribbiani	---	---	32	37	13	82
Damon Jordan	---	---	32	37	3	72
Tom Carter	---	---	32	35	5	72
Antonio Langham	---	---	32	37	3	72
Patrick Hunter	---	---	32	36	3	71
Dermontti Dawson	20	32	---	---	9	61
David Grant	---	---	24	33	2	59
Brian De Marco	20	36	---	---	---	56
William Perry	---	---	24	27	4	55
Eddie Robinson	---	---	28	25	2	55
Charles McRae	20	34	---	---	---	54
Norm Fowler	20	34	---	---	---	54
Darrell Davis	---	---	20	29	3	52
Tim Ruddy	20	32	---	---	---	52
Dave Schnell	20	30	---	---	---	50
Vaughn Hebron	7	23	---	---	20	50
Tyrone Poole	---	---	13	26	11	50
Wendell Davis	10	23	---	---	16	49
Brian Kozlowski	16	28	---	---	5	49
John Kirksey	---	---	21	27	1	49
Rod Smith	19	28	---	---	---	47
Derrick Alexander	14	27	---	---	5	46
Tim Dennis	---	---	17	17	4	38
Sean Stanfill	7	10	---	---	19	36
Mitch Donahue	---	---	2	9	22	33
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	19	12	1	32
Rudy Koncar	13	11	---	---	7	31
Matt Groenig	---	---	2	6	19	27
Moe Williams	3	6	---	---	16	25
Antone Vinatieri	0	1	---	---	20	21
Robert Clark	1	6	---	---	13	20
Joe Campbell	---	---	12	8	---	20
Regan Upshaw	---	---	8	4	8	20
Leroy Thompson	4	15	---	---	---	19
Percy Snow	---	---	0	0	18	18
James Jenkins	6	7	---	---	5	18
Tyler Houston	0	6	---	---	9	15
Jeff Blackshear	0	6	---	---	9	15
Filmel Cowlings	0	5	---	---	9	14
Ken O'Brien	0	7	---	---	2	9
Pellom LeVeck	0	0	---	---	9	9
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	7	7
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	6	6
Lamont Hollinquest	---	---	2	2	---	4
Max Lane	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tony Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	23	2.3
Middle	14	41	2.9
Right	8	23	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	60	10.0
Middle	10	46	4.6
Right	4	18	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Clements	35	27	2	1	0	4	2	2	1

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dave Schnell	28	16	3	0	2	2	6	1	0
Ken O'Brien	7	2	0	0	1	3	1	1	0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	18	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	97	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	117	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	49	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	91	10.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	53	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	36	4.0

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Martin	11	8	44	0	27
WR Ross Geller	7	5	54	0	33
WR Tim McGee	6	6	82	2	26
TE Pete Mitchell	3	2	11	0	17
RB Matt Tucker	2	2	8	0	8
WR Tony Johnson	2	1	3	0	10
RB Leroy Hoard	1	1	15	0	10
FB Sam Gash	1	1	4	0	14
TE Hayward Clay	1	0	0	0	14
WR Nilo Silvan	1	1	11	0	4

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Derrick Alexander	10	6	0	129	2	27
WR Rod Smith	9	2	1	2	0	28
WR Wendell Davis	4	2	0	31	0	23
RB Rudy Koncar	4	4	0	44	1	11
WR Robert Clark	3	1	1	17	0	6
TE Brian Kozlowski	3	2	1	3	0	28
TE James Jenkins	1	1	0	3	0	7
WR Leroy Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	15

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Matt Tucker	2	3	1.50	2.50
Lawrence Phillips	2	6	3.00	2.95

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vaughn Hebron	3	9	3.00	9.83
Rudy Koncar	2	-2	-1.00	4.67

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Clements	11	8	27	2.45	6.63

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dave Schnell	4	1	7	1.75	7.14

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tim McGee	2	2	1	0.50	13.67
WR Tony Martin	2	1	2	1.00	4.00
TE Pete Mitchell	2	1	3	1.50	3.67
WR Tony Johnson	2	1	3	1.50	1.50
FB Sam Gash	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
RB Matt Tucker	1	1	2	2.00	4.00
WR Ross Geller	1	1	12	12.00	7.71

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brian Kozlowski	2	1	7	3.50	1.00
WR Rod Smith	2	0	0	0.00	0.22

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Leroy Hoard	2	0
Lawrence Phillips	2	2
Matt Tucker	1	0

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
Dave Schnell	1	0
Vaughn Hebron	1	0

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Clements	11	10	8

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dave Schnell	9	4	2
Ken O'Brien	1	0	0

Lawrence Phillips

Matt Tucker

Leroy Hoard

Tony Clements

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim McGee	4	4	3
WR Ross Geller	3	2	2
WR Tony Martin	2	2	1
RB Leroy Hoard	1	1	1
TE Pete Mitchell	1	1	1

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Derrick Alexander	4	2	1
WR Rod Smith	3	1	0
TE Brian Kozlowski	2	1	1
WR Leroy Thompson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 86,700 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 26,500 (26,500)
End Zone 19,100 (19,100)
Mezzanine 11,000 (11,000)
Sideline Seats 16,900 (16,900)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,800 (5,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	86,700 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	26,500 (26,500)
End Zone	19,100 (19,100)
Mezzanine	11,000 (11,000)
Sideline Seats	16,900 (16,900)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,800 (5,800)