Super Bowl XVIIWashington Redskins 27,
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The Miami Dolphins led 17-10 at halftime and 17-13 at the end of the third quarter, but the Redskins scored 14 points in the fourth quarter bring Washington its first NFL championship since 1942. The big play was a 43-yard touchdown run by John Riggins on a fourth-and-one play that put the Redskins ahead. Riggins rushed for a record 166 yards on 38 carries and was named MVP.
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
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| Miami | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Washington | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| First Quarter |
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| MIA: Cefalo 76 pass from Woodley (Von Schamann kick), 6:49 |
| Second Quarter |
| WAS: FG Moseley 31, 0:21 MIA: FG Von Schamann 20, 9:00 WAS: Garrett 4 pass from Theismann (Moseley kick), 13:09 MIA: Walker 98 kick return (Von Schamann kick), 13:22 |
| Third Quarter |
| WAS: FG Moseley 20, 6:51 |
| Fourth Quarter |
| WAS: Riggins 43 run (Moseley kick), 4:59 WAS: Brown 6 pass from Theismann (Moseley kick), 13:05 |
| Mia | Team Statistics | Was |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Total First Downs | 24 |
| 7 | Rushing | 14 |
| 2 | Passing | 9 |
| 0 | Penalty | 1 |
| 176 | Total Net Yardage | 400 |
| 47 | Total Offensive Plays | 78 |
| 3.7 | Average Gain | 5.1 |
| 29 | Rushes | 52 |
| 96 | Yards Rushing | 276 |
| 3.3 | Average Yards | 5.3 |
| 17 | Passes Attempted | 23 |
| 4 | Passes Completed | 15 |
| 1 | Had Intercepted | 2 |
| 1 | Times Sacked | 3 |
| 17 | Yards Lost | 19 |
| 80 | Net Yards Passing | 124 |
| 6 | Punts | 4 |
| 37.8 | Average Distance | 42.0 |
| 2 | Punt Returns | 6 |
| 22 | Punt Return Yardage | 52 |
| 6 | Kickoff Returns | 3 |
| 222 | Kickoff Return Yardage | 57 |
| 0 | Interception Return Yardage | 0 |
| 2 | Fumbles | 0 |
| 1 | Own Recovered | 0 |
| 0 | Opponents' Recovered | 1 |
| 4 | Penalties | 5 |
| 55 | Yards Penalized | 36 |
| 17 | Points Scored | 27 |
| 2 | Touchdowns | 3 |
| 0 | Rushing | 1 |
| 1 | Passing | 2 |
| 1 | Returns | 0 |
| 2 | Extra Points | 3 |
| 1 | Field Goals | 2 |
| 1 | Field Goals Attempted | 2 |
| 0 | Safeties | 0 |
| 3/11 | Third-Down Efficiency | 11/18 |
| 0/1 | Fourth-Down Efficiency | 1/1 |
| 23:45 | Time of Possession | 36:15 |
| Miami | No. | Yds | Lg | TD | Washington | No. | Yds | Lg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin | 16 | 49 | 9 | 0 | Riggins | 38 | 166 | 43t | 1 |
| Nathan | 7 | 26 | 12 | 0 | Garrett | 1 | 44 | 44 | 0 |
| Woodley | 4 | 16 | 7 | 0 | Harmon | 9 | 40 | 12 | 0 |
| Vigorito | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | Theismann | 3 | 20 | 12 | 0 |
| Harris | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Walker | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Miami | Att | Com | Yds | TD | Int | Washington | Att | Com | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodley | 14 | 4 | 97 | 1 | 1 | Theismann | 23 | 15 | 143 | 2 | 2 |
| Strock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami | No. | Yds | Lg | TD | Washington | No. | Yds | Lg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cefalo | 2 | 82 | 76t | 1 | Brown | 6 | 60 | 26 | 1 |
| Harris | 2 | 15 | 8 | 0 | Warren | 5 | 28 | 10 | 0 |
| Garrett | 2 | 13 | 9 | 1 | |||||
| Walker | 1 | 27 | 27 | 0 | |||||
| Riggins | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Miami | No. | Ave | Lg | Blk | Washington | No. | Ave | Lg | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orosz | 6 | 37.8 | 46 | 0 | Hayes | 4 | 42.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Miami | No. | FC | Yds | Lg | TD | Washington | No. | FC | Yds | Lg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vigorito | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 0 | Nelms | 6 | 0 | 52 | 12 | 0 |
| Miami | No. | Yds | Lg | TD | Washington | No. | Yds | Lg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker | 4 | 190 | 98t | 1 | Nelms | 2 | 44 | 24 | 0 |
| L. Blackwood | 2 | 32 | 17 | 0 | Wonsley | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Miami | No. | Yds | Lg | TD | Washington | No. | Yds | Lg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Blackwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duhe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | Offense | Washington Redskins |
|---|---|---|
| Stephenson, Dwight | C | Bostic, Jeff |
| Kuechenberg, Bob | G | Dean, Fred |
| Toews, Jeff | G | Grimm, Russ |
| Giesler, Jon | T | Jacoby, Joe |
| Laasko, Eric | T | Starke, George |
| Hardy, Bruce | TE | Walker, Rick |
| Cefalo, Jimmy | WR | Warren, Don |
| Harris, Duriel | WR | Brown, Charlie |
| Nathan, Tony | RB | Garrett, Alvin |
| Franklin, Andra | FB | Riggins, John |
| Woodley, David | QB | Theismann, Joe |
| Defense | ||
| Baumhower, Bob | NT | Butz, Dave |
| Betters, Doug | DE | Grant, Darryl |
| Bokamper, Kim | DE | Manley, Dexter |
| Brudzinski, Bob | OLB | Mendenhall, Mat |
| Gordon, Larry | OLB | Kaufman, Mel |
| Duhe, A. J. | ILB | Milot, Rich |
| Rhone, Ernie | ILB | Olkewicz, Neal |
| McNeal, Don | CB | Dean, Vernon |
| Small, Gerald | CB | White, Jeris |
| Blackwood, Lyle | FS | Murphy, Mark H. |
| Blackwood, Glenn | SS | Peters, Tony |
| Miami | Washington |
|---|---|
| Bennett, Woody | Brooks, Perry |
| Bowser, Charles | Coleman, Monte |
| Den Herder, Vern | Cronan, Pete |
| Dennard, Mark | Didier, Clint |
| Diana, Rich | Giaquinto, Nick |
| Foster, Roy | Harmon, Clarence |
| Green, Cleveland | Hayes, Jeff |
| Heflin, Vince | Jackson, Wilbur |
| Hester, Ron | Jordan, Curtis |
| Hill, Eddie | Kubin, Larry |
| Jensen, Jim | Laster, Don |
| Judson, William | Lavender, Joe |
| Kozlowski, Mike | Liebenstein, Todd |
| Lankford, Paul | Lowry, Quentin |
| Lee, Ronnie | May, Mark |
| Moore, Nat | McDaniel, Lecharls |
| Orosz, Tom | McGee, Tony |
| Potter, Steve | Moseley, Mark |
| Rose, Joe | Nelms, Mike |
| Shull, Steve | Seay, Virgil |
| Strock, Don | Williams, Greg |
| Vigorito, Tom | Wonsley, Otis |
| Von Schamann, Uwe | |
| Walker, Fulton |
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