| Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: November 17, 1974 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 68313 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 82 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 28 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 2 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Paul Warfield 49 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Ferguson 1 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 6 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Dave Washington 42 opponents fumble recovery (John Leypoldt kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | J.D. Hill 44 pass from Gary Marangi (John Leypoldt kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Don Nottingham 11 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 21 | 28 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bob Chandler 5 pass from Gary Marangi (John Leypoldt kick) | 28 | 28 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Don Nottingham 23 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 28 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 76 | ROT | Halvor Hagen |
| 87 | TE | Paul Seymour |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 34 | RB | Jim Braxton |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Walt Patulski |
| 71 | MG | Mike Kadish |
| 73 | RDE | Earl Edwards |
| 86 | LOLB | Dave Washington |
| 50 | LILB | Jim Cheyunski |
| 59 | RILB | Doug Allen |
| 30 | ROLB | Bo Cornell |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 43 | LS | Tony Greene |
| 42 | RS | Neal Craig |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 42 | WR | Paul Warfield |
| 60 | LOT | Tom Wickert |
| 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 |
| 32 | RB | Benny Malone |
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 72 | RDT | Bob Heinz |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 53 | LLB | Bob Matheson |
| 85 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 57 | RLB | Mike Kolen |
| 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 | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Gary Marangi | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Don Nottingham | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 2 | |
| Benny Malone | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Kiick | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | |
| Larry Csonka | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 7 | 2 |
| Bob Griese | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Mercury Morris | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 0 | 83 | 5.9 | 0 | 68.5 | |||
| Gary Marangi | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 1 | 98 | 10.9 | 2 | 103.0 | |||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 0 | 237 | 13.2 | 1 | 123.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| J.D. Hill | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 1 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Paul Seymour | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Chandler | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 1 | |
| Jim Braxton | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Ahmad Rashad | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Paul Warfield | 4 | 139 | 34.8 | 1 | |
| Nat Moore | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 0 | |
| Jim Kiick | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Larry Csonka | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Mandich | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Nick Buoniconti | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Marv Bateman | 7 | 322 | 46.0 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 6 | 228 | 38.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Donnie Walker | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | ||
| Bill Cahill | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jake Scott | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Wallace Francis | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 0 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Hubie Ginn | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | ||
| Nat Moore | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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| Miami Dolphins | |
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