Sunday November 7, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/07/1976:



Bob Griese threw a pair of touchdown passes and the Dolphins' defense held the Jets scoreless until 3:34 remained in the game as Miami picked up its third straight victory. Griese finished an 80-yard drive with an 18-yard scoring pass to Jim Mandich. He connected with Nat Moore for a 17-0 halftime lead. Gary Davis picked up the Dolphins' final score on a 28-yard run.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE170.8  (6)149.8  (13)320.5  (11)18
DEFENSE155.8  (20)216.1  (28)371.9  (26)13
OFFENSE129.9  (21)121.1  (21)251.0  (25)23
DEFENSE201.2  (28)164.0  (17)365.2  (25)17

Line: Dolphins by 11

Team1234F
Miami Dolphins (5-4-0)7103727
New York Jets (2-7-0)00077

( 7- 0) MIA Jim Mandich 18 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) (10- 0) MIA Garo Yepremian 44 yard field goal (17- 0) MIA Nat Moore 16 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) (20- 0) MIA Garo Yepremian 34 yard field goal (20- 7) NYJ Clark Gaines 1 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick) (27- 7) MIA Gary Davis 28 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
                     MIA             NYJ
First Downs:         18              16
Rushes-yards:        42-142          28-116
Yards/rush:          3.4             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-21-181-0     12-24-183-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             2-29
Net pass yards:      181             154
Net yards/pass:      8.6             5.9
Total net yards:     323             270
Total plays:         63 (66% run)    54 (51% run)  
Yards/play:          5.1             5.0
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             4-3
Turnovers:           0               4
Penalties-yards:     3-31            5-43

Attendance: 53,344

Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 16 of 21 for 181 yards and 2 TDs NYJ: Richard Todd, 12 of 24 for 183 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
MIA: Benny Malone, 13 for 38 yards; Stan Winfrey, 11 for 23 yards; Don Nottingham, 8 for 39 yards; Gary Davis, 5 for 32 yards and 1 TD; Norm Bulaich, 3 for 8 yards; Bob Griese, 2 for 2 yards NYJ: Clark Gaines, 14 for 67 yards and 1 TD; Bob Gresham, 6 for 21 yards; Steve Davis, 4 for 16 yards; Richard Todd, 4 for 12 yards
Receiving:
MIA: Nat Moore, 5 for 66 yards and 1 TD; Freddie Solomon, 3 for 46 yards; Duriel Harris, 3 for 38 yards; Jim Mandich, 1 for 18 yards and 1 TD; Andre Tillman, 1 for 12 yards; Gary Davis, 1 for 2 yards; Stan Winfrey, 1 for 2 yards; Norm Bulaich, 1 for -3 yards NYJ: Rich Caster, 4 for 49 yards; Clark Gaines, 3 for 46 yards; David Knight, 2 for 57 yards; Lou Piccone, 1 for 20 yards; Steve Davis, 1 for 9 yards; Bob Gresham, 1 for 2 yards
Kick returns:
MIA: Duriel Harris, 1 for 69 yards; Gary Davis, 1 for 29 yards NYJ: Keith Denson, 4 for 84 yards; Lou Piccone, 1 for 28 yards; Richard Osborne, 1 for 8 yards
Punt returns:
MIA: Freddie Solomon, 3 for 53 yards; Nat Moore, 1 for 23 yards NYJ: Lou Piccone, 2 for 5 yards
Interceptions:
MIA: Bryant Salter, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 3 for 129 yards NYJ: Duane Carrell, 5 for 225 yards
Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 2/3 NYJ: Pat Leahy, 0/1


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