NFL game summary for 09/16/1979:

Don Strock, in relief of injured Bob Griese, passed Miami to 14 fourth-period points as the Dolphins remained undefeated. Strock entered the contest after Rick Danmeier staked Minnesota to a 12-7 third-quarter advantage with four field goals. Miami's comeback was triggered by a recovery of a Tommy Kramer fumble that led to a six-yard scoring toss from Strock (five of seven for 92 yards, and two touchdowns) to Larry Csonka.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Miami Dolphins	OFFENSE	146.0  (13)	158.0  (16)	304.0  (13)	3
	DEFENSE	82.0  (1)	151.0  (9)	233.0  (6)	5
Minnesota Vikings	OFFENSE	99.0  (25)	179.0  (11)	278.0  (20)	3
	DEFENSE	167.0  (21)	173.5  (18)	340.5  (19)	4

Line: Dolphins by 7

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Miami Dolphins (3-0-0)	0	7	0	20	27
Minnesota Vikings (1-2-0)	3	6	3	0	12

( 0- 3) MIN Rick Danmeier 39 yard field goal
( 0- 6) MIN Rick Danmeier 44 yard field goal
( 0- 9) MIN Rick Danmeier 40 yard field goal
( 7- 9) MIA Delvin Williams 3 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick)
( 7-12) MIN Rick Danmeier 24 yard field goal
(13-12) MIA Larry Csonka 6 yard pass from Don Strock (kick failed)
(20-12) MIA Jimmy Cefalo 6 yard pass from Don Strock (Uwe von Schamann kick)
(27-12) MIA Norm Bulaich 5 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick)

                     MIA             MIN
First Downs:         22              14
Rushes-yards:        42-136          28-137
Yards/rush:          3.2             4.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-22-186-2     14-25-117-3
Sacked-yards:        1-3             1-11
Net pass yards:      183             106
Net yards/pass:      8.0             4.1
Total net yards:     319             243
Total plays:         65 (64% run)    54 (51% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             4.5
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             2-1
Turnovers:           3               4
Penalties-yards:     2-19            8-60

Attendance: 46,187

Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 10 of 15 for 94 yards (2 int); Don Strock, 5 of 7 for 92 yards and 2 TDs
MIN: Tommy Kramer, 14 of 25 for 117 yards (3 int)

Rushing:
MIA: Delvin Williams, 22 for 73 yards and 1 TD; Larry Csonka, 14 for 39 yards; Norm Bulaich, 2 for 6 yards and 1 TD; Bob Griese, 2 for 2 yards; Don Strock, 1 for 11 yards; Gary Davis, 1 for 5 yards
MIN: Rickey Young, 12 for 70 yards; Chuck Foreman, 12 for 38 yards; Tommy Kramer, 3 for 27 yards; Robert Miller, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
MIA: Duriel Harris, 5 for 79 yards; Bruce Hardy, 4 for 62 yards; Larry Csonka, 4 for 15 yards and 1 TD; Nat Moore, 1 for 24 yards; Jimmy Cefalo, 1 for 6 yards and 1 TD
MIN: Rickey Young, 3 for 31 yards; Chuck Foreman, 3 for 13 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 2 for 30 yards; Douglas Cunningham, 2 for 19 yards; Stu Voigt, 2 for 17 yards; Sammy White, 1 for 5 yards; Bob Tucker, 1 for -1 yards

Kick returns:
MIA: Tony Nathan, 4 for 98 yards; Mike Kozlowski, 1 for 21 yards
MIN: Ted Brown, 3 for 49 yards

Punt returns:
MIA: Tony Nathan, 1 for 17 yards
MIN: Keith Nord, 3 for 11 yards

Interceptions:
MIA: Norris Thomas, 1 for 24 yards; Neal Colzie, 1 for 0 yards; Gerald Small, 1 for 0 yards
MIN: John Turner, 1 for 36 yards; Matt Blair, 1 for 16 yards

Punting:
MIA: George Roberts, 4 for 130 yards
MIN: Greg Coleman, 2 for 76 yards

Field Goals:
MIN: Rick Danmeier, 4/4

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