| Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: September 13, 1976 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 77683 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 68 F Humidty: 61% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Benny Malone 5 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Holland 53 pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Don Nottingham 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | John Holland 58 pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 25 FG | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Nat Moore 30 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 24 | 14 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 20 FG | 27 | 14 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bob Chandler 12 pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) | 27 | 21 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 30 FG | 30 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 81 | WR | Howard Twilley |
| 79 | LOT | Wayne Moore |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 71 | ROT | Darryl Carlton |
| 87 | TE | Andre Tillman |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 32 | RB | Benny Malone |
| 36 | RB | Don Nottingham |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 74 | LDT | Randy Crowder |
| 60 | RDT | Don Reese |
| 70 | RDE | John Andrews |
| 50 | LLB | Larry Gordon |
| 56 | MLB | Steve Towle |
| 53 | RLB | Bob Matheson |
| 41 | LCB | Jeris White |
| 49 | LS | Charlie Babb |
| 44 | RS | Barry Hill |
| 25 | RCB | Tim Foley |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 80 | WR | John Holland |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 53 | C | Mike Montler |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 60 | ROT | Bill Adams |
| 87 | TE | Paul Seymour |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 34 | RB | Jim Braxton |
| 25 | RB | Roland Hooks |
| Offense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Ken Jones |
| 71 | LDT | Mike Kadish |
| 79 | RDT | Marty Smith |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 55 | LLB | John Skorupan |
| 52 | MLB | Merv Krakau |
| 51 | RLB | Dan Jilek |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 24 | LS | Doug Jones |
| 43 | RS | Tony Greene |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Norm Bulaich | 19 | 107 | 5.6 | 0 | |
| Stan Winfrey | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 0 | |
| Benny Malone | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 1 | |
| Don Nottingham | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 1 | |
| Bob Griese | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Vic Washington | 19 | 56 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Roland Hooks | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 1 | 199 | 9.5 | 1 | 89.2 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 28 | 13 | 46.4 | 0 | 282 | 10.1 | 3 | 118.5 | |||
| Gary Marangi | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Nat Moore | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 1 | |
| Howard Twilley | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| Duriel Harris | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Don Nottingham | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 1 | |
| Vic Washington | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| John Holland | 2 | 111 | 55.5 | 2 | |
| Paul Seymour | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Reuben Gant | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Doug Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Marv Bateman | 4 | 153 | 38.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Duriel Harris | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Duriel Harris | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 0 | ||
| Gary Davis | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Mike Holmes | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 0 | ||
| Vic Washington | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
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