Regular Season Week 3: Saints at Miami Dolphins
September 21, 2014 85° Miami Orange Bowl
Attendance: 73,700 (98%)
Saints 3 0 0 0 - 3
Miami Dolphins 10 3 3 3 - 19
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Saints: 4-11-MIA 31 (12:03) 11-Henry Berends 48 yard field goal is GOOD. MIA 0 NOS 3
(Qtr 1) Miami Dolphins: 3-2-NOS 2 (4:09) 15-Terrence Hoerr pass complete to 14-Luis Johnson for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 5-Juan Marcos. MIA 7 NOS 3
(Qtr 1) Miami Dolphins: 4-3-NOS 23 (1:37) 5-Juan Marcos 42 yard field goal is GOOD. MIA 10 NOS 3
(Qtr 2) Miami Dolphins: 4-10-NOS 23 (10:08) 5-Juan Marcos 42 yard field goal is GOOD. MIA 13 NOS 3
(Qtr 3) Miami Dolphins: 4-1-NOS 36 (9:30) 5-Juan Marcos 54 yard field goal is GOOD. MIA 16 NOS 3
(Qtr 4) Miami Dolphins: 4-4-NOS 5 (13:37) 5-Juan Marcos 23 yard field goal is GOOD. MIA 19 NOS 3
Team Statistics
Miami Dolphins Saints
First Downs 19 10
- Rushing 5 2
- Passing 13 5
- Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 293 147
- Offensive Plays 74 60
- Yards Per Play 3.96 2.45
Net Rushing Yards 154 47
- Rushing Attempts 41 16
- Yards Per Rush 3.76 2.94
Net Passing Yards 139 100
- Att/Comp/Int 33 / 24 / 1 39 / 12 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 139 142
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 5 / 42
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.21 2.27
- Yards Per Completion 5.79 11.83
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 14 2 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.0 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 2
Penalties/Yards 7 / 42 4 / 35
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 36 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 31 1 / 22
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 2 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 25
Time of Possession 38:35 21:25
Drive Charts
Miami Dolphins
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:59 7:53 OWN 25 13 75 Touchdown
1 3:24 1:51 OPP 30 3 7 Field Goal
2 14:50 4:45 OWN 20 9 57 Field Goal
2 9:11 1:29 OWN 28 3 5 Punt
2 3:19 1:26 OWN 8 3 6 Punt
2 1:02 0:18 OWN 32 3 1 Punt
3 15:00 0:10 OWN 26 1 0 Interception
3 12:09 2:43 OWN 41 5 23 Field Goal
3 8:23 2:04 OPP 43 3 -1 Punt
3 5:26 6:51 OWN 39 13 56 Field Goal
4 12:40 2:03 OWN 31 3 7 Punt
4 9:13 2:58 OWN 41 6 22 Fumble
4 4:21 2:42 OWN 22 6 25 Punt
4 1:22 1:22 OPP 5 3 2 Game
Saints
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:01 OWN 25 6 44 Field Goal
1 4:06 0:42 OWN 25 2 1 Interception
1 1:34 1:44 OWN 25 5 23 Punt
2 10:05 0:54 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
2 7:42 4:22 OWN 22 9 25 Punt
2 1:53 0:51 OWN 36 3 -9 Punt
2 0:44 0:44 OWN 24 2 5 Half
3 14:50 2:41 OPP 42 5 12 Fumble
3 9:26 1:03 OWN 13 3 2 Punt
3 6:19 0:53 OWN 20 3 1 Punt
4 13:35 0:55 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
4 10:37 1:24 OWN 9 3 -1 Punt
4 6:16 1:54 OWN 35 9 58 Downs
4 1:39 0:17 OWN 2 4 0 Interception
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Miami Dolphins
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#48 Lorenzo Bourgeois 16 73 4.56 11 4 0
#23 Tony Uriarte 12 41 3.42 13 2 0
#27 James Covert 7 27 3.86 9 0 0
#69 Robert Sparks 5 8 1.60 3 0 0
#80 Roberto Forrest 1 5 5.00 5 0 0
Saints
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#44 Michael Fischer 12 38 3.17 13 1 0
#39 Dexter Heath 4 9 2.25 9 0 0
Passing Stats
Miami Dolphins
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#15 Terrence Hoerr 33 24 139 0 / 0 1 14 1 77.71
Saints
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#13 Carlos Hanson 39 12 142 5 / 42 0 45 2 21.53
Receiving Stats
Miami Dolphins
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#11 Garry Ventura 7 50 7.14 14 0
#27 James Covert 3 25 8.33 10 0
#85 Gary Guzman 2 22 11.00 11 0
#83 Harold Metzler 4 16 4.00 7 0
#14 Luis Johnson 3 13 4.33 10 1
#69 Robert Sparks 3 9 3.00 11 0
#87 Joseph Perez 1 2 2.00 2 0
#23 Tony Uriarte 1 2 2.00 2 0
Saints
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#14 Thomas Samuels 3 68 22.67 45 0
#88 David Iverson 2 25 12.50 19 0
#80 David Burford 2 22 11.00 13 0
#44 Michael Fischer 3 11 3.67 6 0
#83 William Murray 1 9 9.00 9 0
#87 Ted Healey 1 7 7.00 7 0
Blocking Stats
Miami Dolphins
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#65 Randy Desjardins 43 54 0 0
#27 James Covert 7 1 0 0
#68 Vernon Lasseter 43 42 0 1
#86 John Garza 44 49 0 8
#62 Manuel Roy 43 51 0 0
#66 Larry Murphy 37 35 0 1
#84 Wilbert Chen 0 5 0 0
#48 Lorenzo Bourgeois 3 0 0 0
#87 Joseph Perez 5 30 0 1
#83 Harold Metzler 15 43 0 8
#14 Luis Johnson 0 20 0 0
#11 Garry Ventura 0 15 0 0
#80 Roberto Forrest 0 7 0 0
#69 Robert Sparks 0 6 0 0
#58 Ronny Ton 5 0 0 0
#78 Gary Landrum 15 17 0 1
#23 Tony Uriarte 12 3 0 0
#81 Charles Pike 1 9 0 0
#85 Gary Guzman 0 6 0 0
#46 David Morton 0 6 0 0
#51 David Simpson 3 3 0 0
#26 Marcus Plummer 0 3 0 0
#56 Dean Bryant 0 4 0 0
#88 Scott Pierce 0 3 0 0
#4 Luis Colburn 0 4 0 0
#18 Thomas Moreno 0 3 0 1
#38 James Goulding 0 3 0 1
#35 Erick Howard 0 5 0 0
#39 Louis Johnson 0 1 0 0
#45 Joel Townsend 0 1 0 0
#36 Elmer Gonzalez 0 2 0 1
#41 Thomas Nickerson 0 1 0 0
#72 Timothy Arnold 0 1 0 0
Saints
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#75 Jeffrey Ellsworth 53 26 2 3
#79 Albert Epps 20 8 1 1
#70 James Jimenez 44 23 1 1
#88 David Iverson 4 14 1 4
#65 Norman Koller 53 17 0 0
#57 Francisco Sipple 53 24 0 1
#86 Robert Massey 29 11 0 0
#44 Michael Fischer 10 2 0 0
#64 Richard Soto 33 15 0 1
#80 David Burford 0 8 0 0
#14 Thomas Samuels 0 9 0 0
#99 Willie Avelar 1 2 0 0
#62 Jorge Young 5 0 0 0
#93 Melvin Collins 9 1 0 0
#52 Bobby Powell 9 2 0 0
#87 Ted Healey 0 6 0 1
#39 Dexter Heath 2 5 0 1
#47 Ricky Rivera 1 7 0 0
#40 Kenneth Green 0 1 0 0
#33 David Morgan 0 2 0 0
#92 John Diaz 0 1 0 1
#58 Robert Crawford 0 1 0 0
#56 George Reynolds 0 1 0 0
#95 Paul Scheer 0 2 0 0
#98 Andrew Slay 0 1 0 0
#21 Anthony Gregory 0 1 0 0
#31 Leonard Beebe 0 1 0 0
#25 William Smothers 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Miami Dolphins
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#18 Thomas Moreno 2 2 1.00 0
Saints
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#25 William Smothers 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Miami Dolphins
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#27 James Covert 1 1 0 0
#69 Robert Sparks 1 0 0 0
#44 Christopher Morais 0 1 1 0
Saints
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#13 Carlos Hanson 1 0 0 0
#21 Anthony Gregory 0 1 1 0
Punting
Miami Dolphins
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#99 Charles Hale 6 291 48.50 44.50 52 2
Saints
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#10 Robert Gariepy 8 389 48.63 40.38 60 1
Kicking
Miami Dolphins
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#5 Juan Marcos 4 / 4 3 / 3 1 / 1 54 1 / 1
Saints
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#11 Henry Berends 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 48 0 / 0
Punt Return
Miami Dolphins
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#27 James Covert 3 36 12.0 20 0
Saints
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Miami Dolphins
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#69 Robert Sparks 1 31 31.0 0
Saints
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#33 David Morgan 1 22 22.0 0
Defensive Stats
Miami Dolphins
Name Tackles Sacks
#36 Elmer Gonzalez 5 0
#44 Christopher Morais 4 2
#45 Joel Townsend 3 0
#91 Calvin Alexis 3 0
#34 James Jones 2 0
#39 Louis Johnson 2 2
#28 Justin Aubry 2 0
#46 David Morton 2 0
#88 Scott Pierce 2 0
#56 Dean Bryant 2 0
#35 Erick Howard 2 0
#18 Thomas Moreno 1 0
#38 James Goulding 1 1
#84 Wilbert Chen 1 0
#4 Luis Colburn 1 0
#68 Vernon Lasseter 1 0
Saints
Name Tackles Sacks
#25 William Smothers 8 0
#56 George Reynolds 8 0
#31 Leonard Beebe 7 0
#21 Anthony Gregory 7 0
#99 Willie Avelar 7 0
#58 Robert Crawford 6 0
#52 Bobby Powell 6 0
#30 John Thomas 5 0
#98 Andrew Slay 5 0
#95 Paul Scheer 4 0
#48 Leroy Smith 3 0
#14 Thomas Samuels 1 0
#93 Melvin Collins 1 0
#13 Carlos Hanson 1 0
#80 David Burford 1 0