NFL game summary for 12/10/1978:

Larry Gordon led an alert Dolphins defense that forced seven turnovers as Miami clinched a wild card playoff berth, ending a three-year postseason drought. Gordon became the first Miami linebacker to pick off three passes in a game and teammate Gerald Small recorded his first NFL touchdown on a 46-yard interception return. The Dolphins broke a 6-6 tie in the third quarter on Norm Bulaich's five-yard run, which was set up by a 37-yard Bob Griese-to-Nat Moore pass.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Oakland Raiders	OFFENSE	138.1  (17)	167.9  (11)	305.9  (13)	34
	DEFENSE	142.6  (16)	160.6  (17)	303.2  (17)	33
Miami Dolphins	OFFENSE	153.9  (7)	152.5  (15)	306.4  (12)	26
	DEFENSE	149.9  (19)	175.4  (24)	325.3  (23)	42

Line: Dolphins by 6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Oakland Raiders (8-7-0)	0	0	6	0	6
Miami Dolphins (10-5-0)	3	0	3	17	23

( 0- 3) MIA Garo Yepremian 35 yard field goal
( 0- 6) MIA Garo Yepremian 27 yard field goal
( 6- 6) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 16 yard pass from Ken Stabler (kick failed)
( 6-13) MIA Norm Bulaich 5 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 6-16) MIA Garo Yepremian 34 yard field goal
( 6-23) MIA Gerald Small 46 yard interception return (Garo Yepremian kick)

                     OAK             MIA
First Downs:         21              13
Rushes-yards:        30-85           29-97
Yards/rush:          2.8             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     24-38-263-5     14-26-163-2
Sacked-yards:        3-29            0-0
Net pass yards:      234             163
Net yards/pass:      5.7             6.3
Total net yards:     319             260
Total plays:         71 (42% run)    55 (52% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             4.7
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             2-1
Turnovers:           7               3
Penalties-yards:     4-30            4-35

Attendance: 73,003

Passing:
OAK: Ken Stabler, 23 of 36 for 251 yards and 1 TD (5 int); David Humm, 1 of 2 for 12 yards
MIA: Bob Griese, 14 of 26 for 163 yards (2 int)

Rushing:
OAK: Mark van Eeghen, 12 for 28 yards; Arthur Whittington, 11 for 39 yards; Pete Banaszak, 6 for 18 yards; Ken Stabler, 1 for 0 yards
MIA: Gary Davis, 14 for 49 yards; Leroy Harris, 9 for 30 yards; Norm Bulaich, 3 for 18 yards and 1 TD; Delvin Williams, 2 for 2 yards; Guy Benjamin, 1 for -2 yards

Receiving:
OAK: Cliff Branch, 6 for 75 yards; Morris Bradshaw, 5 for 63 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 4 for 39 yards; Fred Biletnikoff, 3 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Dave Casper, 3 for 19 yards; Raymond Chester, 2 for 20 yards; Pete Banaszak, 1 for 12 yards
MIA: Gary Davis, 4 for 38 yards; Leroy Harris, 3 for 22 yards; Nat Moore, 2 for 49 yards; Duriel Harris, 2 for 34 yards; Norm Bulaich, 1 for 9 yards; Delvin Williams, 1 for 8 yards; Jimmy Cefalo, 1 for 3 yards

Kick returns:
OAK: Derrick Ramsey, 3 for 59 yards; Harold Hart, 1 for 38 yards; Joe Stewart, 1 for 23 yards
MIA: Duriel Harris, 1 for 22 yards; Jimmy Cefalo, 1 for 21 yards

Punt returns:
OAK: Neal Colzie, 3 for 10 yards
MIA: Jimmy Cefalo, 2 for 7 yards

Interceptions:
OAK: Lester Hayes, 1 for 33 yards; Charlie Phillips, 1 for 0 yards
MIA: Larry Gordon, 3 for 35 yards; Gerald Small, 2 for 85 yards and 1 TD

Punting:
OAK: Ray Guy, 5 for 201 yards
MIA: George Roberts, 6 for 258 yards

Field Goals:
OAK: Errol Mann, 0/2
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 3/3

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