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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Miami Dolphins at Detroit Lions - December 9th, 1979
Miami Dolphins 28 at Detroit Lions 10
Sunday, December 9, 1979
Miami Dolphins 28, Detroit Lions 10| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins (10-5-0) | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Detroit Lions (2-13-0) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Scoring
| MIA | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MIA | Nat Moore 25 yard pass from Bob Griese (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 7 | 0 |
| MIA | Jimmy Cefalo 29 yard pass from Bob Griese (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 14 | 0 | |
| 2nd | DET | Benny Ricardo 46 yard field goal | 14 | 3 |
| 3rd | MIA | Larry Csonka 3 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 21 | 3 |
| 4th | MIA | Gary Davis 3 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 28 | 3 |
| DET | Gene A. Washington 29 yard pass from Scott Hunter (Benny Ricardo kick) | 28 | 10 |
Team Stats
| MIA | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 22 | 10 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 41-142-2 | 20-82-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 18-23-233-2-1 | 9-25-141-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 6-54 | 4-41 |
| Net pass yards | 179 | 100 |
| Total yards | 321 | 182 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-55 | 11-66 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Bob Griese | MIA | 17 | 22 | 229 | 2 | 1 | 29 | ||||||||
| Nat Moore | MIA | 4 | 78 | 1 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Delvin Williams | MIA | 11 | 55 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| Duriel Harris | MIA | 4 | 63 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Larry Csonka | MIA | 13 | 38 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Tony Nathan | MIA | 6 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Jimmy Cefalo | MIA | 1 | 29 | 1 | 29 | ||||||||||
| Bob Torrey | MIA | 4 | 22 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Gary Davis | MIA | 7 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Ronnie Lee | MIA | 2 | 14 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Steve Howell | MIA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Guy Benjamin | MIA | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Freddie Scott | DET | 4 | 65 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Jeff Komlo | DET | 5 | 16 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Scott Hunter | DET | 4 | 8 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 29 | ||||||||
| Rick Kane | DET | 6 | 30 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Bo Robinson | DET | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Gene A. Washington | DET | 1 | 29 | 1 | 29 | ||||||||||
| Dexter Bussey | DET | 5 | 24 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| David Hill | DET | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Lawrence Gaines | DET | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tom Skladany | DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
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 | |||
| Neal Colzie | MIA | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Gary Davis | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Tim Foley | MIA | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Nathan | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 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 Allen | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| John Arnold | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 107 | 26.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ken Callicutt | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||