| Week 17 1981 1981 gms | Bills 31 @Jets 27 |
Giants 27 @Eagles 21 |
Sat:Cowboys 38 Buccaneers 0 |
Sat:Chargers 41 @Dolphins 38 |
Bengals 28 Bills 21 |
49ers 38 Giants 24 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers (11-6-0) | 24 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 41 |
| Miami Dolphins (11-5-1) | 0 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
| Game Info | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Orange Bowl |
| Start Time | 5:00pm |
| Surface | grass |
| Weather | 76 degrees, relative humidity 80%, wind 10 mph |
| Vegas Line | San Diego Chargers -2.5 |
| Over/Under | 0.0 (over) |
| SDG | MIA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chargers | Rolf Benirschke 32 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| Chargers | Wes Chandler 58 yard punt return (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 10 | 0 | |
| Chargers | Chuck Muncie 1 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 17 | 0 | |
| Chargers | James Brooks 8 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 24 | 0 | |
| 2nd | Dolphins | Uwe von Schamann 34 yard field goal | 24 | 3 |
| Dolphins | Joe Rose 1 yard pass from Don Strock (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 24 | 10 | |
| Dolphins | Tony Nathan 25 yard pass from Don Strock (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 24 | 17 | |
| 3rd | Dolphins | Joe Rose 15 yard pass from Don Strock (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 24 | 24 |
| Chargers | Kellen Winslow 25 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 31 | 24 | |
| Dolphins | Bruce Hardy 50 yard pass from Don Strock (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 31 | 31 | |
| 4th | Dolphins | Tony Nathan 12 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 31 | 38 |
| Chargers | James Brooks 9 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 38 | 38 | |
| OT | Chargers | Rolf Benirschke 29 yard field goal | 41 | 38 |
| SDG | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 34 | 25 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 29-149-1 | 28-78-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 33-54-433-3-1 | 31-48-423-4-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-18 | 3-29 |
| Net pass yards | 415 | 394 |
| Total yards | 564 | 472 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-3 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 9-55 | 7-50 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Dan Fouts | SDG | 33 | 53 | 433 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Kellen Winslow | SDG | 13 | 166 | 1 | 31 | ||||||||||
| Chuck Muncie | SDG | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 120 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Charlie Joiner | SDG | 7 | 108 | 0 | 39 | ||||||||||
| Wes Chandler | SDG | 6 | 106 | 0 | 47 | ||||||||||
| James Brooks | SDG | 3 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 9 | ||||||
| Dwight Scales | SDG | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Don Strock | MIA | 29 | 43 | 403 | 4 | 1 | 50 | ||||||||
| Tony Nathan | MIA | 14 | 48 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 114 | 1 | 27 | ||||||
| Duriel Harris | MIA | 6 | 106 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Bruce Hardy | MIA | 5 | 89 | 1 | 50 | ||||||||||
| Jimmy Cefalo | MIA | 3 | 62 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Joe Rose | MIA | 4 | 37 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||
| David Woodley | MIA | 2 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Tommy Vigorito | MIA | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Eddie Hill | MIA | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Andra Franklin | MIA | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Doug Beaudoin | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | |||||||||
| James Brooks | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Willie Buchanon | SDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Wes Chandler | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 1 | 56 | |||||||||
| Glen Edwards | SDG | 1 | 35 | 0 | 35 | ||||||||||||||
| Pete Shaw | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | |||
| Bob Baumhower | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Doug Betters | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Lyle Blackwood | MIA | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Eddie Hill | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||
| Eric Laakso | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Tommy Vigorito | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Fulton Walker | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Rolf Benirschke | SDG | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Roberts | SDG | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 47 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Tom Orosz | MIA | 5 | 210 | 42.0 | 45 | ||||
| Uwe von Schamann | MIA | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |
|---|---|
| Pos | |
| Dan Fouts | QB |
| Chuck Muncie | RB |
| John Cappelletti | FB |
| Wes Chandler | WR |
| Charlie Joiner | WR |
| Kellen Winslow | TE |
| Billy Shields | LT |
| Doug Wilkerson | LG |
| Don Macek | C |
| Ed White | RG |
| Russ Washington | RT |
| Leroy Jones | LDE |
| Louie Kelcher | LDT |
| Gary Johnson | RDT |
| John Woodcock | RDE |
| Linden King | LLB |
| Bob Horn | MLB |
| Woodrow Lowe | RLB |
| Willie Buchanon | LCB |
| Mike H. Williams | RCB |
| Pete Shaw | SS |
| Glen Edwards | FS |
| Miami Dolphins | |
|---|---|
| Pos | |
| David Woodley | QB |
| Andra Franklin | FB |
| Jimmy Cefalo | WR |
| Nat Moore | WR |
| Bruce Hardy | TE |
| Ronnie Lee | TE |
| Jon Giesler | LT |
| Bob Kuechenberg | LG |
| Mark Dennard | C |
| Ed Newman | RG |
| Eric Laakso | RT |
| Doug Betters | LDE |
| Bob Baumhower | NT |
| Vern Den Herder | RDE |
| Bob Brudzinski | LOLB |
| Earnest Rhone | LILB |
| A.J. Duhe | RILB |
| Larry Gordon | ROLB |
| Fulton Walker | LCB |
| Gerald Small | RCB |
| Glenn Blackwood | SS |
| Lyle Blackwood | FS |