Game Recap
Week 10 during the 1985 NFL season had the home Miami Dolphins beat the 0 New York Jets 21-17. The Dolphins started strong early with a 7-3 halftime lead and held off the Jets late.
The Dolphins were led by Dan Marino who finished with 362 passing yards, 3 touchdowns. Mark Duper had 217 yards receiving, 2 TDs.
For the Jets, Ken O'Brien tossed in 393 yards passing in the air, 2 touchdowns, 0 picks, was 26 of 43 passing. Freeman McNeil rumbled for 107 rush yards. Al Toon had 156 receiving yards, 10 catches.
The Dolphins finished with 400 total yards, 19 first downs, 5 turnovers and 10 penalties. They were of on third downs. The Jets tallied 491 total yards, 27 first downs, 2 turnovers and 13 penalties. They were of on third downs.
Notes
- Score: Miami DolphinsMIA defeat New York JetsNYJ 21-17
- Date: Sunday, November 10, 1985
- Game Time Kickoff: 4:00PM
- Miami Dolphins Stats - Yards: 400, Turnovers: 5
- New York Jets Stats - Yards: 491, Turnovers: 2
Box Score
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
TOT |
| NYJ |
0 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
17 |
| MIA |
0 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
Passing Leaders
| PLAYER | | C-A | YDS | TD | INT | LNG | |
|---|
| Ken O'Brien | NYJ | 26-43 | 393 | 2 | 0 | 44 | |
| Dan Marino | MIA | 21-37 | 362 | 3 | 3 | 60 | |
Rushing Leaders
| PLAYER | | ATT | YDS | TD | LNG | |
|---|
| Freeman McNeil | NYJ | 26 | 107 | 0 | 13 | |
| Tony Nathan | MIA | 8 | 38 | 0 | 10 | |
| Johnny Hector | NYJ | 3 | 12 | 0 | 7 | |
| Lorenzo Hampton | MIA | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | |
| Woody Bennett | MIA | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | |
| Tony Paige | NYJ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ron Davenport | MIA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Receiving Leaders
| PLAYER | | REC | YDS | TD | LNG | |
|---|
| Mark Duper | MIA | 8 | 217 | 2 | 60 | |
| Al Toon | NYJ | 10 | 156 | 0 | 44 | |
| Jo-Jo Townsell | NYJ | 2 | 57 | 0 | 36 | |
| Freeman McNeil | NYJ | 4 | 56 | 1 | 16 | |
| Tony Nathan | MIA | 5 | 53 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wesley Walker | NYJ | 4 | 48 | 0 | 18 | |
| Mark Clayton | MIA | 3 | 36 | 1 | 22 | |
| Dan Johnson | MIA | 2 | 33 | 0 | 21 | |
Team Total Rushing
| TM | ATT | YDS | TD | | |
|---|
| MIA | 19 | 53 | 0 | | |
| NYJ | 30 | 120 | 0 | | |
Team Total Passing
| TM | C-A | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | |
|---|
| MIA | 21-37 | 362 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| NYJ | 26-43 | 393 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
More Game Information On The New York Jets at Miami Dolphins
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- Weather: 76 degrees, relative humidity 72%, wind 10 mph
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