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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots - October 22nd, 1978
Miami Dolphins 24 at New England Patriots 33
Sunday, October 22, 1978
Miami Dolphins 24, New England Patriots 33| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins (5-3-0) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| New England Patriots (6-2-0) | 0 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 33 |
Scoring
| MIA | NWE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MIA | Delvin Williams 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd | NWE | Andy Johnson 1 yard rush (David Posey kick) | 7 | 7 |
| NWE | Sam Cunningham 1 yard rush (David Posey kick) | 7 | 14 | |
| MIA | Nat Moore 9 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 14 | 14 | |
| NWE | David Posey 29 yard field goal | 14 | 17 | |
| 3rd | MIA | Andre Tillman 4 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 21 | 17 |
| NWE | Horace Ivory 1 yard rush (David Posey kick) | 21 | 24 | |
| 4th | MIA | Garo Yepremian 29 yard field goal | 24 | 24 |
| NWE | Horace Ivory 23 yard rush (David Posey kick) | 24 | 31 | |
| NWE | Safety, Bishop tackled Griese in end zone | 24 | 33 |
Team Stats
| MIA | NWE | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 20 | 24 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 26-144-1 | 46-225-4 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 22-36-227-2-2 | 10-22-176-0-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-38 | 1-8 |
| Net pass yards | 189 | 168 |
| Total yards | 333 | 393 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 2-15 | 4-21 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Delvin Williams | MIA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 116 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 11 |
| Bob Griese | MIA | 22 | 35 | 227 | 2 | 2 | 38 | ||||||||
| Andre Tillman | MIA | 8 | 89 | 1 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Leroy Harris | MIA | 7 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| Duriel Harris | MIA | 2 | 45 | 0 | 38 | ||||||||||
| Nat Moore | MIA | 4 | 35 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Norm Bulaich | MIA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 10 | 22 | 176 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| Horace Ivory | NWE | 15 | 113 | 2 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 13 | 46 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 19 | ||||||
| Harold Jackson | NWE | 4 | 70 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Don Hasselbeck | NWE | 2 | 41 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Russ Francis | NWE | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29 | ||||||||||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 5 | 23 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Charlie Babb | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jimmy Cefalo | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tim Foley | MIA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bruce Hardy | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Duriel Harris | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 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 | |||
| Doug Beaudoin | NWE | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Raymond Clayborn | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dick Conn | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| James McAlister | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||