Week 15, 1998

played in Miami, FL

78 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

New Jersey Jets	3	0	14	0	-	17
Miami Dolphins	7	0	6	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:36 NJY - Michele Akers 48 field goal
1Q: 01:26 MIA - Pete Mitchell 14 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
3Q: 11:00 MIA - Michael Husted 33 field goal
3Q: 04:46 NJY - Rod Smith 3 pass from Dave Schnell (Michele Akers extra point)
3Q: 01:28 MIA - Michael Husted 39 field goal
3Q: 01:21 NJY - Izell Reese 94 kickoff return (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 10:57 MIA - Lawrence Phillips 5 run (Michael Husted extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:36 NJY - Michele Akers 48 field goal
1Q: 01:26 MIA - Pete Mitchell 14 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
3Q: 11:00 MIA - Michael Husted 33 field goal
3Q: 04:46 NJY - Rod Smith 3 pass from Dave Schnell (Michele Akers extra point)
3Q: 01:28 MIA - Michael Husted 39 field goal
3Q: 01:21 NJY - Izell Reese 94 kickoff return (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 10:57 MIA - Lawrence Phillips 5 run (Michael Husted extra point)

Team Statistics NJY MIA
Record 6-8 5-9
First Downs 15 22
- by Rushing 0 7
- by Passing 12 15
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 267 365
- Offensive Plays 54 70
- Yards per Play 4.94 5.21
Net Rushing Yards 23 136
- Rushing Attempts 12 28
- Yards per Rush 1.92 4.86
Net Passing Yards 244 229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 26 - 1 40 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 259 242
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.81 5.45
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/49 5/29
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/3
Kick Returns/Yards 4/157 2/50
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 35
Time of Possession 25:08 34:52

Team Statistics	NJY	MIA
Record	6-8	5-9
First Downs	15	22
- by Rushing	0	7
- by Passing	12	15
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	267	365
- Offensive Plays	54	70
- Yards per Play	4.94	5.21
Net Rushing Yards	23	136
- Rushing Attempts	12	28
- Yards per Rush	1.92	4.86
Net Passing Yards	244	229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 26 - 1	40 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	259	242
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.81	5.45
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/49	5/29
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/3
Kick Returns/Yards	4/157	2/50
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 35
Time of Possession	25:08	34:52

Drive Charts

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:57	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
1	9:06	3:37	OWN 6	8	63	Field Goal
1	1:16	1:28	OWN 29	4	25	Punt
2	9:25	2:36	OWN 2	7	27	Interception
2	5:42	3:27	OWN 36	5	11	Punt
2	1:01	1:01	OWN 27	2	0	Half
3	10:55	6:19	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	0:02	1:29	OWN 4	3	4	Punt
4	10:51	2:33	OWN 27	5	25	Punt
4	2:53	0:37	OWN 37	3	-1	Punt
4	0:50	0:35	OWN 7	4	5	Downs

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:03	3:57	OWN 20	7	28	Punt
1	5:29	4:13	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	14:48	5:23	OWN 14	11	44	Punt
2	6:49	1:07	OPP 31	3	-5	Fumble
2	2:15	1:14	OWN 17	3	-1	Punt
3	15:00	4:05	OWN 29	9	55	Field Goal
3	4:36	3:15	OWN 20	7	58	Field Goal
3	1:07	1:05	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
4	13:33	2:42	OPP 38	5	38	Touchdown
4	8:18	5:25	OWN 20	8	50	Missed FG
4	2:16	1:26	OWN 24	5	19	Punt
4	0:15	0:15	OPP 12	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Drew Bledsoe, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Curtis Ennis	9	15	1.67	5
Derrick Cullors	2	3	1.50	9
Dave Schnell	1	5	5.00	5

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lawrence Phillips	18	69	3.83	12	1	1
Matt Tucker	5	50	10.00	20	2	0
Ron Janes	4	18	4.50	7	0	0
Drew Bledsoe	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dave Schnell	24	16	136	2/9	1	32	1	77.8
Peyton Manning	15	10	123	1/6	0	28	0	91.8

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	40	26	242	2/13	1	27	0	89.8

Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rod Smith	8	8	84	10.50	38	32	1
TE Jasper Claybrooks	6	7	41	6.83	16	18	0
RB Curtis Ennis	4	6	31	7.75	26	17	0
WR Derrick Alexander	3	6	30	10.00	7	17	0
WR Sergey Brin	2	6	32	16.00	7	19	0
WR Leroy Thompson	1	2	6	6.00	2	6	0
FB Jim Branson	1	1	28	28.00	29	28	0
RB Derrick Cullors	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Hugh Vauthier	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marcus Robinson	9	11	95	10.56	43	27	0
WR Jacquez Green	6	9	48	8.00	0	16	0
WR Nate Jacquet	3	4	20	6.67	2	11	0
FB Jeff Cothran	2	2	17	8.50	20	18	0
WR Tony Johnson	2	5	19	9.50	0	13	0
FB Sam Gash	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Pete Mitchell	1	2	14	14.00	9	14	1
RB Lawrence Phillips	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Wes Farr	1	3	27	27.00	12	27	0
TE O.J. Santiago	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Keith Thibodeaux	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Nate Dingle	0	1	0	0
David Grant	0	0	1	0

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Drew Bledsoe	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	6	244	40.7	33.5	55	2

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	5	249	49.8	49.8	57	4

Kicking Statistics

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michael Husted	2/3	0/1	0/0	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Robinson	2	3	1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Moe Williams	2	44	22.0	0
Izell Reese	2	113	56.5	1

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wes Farr	2	50	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Damon Jordan	7	2	0.0	28	42
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	5	1	0.0	17	28
S Joey Tribbiani	5	1	0.0	28	42
DT Pat Williams	5	1	0.0	18	15
OLB Vernon Crawford	4	0	1.0	11	14
CB Tyrone Poole	4	1	0.0	14	27
OLB Derrick Rodgers	4	1	0.0	17	29
ILB Antwaune Ponds	4	0	0.0	15	14
CB Chris Canty	3	0	0.0	21	37
DE David Grant	2	0	1.0	13	17
S Ricky Parker	2	0	0.0	24	25
S Izell Reese	2	0	0.0	15	27
DE Darrell Davis	1	2	0.0	19	22
DT Leonard Renfro	1	1	0.0	10	27
CB Deion Sanders	1	0	0.0	2	3
CB Antonio Langham	1	0	0.0	27	40
ILB Nate Dingle	1	0	0.0	5	8
WR Sergey Brin	1	0	---	---	---
DT Joe Salave'a	1	0	0.0	9	20

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jeremiah Trotter	6	3	1.0	12	39
S Dave Thomas	6	1	0.0	12	40
CB John Kimbrough	5	0	0.0	7	33
S Tim McDonald	4	2	0.0	11	40
CB Keith Thibodeaux	3	2	0.0	12	34
DE Shawn Price	3	1	0.0	9	31
DE Antonio Edwards	2	0	1.0	7	27
CB Chris Carter	2	2	0.0	10	36
DE Gabe Wilkins	2	0	0.0	8	21
S Monty Grow	2	0	0.0	3	19
OLB Junior Seau	1	0	1.0	9	23
ILB Lloyd Riggle	1	0	0.0	1	4
ILB Kendall Roberts	1	0	0.0	4	8
DT Seth Payne	1	0	0.0	5	18
OLB Anthony Simmons	0	1	0.0	3	12

Pass Rush Statistics

New Jersey	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Vernon Crawford	1.0	0	2	14
DE David Grant	1.0	0	0	17
DE Darrell Davis	0.0	1	0	22
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	0.0	0	1	28
DT Joe Salave'a	0.0	0	1	20

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Junior Seau	1.0	1	0	0	23
DE Antonio Edwards	1.0	0	0	0	27
ILB Jeremiah Trotter	1.0	0	0	0	39
DT Raion Brundige	0.0	1	1	1	24
DE Shawn Price	0.0	1	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Chris Canty	4	1	37
ILB Damon Jordan	4	0	42
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	3	0	28
CB Tyrone Poole	3	0	27
OLB Derrick Rodgers	2	1	29
DT Pat Williams	2	0	15
ILB Antwaune Ponds	2	0	14
S Izell Reese	2	0	27
CB Antonio Langham	1	2	40
S Joey Tribbiani	1	1	42
ILB Nate Dingle	1	0	8
S Ricky Parker	1	0	25

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tim McDonald	4	1	0	40
CB John Kimbrough	4	1	0	33
ILB Jeremiah Trotter	4	1	0	39
CB Keith Thibodeaux	4	0	1	34
S Dave Thomas	3	0	0	40
S Monty Grow	2	0	0	19
DE Antonio Edwards	1	0	0	27
DE Shawn Price	1	0	0	31
DE Gabe Wilkins	1	0	0	21
DT Seth Payne	1	0	0	18
CB Chris Carter	1	0	0	36

Blocking Statistics

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Max Lane	2	4	12	1	38
Tim Ruddy	0	3	12	2	42
Dermontti Dawson	0	2	12	0	42
Norm Fowler	0	1	12	0	42
Brian De Marco	0	1	12	0	42

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andy Heck	3	7	28	1	42
Glen McKeller	3	6	28	0	42
John Fina	2	3	28	1	42
Rocky Saturday	1	6	28	0	42
Pete Mitchell	1	1	19	0	24
O.J. Santiago	1	1	5	0	8
Joey Banes	0	2	28	0	42
Sam Gash	0	1	16	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Ricky Parker	3	14
Nate Dingle	1	29

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Lofton	1	26
O.J. Santiago	1	16
Jeff Cothran	1	14

Participation

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joey Tribbiani	---	---	28	42	10	80
Damon Jordan	---	---	28	42	3	73
Antonio Langham	---	---	27	40	3	70
Ricky Parker	---	---	24	25	14	63
Dermontti Dawson	12	42	---	---	7	61
Chris Canty	---	---	21	37	3	61
Izell Reese	---	---	15	27	16	58
Norm Fowler	12	42	---	---	---	54
Derrick Alexander	11	38	---	---	5	54
Tim Ruddy	12	42	---	---	---	54
Brian De Marco	12	42	---	---	---	54
Jasper Claybrooks	10	36	---	---	5	51
Max Lane	12	38	---	---	---	50
Derrick Rodgers	---	---	17	29	4	50
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	17	28	3	48
Rod Smith	10	36	---	---	---	46
Darrell Davis	---	---	19	22	3	44
Tyrone Poole	---	---	14	27	2	43
Regan Upshaw	---	---	15	25	3	43
Nate Dingle	---	---	5	8	29	42
Curtis Ennis	10	32	---	---	---	42
David Grant	---	---	13	17	8	38
Leonard Renfro	---	---	10	27	1	38
Pat Williams	---	---	18	15	3	36
Dave Schnell	9	26	---	---	---	35
Vernon Crawford	---	---	11	14	8	33
Joe Salave'a	---	---	9	20	2	31
Antwaune Ponds	---	---	15	14	1	30
Sergey Brin	5	24	---	---	---	29
Jim Branson	2	17	---	---	7	26
Leroy Thompson	1	9	---	---	14	24
Sherman Williams	0	0	---	---	21	21
Peyton Manning	3	16	---	---	---	19
Hugh Vauthier	3	7	---	---	8	18
Brian Saxton	1	0	---	---	16	17
Deion Sanders	---	---	2	3	9	14
Moe Williams	4	3	---	---	6	13
Isaac Byrd	1	1	---	---	10	12
Charles McRae	0	4	---	---	7	11
Derrick Cullors	2	7	---	---	---	9
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	7	7
Filmel Cowlings	0	0	---	---	7	7
Pellom LeVeck	0	0	---	---	7	7
Robert Hicks	0	0	---	---	7	7
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tony Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Andy Heck	28	42	---	---	8	78
Joey Banes	28	42	---	---	---	70
Rocky Saturday	28	42	---	---	---	70
John Fina	28	42	---	---	---	70
Drew Bledsoe	28	42	---	---	---	70
Glen McKeller	28	42	---	---	---	70
Jacquez Green	20	35	---	---	---	55
Marcus Robinson	17	31	---	---	6	54
Tim McDonald	---	---	11	40	2	53
Dave Thomas	---	---	12	40	1	53
Keith Thibodeaux	---	---	12	34	7	53
Jeremiah Trotter	---	---	12	39	1	52
John Kimbrough	---	---	7	33	10	50
Pete Mitchell	19	24	---	---	7	50
Chris Carter	---	---	10	36	1	47
Mark Fields	---	---	10	34	1	45
Shawn Price	---	---	9	31	3	43
Monty Grow	---	---	3	19	21	43
Lawrence Phillips	19	24	---	---	---	43
Steve Lofton	---	---	2	14	26	42
Tony Johnson	15	23	---	---	4	42
Antonio Edwards	---	---	7	27	7	41
Nate Jacquet	9	18	---	---	13	40
Junior Seau	---	---	9	23	1	33
Sam Gash	16	13	---	---	4	33
Raion Brundige	---	---	7	24	1	32
Gabe Wilkins	---	---	8	21	3	32
Ron Janes	4	6	---	---	22	32
Jeff Cothran	5	12	---	---	14	31
Anthony Simmons	---	---	3	12	16	31
O.J. Santiago	5	8	---	---	16	29
Wes Farr	6	10	---	---	12	28
Seth Payne	---	---	5	18	1	24
Lloyd Riggle	---	---	1	4	8	13
Kendall Roberts	---	---	4	8	---	12
Matt Tucker	5	6	---	---	---	11
Michael Husted	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mark Staten	0	0	---	---	8	8
James Atkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
Hunter Wilcox	0	0	---	---	8	8
Victor Riley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bryce Williamson	---	---	0	5	---	5
Corwin Carr	0	0	---	---	3	3
Eric Moore	0	0	---	---	---	0
Craig Whelihan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	1	0.2
Middle	4	13	3.3
Right	2	9	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	40	5.0
Middle	11	44	4.0
Right	8	53	6.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dave Schnell	24	16	1	2	0	2	2	1	1
Peyton Manning	15	10	1	1	1	1	0	0	0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Bledsoe	40	26	3	3	1	5	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	26	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	18	160	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	73	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	20	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	18	133	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	67	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	22	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod Smith	8	8	0	84	1	36
TE Jasper Claybrooks	7	6	0	41	0	36
WR Derrick Alexander	6	3	0	30	0	38
RB Curtis Ennis	6	4	0	31	0	32
WR Sergey Brin	6	2	0	32	0	24
WR Leroy Thompson	2	1	1	6	0	9
TE Hugh Vauthier	2	0	0	0	0	7
FB Jim Branson	1	1	0	28	1	17
RB Derrick Cullors	1	1	0	7	0	7

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marcus Robinson	11	9	1	95	2	31
WR Jacquez Green	9	6	0	48	0	35
WR Tony Johnson	5	2	0	19	0	23
WR Nate Jacquet	4	3	0	20	0	18
WR Wes Farr	3	1	0	27	1	10
FB Jeff Cothran	2	2	0	17	0	12
TE Pete Mitchell	2	1	0	14	0	24
TE O.J. Santiago	2	0	0	0	0	8
FB Sam Gash	1	1	0	-1	0	13
RB Lawrence Phillips	1	1	0	3	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curtis Ennis	2	4	2.00	1.67

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lawrence Phillips	2	6	3.00	3.83
Drew Bledsoe	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
Matt Tucker	1	6	6.00	10.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dave Schnell	2	2	9	4.50	5.67

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Bledsoe	2	1	14	7.00	6.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Derrick Alexander	1	1	6	6.00	5.00
WR Rod Smith	1	1	3	3.00	10.50

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Pete Mitchell	1	1	14	14.00	7.00
TE O.J. Santiago	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
Curtis Ennis	2	0
Dave Schnell	1	0

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Lawrence Phillips	2	1
Ron Janes	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peyton Manning	5	4	2
Dave Schnell	4	2	1

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Bledsoe	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sergey Brin	3	1	1
WR Leroy Thompson	1	1	1
TE Jasper Claybrooks	1	1	0
WR Derrick Alexander	1	0	0
WR Rod Smith	1	1	0
RB Derrick Cullors	1	1	0
RB Curtis Ennis	1	1	1

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jacquez Green	3	2	0
WR Nate Jacquet	2	2	2
WR Marcus Robinson	2	2	2
WR Tony Johnson	1	0	0
TE O.J. Santiago	1	0	0
WR Wes Farr	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,800 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,600 (17,600)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (11,200)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (1,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,800 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,600 (17,600)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (11,200)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (1,200)