| Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 18, 1977 Location: Orchard Park, NY Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 76097 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 67 F Humidty: 100% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 32 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 37 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Norm Bulaich 20 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 13 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 86 | WR | Freddie Solomon |
| 79 | LOT | Wayne Moore |
| 64 | LOG | Ed Newman |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 71 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 87 | TE | Andre Tillman |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 32 | RB | Benny Malone |
| 31 | FB | Norm Bulaich |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 73 | NT | Bob Baumhower |
| 77 | RDE | A.J. Duhe |
| 58 | SLB | Kim Bokamper |
| 56 | LILB | Steve Towle |
| 57 | RILB | Mike Kolen |
| 50 | WLB | Larry Gordon |
| 25 | LCB | Tim Foley |
| 40 | SS | Dick Anderson |
| 42 | WS | Vern Roberson |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 80 | WR | John Holland |
| 73 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 61 | C | Willie Parker |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 87 | TE | Paul Seymour |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 34 | RB | Jim Braxton |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Offense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 71 | LDT | Mike Kadish |
| 76 | RDT | Bill Dunstan |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 59 | LLB | Shane Nelson |
| 55 | MLB | John Skorupan |
| 51 | RLB | Dan Jilek |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 24 | SS | Doug Jones |
| 43 | FS | Tony Greene |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 23:08 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5/15 | / | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| BUF | 36:52 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 10/20 | / | 6 | 71 | 7 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Norm Bulaich | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 20 | 1 |
| Benny Malone | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 96 | 3.0 | 1 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 21 | 71 | 3.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 11 | 35 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Marv Bateman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 127 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 0 | 84 | 4.4 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 60.0 | |
| Team Totals | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 0 | 84 | 4.4 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 60.0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 37 | 19 | 51.4 | 1 | 204 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 56.6 | |
| Team Totals | 37 | 19 | 51.4 | 1 | 204 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 56.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Nat Moore | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | |
| Andre Tillman | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Duriel Harris | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Norm Bulaich | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Bob Chandler | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 0 | |
| John Holland | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | |
| Jim Braxton | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Reuben Gant | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 204 | 10.7 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Curtis Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||
| Larry Seiple | 9 | 325 | 36.1 | 49 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 9 | 325 | 36.1 | ||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| Marv Bateman | 5 | 230 | 46.0 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 230 | 46.0 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 1 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Johnny Kimbrough | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Duriel Harris | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Johnny Kimbrough | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Charles Romes | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| A.J. Duhe | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Sherm White | 1.0 |
| Dan Jilek | 1.0 |
| Shane Nelson | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |