NFL game summary for 12/15/1979:

Richard Todd hit Mickey Shuler with a four-yard touchdown pass with 12:25 left in the game as the Jets defeated the AFC East champion Dolphins. Steve Towle's interception at the Miami 39 gave the Dolphins a final chance to win the game. However, Burgess Owens recovered Don Strock's fumble to preserve the win for the Jets. The victory was the Jets' fourth in a row over Miami. Nat Moore led Miami with five receptions for 102 yards, while the Jets' Bruce Harper had two catches for 89 yards, including one for a 72-yard touchdown.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
New York Jets	OFFENSE	170.0  (1)	158.1  (22)	328.1  (10)	34
	DEFENSE	109.6  (6)	252.9  (28)	362.5  (26)	36
Miami Dolphins	OFFENSE	141.7  (15)	162.7  (19)	304.4  (18)	33
	DEFENSE	107.1  (2)	167.4  (12)	274.5  (4)	34

Line: Dolphins by 6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New York Jets (8-8-0)	0	6	14	7	27
Miami Dolphins (10-6-0)	7	7	3	7	24

( 0- 7) MIA Tony Nathan 20 yard pass from Don Strock (Uwe von Schamann kick)
( 0-14) MIA Larry Csonka 3 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick)
( 6-14) NYJ Woody Bennett 1 yard rush (kick failed)
(13-14) NYJ Bruce Harper 72 yard pass from Richard Todd (Dave Jacobs kick)
(20-14) NYJ Scott Dierking 1 yard rush (Dave Jacobs kick)
(20-17) MIA Uwe von Schamann 25 yard field goal
(27-17) NYJ Mickey Shuler 4 yard pass from Richard Todd (Dave Jacobs kick)
(27-24) MIA Bob Torrey 1 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick)

                     NYJ             MIA
First Downs:         14              22
Rushes-yards:        34-96           25-62
Yards/rush:          2.8             2.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-22-226-3     26-41-322-2
Sacked-yards:        0-0             0-0
Net pass yards:      226             322
Net yards/pass:      10.3            7.9
Total net yards:     322             384
Total plays:         56 (60% run)    66 (37% run)  
Yards/play:          5.8             5.8
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-2
Turnovers:           4               4
Penalties-yards:     3-15            3-20

Attendance: 49,915

Passing:
NYJ: Richard Todd, 12 of 22 for 226 yards and 2 TDs (3 int)
MIA: Don Strock, 26 of 41 for 322 yards and 1 TD (2 int)

Rushing:
NYJ: Clark Gaines, 13 for 45 yards; Scott Dierking, 11 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Richard Todd, 4 for -4 yards; Bruce Harper, 2 for 18 yards; Tom Newton, 2 for 4 yards; Woody Bennett, 2 for 4 yards and 1 TD
MIA: Larry Csonka, 8 for 16 yards and 1 TD; Gary Davis, 7 for 10 yards; Bob Torrey, 5 for 22 yards and 1 TD; Delvin Williams, 4 for 7 yards; Don Strock, 1 for 7 yards

Receiving:
NYJ: Jerome Barkum, 3 for 50 yards; Mickey Shuler, 3 for 10 yards and 1 TD; Bruce Harper, 2 for 89 yards and 1 TD; Bobby Jones, 1 for 51 yards; Scott Dierking, 1 for 14 yards; Clark Gaines, 1 for 6 yards; Derrick Gaffney, 1 for 6 yards
MIA: Tony Nathan, 6 for 59 yards and 1 TD; Nat Moore, 5 for 102 yards; Duriel Harris, 4 for 72 yards; Gary Davis, 4 for 33 yards; Delvin Williams, 3 for 48 yards; Bob Torrey, 2 for 3 yards; Bruce Hardy, 1 for 3 yards; Jimmy Cefalo, 1 for 2 yards

Kick returns:
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 5 for 124 yards
MIA: Tony Nathan, 5 for 119 yards

Punt returns:
NYJ: Bruce Harper, 1 for 6 yards
MIA: Tony Nathan, 1 for 10 yards

Interceptions:
NYJ: Burgess Owens, 1 for 14 yards; Mike McKibben, 1 for 5 yards
MIA: Rusty Chambers, 1 for 4 yards; Kim Bokamper, 1 for 3 yards; Steve Towle, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
NYJ: Chuck Ramsey, 2 for 92 yards
MIA: George Roberts, 2 for 93 yards

Field Goals:
NYJ: Dave Jacobs, 0/1
MIA: Uwe von Schamann, 1/3

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