| Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: November 2, 1997 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 78011 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 48 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Christie 41 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Christie 40 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Olindo Mare 27 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Olindo Mare 35 FG | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Christie 39 FG | 6 | 9 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | O.J. McDuffie |
| 85 | WR | Lamar Thomas |
| 78 | LOT | Richmond Webb |
| 77 | LOG | Jeff Buckey |
| 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 |
| 49 | FB | Dewayne Dotson |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Trace Armstrong |
| 95 | LDT | Tim Bowens |
| 92 | RDT | Daryl Gardener |
| 75 | RDE | Shane Burton |
| 51 | LLB | Anthony Harris |
| 54 | MLB | Zach Thomas |
| 59 | RLB | Derrick Rodgers |
| 27 | LCB | Terrell Buckley |
| 22 | SS | Shawn Wooden |
| 23 | FS | George Teague |
| 38 | RCB | Calvin Jackson |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Quinn Early |
| 80 | WR | Eric Moulds |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 70 | LOT | John Fina |
| 79 | LOG | Ruben Brown |
| 61 | C | Dusty Zeigler |
| 68 | ROG | Corbin Lacina |
| 60 | ROT | Jerry Ostroski |
| 84 | TE | Lonnie Johnson |
| 10 | QB | Alex Van Pelt |
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Phil Hansen |
| 98 | LDT | Sean Moran |
| 92 | RDT | Ted Washington |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 95 | LOLB | Bryce Paup |
| 52 | MLB | John Holecek |
| 59 | ROLB | Sam Rogers |
| 22 | LCB | Jeff Burris |
| 30 | SS | Henry Jones |
| 21 | FS | Manny Martin |
| 28 | RCB | Thomas Smith |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Karim Abdul-Jabbar | 16 | 39 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Craig Erickson | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jerris McPhail | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Irving Spikes | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Thurman Thomas | 11 | 68 | 6.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Antowain Smith | 22 | 59 | 2.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Eric Moulds | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Alex Van Pelt | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Darick Holmes | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Craig Erickson | 18 | 8 | 44.4 | 1 | 121 | 6.7 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 44.0 |
| Dan Marino | 15 | 5 | 33.3 | 1 | 76 | 5.1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.2 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Alex Van Pelt | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 0 | 89 | 4.0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 68.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| O.J. McDuffie | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jerris McPhail | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Troy Drayton | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Bernie Parmalee | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Charles Jordan | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Brett Perriman | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Karim Abdul-Jabbar | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Andre Reed | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Quinn Early | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Eric Moulds | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Lonnie Johnson | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Antowain Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jeff Burris | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Sean Moran | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| John Kidd | 7 | 298 | 42.6 | 51 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Chris Mohr | 6 | 242 | 40.3 | 56 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Charles Jordan | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Jeff Burris | 4 | 0 | 26 | 6.5 | 15 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||
| Olindo Mare | 3 | 177 | 59.0 | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||
| Steve Christie | 4 | 250 | 62.5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jerris McPhail | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 39 | 0 | |
| Irving Spikes | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Darick Holmes | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Tony Cline | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Shane Burton | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Sean Moran | 1.0 |
| Bruce Smith | 1.0 |
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