NFL game summary for 11/07/1976:

Bob Griese threw a pair of touchdown passes and the Dolphins' defense held the Jets scoreless until 3:34 remained in the game as Miami picked up its third straight victory. Griese finished an 80-yard drive with an 18-yard scoring pass to Jim Mandich. He connected with Nat Moore for a 17-0 halftime lead. Gary Davis picked up the Dolphins' final score on a 28-yard run.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Miami Dolphins	OFFENSE	170.8  (6)	149.8  (13)	320.5  (11)	18
	DEFENSE	155.8  (20)	216.1  (28)	371.9  (26)	13
New York Jets	OFFENSE	129.9  (21)	121.1  (21)	251.0  (25)	23
	DEFENSE	201.2  (28)	164.0  (17)	365.2  (25)	17

Line: Dolphins by 11

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Miami Dolphins (5-4-0)	7	10	3	7	27
New York Jets (2-7-0)	0	0	0	7	7

( 7- 0) MIA Jim Mandich 18 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
(10- 0) MIA Garo Yepremian 44 yard field goal
(17- 0) MIA Nat Moore 16 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
(20- 0) MIA Garo Yepremian 34 yard field goal
(20- 7) NYJ Clark Gaines 1 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)
(27- 7) MIA Gary Davis 28 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)

                     MIA             NYJ
First Downs:         18              16
Rushes-yards:        42-142          28-116
Yards/rush:          3.4             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-21-181-0     12-24-183-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             2-29
Net pass yards:      181             154
Net yards/pass:      8.6             5.9
Total net yards:     323             270
Total plays:         63 (66% run)    54 (51% run)  
Yards/play:          5.1             5.0
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             4-3
Turnovers:           0               4
Penalties-yards:     3-31            5-43

Attendance: 53,344

Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 16 of 21 for 181 yards and 2 TDs
NYJ: Richard Todd, 12 of 24 for 183 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
MIA: Benny Malone, 13 for 38 yards; Stan Winfrey, 11 for 23 yards; Don Nottingham, 8 for 39 yards; Gary Davis, 5 for 32 yards and 1 TD; Norm Bulaich, 3 for 8 yards; Bob Griese, 2 for 2 yards
NYJ: Clark Gaines, 14 for 67 yards and 1 TD; Bob Gresham, 6 for 21 yards; Steve Davis, 4 for 16 yards; Richard Todd, 4 for 12 yards

Receiving:
MIA: Nat Moore, 5 for 66 yards and 1 TD; Freddie Solomon, 3 for 46 yards; Duriel Harris, 3 for 38 yards; Jim Mandich, 1 for 18 yards and 1 TD; Andre Tillman, 1 for 12 yards; Gary Davis, 1 for 2 yards; Stan Winfrey, 1 for 2 yards; Norm Bulaich, 1 for -3 yards
NYJ: Rich Caster, 4 for 49 yards; Clark Gaines, 3 for 46 yards; David Knight, 2 for 57 yards; Lou Piccone, 1 for 20 yards; Steve Davis, 1 for 9 yards; Bob Gresham, 1 for 2 yards

Kick returns:
MIA: Duriel Harris, 1 for 69 yards; Gary Davis, 1 for 29 yards
NYJ: Keith Denson, 4 for 84 yards; Lou Piccone, 1 for 28 yards; Richard Osborne, 1 for 8 yards

Punt returns:
MIA: Freddie Solomon, 3 for 53 yards; Nat Moore, 1 for 23 yards
NYJ: Lou Piccone, 2 for 5 yards

Interceptions:
MIA: Bryant Salter, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 3 for 129 yards
NYJ: Duane Carrell, 5 for 225 yards

Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 2/3
NYJ: Pat Leahy, 0/1

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