| Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: September 17, 1978 Location: Miami, FL |
| Venue: Orange Bowl Attendance: 48373 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 88 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Leroy Harris 4 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Terry Miller 1 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Andre Tillman 6 pass from Don Strock (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 49 FG | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Tom Dempsey 46 FG | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Gary Davis 65 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Frank Lewis 92 pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick) | 17 | 24 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Delvin Williams 18 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Roland Hooks 4 pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick) | 24 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 49 | WR | Larry Walton |
| 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 |
| 34 | FB | Jim Braxton |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 74 | LDT | Dee Hardison |
| 85 | RDT | Phil Dokes |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 59 | LLB | Shane Nelson |
| 52 | MLB | Merv Krakau |
| 57 | RLB | Lucius Sanford |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 24 | SS | Doug Jones |
| 22 | FS | Steve Freeman |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Duriel Harris |
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 79 | LOT | Wayne Moore |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 71 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 87 | TE | Andre Tillman |
| 10 | QB | Don Strock |
| 24 | RB | Delvin Williams |
| 38 | FB | Leroy Harris |
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 73 | NT | Bob Baumhower |
| 75 | RDE | Doug Betters |
| 58 | LOLB | Kim Bokamper |
| 51 | LILB | Rusty Chambers |
| 53 | RILB | Bob Matheson |
| 55 | ROLB | Earnie Rhone |
| 41 | LCB | Norris Thomas |
| 25 | SS | Tim Foley |
| 21 | FS | Rick Volk |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Terry Miller | 14 | 44 | 3.1 | 6 | 1 |
| Roland Hooks | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 29 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 5 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Dennis Johnson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Delvin Williams | 24 | 135 | 5.6 | 18 | 1 |
| Gary Davis | 3 | 89 | 29.7 | 1 | |
| Norm Bulaich | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Leroy Harris | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 1 | |
| Nat Moore | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Strock | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 0 | 245 | 10.2 | 92t | 2 | 3 | 24 | 121.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Don Strock | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 0 | 97 | 6.9 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 96.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Frank Lewis | 5 | 153 | 30.6 | 92t | 1 |
| Jim Braxton | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Reuben Gant | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Larry Walton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dennis Johnson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Nat Moore | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 37 | 0 |
| Duriel Harris | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Andre Tillman | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Rusty Jackson | 6 | 206 | 34.3 | 42 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| George Roberts | 4 | 186 | 46.5 | 59 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 4 | 0 | 18 | 4.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jimmy Cefalo | 3 | 1 | -3 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Curtis Brown | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Mike Franckowiak | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 15 | 0 | |
| Roland Hooks | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Terry Anderson | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Gary Davis | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Sherm White | 1.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Bob Matheson | 1.0 |
| Kim Bokamper | 1.0 |
| Vern Den Herder | 1.0 |
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