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Sunday November 26, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/26/1978:



Darnell Powell and Kevin Long scored third period touchdowns two minutes apart and the Jets' defense intercepted three passes and allowed a season-low 256 yards total offense. Powell's three-yard touchdown run climaxed an 80-yard drive to open the second half, and Long followed shortly thereafter with a one-yard plunge. Matt Robinson completed 17 of 26 passes for 257 yards, including a 33-yard strike to Wesley Walker, to clinch New York's first season sweep of the Dolphins since 1969.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
New York JetsOFFENSE149.3  (9)156.2  (14)305.6  (12)23
DEFENSE166.7  (26)179.9  (25)346.6  (27)28
Miami DolphinsOFFENSE158.0  (5)153.6  (15)311.6  (8)21
DEFENSE157.6  (22)172.2  (22)329.8  (25)37

Line: Dolphins by 7½

Team1234F
New York Jets (7-6-0)0314724
Miami Dolphins (8-5-0)330713

( 0- 3) MIA Garo Yepremian 38 yard field goal
( 3- 3) NYJ Pat Leahy 19 yard field goal
( 3- 6) MIA Garo Yepremian 46 yard field goal
(10- 6) NYJ Darnell Powell 3 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)
(17- 6) NYJ Kevin Long 1 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)
(24- 6) NYJ Wesley Walker 33 yard pass from Matt Robinson (Pat Leahy kick)
(24-13) MIA Bruce Hardy 13 yard pass from Don Strock (Garo Yepremian kick)
                     NYJ             MIA
First Downs:         18              18
Rushes-yards:        35-85           27-106
Yards/rush:          2.4             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-26-257-1     20-34-187-3
Sacked-yards:        3-35            3-37
Net pass yards:      222             150
Net yards/pass:      7.7             4.1
Total net yards:     307             256
Total plays:         64 (54% run)    64 (42% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             4.0
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             2-1
Turnovers:           1               4
Penalties-yards:     4-34            4-20

Attendance: 49,255
Passing:
NYJ: Matt Robinson, 17 of 26 for 257 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
MIA: Bob Griese, 14 of 25 for 112 yards (3 int); Don Strock, 6 of 9 for 75 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
NYJ: Kevin Long, 10 for 34 yards and 1 TD; Bruce Harper, 9 for 24 yards; Darnell Powell, 8 for 25 yards and 1 TD; Matt Robinson, 6 for -7 yards; Clark Gaines, 2 for 9 yards
MIA: Leroy Harris, 12 for 51 yards; Delvin Williams, 12 for 41 yards; Gary Davis, 2 for 14 yards; Don Strock, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
NYJ: Wesley Walker, 6 for 126 yards and 1 TD; Derrick Gaffney, 4 for 49 yards; Mickey Shuler, 3 for 18 yards; Bruce Harper, 2 for 42 yards; Jerome Barkum, 2 for 22 yards
MIA: Gary Davis, 7 for 57 yards; Leroy Harris, 3 for 23 yards; Andre Tillman, 2 for 37 yards; Nat Moore, 2 for 13 yards; Duriel Harris, 2 for 10 yards; Jimmy Cefalo, 1 for 21 yards; Bruce Hardy, 1 for 13 yards and 1 TD; Delvin Williams, 1 for 10 yards; Norm Bulaich, 1 for 3 yards

Kick returns:
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 2 for 54 yards
MIA: Duriel Harris, 2 for 78 yards

Punt returns:
MIA: Jimmy Cefalo, 1 for 11 yards; Charlie Babb, 1 for 6 yards

Interceptions:
NYJ: Shafer Suggs, 1 for 29 yards; Bob Martin, 1 for 26 yards; Bobby Jackson, 1 for 13 yards
MIA: Curtis Johnson, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 4 for 126 yards
MIA: George Roberts, 5 for 175 yards

Field Goals:
NYJ: Pat Leahy, 1/2
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 2/2




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