Dolphins 23-20 Oilers (17 Nov, 1996) Box Score

Miami Dolphins

6-5, 3-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIA					23
HOU					20

Houston Oilers

6-5, 2-3 home

Miami Passing


Dan Marino
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
21/28	237	8.5	1	0	3-28	111.8
21/28	209	8.5	1	0	3-28	111.8

Houston Passing


Chris Chandler
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
15/27	167	6.2	2	1	2-3	83.4
15/27	164	6.2	2	1	2-3	83.4

Miami Rushing


Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar
Larry Izzo
Irving Spikes
Dan Marino
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
18	59	3.3	12
1	26	26.0	26
5	12	2.4	8
2	-3	-1.5	-1
26	94	3.6	26

Houston Rushing


Eddie George
Willie Davis
Chris Chandler
Ronnie Harmon
Rodney Thomas
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
15	60	4.0	24
1	15	15.0	15
3	14	4.7	7
3	11	3.7	14
1	-3	-3.0	-3
23	97	4.2	24

Miami Receiving


O.J. McDuffie
Troy Drayton
Fred Barnett
Bernie Parmalee
Irving Spikes
Randal Hill
Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
8	86	10.8	0	23
2	63	31.5	0	51
5	53	10.6	0	25
3	20	6.7	0	8
1	10	10.0	1	10
1	5	5.0	0	5
1	0	0.0	0	0
21	237	11.3	1	51

Houston Receiving


Frank Wycheck
Eddie George
Willie Davis
Chris Sanders
Derek Russell
Ronnie Harmon
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
5	54	10.8	1	15
3	34	11.3	0	17
2	22	11.0	0	13
2	21	10.5	0	15
1	18	18.0	1	18
2	18	9.0	0	10
15	167	11.1	2	18

Miami Fumbles


O.J. McDuffie
Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar
Dan Marino
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	1	0
1	0	0
3	2	0

Houston Fumbles


Chris Chandler
Cris Dishman
Steve Jackson
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	0
0	0	1
0	0	1
1	0	2

Miami Defense



Zach Thomas
Tim Bowens
Louis Oliver
Shawn Wooden
Trace Armstrong
Dwight Hollier
Terrell Buckley
Steve Emtman
Danny Stubbs
Calvin Jackson
Daryl Gardener
Shane Burton
Chris Singleton
Tim Jacobs
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
8	5	0	0	1	0	1
6	4	0	0	0	0	0
6	3	0	0	1	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	1	0.5	0	0	0	0
4	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	1	0	0
3	2	0.5	0	0	0	0
2	2	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	1	0	0
46	29	2	0	4	0	2

Houston Defense



Barron Wortham
Darryll Lewis
James Roberson
Blaine Bishop
Anthony Cook
Cris Dishman
Marcus Robertson
Joe Bowden
Micheal Barrow
Rafael Robinson
Henry Ford
Gary Walker
Rayna Stewart
Steve Jackson
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
10	2	1	0	0	0	0
6	5	0	0	1	0	0
6	2	1	0	0	0	0
6	2	0	0	0	0	0
5	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	2	1	0	0	0	0
4	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	1	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	0
61	31	3	0	3	0	0

Miami Interceptions


Zach Thomas
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	26	1
1	26	1

Houston Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Houston Interceptions

Miami Kick Returns


Kirby Dar Dar
Irving Spikes
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	72	18.0	24
1	35	35.0	35
5	107	21.4	35

Houston Kick Returns


Mel Gray
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
4	85	21.3	34	0
4	85	21.3	34	0

Miami Punt Returns


O.J. McDuffie
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	17	8.5	14	0
2	17	8.5	14	0

Houston Punt Returns


Mel Gray
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	4	2.0	4	0
2	4	2.0	4	0

Miami Kicking


Joe Nedney
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
3/4	75.0	44	2/2	11
3/4	75.0	44	2/2	11

Houston Kicking


Al Del Greco
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/2	100.0	33	2/2	8
2/2	100.0	33	2/2	8

Miami Punting


John Kidd
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3	134	44.7	0	0	46
3	134	44.7	0	0	46

Houston Punting


Reggie Roby
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
4	192	48.0	0	0	59
4	192	48.0	0	0	59

5:00 AM, 17 November 1996

Attendance: 47,358

Referees:
Ron Blum

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Buffalo	12	3	.800	469	331
Miami	7	8	.467	305	329
New York	4	11	.267	292	344
New England	3	12	.200	259	361

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