| Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 7, 1975 Location: Miami, FL Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 74573 |
| Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 79 F Humidty: 52% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Don Strock 4 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Howard Twilley 8 pass from Don Strock (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Howard Twilley 1 pass from Don Strock (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 14 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 20 FG | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | J.D. Hill 31 pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 62 pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) | 21 | 24 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Norm Bulaich 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 21 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 53 | C | Mike Montler |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 88 | TE | Reuben Gant |
| 87 | TE | Paul Seymour |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 34 | RB | Jim Braxton |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Walt Patulski |
| 72 | LDT | Don Croft |
| 73 | RDT | Earl Edwards |
| 55 | RDE | John Skorupan |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Allen |
| 57 | MLB | John McCrumbly |
| 30 | RLB | Bo Cornell |
| 43 | LCB | Tony Greene |
| 26 | LS | Ed Jones |
| 37 | RS | Ike Thomas |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 86 | WR | Freddie Solomon |
| 79 | LOT | Wayne Moore |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 77 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 87 | TE | Andre Tillman |
| 10 | QB | Don Strock |
| 22 | RB | Mercury Morris |
| 36 | RB | Don Nottingham |
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 74 | LDT | Randy Crowder |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 76 | RDT | Don Reese |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 56 | LLB | Steve Towle |
| 55 | RLB | Earnie Rhone |
| 41 | LCB | Jeris White |
| 49 | LS | Charlie Babb |
| 13 | RS | Jake Scott |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 21 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 9/18 | / | 7 | 99 | 0 | 0 | |
| MIA | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3/11 | / | 7 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 18 | 96 | 5.3 | 16 | 1 |
| Jim Braxton | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 130 | 4.5 | 16 | 1 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mercury Morris | 21 | 93 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| Don Nottingham | 9 | 87 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| Don Strock | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Norm Bulaich | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | 9 | 1 |
| Benny Malone | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 197 | 4.5 | 56 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 41 | 20 | 48.8 | 2 | 279 | 6.8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 67.0 | |
| Team Totals | 41 | 20 | 48.8 | 2 | 279 | 6.8 | 62t | 2 | 3 | 24 | 67.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Don Strock | 15 | 12 | 80.0 | 0 | 99 | 6.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 133.7 | |
| Team Totals | 15 | 12 | 80.0 | 0 | 99 | 6.6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 133.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 8 | 117 | 14.6 | 62 | 1 |
| Bob Chandler | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 0 | |
| J.D. Hill | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 1 | |
| Paul Seymour | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Reuben Gant | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 279 | 14.0 | 62t | 2 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Howard Twilley | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 2 | |
| Freddie Solomon | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| Don Nottingham | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Norm Bulaich | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Andre Tillman | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 99 | 8.3 | 17 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jake Scott | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Matheson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 17 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Marv Bateman | 6 | 254 | 42.3 | 57 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 254 | 42.3 | 57 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 7 | 278 | 39.7 | 51 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 278 | 39.7 | 51 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Gary Hayman | 3 | 1 | 31 | 10.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 31 | 10.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Charlie Babb | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Hubie Ginn | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 1 | 45 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Vic Washington | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Royce McKinney | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 43 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Nat Moore | 4 | 116 | 29.0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 116 | 29.0 | 42 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |