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New England Patriots 3 at Miami Dolphins 23

Monday, December 18, 1978

New England Patriots 3, Miami Dolphins 23

1234Final
New England Patriots (11-5-0)00033
Miami Dolphins (11-5-0)767323

Scoring

NWEMIA
1stMIANat Moore 6 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)07
2ndMIADuriel Harris 17 yard pass from Bob Griese (kick failed)013
3rdMIAGary Davis 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)020
4thNWEDavid Posey 35 yard field goal320
MIAGaro Yepremian 30 yard field goal323

Team Stats

NWEMIA
First downs1612
Rush-yards-TDs27-77-036-114-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT19-34-240-0-312-13-171-2-0
Sacked-yards3-210-0
Net pass yards219171
Total yards296285
Fumbles-lost3-11-1
Turnovers41
Penalties-yards7-502-15

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Sam Cunningham NWE 10 33 0 8 5 51 0 19
Tom Owen NWE 14 24 167 0 2 23
Horace Ivory NWE 9 27 0 7 5 55 0 18
Russ Francis NWE 4 48 0 24
Harold Jackson NWE 2 40 0 23
Steve Grogan NWE 5 10 73 0 1 24 1 1 0 1
James McAlister NWE 4 12 0 4 1 12 0 12
Stanley Morgan NWE 1 17 0 17
Don Hasselbeck NWE 1 17 0 17
Don Calhoun NWE 3 4 0 4
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Duriel Harris MIA 3 95 1 40
Bob Griese MIA 12 13 171 2 0 40 1 0 0 0
Gary Davis MIA 13 49 1 9 2 6 0 3
Leroy Harris MIA 12 43 0 10 2 1 0 7
Nat Moore MIA 2 43 1 37
Norm Bulaich MIA 3 12 0 8 2 9 0 10
Andre Tillman MIA 1 17 0 17
Delvin Williams MIA 5 6 0 3
Jim Braxton MIA 2 4 0 3

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Dick Conn NWE 0 0 0 0 1 26 26.0 0 0
Mike Haynes NWE 0 0 0 0 2 15 7.5 0 0
Horace Ivory NWE 0 0 0 0 2 43 21.5 0 0
James McAlister NWE 0 0 0 0 1 22 22.0 0 0
Stanley Morgan NWE 0 0 0 0 2 17 8.5 0 0
Mosi Tatupu NWE 0 0 0 0 1 17 17.0 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Jimmy Cefalo MIA 0 0 0 0 2 19 9.5 0 0
Gary Davis MIA 0 0 0 0 1 11 11.0 0 0
Tim Foley MIA 1 8 0 0
Duriel Harris MIA 0 0 0 0 2 46 23.0 0 0
Gerald Small MIA 1 40 0 0
Norris Thomas MIA 1 10 0 0