| Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: October 14, 1979 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 45597 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 78 F Humidty: 85% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Tony Nathan 86 punt return (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 7 run (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 29 FG | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Roland Hooks 3 run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 7 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Butler |
| 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 |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 71 | NT | Mike Kadish |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 58 | LOLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 55 | LILB | Jim Haslett |
| 59 | RILB | Shane Nelson |
| 57 | ROLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 43 | FS | Tony Greene |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| 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 |
| 84 | TE | Bruce Hardy |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 24 | HB | Delvin Williams |
| 39 | FB | Larry Csonka |
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 73 | NT | Bob Baumhower |
| 75 | RDE | Doug Betters |
| 58 | LOLB | Kim Bokamper |
| 56 | LILB | Steve Towle |
| 51 | RILB | Rusty Chambers |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry Gordon |
| 41 | LCB | Norris Thomas |
| 25 | SS | Tim Foley |
| 20 | FS | Neal Colzie |
| 48 | RCB | Gerald Small |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Terry Miller | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Curtis Brown | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Roland Hooks | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 1 | |
| Mike Collier | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Csonka | 24 | 90 | 3.8 | 14 | 1 |
| Gary Davis | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Delvin Williams | 18 | 40 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 21 | 11 | 52.4 | 1 | 137 | 6.5 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 53.1 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 1 | 101 | 8.4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Frank Lewis | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 | |
| Jerry Butler | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | |
| Reuben Gant | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Curtis Brown | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | |
| Roland Hooks | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Nat Moore | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Duriel Harris | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
| Norm Bulaich | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jeff Nixon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Tim Foley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Rusty Jackson | 5 | 170 | 34.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| George Roberts | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Uwe von Schamann | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Tony Nathan | 2 | 0 | 89 | 44.5 | 86t | 1 |
| Mike Kozlowski | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Steve Powell | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Keith Moody | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Tony Nathan | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Don Bessillieu | 0 | 20 | 20L | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Doug Betters | 1.0 |
| Larry Gordon | 1.0 |
| Kim Bokamper | 1.0 |
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