| Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: September 2, 1979 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 69441 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 80 F Humidty: 65% Wind: 20 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Charles Romes 76 blocked field goal recovery (Tom Dempsey kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 34 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 1 run (Uwe von Schamann kick failed) | 9 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Duriel Harris |
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 67 | LOT | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 64 | LOG | Ed Newman |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 71 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 84 | TE | Bruce Hardy |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 24 | HB | Delvin Williams |
| 39 | FB | Larry Csonka |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 73 | NT | Bob Baumhower |
| 77 | RDE | A.J. Duhe |
| 58 | LOLB | Kim Bokamper |
| 56 | LILB | Steve Towle |
| 51 | RILB | Rusty Chambers |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry Gordon |
| 41 | LCB | Norris Thomas |
| 25 | SS | Tim Foley |
| 20 | FS | Neal Colzie |
| 48 | RCB | Gerald Small |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Butler |
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 61 | C | Willie Parker |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Reuben Gant |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 40 | RB | Terry Miller |
| 47 | FB | Curtis Brown |
| Offense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Dee Hardison |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 77 | RDE | Ben Williams |
| 58 | LOLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 55 | LILB | Jim Haslett |
| 59 | RILB | Shane Nelson |
| 57 | ROLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 43 | FS | Tony Greene |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Csonka | 16 | 87 | 5.4 | 22 | 1 |
| Delvin Williams | 17 | 52 | 3.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Terry Miller | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Curtis Brown | 9 | 10 | 1.1 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 1 | 139 | 5.1 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 51.3 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 1 | 85 | 6.5 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 42.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Bruce Hardy | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | |
| Larry Csonka | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Delvin Williams | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jerry Butler | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | |
| Frank Lewis | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | |
| Reuben Gant | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Earnie Rhone | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Lucius Sanford | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| George Roberts | 5 | 201 | 40.2 | 50 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Rusty Jackson | 6 | 238 | 39.7 | 60 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Tony Nathan | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 2 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 | 28 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Tony Nathan | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Carl Barisich | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Dee Hardison | 1.5 |
| Sherm White | 0.5 |
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