| Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: September 1, 1991 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 80252 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 68 F Humidty: 37% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mark Clayton 43 pass from Dan Marino (Charlie Baumann kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mark Higgs 3 run (Charlie Baumann kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Andre Reed 54 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Charlie Baumann 21 FG | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Butch Rolle 3 pass from Frank Reich (Scott Norwood kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Thurman Thomas 50 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mark Clayton 5 pass from Dan Marino (Charlie Baumann kick) | 24 | 21 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Carwell Gardner 1 run (Scott Norwood kick) | 24 | 28 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Thurman Thomas 7 run (Scott Norwood kick) | 24 | 35 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mark Duper 3 pass from Dan Marino (Charlie Baumann kick) | 31 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Mark Clayton |
| 85 | WR | Mark Duper |
| 65 | LOT | Jeff Dellenbach |
| 69 | LOG | Keith Sims |
| 60 | C | Bert Weidner |
| 62 | ROG | Harry Galbreath |
| 74 | ROT | Mark Dennis |
| 87 | TE | Charles Henry |
| 13 | QB | Dan Marino |
| 21 | RB | Mark Higgs |
| 49 | FB | Tony Paige |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Alfred Oglesby |
| 95 | NT | T.J. Turner |
| 91 | RDE | Jeff Cross |
| 92 | LOLB | David Griggs |
| 52 | LILB | Mike Reichenbach |
| 56 | RILB | John Offerdahl |
| 51 | ROLB | Bryan Cox |
| 28 | LCB | Mike McGruder |
| 26 | SS | Jarvis Williams |
| 25 | FS | Louis Oliver |
| 24 | RCB | Vestee Jackson |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Don Beebe |
| 85 | WR | Al Edwards |
| 80 | WR | James Lofton |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 69 | LOT | Will Wolford |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher |
| 67 | C | Kent Hull |
| 65 | ROG | John Davis |
| 75 | ROT | Howard Ballard |
| 12 | QB | Jim Kelly |
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Leon Seals |
| 91 | NT | Jeff Wright |
| 73 | RDE | Mike Lodish |
| 97 | LOLB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 58 | LILB | Shane Conlan |
| 54 | RILB | Carlton Bailey |
| 56 | ROLB | Darryl Talley |
| 47 | LCB | Kirby Jackson |
| 46 | SS | Leonard Smith |
| 38 | FS | Mark Kelso |
| 37 | RCB | Nate Odomes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mark Higgs | 30 | 146 | 4.9 | 20 | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Thurman Thomas | 25 | 165 | 6.6 | 20 | 1 |
| Carwell Gardner | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 6 | 1 |
| Jim Kelly | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Kenneth Davis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Dan Marino | 28 | 17 | 60.7 | 0 | 267 | 9.5 | 43t | 3 | 2 | 17 | 128.1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 39 | 29 | 74.4 | 1 | 381 | 9.8 | 54t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 111.2 |
| Frank Reich | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 139.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mark Clayton | 6 | 138 | 23.0 | 43t | 2 |
| Mark Duper | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 23 | 1 |
| Tony Paige | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Charles Henry | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Fred Banks | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Andre Reed | 11 | 154 | 14.0 | 54t | 1 |
| Thurman Thomas | 8 | 103 | 12.9 | 50t | 1 |
| James Lofton | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 27 | 0 |
| Don Beebe | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Carwell Gardner | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Butch Rolle | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Louis Oliver | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Reggie Roby | 3 | 138 | 46.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Chris Mohr | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||
| Charlie Baumann | 6 | 351 | 58.5 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||
| Scott Norwood | 6 | 346 | 57.7 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Aaron Craver | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Randal Hill | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Tony Paige | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Eddie Fuller | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Al Edwards | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Darryl Talley | 1.0 |
| Jeff Wright | 1.0 |
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