| Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: September 26, 1971 Location: Buffalo, NY |
| Venue: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 45139 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 56 F Humidty: 80% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 29 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 15 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Wayne Patrick 1 run (Grant Guthrie kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 46 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 13 FG | 9 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 9 FG | 12 | 7 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 19 | 7 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 46 run (Grant Guthrie kick) | 19 | 14 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Paul Warfield 23 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 26 | 14 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 48 FG | 29 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Otto Stowe |
| 42 | WR | Paul Warfield |
| 77 | LOT | Doug Crusan |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 61 | C | Bob DeMarco |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 73 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 80 | TE | Marv Fleming |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 21 | RB | Jim Kiick |
| Defense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Jim Riley |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 74 | RDT | John Richardson |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Swift |
| 85 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 57 | RLB | Mike Kolen |
| 25 | LCB | Tim Foley |
| 40 | LS | Dick Anderson |
| 13 | RS | Jake Scott |
| 26 | RCB | Lloyd Mumphord |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Marlin Briscoe |
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 62 | LOT | Levert Carr |
| 61 | LOG | Jim Reilly |
| 51 | C | Bruce Jarvis |
| 67 | ROG | Joe O'Donnell |
| 79 | ROT | Paul Costa |
| 80 | TE | Jan White |
| 16 | QB | Dennis Shaw |
| 30 | RB | Wayne Patrick |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Al Cowlings |
| 78 | LDT | Jim Dunaway |
| 71 | RDT | Bob Tatarek |
| 89 | RDE | Wes Grant |
| 59 | LLB | Paul Guidry |
| 52 | MLB | Edgar Chandler |
| 58 | RLB | Mike Stratton |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 48 | LS | John Pitts |
| 37 | RS | Pete Richardson |
| 41 | RCB | Alvin Wyatt |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jim Kiick | 20 | 108 | 5.4 | 0 | |
| Larry Csonka | 20 | 103 | 5.2 | 17 | 1 |
| Mercury Morris | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Griese | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 9 | 82 | 9.1 | 46 | 1 |
| Wayne Patrick | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 1 | |
| Dennis Shaw | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 0 | 159 | 8.8 | 1 | 103.7 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Dennis Shaw | 23 | 17 | 73.9 | 2 | 154 | 6.7 | 0 | 55.3 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Paul Warfield | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 1 | |
| Jim Kiick | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Larry Csonka | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Howard Twilley | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Wayne Patrick | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 0 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Ted Koy | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jan White | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Curtis Johnson | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Jake Scott | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jake Scott | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | ||
| Dick Anderson | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Tim Beamer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Mercury Morris | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Matheson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Alvin Wyatt | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Beamer | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Howard Kindig | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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