| Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 17, 1984 Location: Orchard Park, NY Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 65455 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 58 F Humidty: 57% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mark Duper 11 pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mark Clayton 12 pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Danelo 33 FG | 14 | 3 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Nat Moore 1 pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 21 | 3 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Speedy Neal 1 run (Joe Danelo kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Julius Dawkins 37 pass from Joe Ferguson (Joe Danelo kick) | 21 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Mark Clayton |
| 85 | WR | Mark Duper |
| 79 | LOT | Jon Giesler |
| 61 | LOG | Roy Foster |
| 57 | C | Dwight Stephenson |
| 64 | ROG | Ed Newman |
| 68 | ROT | Eric Laakso |
| 87 | TE | Dan Johnson |
| 13 | QB | Dan Marino |
| 22 | RB | Tony Nathan |
| 34 | FB | Woody Bennett |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Doug Betters |
| 73 | NT | Bob Baumhower |
| 58 | RDE | Kim Bokamper |
| 59 | LOLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 55 | LILB | Earnie Rhone |
| 58 | RILB | Mark Brown |
| 56 | ROLB | Charles Bowser |
| 28 | LCB | Don McNeal |
| 47 | SS | Glenn Blackwood |
| 42 | FS | Lyle Blackwood |
| 49 | RCB | William Judson |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Preston Dennard |
| 85 | WR | Byron Franklin |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher |
| 53 | C | Will Grant |
| 73 | ROG | Jon Borchardt |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 87 | TE | Tony Hunter |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 28 | RB | Greg Bell |
| 34 | FB | Booker Moore |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 91 | RDE | Ken Johnson |
| 57 | LOLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 55 | LILB | Jim Haslett |
| 54 | RILB | Eugene Marve |
| 56 | ROLB | Darryl Talley |
| 24 | LCB | Gary Thompson |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 21 | FS | Don Wilson |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 32:58 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 6/11 | 0/0 | 5 | 43 | 4 | 2 |
| BUF | 27:02 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 7/17 | 2/2 | 9 | 70 | 4 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Woody Bennett | 16 | 56 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 12 | 27 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Dan Marino | 6 | -11 | -1.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 72 | 2.1 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Speedy Neal | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 6 | 1 |
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Van Williams | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Booker Moore | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 68 | 3.6 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Dan Marino | 35 | 26 | 74.3 | 1 | 296 | 8.5 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 115.9 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 26 | 74.3 | 1 | 296 | 8.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 115.9 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 38 | 23 | 60.5 | 0 | 259 | 6.8 | 37t | 1 | 3 | 31 | 89.7 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 23 | 60.5 | 0 | 259 | 6.8 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 89.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mark Duper | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 20 | 1 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 14 | 1 |
| Tony Nathan | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dan Johnson | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Mark Clayton | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 22 | 1 |
| Jim Jensen | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Joe Rose | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 296 | 11.4 | 3 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Byron Franklin | 7 | 92 | 13.1 | 24 | 0 |
| Julius Dawkins | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 37t | 1 |
| Van Williams | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Speedy Neal | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Buster Barnett | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Booker Moore | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Greg Bell | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Preston Dennard | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Craig White | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 259 | 11.3 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Steve Freeman | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||
| Reggie Roby | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 43 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | ||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| John Kidd | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Mark Clayton | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Don Wilson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Vince Heflin | 4 | 0 | 54 | 13.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Don Wilson | 2 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Van Williams | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Charles Bowser | 2.0 |
| Doug Betters | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |