| Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: December 16, 1996 Location: Miami-Dade County, FL |
| Venue: Pro Player Stadium Attendance: 67016 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 72 F Humidty: 49% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Joe Nedney 29 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Joe Nedney 41 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Andre Reed 67 pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick) | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Joe Nedney 18 FG | 7 | 9 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | O.J. McDuffie 5 pass from Dan Marino (Joe Nedney kick) | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Eric Moulds 16 pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick) | 14 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Quinn Early |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 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 |
| 92 | NT | Ted Washington |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 95 | LOLB | Bryce Paup |
| 54 | LILB | Chris Spielman |
| 59 | ROLB | Sam Rogers |
| 22 | LCB | Jeff Burris |
| 23 | SS | Matt Stevens |
| 24 | FS | Kurt Schulz |
| 28 | RCB | Thomas Smith |
| 57 | RILB | Damien Covington |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Fred Barnett |
| 81 | WR | O.J. McDuffie |
| 78 | LOT | Richmond Webb |
| 69 | LOG | Keith Sims |
| 61 | C | Tim Ruddy |
| 66 | ROG | Everett McIver |
| 76 | ROT | James Brown |
| 84 | TE | Troy Drayton |
| 13 | QB | Dan Marino |
| 33 | RB | Karim Abdul-Jabbar |
| 36 | FB | Stanley Pritchett |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Shane Burton |
| 92 | LDT | Daryl Gardener |
| 95 | RDT | Tim Bowens |
| 96 | RDE | Danny Stubbs |
| 50 | LLB | Dwight Hollier |
| 54 | MLB | Zach Thomas |
| 51 | RLB | Anthony Harris |
| 27 | LCB | Terrell Buckley |
| 22 | SS | Shawn Wooden |
| 31 | FS | Sean Hill |
| 38 | RCB | Calvin Jackson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Thurman Thomas | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Darick Holmes | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Tim Tindale | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Steve Tasker | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Karim Abdul-Jabbar | 27 | 76 | 2.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Irving Spikes | 10 | 58 | 5.8 | 39 | 0 |
| O.J. McDuffie | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Stanley Pritchett | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bernie Parmalee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 29 | 17 | 58.6 | 1 | 240 | 8.3 | 67t | 2 | 3 | 17 | 94.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Dan Marino | 37 | 26 | 70.3 | 0 | 263 | 7.1 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 99.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Andre Reed | 6 | 127 | 21.2 | 67t | 1 |
| Thurman Thomas | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Lonnie Johnson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Quinn Early | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Eric Moulds | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 |
| Steve Tasker | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Darick Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Fred Barnett | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Troy Drayton | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 27 | 0 |
| O.J. McDuffie | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 19 | 1 |
| Stanley Pritchett | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Karim Abdul-Jabbar | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Bernie Parmalee | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Randal Hill | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Zach Thomas | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Chris Mohr | 4 | 159 | 39.8 | 44 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| John Kidd | 3 | 138 | 46.0 | 59 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Jeff Burris | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| O.J. McDuffie | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terrell Buckley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||
| Steve Christie | 3 | 223 | 74.3 | 3 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||
| Joe Nedney | 5 | 293 | 58.6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Eric Moulds | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 34 | 0 | |
| Russell Copeland | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Phil Hansen | 2.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Trace Armstrong | 2.0 |
| Danny Stubbs | 1.0 |
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