The New England Patriots handily defeated the Miami Dolphins, 28 to 13, on October 21, 1979.

Final

Dolphins

5-3-0

13

Patriots

6-2-0

28

Team

MIA

NE

1

10

0

2

3

7

3

0

7

4

0

14

Total

13

28

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

MIA

NE

Uwe von Schamann 53-yard field goal

3

0

Bruce Hardy 13-yard pass from Bob Griese (Uwe von Schamann kick)

10

0

2nd quarter

MIA

NE

Uwe von Schamann 40-yard field goal

13

0

Horace Ivory 1-yard run (John Smith kick)

13

7

3rd quarter

MIA

NE

Sam Cunningham 1-yard run (John Smith kick)

13

14

4th quarter

MIA

NE

Ray Jarvis 15-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)

13

21

Mike Hawkins 35-yard interception return (John Smith kick)

13

28

Dolphins

Patriots

1st Downs

13

17

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

57

71

Total Yards

204

299

Yards per play

3.6

4.2

Passing

69

170

Comp - Att

12 - 27

17 - 25

Yards per pass

2.5

6.3

Interceptions thrown

3

0

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 3

2 - 21

Rushing

135

129

Rushing Attempts

29

44

Yards per rush

4.7

2.9

Penalties

4

6

Turnovers

5

1

Fumbles lost

2

1

Interceptions

3

0

Possession

Dolphins

Patriots

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Bob Griese	10	18	57	3.2	1	2		40.5
Don Strock	1	7	8	1.1	0	1		0.0
Guy Benjamin	1	2	7	3.5	0	0		58.3
Team	12	27	69	2.7	1	3	1	24.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Delvin Williams	13	99	7.6
Larry Csonka	13	32	2.5
Gary Davis	2	4	2.0
Don Strock	1	0	0.0
Team	29	135	4.7

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Bruce Hardy	3	39	13.0	1
Gary Davis	3	19	6.3	0
Delvin Williams	2	14	7.0	0
Norm Bulaich	1	7	7.0	0
Larry Csonka	2	-2	-1.0	0
Nat Moore	1	-5	-5.0	0
Team	12	72	2.7	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	2	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Uwe von Schamann	2	2		1	7
Team	2	2		1	7

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
George Roberts	5	164	32.8
Team	5	164	32.8

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Tony Nathan	4	62	15.5
Gary Davis	1	16	16.0
Team	5	78	15.6

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	0		0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SCK	RATE
Steve Grogan	16	24	187	7.8	1		104.0
Eddie Hare	1	1	4	4.0	0		83.3
Team	17	25	170	7.6	1	2	103.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Horace Ivory	16	44	2.8	1
Steve Grogan	10	42	4.2	0
Sam Cunningham	13	33	2.5	1
Harold Jackson	1	12	12.0	0
Don Calhoun	4	-2	-0.5	0
Team	44	129	2.9	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Stanley Morgan	2	53	26.5	0
Harold Jackson	1	35	35.0	0
Russ Francis	4	34	8.5	0
Sam Cunningham	5	29	5.8	0
Ray Jarvis	1	15	15.0	1
Don Hasselbeck	2	13	6.5	0
Horace Ivory	1	8	8.0	0
Mosi Tatupu	1	4	4.0	0
Team	17	191	7.6	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	4	1	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
John Smith	0	1		4	4
Team	0	1		4	4

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Eddie Hare	5	154	30.8
Team	5	154	30.8

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Allan Clark	2	60	30.0
Rick Sanford	1	12	12.0
Team	3	72	24.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Mike Haynes	2	5	2.5	0
Team	2	5	2.5	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,120

Jones

RUSH

642

Elliott

REC

561

Douglas

Team Rankings

PPG

13.9

31st

OPP PPG

21.5

15th

RUSH YDS/G

95.7

26th

PASS YDS/G

199.5

29th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	11	6	.647
Dolphins	11	6	.647
Jets	7	10	.412
Patriots	4	13	.235

Last Game

Patriots

4-13-0

3

Final

17

Jets

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The New England Patriots handily defeated the Miami Dolphins, 28 to 13, on October 21, 1979.

Final

Dolphins

13

Patriots

28

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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2,120

642

561

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

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