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Miami Dolphins 30 at Houston Oilers 35
Monday, November 20, 1978
Stadium: Houston Astrodome (dome), Start Time: 8:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 72 degrees, no wind
Weather: 72 degrees, no wind
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins (8-4-0) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| Houston Oilers (8-4-0) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Scoring
| MIA | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dolphins | Nat Moore 10 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 0 |
| Oilers | Earl Campbell 1 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| 2nd | Oilers | Mike Barber 15 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 14 |
| Dolphins | Delvin Williams 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 14 | 14 | |
| 3rd | Oilers | Earl Campbell 6 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 14 | 21 |
| Dolphins | Leroy Harris 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 21 | 21 | |
| 4th | Dolphins | Safety, Duhe tackled Pastorini in end zone | 23 | 21 |
| Oilers | Earl Campbell 12 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 23 | 28 | |
| Oilers | Earl Campbell 81 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 23 | 35 | |
| Dolphins | Jimmy Cefalo 11 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 30 | 35 |
Team Stats
| MIA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 27 | 23 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 32-127-2 | 42-265-4 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 23-33-349-2-1 | 10-15-156-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-22 | 2-15 |
| Net pass yards | 327 | 141 |
| Total yards | 454 | 406 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 9-96 | 8-58 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Bob Griese | MIA | 23 | 33 | 349 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Delvin Williams | MIA | 18 | 73 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| Nat Moore | MIA | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 84 | 1 | 47 | ||||||
| Duriel Harris | MIA | 4 | 79 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||
| Leroy Harris | MIA | 12 | 51 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Andre Tillman | MIA | 3 | 45 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Bo Rather | MIA | 1 | 39 | 0 | 39 | ||||||||||
| Norm Bulaich | MIA | 3 | 37 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Jimmy Cefalo | MIA | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Gary Davis | MIA | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Earl Campbell | HOU | 28 | 199 | 4 | 81 | ||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | HOU | 10 | 15 | 156 | 1 | 1 | 29 | ||||||||
| Mike Barber | HOU | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 56 | 1 | 29 | ||||||
| Ken Burrough | HOU | 2 | 37 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Tim Wilson | HOU | 10 | 35 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Mike Renfro | HOU | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Rich Caster | HOU | 2 | 31 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Ronnie Coleman | HOU | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
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 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jimmy Cefalo | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Gary Davis | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Duriel Harris | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rick Volk | 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 | |||
| Steve Kiner | HOU | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Guido Merkens | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Larry Poole | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Tim Wilson | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| George Roberts | MIA | 5 | 232 | 46.4 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Cliff Parsley | HOU | 4 | 171 | 42.8 | 0 | ||||