Week 17, 1980

played in Buffalo, NY

38 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Miami Dolphins	0	10	10	3	-	23
Buffalo Bills	7	0	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:01 BUF - Tony Hill 69 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 08:46 MIA - Alonzo Becker 3 run (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
2Q: 00:12 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 20 field goal
3Q: 08:35 MIA - Mike Hogan 1 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
3Q: 01:46 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 44 field goal
4Q: 09:14 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:01 BUF - Tony Hill 69 pass from Richard Todd (Carson Long extra point)
2Q: 08:46 MIA - Alonzo Becker 3 run (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
2Q: 00:12 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 20 field goal
3Q: 08:35 MIA - Mike Hogan 1 pass from Bob Griese (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
3Q: 01:46 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 44 field goal
4Q: 09:14 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 35 field goal

Team Statistics MIA BUF
Record 11-5 8-8
First Downs 23 15
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 13 8
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 385 308
- Offensive Plays 73 64
- Yards per Play 5.27 4.81
Net Rushing Yards 142 69
- Rushing Attempts 25 14
- Yards per Rush 5.68 4.93
Net Passing Yards 243 239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 27 - 0 47 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 255 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 5.06 4.78
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/52 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/35 4/19
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 5/88
Interception Ret./Yards 1/16 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 20
Time of Possession 33:33 26:27

Team Statistics	MIA	BUF
Record	11-5	8-8
First Downs	23	15
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	13	8
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	385	308
- Offensive Plays	73	64
- Yards per Play	5.27	4.81
Net Rushing Yards	142	69
- Rushing Attempts	25	14
- Yards per Rush	5.68	4.93
Net Passing Yards	243	239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 27 - 0	47 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	255	255
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	5.06	4.78
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/52	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/35	4/19
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	5/88
Interception Ret./Yards	1/16	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 20
Time of Possession	33:33	26:27

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:35	3:18	OWN 8	7	32	Punt
1	6:49	1:45	OWN 38	3	3	Punt
1	2:55	1:38	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
2	15:00	1:49	OWN 28	3	-6	Punt
2	11:42	3:02	OPP 47	7	47	Touchdown
2	6:54	1:02	OWN 49	4	13	Punt
2	2:44	2:38	OWN 10	10	87	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:30	OWN 34	6	22	Punt
3	9:13	0:46	OPP 6	3	6	Touchdown
3	6:35	4:55	OWN 10	9	63	Field Goal
3	0:29	1:52	OWN 30	6	18	Punt
4	12:09	3:00	OWN 35	5	47	Field Goal
4	4:28	3:21	OWN 23	7	34	Punt

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:25	OWN 12	8	42	Punt
1	8:17	1:28	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
1	5:04	2:09	OWN 12	3	6	Punt
1	1:17	1:17	OWN 27	3	73	Touchdown
2	13:11	1:29	OWN 30	3	17	Fumble
2	8:40	1:46	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	5:52	3:08	OWN 20	7	31	Punt
3	11:30	2:17	OWN 4	4	14	Interception
3	8:27	1:52	OWN 20	8	33	Punt
3	1:40	1:11	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
4	13:37	1:28	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	9:09	4:41	OWN 28	12	49	Downs
4	1:07	1:07	OWN 20	5	37	Game

Game MVP: Bob Griese, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Monroe Eley	15	108	7.20	28	6	0
Alonzo Becker	6	21	3.50	11	1	1
Bob Griese	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Darnell Goodwin	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
Mike Vardell	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Mike Hogan	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Walter Payton	8	37	4.63	10	1
Richard Todd	4	25	6.25	8	0
Earl Gant	2	7	3.50	5	0

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Griese	46	27	255	2/12	1	32	0	81.3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Todd	47	25	255	3/16	1	69	1	67.2

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Monroe Eley	4	6	17	4.25	5	6	0
WR Wally Francis	4	8	39	9.75	5	18	0
RB Alonzo Becker	3	4	25	8.33	3	12	0
WR Rich Martini	3	3	47	15.67	9	27	0
WR Nat Moore	2	8	49	24.50	14	32	0
FB Mike Vardell	2	2	7	3.50	9	7	0
FB Mike Hogan	2	3	0	0.00	2	1	1
WR Sammy White	2	4	20	10.00	2	12	0
WR Jeff Groth	2	3	31	15.50	5	16	0
TE Wilbert Martin	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Darnell Goodwin	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Dana McKenzie	1	2	6	6.00	3	6	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Archie Griffin	6	10	40	6.67	6	10	0
WR Wally Henry	5	9	37	7.40	1	13	0
WR Tony Hill	5	9	115	23.00	69	69	1
RB Walter Payton	4	5	21	5.25	9	15	0
TE Gary Shirk	2	2	18	9.00	4	13	0
TE Bob Tucker	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Ted McKnight	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR George Farmer	1	5	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Earl Gant	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bobby Jackson	1	16	16.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brian Kelley	0	1	0	0
Jake Scott	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Wally Henry	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	8	364	45.5	35.6	52	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	8	348	43.5	39.1	54	3

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Steinfort	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Monroe Eley	4	35	8.8	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tom Bailey	4	19	4.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Monroe Eley	2	42	21.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tom Bailey	5	88	17.6	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brian Kelley	6	2	0.0	13	45
CB Lester Hayes	5	1	0.0	13	36
OLB Mike Varty	4	0	0.0	7	29
S Jake Scott	3	2	0.0	9	42
CB Bobby Jackson	3	2	0.0	11	43
OLB Fred McNeil	3	1	0.0	14	46
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	3	1	0.0	9	45
S Clarence Ellis	3	0	0.0	6	22
S Chris Farasopoulos	3	0	0.0	13	47
S Neal Colzie	3	0	0.0	8	21
DE Tony McGee	1	0	1.0	5	23
ILB Dave Simmons	1	0	1.0	5	12
DT Tom Tuinei	1	0	1.0	10	28

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Don Rives	8	2	0.0	21	40
CB Jeff Wright	6	1	1.0	14	33
S Tommy Casanova	6	2	0.0	22	46
OLB Tom Toner	4	1	0.0	17	39
CB Lloyd Mumphord	4	0	0.0	18	40
CB Dwight Harrison	3	1	0.0	18	25
S Vince Castillo	3	1	0.0	20	36
S Bob Glazebrook	3	0	0.0	9	23
DE Walt Patulski	2	1	0.0	15	38
OLB Andy Collins	2	1	0.0	8	9
OLB Mel Land	2	1	0.0	11	12
CB Kenny Johnson	2	0	0.0	13	31
DE Will Wynn	1	1	1.0	9	16
DT Carl Barisich	1	1	0.0	15	17
DT Mike Dawson	1	1	0.0	16	31
DT Willie Lee	1	1	0.0	14	27
DE Andy Dorris	1	0	0.0	18	42
ILB Harold McLinton	1	0	0.0	5	10
DE Byron Alexander	1	0	0.0	12	13
RB Earl Gant	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tony McGee	1.0	0	1	0	23
ILB Dave Simmons	1.0	0	0	0	12
DT Tom Tuinei	1.0	0	0	0	28
OLB Mike Varty	0.0	1	1	0	29
OLB Richie Minter	0.0	1	0	1	8
DE Leroy Jones	0.0	0	2	0	26
ILB Brian Kelley	0.0	0	1	0	45

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Jeff Wright	1.0	0	0	0	33
DE Will Wynn	1.0	0	0	0	16
DE Byron Alexander	0.0	1	1	0	13
DE Andy Dorris	0.0	0	5	0	42
DE Walt Patulski	0.0	0	2	0	38
DT Willie Lee	0.0	0	1	0	27
DT Mike Dawson	0.0	0	0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Brian Kelley	5	3	0	45
S Jake Scott	3	2	0	42
S Neal Colzie	3	1	0	21
CB Lester Hayes	3	1	0	36
S Clarence Ellis	3	0	0	22
S Chris Farasopoulos	2	2	0	47
CB Bobby Jackson	2	0	1	43
OLB Mike Varty	2	0	0	29
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	1	1	0	45
OLB Fred McNeil	1	0	0	46

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Don Rives	4	0	40
CB Jeff Wright	4	0	33
OLB Tom Toner	3	1	39
CB Dwight Harrison	3	0	25
CB Lloyd Mumphord	3	0	40
S Bob Glazebrook	3	0	23
S Tommy Casanova	2	0	46
DE Walt Patulski	2	0	38
S Vince Castillo	1	1	36
CB Kenny Johnson	1	1	31
OLB Andy Collins	1	0	9
OLB Mel Land	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Greg Sampson	4	6	22	2	43
Bob Kuechenberg	2	8	24	0	45
Guy Morriss	2	4	23	0	44
Dennis Harrah	1	3	23	0	45
Bob Adams	1	1	2	0	5
Robert Woods	0	1	17	0	41
Mike Vardell	0	1	2	0	4

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ken Huff	3	3	13	1	50
Reggie McKenzie	1	5	11	0	45
Steve Riley	0	1	11	1	48
Don Macek	0	1	10	0	33
Steve Courson	0	0	1	1	5

Special Teams Tackles

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Neal Colzie	3	16
Sammy White	1	16
Claude Minor	1	11
Mike Vardell	1	11
Dennis Harrah	1	11
Alonzo Becker	1	10
Guy Morriss	1	6

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
George Farmer	2	20
Lloyd Mumphord	1	28
Bob Glazebrook	1	20
Harold McLinton	1	9
Steve Young	1	2

Participation

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dennis Harrah	23	45	---	---	11	79
Bob Griese	25	48	---	---	---	73
Guy Morriss	23	44	---	---	6	73
Bobby Jackson	---	---	11	43	16	70
Bob Kuechenberg	24	45	---	---	---	69
Greg Sampson	22	43	---	---	---	65
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	13	47	---	60
Fred McNeil	---	---	14	46	---	60
Ronald Cinkovsky	---	---	9	45	6	60
Brian Kelley	---	---	13	45	1	59
Robert Woods	17	41	---	---	---	58
Ron Yankowski	---	---	9	40	8	57
Sammy White	14	26	---	---	16	56
Monroe Eley	17	25	---	---	11	53
Wally Francis	16	35	---	---	---	51
Jake Scott	---	---	9	42	---	51
Lester Hayes	---	---	13	36	---	49
Mike Hogan	14	24	---	---	9	47
Tom Tuinei	---	---	10	28	8	46
Nat Moore	11	32	---	---	2	45
Dana McKenzie	15	20	---	---	10	45
Neal Colzie	---	---	8	21	16	45
Donnell Erofeev	---	---	8	33	---	41
Clarence Ellis	---	---	6	22	12	40
Mike Varty	---	---	7	29	2	38
Rich Martini	12	25	---	---	---	37
Leroy Jones	---	---	10	26	---	36
Alonzo Becker	7	14	---	---	10	31
Wilbert Martin	8	14	---	---	8	30
Jeff Groth	6	13	---	---	11	30
Tony McGee	---	---	5	23	---	28
Bob Adams	2	5	---	---	19	26
Claude Minor	8	7	---	---	11	26
Rick Kingrea	---	---	0	2	23	25
Darnell Goodwin	1	3	---	---	18	22
Dave Simmons	---	---	5	12	3	20
Mike Vardell	2	4	---	---	11	17
Sylvester Croom	2	4	---	---	11	17
Wes Hamilton	2	3	---	---	11	16
Richie Minter	---	---	4	8	3	15
Craig Wolfley	4	8	---	---	2	14
Freddie Steinfort	0	0	---	---	9	9
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kurt Allerman	---	---	0	2	2	4
Dan Manucci	0	0	---	---	3	3
David Whitehurst	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lloyd Mumphord	---	---	18	40	28	86
Tommy Casanova	---	---	22	46	3	71
Ken Huff	13	50	---	---	7	70
Richard Todd	14	50	---	---	---	64
Andy Dorris	---	---	18	42	3	63
Don Rives	---	---	21	40	2	63
Walt Patulski	---	---	15	38	6	59
Steve Riley	11	48	---	---	---	59
Tom Toner	---	---	17	39	3	59
Kelvin Clark	13	45	---	---	---	58
Vince Castillo	---	---	20	36	1	57
Reggie McKenzie	11	45	---	---	---	56
Mike Dawson	---	---	16	31	6	53
Ted McKnight	9	30	---	---	14	53
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	9	23	20	52
Kenny Johnson	---	---	13	31	7	51
Jeff Wright	---	---	14	33	2	49
Tony Hill	7	34	---	---	8	49
Wally Henry	9	37	---	---	---	46
Dwight Harrison	---	---	18	25	2	45
Willie Lee	---	---	14	27	3	44
Bob Tucker	4	23	---	---	16	43
Don Macek	10	33	---	---	---	43
George Farmer	6	17	---	---	20	43
Walter Payton	10	31	---	---	---	41
Earl Gant	4	19	---	---	18	41
Andy Collins	---	---	8	9	21	38
Carl Barisich	---	---	15	17	3	35
Archie Griffin	10	24	---	---	---	34
Byron Alexander	---	---	12	13	8	33
Gary Shirk	8	24	---	---	---	32
Tom Bailey	2	5	---	---	23	30
George Buehler	4	17	---	---	7	28
Will Wynn	---	---	9	16	1	26
Harold McLinton	---	---	5	10	9	24
Mel Land	---	---	11	12	1	24
Walt Arnold	0	3	---	---	16	19
Larron Jackson	3	5	---	---	8	16
Mike Renfro	1	3	---	---	11	15
Len Gotshalk	3	2	---	---	8	13
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	8	8
Steve Courson	1	5	---	---	---	6
Steve Young	1	0	---	---	2	3
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	2	2
Reuben Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dave Mays	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	105	9.5
Middle	13	25	1.9
Right	1	12	12.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	26	6.5
Middle	9	38	4.2
Right	1	5	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Griese	46	27	3	1	4	4	9	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Todd	47	25	2	1	3	10	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	21	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	67	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	114	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	53	7.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	15	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	72	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	138	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	30	7.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wally Francis	8	4	1	39	0	35
WR Nat Moore	8	2	2	49	1	32
RB Monroe Eley	6	4	0	17	0	25
RB Alonzo Becker	4	3	0	25	0	14
WR Sammy White	4	2	0	20	0	26
FB Mike Hogan	3	2	1	0	0	24
WR Rich Martini	3	3	0	47	2	25
WR Jeff Groth	3	2	0	31	0	13
TE Wilbert Martin	2	1	0	11	0	14
FB Mike Vardell	2	2	0	7	0	4
TE Dana McKenzie	2	1	0	6	0	20
RB Darnell Goodwin	1	1	0	3	0	3

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Archie Griffin	10	6	0	40	0	24
WR Wally Henry	9	5	0	37	0	37
WR Tony Hill	9	5	0	115	2	34
RB Walter Payton	5	4	0	21	0	31
WR George Farmer	5	1	3	13	0	17
TE Bob Tucker	3	1	0	8	0	23
TE Gary Shirk	2	2	0	18	0	24
FB Ted McKnight	2	1	0	3	0	30
RB Earl Gant	2	0	0	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Monroe Eley	1	1	1.00	7.20
Alonzo Becker	1	3	3.00	3.50
Mike Hogan	1	0	0.00	0.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Griese	5	4	38	7.60	5.54

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nat Moore	2	1	17	8.50	6.13
RB Alonzo Becker	1	1	5	5.00	6.25
FB Mike Hogan	1	1	1	1.00	0.00
WR Jeff Groth	1	1	15	15.00	10.33

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Alonzo Becker	2	0
Monroe Eley	1	1
Bob Griese	1	1
Darnell Goodwin	1	0
Mike Hogan	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Richard Todd	3	3
Walter Payton	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Griese	9	7	5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Todd	12	7	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rich Martini	3	3	2
WR Wally Francis	1	0	0
WR Nat Moore	1	0	0
RB Darnell Goodwin	1	1	0
RB Alonzo Becker	1	1	1
TE Dana McKenzie	1	1	1
FB Mike Hogan	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Hill	4	3	1
WR Archie Griffin	2	1	0
WR George Farmer	2	1	1
TE Bob Tucker	1	0	0
RB Walter Payton	1	1	0
WR Wally Henry	1	1	0
RB Earl Gant	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)