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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins - December 18th, 1978
New England Patriots 3 at Miami Dolphins 23
Monday, December 18, 1978
New England Patriots 3, Miami Dolphins 23| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (11-5-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Miami Dolphins (11-5-0) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
Scoring
| NWE | MIA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MIA | Nat Moore 6 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | MIA | Duriel Harris 17 yard pass from Bob Griese (kick failed) | 0 | 13 |
| 3rd | MIA | Gary Davis 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 20 |
| 4th | NWE | David Posey 35 yard field goal | 3 | 20 |
| MIA | Garo Yepremian 30 yard field goal | 3 | 23 |
Team Stats
| NWE | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 16 | 12 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 27-77-0 | 36-114-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 19-34-240-0-3 | 12-13-171-2-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-21 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 219 | 171 |
| Total yards | 296 | 285 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-1 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-50 | 2-15 |
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 | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | 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 | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | 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 | ||||||||||||||