NFL game summary for 11/29/1979:

Bob Griese came off the bench in the third quarter to rally Miami to 26 straight points and a comeback win. Miami trailed 17-13, but Griese opened the second half with a 78-yard drive that was capped by a 38-yard touchdown pass to Nat Moore. Larry Csonka later climaxed a 65-yard march with his second of three one-yard scoring plunges. Csonka rushed for 68 yards to become the sixth NFL runner to reach 8,000 yards (8,027) while Griese (8 of 10 for 101 yards) passed the 24,000-yard career mark (24,073).

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
New England Patriots	OFFENSE	152.5  (9)	188.9  (13)	341.5  (8)	31
	DEFENSE	99.4  (1)	151.9  (5)	251.3  (1)	40
Miami Dolphins	OFFENSE	139.5  (15)	162.3  (19)	301.8  (18)	29
	DEFENSE	110.1  (4)	160.3  (7)	270.4  (5)	25

Line: Dolphins by 6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New England Patriots (8-6-0)	0	17	0	7	24
Miami Dolphins (9-5-0)	3	10	16	10	39

( 0- 3) MIA Uwe von Schamann 31 yard field goal
( 0-10) MIA Larry Csonka 1 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick)
( 7-10) NE  Harold Jackson 16 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)
(10-10) NE  John Smith 28 yard field goal
(17-10) NE  Stanley Morgan 38 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)
(17-13) MIA Uwe von Schamann 33 yard field goal
(17-20) MIA Nat Moore 38 yard pass from Bob Griese (Uwe von Schamann kick)
(17-22) MIA Safety, ball snapped out of end zone
(17-29) MIA Larry Csonka 1 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick)
(17-32) MIA Uwe von Schamann 27 yard field goal
(17-39) MIA Larry Csonka 1 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick)
(24-39) NE  Carlos Pennywell 13 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)

                     NE              MIA
First Downs:         21              22
Rushes-yards:        26-93           41-170
Yards/rush:          3.6             4.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     21-39-350-2     11-22-163-2
Sacked-yards:        4-23            1-11
Net pass yards:      327             152
Net yards/pass:      7.6             6.6
Total net yards:     420             322
Total plays:         69 (37% run)    64 (64% run)  
Yards/play:          6.1             5.0
Fumbles-lost:        4-4             1-0
Turnovers:           6               2
Penalties-yards:     8-80            7-45

Attendance: 69,174

Passing:
NE: Steve Grogan, 21 of 39 for 350 yards and 3 TDs (2 int)
MIA: Don Strock, 3 of 12 for 62 yards (2 int); Bob Griese, 8 of 10 for 101 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
NE: Don Calhoun, 12 for 34 yards; Horace Ivory, 11 for 45 yards; Steve Grogan, 2 for 14 yards; Eddie Hare, 1 for 0 yards
MIA: Larry Csonka, 22 for 88 yards and 3 TDs; Delvin Williams, 9 for 36 yards; Gary Davis, 8 for 26 yards; Nat Moore, 1 for 18 yards; Steve Howell, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
NE: Horace Ivory, 6 for 57 yards; Stanley Morgan, 5 for 124 yards and 1 TD; Harold Jackson, 5 for 105 yards and 1 TD; Russ Francis, 3 for 49 yards; Carlos Pennywell, 1 for 13 yards and 1 TD; Don Calhoun, 1 for 2 yards
MIA: Jimmy Cefalo, 2 for 53 yards; Nat Moore, 2 for 48 yards and 1 TD; Tony Nathan, 2 for 30 yards; Delvin Williams, 2 for 2 yards; Bruce Hardy, 1 for 20 yards; Larry Csonka, 1 for 7 yards; Gary Davis, 1 for 3 yards

Kick returns:
NE: Allan Clark, 5 for 80 yards; Rick Sanford, 1 for 21 yards; Don Westbrook, 1 for 13 yards
MIA: Tony Nathan, 5 for 116 yards

Punt returns:
MIA: Tony Nathan, 1 for 17 yards

Interceptions:
NE: Prentice McCray, 1 for 22 yards; Raymond Clayborn, 1 for 19 yards
MIA: Neal Colzie, 1 for 56 yards; Gerald Small, 1 for 32 yards

Punting:
NE: Eddie Hare, 3 for 106 yards
MIA: George Roberts, 4 for 192 yards

Field Goals:
NE: John Smith, 1/1
MIA: Uwe von Schamann, 3/3

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