| Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: November 17, 1997 Location: Miami-Dade County, FL |
| Venue: Pro Player Stadium Attendance: 74155 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 73 F Humidty: 57% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 3 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Olindo Mare 37 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Ed Perry 3 pass from Dan Marino (Olindo Mare kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Olindo Mare 30 FG | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Darick Holmes 1 run (Steve Christie kick) | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Olindo Mare 35 FG | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Christie 36 FG | 10 | 16 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Christie 24 FG | 13 | 16 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Troy Drayton 30 pass from Dan Marino (Olindo Mare kick) | 13 | 23 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Karim Abdul-Jabbar 1 run (Olindo Mare kick) | 13 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Quinn Early |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 70 | LOT | John Fina |
| 79 | LOG | Ruben Brown |
| 61 | C | Dusty Zeigler |
| 68 | ROG | Corbin Lacina |
| 60 | ROT | Jerry Ostroski |
| 86 | TE | Tony Cline |
| 84 | TE | Lonnie Johnson |
| 15 | QB | Todd Collins |
| 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 |
| 24 | FS | Kurt Schulz |
| 28 | RCB | Thomas Smith |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | O.J. McDuffie |
| 80 | WR | Brett Perriman |
| 78 | LOT | Richmond Webb |
| 77 | LOG | Jeff Buckey |
| 61 | C | Tim Ruddy |
| 60 | ROG | John Bock |
| 76 | ROT | James Brown |
| 84 | TE | Troy Drayton |
| 89 | TE | Ed Perry |
| 13 | QB | Dan Marino |
| 33 | RB | Karim Abdul-Jabbar |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Trace Armstrong |
| 95 | LDT | Tim Bowens |
| 92 | RDT | Daryl Gardener |
| 75 | RDE | Shane Burton |
| 50 | LLB | Dwight Hollier |
| 54 | MLB | Zach Thomas |
| 51 | RLB | Anthony Harris |
| 27 | LCB | Terrell Buckley |
| 22 | SS | Shawn Wooden |
| 23 | FS | George Teague |
| 38 | RCB | Calvin Jackson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Thurman Thomas | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 16 | 0 |
| Antowain Smith | 13 | 41 | 3.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Darick Holmes | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Todd Collins | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Eric Moulds | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Karim Abdul-Jabbar | 26 | 83 | 3.2 | 13 | 1 |
| Irving Spikes | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Jerris McPhail | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dan Marino | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Todd Collins | 37 | 19 | 51.4 | 1 | 152 | 4.1 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 50.7 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Dan Marino | 24 | 18 | 75.0 | 1 | 234 | 9.8 | 30t | 2 | 2 | 16 | 115.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Quinn Early | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 21 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Darick Holmes | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Lonnie Johnson | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Eric Moulds | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Troy Drayton | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 30t | 1 |
| Brett Perriman | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Lamar Thomas | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Karim Abdul-Jabbar | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 21 | 0 |
| O.J. McDuffie | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ed Perry | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Charles Jordan | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Irving Spikes | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jerris McPhail | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Marlon Kerner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| George Teague | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Chris Mohr | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| John Kidd | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 57 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Jeff Burris | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Charles Jordan | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||
| Steve Christie | 4 | 261 | 65.3 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||
| Olindo Mare | 7 | 484 | 69.1 | 4 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Darick Holmes | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Eric Moulds | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Marcellus Wiley | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Irving Spikes | 4 | 101 | 25.3 | 34 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Bruce Smith | 2.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Trace Armstrong | 1.0 |
| Anthony Harris | 1.0 |
| Jerry Wilson | 1.0 |
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