| Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: October 9, 1983 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 59948 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 83 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Byron Franklin 9 pass from Joe Ferguson (Joe Danelo kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Byron Franklin 30 pass from Joe Ferguson (Joe Danelo kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Woody Bennett 1 run (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mark Duper 63 pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Booker Moore 11 pass from Joe Ferguson (Joe Danelo kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mark Duper 48 pass from Mark Clayton (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Cribbs 4 pass from Joe Ferguson (Joe Danelo kick) | 28 | 21 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Nat Moore 2 pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 28 | 28 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mark Clayton 14 pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 28 | 35 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Cribbs 1 pass from Joe Ferguson (Joe Danelo kick) | 35 | 35 |
| 5 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Danelo 36 FG | 38 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Butler |
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher |
| 53 | C | Will Grant |
| 73 | ROG | Jon Borchardt |
| 63 | ROT | Justin Cross |
| 86 | TE | Mark Brammer |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 20 | RB | Joe Cribbs |
| 34 | FB | Booker Moore |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 57 | LOLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 52 | LILB | Chris Keating |
| 54 | RILB | Eugene Marve |
| 62 | ROLB | Ervin Parker |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 42 | FS | Rod Kush |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Mark Duper |
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 79 | LOT | Jon Giesler |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 57 | C | Dwight Stephenson |
| 64 | ROG | Ed Newman |
| 68 | ROT | Eric Laakso |
| 87 | TE | Dan Johnson |
| 13 | QB | Dan Marino |
| 22 | RB | Tony Nathan |
| 37 | FB | Andra Franklin |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Doug Betters |
| 73 | LDT | Bob Baumhower |
| 71 | RDT | Mike Charles |
| 58 | RDE | Kim Bokamper |
| 59 | LLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 77 | MLB | A.J. Duhe |
| 56 | RLB | Charles Bowser |
| 49 | LCB | William Judson |
| 47 | SS | Glenn Blackwood |
| 42 | FS | Lyle Blackwood |
| 44 | RCB | Paul Lankford |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Joe Cribbs | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 4 | 0 |
| Booker Moore | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Andra Franklin | 17 | 65 | 3.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Woody Bennett | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 25 | 1 |
| Tony Nathan | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| David Overstreet | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dan Marino | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 55 | 38 | 69.1 | 1 | 419 | 7.6 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 114.1 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Dan Marino | 29 | 19 | 65.5 | 2 | 322 | 11.1 | 63t | 3 | 3 | 35 | 108.7 |
| Mark Clayton | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 48 | 48.0 | 48t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Joe Cribbs | 9 | 93 | 10.3 | 26 | 2 |
| Jerry Butler | 9 | 89 | 9.9 | 25 | 0 |
| Frank Lewis | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Booker Moore | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 11t | 1 |
| Byron Franklin | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 30t | 2 |
| Mark Brammer | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Perry Tuttle | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Buster Barnett | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Mosley | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mark Duper | 7 | 202 | 28.9 | 63t | 2 |
| Tony Nathan | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 20 | 1 |
| Mark Clayton | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 39 | 1 |
| Dan Johnson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Woody Bennett | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Steve Freeman | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Chris Keating | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Fulton Walker | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Greg Cater | 5 | 193 | 38.6 | 51 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Reggie Roby | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Robb Riddick | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Mark Clayton | 2 | -11 | -5.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Robb Riddick | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Van Williams | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Mike Mosley | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Fulton Walker | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Tony Nathan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Ben Williams | 2.0 |
| Darryl Talley | 1.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Mike Kozlowski | 1.0 |
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