Sunday October 16, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/16/1977:



Bob Griese hurled two touchdown passes and Benny Malone scored on a five-yard run to give the Dolphins a commanding 21-3 halftime lead. While Miami's offense sputtered through the last two quarters, the Jets cut the margin to 21-17 on a pair of one-yard touchdown runs by Clark Gaines.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE115.2  (20)136.8  (22)252.0  (20)10
DEFENSE139.5  (14)155.5  (18)295.0  (18)8
OFFENSE175.8  (6)149.5  (14)325.2  (8)7
DEFENSE141.0  (15)160.5  (20)301.5  (20)9

Line: Dolphins by 10

Team1234F
New York Jets (2-3-0)037717
Miami Dolphins (4-1-0)7140021

( 0- 7) MIA Benny Malone 5 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) ( 0-14) MIA Loaird McCreary 1 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) ( 0-21) MIA Nat Moore 9 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) ( 3-21) NYJ Pat Leahy 30 yard field goal (10-21) NYJ Clark Gaines 1 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick) (17-21) NYJ Clark Gaines 1 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)
                     NYJ             MIA
First Downs:         14              23
Rushes-yards:        25-123          42-212
Yards/rush:          4.9             5.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-26-203-0     17-24-132-0
Sacked-yards:        1-12            1-4
Net pass yards:      191             128
Net yards/pass:      7.1             5.1
Total net yards:     314             340
Total plays:         52 (48% run)    67 (62% run)  
Yards/play:          6.0             5.1
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             2-2
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     7-52            2-20

Attendance: 43,446

Passing:
NYJ: Richard Todd, 16 of 26 for 203 yards MIA: Bob Griese, 17 of 24 for 132 yards and 2 TDs
Rushing:
NYJ: Clark Gaines, 11 for 52 yards and 2 TDs; Richard Todd, 5 for 40 yards; Bruce Harper, 5 for 23 yards; Charlie White, 2 for -6 yards; Wesley Walker, 1 for 11 yards; Kevin Long, 1 for 3 yards MIA: Benny Malone, 22 for 105 yards and 1 TD; Don Nottingham, 16 for 96 yards; Norm Bulaich, 3 for 5 yards; Bob Griese, 1 for 6 yards
Receiving:
NYJ: Wesley Walker, 4 for 90 yards; Clark Gaines, 4 for 31 yards; Jerome Barkum, 3 for 49 yards; Bruce Harper, 3 for 12 yards; David Knight, 1 for 17 yards; Kevin Long, 1 for 4 yards MIA: Nat Moore, 6 for 37 yards and 1 TD; Duriel Harris, 4 for 45 yards; Andre Tillman, 2 for 18 yards; Don Nottingham, 2 for 17 yards; Norm Bulaich, 2 for 14 yards; Loaird McCreary, 1 for 1 yard and 1 TD
Kick returns:
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 3 for 72 yards; Billy Hardee, 1 for 29 yards MIA: Terry Anderson, 2 for 44 yards; Gary Davis, 1 for 24 yards
Punt returns:
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 2 for 51 yards; Ken Schroy, 1 for 6 yards MIA: Freddie Solomon, 1 for 4 yards
Interceptions:

Punting:
NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 3 for 134 yards MIA: Mike Michel, 4 for 151 yards
Field Goals:
NYJ: Pat Leahy, 1/3 MIA: Garo Yepremian, 0/1


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