| Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: September 18, 1966 Location: Buffalo, NY |
| Venue: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 37546 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 72 F Humidty: 41% Wind: 2 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 21 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 58 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jack Kemp 1 run (Booth Lusteg kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Butch Byrd 60 interception return (Booth Lusteg kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Butch Byrd 72 punt return (Booth Lusteg kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Gene Mingo 24 FG | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bobby Crockett 26 pass from Jack Kemp (Booth Lusteg kick) | 3 | 28 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bobby Burnett 1 run (Booth Lusteg kick) | 3 | 35 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bobby Burnett 3 run (Booth Lusteg kick failed) | 3 | 41 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | John Roderick 4 pass from George Wilson (Gene Mingo kick) | 10 | 41 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jack Spikes 11 run (Booth Lusteg kick) | 10 | 48 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Booth Lusteg 13 FG | 10 | 51 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Bo Roberson 66 pass from George Wilson (Gene Mingo kick) | 17 | 51 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jack Spikes 18 pass from Daryle Lamonica (Booth Lusteg kick) | 17 | 58 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Dave Kocourek 13 pass from George Wilson (Gene Mingo kick) | 24 | 58 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | SE | John Roderick |
| 78 | LOT | Maxie Williams |
| 61 | LOG | Ernie Park |
| 58 | C | Tom Goode |
| 75 | ROG | Ken Rice |
| 73 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 83 | TE | Dave Kocourek |
| 11 | QB | Rick Norton |
| 32 | HB | Joe Auer |
| 40 | FL | Bo Roberson |
| 33 | FB | Billy Joe |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Ed Cooke |
| 76 | LDT | Tom Nomina |
| 77 | RDT | Rich Zecher |
| 88 | RDE | Laverne Torczon |
| 53 | LLB | Tom Erlandson |
| 50 | MLB | Frank Emanuel |
| 54 | RLB | Wahoo McDaniel |
| 49 | LCB | Jimmy Warren |
| 22 | LS | Willie West |
| 47 | RS | John McGeever |
| 25 | RCB | Dick Westmoreland |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | SE | Bobby Crockett |
| 77 | LOT | Stew Barber |
| 66 | LOG | Billy Shaw |
| 50 | C | Al Bemiller |
| 67 | ROG | Joe O'Donnell |
| 79 | ROT | Dick Hudson |
| 73 | TE | Paul Costa |
| 15 | QB | Jack Kemp |
| 21 | HB | Bobby Burnett |
| 44 | FL | Elbert Dubenion |
| 30 | FB | Wray Carlton |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 78 | LDT | Jim Dunaway |
| 70 | RDT | Tom Sestak |
| 88 | RDE | Tom Day |
| 51 | LLB | John Tracey |
| 64 | MLB | Harry Jacobs |
| 58 | RLB | Mike Stratton |
| 27 | LCB | Tommy Janik |
| 45 | LS | Hagood Clarke |
| 26 | RS | George Saimes |
| 42 | RCB | Butch Byrd |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Billy Joe | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Auer | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 18 | 0 |
| George Chesser | 9 | 18 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Sam Price | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| George Wilson | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Rick Norton | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bobby Burnett | 14 | 64 | 4.6 | 15 | 2 |
| Jack Spikes | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 36 | 1 |
| Allen Smith | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Wray Carlton | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 5 | 0 |
| Jack Kemp | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 15 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| George Wilson | 30 | 10 | 33.3 | 1 | 185 | 6.2 | 54t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
| Rick Norton | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 3 | 17 | 1.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jack Kemp | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 1 | 226 | 8.7 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76.8 |
| Daryle Lamonica | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 1 | 103 | 14.7 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 101.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Bo Roberson | 5 | 128 | 25.6 | 54t | 1 |
| John Roderick | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 1 |
| Billy Joe | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Wes Matthews | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Howard Twilley | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Dave Kocourek | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Joe Auer | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Elbert Dubenion | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 44 | 0 |
| Paul Costa | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Bobby Crockett | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 44 | 1 |
| Charley Ferguson | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Bobby Burnett | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Ed Rutkowski | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Jack Spikes | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18t | 1 |
| Wray Carlton | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jimmy Warren | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Mike Stratton | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Butch Byrd | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 60t | 1 |
| Harry Jacobs | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| George Wilson | 6 | 265 | 44.2 | 50 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Paul Maguire | 4 | 175 | 43.8 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Wes Matthews | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Butch Byrd | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 72t | 1 | |
| Ed Rutkowski | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Joe Auer | 5 | 147 | 29.4 | 45 | 0 | |
| Wes Matthews | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Billy Hunter | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Charley Warner | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 35 | 0 | |
| Ed Rutkowski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
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