| Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: November 18, 1973 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 77138 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 38 F Humidty: 76% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 39 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Paul Warfield 17 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 17 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 53 | C | Mike Montler |
| 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 |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Walt Patulski |
| 77 | LDT | Jerry Patton |
| 71 | RDT | Mike Kadish |
| 73 | RDE | Earl Edwards |
| 55 | LLB | John Skorupan |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 56 | RLB | Rich Lewis |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 24 | LS | Ernie Kellermann |
| 43 | RS | Tony Greene |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mercury Morris | 13 | 79 | 6.1 | 0 | |
| Larry Csonka | 15 | 56 | 3.7 | 11 | 1 |
| Jim Kiick | 11 | 13 | 1.2 | 0 | |
| Don Nottingham | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 20 | 120 | 6.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 17 | 119 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Chandler | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 0 | 123 | 6.2 | 1 | 90.2 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 21 | 6 | 28.6 | 1 | 98 | 4.7 | 0 | 26.7 | |||
| O.J. Simpson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Paul Warfield | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 1 | |
| Jim Mandich | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Marlin Briscoe | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mercury Morris | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| J.D. Hill | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Paul Seymour | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mike Kolen | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 6 | 215 | 35.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jake Scott | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | ||
| Dick Anderson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Donnie Walker | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | ||
| Bill Cahill | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Bill Cahill | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Jones | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Buffalo Bills | |
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