| Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: September 7, 1980 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 79598 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 71 F Humidty: 49% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Nick Mike-Mayer 40 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Tony Nathan 4 pass from Bob Griese (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Roosevelt Leaks 4 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Cribbs 2 run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 7 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Duriel Harris |
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 74 | LOT | Cleveland Green |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 63 | C | Mark Dennard |
| 64 | ROG | Ed Newman |
| 68 | ROT | Eric Laakso |
| 84 | TE | Bruce Hardy |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 23 | HB | Delvin Williams |
| 36 | FB | Steve Howell |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 73 | NT | Bob Baumhower |
| 75 | RDE | Doug Betters |
| 58 | LOLB | Kim Bokamper |
| 54 | LILB | Ralph Ortega |
| 57 | RILB | Rusty Chambers |
| 77 | ROLB | A.J. Duhe |
| 28 | LCB | Don McNeal |
| 25 | SS | Tim Foley |
| 47 | FS | Glenn Blackwood |
| 46 | RCB | Gerald Small |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Butler |
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 53 | C | Will Grant |
| 69 | ROG | Conrad Dobler |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Reuben Gant |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 20 | RB | Joe Cribbs |
| 47 | FB | Curtis Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 65 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 90 | RDE | Scott Hutchinson |
| 57 | LOLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 55 | LILB | Jim Haslett |
| 59 | RILB | Shane Nelson |
| 58 | ROLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 38 | FS | Jeff Nixon |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Steve Howell | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Delvin Williams | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Joe Cribbs | 18 | 60 | 3.3 | 12 | 1 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 13 | 30 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Terry Miller | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 2 | 101 | 5.6 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 55.3 |
| Don Strock | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 38 | 4.8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 32 | 20 | 62.5 | 5 | 198 | 6.2 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.8 |
| Greg Cater | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Delvin Williams | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Duriel Harris | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 9 | 1 |
| Bruce Hardy | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Joe Cribbs | 9 | 71 | 7.9 | 14 | 0 |
| Frank Lewis | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Lou Piccone | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 18 | 1 |
| Mark Brammer | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Glenn Blackwood | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don McNeal | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Gerald Small | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Kim Bokamper | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ralph Ortega | 0 | 4 | 4L | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jeff Nixon | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Isiah Robertson | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| George Roberts | 5 | 194 | 38.8 | 49 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Greg Cater | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 31 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Tony Nathan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Joe Cribbs | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Lou Piccone | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Tony Nathan | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Don Bessillieu | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Joe Cribbs | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Fred Smerlas | 1.0 |
| Ben Williams | 1.0 |
| Shane Nelson | 1.0 |
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