The Miami Dolphins handily beat the Chicago Bears, 31 to 16, on September 23, 1979.

1979 Miami Dolphins

Final

CHI

Bears

2-2-0

16

MIA

31

1

0

3

2

6

0

3

3

14

4

7

14

Total

16

31

1st quarter

CHI

MIA

Dolphins

Uwe von Schamann 21-yard field goal

0

3

2nd quarter

CHI

MIA

Bears

Bob Thomas 30-yard field goal

3

3

Bears

Bob Thomas 32-yard field goal

6

3

3rd quarter

CHI

MIA

Dolphins

Delvin Williams 3-yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick)

6

10

Dolphins

Larry Csonka 12-yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick)

6

17

Bears

Bob Thomas 36-yard field goal

9

17

4th quarter

CHI

MIA

Dolphins

Larry Csonka 9-yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick)

9

24

Dolphins

Larry Csonka 1-yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick)

9

31

Bears

Willie McClendon 1-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)

16

31

Bears

Dolphins

1st Downs

16

23

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

54

57

Total Yards

240

389

Yards per play

4.4

6.8

Passing

155

196

Comp - Att

16 - 25

12 - 17

Yards per pass

6

10.9

Interceptions thrown

2

0

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 5

1 - 11

Rushing

85

193

Rushing Attempts

28

39

Yards per rush

3.0

4.9

Penalties

8

4

Turnovers

2

1

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

2

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Vince Evans 11 17 92 5.4 0 2 39.0
Bob Avellini 5 8 68 8.5 0 0 89.6
Team 16 25 155 6.4 0 2 1 48.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Walter Payton 15 43 2.9 0
Vince Evans 6 32 5.3 0
Bob Avellini 1 5 5.0 0
Willie McClendon 2 3 1.5 1
Dave Williams 4 2 0.5 0
Team 28 85 3.0 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
James Scott 4 49 12.3 0
Brian Baschnagel 3 39 13.0 0
Greg Latta 3 22 7.3 0
Golden Richards 1 20 20.0 0
Jack Deloplaine 2 13 6.5 0
Dave Williams 1 10 10.0 0
Willie McClendon 2 7 3.5 0
Team 16 160 6.4 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Bob Thomas 3 3 1 10
Team 3 3 1 10

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Bob Parsons 2 70 35.0
Team 2 70 35.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Brian Baschnagel 3 58 19.3 0
Rickey Watts 1 26 26.0 0
Steve Schubert 1 18 18.0 0
Team 5 102 20.4 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 0 0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Don Strock 12 17 207 12.2 0 0 111.6
Team 12 17 196 12.2 0 0 1 111.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Larry Csonka 15 73 4.9 3
Delvin Williams 14 64 4.6 1
Gary Davis 4 21 5.3 0
Duriel Harris 1 20 20.0 0
Norm Bulaich 2 8 4.0 0
Steve Howell 2 6 3.0 0
Nat Moore 1 1 1.0 0
Team 39 193 4.9 4

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Nat Moore 5 121 24.2 0
Bruce Hardy 2 31 15.5 0
Jimmy Cefalo 2 24 12.0 0
Duriel Harris 1 17 17.0 0
Gary Davis 2 14 7.0 0
Team 12 207 12.2 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Uwe von Schamann 1 3 4 7
Team 1 3 4 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Team 0 0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Mike Kozlowski 2 45 22.5 0
Tony Nathan 1 22 22.0 0
Team 3 67 22.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Charlie Babb 1 0 0.0 0
Team 1 0 0.0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

4,624

Tagovailoa

Tua Tagovailoa

RUSH

1,012

Mostert

Raheem Mostert

REC

1,799

Hill

Tyreek Hill

Team Rankings

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PPG

29.2

2nd

OPP PPG

23.0

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

135.8

6th

PASS YDS/G

276.4

2nd

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
Jets Jets
7 10 0 .412
Patriots Patriots
4 13 0 .235

Last Game

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KC Chiefs

1-0-0

26

Final

7

MIA Dolphins

0-1-0

Sat 13 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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