Dolphins 31-28 Jets (22 Dec, 1996) Box Score

Miami Dolphins

8-8, 4-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIA					31
NYJ					28

New York Jets

1-15, 0-8 home

Miami Passing


Dan Marino
Craig Erickson
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SACKS	RTG
20/42	262	6.2	3	1-3	91.6
0/1	0	0.0	0	0-0	39.6
20/43	259	6.1	3	1-3	89.5

New York Passing


Glenn Foley
Frank Reich
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SACKS	RTG
10/26	110	4.2	1	2-23	64.6
10/15	108	7.2	1	0-0	109.9
20/41	195	5.3	2	2-23	81.1

Miami Rushing


Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar
Irving Spikes
Dan Marino
Stanley Pritchett
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
30	152	5.1	1	17
6	12	2.0	0	6
3	-2	-0.7	0	0
1	-5	-5.0	0	-5
40	157	3.9	1	17

New York Rushing


Adrian Murrell
Richie Anderson
Glenn Foley
Frank Reich
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
19	69	3.6	1	14
1	9	9.0	0	9
1	4	4.0	0	4
1	1	1.0	0	1
22	83	3.8	1	14

Miami Receiving


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

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
3	68	22.7	1	50
5	66	13.2	1	29
5	56	11.2	0	17
2	40	20.0	1	33
3	21	7.0	0	9
1	6	6.0	0	6
1	5	5.0	0	5
20	262	13.1	3	50

New York Receiving


Webster Slaughter
Keyshawn Johnson
Wayne Chrebet
Kyle Brady
Richie Anderson
Adrian Murrell
Alex Van Dyke
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
5	84	16.8	0	28
3	45	15.0	0	20
4	41	10.3	1	14
2	19	9.5	1	11
2	14	7.0	0	12
2	8	4.0	0	5
2	7	3.5	0	4
20	218	10.9	2	28

Miami Fumbles


Stanley Pritchett
Dan Marino
O.J. McDuffie
Terrell Buckley
Louis Oliver
team

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

New York Fumbles


Wayne Chrebet
Hugh Douglas
team

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

Miami Defense



Zach Thomas
Calvin Jackson
Anthony Harris
Terrell Buckley
Shawn Wooden
Tim Jacobs
Daryl Gardener
Steve Emtman
Dwight Hollier
Sean Hill
Trace Armstrong
Tim Bowens
Robert Bailey
Danny Stubbs
Shane Burton
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
12	6	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	0	0	0	0	0
6	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	2	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	2	0	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
2	2	2	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0
58	40	2	0	5	0	0

New York Defense



Victor Green
Marvin Jones
Marvin Washington
Eric Zomalt
Marcus Coleman
Rick Hamilton
Bobby Hamilton
Bobby Houston
Matt Brock
Hugh Douglas
Aaron Glenn
Marc Spindler
Lonnie Young
John Hudson
Ray Mickens
Kyle Clifton
Aubrey Beavers
Mike Chalenski
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
18	12	0	0	3	0	0
13	11	0	0	0	0	0
9	5	0	0	0	0	0
7	7	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	3	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
5	2	1	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	1
2	1	0	0	3	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0
81	53	1	0	11	0	2

Miami Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Miami Interceptions

New York Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No New York Interceptions

Miami Kick Returns


Irving Spikes
Kirby Dar Dar
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
3	66	22.0	31
2	43	21.5	25
5	109	21.8	31

New York Kick Returns


Reggie Cobb
Alex Van Dyke
Aaron Glenn
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
2	46	23.0	23
1	27	27.0	27
1	6	6.0	6
4	79	19.8	27

Miami Punt Returns


O.J. McDuffie
Terrell Buckley
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
2	26	13.0	19
1	10	10.0	10
3	36	12.0	19

New York Punt Returns


Wayne Chrebet
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	14	4.7	10	0
3	14	4.7	10	0

Miami Kicking


Joe Nedney
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	37	4/4	7
1/1	100.0	37	4/4	7

New York Kicking


Nick Lowery
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/0	0.0	0	4/4	4
0/0	0.0	0	4/4	4

Miami Punting


John Kidd
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6	263	43.8	0	3	55
6	263	43.8	0	3	55

New York Punting


Brian Hansen
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6	265	44.2	0	1	55
6	265	44.2	0	1	55

5:00 AM, 22 December 1996

Attendance: 49,933

Referees:
Jerry Markbreit

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
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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