1978 Miami 27, 1978 New England 16

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

OT

Total
1978 Miami

7

7

7

6

0

27
1978 New England

0

3

0

13

0

16
Scoring Plays
Qtr Clock Poss Scoring Description(Extra Point) Score
1 8:24 1978 Miami V.Den Herder 44 yd. intercept (G.Yepremian kick) 7-0 MIA
2 12:36 1978 Miami D.Williams 15 yd. run (G.Yepremian kick) 14-0 MIA
2 0:01 1978 New England D.Posey 40 yd. field goal 14-3 MIA
3 6:54 1978 Miami N.Moore 14 yd. pass from B.Griese (G.Yepremian kick) 21-3 MIA
4 14:24 1978 Miami G.Yepremian 46 yd. field goal 24-3 MIA
4 9:00 1978 New England S.Grogan 8 yd. run (D.Posey kick) 24-10 MIA
4 2:24 1978 New England A.Johnson 1 yd. run (kick failed) 24-16 MIA
4 1:30 1978 Miami G.Yepremian 49 yd. field goal 27-16 MIA

Team Statistics
1978 Miami 1978 New England
First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total 3-10-0-13 15-5-1-21
Third Down Efficiency 3-12-25% 4-12-33%
Fourth Down Efficiency 0-0-0% 2-2-100%
Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) 14-14-100% 14-21-67%
Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play 235-52-4.5 323-68-4.8
Total Net Yards Rushing 88 218
Total Rushes 25 48
Average Per Rush 3.5 4.5
Passes Completed/Attempted 17/26 (65.4%) 6/20 (30.0%)
Net Yards Passing 147 105
Avg Yards Per Pass 5.9 5.3
Sacked/Yards Lost 1/7 0/0
Punts/Average 6/38.8 4/30.8
Punts Received/Return Yardage 2/20 2/17
Kickoffs/Returns 2/48 5/91
Interceptions/Returns 5/64 1/10
Penalties/Yards 5/45 3/15
Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost 0/0 2/0
Time of Possession 25 mins 35 secs 34 mins 25 secs
Average Drive Start MIA 38 NEA 27

Passing Stats
Att Comp Yds Comp % Yds/Att TD TD % INT INT % Long Sack Rating
1978 Miami
Bob Griese 26 17 154 65.4 5.9 1 3.8 1 3.8 16 1/7 78.0
1978 New England
Steve Grogan 20 6 105 30.0 5.3 0 0 5 25.0 39 0/0 9.4

Rushing Stats
No Yds Avg Long TD 2 Pt Conv Fumbles/Lost
1978 Miami
Delvin Williams 12 43 3.6 15 1 0 0/0
Leroy Harris 7 20 2.9 7 0 0 0/0
Gary Davis 4 24 6.0 14 0 0 0/0
Norm Bulaich 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 0 0/0
Jim Braxton 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 0/0
1978 New England
Andy Johnson 14 51 3.6 8 1 0 1/0
Horace Ivory 12 52 4.3 23 0 0 0/0
Don Calhoun 11 38 3.5 8 0 0 0/0
Sam "Bam" Cunningham 8 57 7.1 20 0 0 0/0
Steve Grogan 3 20 6.7 8 1 0 0/0

Receiving Stats
No Yds Avg Long TD 2 Pt Conv
1978 Miami
Duriel Harris 5 47 9.4 15 0 0
Andre Tillman 5 45 9.0 16 0 0
Delvin Williams 3 15 5.0 7 0 0
Gary Davis 2 21 10.5 11 0 0
Leroy Harris 1 12 12.0 12 0 0
Nat Moore 1 14 14.0 14 1 0
1978 New England
Russ Francis 3 33 11.0 14 0 0
Harold Jackson 1 10 10.0 10 0 0
Stanley Morgan 1 39 39.0 39 0 0
Andy Johnson 1 23 23.0 23 0 0

Field Goals
1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Totals % Made
1978 Miami
Garo Yepremian 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/2 0/0 2/2 100
1978 New England
David Posey 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 1/1 100

Punting
No Avg Net Tb Inside 20 Long Blocked
1978 Miami
George Roberts 6 38.8 32.7 1 2 47 0
1978 New England
Jerrel Wilson 4 30.8 25.8 0 1 36 0

Kickoff Returns
No Yds Avg Long TD
1978 Miami
Duriel Harris 2 48 24.0 26 0
1978 New England
Raymond Clayborn 3 55 18.3 21 0
James McAlister 2 36 18.0 21 0

Punt Returns
Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD
1978 Miami
Charlie Babb 1 0 7 7.0 7 0
Jimmy Cefalo 1 1 13 13.0 13 0
1978 New England
Stanley Morgan 1 0 10 10.0 10 0
Mike Haynes 1 1 7 7.0 7 0

Individual Defense
Tackles Sacks Fum Rec
1978 Miami
Steve Towle 11 0 0
Rusty Chambers 10 0 0
Larry Gordon 7 0 0
Tim Foley 6 0 0
Kim Bokamper 6 0 0
Rick Volk 4 0 0
Vern Den Herder 3 0 0
A.J. Duhe 2 0 0
Norris Thomas 1 0 0
Curtis Johnson 1 0 0
Bob Baumhower 1 0 0
1978 New England
Ray Hamilton 7 0 0
Steve Zabel 5 0 0
Rod Shoate 5 0 0
Steve Nelson 4 0 0
Tim Fox 4 0 0
Sam Hunt 4 0 0
Raymond Clayborn 3 0 0
Doug Beaudoin 3 0 0
Mel Lunsford 2 0 0
Mike Haynes 2 0 0
Richard Bishop 1 0 0
Tony E. McGee 1 1 0
Don Calhoun 0 0 1
Shelby Jordan 0 0 1

Interceptions
No Yds Avg Long TD
1978 Miami
Norris Thomas 2 4 2.0 4 0
Rick Volk 1 12 12.0 12 0
Curtis Johnson 1 4 4.0 4 0
Vern Den Herder 1 44 44.0 44 1
1978 New England
Mike Haynes 1 10 10.0 10 0