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Miami Dolphins 29 at Buffalo Bills 14

Sunday, September 26, 1971

Miami Dolphins 29, Buffalo Bills 14

1234Final
Miami Dolphins (1-0-1)3971029
Buffalo Bills (0-2-0)707014

Scoring

MIABUF
1stMIAGaro Yepremian 15 yard field goal30
BUFWayne Patrick 1 yard rush (Grant Guthrie kick)37
2ndMIAGaro Yepremian 46 yard field goal67
MIAGaro Yepremian 13 yard field goal97
MIAGaro Yepremian 9 yard field goal127
3rdMIALarry Csonka 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)197
BUFO.J. Simpson 46 yard rush (Grant Guthrie kick)1914
4thMIAPaul Warfield 23 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)2614
MIAGaro Yepremian 48 yard field goal2914

Team Stats

MIABUF
First downs2014
Rush-yards-TDs45-226-118-131-2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT10-18-159-1-017-23-154-0-2
Sacked-yards1-92-18
Net pass yards150136
Total yards376267
Fumbles-lost0-02-1
Turnovers03
Penalties-yards4-401-13

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Jim Kiick MIA 20 108 0 0 3 48 0 0
Larry Csonka MIA 20 103 1 0 2 34 0 0
Bob Griese MIA 10 18 159 1 0 0 2 6 0 0
Paul Warfield MIA 4 65 1 0
Howard Twilley MIA 1 12 0 0
Mercury Morris MIA 3 9 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
O.J. Simpson BUF 9 82 1 0 5 31 0 0
Wayne Patrick BUF 7 41 1 0 6 53 0 0
Dennis Shaw BUF 17 23 154 0 2 0 2 8 0 0
Marlin Briscoe BUF 2 34 0 0
Ted Koy BUF 2 29 0 0
Jim Braxton BUF 1 5 0 0
Jan White BUF 1 2 0 0

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Dick Anderson MIA 0 0 0 0 1 47 47.0 0 0
Curtis Johnson MIA 1 34 0 0
Bob Matheson MIA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Mercury Morris MIA 0 0 0 0 2 84 42.0 0 0
Jake Scott MIA 1 0 0 0 4 34 8.5 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Tim Beamer BUF 0 0 0 0 2 14 7.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Jim Braxton BUF 0 0 0 0 1 28 28.0 0 0
Howard Kindig BUF 0 0 0 0 1 8 8.0 0 0
Alvin Wyatt BUF 0 0 0 0 3 72 24.0 0 0