Sunday September 30, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 09/30/1979:



Two one-yard touchdown runs by Tom Newton and Richard Todd's game-clinching 71-yard touchdown pass to Wesley Walker sparked the Jets' victory. Johnny Lynn opened the Jets' scoring when he recovered a blocked punt in the end zone. Bobby Jackson gave the Jets a 26-10 lead when he raced 58 yards with an interception for a touchdown. The loss knocked the Dolphins from the unbeaten ranks.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE155.2  (9)173.8  (14)329.0  (10)7
DEFENSE96.5  (1)140.8  (8)237.2  (5)11
OFFENSE198.0  (1)133.8  (21)331.8  (9)13
DEFENSE141.2  (15)295.2  (28)436.5  (28)11

Line: Dolphins by 5

Team1234F
Miami Dolphins (4-1-0)10001727
New York Jets (2-3-0)7136733

( 0- 7) NYJ Johnny Lynn 0 yard fumble return (Pat Leahy kick) ( 7- 7) MIA Jimmy Cefalo 26 yard pass from Bob Griese (Uwe von Schamann kick) (10- 7) MIA Uwe von Schamann 25 yard field goal (10-14) NYJ Tom Newton 1 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick) (10-20) NYJ Tom Newton 1 yard rush (kick failed) (10-26) NYJ Bobby Jackson 58 yard interception return (kick failed) (17-26) MIA Bruce Hardy 18 yard pass from Bob Griese (Uwe von Schamann kick) (20-26) MIA Uwe von Schamann 37 yard field goal (20-33) NYJ Wesley Walker 71 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) (27-33) MIA Nat Moore 6 yard pass from Bob Griese (Uwe von Schamann kick)
                     MIA             NYJ
First Downs:         21              16
Rushes-yards:        23-68           47-168
Yards/rush:          3.0             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     22-45-296-1     6-10-186-1
Sacked-yards:        1-10            0-0
Net pass yards:      286             186
Net yards/pass:      6.2             18.6
Total net yards:     354             354
Total plays:         69 (33% run)    57 (82% run)  
Yards/play:          5.1             6.2
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-0
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     8-62            9-60

Attendance: 51,496

Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 22 of 45 for 296 yards and 3 TDs (1 int) NYJ: Richard Todd, 6 of 10 for 186 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
MIA: Delvin Williams, 16 for 48 yards; Larry Csonka, 7 for 20 yards NYJ: Clark Gaines, 19 for 92 yards; Tom Newton, 11 for 38 yards and 2 TDs; Scott Dierking, 10 for 22 yards; Bruce Harper, 7 for 16 yards
Receiving:
MIA: Nat Moore, 8 for 127 yards and 1 TD; Jimmy Cefalo, 4 for 92 yards and 1 TD; Delvin Williams, 3 for 24 yards; Gary Davis, 3 for 20 yards; Norm Bulaich, 3 for 15 yards; Bruce Hardy, 1 for 18 yards and 1 TD NYJ: Derrick Gaffney, 4 for 104 yards; Wesley Walker, 1 for 71 yards and 1 TD; Bruce Harper, 1 for 11 yards
Kick returns:
MIA: Tony Nathan, 4 for 116 yards; Mike Kozlowski, 1 for 19 yards NYJ: Bruce Harper, 5 for 83 yards
Punt returns:
MIA: Tony Nathan, 1 for 25 yards NYJ: Bruce Harper, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
MIA: Gerald Small, 1 for 40 yards NYJ: Bobby Jackson, 1 for 58 yards and 1 TD
Punting:
MIA: George Roberts, 5 for 195 yards NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 5 for 196 yards
Field Goals:
MIA: Uwe von Schamann, 2/2 NYJ: Pat Leahy, 0/1


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