| Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 22, 1974 Location: Orchard Park, NY Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 78990 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 50 F Humidty: 66% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Leypoldt 22 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jim Mandich 1 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Marv Fleming 3 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Ahmad Rashad own fumble recovery in end zone (John Leypoldt kick failed) | 14 | 9 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Mercury Morris 17 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 21 | 9 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | J.D. Hill 25 pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) | 21 | 16 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 22 FG | 24 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Howard Twilley |
| 42 | WR | Paul Warfield |
| 67 | LOT | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 64 | LOG | Ed Newman |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 73 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 88 | TE | Jim Mandich |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 22 | RB | Mercury Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 84 | RDT | Bill Stanfill |
| 59 | RDE | Doug Swift |
| 53 | LLB | Bob Matheson |
| 85 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 57 | RLB | Mike Kolen |
| 26 | LCB | Lloyd Mumphord |
| 40 | LS | Dick Anderson |
| 13 | RS | Jake Scott |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 27 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 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 |
| 34 | RB | Jim Braxton |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Walt Patulski |
| 71 | LDT | Mike Kadish |
| 73 | RDT | Earl Edwards |
| 70 | RDE | Bob Kampa |
| 55 | LLB | John Skorupan |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 56 | RLB | Rich Lewis |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 42 | LS | Neal Craig |
| 43 | RS | Tony Greene |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7/13 | / | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | |
| BUF | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 7/13 | / | 3 | 35 | 4 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Mercury Morris | 13 | 88 | 6.8 | 17t | 1 |
| Larry Csonka | 19 | 68 | 3.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Griese | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Benny Malone | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 176 | 4.5 | 1 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 15 | 63 | 4.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 11 | 30 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 107 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 13 | 10 | 76.9 | 2 | 84 | 6.5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 93.1 | |
| Team Totals | 13 | 10 | 76.9 | 2 | 84 | 6.5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 93.1 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 22 | 17 | 77.3 | 0 | 188 | 8.5 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 117.2 | |
| Team Totals | 22 | 17 | 77.3 | 0 | 188 | 8.5 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 117.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Paul Warfield | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | |
| Howard Twilley | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Mandich | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 | |
| Marv Fleming | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 84 | 8.4 | 2 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jim Braxton | 7 | 67 | 9.6 | 0 | |
| J.D. Hill | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 1 | |
| Ahmad Rashad | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Paul Seymour | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Donnie Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 188 | 11.1 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Tony Greene | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Dwight Harrison | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Spike Jones | 4 | 157 | 39.3 | 44 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 157 | 39.3 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Nat Moore | 3 | 0 | 26 | 8.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Dick Anderson | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Donnie Walker | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Bill Cahill | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Nat Moore | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Mel Baker | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Don Calhoun | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| Wallace Francis | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 32 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |