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Buffalo Bills 14 at Miami Dolphins 31
Saturday, December 17, 1977
Stadium: Orange Bowl, Start Time: 4:00, Surface: grass,
Weather: 76 degrees, relative humidity 93%, wind 8 mph
Weather: 76 degrees, relative humidity 93%, wind 8 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills (3-11-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Miami Dolphins (10-4-0) | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
Scoring
| BUF | MIA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dolphins | Nat Moore 13 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | Dolphins | Freddie Solomon 54 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 14 |
| Dolphins | Norm Bulaich 3 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 21 | |
| 3rd | Dolphins | Garo Yepremian 48 yard field goal | 0 | 24 |
| 4th | Bills | Lou Piccone 11 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Carson Long kick) | 7 | 24 |
| Dolphins | Gary Davis 60 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) | 7 | 31 | |
| Bills | Joe Ferguson 1 yard rush (Carson Long kick) | 14 | 31 |
Team Stats
| BUF | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 24 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 26-103-1 | 42-238-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 25-40-331-1-3 | 10-14-210-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 331 | 210 |
| Total yards | 434 | 448 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-1 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-20 | 6-27 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Joe Ferguson | BUF | 25 | 40 | 331 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 14 | ||||
| Jim Braxton | BUF | 7 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 85 | 0 | 25 | ||||||
| Roland Hooks | BUF | 13 | 41 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| Lou Piccone | BUF | 5 | 73 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Bob Chandler | BUF | 7 | 59 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Reuben Gant | BUF | 3 | 46 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Mike Collier | BUF | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Gary Davis | MIA | 26 | 172 | 1 | 60 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Nat Moore | MIA | 2 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 144 | 1 | 67 | ||||||
| Bob Griese | MIA | 10 | 14 | 210 | 2 | 1 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Freddie Solomon | MIA | 1 | 54 | 1 | 54 | ||||||||||
| Leroy Harris | MIA | 9 | 23 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Norm Bulaich | MIA | 4 | 27 | 1 | 21 | 2 | -4 | 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 | |||
| Mike Collier | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dwight Harrison | BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| John Kimbrough | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Keith Moody | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 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 | |||
| Tim Foley | MIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Curtis Johnson | MIA | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Freddie Solomon | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Rick Volk | MIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Marv Bateman | BUF | 2 | 92 | 46.0 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Mike Michel | MIA | 3 | 104 | 34.7 | 0 | ||||
| Garo Yepremian | MIA | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |