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Miami Dolphins 28 at San Diego Chargers 21
Sunday, October 15, 1978
Stadium: San Diego Stadium, Start Time: 1:00, Surface: grass,
Weather: 68 degrees, relative humidity 85%, wind 9 mph
Weather: 68 degrees, relative humidity 85%, wind 9 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins (5-2-0) | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| San Diego Chargers (2-5-0) | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
Scoring
| MIA | SDG | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dolphins | Jim Braxton 2 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd | Dolphins | Loaird McCreary 5 yard pass from Don Strock (Garo Yepremian kick) | 14 | 0 |
| Chargers | Lydell Mitchell 22 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 14 | 7 | |
| Dolphins | Jim Braxton 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 21 | 7 | |
| 3rd | Chargers | Lydell Mitchell 1 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 21 | 14 |
| Dolphins | Nat Moore 12 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 28 | 14 | |
| Chargers | Lydell Mitchell 1 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 28 | 21 |
Team Stats
| MIA | SDG | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 17 | 20 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 35-139-2 | 34-117-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 13-21-131-2-0 | 22-30-313-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-9 | 3-26 |
| Net pass yards | 122 | 287 |
| Total yards | 261 | 404 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 4-3 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 5 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-20 | 5-40 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Delvin Williams | MIA | 23 | 92 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Nat Moore | MIA | 1 | -7 | 0 | -7 | 4 | 59 | 1 | 19 | ||||||
| Bob Griese | MIA | 8 | 11 | 98 | 1 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||
| Jim Braxton | MIA | 6 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 19 | ||||||
| Don Strock | MIA | 5 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Leroy Harris | MIA | 3 | 24 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Duriel Harris | MIA | 2 | 21 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Andre Tillman | MIA | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Norm Bulaich | MIA | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Loaird McCreary | MIA | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Dan Fouts | SDG | 22 | 30 | 313 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | ||||
| Lydell Mitchell | SDG | 19 | 77 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 64 | 1 | 22 | ||||||
| Artie Owens | SDG | 3 | 89 | 0 | 41 | ||||||||||
| Charlie Joiner | SDG | 4 | 87 | 0 | 46 | ||||||||||
| Don Woods | SDG | 12 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Bob Klein | SDG | 3 | 36 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| John Jefferson | SDG | 2 | 17 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Bo Matthews | SDG | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Bob Baumhower | MIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Cefalo | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Duriel Harris | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Nat Moore | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Earnest Rhone | MIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Mike Fuller | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Johnny Rodgers | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| George Roberts | MIA | 6 | 235 | 39.2 | 0 | ||||
| Garo Yepremian | MIA | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Jeff West | SDG | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | 0 | ||||