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Sunday October 28, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/28/1979:



Bob Griese completed 18 of 27 passes for 287 yards and a touchdown as Miami earned a share of first place in the AFC East. The Dolphins built a 20-0 lead on Griese's 37-yard pass to Duriel Harris, two Uwe von Schamann field goals (26 and 36 yards), and a seven-yard run by Larry Csonka. Harris caught 10 passes for 180 yards, both club records.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Green Bay PackersOFFENSE120.4  (19)150.9  (18)271.2  (24)18
DEFENSE174.9  (27)170.6  (16)345.5  (23)17
Miami DolphinsOFFENSE146.4  (10)151.0  (17)297.4  (15)17
DEFENSE106.2  (3)142.4  (5)248.6  (2)14

Line: Dolphins by 11

Team1234F
Green Bay Packers (3-6-0)00707
Miami Dolphins (6-3-0)01314027

( 0- 7) MIA Duriel Harris 37 yard pass from Bob Griese (Uwe von Schamann kick)
( 0-10) MIA Uwe von Schamann 26 yard field goal
( 0-13) MIA Uwe von Schamann 36 yard field goal
( 0-20) MIA Larry Csonka 7 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick)
( 7-20) GB  Paul Coffman 78 yard pass from David Whitehurst (Chester Marcol kick)
( 7-27) MIA Norm Bulaich 1 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick)
                     GB              MIA
First Downs:         9               28
Rushes-yards:        14-53           50-195
Yards/rush:          3.8             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-20-180-1     19-28-304-0
Sacked-yards:        4-37            2-24
Net pass yards:      143             280
Net yards/pass:      6.0             9.3
Total net yards:     196             475
Total plays:         38 (36% run)    80 (62% run)  
Yards/play:          5.2             5.9
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             2-1
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     4-27            10-87

Attendance: 47,741
Passing:
GB: David Whitehurst, 10 of 17 for 163 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Lynn Dickey, 2 of 3 for 17 yards
MIA: Bob Griese, 18 of 27 for 287 yards and 1 TD; Guy Benjamin, 1 of 1 for 17 yards

Rushing:
GB: Terdell Middleton, 8 for 34 yards; Nate Simpson, 6 for 19 yards
MIA: Larry Csonka, 16 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Gary Davis, 14 for 75 yards; Delvin Williams, 9 for 15 yards; Tony Nathan, 6 for 28 yards; Norm Bulaich, 5 for 23 yards and 1 TD

Receiving:
GB: Paul Coffman, 5 for 116 yards and 1 TD; Nate Simpson, 3 for 20 yards; Aundra Thompson, 2 for 23 yards; Terdell Middleton, 1 for 16 yards; James Lofton, 1 for 5 yards
MIA: Duriel Harris, 10 for 180 yards and 1 TD; Nat Moore, 3 for 63 yards; Bruce Hardy, 3 for 38 yards; Gary Davis, 2 for 21 yards; Norm Bulaich, 1 for 2 yards

Kick returns:
GB: Steve Odom, 5 for 100 yards
MIA: Tony Nathan, 1 for 12 yards

Punt returns:
MIA: Tony Nathan, 4 for 62 yards; Jimmy Cefalo, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
MIA: Larry Gordon, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
GB: David Beverly, 6 for 253 yards
MIA: George Roberts, 2 for 106 yards

Field Goals:
MIA: Uwe von Schamann, 2/3




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