| Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: October 26, 1975 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 79080 |
| Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 52 F Humidty: 56% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 13 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Freeman 30 interception return (John Leypoldt kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 26 run (John Leypoldt kick failed) | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Don Nottingham 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bob Chandler 4 pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Nat Moore 13 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 14 | 20 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 45 FG | 14 | 23 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Don Nottingham 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 21 | 23 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bob Chandler 5 pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) | 21 | 30 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jim Mandich 5 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 28 | 30 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Don Nottingham 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 35 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 81 | WR | Howard Twilley |
| 79 | LOT | Wayne Moore |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 77 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 88 | TE | Jim Mandich |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 22 | RB | Mercury Morris |
| 36 | RB | Don Nottingham |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 74 | LDT | Randy Crowder |
| 76 | RDT | Don Reese |
| 56 | RDE | Steve Towle |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Swift |
| 57 | MLB | Mike Kolen |
| 53 | RLB | Bob Matheson |
| 25 | LCB | Tim Foley |
| 49 | LS | Charlie Babb |
| 13 | RS | Jake Scott |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 53 | C | Mike Montler |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 87 | TE | Paul Seymour |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 34 | RB | Jim Braxton |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Offense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Jeff Winans |
| 71 | LDT | Mike Kadish |
| 73 | RDT | Earl Edwards |
| 65 | RDE | Pat Toomay |
| 55 | LLB | John Skorupan |
| 52 | MLB | Merv Krakau |
| 30 | RLB | Bo Cornell |
| 22 | LCB | Steve Freeman |
| 43 | LS | Tony Greene |
| 33 | RS | Vic Washington |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mercury Morris | 20 | 124 | 6.2 | 0 | |
| Don Nottingham | 15 | 61 | 4.1 | 3 | |
| Norm Bulaich | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | |
| Bob Griese | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| Hubie Ginn | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 19 | 88 | 4.6 | 26 | 1 |
| Jim Braxton | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| Bob Chandler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 2 | 151 | 7.2 | 2 | 75.8 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 29 | 20 | 69.0 | 2 | 221 | 7.6 | 2 | 85.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Freddie Solomon | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 0 | |
| Nat Moore | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 1 | |
| Norm Bulaich | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| Larry Seiple | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Mandich | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 8 | 96 | 12.0 | 2 | |
| Paul Seymour | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | |
| Jim Braxton | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| J.D. Hill | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Reuben Gant | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jake Scott | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Steve Freeman | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30t | 1 |
| Tony Greene | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 5 | 179 | 35.8 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Marv Bateman | 3 | 146 | 48.7 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Freddie Solomon | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| John Holland | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Gary Hayman | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Hubie Ginn | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 0 | ||
| Freddie Solomon | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Vic Washington | 5 | 156 | 31.2 | 0 | ||
| Gary Hayman | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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| Buffalo Bills | |
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