| Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: November 12, 1978 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 48623 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 36 F Humidty: 82% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Delvin Williams 25 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Reuben Gant 5 pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 47 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Delvin Williams 26 run (Garo Yepremian kick blocked) | 16 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Curtis Brown 58 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 16 | 14 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Nat Moore 16 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick blocked) | 22 | 14 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Tom Dempsey 33 FG | 22 | 17 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 24 FG | 25 | 17 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Frank Lewis 14 pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick) | 25 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Duriel Harris |
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 67 | LOT | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 64 | LOG | Ed Newman |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 71 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 87 | TE | Andre Tillman |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 24 | RB | Delvin Williams |
| 34 | FB | Jim Braxton |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 73 | NT | Bob Baumhower |
| 77 | RDE | A.J. Duhe |
| 58 | LOLB | Kim Bokamper |
| 56 | LILB | Steve Towle |
| 51 | RILB | Rusty Chambers |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry Gordon |
| 41 | LCB | Norris Thomas |
| 25 | SS | Tim Foley |
| 21 | FS | Rick Volk |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 61 | C | Willie Parker |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Reuben Gant |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 40 | RB | Terry Miller |
| 47 | FB | Curtis Brown |
| Offense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 74 | LDT | Dee Hardison |
| 71 | RDT | Mike Kadish |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 59 | LLB | Shane Nelson |
| 54 | MLB | Randy McClanahan |
| 57 | RLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 43 | FS | Tony Greene |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Delvin Williams | 26 | 144 | 5.5 | 26t | 2 |
| Jim Braxton | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Leroy Harris | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Curtis Brown | 11 | 114 | 10.4 | 58t | 1 |
| Roland Hooks | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Terry Miller | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 5 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 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 | 0 | 106 | 5.0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 90.6 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 0 | 129 | 4.8 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 93.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Nat Moore | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 16t | 1 |
| Andre Tillman | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Duriel Harris | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Norm Bulaich | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Frank Lewis | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 19 | 1 |
| Curtis Brown | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Reuben Gant | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| George Roberts | 4 | 123 | 30.8 | 36 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Rusty Jackson | 5 | 158 | 31.6 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Gary Davis | 1 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Lou Piccone | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Gary Davis | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 25 | 0 | |
| Bruce Hardy | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Duriel Harris | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Dennis Johnson | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Roland Hooks | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Keith Moody | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Mike Franckowiak | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| A.J. Duhe | 1.0 |
| Vern Den Herder | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Dee Hardison | 1.0 |
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