NFL game summary for 10/09/1978:

Delvin Williams, the AFC's leading rusher, carried 24 times for 107 yards to record his third 100-yard plus game of 1978 as the Dolphins blanked winless Cincinnati. Miami posted all 21 points in the first half. Don Strock fired two scoring passes and nose tackle Bob Baumhower returned a fumble 13 yards. The contest marked the return of quarterback Bob Griese, who had missed the first five games because of a preseason knee injury. The NFL's 1977 passing leader completed two of four passes for 22 yards in the final period. Boobie Clark led Bengal rushers with eight carries for 36 yards. He also caught five passes for 35 yards.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Cincinnati Bengals	OFFENSE	103.4  (27)	149.8  (14)	253.2  (25)	15
	DEFENSE	167.0  (23)	157.6  (16)	324.6  (22)	11
Miami Dolphins	OFFENSE	187.2  (3)	123.2  (22)	310.4  (10)	9
	DEFENSE	147.8  (16)	185.0  (25)	332.8  (23)	11

Line: Dolphins by 10½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Cincinnati Bengals (0-6-0)	0	0	0	0	0
Miami Dolphins (4-2-0)	7	14	0	0	21

( 0- 7) MIA Duriel Harris 3 yard pass from Don Strock (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 0-14) MIA Jimmy Cefalo 27 yard pass from Don Strock (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 0-21) MIA Bob Baumhower 13 yard fumble return (Garo Yepremian kick)

                     CIN             MIA
First Downs:         15              18
Rushes-yards:        24-94           41-183
Yards/rush:          3.9             4.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-35-161-2     14-24-156-0
Sacked-yards:        1-8             1-4
Net pass yards:      153             152
Net yards/pass:      4.2             6.1
Total net yards:     247             335
Total plays:         60 (40% run)    66 (62% run)  
Yards/play:          4.1             5.1
Fumbles-lost:        4-3             5-3
Turnovers:           5               3
Penalties-yards:     5-40            7-65

Attendance: 54,729

Passing:
CIN: Ken Anderson, 19 of 35 for 161 yards (2 int)
MIA: Don Strock, 12 of 20 for 134 yards and 2 TDs; Bob Griese, 2 of 4 for 22 yards

Rushing:
CIN: Archie Griffin, 10 for 35 yards; Boobie Clark, 8 for 36 yards; Ken Anderson, 2 for 21 yards; Pete Johnson, 2 for 2 yards; Deacon Turner, 2 for 0 yards
MIA: Delvin Williams, 24 for 107 yards; Leroy Harris, 12 for 48 yards; Gary Davis, 4 for 27 yards; Norm Bulaich, 1 for 1 yard

Receiving:
CIN: Boobie Clark, 5 for 35 yards; Isaac Curtis, 4 for 43 yards; Billy Brooks, 3 for 35 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 3 for 25 yards; Archie Griffin, 2 for 10 yards; Don Bass, 1 for 14 yards; Pete Johnson, 1 for -1 yards
MIA: Duriel Harris, 5 for 47 yards and 1 TD; Nat Moore, 4 for 22 yards; Andre Tillman, 2 for 22 yards; Gary Davis, 1 for 34 yards; Jimmy Cefalo, 1 for 27 yards and 1 TD; Leroy Harris, 1 for 4 yards

Kick returns:
CIN: Archie Griffin, 3 for 74 yards

Punt returns:
CIN: Dennis Law, 2 for 17 yards
MIA: Charlie Babb, 4 for 27 yards; Jimmy Cefalo, 2 for 33 yards

Interceptions:
MIA: Tim Foley, 1 for 0 yards; Curtis Johnson, 1 for -2 yards

Punting:
CIN: Pat McInally, 7 for 268 yards
MIA: George Roberts, 5 for 221 yards

Field Goals:
CIN: Chris Bahr, 0/1
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 0/2

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