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Box Score: Miami Dolphins at Atlanta Falcons

Posted: Sun December 27, 1998 at 4:14 p.m. EST

NFL     FINAL             1ST  2ND  3RD  4TH     TOTAL

MIAMI 0 6 10 0 16 ATLANTA 21 3 14 0 38 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: ATL - TD, O.J. SANTIAGO 62 YD PASS FROM CHRIS CHANDLER (MORTEN ANDERSEN KICK), 0:24. Drive: 1 play, 62 yards in 0:24. ATLANTA 7-0 ATL - TD, O.J. SANTIAGO 2 YD PASS FROM CHRIS CHANDLER (MORTEN ANDERSEN KICK), 3:52. Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards in 2:10. Key plays: Chandler 53-yard pass to Martin on 3rd-and-4 to Miami 2; Chandler 4-for-4 for 59 yards. ATLANTA 14-0 ATL - TD, RONNIE BRADFORD 11 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (MORTEN ANDERSEN KICK), 8:00. ATLANTA 21-0 2ND QUARTER: MIA - TD, O.J. MCDUFFIE 12 YD PASS FROM DAN MARINO (PAT BLOCKED), 3:14. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards in 3:52. Key plays: Marino 28-yard pass to McDuffie to Atlanta 33; Marino 21-yard pass to Thomas to Atlanta 5. ATLANTA 21-6 ATL - FG, MORTEN ANDERSEN 35 YD, 10:13. Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards in 6:59. Key plays: DeBerg 14-yard pass to Harris on 3rd-and-13 to Atlanta 43; DeBerg 10-yard pass to Mathis on 3rd-and-3 to Miami 40; DeBerg 17-yard pass to Martin on 3rd-and-13 to Miami 26. ATLANTA 24-6 3RD QUARTER: ATL - TD, TONY MARTIN 35 YD PASS FROM STEVE DEBERG (MORTEN ANDERSEN KICK), 0:51. Drive: 1 play, 35 yards in 0:07. Key plays: Hall recovery of Moore fumble at Miami 35. ATLANTA 31-6 ATL - TD, JAMAL ANDERSON 36 YD RUN (MORTEN ANDERSEN KICK), 2:36. Drive: 1 play, 36 yards in 0:10. Key plays: Robinson 1-yard return of Avery fumble to Miami 35. ATLANTA 38-6 MIA - TD, DAN MARINO 3 YD RUN (OLINDO MARE KICK), 8:56. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards in 6:20. Key plays: Marino 22-yard pass to Thomas to Atlanta 49; Marino 20-yard pass to Drayton to Atlanta 29; Marino 11-yard pass to Gadsden to Atlanta 1; 3-yard pass interference penalty on Falcons' Bennett on 3rd-and-6 at Atlanta 3. ATLANTA 38-13 MIA - FG, OLINDO MARE 26 YD, 13:05. Drive: 13 plays, 49 yards in 4:09. Key plays: Hollier recovery of onside kick at Miami 43; Marino 10-yard pass to Gasden on 3rd-and-8 to Atlanta 45; Marino 13-yard pass to Drayton to Atlanta 32; Marino 25-yard pass to Gasden on 4th- and-10 to Atlanta 7. ATLANTA 38-16 4TH QUARTER: NONE TEAM STATISTICS MIA ATL
FIRST DOWNS 20 15 Rushing 2 5 Passing 16 8 Penalty 2 2 3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY 6-11 4-9 4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-1 0-0 TOTAL NET YARDS 400 346 Total plays 64 44 Average gain 6.3 7.9 NET YARDS RUSHING 38 143 Rushes 19 31 Average per rush 2.0 4.6 NET YARDS PASSING 362 203 Completed-attempted 25-42 8-13 Yards per pass 8.0 15.6 Sacked-yards lost 3-22 0-0 Had intercepted 2 0 PUNTS-AVERAGE 2-41.0 2-43.0 RETURN YARDAGE 103 135 Punts-returns 0-0 1-11 Kickoffs-returns 5-103 3-86 Interceptions-returns 0-0 2-38 PENALTIES-YARDS 8-49 5-23 FUMBLES-LOST 4-4 2-0 TIME OF POSSESSION 32:16 27:44 PLAYER STATISTICS Missed field goals: Atlanta (Morten Andersen 19). Miami rushing: John Avery 14-23, Ron Moore 4-12, Dan Marino 1-3. Atlanta rushing: Jamal Anderson 18-103, Ken Oxendine 5-32, Harold Green 6-6, Chris Chandler 1-3, Tony Graziani 1-minus 1. Miami passing: Dan Marino 21-36 for 320 yards, 2 INT, 1 TD, Damon Huard 4-6 for 64 yards, 0 INT, 0 TD. Atlanta passing: Chris Chandler 3-3 for 118 yards, 0 INT, 2 TD, Steve Deberg 5-10 for 85 yards, 0 INT, 1 TD. Miami receiving: Oronde Gadsden 9-153, O.j. Mcduffie 5-82, Lamar Thomas 4-79, Troy Drayton 4-61, Stanley Pritchett 2-8, Ron Moore 1-1. Atlanta receiving: Tony Martin 3-105, O.j. Santiago 2-65, Ronnie Harris 1-14, Terance Mathis 1-10, Brian Kozlowski 1-9. Miami tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial): Kenny Mixon 6-1-0, Brock Marion 5-2-0, Lorenzo Bromell 3-2-0, Robert Jones 4-0-0, Calvin Jackson 3-0-0, Tim Bowens 2-1-0, Daryl Gardener 1-2-0, Patrick Surtain 2-0-0, Zach Thomas 2-0-0, Trace Armstrong 1-0-0, Derrick Rodgers 1-0-0, Brian Walker 1-0-0, Terrell Buckley 1-0-0, Shane Burton 1-0-0, Barron Tanner 0-1-0. Atlanta tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial): Cornelius Bennett 8-0-1, William White 7-0-0, Henri Crockett 4-1-1, John Burrough 1-4-0, Devin Bush 4-0-0, Travis Hall 3-0-0, Chuck Smith 3-0-1, Eugene Robinson 2-1-0, Shane Dronett 2-0-0, Ronnie Bradford 2-0-0, Michael Booker 2-0-0, Ray Buchanan 1-1-0, Shawn Swayda 1-1-0, Craig Sauer 1-0-0, Jessie Tuggle 1-0-0, Keith Brooking 1-0-0, Esera Tuaolo 0-1-0. Interceptions: Atlanta (Ronnie Bradford 1 for 11 yards, Michael Booker 1 for 27 yards). Fumbles lost: Miami (Oronde Gadsden 2, John Avery, Ron Moore). Opponent's fumbles recovered: Atlanta (Travis Hall 2, Michael Booker, Eugene Robinson). Officials: Referee-Johnny Grier, Umpire-Jim Daopoulos, Head linesman-John Schleyer, Line judge-Gary Arthur, Back judge-Scott Green, Side judge-Ken Baker, Field judge-Duke Carroll. A: 69,754; T: 2:51.


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