Week 1, 1979

played in Miami, FL

74 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	7	0	7	7	-	21
Miami Dolphins	0	6	0	22	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:55 BUF - Walter Payton 8 run (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 14:02 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 34 field goal
2Q: 01:44 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 34 field goal
3Q: 04:13 BUF - Bob Klein 15 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 13:34 MIA - Mercury Morris 3 run (Bob Griese pass to Sammy White for conversion)
4Q: 06:48 BUF - Walter Payton 7 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 03:04 MIA - Nat Moore 3 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
4Q: 01:38 MIA - Wally Francis 90 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:55 BUF - Walter Payton 8 run (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 14:02 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 34 field goal
2Q: 01:44 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 34 field goal
3Q: 04:13 BUF - Bob Klein 15 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 13:34 MIA - Mercury Morris 3 run (Bob Griese pass to Sammy White for conversion)
4Q: 06:48 BUF - Walter Payton 7 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 03:04 MIA - Nat Moore 3 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
4Q: 01:38 MIA - Wally Francis 90 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)

Team Statistics BUF MIA
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 22 17
- by Rushing 11 3
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 360 324
- Offensive Plays 70 60
- Yards per Play 5.14 5.40
Net Rushing Yards 176 49
- Rushing Attempts 30 20
- Yards per Rush 5.87 2.45
Net Passing Yards 184 275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 22 - 0 39 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 196 284
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 4.60 6.88
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/50 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 4/91 4/77
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 32
Time of Possession 34:00 26:00

Team Statistics	BUF	MIA
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	22	17
- by Rushing	11	3
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	360	324
- Offensive Plays	70	60
- Yards per Play	5.14	5.40
Net Rushing Yards	176	49
- Rushing Attempts	30	20
- Yards per Rush	5.87	2.45
Net Passing Yards	184	275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 22 - 0	39 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	196	284
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	4.60	6.88
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/50	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	4/91	4/77
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 32
Time of Possession	34:00	26:00

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:54	2:23	OWN 36	3	0	Punt
1	8:53	4:04	OWN 34	8	60	Missed FG
1	4:01	1:16	OPP 27	3	27	Touchdown
2	13:54	3:12	OWN 21	6	21	Punt
2	7:41	1:20	OWN 18	3	8	Punt
2	1:38	1:38	OWN 20	3	11	Half
3	15:00	4:43	OWN 25	8	34	Punt
3	7:59	3:52	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	1:56	1:53	OWN 18	5	3	Punt
4	13:27	6:49	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
4	2:57	1:10	OWN 33	4	16	Punt
4	1:19	0:46	OWN 27	4	-5	Downs

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:06	OWN 23	3	1	Punt
1	10:31	1:38	OWN 24	3	-4	Punt
1	4:49	0:48	OWN 24	3	2	Interception
1	2:45	3:51	OWN 35	10	48	Field Goal
2	10:42	3:01	OWN 16	6	19	Punt
2	6:21	4:43	OWN 26	12	57	Field Goal
3	10:17	2:18	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
3	4:07	2:11	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
3	0:03	0:42	OWN 42	3	2	Punt
4	14:21	0:54	OPP 20	2	20	Touchdown
4	6:38	3:41	OWN 28	6	72	Touchdown
4	1:47	0:28	OWN 6	2	94	Touchdown
4	0:33	0:33	OPP 22	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Wally Francis, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Payton	18	115	6.39	26	3	1
Mike Franckowiak	10	47	4.70	14	1	0
Bob Klein	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Ted McKnight	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mercury Morris	11	35	3.18	12	1	1
Sam Green	7	17	2.43	13	1	0
Bob Griese	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Todd	38	22	196	2/12	2	25	0	89.3

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Griese	39	20	284	1/9	2	90	1	81.6

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Walter Payton	10	13	61	6.10	29	12	1
WR Wally Henry	5	7	52	10.40	14	18	0
WR Archie Griffin	3	7	45	15.00	10	25	0
WR Ken Burrough	1	1	14	14.00	14	14	0
TE Bob Klein	1	2	15	15.00	13	15	1
WR Randy Vataha	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Tony Hill	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Andrew James	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Gary Shirk	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Ted McKnight	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wally Francis	5	9	178	35.60	145	90	1
WR Jeff Groth	5	10	50	10.00	1	17	0
TE Wilbert Martin	2	2	10	5.00	1	5	0
RB Sam Green	2	2	10	5.00	0	8	0
TE Dana McKenzie	2	4	19	9.50	0	10	0
WR Sammy White	2	8	14	7.00	9	11	0
WR Nat Moore	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	1
TE Steve Stephens	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Mercury Morris	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gerard Williams	1	9	9.00	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov
Mike Franckowiak	1	0
Wally Henry	1	0
Richard Todd	0	1

Miami	Recov	Force
Bob Kuechenberg	1	0
Ed Bradley	0	1
Sammy White	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	6	258	43.0	38.8	48	2

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	6	284	47.3	41.8	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Steinfort	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wally Henry	2	13	6.5	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keith Moody	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wally Henry	3	70	23.3	0
Ken Burrough	1	21	21.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sam Green	3	62	20.7	0
Keith Moody	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dwight Harrison	7	0	0.0	18	34
OLB Tom Toner	6	3	0.0	17	31
ILB Don Rives	4	5	0.0	19	28
DE Andy Dorris	4	0	0.0	16	28
S Jerry Moore	4	0	0.0	15	23
DT Mike Dawson	3	0	0.0	12	23
CB Jeff Wright	2	1	0.0	13	31
DE Walt Patulski	1	1	0.5	11	32
ILB Mike Cofer	1	1	0.0	3	6
DT Ronnie Moore	1	1	0.0	6	22
DE Bob Barber	1	1	0.0	9	8
S Tommy Casanova	1	0	0.0	18	37
ILB Terry Hopper	1	0	0.0	1	12
OLB Mel Land	0	1	0.5	7	8
DT Carl Barisich	0	1	0.0	11	12

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Fred McNeil	7	2	1.0	27	37
ILB Brian Kelley	6	3	0.0	29	39
S Jake Scott	6	2	0.0	19	27
OLB Mike Varty	5	0	0.0	12	9
DE Dwight White	4	1	1.0	22	39
S Chris Farasopoulos	4	4	0.0	28	39
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	4	1	0.0	19	26
CB Willie Buchanon	4	0	0.0	26	30
S Clarence Ellis	3	3	0.0	16	15
ILB Ed Bradley	3	0	0.0	14	26
DT Mike Kadish	2	0	0.0	24	26
DE Ron Yankowski	2	0	0.0	22	19
ILB Dave Simmons	1	1	0.0	7	9
RB Mercury Morris	1	0	---	---	---
CB Lester Hayes	0	2	0.0	23	35
CB Doug Nettles	0	1	0.0	16	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Walt Patulski	0.5	1	1	0	32
OLB Mel Land	0.5	0	0	0	8
DE Bob Barber	0.0	2	0	0	8
DE Byron Alexander	0.0	1	0	0	12
DT Mike Dawson	0.0	0	2	0	23
DE Andy Dorris	0.0	0	1	1	28
OLB Tom Toner	0.0	0	1	0	31
DT Ronnie Moore	0.0	0	1	0	22

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Fred McNeil	1.0	0	3	3	37
DE Dwight White	1.0	0	1	0	39
OLB Dwight Lewis	0.0	1	1	0	9
ILB Dave Simmons	0.0	0	2	0	9
DE Ron Yankowski	0.0	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dwight Harrison	7	0	0	34
ILB Don Rives	4	1	0	28
OLB Tom Toner	3	0	0	31
CB Jeff Wright	2	0	0	31
ILB Mike Cofer	1	0	0	6
ILB Terry Hopper	1	0	0	12
DE Bob Barber	1	0	0	8
DT Mike Dawson	1	0	0	23
CB Gerard Williams	0	1	1	33
S Bryant Salter	0	1	0	33

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	4	2	26
OLB Fred McNeil	4	0	37
S Jake Scott	3	0	27
ILB Ed Bradley	2	0	26
CB Willie Buchanon	2	0	30
OLB Mike Varty	2	0	9
CB Lester Hayes	1	2	35
S Clarence Ellis	1	0	15
S Chris Farasopoulos	1	0	39
ILB Brian Kelley	1	0	39
ILB Dave Simmons	1	0	9
CB Doug Nettles	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Buddy Cutler	4	8	0	30	0	39
Ken Huff	3	6	0	30	1	35
Reggie McKenzie	3	5	2	26	0	34
Steve Courson	2	2	0	13	0	13
Steve Riley	1	3	0	29	1	38
Ted McKnight	1	3	0	15	0	16
Russ Washington	0	2	0	21	0	33
Andrew James	0	1	0	15	0	13

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Robert Woods	1	5	16	0	35
Guy Morriss	1	3	18	1	34
Len Garrett	1	1	8	0	11
Bob Kuechenberg	1	1	17	0	36
Dana McKenzie	1	1	14	0	23
Greg Sampson	0	3	19	0	34
Mike Vardell	0	2	6	0	9
Doug Dieken	0	1	4	0	6
Dennis Harrah	0	1	19	0	39

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Bob Klein	5	16
Wally Henry	1	12
Ted McKnight	1	10

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Sammy White	3	16
Sam Green	1	24
Keith Moody	1	21
Jeff Groth	1	18

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Huff	30	35	---	---	7	72
Buddy Cutler	30	39	---	---	2	71
Richard Todd	30	40	---	---	---	70
Tommy Casanova	---	---	18	37	14	69
Reggie McKenzie	26	34	---	---	7	67
Steve Riley	29	38	---	---	---	67
Dwight Harrison	---	---	18	34	8	60
Gary Shirk	19	30	---	---	11	60
Gerard Williams	---	---	13	33	12	58
Russ Washington	21	33	---	---	---	54
Jerry Moore	---	---	15	23	13	51
Bryant Salter	---	---	16	33	2	51
Wally Henry	19	20	---	---	12	51
Tom Toner	---	---	17	31	2	50
Don Rives	---	---	19	28	2	49
Ken Burrough	11	19	---	---	17	47
Andy Dorris	---	---	16	28	3	47
Walt Patulski	---	---	11	32	4	47
Walter Payton	20	27	---	---	---	47
Archie Griffin	17	29	---	---	---	46
Andrew James	15	13	---	---	17	45
Jeff Wright	---	---	13	31	---	44
Mike Franckowiak	10	10	---	---	22	42
Ted McKnight	15	16	---	---	10	41
Mike Dawson	---	---	12	23	3	38
Steve Courson	13	13	---	---	7	33
Tony Hill	13	14	---	---	6	33
Bob Klein	4	12	---	---	16	32
Ronnie Moore	---	---	6	22	2	30
Randy Vataha	7	10	---	---	12	29
Carl Barisich	---	---	11	12	5	28
Ken Hutcherson	---	---	3	9	15	27
Leroy Jones	---	---	8	17	2	27
Bob Barber	---	---	9	8	4	21
Byron Alexander	---	---	4	12	4	20
Mike Cofer	---	---	3	6	6	15
Mel Land	---	---	7	8	---	15
Terry Hopper	---	---	1	12	---	13
Brad Benson	1	5	---	---	7	13
Earl Gant	0	0	---	---	9	9
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	6	6
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	5	5
Don Macek	0	3	---	---	---	3
Carl Wafer	---	---	0	1	---	1
Marcus Mickus	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dave Mays	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brian Kelley	---	---	29	39	1	69
Willie Buchanon	---	---	26	30	12	68
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	28	39	1	68
Dwight White	---	---	22	39	7	68
Fred McNeil	---	---	27	37	1	65
Dennis Harrah	19	39	---	---	7	65
Bob Kuechenberg	17	36	---	---	8	61
Bob Griese	20	40	---	---	---	60
Lester Hayes	---	---	23	35	1	59
Mike Kadish	---	---	24	26	7	57
Guy Morriss	18	34	---	---	1	53
Greg Sampson	19	34	---	---	---	53
Robert Woods	16	35	---	---	---	51
Jeff Groth	8	25	---	---	18	51
Jake Scott	---	---	19	27	1	47
Sammy White	8	23	---	---	16	47
Ronald Cinkovsky	---	---	19	26	1	46
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	12	32	1	45
Ed Bradley	---	---	14	26	3	43
Sam Green	7	12	---	---	24	43
Dana McKenzie	14	23	---	---	6	43
Doug Nettles	---	---	16	16	10	42
Clarence Ellis	---	---	16	15	10	41
Wally Francis	13	28	---	---	---	41
Mercury Morris	13	28	---	---	---	41
Ron Yankowski	---	---	22	19	---	41
Nat Moore	12	23	---	---	---	35
Mike Varty	---	---	12	9	11	32
Wilbert Martin	9	12	---	---	11	32
Dave Simmons	---	---	7	9	16	32
Steve Stephens	2	6	---	---	18	26
Len Garrett	8	11	---	---	6	25
Keith Moody	---	---	0	3	21	24
Leon Gray	5	10	---	---	8	23
Mike Vardell	6	9	---	---	7	22
Doug Dieken	4	6	---	---	8	18
Sylvester Croom	2	6	---	---	8	16
Tony McGee	---	---	10	4	---	14
Dwight Lewis	---	---	4	9	---	13
Ronald Dunk	0	0	---	---	6	6
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	6	6
Edgar Billmaier	0	0	---	---	5	5
Skip Wilcox	---	---	0	0	4	4
Freddie Steinfort	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dan Manucci	0	0	---	---	2	2
David Whitehurst	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	51	4.6
Middle	14	75	5.4
Right	5	50	10.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	15	3.8
Middle	9	10	1.1
Right	5	27	5.4
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Todd	38	22	1	1	1	5	8	3	0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Griese	39	20	3	2	3	3	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	47	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	80	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	69	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	59	5.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	35	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	143	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	47	9.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Walter Payton	13	10	0	61	0	27
WR Archie Griffin	7	3	0	45	1	29
WR Wally Henry	7	5	0	52	0	20
TE Andrew James	3	0	1	0	0	13
TE Bob Klein	2	1	0	15	0	12
WR Tony Hill	2	1	0	6	0	14
WR Ken Burrough	1	1	0	14	0	19
WR Randy Vataha	1	1	0	3	0	10
TE Gary Shirk	1	0	0	0	0	30
FB Ted McKnight	1	0	0	0	0	16

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeff Groth	10	5	2	50	0	25
WR Wally Francis	9	5	1	178	3	28
WR Sammy White	8	2	0	14	0	23
TE Dana McKenzie	4	2	0	19	0	23
WR Nat Moore	2	1	0	3	0	23
TE Wilbert Martin	2	2	0	10	0	12
RB Sam Green	2	2	0	10	0	12
RB Mercury Morris	1	0	0	0	0	28
TE Steve Stephens	1	1	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Payton	4	14	3.50	6.39
Mike Franckowiak	2	9	4.50	4.70

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mercury Morris	1	3	3.00	3.18
Sam Green	1	-2	-2.00	2.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Todd	7	4	32	4.57	5.16

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Griese	7	2	20	2.86	7.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Walter Payton	3	2	14	4.67	4.69
TE Andrew James	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Bob Klein	1	1	15	15.00	7.50
WR Randy Vataha	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Groth	3	1	17	5.67	5.00
WR Nat Moore	2	1	3	1.50	1.50
WR Wally Francis	1	0	0	0.00	19.78
WR Sammy White	1	0	0	0.00	1.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Payton	2	2
Mike Franckowiak	1	1

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Mercury Morris	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Todd	12	5	4

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Griese	12	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Walter Payton	4	4	3
WR Wally Henry	3	1	1
TE Bob Klein	1	0	0
TE Andrew James	1	0	0
WR Archie Griffin	1	0	0
WR Tony Hill	1	0	0
FB Ted McKnight	1	0	0

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wally Francis	4	2	2
WR Jeff Groth	3	0	0
RB Sam Green	2	2	1
WR Nat Moore	1	0	0
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	1
WR Sammy White	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (21,400)
End Zone 14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (21,400)
End Zone	14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)