Week 15, 1975

played in Buffalo, NY

20 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Miami Dolphins14703-24
Buffalo Bills3060-9

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

Team StatisticsMIABUF
Record8-66-8
First Downs2612
- by Rushing135
- by Passing137
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards416231
- Offensive Plays7352
- Yards per Play5.704.44
Net Rushing Yards17292
- Rushing Attempts4419
- Yards per Rush3.914.84
Net Passing Yards244139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt27 - 22 - 032 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards259144
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/151/5
- Yards per Pass Play8.414.21
Fumbles/Lost1/11/0
3rd Down Conversions8/144/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.97.3
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards1/54/34
Punt Returns/Yards2/311/6
Kick Returns/Yards1/292/39
Interception Ret./Yards2/40/0
2pt Conversions0/01/0
Red Zone Visits50
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/00/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OWN 23
Time of Possession37:0722:53

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:422:20OWN 20580Touchdown
14:514:50OWN 33967Touchdown
29:112:14OWN 9416Punt
25:273:14OWN 151185Touchdown
20:420:42OWN 7218Half
315:002:10OWN 4432Punt
310:415:40OWN 341148Fumble
35:012:58OWN 20626Punt
30:063:39OWN 18722Punt
49:103:42OPP 44519Field Goal
44:564:56OWN 491033Game
Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:18OWN 20950Field Goal
17:222:31OWN 35412Punt
10:015:50OWN 61551Punt
26:571:30OWN 3634Punt
22:131:31OWN 20537Punt
312:502:09OWN 15422Punt
32:031:57OWN 22515Punt
411:272:17OWN 16726Interception
45:280:32OWN 4010Interception

Game MVP: Bob Griese, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

MiamiAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Mercury Morris311494.811731
Larry Csonka10232.30901
Oliver Goloboy210.50100
Bob Griese1-1-1.00-100
BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Walter Payton18854.721530
Reggie Harrison177.00700

Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bob Griese27222592/151310119.0
BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
David Jaynes32161441/5032236.5

Receiving Statistics

MiamiCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Harold Jackson91011913.2226311
FB Larry Csonka56285.601890
WR Nat Moore223819.007220
WR Otis Taylor243216.000210
WR Rick Upchurch233316.5012180
RB Mercury Morris1122.00020
WR Steve Burks1177.00070
BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Jerome Barkum44235.750100
WR Patrick Schulz47328.006120
FB Bill Olds23168.0015130
WR George Farmer1255.00050
RB Reggie Harrison1166.00160
WR Don Herrmann131414.000140
WR Fair Hooker1677.00070
TE Bob Moore1299.00290
RB Walter Payton123232.0030320
WR Dean Perez0200.00000

Interception Statistics

MiamiIntsYardsAvgTD
S Ken Houston100.000
CB Doug Nettles144.000
BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

MiamiFumbRecovForceTD
Bob Griese1000
Rick Upchurch0010
BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Lenny Dunlap1100
Jim Osborne0111

Punting Statistics

MiamiPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jim McCann416040.038.5502
BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Pat McInally624040.034.8455

Kicking Statistics

MiamiFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ronald Dunk1/11/10/0423/3
BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Roy Gerela1/11/10/0470/0

Punt Return Statistics

MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
Nat Moore12424.00
Rick Upchurch177.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Lenny Dunlap166.00

Kick Return Statistics

MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
Harold Jackson12929.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Lenny Dunlap23919.50

Defensive Statistics

MiamiTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Ken Houston520.01933
DE Bubba Smith410.51633
OLB Bobby Bell400.01933
ILB Ed Bradley400.01633
S Jake Scott400.01932
CB Willie Buchanon330.01633
DT Mike Kadish310.01733
CB Melvin Small310.01831
CB Doug Nettles200.01632
OLB Al Palewicz200.020
DE Tony McGee110.51933
OLB Fred McNeil100.01524
S Clarence Ellis010.029
DE John Matuszak010.030
BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Bob Babich1130.04325
CB Jeff Wright840.04327
OLB Tom Toner700.02412
DT Jim Osborne611.03627
CB Dwight Harrison610.04026
OLB Clyde Werner510.04228
DT Carl Barisich430.53225
CB Tony Blevins400.02219
DE Walt Patulski310.53829
S Bryant Salter220.03521
CB Mo Houck200.0114
DE Andy Dorris110.03928
CB Lenny Dunlap100.03325
WR Don Herrmann10---------
S Donnie Walker100.086
DT Harry Boyd100.0229
DE Lamar Martin100.0111
OLB Levon Bernhardt100.035
RB Walter Payton10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

MiamiSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Bubba Smith0.504233
DE Tony McGee0.501133
OLB Bobby Bell0.002133
OLB Fred McNeil0.000124
BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Jim Osborne1.000127
DE Walt Patulski0.501129
DT Carl Barisich0.500025
DE Andy Dorris0.004128

Pass Defense Statistics

MiamiCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Willie Buchanon32033
S Jake Scott30032
CB Doug Nettles21132
ILB Ed Bradley20033
OLB Bobby Bell11033
S Ken Houston10133
DT Mike Kadish10033
DE Tony McGee10033
DE Bubba Smith10033
CB Melvin Small10031
BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Dwight Harrison50026
CB Tony Blevins40019
CB Jeff Wright30027
ILB Bob Babich20025
OLB Tom Toner20012
OLB Clyde Werner20028
CB Lenny Dunlap10025
S Bryant Salter10021
CB Mo Houck1004
OLB Levon Bernhardt1005

Blocking Statistics

MiamiKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Bob Kuechenberg613044029
Larry Little57143029
Guy Morriss36035027
Doug Dieken26032024
Larry Csonka24135025
Dennis Harrah24037226
Leon Gray2201205
Oliver Goloboy0101004
BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Reggie McKenzie37115027
Ken Huff24017130
Terry Owens23016028
Bob Moore1104014
Joe Fields11012025
Louis Andersen02018028
Mike Schnitker010305

Special Teams Tackles

MiamiTacklesSTPlays
Woody Green113
Rick Upchurch112
Melvin Small18
BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Jerome Barkum213
Joe Fields17

Participation

MiamiRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Larry Little4329------476
Harold Jackson3925------1074
Bob Griese4429---------73
Bob Kuechenberg4429---------73
Guy Morriss3527------264
Larry Csonka3525------363
Dennis Harrah3726---------63
Mercury Morris3322------358
Melvin Small------1831857
Doug Dieken3224---------56
Rick Upchurch2617------1255
Bobby Bell------1933254
Ken Houston------1933153
Tony McGee------1933153
Jake Scott------1932152
Willie Buchanon------1633251
Mike Kadish------1733151
Ed Bradley------1633150
Bubba Smith------1633150
Doug Nettles------1632149
Dana McKenzie1916------843
Bob Trumpy2511------642
Fred McNeil------1524140
Otis Taylor1915---------34
Nat Moore87------1833
Clarence Ellis------291425
Oliver Goloboy104------1024
Leon Gray125------522
Al Palewicz------201921
Oscar Roan31------1317
Robert Woods83------516
Ronald Cinkovsky------301215
Steve Burks32------1015
Woody Green00------1313
Sylvester Croom92------213
John Matuszak------3069
Erik White------4239
Donnie Ostrowski------2169
Ronald Dunk00------66
Bob Penchion00------55
Jim McCann00------44
Corwin Grams------31---4
Don Horn00------11
Dick Shiner00---------0
Mike Comeaux00---------0
Burt Craig00---------0
BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Bob Babich------43251179
Clyde Werner------4228171
Jeff Wright------4327171
Andy Dorris------3928168
Lenny Dunlap------33251068
Dwight Harrison------4026167
Walt Patulski------3829---67
Jim Osborne------3627---63
Carl Barisich------3225562
Bryant Salter------3521258
Ken Huff1730------754
David Jaynes1933---------52
Jerome Barkum1720------1350
Tony Blevins------2219748
Louis Andersen1828---------46
Terry Owens1628---------44
Patrick Schulz1324------744
Joe Fields1225------744
Don Herrmann719------1743
Reggie McKenzie1527---------42
Walter Payton1822---------40
Fair Hooker1424------139
Bill Olds1519------539
Tom Toner------2412137
Harry Boyd------229132
Reggie Harrison18------1928
Donnie Walker------861226
Mo Houck------114924
Ed Flanagan78------520
Bob Moore414---------18
Lamar Martin------111517
Mike Schnitker35------715
Dean Perez69---------15
Don Adams00------1515
Levon Bernhardt------35614
George Farmer04------913
Gary Puetz23------712
Jeremy Wolf02------1012
Lewis Morris46---------10
Sedrick Gourdoux------2259
John Vella15------28
Pat McInally00------66
Roy Gerela00------44
John Gordon00------11
Andy Johnson00---------0
Steve Ramsey00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left12524.3
Middle22723.3
Right9495.4
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10434.3
Middle6305.0
Right3196.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bob Griese27224000530
BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
David Jaynes32161304752

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen65264.3
Short (0-8 Yds)77405.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)8712615.8
Long (19+ Yds)636711.2
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen445413.5
Short (0-8 Yds)87384.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)115524.7
Long (19+ Yds)9000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Harold Jackson1090119225
FB Larry Csonka65028025
WR Otis Taylor42032115
WR Rick Upchurch32033017
WR Nat Moore2203817
RB Mercury Morris1102022
WR Steve Burks110702
BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Patrick Schulz74032024
WR Fair Hooker6107024
TE Jerome Barkum44023020
WR Don Herrmann31014019
FB Bill Olds32016019
WR George Farmer210504
TE Bob Moore2109014
WR Dean Perez200009
RB Walter Payton21032122
RB Reggie Harrison110608

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MiamiAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Mercury Morris5132.604.81
Larry Csonka111.002.30
Bob Griese1-1-1.00-1.00
Oliver Goloboy111.000.50
BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bob Griese33279.009.59
BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Harold Jackson222814.0011.90
FB Larry Csonka11-1-1.004.67
BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MiamiRushesConversions
Mercury Morris53
Larry Csonka21
BuffaloRushesConversions
Walter Payton32

Third Down Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompConversions
Bob Griese664
BuffaloAttCompConversions
David Jaynes942

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargCatchConversions
WR Harold Jackson221
FB Larry Csonka111
WR Nat Moore111
WR Steve Burks110
WR Rick Upchurch111
BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Patrick Schulz320
WR Don Herrmann211
WR Fair Hooker100
TE Bob Moore111
FB Bill Olds100
RB Walter Payton100

SectionAttendance
Stadium53,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,300 (21,400)
End Zone11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,600 (3,300)