Sunday, September 22, 1974
Miami Dolphins 24, Buffalo Bills 16| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins (1-1-0) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| Buffalo Bills (1-1-0) | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| MIA | BUF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | BUF | John Leypoldt 22 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd | MIA | Jim Mandich 1 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 3rd | MIA | Marv Fleming 3 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 14 | 3 |
| BUF | Ahmad Rashad 0 yard fumble return (kick failed) | 14 | 9 | |
| 4th | MIA | Mercury Morris 17 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 21 | 9 |
| BUF | J.D. Hill 25 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) | 21 | 16 | |
| MIA | Garo Yepremian 22 yard field goal | 24 | 16 |
| MIA | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 16 | 16 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 39-176-1 | 30-107-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 10-13-84-2-2 | 17-22-188-1-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-12 | 5-31 |
| Net pass yards | 72 | 157 |
| Total yards | 248 | 264 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-1 | 4-3 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-15 | 3-35 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Mercury Morris | MIA | 13 | 88 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Larry Csonka | MIA | 19 | 68 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Paul Warfield | MIA | 5 | 52 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bob Griese | MIA | 10 | 13 | 84 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Howard Twilley | MIA | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jim Kiick | MIA | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jim Mandich | MIA | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Marv Fleming | MIA | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Benny Malone | MIA | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Joe Ferguson | BUF | 17 | 22 | 188 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Braxton | BUF | 11 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 67 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| J.D. Hill | BUF | 5 | 75 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| O.J. Simpson | BUF | 15 | 63 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Ahmad Rashad | BUF | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Paul Seymour | BUF | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Donnie Green | BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Dick Anderson | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Melvin Baker | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Nat Moore | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Bill Cahill | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Don Calhoun | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Wallace Francis | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Tony Greene | BUF | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Dwight Harrison | BUF | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Donnie Walker | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||