| Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 17, 1995 Location: Orchard Park, NY Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 79531 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 26 F Humidty: 81% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Christie 20 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Christie 24 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Pete Stoyanovich 50 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Thurman Thomas 2 run (Steve Christie kick) | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Pete Stoyanovich 30 FG | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Eric Green 25 pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick) | 13 | 13 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Thurman Thomas 11 pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick) | 13 | 20 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Bernie Parmalee 5 run (Pete Stoyanovich kick) | 20 | 20 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Christie 25 FG | 20 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Irving Fryar |
| 81 | WR | O.J. McDuffie |
| 78 | LOT | Richmond Webb |
| 68 | LOG | Keith Sims |
| 61 | C | Tim Ruddy |
| 72 | ROG | Tom McHale |
| 79 | ROT | Billy Milner |
| 86 | TE | Eric Green |
| 13 | QB | Dan Marino |
| 30 | RB | Bernie Parmalee |
| 41 | FB | Keith Byars |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Jeff Cross |
| 95 | DT | Tim Bowens |
| 99 | NT | Chuck Klingbeil |
| 90 | RDE | Marco Coleman |
| 55 | LLB | Chris Singleton |
| 51 | MLB | Bryan Cox |
| 23 | LCB | Troy Vincent |
| 35 | SS | Michael Stewart |
| 25 | FS | Louis Oliver |
| 27 | RCB | Terrell Buckley |
| 33 | NB | Calvin Jackson |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Bill Brooks |
| 85 | WR | Russell Copeland |
| 89 | WR | Steve Tasker |
| 70 | LOT | John Fina |
| 79 | LOG | Ruben Brown |
| 67 | C | Kent Hull |
| 60 | ROG | Jerry Ostroski |
| 74 | ROT | Glenn Parker |
| 84 | TE | Lonnie Johnson |
| 12 | QB | Jim Kelly |
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Phil Hansen |
| 77 | LDT | Jim Jeffcoat |
| 92 | RDT | Ted Washington |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 95 | LLB | Bryce Paup |
| 97 | MLB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 96 | RLB | Monty Brown |
| 27 | LCB | Ken Irvin |
| 24 | SS | Kurt Schulz |
| 43 | FS | Matt Darby |
| 28 | RCB | Thomas Smith |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 25:28 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3/11 | 0/1 | 7 | 64 | 1 | 0 |
| BUF | 34:32 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 5/15 | 0/0 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Bernie Parmalee | 12 | 20 | 1.7 | 5t | 1 |
| Keith Byars | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Terry Kirby | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| O.J. McDuffie | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 42 | 2.3 | 1 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Thurman Thomas | 35 | 148 | 4.2 | 15 | 1 |
| Steve Tasker | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Darick Holmes | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Kelly | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 48 | 208 | 4.3 | 16 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Dan Marino | 27 | 17 | 63.0 | 1 | 244 | 9.0 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 89.1 |
| Bernie Kosar | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108.3 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 18 | 64.3 | 1 | 254 | 9.1 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 90.5 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 1 | 139 | 5.0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 67.4 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 1 | 139 | 5.0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 67.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| O.J. McDuffie | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 32 | 0 |
| Eric Green | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 25t | 1 |
| Irving Fryar | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Keith Byars | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Terry Kirby | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Gary Clark | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Randal Hill | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 254 | 14.1 | 32 | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Lonnie Johnson | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bill Brooks | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Steve Tasker | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Russell Copeland | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 139 | 8.7 | 25 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Calvin Jackson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| David White | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||
| John Kidd | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| Chris Mohr | 4 | 142 | 35.5 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 142 | 35.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| O.J. McDuffie | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Steve Tasker | 3 | 2 | 25 | 8.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 2 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||
| Pete Stoyanovich | 5 | 281 | 56.2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||
| Steve Christie | 6 | 370 | 61.7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Irving Spikes | 5 | 0 | 107 | 21.4 | 25 | 0 |
| O.J. McDuffie | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 128 | 21.3 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Darick Holmes | 4 | 0 | 70 | 17.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Corey Louchiey | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 83 | 16.6 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Jeff Cross | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Bryce Paup | 1.5 |
| Phil Hansen | 1.5 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |