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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Houston Oilers at Miami Dolphins - December 24th, 1978
Houston Oilers 17 at Miami Dolphins 9
Sunday, December 24, 1978
Houston Oilers 17, Miami Dolphins 9| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers (11-6-0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Miami Dolphins (11-6-0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
Scoring
| HOU | MIA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MIA | Andre Tillman 13 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| HOU | Tim Wilson 13 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| 4th | HOU | Toni Fritsch 35 yard field goal | 10 | 7 |
| HOU | Earl Campbell 1 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick) | 17 | 7 | |
| MIA | Safety, Pastorini ran out of end zone | 17 | 9 |
Team Stats
| HOU | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 23 | 14 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 45-165-1 | 25-91-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 20-30-306-1-0 | 12-30-137-1-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-16 | 2-19 |
| Net pass yards | 290 | 118 |
| Total yards | 455 | 209 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-1 | 2-2 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 5 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-37 | 1-5 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Dan Pastorini | HOU | 20 | 29 | 306 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 3 | -9 | 0 | -3 | ||||
| Tim Wilson | HOU | 14 | 76 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 13 | ||||||
| Mike Barber | HOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 112 | 0 | 55 | ||||
| Ken Burrough | HOU | 6 | 103 | 0 | 53 | ||||||||||
| Earl Campbell | HOU | 26 | 84 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
| Robert Woods | HOU | 2 | 22 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Larry Poole | HOU | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Rich Caster | HOU | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Ronnie Coleman | HOU | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Leroy Harris | MIA | 9 | 43 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | ||||||
| Bob Griese | MIA | 11 | 28 | 114 | 1 | 2 | 21 | ||||||||
| Delvin Williams | MIA | 13 | 41 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Duriel Harris | MIA | 4 | 42 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Nat Moore | MIA | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| Andre Tillman | MIA | 2 | 24 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Norm Bulaich | MIA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Don Strock | MIA | 1 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 23 | ||||||||
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 | |||
| Gregg Bingham | HOU | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Carl Mauck | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Reinfeldt | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Greg Stemrick | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ted Washington | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tim Wilson | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Robert Woods | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Norm Bulaich | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 19 | |||||||||
| Duriel Harris | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 0 | 39 | |||||||||
| Nat Moore | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Earnest Rhone | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Houston Oilers Starting Lineup
| Dan Pastorini | QB |
| Earl Campbell | RB |
| Tim Wilson | FB |
| Ken Burrough | WR |
| Guido Merkens | WR |
| Mike Barber | TE |
| Greg Sampson | LT |
| Conway Hayman | LG |
| Carl Mauck | C |
| Ed Fisher | RG |
| Morris Towns | RT |
| Jim Young | LDE |
| Curley Culp | NT |
| Elvin Bethea | RDE |
| Ted Washington | LOLB |
| Steve Kiner | LILB |
| Gregg Bingham | RILB |
| Robert Brazile | ROLB |
| Willie Alexander | LCB |
| Greg Stemrick | RCB |
| Bill Currier | SS |
| Mike Reinfeldt | FS |
Miami Dolphins Starting Lineup
| Bob Griese | QB |
| Delvin Williams | RB |
| Leroy Harris | FB |
| Nat Moore | WR |
| Duriel Harris | WR |
| Andre Tillman | TE |
| Wayne Moore | LT |
| Bob Kuechenberg | LG |
| Jim Langer | C |
| Eric Laakso | RG |
| Mike Current | RT |
| Vern Den Herder | LDE |
| Bob Baumhower | NT |
| A.J. Duhe | RDE |
| Kim Bokamper | LOLB |
| Steve Towle | LILB |
| Rusty Chambers | RILB |
| Larry Gordon | ROLB |
| Norris Thomas | LCB |
| Gerald Small | RCB |
| Tim Foley | SS |
| Charlie Babb | FS |