NFL game summary for 10/29/1978:

Veteran defensive end Vern Den Herder scored his first NFL touchdown and Bob Griese connected on 14 of 22 passes for 188 yards as Miami completed a two-game sweep of the Colts and moved into second place in the AFC East, one game behind New England. Griese, making his second start since a preseason knee injury, fired a 33-yard touchdown to Nat Moore and a 63-yard scoring toss to Duriel Harris, who had three receptions for 91 yards. Den Herder's touchdown came on a fake field goal attempt when backup quarterback Don Strock, the holder, rolled out and found the eight-year pro with a seven-yard pass. Baltimore's Joe Washington rushed 20 times for 126 yards. The Colts, AFC East champions the last three seasons, played without quarterback Bert Jones and dropped to a 3-6 record.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	121.6 (23)	147.0 (15)	268.6 (22)	26
DEFENSE	206.2 (28)	187.2 (26)	393.5 (28)	16
OFFENSE	175.2 (3)	134.9 (19)	310.1 (9)	15
DEFENSE	146.9 (18)	191.6 (28)	338.5 (26)	23

Line: Dolphins by 12½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Baltimore Colts (3-6-0)	0	6	0	2	8
Miami Dolphins (6-3-0)	2	24	0	0	26

( 0- 2) MIA Safety, Kim Bokamper blocked punt out of end zone ( 0- 9) MIA Nat Moore 37 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) ( 6- 9) BAL Glenn Doughty 32 yard pass from Mike Kirkland (kick failed) ( 6-16) MIA Duriel Harris 63 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) ( 6-19) MIA Garo Yepremian 32 yard field goal ( 6-26) MIA Vern Den Herder 7 yard pass from Don Strock (Garo Yepremian kick) ( 8-26) BAL Safety, George Roberts forced out of end zone by Randy Burke

                     BAL             MIA
First Downs:         13              14
Rushes-yards:        33-192          39-120
Yards/rush:          5.8             3.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     7-14-71-4       15-23-195-2
Sacked-yards:        5-32            1-6
Net pass yards:      39              189
Net yards/pass:      2.1             7.9
Total net yards:     231             309
Total plays:         52 (63% run)    63 (61% run)  
Yards/play:          4.4             4.9
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             2-0
Turnovers:           6               2
Penalties-yards:     9-89            7-60

Attendance: 53,542

Passing:
BAL: Mike Kirkland, 7 of 14 for 71 yards and 1 TD (4 int) MIA: Bob Griese, 14 of 22 for 188 yards and 2 TDs (2 int); Don Strock, 1 of 1 for 7 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
BAL: Joe Washington, 20 for 126 yards; Don Hardeman, 5 for 32 yards; Mike Kirkland, 3 for 23 yards; Roosevelt Leaks, 3 for 8 yards; Don McCauley, 2 for 3 yards MIA: Delvin Williams, 24 for 98 yards; Leroy Harris, 6 for 23 yards; Jim Braxton, 6 for 10 yards; Bob Griese, 1 for -2 yards; Don Strock, 1 for -2 yards; George Roberts, 1 for -7 yards
Receiving:
BAL: Glenn Doughty, 2 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Don Hardeman, 2 for 13 yards; Joe Washington, 2 for 4 yards; Roger Carr, 1 for 19 yards MIA: Nat Moore, 4 for 47 yards and 1 TD; Norm Bulaich, 4 for 22 yards; Duriel Harris, 3 for 91 yards and 1 TD; Jim Braxton, 1 for 15 yards; Delvin Williams, 1 for 10 yards; Vern Den Herder, 1 for 7 yards and 1 TD; Leroy Harris, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
BAL: Joe Washington, 2 for 37 yards; Marshall Johnson, 1 for 21 yards; Lyle Blackwood, 1 for 18 yards; Don Hardeman, 1 for 9 yards MIA: Duriel Harris, 3 for 55 yards
Punt returns:
BAL: Joe Washington, 3 for 11 yards; Marshall Johnson, 1 for 2 yards MIA: Jimmy Cefalo, 4 for 12 yards
Interceptions:
BAL: Lyle Blackwood, 1 for 23 yards; Derrel Luce, 1 for 15 yards MIA: Charlie Babb, 1 for 36 yards; Steve Towle, 1 for 14 yards; Tim Foley, 1 for 0 yards; Curtis Johnson, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
BAL: David Lee, 5 for 212 yards MIA: George Roberts, 6 for 247 yards
Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 1/1