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New York Jets 27 at Miami Dolphins 24
Saturday, December 15, 1979
Stadium: Orange Bowl, Start Time: 12:30, Surface: grass,
Weather: 75 degrees, relative humidity 82%, wind 7 mph
Weather: 75 degrees, relative humidity 82%, wind 7 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets (8-8-0) | 0 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| Miami Dolphins (10-6-0) | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
Scoring
| NYJ | MIA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dolphins | Tony Nathan 20 yard pass from Don Strock (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | Dolphins | Larry Csonka 3 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 0 | 14 |
| Jets | Woody Bennett 1 yard rush (kick failed) | 6 | 14 | |
| 3rd | Jets | Bruce Harper 72 yard pass from Richard Todd (Dave Jacobs kick) | 13 | 14 |
| Jets | Scott Dierking 1 yard rush (Dave Jacobs kick) | 20 | 14 | |
| Dolphins | Uwe von Schamann 25 yard field goal | 20 | 17 | |
| 4th | Jets | Mickey Shuler 4 yard pass from Richard Todd (Dave Jacobs kick) | 27 | 17 |
| Dolphins | Bob Torrey 1 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 27 | 24 |
Team Stats
| NYJ | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 14 | 22 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 34-96-2 | 25-62-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 12-22-226-2-3 | 26-41-322-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 226 | 322 |
| Total yards | 322 | 384 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-15 | 3-20 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Richard Todd | NYJ | 12 | 22 | 226 | 2 | 3 | 72 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Bruce Harper | NYJ | 2 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 89 | 1 | 72 | ||||||
| Bobby Jones | NYJ | 1 | 51 | 0 | 51 | ||||||||||
| Clark Gaines | NYJ | 13 | 45 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Jerome Barkum | NYJ | 3 | 50 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Scott Dierking | NYJ | 11 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| Mickey Shuler | NYJ | 3 | 10 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Derrick Gaffney | NYJ | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Tom Newton | NYJ | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Woody Bennett | NYJ | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Don Strock | MIA | 26 | 41 | 322 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Nat Moore | MIA | 5 | 102 | 0 | 34 | ||||||||||
| Duriel Harris | MIA | 4 | 72 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Tony Nathan | MIA | 6 | 59 | 1 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Delvin Williams | MIA | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 38 | ||||||
| Gary Davis | MIA | 7 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
| Bob Torrey | MIA | 5 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Larry Csonka | MIA | 8 | 16 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Bruce Hardy | MIA | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Jimmy Cefalo | MIA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Bruce Harper | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 124 | 24.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mike McKibben | NYJ | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Burgess Owens | NYJ | 1 | 14 | 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 | |||
| Kim Bokamper | MIA | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Rusty Chambers | MIA | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Nathan | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 119 | 23.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Steve Towle | MIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Dave Jacobs | NYJ | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chuck Ramsey | NYJ | 2 | 92 | 46.0 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| George Roberts | MIA | 2 | 93 | 46.5 | 0 | ||||
| Uwe von Schamann | MIA | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |