NFL game summary for 10/15/1978:

Newly acquired Jim Braxton scored two touchdowns and Don Strock and Bob Griese each threw scoring passes in the victory. Braxton scored on two and one-yard runs and Strock hit Loaird McCreary with a five-yard touchdown pass as the Dolphins converted three San Diego turnovers into a 21-7 halftime advantage. Lydell Mitchell scored twice on one-yard runs in the third quarter to narrow the gap, but Griese hit Nat Moore with a 12-yard scoring pass.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Miami Dolphins	OFFENSE	186.5  (3)	128.0  (22)	314.5  (9)	12
	DEFENSE	138.8  (13)	179.7  (23)	318.5  (20)	16
San Diego Chargers	OFFENSE	127.7  (18)	176.8  (11)	304.5  (14)	20
	DEFENSE	109.0  (4)	175.3  (21)	284.3  (11)	14

Line: Chargers by 4

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Miami Dolphins (5-2-0)	7	14	7	0	28
San Diego Chargers (2-5-0)	0	7	14	0	21

( 7- 0) MIA Jim Braxton 2 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(14- 0) MIA Loaird McCreary 5 yard pass from Don Strock (Garo Yepremian kick)
(14- 7) SD  Lydell Mitchell 22 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)
(21- 7) MIA Jim Braxton 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(21-14) SD  Lydell Mitchell 1 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick)
(28-14) MIA Nat Moore 12 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
(28-21) SD  Lydell Mitchell 1 yard rush (Rolf Benirschke kick)

                     MIA             SD
First Downs:         17              28
Rushes-yards:        35-139          34-117
Yards/rush:          4.0             3.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-21-131-0     22-30-313-2
Sacked-yards:        1-9             3-26
Net pass yards:      122             287
Net yards/pass:      5.5             8.7
Total net yards:     261             404
Total plays:         57 (61% run)    67 (50% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             6.0
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             4-3
Turnovers:           1               5
Penalties-yards:     3-20            5-40

Attendance: 50,637

Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 8 of 11 for 98 yards and 1 TD; Don Strock, 5 of 10 for 33 yards and 1 TD
SD: Dan Fouts, 22 of 30 for 313 yards and 1 TD (2 int)

Rushing:
MIA: Delvin Williams, 23 for 92 yards; Jim Braxton, 6 for 13 yards and 2 TDs; Leroy Harris, 3 for 24 yards; Don Strock, 1 for 12 yards; Norm Bulaich, 1 for 5 yards; Nat Moore, 1 for -7 yards
SD: Lydell Mitchell, 19 for 77 yards and 2 TDs; Don Woods, 12 for 35 yards; Bo Matthews, 2 for 7 yards; Dan Fouts, 1 for -2 yards

Receiving:
MIA: Nat Moore, 4 for 59 yards and 1 TD; Delvin Williams, 3 for 9 yards; Jim Braxton, 2 for 23 yards; Duriel Harris, 2 for 21 yards; Andre Tillman, 1 for 14 yards; Loaird McCreary, 1 for 5 yards and 1 TD
SD: Lydell Mitchell, 6 for 64 yards and 1 TD; Charlie Joiner, 4 for 87 yards; Don Woods, 4 for 20 yards; Artie Owens, 3 for 89 yards; Bob Klein, 3 for 36 yards; John Jefferson, 2 for 17 yards

Kick returns:
MIA: Duriel Harris, 4 for 93 yards
SD: Johnny Rodgers, 4 for 93 yards

Punt returns:
MIA: Jimmy Cefalo, 1 for 16 yards; Nat Moore, 1 for 11 yards
SD: Johnny Rodgers, 1 for 13 yards; Mike Fuller, 1 for 4 yards

Interceptions:
MIA: Bob Baumhower, 1 for 0 yards; Earnest Rhone, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
MIA: George Roberts, 6 for 235 yards
SD: Jeff West, 3 for 123 yards

Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 0/1

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