NFL game summary for 09/03/1978:
Richard Todd threw three touchdown passes, including 47 and 43-yarders to Wesley Walker, and Pat Leahy kicked four field goals as the Jets downed Miami 33-20. Todd finished the day with 17 completions in 25 attempts for 245 yards. Walker had four receptions for 108 yards. Interceptions by Mike Hennigan and Greg Buttle set up Leahy's first two field goals. The Dolphins played without quarterback Bob Griese, who was injured in the preseason and expected to miss at least the first six games of the regular season. Delvin Williams, playing in his first game with the Dolphins, rushed for 119 yards.
Line: Dolphins by 4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Miami Dolphins (0-1-0) | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
 New York Jets (1-0-0) | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
( 0- 7) NYJ Wesley Walker 47 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) ( 0-10) NYJ Pat Leahy 36 yard field goal ( 0-13) NYJ Pat Leahy 22 yard field goal ( 6-13) MIA Delvin Williams 58 yard rush (kick failed) ( 6-20) NYJ Mickey Shuler 1 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) ( 6-27) NYJ Wesley Walker 43 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick) (13-27) MIA Nat Moore 1 yard pass from Don Strock (Garo Yepremian kick) (13-30) NYJ Pat Leahy 46 yard field goal (13-33) NYJ Pat Leahy 36 yard field goal (20-33) MIA Loaird McCreary 5 yard pass from Guy Benjamin (Garo Yepremian kick)
MIA NYJ
First Downs: 16 23
Rushes-yards: 25-154 43-153
Yards/rush: 6.2 3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 15-29-187-2 17-25-245-1
Sacked-yards: 1-12 2-18
Net pass yards: 175 227
Net yards/pass: 5.8 8.4
Total net yards: 329 380
Total plays: 55 (45% run) 70 (61% run)
Yards/play: 6.0 5.4
Fumbles-lost: 0-0 0-0
Turnovers: 2 1
Penalties-yards: 4-35 9-59
Attendance: 49,598
Passing:MIA: Don Strock, 10 of 23 for 108 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Guy Benjamin, 5 of 6 for 79 yards and 1 TD
NYJ: Richard Todd, 17 of 25 for 245 yards and 3 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
MIA: Delvin Williams, 11 for 119 yards and 1 TD; Leroy Harris, 6 for 14 yards; Norm Bulaich, 4 for 19 yards; Gary Davis, 4 for 2 yards
NYJ: Scott Dierking, 16 for 47 yards; Kevin Long, 9 for 45 yards; Clark Gaines, 9 for 26 yards; Bruce Harper, 4 for 26 yards; Richard Todd, 4 for 4 yards; Tom Newton, 1 for 5 yards
Receiving:
MIA: Duriel Harris, 3 for 48 yards; Bruce Hardy, 2 for 17 yards; Nat Moore, 2 for 16 yards and 1 TD; Norm Bulaich, 2 for 7 yards; Jimmy Cefalo, 1 for 43 yards; Delvin Williams, 1 for 19 yards; Loaird McCreary, 1 for 10 yards and 1 TD; Leroy Harris, 1 for 9 yards; Gary Davis, 1 for 9 yards; Andre Tillman, 1 for 9 yards
NYJ: Kevin Long, 5 for 48 yards; Wesley Walker, 4 for 108 yards and 2 TDs; Derrick Gaffney, 4 for 50 yards; Jerome Barkum, 1 for 19 yards; Clark Gaines, 1 for 13 yards; Scott Dierking, 1 for 6 yards; Mickey Shuler, 1 for 1 yard and 1 TD
Kick returns:
MIA: Gary Davis, 5 for 104 yards; Terry Anderson, 2 for 43 yards
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 3 for 88 yards
Punt returns:
MIA: Jimmy Cefalo, 2 for 20 yards
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 1 for 13 yards
Interceptions:
MIA: Rick Volk, 1 for 24 yards
NYJ: Greg Buttle, 1 for 29 yards; Mike Hennigan, 1 for 16 yards
Punting:
MIA: George Roberts, 4 for 154 yards
NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 2 for 96 yards
Field Goals:
NYJ: Pat Leahy, 4/4