| Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 4, 1983 Location: Orchard Park, NY Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 78715 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 81 F Humidty: 51% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 33 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 23 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 36 FG | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Uwe von Schamann 50 FG | 12 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Jimmy Cefalo |
| 82 | WR | Duriel Harris |
| 79 | LOT | Jon Giesler |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 57 | C | Dwight Stephenson |
| 64 | ROG | Ed Newman |
| 68 | ROT | Eric Laakso |
| 87 | TE | Dan Johnson |
| 16 | QB | David Woodley |
| 22 | RB | Tony Nathan |
| 37 | FB | Andra Franklin |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Doug Betters |
| 73 | NT | Bob Baumhower |
| 58 | RDE | Kim Bokamper |
| 59 | LOLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 77 | LILB | A.J. Duhe |
| 55 | RILB | Earnie Rhone |
| 56 | ROLB | Charles Bowser |
| 49 | LCB | William Judson |
| 47 | SS | Glenn Blackwood |
| 42 | FS | Lyle Blackwood |
| 48 | RCB | Gerald Small |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Jerry Butler |
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher |
| 53 | C | Will Grant |
| 73 | ROG | Jon Borchardt |
| 63 | ROT | Justin Cross |
| 86 | TE | Mark Brammer |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 20 | RB | Joe Cribbs |
| 48 | FB | Roosevelt Leaks |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 57 | LOLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 52 | LILB | Chris Keating |
| 54 | RILB | Eugene Marve |
| 62 | ROLB | Ervin Parker |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 22 | SS | Steve Freeman |
| 42 | FS | Rod Kush |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 30:04 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4/15 | 0/0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| BUF | 29:56 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4/15 | 1/1 | 8 | 55 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Andra Franklin | 18 | 75 | 4.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Tony Nathan | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 |
| David Overstreet | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 13 | 0 |
| David Woodley | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Woody Bennett | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 151 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Joe Cribbs | 16 | 76 | 4.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 86 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| David Woodley | 22 | 8 | 36.4 | 0 | 40 | 1.8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 44.9 |
| Tony Nathan | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91.7 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 0 | 46 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 47.2 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 36 | 21 | 58.3 | 2 | 233 | 6.5 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 61 | 54.5 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 21 | 58.3 | 2 | 233 | 6.5 | 0 | 6 | 61 | 54.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Tony Nathan | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| David Woodley | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Woody Bennett | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 46 | 5.1 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jerry Butler | 7 | 99 | 14.1 | 21 | 0 |
| Joe Cribbs | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 23 | 0 |
| Mark Brammer | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Tony Hunter | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Byron Franklin | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 233 | 11.1 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Lyle Blackwood | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Glenn Blackwood | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||
| Reggie Roby | 7 | 301 | 43.0 | 59 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 7 | 301 | 43.0 | ||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| Greg Cater | 8 | 297 | 37.1 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 8 | 297 | 37.1 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Tommy Vigorito | 1 | 0 | 62 | 62.0 | 62 | 0 |
| Glenn Blackwood | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Mark Clayton | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Robb Riddick | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Mark Clayton | 1 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Robb Riddick | 2 | 0 | 50 | 25.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Doug Betters | 4.0 |
| A.J. Duhe | 1.5 |
| Bob Baumhower | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 6.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Ben Williams | 3.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |