Week 14, 1974

played in Buffalo, NY

43 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Miami Dolphins	7	10	3	7	-	27
Buffalo Bills	7	3	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:01 BUF - Fair Hooker 15 pass from David Jaynes (Roy Gerela extra point)
1Q: 07:03 MIA - Harold Jackson 10 pass from Bob Griese (Mike Comeaux extra point)
2Q: 15:00 BUF - Roy Gerela 24 field goal
2Q: 06:41 MIA - Mike Comeaux 20 field goal
2Q: 00:38 MIA - Otis Taylor 26 pass from Bob Griese (Mike Comeaux extra point)
3Q: 11:11 MIA - Mike Comeaux 45 field goal
3Q: 03:33 BUF - Roy Gerela 19 field goal
4Q: 14:53 MIA - Willie Buchanon 58 interception return (Mike Comeaux extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:01 BUF - Fair Hooker 15 pass from David Jaynes (Roy Gerela extra point)
1Q: 07:03 MIA - Harold Jackson 10 pass from Bob Griese (Mike Comeaux extra point)
2Q: 15:00 BUF - Roy Gerela 24 field goal
2Q: 06:41 MIA - Mike Comeaux 20 field goal
2Q: 00:38 MIA - Otis Taylor 26 pass from Bob Griese (Mike Comeaux extra point)
3Q: 11:11 MIA - Mike Comeaux 45 field goal
3Q: 03:33 BUF - Roy Gerela 19 field goal
4Q: 14:53 MIA - Willie Buchanon 58 interception return (Mike Comeaux extra point)

Team Statistics MIA BUF
Record 11-2 5-8
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 333 308
- Offensive Plays 61 63
- Yards per Play 5.46 4.89
Net Rushing Yards 115 95
- Rushing Attempts 32 17
- Yards per Rush 3.59 5.59
Net Passing Yards 218 213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 23 - 0 46 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 226 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.52 4.63
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 7/44 5/47
Punt Returns/Yards 2/41 3/18
Kick Returns/Yards 3/63 4/80
Interception Ret./Yards 3/76 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 32
Time of Possession 33:47 26:13

Team Statistics	MIA	BUF
Record	11-2	5-8
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	333	308
- Offensive Plays	61	63
- Yards per Play	5.46	4.89
Net Rushing Yards	115	95
- Rushing Attempts	32	17
- Yards per Rush	3.59	5.59
Net Passing Yards	218	213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 23 - 0	46 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	226	213
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.52	4.63
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	7/44	5/47
Punt Returns/Yards	2/41	3/18
Kick Returns/Yards	3/63	4/80
Interception Ret./Yards	3/76	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 32
Time of Possession	33:47	26:13

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:51	3:55	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
2	14:54	8:20	OWN 20	13	77	Field Goal
2	5:55	1:56	OPP 48	3	9	Punt
2	1:51	1:26	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:54	OWN 43	6	29	Field Goal
3	8:48	1:41	OWN 28	3	-11	Punt
3	3:27	2:36	OWN 18	3	-1	Punt
4	12:25	1:29	OWN 4	4	37	Fumble
4	9:37	4:21	OWN 4	6	17	Punt
4	3:53	2:11	OWN 30	6	25	Punt
4	1:21	1:21	OPP 11	2	0	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:09	OWN 8	8	92	Touchdown
1	6:56	7:02	OWN 20	14	73	Field Goal
2	6:34	0:39	OWN 34	1	0	Interception
2	3:59	2:08	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 30	1	-2	Half
3	11:06	2:18	OWN 44	3	1	Punt
3	7:07	3:40	OWN 41	8	57	Field Goal
3	0:51	1:08	OWN 28	4	11	Interception
4	14:43	2:18	OWN 43	5	10	Punt
4	10:56	1:19	OPP 41	3	3	Punt
4	5:16	1:23	OWN 43	8	27	Downs
4	1:42	0:21	OWN 20	2	0	Interception

Game MVP: Bob Griese, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mercury Morris	27	121	4.48	18	4
Larry Csonka	4	-5	-1.25	0	0
Bob Griese	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
O.J. Simpson	10	45	4.50	12	2
Dave Osborn	5	49	9.80	23	1
David Jaynes	2	1	0.50	3	0

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Griese	28	23	226	1/8	2	26	0	124.1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Jaynes	46	22	213	0/0	1	31	3	41.3

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Harold Jackson	10	12	107	10.70	8	26	1
WR Otis Taylor	8	8	78	9.75	25	26	1
WR Don Herrmann	3	3	30	10.00	10	16	0
FB Larry Csonka	1	2	2	2.00	2	2	0
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Nat Moore	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Bob Trumpy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB O.J. Simpson	6	9	54	9.00	31	18	0
WR Fair Hooker	4	8	44	11.00	5	15	1
TE Bob Moore	3	5	24	8.00	14	16	0
RB Reggie Harrison	2	3	6	3.00	6	3	0
WR J.D. Hill	2	5	19	9.50	5	10	0
WR Chip Myers	2	4	45	22.50	6	31	0
WR Patrick Schulz	2	5	12	6.00	4	9	0
WR Corey Steadman	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Jerome Barkum	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Dave Osborn	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Willie Buchanon	1	58	58.00	1
S Clarence Ellis	1	18	18.00	0
S Jake Scott	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mercury Morris	1	0	0	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lenny Dunlap	0	1	0	0
Larry Oliver	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim McCann	5	235	47.0	35.4	57	0

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jay Bryden	4	163	40.8	30.5	43	4

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Comeaux	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roy Gerela	2/2	0/0	0/0	24	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nat Moore	2	41	20.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Dunlap	3	18	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nat Moore	3	63	21.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Dunlap	3	55	18.3	0
O.J. Simpson	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Ken Houston	9	2	15	43
ILB Nick Buoniconti	8	1	17	46
S Jake Scott	5	0	17	45
OLB Bobby Bell	3	1	17	46
OLB Fred McNeil	3	0	11	31
DE Deacon Jones	2	1	17	43
CB Doug Nettles	2	1	14	42
DE Bubba Smith	2	1	16	45
CB Willie Brown	1	2	16	45
S Clarence Ellis	1	1	5	17
ILB Ed Bradley	1	0	4	8
DT Merlin Olsen	0	1	4	5

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Greg Brezina	9	2	0.0	28	26
ILB Bob Babich	7	3	0.0	31	28
CB Mo Houck	5	1	0.0	16	20
DE Walt Patulski	4	1	1.0	31	29
CB Jeff Wright	4	2	0.0	23	22
CB Dwight Harrison	4	0	0.0	27	28
DT Larry Oliver	4	0	0.0	20	19
DT Carl Barisich	3	3	0.0	28	22
S Bryant Salter	3	1	0.0	27	24
CB Lenny Dunlap	2	2	0.0	29	25
DE Andy Dorris	2	1	0.0	29	28
OLB Tom Toner	2	0	0.0	16	10
DT Ron Dirnbauer	1	1	0.0	15	8
OLB Desmond Woodson	1	1	0.0	5	4
S Tommy Casanova	1	0	0.0	9	11
WR J.D. Hill	1	0	---	---	---
TE Bob Moore	1	0	---	---	---
DE Barney Chavous	0	1	0.0	7	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bobby Bell	5	1	46
DE Deacon Jones	2	0	43
DE Bubba Smith	1	3	45
DT Mike Kadish	1	0	44
OLB Fred McNeil	1	0	31

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Walt Patulski	1.0	1	0	0	29
DT Carl Barisich	0.0	0	2	0	22
DE Andy Dorris	0.0	0	1	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ken Houston	5	2	0	43
ILB Nick Buoniconti	4	0	0	46
OLB Bobby Bell	3	0	0	46
OLB Fred McNeil	3	0	0	31
S Jake Scott	2	1	1	45
CB Doug Nettles	2	1	0	42
CB Willie Brown	1	1	0	45
ILB Ed Bradley	1	0	0	8
DE Deacon Jones	1	0	0	43
CB Willie Buchanon	0	2	1	42
S Clarence Ellis	0	0	1	17

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Greg Brezina	5	0	26
CB Dwight Harrison	4	0	28
CB Mo Houck	3	0	20
CB Lenny Dunlap	2	0	25
S Bryant Salter	2	0	24
S Tommy Casanova	1	1	11
ILB Bob Babich	1	0	28
DT Carl Barisich	1	0	22
DE Walt Patulski	1	0	29
OLB Tom Toner	1	0	10
DT Larry Oliver	1	0	19
OLB Desmond Woodson	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Guy Morriss	2	6	26	0	24
Bob Kuechenberg	2	5	32	0	29
Larry Little	1	7	32	0	29
Larry Csonka	1	5	22	0	24
Robert Woods	1	3	26	0	22
Bill Lenkaitis	1	1	7	1	5
Doug Dieken	0	1	25	0	26
Bob Trumpy	0	1	25	0	13
Oliver Goloboy	0	1	6	0	3
Dana McKenzie	0	1	9	0	12

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Lewis Morris	2	5	13	26
Bob Moore	2	2	12	36
Reggie McKenzie	1	2	13	43
Al Dennis	1	1	8	17
Jeremy Wolf	1	1	6	9
Richard Pender	1	1	7	22
John Williams	0	2	11	27
John Vella	0	1	6	19

Special Teams Tackles

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Don Herrmann	4	16
Nat Moore	1	15
Clarence Ellis	1	14
Larry Csonka	1	6

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Jerome Barkum	2	12
Dave Osborn	2	7
Lenny Dunlap	1	13

Participation

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Larry Little	32	29	---	---	7	68
Bobby Bell	---	---	17	46	3	66
Jake Scott	---	---	17	45	4	66
Nick Buoniconti	---	---	17	46	2	65
Willie Brown	---	---	16	45	3	64
Doug Nettles	---	---	14	42	8	64
Bubba Smith	---	---	16	45	2	63
Deacon Jones	---	---	17	43	2	62
Bob Griese	32	29	---	---	---	61
Mike Kadish	---	---	15	44	2	61
Bob Kuechenberg	32	29	---	---	---	61
Willie Buchanon	---	---	16	42	2	60
Ken Houston	---	---	15	43	2	60
Harold Jackson	22	27	---	---	10	59
Doug Dieken	25	26	---	---	2	53
Larry Csonka	22	24	---	---	6	52
Guy Morriss	26	24	---	---	2	52
Don Herrmann	18	16	---	---	16	50
Mercury Morris	28	21	---	---	1	50
Bob Trumpy	25	13	---	---	10	48
Robert Woods	26	22	---	---	---	48
Fred McNeil	---	---	11	31	---	42
Otis Taylor	18	22	---	---	1	41
Clarence Ellis	---	---	5	17	14	36
Dana McKenzie	9	12	---	---	15	36
Nat Moore	6	7	---	---	15	28
Frank Austin	12	8	---	---	7	27
Ed Bradley	---	---	4	8	10	22
Oliver Goloboy	6	3	---	---	12	21
Rocky Bleier	0	0	---	---	20	20
Marco Vehar	6	0	---	---	14	20
Bill Lenkaitis	7	5	---	---	5	17
Ray White	---	---	1	1	11	13
Merlin Olsen	---	---	4	5	1	10
Melvin Small	---	---	1	0	9	10
Tyrell Sampson	0	2	---	---	7	9
John Matuszak	---	---	1	3	4	8
Mike Comeaux	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jim McCann	0	0	---	---	5	5
Al Palewicz	---	---	0	0	4	4
Corwin Grams	---	---	0	0	3	3
Don Horn	0	0	---	---	2	2
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	0	0	2	2
Dick Shiner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Percy Trudeau	---	---	0	0	---	0
Burt Craig	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lenny Dunlap	---	---	29	25	13	67
Bob Babich	---	---	31	28	5	64
Andy Dorris	---	---	29	28	7	64
David Jaynes	17	46	---	---	---	63
Walt Patulski	---	---	31	29	2	62
Dwight Harrison	---	---	27	28	3	58
Greg Brezina	---	---	28	26	3	57
Fair Hooker	12	31	---	---	14	57
Reggie McKenzie	13	43	---	---	---	56
Mo Houck	---	---	16	20	20	56
Bob Moore	12	36	---	---	5	53
Bryant Salter	---	---	27	24	2	53
Carl Barisich	---	---	28	22	2	52
Jeff Wright	---	---	23	22	3	48
O.J. Simpson	11	30	---	---	6	47
Lewis Morris	13	26	---	---	6	45
Larry Oliver	---	---	20	19	6	45
Gary Puetz	9	29	---	---	5	43
John Williams	11	27	---	---	---	38
Chip Myers	11	24	---	---	1	36
Tommy Casanova	---	---	9	11	15	35
Ed Flanagan	10	24	---	---	1	35
Richard Pender	7	22	---	---	6	35
Patrick Schulz	8	24	---	---	---	32
Al Dennis	8	17	---	---	6	31
J.D. Hill	5	25	---	---	1	31
John Vella	6	19	---	---	6	31
Louis Andersen	8	23	---	---	---	31
Dave Osborn	6	16	---	---	7	29
Reggie Harrison	6	17	---	---	5	28
Jerome Barkum	5	10	---	---	12	27
Jeremy Wolf	6	9	---	---	12	27
Tom Toner	---	---	16	10	---	26
Corey Steadman	3	8	---	---	13	24
Ron Dirnbauer	---	---	15	8	1	24
Desmond Woodson	---	---	5	4	14	23
Don Adams	0	0	---	---	16	16
Brent McClanahan	0	0	---	---	15	15
Barney Chavous	---	---	7	7	---	14
Monte Johnson	---	---	3	3	8	14
Donnie Walker	---	---	8	5	---	13
Roy Gerela	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jay Bryden	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Boryla	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joe Ferguson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	20	4.0
Middle	16	66	4.1
Right	10	30	3.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	55	11.0
Middle	11	42	3.8
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Griese	28	23	2	0	0	1	3	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Jaynes	46	22	1	2	2	7	10	4	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	110	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	66	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	45	15.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	27	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	79	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	76	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	31	3.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harold Jackson	12	10	107	1	27
WR Otis Taylor	8	8	78	1	22
WR Don Herrmann	3	3	30	0	16
FB Larry Csonka	2	1	2	0	24
WR Nat Moore	1	0	0	0	7
TE Bob Trumpy	1	0	0	0	13
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	9	0	12

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB O.J. Simpson	9	6	0	54	0	30
WR Fair Hooker	8	4	0	44	0	31
WR J.D. Hill	5	2	0	19	0	25
TE Bob Moore	5	3	0	24	0	36
WR Patrick Schulz	5	2	0	12	0	24
WR Chip Myers	4	2	1	45	1	24
RB Reggie Harrison	3	2	0	6	0	17
RB Dave Osborn	3	0	0	0	0	16
WR Corey Steadman	3	1	0	9	0	8
TE Jerome Barkum	1	0	1	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bob Griese	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
Mercury Morris	1	1	1.00	4.48

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
O.J. Simpson	2	8	4.00	4.50
Dave Osborn	1	6	6.00	9.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Griese	5	5	29	5.80	8.07

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Jaynes	5	1	15	3.00	4.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Harold Jackson	4	4	22	5.50	8.92
WR Otis Taylor	1	1	7	7.00	9.75

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Fair Hooker	3	1	15	5.00	5.50
TE Bob Moore	1	0	0	0.00	4.80
RB O.J. Simpson	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Mercury Morris	4	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
O.J. Simpson	3	1
Dave Osborn	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Griese	8	7	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Jaynes	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Otis Taylor	4	4	3
WR Harold Jackson	3	3	1
FB Larry Csonka	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Fair Hooker	2	1	1
WR Patrick Schulz	2	0	0
WR J.D. Hill	1	1	1
TE Bob Moore	1	1	0
WR Chip Myers	1	1	1
RB Dave Osborn	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)