NFL game summary for 10/22/1978:

New England took over sole possession of first place in the AFC Eastern Division with a victory over Miami. The Dolphins took a 21-17 lead in the third quarter when Bob Griese, making his first start after a preseason knee injury, hit Andre Tillman with a four-yard scoring pass. On their next possession, the Patriots drove 64 yards with Horace Ivory scoring on a one-yard run. After a Garo Yepremian field goal tied the game 24-24, Ivory scored on a 23-yard run with 3:10 left in the game to give New England a 31-24 margin. Patriots' defensive tackle Richard Bishop sealed the victory, tackling Griese in the Dolphins' end zone for a safety. Miami's Delvin Williams, the NFL rushing leader, gained 116 yards on 19 carries. Ivory paced the Patriots' running attack with 113 yards on 15 carries.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	179.7 (3)	127.1 (21)	306.9 (10)	13
DEFENSE	135.7 (13)	195.0 (28)	330.7 (25)	21
OFFENSE	183.6 (2)	186.6 (8)	370.1 (2)	22
DEFENSE	103.6 (2)	183.3 (24)	286.9 (11)	22

Line: Patriots by 4½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Miami Dolphins (5-3-0)	7	7	7	3	24
New England Patriots (6-2-0)	0	17	7	9	33

( 7- 0) MIA Delvin Williams 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) ( 7- 7) NE Andy Johnson 1 yard rush (David Posey kick) ( 7-14) NE Sam Cunningham 1 yard rush (David Posey kick) (14-14) MIA Nat Moore 9 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) (14-17) NE David Posey 29 yard field goal (21-17) MIA Andre Tillman 4 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) (21-24) NE Horace Ivory 1 yard rush (David Posey kick) (24-24) MIA Garo Yepremian 29 yard field goal (24-31) NE Horace Ivory 23 yard rush (David Posey kick) (24-33) NE Safety, Bob Griese tackled in end zone by Richard Bishop

                     MIA             NE
First Downs:         20              24
Rushes-yards:        26-144          46-225
Yards/rush:          5.5             4.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     22-36-227-2     10-22-176-1
Sacked-yards:        4-38            1-8
Net pass yards:      189             168
Net yards/pass:      4.7             7.3
Total net yards:     333             393
Total plays:         66 (39% run)    69 (66% run)  
Yards/play:          5.0             5.7
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-1
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     2-15            4-21

Attendance: 60,424

Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 22 of 35 for 227 yards and 2 TDs (2 int); Delvin Williams, 0 of 1 for 0 yards NE: Steve Grogan, 10 of 22 for 176 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
MIA: Delvin Williams, 19 for 116 yards and 1 TD; Leroy Harris, 7 for 28 yards NE: Horace Ivory, 15 for 113 yards and 2 TDs; Andy Johnson, 13 for 46 yards and 1 TD; Steve Grogan, 8 for 34 yards; Don Calhoun, 5 for 23 yards; Sam Cunningham, 5 for 9 yards and 1 TD
Receiving:
MIA: Andre Tillman, 8 for 89 yards and 1 TD; Leroy Harris, 4 for 38 yards; Nat Moore, 4 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Delvin Williams, 3 for 19 yards; Duriel Harris, 2 for 45 yards; Norm Bulaich, 1 for 1 yard NE: Harold Jackson, 4 for 70 yards; Andy Johnson, 3 for 36 yards; Don Hasselbeck, 2 for 41 yards; Russ Francis, 1 for 29 yards
Kick returns:
MIA: Duriel Harris, 3 for 48 yards; Jimmy Cefalo, 1 for 19 yards; Bruce Hardy, 1 for 15 yards NE: Raymond Clayborn, 3 for 70 yards; James McAlister, 2 for 23 yards
Punt returns:
MIA: Charlie Babb, 1 for 3 yards; Jimmy Cefalo, 1 for 3 yards NE: Stanley Morgan, 2 for 33 yards; Dick Conn, 1 for 2 yards
Interceptions:
MIA: Tim Foley, 1 for 1 yard NE: Doug Beaudoin, 2 for 12 yards
Punting:
MIA: George Roberts, 5 for 188 yards NE: Jerrel Wilson, 5 for 188 yards
Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 1/2 NE: David Posey, 1/2