| Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: October 21, 1973 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 65241 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 85 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 3 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 11 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 28 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jim Mandich 2 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jim Mandich 25 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mercury Morris 4 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 3 | 24 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 47 FG | 3 | 27 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 50 FG | 6 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 51 | C | Bruce Jarvis |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 87 | TE | Paul Seymour |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| 38 | RB | Larry Watkins |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Walt Patulski |
| 77 | LDT | Jerry Patton |
| 71 | RDT | Mike Kadish |
| 73 | RDE | Earl Edwards |
| 57 | LLB | Fred Forsberg |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 55 | RLB | John Skorupan |
| 43 | LCB | Tony Greene |
| 24 | LS | Ernie Kellermann |
| 24 | RS | Ken Stone |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Marlin Briscoe |
| 42 | WR | Paul Warfield |
| 79 | LOT | Wayne Moore |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 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 | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 72 | RDT | Bob Heinz |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Swift |
| 85 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 57 | RLB | Mike Kolen |
| 25 | LCB | Tim Foley |
| 13 | LS | Jake Scott |
| 40 | RS | Dick Anderson |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 14 | 55 | 3.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Larry Watkins | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| Pete Van Valkenberg | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Steve Jones | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Chandler | 1 | -17 | -17.0 | -17 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Csonka | 17 | 79 | 4.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Mercury Morris | 15 | 61 | 4.1 | 1 | |
| Don Nottingham | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Paul Warfield | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Charlie Leigh | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Griese | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Dennis Shaw | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 35 | 3.9 | 0 | 46.1 | |||
| Joe Ferguson | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 25 | 2.8 | 0 | 2.8 | |||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 1 | 136 | 6.8 | 2 | 84.6 | |||
| Earl Morrall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| J.D. Hill | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | |
| Bob Chandler | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Pete Van Valkenberg | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Paul Seymour | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jim Mandich | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 2 | |
| Paul Warfield | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Kiick | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Marlin Briscoe | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Larry Csonka | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Dwight Harrison | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Jim Cheyunski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Doug Swift | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 2 | 88 | 44.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| J.D. Hill | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jake Scott | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Anderson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Wallace Francis | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Jones | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| SACKS | NO |
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