NFL game summary for 09/10/1978:

Don Strock completed 13 of 20 passes for 151 yards and three touchdowns as the Dolphins evened their record at 1-1. The Colts, who were shut out for the second straight week, dropped to 0-2. Miami's defense intercepted six passes to tie a club record. Norris Thomas returned one interception 53 yards for a touchdown on the Colts' first pass play. Rick Volk also made a big contribution to the Miami secondary by picking off his second and third passes of the season.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Miami Dolphins	OFFENSE	154.0  (9)	175.0  (10)	329.0  (8)	2
	DEFENSE	153.0  (18)	227.0  (25)	380.0  (23)	1
Baltimore Colts	OFFENSE	99.0  (24)	82.0  (21)	181.0  (24)	3
	DEFENSE	278.0  (28)	305.0  (27)	583.0  (28)	3

Line: Dolphins by 3

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Miami Dolphins (1-1-0)	14	14	0	14	42
Baltimore Colts (0-2-0)	0	0	0	0	0

( 7- 0) MIA Norris Thomas 53 yard interception return (Garo Yepremian kick)
(14- 0) MIA Nat Moore 5 yard pass from Don Strock (Garo Yepremian kick)
(21- 0) MIA Bruce Hardy 2 yard pass from Don Strock (Garo Yepremian kick)
(28- 0) MIA Andre Tillman 14 yard pass from Don Strock (Garo Yepremian kick)
(35- 0) MIA Gary Davis 8 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(42- 0) MIA Benny Malone 5 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)

                     MIA             BAL
First Downs:         20              18
Rushes-yards:        42-292          26-96
Yards/rush:          7.0             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-22-163-1     17-37-204-6
Sacked-yards:        2-15            4-53
Net pass yards:      148             151
Net yards/pass:      6.2             3.7
Total net yards:     440             247
Total plays:         66 (63% run)    67 (38% run)  
Yards/play:          6.7             3.7
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             4-1
Turnovers:           2               7
Penalties-yards:     6-45            4-35

Attendance: 47,730

Passing:
MIA: Don Strock, 13 of 20 for 151 yards and 3 TDs; Guy Benjamin, 1 of 2 for 12 yards (1 int)
BAL: Bill Troup, 15 of 33 for 186 yards (5 int); Mike Kirkland, 2 of 4 for 18 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
MIA: Leroy Harris, 11 for 79 yards; Delvin Williams, 11 for 59 yards; Gary Davis, 8 for 48 yards and 1 TD; Benny Malone, 6 for 18 yards and 1 TD; Norm Bulaich, 4 for 68 yards; Don Strock, 2 for 20 yards
BAL: Ron Lee, 16 for 64 yards; Roosevelt Leaks, 5 for 3 yards; Joe Washington, 3 for 25 yards; Bill Troup, 2 for 4 yards

Receiving:
MIA: Gary Davis, 4 for 29 yards; Duriel Harris, 3 for 29 yards; Andre Tillman, 2 for 24 yards and 1 TD; Leroy Harris, 1 for 57 yards; Loaird McCreary, 1 for 12 yards; Delvin Williams, 1 for 5 yards; Nat Moore, 1 for 5 yards and 1 TD; Bruce Hardy, 1 for 2 yards and 1 TD
BAL: Glenn Doughty, 4 for 69 yards; Roger Carr, 4 for 44 yards; Reese McCall, 2 for 25 yards; Joe Washington, 2 for 16 yards; Ron Lee, 2 for 15 yards; Roosevelt Leaks, 1 for 19 yards; Don McCauley, 1 for 9 yards; Mack Alston, 1 for 7 yards

Kick returns:
MIA: Terry Anderson, 1 for 14 yards
BAL: Marshall Johnson, 4 for 85 yards; Joe Washington, 1 for 21 yards; Don Hardeman, 1 for 15 yards; Bob Van Duyne, 1 for 0 yards

Punt returns:
MIA: Jimmy Cefalo, 2 for 42 yards; Charlie Babb, 1 for 5 yards
BAL: Marshall Johnson, 3 for 20 yards

Interceptions:
MIA: Rick Volk, 2 for 18 yards; Norris Thomas, 1 for 53 yards and 1 TD; Charles Cornelius, 1 for 21 yards; Earnest Rhone, 1 for 4 yards; Kim Bokamper, 1 for 2 yards
BAL: Lloyd Mumphord, 1 for 1 yard

Punting:
MIA: George Roberts, 5 for 177 yards
BAL: David Lee, 6 for 237 yards

Field Goals:

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