After the game, several players push a reporter who has picked them to lose the game into the showers.
December 17:
Dolphins beat Buffalo, 31-14, to finish the season 10-4 but miss the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
DOLPHIN TRIVIA:
Who was the Dolphin who overturned a dune buggy with Larry Csonka in it on the way back to training camp?
Joe Auer.
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1978
November 12:
Delvin Williams becomes the first 1,000-yard rusher of the season with 144 yards and two touchdowns in a 25-24 win at Buffalo, marking Miami’s 18th consecutive win against the Bills.
December 18:
Garo Yepremian ties an NFL record with his 16th consecutive field goal, capping a 23-3 victory over New England and helping the Dolphins close the season at 11-5.
December 24:
In their first playoff game in four years, the Dolphins lose at home, 17-9, to the Houston Oilers. The Dolphins commit five turnovers and are outgained, 455-209.
DOLPHIN TRIVIA:
DOLPHIN TRIVIA:
Who scored the second Dolphin regular-season touchdown ever?
Which Dolphin made his first start in a playoff game?
Running back Rick Casares.
Offensive lineman Eric Laakso (1978 vs. Houston).
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1979
1980
February 22:
Larry Csonka re-signs with the Dolphins after spending the previous four seasons with the World Football League and the New York Giants.
October 14:
Tony Nathan scores on an 86-yard punt return as Miami defeats Buffalo, 17-7, for its 20th consecutive win in the series, the NFL’s longest consecutive win streak by one team over another.
December 30:
The Steelers race to a 20-0 first-quarter lead and defeat the Dolphins, 34-14, in a playoff game in Pittsburgh. Csonka, after an 800-yard, 13-touchdown regular season, ran for just 20 yards on 10 carries in his final NFL game. In the aftermath, Csonka and the Dolphins cannot agree on a new contract and he retires.
September 7:
Buffalo’s Joe Cribbs rushes for 60 yards, catches nine passes for 71 yards and scores a touchdown in Buffalo’s, 17-7 win, ending the Dolphins’ NFL-record 20-game winning streak against the Bills.
DOLPHIN TRIVIA:
Of the 32 players selected by the original Dolphins in the expansion draft, only one remained on the active roster six years later when the club reached the Super Bowl. Who?
Offensive tackle Norm Evans.
September 21:
Bob Griese wins his 100th game, coming off the bench and passing for two touchdowns in the fourth quarter of a 20-17 win at Atlanta.
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Don Shula and Bob Griese, undated. (Miami Herald)
December 20 – “Announcer-less Game”
Dolphins lose 24-17 to the Jets, to finish the season 8-8. David Woodley, a rookie eighth-round draft pick, starts 11 games and is named team MVP despite posting just a 63.1 passer rating. As an experiment, the NBC television network broadcast the game without any announcers. The two teams were playing the last game of the season, neither had qualified for the playoffs and since the game was being broadcast nationally NBC executive Don Ohlmeyer decided on the idea to boost what would otherwise have been weak ratings.
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1981
DOLPHIN TRIVIA:
Which Dolphins quarterback holds the team record for most passing yards in a game? Name the player, the game and the yardage total.
David Woodley, 408 vs. Dallas
