| Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: October 12, 1981 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 78576 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 41 F Humidty: 70% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Nick Mike-Mayer 37 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jerry Butler 28 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Roosevelt Leaks 1 run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Fulton Walker 90 kickoff return (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Cribbs 65 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jerry Butler 25 pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Tony Nathan 12 run (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 14 | 31 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Joe Rose 4 pass from Don Strock (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 21 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Duriel Harris |
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 79 | LOT | Jon Giesler |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 63 | C | Mark Dennard |
| 54 | ROG | Ed Newman |
| 68 | ROT | Eric Laakso |
| 86 | TE | Ronnie Lee |
| 10 | QB | Don Strock |
| 22 | HB | Tony Nathan |
| 37 | FB | Andra Franklin |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Doug Betters |
| 73 | NT | Bob Baumhower |
| 83 | RDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 59 | LOLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 55 | LILB | Earnie Rhone |
| 77 | RILB | A.J. Duhe |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry Gordon |
| 45 | LCB | Ed Taylor |
| 47 | SS | Glenn Blackwood |
| 46 | FS | Don Bessillieu |
| 48 | 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 |
| 86 | TE | Mark Brammer |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 20 | RB | Joe Cribbs |
| 30 | FB | Lawrence McCutcheon |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 57 | LOLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 55 | LILB | Jim Haslett |
| 59 | RILB | Shane Nelson |
| 58 | ROLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 45 | FS | Bill Simpson |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Tony Nathan | 8 | 59 | 7.4 | 13 | 1 |
| Andra Franklin | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Don Strock | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Joe Cribbs | 16 | 60 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 12 | 1 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Don Strock | 44 | 26 | 59.1 | 4 | 245 | 5.6 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 44.2 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 29 | 20 | 69.0 | 0 | 338 | 11.7 | 65t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 142.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Duriel Harris | 6 | 92 | 15.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Joe Rose | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 12 | 1 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Ronnie Lee | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Frank Lewis | 5 | 106 | 21.2 | 30 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 28t | 2 |
| Mark Brammer | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Joe Cribbs | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 65t | 1 |
| Ron Jessie | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Buster Barnett | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Rod Kush | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Charles Romes | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Isiah Robertson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Shane Nelson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Tom Orosz | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Greg Cater | 4 | 140 | 35.0 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Tommy Vigorito | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Byron Franklin | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Roland Hooks | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Fulton Walker | 6 | 185 | 30.8 | 90 | 1 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Byron Franklin | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 27 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Darrell Irvin | 1.0 |
| Sherm White | 0.5 |
| Ben Williams | 0.5 |
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