Week 15, 1975

played in Buffalo, NY

20 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Miami Dolphins	14	7	0	3	-	24
Buffalo Bills	3	0	6	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:49 BUF - Roy Gerela 47 field goal
1Q: 07:28 MIA - Harold Jackson 15 pass from Bob Griese (Ronald Dunk extra point)
1Q: 00:11 MIA - Larry Csonka 1 run (Ronald Dunk extra point)
2Q: 02:20 MIA - Mercury Morris 2 run (Ronald Dunk extra point)
3Q: 05:17 BUF - Jim Osborne 82 fumble return (David Jaynes pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 05:35 MIA - Ronald Dunk 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:49 BUF - Roy Gerela 47 field goal
1Q: 07:28 MIA - Harold Jackson 15 pass from Bob Griese (Ronald Dunk extra point)
1Q: 00:11 MIA - Larry Csonka 1 run (Ronald Dunk extra point)
2Q: 02:20 MIA - Mercury Morris 2 run (Ronald Dunk extra point)
3Q: 05:17 BUF - Jim Osborne 82 fumble return (David Jaynes pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 05:35 MIA - Ronald Dunk 42 field goal

Team Statistics MIA BUF
Record 8-6 6-8
First Downs 26 12
- by Rushing 13 5
- by Passing 13 7
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 416 231
- Offensive Plays 73 52
- Yards per Play 5.70 4.44
Net Rushing Yards 172 92
- Rushing Attempts 44 19
- Yards per Rush 3.91 4.84
Net Passing Yards 244 139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 22 - 0 32 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 259 144
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 8.41 4.21
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/5 4/34
Punt Returns/Yards 2/31 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 1/29 2/39
Interception Ret./Yards 2/4 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 5 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 23
Time of Possession 37:07 22:53

Team Statistics	MIA	BUF
Record	8-6	6-8
First Downs	26	12
- by Rushing	13	5
- by Passing	13	7
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	416	231
- Offensive Plays	73	52
- Yards per Play	5.70	4.44
Net Rushing Yards	172	92
- Rushing Attempts	44	19
- Yards per Rush	3.91	4.84
Net Passing Yards	244	139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 22 - 0	32 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	259	144
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	8.41	4.21
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/5	4/34
Punt Returns/Yards	2/31	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	1/29	2/39
Interception Ret./Yards	2/4	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	5	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 23
Time of Possession	37:07	22:53

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:42	2:20	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	4:51	4:50	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
2	9:11	2:14	OWN 9	4	16	Punt
2	5:27	3:14	OWN 15	11	85	Touchdown
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 7	2	18	Half
3	15:00	2:10	OWN 44	3	2	Punt
3	10:41	5:40	OWN 34	11	48	Fumble
3	5:01	2:58	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
3	0:06	3:39	OWN 18	7	22	Punt
4	9:10	3:42	OPP 44	5	19	Field Goal
4	4:56	4:56	OWN 49	10	33	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:18	OWN 20	9	50	Field Goal
1	7:22	2:31	OWN 35	4	12	Punt
1	0:01	5:50	OWN 6	15	51	Punt
2	6:57	1:30	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
2	2:13	1:31	OWN 20	5	37	Punt
3	12:50	2:09	OWN 15	4	22	Punt
3	2:03	1:57	OWN 22	5	15	Punt
4	11:27	2:17	OWN 16	7	26	Interception
4	5:28	0:32	OWN 40	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Bob Griese, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mercury Morris	31	149	4.81	17	3	1
Larry Csonka	10	23	2.30	9	0	1
Oliver Goloboy	2	1	0.50	1	0	0
Bob Griese	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Payton	18	85	4.72	15	3	0
Reggie Harrison	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Griese	27	22	259	2/15	1	31	0	119.0

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Jaynes	32	16	144	1/5	0	32	2	36.5

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Harold Jackson	9	10	119	13.22	26	31	1
FB Larry Csonka	5	6	28	5.60	18	9	0
WR Nat Moore	2	2	38	19.00	7	22	0
WR Otis Taylor	2	4	32	16.00	0	21	0
WR Rick Upchurch	2	3	33	16.50	12	18	0
RB Mercury Morris	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Steve Burks	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Jerome Barkum	4	4	23	5.75	0	10
WR Patrick Schulz	4	7	32	8.00	6	12
FB Bill Olds	2	3	16	8.00	15	13
WR George Farmer	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
RB Reggie Harrison	1	1	6	6.00	1	6
WR Don Herrmann	1	3	14	14.00	0	14
WR Fair Hooker	1	6	7	7.00	0	7
TE Bob Moore	1	2	9	9.00	2	9
RB Walter Payton	1	2	32	32.00	30	32
WR Dean Perez	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ken Houston	1	0	0.00	0
CB Doug Nettles	1	4	4.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bob Griese	1	0	0	0
Rick Upchurch	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lenny Dunlap	1	1	0	0
Jim Osborne	0	1	1	1

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim McCann	4	160	40.0	38.5	50	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	6	240	40.0	34.8	45	5

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ronald Dunk	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roy Gerela	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nat Moore	1	24	24.0	0
Rick Upchurch	1	7	7.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Dunlap	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harold Jackson	1	29	29.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Dunlap	2	39	19.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ken Houston	5	2	0.0	19	33
DE Bubba Smith	4	1	0.5	16	33
OLB Bobby Bell	4	0	0.0	19	33
ILB Ed Bradley	4	0	0.0	16	33
S Jake Scott	4	0	0.0	19	32
CB Willie Buchanon	3	3	0.0	16	33
DT Mike Kadish	3	1	0.0	17	33
CB Melvin Small	3	1	0.0	18	31
CB Doug Nettles	2	0	0.0	16	32
OLB Al Palewicz	2	0	0.0	2	0
DE Tony McGee	1	1	0.5	19	33
OLB Fred McNeil	1	0	0.0	15	24
S Clarence Ellis	0	1	0.0	2	9
DE John Matuszak	0	1	0.0	3	0

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bob Babich	11	3	0.0	43	25
CB Jeff Wright	8	4	0.0	43	27
OLB Tom Toner	7	0	0.0	24	12
DT Jim Osborne	6	1	1.0	36	27
CB Dwight Harrison	6	1	0.0	40	26
OLB Clyde Werner	5	1	0.0	42	28
DT Carl Barisich	4	3	0.5	32	25
CB Tony Blevins	4	0	0.0	22	19
DE Walt Patulski	3	1	0.5	38	29
S Bryant Salter	2	2	0.0	35	21
CB Mo Houck	2	0	0.0	11	4
DE Andy Dorris	1	1	0.0	39	28
CB Lenny Dunlap	1	0	0.0	33	25
WR Don Herrmann	1	0	---	---	---
S Donnie Walker	1	0	0.0	8	6
DT Harry Boyd	1	0	0.0	22	9
DE Lamar Martin	1	0	0.0	11	1
OLB Levon Bernhardt	1	0	0.0	3	5
RB Walter Payton	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bubba Smith	0.5	4	2	33
DE Tony McGee	0.5	1	1	33
OLB Bobby Bell	0.0	2	1	33
OLB Fred McNeil	0.0	0	1	24

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jim Osborne	1.0	0	1	27
DE Walt Patulski	0.5	1	1	29
DT Carl Barisich	0.5	0	0	25
DE Andy Dorris	0.0	4	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Willie Buchanon	3	2	0	33
S Jake Scott	3	0	0	32
CB Doug Nettles	2	1	1	32
ILB Ed Bradley	2	0	0	33
OLB Bobby Bell	1	1	0	33
S Ken Houston	1	0	1	33
DT Mike Kadish	1	0	0	33
DE Tony McGee	1	0	0	33
DE Bubba Smith	1	0	0	33
CB Melvin Small	1	0	0	31

Buffalo	Caught	PPlay
CB Dwight Harrison	5	26
CB Tony Blevins	4	19
CB Jeff Wright	3	27
ILB Bob Babich	2	25
OLB Tom Toner	2	12
OLB Clyde Werner	2	28
CB Lenny Dunlap	1	25
S Bryant Salter	1	21
CB Mo Houck	1	4
OLB Levon Bernhardt	1	5

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Kuechenberg	6	13	0	44	0	29
Larry Little	5	7	1	43	0	29
Guy Morriss	3	6	0	35	0	27
Doug Dieken	2	6	0	32	0	24
Larry Csonka	2	4	1	35	0	25
Dennis Harrah	2	4	0	37	2	26
Leon Gray	2	2	0	12	0	5
Oliver Goloboy	0	1	0	10	0	4

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Reggie McKenzie	3	7	1	15	0	27
Ken Huff	2	4	0	17	1	30
Terry Owens	2	3	0	16	0	28
Bob Moore	1	1	0	4	0	14
Joe Fields	1	1	0	12	0	25
Louis Andersen	0	2	0	18	0	28
Mike Schnitker	0	1	0	3	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Woody Green	1	13
Rick Upchurch	1	12
Melvin Small	1	8

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Jerome Barkum	2	13
Joe Fields	1	7

Participation

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Larry Little	43	29	---	---	4	76
Harold Jackson	39	25	---	---	10	74
Bob Griese	44	29	---	---	---	73
Bob Kuechenberg	44	29	---	---	---	73
Guy Morriss	35	27	---	---	2	64
Larry Csonka	35	25	---	---	3	63
Dennis Harrah	37	26	---	---	---	63
Mercury Morris	33	22	---	---	3	58
Melvin Small	---	---	18	31	8	57
Doug Dieken	32	24	---	---	---	56
Rick Upchurch	26	17	---	---	12	55
Bobby Bell	---	---	19	33	2	54
Ken Houston	---	---	19	33	1	53
Tony McGee	---	---	19	33	1	53
Jake Scott	---	---	19	32	1	52
Willie Buchanon	---	---	16	33	2	51
Mike Kadish	---	---	17	33	1	51
Ed Bradley	---	---	16	33	1	50
Bubba Smith	---	---	16	33	1	50
Doug Nettles	---	---	16	32	1	49
Dana McKenzie	19	16	---	---	8	43
Bob Trumpy	25	11	---	---	6	42
Fred McNeil	---	---	15	24	1	40
Otis Taylor	19	15	---	---	---	34
Nat Moore	8	7	---	---	18	33
Clarence Ellis	---	---	2	9	14	25
Oliver Goloboy	10	4	---	---	10	24
Leon Gray	12	5	---	---	5	22
Al Palewicz	---	---	2	0	19	21
Oscar Roan	3	1	---	---	13	17
Robert Woods	8	3	---	---	5	16
Ronald Cinkovsky	---	---	3	0	12	15
Steve Burks	3	2	---	---	10	15
Woody Green	0	0	---	---	13	13
Sylvester Croom	9	2	---	---	2	13
John Matuszak	---	---	3	0	6	9
Erik White	---	---	4	2	3	9
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	2	1	6	9
Ronald Dunk	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bob Penchion	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jim McCann	0	0	---	---	4	4
Corwin Grams	---	---	3	1	---	4
Don Horn	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dick Shiner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Comeaux	0	0	---	---	---	0
Burt Craig	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bob Babich	---	---	43	25	11	79
Clyde Werner	---	---	42	28	1	71
Jeff Wright	---	---	43	27	1	71
Andy Dorris	---	---	39	28	1	68
Lenny Dunlap	---	---	33	25	10	68
Dwight Harrison	---	---	40	26	1	67
Walt Patulski	---	---	38	29	---	67
Jim Osborne	---	---	36	27	---	63
Carl Barisich	---	---	32	25	5	62
Bryant Salter	---	---	35	21	2	58
Ken Huff	17	30	---	---	7	54
David Jaynes	19	33	---	---	---	52
Jerome Barkum	17	20	---	---	13	50
Tony Blevins	---	---	22	19	7	48
Louis Andersen	18	28	---	---	---	46
Terry Owens	16	28	---	---	---	44
Patrick Schulz	13	24	---	---	7	44
Joe Fields	12	25	---	---	7	44
Don Herrmann	7	19	---	---	17	43
Reggie McKenzie	15	27	---	---	---	42
Walter Payton	18	22	---	---	---	40
Fair Hooker	14	24	---	---	1	39
Bill Olds	15	19	---	---	5	39
Tom Toner	---	---	24	12	1	37
Harry Boyd	---	---	22	9	1	32
Reggie Harrison	1	8	---	---	19	28
Donnie Walker	---	---	8	6	12	26
Mo Houck	---	---	11	4	9	24
Ed Flanagan	7	8	---	---	5	20
Bob Moore	4	14	---	---	---	18
Lamar Martin	---	---	11	1	5	17
Mike Schnitker	3	5	---	---	7	15
Dean Perez	6	9	---	---	---	15
Don Adams	0	0	---	---	15	15
Levon Bernhardt	---	---	3	5	6	14
George Farmer	0	4	---	---	9	13
Gary Puetz	2	3	---	---	7	12
Jeremy Wolf	0	2	---	---	10	12
Lewis Morris	4	6	---	---	---	10
Sedrick Gourdoux	---	---	2	2	5	9
John Vella	1	5	---	---	2	8
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	6	6
Roy Gerela	0	0	---	---	4	4
John Gordon	0	0	---	---	1	1
Andy Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	52	4.3
Middle	22	72	3.3
Right	9	49	5.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	43	4.3
Middle	6	30	5.0
Right	3	19	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Griese	27	22	4	0	0	0	5	3	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Jaynes	32	16	1	3	0	4	7	5	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	26	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	40	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	126	15.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	67	11.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	54	13.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	38	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	52	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	9	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harold Jackson	10	9	119	2	25
FB Larry Csonka	6	5	28	0	25
WR Otis Taylor	4	2	32	1	15
WR Rick Upchurch	3	2	33	0	17
WR Nat Moore	2	2	38	1	7
RB Mercury Morris	1	1	2	0	22
WR Steve Burks	1	1	7	0	2

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Patrick Schulz	7	4	32	0	24
WR Fair Hooker	6	1	7	0	24
TE Jerome Barkum	4	4	23	0	20
WR Don Herrmann	3	1	14	0	19
FB Bill Olds	3	2	16	0	19
WR George Farmer	2	1	5	0	4
TE Bob Moore	2	1	9	0	14
WR Dean Perez	2	0	0	0	9
RB Walter Payton	2	1	32	1	22
RB Reggie Harrison	1	1	6	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mercury Morris	5	13	2.60	4.81
Larry Csonka	1	1	1.00	2.30
Bob Griese	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
Oliver Goloboy	1	1	1.00	0.50

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Griese	3	3	27	9.00	9.59

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Harold Jackson	2	2	28	14.00	11.90
FB Larry Csonka	1	1	-1	-1.00	4.67

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Mercury Morris	5	3
Larry Csonka	2	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Payton	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Griese	6	6	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Jaynes	9	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harold Jackson	2	2	1
FB Larry Csonka	1	1	1
WR Nat Moore	1	1	1
WR Steve Burks	1	1	0
WR Rick Upchurch	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Patrick Schulz	3	2	0
WR Don Herrmann	2	1	1
WR Fair Hooker	1	0	0
TE Bob Moore	1	1	1
FB Bill Olds	1	0	0
RB Walter Payton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)