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

 

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