The Miami Dolphins were defeated by the Houston Oilers, 17 to 9, in the 1978 AFC Wild Card game on December 24, 1978.
1st quarter
HOU
MIA
Andre Tillman 13-yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
0
7
Tim Wilson 13-yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick)
7
7
4th quarter
HOU
MIA
Toni Fritsch 35-yard field goal
10
7
Earl Campbell 1-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick)
17
7
Safety
17
9
Oilers
Dolphins
1st Downs
23
14
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
77
57
Total Yards
455
209
Yards per play
5.9
3.7
Passing
290
118
Comp - Att
20 - 30
12 - 30
Yards per pass
9.1
3.7
Interceptions thrown
0
3
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 16
2 - 19
Rushing
165
91
Rushing Attempts
45
25
Yards per rush
3.7
3.6
Penalties
5
1
Turnovers
1
5
Fumbles lost
1
2
Interceptions
0
3
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Pastorini | 20 | 29 | 306 | 10.6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 115.0 |
| Mike Barber | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Team | 20 | 30 | 290 | 10.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 111.3 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Campbell | 26 | 84 | 3.2 | 1 |
| Tim Wilson | 14 | 76 | 5.4 | 0 |
| Larry Poole | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Dan Pastorini | 3 | -9 | -3.0 | 0 |
| Team | 45 | 165 | 3.7 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Barber | 4 | 112 | 28.0 | 0 | |
| Ken Burrough | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 0 | |
| Tim Wilson | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| Robert Woods | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Earl Campbell | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Rich Caster | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 20 | 306 | 10.2 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Fritsch | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Parsley | 5 | 220 | 44.0 | 49 |
| Team | 5 | 220 | 44.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Woods | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | 40 |
| Team | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Woods | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 11 |
| Team | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Griese | 11 | 28 | 114 | 4.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.9 |
| Don Strock | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 52.1 |
| Team | 12 | 30 | 118 | 4.6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 26.0 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Harris | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 0 |
| Delvin Williams | 13 | 41 | 3.2 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Norm Bulaich | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 25 | 91 | 3.6 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duriel Harris | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Nat Moore | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Andre Tillman | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 1 | |
| Leroy Harris | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Norm Bulaich | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Delvin Williams | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 12 | 137 | 4.6 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garo Yepremian | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Team | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Roberts | 5 | 243 | 48.6 | 53 |
| Team | 5 | 243 | 48.6 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duriel Harris | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 0 | 39 |
| Norm Bulaich | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Team | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nat Moore | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Team | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 |
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