The New York Jets handily defeated the Miami Dolphins, 33 to 20, on September 3, 1978.

1978 New York Jets

Final

MIA

20

NYJ

Jets

1-0-0

33

1

0

10

2

6

10

3

7

7

4

7

6

Total

20

33

1st quarter

MIA

NYJ

Jets

Wesley Walker 47-yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)

0

7

Jets

Pat Leahy 36-yard field goal

0

10

2nd quarter

MIA

NYJ

Jets

Pat Leahy 22-yard field goal

0

13

Dolphins

Delvin Williams 58-yard run (kick failed)

6

13

Jets

Mickey Shuler 1-yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)

6

20

3rd quarter

MIA

NYJ

Jets

Wesley Walker 43-yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)

6

27

Dolphins

Nat Moore 1-yard pass from Don Strock (Garo Yepremian kick)

13

27

4th quarter

MIA

NYJ

Jets

Pat Leahy 46-yard field goal

13

30

Jets

Pat Leahy 36-yard field goal

13

33

Dolphins

Loaird McCreary 5-yard pass from Guy Benjamin (Garo Yepremian kick)

20

33

Dolphins

Jets

1st Downs

16

23

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

55

70

Total Yards

329

380

Yards per play

6.0

5.4

Passing

175

227

Comp - Att

15 - 29

17 - 25

Yards per pass

5.8

8.4

Interceptions thrown

2

1

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 12

2 - 18

Rushing

154

153

Rushing Attempts

25

43

Yards per rush

6.2

3.6

Penalties

4

9

Turnovers

2

1

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

2

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Don Strock 10 23 108 4.7 1 2 36.1
Guy Benjamin 5 6 79 13.2 1 0 158.3
Team 15 29 175 6.4 2 2 1 66.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Delvin Williams 11 119 10.8 1
Norm Bulaich 4 19 4.8 0
Leroy Harris 6 14 2.3 0
Gary Davis 4 2 0.5 0
Team 25 154 6.2 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Duriel Harris 3 48 16.0 0
Jimmy Cefalo 1 43 43.0 0
Delvin Williams 1 19 19.0 0
Bruce Hardy 2 17 8.5 0
Nat Moore 2 16 8.0 1
Loaird McCreary 1 10 10.0 1
Gary Davis 1 9 9.0 0
Leroy Harris 1 9 9.0 0
Andre Tillman 1 9 9.0 0
Norm Bulaich 2 7 3.5 0
Team 15 187 6.4 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Garo Yepremian 0 0 2 2
Team 0 0 2 2

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
George Roberts 4 154 38.5
Team 4 154 38.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Gary Davis 5 104 20.8 0
Terry Anderson 2 43 21.5 0
Team 7 147 21.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Jimmy Cefalo 2 20 10.0 0
Team 2 20 10.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Richard Todd 17 25 245 9.8 3 1 122.5
Team 17 25 227 9.8 3 1 2 122.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Scott Dierking 16 47 2.9 0
Kevin Long 9 45 5.0 0
Clark Gaines 9 26 2.9 0
Bruce Harper 4 26 6.5 0
Tom Newton 1 5 5.0 0
Richard Todd 4 4 1.0 0
Team 43 153 3.6 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Wesley Walker 4 108 27.0 2
Derrick Gaffney 4 50 12.5 0
Kevin Long 5 48 9.6 0
Jerome Barkum 1 19 19.0 0
Clark Gaines 1 13 13.0 0
Scott Dierking 1 6 6.0 0
Mickey Shuler 1 1 1.0 1
Team 17 245 9.8 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Pat Leahy 4 4 3 15
Team 4 4 3 15

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Chuck Ramsey 2 96 48.0
Team 2 96 48.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Bruce Harper 3 88 29.3 0
Team 3 88 29.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Bruce Harper 1 13 13.0 0
Team 1 13 13.0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

2,271

Wilson

Zach Wilson

RUSH

994

Hall

Breece Hall

REC

1,042

Wilson

Garrett Wilson

Team Rankings

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PPG

15.8

29th

OPP PPG

20.9

12th

RUSH YDS/G

96.9

22nd

PASS YDS/G

198.4

30th

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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NE Patriots

4-13-0

3

Final

17

NYJ Jets

7-10-0

Sun 7 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