| Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: November 5, 1972 Location: Buffalo, NY |
| Venue: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 46206 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 43 F Humidty: 73% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 33 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Randy Jackson 13 pass from Dennis Shaw (John Leypoldt kick blocked) | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mercury Morris 22 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 17 FG | 13 | 6 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 16 FG | 16 | 6 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Tony Greene 39 interception return (John Leypoldt kick) | 16 | 13 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Marv Fleming 7 pass from Earl Morrall (Garo Yepremian kick) | 23 | 13 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 28 FG | 23 | 16 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mercury Morris 4 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 30 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Howard Twilley |
| 42 | WR | Paul Warfield |
| 77 | LOT | Doug Crusan |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 73 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 80 | TE | Marv Fleming |
| 15 | QB | Earl Morrall |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 22 | RB | Mercury Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 84 | RDT | Bob Heinz |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Swift |
| 86 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 57 | RLB | Mike Kolen |
| 25 | LCB | Tim Foley |
| 13 | LS | Jake Scott |
| 40 | RS | Dick Anderson |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 79 | LOG | Paul Costa |
| 68 | C | Remi Prudhomme |
| 67 | ROG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 80 | TE | Jan White |
| 16 | QB | Dennis Shaw |
| 34 | RB | Jim Braxton |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Walt Patulski |
| 72 | LDT | Don Croft |
| 77 | RDT | Jerry Patton |
| 82 | RDE | Al Cowlings |
| 59 | LLB | Paul Guidry |
| 56 | MLB | Ken Lee |
| 58 | RLB | Mike Stratton |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 42 | LS | Maurice Tyler |
| 47 | RS | Leon Garror |
| 43 | RCB | Tony Greene |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mercury Morris | 11 | 106 | 9.6 | 2 | |
| Larry Csonka | 17 | 72 | 4.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 12 | 63 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Hubie Ginn | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Earl Morrall | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Paul Warfield | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Dennis Shaw | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Randy Jackson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Wayne Patrick | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 14 | 5 | 35.7 | 1 | 89 | 6.4 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 52.4 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Dennis Shaw | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 2 | 125 | 5.4 | 1 | 46.5 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Marv Fleming | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 1 | |
| Mercury Morris | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Jim Mandich | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Howard Twilley | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| J.D. Hill | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 0 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Chandler | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Dwight Harrison | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Randy Jackson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jake Scott | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tim Foley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Tony Greene | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 5 | 144 | 28.8 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Dick Anderson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Linzy Cole | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Mercury Morris | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Linzy Cole | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | ||
| Ted Koy | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | ||
| Alvin Wyatt | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | ||
| Andy Selfridge | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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| Buffalo Bills | |
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