The Miami Dolphins handily beat the Chicago Bears, 31 to 16, on September 23, 1979.

Final

Bears

2-2-0

16

Dolphins

4-0-0

31

Team

CHI

MIA

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

CHI

MIA

Uwe von Schamann 21-yard field goal

2nd quarter

CHI

MIA

Bob Thomas 30-yard field goal

Bob Thomas 32-yard field goal

3rd quarter

CHI

MIA

Delvin Williams 3-yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick)

Larry Csonka 12-yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick)

Bob Thomas 36-yard field goal

4th quarter

CHI

MIA

Larry Csonka 9-yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick)

Larry Csonka 1-yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick)

Willie McClendon 1-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)

Bears

Dolphins

1st Downs

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

4th down efficiency

Total Plays

Total Yards

240

389

Yards per play

4.4

6.8

Passing

155

196

Comp - Att

16 - 25

12 - 17

Yards per pass

10.9

Interceptions thrown

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 5

1 - 11

Rushing

193

Rushing Attempts

Yards per rush

3.0

4.9

Penalties

Turnovers

Fumbles lost

Interceptions

Possession

Bears

Dolphins

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RTG
Vince Evans V. Evans	11	17	92	5.4	2		39.0
Bob Avellini B. Avellini	5	8	68	8.5	0		89.6
Team	16	25	155	6.4	2	1	48.8

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Walter Payton W. Payton	15	43	2.9	0
Vince Evans V. Evans	6	32	5.3	0
Bob Avellini B. Avellini	1	5	5.0	0
Willie McClendon W. McClendon	2	3	1.5	1
Dave Williams D. Williams	4	2	0.5	0
Team	28	85	3.0	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
James Scott J. Scott	4	49	12.3
Brian Baschnagel B. Baschnagel	3	39	13.0
Greg Latta G. Latta	3	22	7.3
Golden Richards G. Richards	1	20	20.0
Jack Deloplaine J. Deloplaine	2	13	6.5
Dave Williams D. Williams	1	10	10.0
Willie McClendon W. McClendon	2	7	3.5
Team	16	160	6.4	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Bob Thomas B. Thomas	3	3		1	10
Team	3	3		1	10

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bob Parsons B. Parsons	2	70	35.0
Team	2	70	35.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Brian Baschnagel B. Baschnagel	3	58	19.3
Rickey Watts R. Watts	1	26	26.0
Steve Schubert S. Schubert	1	18	18.0
Team	5	102	20.4

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	0		0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RTG
Don Strock D. Strock	12	17	207	12.2	0	0		111.6
Team	12	17	196	12.2	0	0	1	111.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Larry Csonka L. Csonka	15	73	4.9	3
Delvin Williams D. Williams	14	64	4.6	1
Gary Davis G. Davis	4	21	5.3	0
Duriel Harris D. Harris	1	20	20.0	0
Norm Bulaich N. Bulaich	2	8	4.0	0
Steve Howell S. Howell	2	6	3.0	0
Nat Moore N. Moore	1	1	1.0	0
Team	39	193	4.9	4

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Nat Moore N. Moore	5	121	24.2
Bruce Hardy B. Hardy	2	31	15.5
Jimmy Cefalo J. Cefalo	2	24	12.0
Duriel Harris D. Harris	1	17	17.0
Gary Davis G. Davis	2	14	7.0
Team	12	207	12.2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Uwe von Schamann U. von Schamann	1	3		4	7
Team	1	3		4	7

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Team	0	0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Mike Kozlowski M. Kozlowski	2	45	22.5
Tony Nathan T. Nathan	1	22	22.0
Team	3	67	22.3

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Charlie Babb C. Babb	1	0	0.0	0
Team	1	0	0.0	0

More Dolphins Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

948

Tagovailoa

RUSH

420

Achane

REC

446

Hill

Team Rankings

PPG

15.5

31st

OPP PPG

23.4

17th

RUSH YDS/G

133.9

9th

PASS YDS/G

208.1

26th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	7	2	.778
Jets	3	6	.333
Dolphins	2	6	.250
Patriots	2	7	.222

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/11	MIA	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Sun 11/17	LV	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/24	NE	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Thu 11/28	MIA	@	GB	8:20 PM
Sun 12/8	NYJ	@	MIA	1:00 PM

Last Game

Bills

7-2-0

Final

Dolphins

2-6-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,672

Burrow

2,670

Jackson

2,560

Smith

Rush Yards Leaders

1,120

Henry

925

Barkley

762

Jacobs

Rec Yards Leaders

981

Chase

783

Jefferson

688

Flowers

Pass TD Leaders

24

Burrow

24

Jackson

23

Mayfield

Rush TD Leaders

12

Henry

8

Williams

8

Hurts

Rec TD Leaders

10

Chase

6

London

6

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

123.2

Jackson

115.0

Goff

108.1

Burrow

Sack Leaders

11.0

Hendrickson

9.0

Lawrence

8.0

McDonald

NFL 2024 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.3

31.8

29.2

28.9

28.8

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.6

14.9

17.9

18.4

18.5

Total Yards Rankings

440.3

412.4

392.0

390.6

377.8

377.1

Rush Yards Rankings

182.6

174.8

163.9

159.0

154.8

152.6

Pass Yards Rankings

288.3

268.1

267.2

267.1

265.4

262.6

Sack Leaders

35.0

31.0

29.0

27.0

NFL Fantasy 2024

Fantasy RB Rankings

205.6

Henry

157.1

Barkley

144.7

Kamara

Fantasy WR Rankings

159.2

Chase

109.5

Jefferson

97

Reed

Fantasy TE Rankings

86.3

Kittle

71.2

Bowers

68

Kraft

Fantasy K Rankings

106

Seibert

104

Fairbairn

102

Boswell

NFL 2024 Betting

Best Record ATS

7-1

7-1-1

7-2

6-2

5-2-1

Worst Record ATS

1-7

2-7

2-6

2-6-1

3-6

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	7	2	0	.778
Jets	3	6	0	.333
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Ravens	7	3	0	.700
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Texans	6	3	0	.667
Colts	4	5	0	.444
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	8	0	0	1.000
Chargers	5	3	0	.625

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Commanders	7	2	0	.778
Eagles	6	2	0	.750
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Lions	7	1	0	.875
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	6	3	0	.667
Buccaneers	4	5	0	.444
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Cardinals	5	4	0	.556
Rams	4	4	0	.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 11/6	CIN	@	BAL	34-35
Sun 11/3	TB	@	KC	24-30
Sat 11/2	IND	@	MIN	13-21
Sat 11/2	LAR	@	SEA	26-20
Sat 11/2	DET	@	GB	24-14

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/10	NYG	@	CAR	9:30 AM
Sun 11/10	SF	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/10	ATL	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/10	DEN	@	KC	1:00 PM
Sun 11/10	BUF	@	IND	1:00 PM

The Miami Dolphins handily beat the Chicago Bears, 31 to 16, on September 23, 1979.

Final

Bears

16

Dolphins

31

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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NFL 2024 Leaders

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925

762

981

783

688

24

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12

8

8

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123.2

115.0

108.1

11.0

9.0

8.0

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

205.6

157.1

144.7

159.2

109.5

97

86.3

71.2

68

106

104

102

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