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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins - December 5th, 1976
Buffalo Bills 27 at Miami Dolphins 45
Sunday, December 5, 1976
Buffalo Bills 27, Miami Dolphins 45| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills (2-11-0) | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Miami Dolphins (6-7-0) | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
Scoring
| BUF | MIA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | BUF | George Jakowenko 28 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| MIA | Garo Yepremian 53 yard field goal | 3 | 3 | |
| BUF | O.J. Simpson 75 yard rush (George Jakowenko kick) | 10 | 3 | |
| 2nd | MIA | Duriel Harris 37 yard pass from Don Strock (Garo Yepremian kick) | 10 | 10 |
| MIA | Freddie Solomon 79 yard punt return (Garo Yepremian kick) | 10 | 17 | |
| BUF | George Jakowenko 49 yard field goal | 13 | 17 | |
| 3rd | MIA | Freddie Solomon 53 yard pass from Don Strock (Garo Yepremian kick) | 13 | 24 |
| MIA | Don Strock 2 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 13 | 31 | |
| BUF | Reuben Gant 11 yard pass from Gary Marangi (George Jakowenko kick) | 20 | 31 | |
| 4th | MIA | Freddie Solomon 59 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 20 | 38 |
| BUF | Bob Chandler 15 yard pass from Gary Marangi (George Jakowenko kick) | 27 | 38 | |
| MIA | Don Nottingham 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 27 | 45 |
Team Stats
| BUF | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 23 | 19 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 42-269-1 | 29-218-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 13-29-155-2-2 | 11-22-219-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 1-12 |
| Net pass yards | 155 | 207 |
| Total yards | 424 | 425 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-38 | 6-50 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| O.J. Simpson | BUF | 24 | 203 | 1 | 75 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Gary Marangi | BUF | 13 | 29 | 155 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Bob Chandler | BUF | 4 | 68 | 1 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Jeff Kinney | BUF | 12 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Reuben Gant | BUF | 2 | 26 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||
| John Holland | BUF | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Paul Seymour | BUF | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Eddie Ray | BUF | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Freddie Solomon | MIA | 1 | 59 | 1 | 59 | 5 | 114 | 1 | 53 | ||||||
| Don Strock | MIA | 11 | 22 | 219 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Gary Davis | MIA | 7 | 79 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Duriel Harris | MIA | 2 | 66 | 1 | 37 | ||||||||||
| Norm Bulaich | MIA | 6 | 33 | 0 | 35 | ||||||||||
| Larry Seiple | MIA | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Stan Winfrey | MIA | 4 | 25 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Andre Tillman | MIA | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Benny Malone | MIA | 5 | 10 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Don Nottingham | MIA | 4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | ||||||
| Clayton Heath | MIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Bo Cornell | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| John Holland | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Roland Hooks | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 121 | 30.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Keith Moody | BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tom Ruud | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 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 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Charlie Babb | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Gary Davis | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ken Ellis | MIA | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Duriel Harris | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bob Matheson | MIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Don Nottingham | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Freddie Solomon | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 79.0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||