| Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 7, 1971 Location: Miami, FL Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 61016 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 82 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 12 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Paul Warfield 3 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jim Mandich 10 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mercury Morris 45 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 28 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 38 FG | 0 | 31 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 24 FG | 0 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Marlin Briscoe |
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 68 | LOT | Willie Young |
| 61 | LOG | Jim Reilly |
| 51 | C | Bruce Jarvis |
| 62 | ROG | Levert Carr |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 80 | TE | Jan White |
| 12 | QB | James Harris |
| 30 | RB | Wayne Patrick |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Al Cowlings |
| 76 | LDT | Mike McBath |
| 71 | RDT | Bob Tatarek |
| 75 | RDE | Cal Snowden |
| 59 | LLB | Paul Guidry |
| 52 | MLB | Edgar Chandler |
| 56 | RLB | Al Andrews |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 48 | LS | John Pitts |
| 21 | RS | Jackie Allen |
| 41 | RCB | Alvin Wyatt |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Howard Twilley |
| 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 |
| 22 | RB | Mercury Morris |
| Offense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Jim Riley |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 71 | RDT | Frank Cornish |
| 72 | RDE | Bob Heinz |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Swift |
| 85 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 56 | RLB | Jesse Powell |
| 25 | LCB | Tim Foley |
| 40 | LS | Dick Anderson |
| 13 | RS | Jake Scott |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 10 | 90 | 9.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Wayne Patrick | 7 | 69 | 9.9 | 41 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 14 | 0 |
| James Harris | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Greg Jones | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mercury Morris | 13 | 116 | 8.9 | 45t | 1 |
| Larry Csonka | 12 | 88 | 7.3 | 12t | 1 |
| Paul Warfield | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Hubie Ginn | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Charlie Leigh | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| James Harris | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 2 | 165 | 5.5 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 47.2 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 0 | 68 | 4.9 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 103.6 |
| George Mira | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 27 | 5.4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Marlin Briscoe | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Greg Jones | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Haven Moses | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Jan White | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| O.J. Simpson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ted Koy | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Wayne Patrick | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Karl Noonan | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Mandich | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10t | 1 |
| Paul Warfield | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 1 |
| Larry Csonka | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Howard Twilley | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Mercury Morris | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Tim Foley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Scott | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 48 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Tim Beamer | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Alvin Wyatt | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ike Hill | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jake Scott | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Tim Beamer | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 20 | 0 | |
| Ike Hill | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Alvin Wyatt | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Hubie Ginn | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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