Miami Dolphins
Vs.
Atlanta Falcons
September 7, 1968
DOLPHINS DEFEAT FALCONS BY 19-13
Victory Gives A.F.L. 13-10 Edge in Interleague Play
MIAMI (UP)- Bob Griese's passes set up a touchdown and a field goal in
the second half Saturday night to give the Miami Dolphins a 19-13
revenge victory over the Atlanta Falcons before 36,122 Orange Bowl
The Miami victory also closed out the pre-season inter-league
battles and gave the American Football League a 13-10 record over the
National League's clubs.
Griese, Miami's golden armed second year man, played all the way
for the Dolphins and outshone Atlanta's sophomore passing ace, Randy
Johnson, who managed to hit two touchdown passes of 44 and 7 yards. The
game was marked 10 fumbles and frequent penalties.
Passing lo Karl Noonan, Howard Twilley and Larry Csonka, Griese
drove Miami 72 yards in the third period to the Atlanta one yard line.
There, Csonka, the rookie from Syracuse, banged over for the Dolphins'
second touchdown.
It was Griese's passes again which set up Jimmy Keyes' 20 yard
field goal in the fourth period to ice Miami's revenge for a 27-17 loss
to Atlanta last year.
Miami scored early in the second period when rookie safetyman
Dick Anderson intercepted a Johnson pass and ran 28 yards for a
touchdown Griese passed to Noonan for the extra point.
Keyes kicked a 33-yard field goal moments later, after linebacker
Frank Emmanuel recovered a fumble by Atlanta's Perry Lee Dunn.
Johnson, hitting on 10 of 25 passes compared to Griese's 18 of
35, threw touchdown passes of 44 yards to Charley Bryant in the first
period and 7 yards to Ray Ogden in the final period. Johnson had two of
his throws picked off and Atlanta intercepted one Griese pass.
Johnson ran for the extra point after his second touchdown throw.
Miami's Mel Branch pulls down Atlanta's Doug Goodwin.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
| Dolphins | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| Falcons | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
ATL- Bryant 44 yard pass from Johnson (pass failed)
Second Quarter
MIA-Anderson 28 yard interception return (Noonan pass from Griese)
MIA- FG Keyes 33
Third Quarter
MIA- Csonka 1 yard run (pass failed)
Fourth Quarter
ATL- Simmons 10 yard pass from Johnson (Johnson run)
MIA- FG Keyes 20
Att- 36,122
