Visitor: Miami Dolphins

Home: Houston Oilers

Date: November 20, 1978

Monday Night Football

Scoring:

Team 1 2 3 4 Final

MIA 7 7 7 9 30

HOU 7 7 7 14 35

Visitor playmakers:

WR Nat Moore, RB Delvin Williams, RB Leroy Harris, DE A.J. Duhe, WR Jimmy Cefalo

Home playmakers:

RB Earl Campbell, TE Mike Barber

Network: ABC

Announcers: Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, Don Meredith

Pregame: Yes – interview with Bum Phillips

Halftime: Yes

Postgame: No

Commercials: Yes – Look for Jimmy Stewart selling Firestone tires

Grade: Very Good. Last 1:38 of game time is Fair-Good.

Notes: Earl Campbell carried the ball 28 times for 199 yards and four touchdowns to become the NFL’s ninth rookie 1,000-yard rusher, and Houston moved within two games of the Steelers in the AFC Central. Miami took a 23-21 lead early in the final period when A. J. Duhe sacked Dan Pastorini in the end zone. Campbell scored twice in the final seven minutes, the second time on a run of 81 yards. Miami’s bespectacled Bob Griese completed 23 of 33 passes for 349 yards for the Dolphins, who remained one game behind New England in the AFC East.

Thanks Zeb!

Running time: 3:08 (2 discs)