| Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 22, 1972 Location: Miami, FL Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 80010 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 80 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 20 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mercury Morris 5 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 35 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Ken Lee 16 interception return (John Leypoldt kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 34 FG | 13 | 7 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 10 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 13 | 14 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 54 FG | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 45 FG | 16 | 17 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mercury Morris 15 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 16 | 24 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jim Braxton 6 pass from Mike Taliaferro (John Leypoldt kick) | 23 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 53 | C | John Matlock |
| 63 | ROG | Dick Hart |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 80 | TE | Jan White |
| 16 | QB | Dennis Shaw |
| 34 | RB | Jim Braxton |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Walt Patulski |
| 72 | LDT | Don Croft |
| 77 | RDT | Jerry Patton |
| 82 | RDE | Al Cowlings |
| 59 | LLB | Paul Guidry |
| 56 | MLB | Ken Lee |
| 86 | RLB | Dave Washington |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 42 | LS | Maurice Tyler |
| 41 | RS | Alvin Wyatt |
| 43 | RCB | Tony Greene |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Howard Twilley |
| 42 | WR | Paul Warfield |
| 77 | LOT | Doug Crusan |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 73 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 80 | TE | Marv Fleming |
| 15 | QB | Earl Morrall |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 21 | RB | Jim Kiick |
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 78 | RDT | Jim Dunaway |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Swift |
| 86 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 57 | RLB | Mike Kolen |
| 25 | LCB | Tim Foley |
| 13 | LS | Jake Scott |
| 40 | RS | Dick Anderson |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | / | / | 6 | 66 | 2 | 1 | |
| MIA | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | / | / | 5 | 91 | 4 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jim Braxton | 9 | 75 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 16 | 57 | 3.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Taliaferro | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Spike Jones | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Wayne Patrick | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Dennis Shaw | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 32 | 164 | 5.1 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Csonka | 18 | 107 | 5.9 | 21 | 1 |
| Jim Kiick | 25 | 81 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Mercury Morris | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 2 | |
| Earl Morrall | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 52 | 230 | 4.4 | 3 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Mike Taliaferro | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 16 | 1.3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 70.1 | |
| Dennis Shaw | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 63.9 | |
| Team Totals | 18 | 7 | 38.9 | 0 | 45 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 65.5 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 1 | 91 | 9.1 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 50.4 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 1 | 91 | 9.1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 50.4 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jim Braxton | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 1 | |
| J.D. Hill | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Chandler | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 1 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Howard Twilley | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | |
| Paul Warfield | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Kiick | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Ken Lee | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | |||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 6 | 225 | 37.5 | 67 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 225 | 37.5 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| J.D. Hill | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Charlie Leigh | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Dick Anderson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Linzy Cole | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| J.D. Hill | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Mercury Morris | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Leigh | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |