NFL game summary for 11/05/1979:

Toni Fritsch kicked three field goals to lead Houston over Miami. Miami took a 3-0 lead on Uwe von Schamann's 32-yard field goal. Fritsch then kicked three straight field goals before von Schamann's 51-yarder trimmed the Oilers' lead to 9-6. The Houston defense had two fumble recoveries and two interceptions. Earl Campbell remained the AFC's leading rusher by gaining 120 yards on 32 carries.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Houston Oilers	OFFENSE	146.2  (11)	130.2  (27)	276.4  (24)	22
	DEFENSE	140.4  (16)	164.0  (10)	304.4  (12)	29
Miami Dolphins	OFFENSE	151.8  (7)	165.3  (17)	317.1  (13)	18
	DEFENSE	100.3  (1)	142.4  (4)	242.8  (2)	17

Line: Dolphins by 4

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Houston Oilers (7-3-0)	0	3	6	0	9
Miami Dolphins (6-4-0)	3	0	0	3	6

( 0- 3) MIA Uwe von Schamann 32 yard field goal
( 3- 3) HOU Toni Fritsch 46 yard field goal
( 6- 3) HOU Toni Fritsch 48 yard field goal
( 9- 3) HOU Toni Fritsch 39 yard field goal
( 9- 6) MIA Uwe von Schamann 51 yard field goal

                     HOU             MIA
First Downs:         10              13
Rushes-yards:        46-179          26-102
Yards/rush:          3.9             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     6-10-25-0       14-26-158-2
Sacked-yards:        2-14            2-20
Net pass yards:      11              138
Net yards/pass:      0.9             4.9
Total net yards:     190             240
Total plays:         58 (79% run)    54 (48% run)  
Yards/play:          3.3             4.4
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             3-2
Turnovers:           0               4
Penalties-yards:     8-70            4-35

Attendance: 72,073

Passing:
HOU: Dan Pastorini, 6 of 10 for 25 yards
MIA: Bob Griese, 14 of 26 for 158 yards (2 int)

Rushing:
HOU: Earl Campbell, 32 for 120 yards; Tim Wilson, 9 for 32 yards; Dan Pastorini, 3 for 14 yards; Rich Caster, 1 for 10 yards; Rob Carpenter, 1 for 3 yards
MIA: Gary Davis, 16 for 51 yards; Larry Csonka, 7 for 31 yards; Tony Nathan, 2 for 20 yards; Bob Griese, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
HOU: Tim Wilson, 2 for 4 yards; Ken Burrough, 1 for 24 yards; Rob Carpenter, 1 for 2 yards; Conrad Rucker, 1 for 2 yards; Earl Campbell, 1 for -7 yards
MIA: Gary Davis, 8 for 58 yards; Tony Nathan, 4 for 49 yards; Nat Moore, 2 for 51 yards

Kick returns:
HOU: Rich Ellender, 1 for 27 yards; Carter Hartwig, 1 for 16 yards
MIA: Tony Nathan, 3 for 56 yards

Punt returns:
HOU: Rich Ellender, 2 for 11 yards
MIA: Tony Nathan, 3 for 6 yards; Jimmy Cefalo, 1 for 10 yards

Interceptions:
HOU: Gregg Bingham, 1 for 54 yards; Vernon Perry, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
HOU: Cliff Parsley, 7 for 255 yards
MIA: George Roberts, 5 for 194 yards

Field Goals:
HOU: Toni Fritsch, 3/4
MIA: Uwe von Schamann, 2/2

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