Sunday, October 15, 1978
Miami Dolphins 28, San Diego Chargers 21| 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 |
| MIA | SDG | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | Jim Braxton 2 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 0 |
| MIA | Loaird McCreary 5 yard pass from Don Strock (Garo Yepremian kick) | 14 | 0 |
| SDG | Lydell Mitchell 22 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 14 | 7 |
| MIA | Jim Braxton 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 21 | 7 |
| SDG | Lydell Mitchell 1 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 21 | 14 |
| MIA | Nat Moore 12 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 28 | 14 |
| SDG | Lydell Mitchell 1 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 28 | 21 |
| 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 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Dan Fouts | SDG | 22 | 30 | 313 | 1 | 2 | ||||||