Week 5, 1983

played in Buffalo, NY

58 degrees, rain, 2 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:14 MIA - George Rogers 8 pass from Dan Manucci (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
2Q: 01:40 BUF - Carson Long 18 field goal
4Q: 08:26 BUF - Carson Long 41 field goal
4Q: 02:00 BUF - Carson Long 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:14 MIA - George Rogers 8 pass from Dan Manucci (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
2Q: 01:40 BUF - Carson Long 18 field goal
4Q: 08:26 BUF - Carson Long 41 field goal
4Q: 02:00 BUF - Carson Long 31 field goal

Team Statistics MIA BUF
Record 2-3 1-4
First Downs 13 23
- by Rushing 7 11
- by Passing 6 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 203 377
- Offensive Plays 48 78
- Yards per Play 4.23 4.83
Net Rushing Yards 126 168
- Rushing Attempts 24 39
- Yards per Rush 5.25 4.31
Net Passing Yards 77 209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 11 - 2 38 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 81 214
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 3.21 5.36
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/23 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 3/30
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 25
Time of Possession 23:12 36:48

Team Statistics	MIA	BUF
Record	2-3	1-4
First Downs	13	23
- by Rushing	7	11
- by Passing	6	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	203	377
- Offensive Plays	48	78
- Yards per Play	4.23	4.83
Net Rushing Yards	126	168
- Rushing Attempts	24	39
- Yards per Rush	5.25	4.31
Net Passing Yards	77	209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 11 - 2	38 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	81	214
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	3.21	5.36
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/23	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	3/30
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 25
Time of Possession	23:12	36:48

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:10	2:05	OWN 32	4	18	Punt
1	5:35	5:32	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
2	11:51	2:59	OWN 7	6	8	Punt
2	1:33	1:04	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	3:48	OWN 31	6	29	Punt
3	7:54	1:37	OWN 2	3	5	Punt
3	3:45	3:22	OWN 33	8	40	Interception
4	8:18	2:10	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
4	1:53	1:14	OWN 30	5	21	Interception

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:50	OWN 43	6	32	Missed FG
1	9:05	3:30	OWN 6	6	23	Punt
1	0:03	3:12	OWN 27	5	34	Punt
2	8:52	7:19	OWN 30	16	69	Field Goal
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 9	2	10	Half
3	11:12	3:18	OWN 20	8	40	Punt
3	6:17	2:32	OPP 44	5	18	Missed FG
3	0:23	7:05	OWN 1	14	75	Field Goal
4	6:08	4:15	OWN 19	11	67	Field Goal
4	0:39	0:39	OWN 42	6	19	Downs

Game MVP: Dave Wilson, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
George Rogers	15	79	5.27	19	2
Del Rodgers	7	30	4.29	12	2
Deacon Turner	2	17	8.50	13	1

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gary Anderson	22	98	4.45	19	3
Earl Gant	14	62	4.43	18	2
Larry Moriarty	2	9	4.50	6	0
Dave Wilson	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Manucci	23	11	81	1/4	1	16	2	34.9

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dave Wilson	38	26	214	1/5	0	25	0	82.6

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rich Martini	3	6	13	4.33	0	8	0
FB Cleveland Franklin	2	2	16	8.00	9	12	0
RB George Rogers	2	2	14	7.00	8	8	1
TE Tony Samuels	1	1	16	16.00	0	16	0
WR Jeff Groth	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Danny Pittman	1	4	13	13.00	4	13	0
RB Del Rodgers	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Irving Royer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jimmy Cefalo	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Bruce Hardy	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR George Farmer	7	9	59	8.43	4	18
RB Walter Payton	3	3	10	3.33	0	7
WR Archie Griffin	3	4	50	16.67	21	23
TE Walt Arnold	3	4	11	3.67	2	10
WR Zach Thomas	3	3	17	5.67	2	16
WR Orlando Whiteman	2	4	22	11.00	9	12
WR Wally Henry	1	1	25	25.00	7	25
RB Earl Gant	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Tim Wrightman	1	3	17	17.00	5	17
RB Gary Anderson	1	3	1	1.00	0	1
FB Larry Moriarty	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kenny Johnson	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Don Blackmon	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	6	314	52.3	44.0	67	4

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	3	118	39.3	37.7	48	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	3/5	1/3	0/0	41	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Royer	1	5	5.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Whiteman	3	30	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Del Rodgers	2	45	22.5	0
Irving Royer	1	21	21.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Whiteman	2	55	27.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bill Graham	10	2	0.0	30	32
CB Rod Perry	8	4	0.0	21	22
CB Lester Hayes	8	2	0.0	33	26
CB Lionel Washington	5	1	0.0	30	26
DE Keith Gary	4	1	0.0	28	27
OLB Fred McNeil	3	0	1.0	13	10
S Neal Colzie	3	6	0.0	29	28
ILB Dave Simmons	3	3	0.0	27	29
ILB Calvin Daniels	3	1	0.0	12	12
OLB Mike Varty	3	0	0.0	9	7
ILB Billy Ray Smith	2	2	0.0	36	34
DE Glen Collins	2	1	0.0	29	30
CB Jerome Dove	2	0	0.0	10	16
DE Sam Clancy	2	0	0.0	21	21
OLB Vernon Maxwell	2	0	0.0	22	25
OLB Steve Towle	1	3	0.0	7	10
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	1	2	0.0	15	18
S Bob Glazebrook	1	1	0.0	18	17
DT Immanuel Tarbox	1	1	0.0	20	17
WR Rich Martini	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jeff Groth	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bill Elko	1	0	0.0	19	22

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dextor Clinkscale	5	0	0.0	15	16
OLB Tom Toner	4	2	0.0	13	7
OLB Johnny Rembert	3	5	0.0	18	14
OLB Brian Cabral	3	1	0.0	7	10
DE Doug McDougald	3	0	0.0	16	14
CB Mark Reichow	3	0	0.0	14	19
DE Andy Dorris	2	0	1.0	15	12
ILB Isiah Robertson	2	1	0.0	12	5
S Tommy Casanova	2	0	0.0	14	20
OLB Ray Kiddoo	2	0	0.0	10	7
OLB Keena Turner	2	0	0.0	14	17
DT Carl Barisich	1	1	0.0	14	9
DT Jermaine Perkins	1	0	0.0	10	15
DE Fred Anderson	1	0	0.0	9	12
ILB Don Blackmon	1	0	0.0	12	8
S Jack Tatum	0	5	0.0	21	20
CB Ronnie Lippett	0	1	0.0	14	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Fred McNeil	1.0	0	0	10
OLB Vernon Maxwell	0.0	2	0	25
DE Keith Gary	0.0	1	1	27
DE Sam Clancy	0.0	1	0	21
DT Immanuel Tarbox	0.0	1	0	17

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Andy Dorris	1.0	0	12
DT Carl Barisich	0.0	1	9
DT Jermaine Perkins	0.0	1	15
DE Fred Anderson	0.0	1	12
OLB Keena Turner	0.0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	PPlay
CB Lester Hayes	5	26
CB Rod Perry	3	22
CB Lionel Washington	3	26
S Neal Colzie	2	28
CB Jerome Dove	2	16
ILB Dave Simmons	2	29
ILB Billy Ray Smith	2	34
OLB Mike Varty	1	7
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	1	18
OLB Steve Towle	1	10
S Bob Glazebrook	1	17
DE Keith Gary	1	27
S Bill Graham	1	32
OLB Vernon Maxwell	1	25

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Brian Cabral	2	0	0	10
OLB Johnny Rembert	2	0	0	14
ILB Isiah Robertson	1	0	0	5
CB Graham Spreen	1	0	0	21
OLB Ray Kiddoo	1	0	0	7
S Dextor Clinkscale	1	0	0	16
DE Doug McDougald	1	0	0	14
OLB Keena Turner	1	0	0	17
CB Mark Reichow	1	0	0	19
S Tommy Casanova	0	1	0	20
S Jack Tatum	0	1	0	20
CB Kenny Johnson	0	0	1	15
ILB Don Blackmon	0	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Hinton	2	4	21	0	16
Cleveland Franklin	2	2	8	0	8
Fred Dean	2	2	21	0	20
Gerry Feehery	1	2	15	0	16
Sylvester Croom	1	1	9	1	8
Mike Hogan	1	1	6	0	3
Dennis Harrah	0	4	15	0	15
Tony Samuels	0	3	17	0	13
Billy Bryan	0	2	18	0	21
Craig Wolfley	0	2	10	0	9
Bruce Hardy	0	1	10	0	10

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Terry Tausch	3	5	1	35	0	34
Ken Huff	2	9	1	30	0	30
Sid Abramowicz	2	5	0	17	0	14
Brad Edelman	2	4	0	14	1	21
Thomas Hopkins	1	3	0	25	0	18
Phil Pozderac	1	2	0	22	0	25
Tim Wrightman	1	2	0	23	0	27
Don Mosebar	1	2	0	20	0	27
Steve Courson	0	5	0	32	0	26
Larry Moriarty	0	1	0	14	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Jimmy Cefalo	2	11
Wes Hamilton	2	6
Del Rodgers	1	7

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Dextor Clinkscale	3	9
Orlando Whiteman	1	13

Participation

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	36	34	5	75
Glen Collins	---	---	29	30	8	67
Bill Graham	---	---	30	32	4	66
Lester Hayes	---	---	33	26	4	63
Neal Colzie	---	---	29	28	4	61
Dave Simmons	---	---	27	29	3	59
Keith Gary	---	---	28	27	3	58
Lionel Washington	---	---	30	26	2	58
Vernon Maxwell	---	---	22	25	5	52
Dan Manucci	24	24	---	---	---	48
Rod Perry	---	---	21	22	4	47
Bill Elko	---	---	19	22	5	46
Billy Bryan	18	21	---	---	6	45
Sam Clancy	---	---	21	21	2	44
Tony Samuels	17	13	---	---	12	42
Ronald Cinkovsky	---	---	15	18	8	41
Fred Dean	21	20	---	---	---	41
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	18	17	6	41
Jeff Groth	21	20	---	---	---	41
Immanuel Tarbox	---	---	20	17	4	41
Chris Hinton	21	16	---	---	---	37
Danny Pittman	13	14	---	---	7	34
Fred McNeil	---	---	13	10	9	32
Jerome Dove	---	---	10	16	6	32
Del Rodgers	7	18	---	---	7	32
Gerry Feehery	15	16	---	---	---	31
Dennis Harrah	15	15	---	---	---	30
Steve Towle	---	---	7	10	13	30
Rich Martini	13	17	---	---	---	30
Calvin Daniels	---	---	12	12	3	27
Craig Wolfley	10	9	---	---	6	25
Mike Varty	---	---	9	7	8	24
Sylvester Croom	9	8	---	---	6	23
Bruce Hardy	10	10	---	---	3	23
Wes Hamilton	8	7	---	---	6	21
Mike Hogan	6	3	---	---	12	21
Jimmy Cefalo	5	5	---	---	11	21
George Rogers	15	5	---	---	---	20
Irving Royer	3	6	---	---	9	18
Deacon Turner	2	1	---	---	15	18
Ron Essink	3	8	---	---	6	17
Cleveland Franklin	8	8	---	---	---	16
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	6	6
Freddie Steinfort	0	0	---	---	2	2
Don Faggins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joe Dufek	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dave Wilson	39	39	---	---	---	78
Terry Tausch	35	34	---	---	1	70
Steve Courson	32	26	---	---	8	66
Ken Huff	30	30	---	---	5	65
Tim Wrightman	23	27	---	---	11	61
George Farmer	26	25	---	---	8	59
Walt Arnold	23	23	---	---	12	58
Earl Gant	15	22	---	---	14	51
Phil Pozderac	22	25	---	---	4	51
Mark Reichow	---	---	14	19	17	50
Don Mosebar	20	27	---	---	2	49
Orlando Whiteman	16	19	---	---	13	48
Gary Anderson	24	19	---	---	2	45
Brad Edelman	14	21	---	---	8	43
Thomas Hopkins	25	18	---	---	---	43
Larry Moriarty	14	15	---	---	14	43
Jack Tatum	---	---	21	20	---	41
Graham Spreen	---	---	14	21	6	41
Dextor Clinkscale	---	---	15	16	9	40
Sid Abramowicz	17	14	---	---	8	39
Archie Griffin	20	17	---	---	---	37
Ray Kiddoo	---	---	10	7	18	35
Johnny Rembert	---	---	18	14	3	35
Tommy Casanova	---	---	14	20	---	34
Doug McDougald	---	---	16	14	1	31
Keena Turner	---	---	14	17	---	31
Kenny Johnson	---	---	14	15	1	30
Andy Dorris	---	---	15	12	1	28
Zach Thomas	9	8	---	---	11	28
Don Blackmon	---	---	12	8	7	27
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	14	13	---	27
Carl Barisich	---	---	14	9	3	26
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	10	15	---	25
Walter Payton	11	10	---	---	4	25
Luther Henson	---	---	8	10	7	25
Wally Henry	14	10	---	---	---	24
Tom Toner	---	---	13	7	1	21
Fred Anderson	---	---	9	12	---	21
Isiah Robertson	---	---	12	5	2	19
Brian Cabral	---	---	7	10	2	19
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jack Thompson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	3	3
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	20	6.7
Middle	15	74	4.9
Right	6	32	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	55	7.9
Middle	18	83	4.6
Right	13	31	2.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Manucci	23	11	0	2	2	2	4	0	2

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dave Wilson	38	26	2	5	2	0	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	34	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	37	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	20	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	16	83	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	86	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	25	12.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Rich Martini	6	3	0	13	17
WR Danny Pittman	4	1	1	13	14
FB Cleveland Franklin	2	2	0	16	8
WR Jimmy Cefalo	2	0	1	0	5
TE Bruce Hardy	2	0	0	0	10
WR Jeff Groth	2	1	0	3	20
RB George Rogers	2	2	0	14	5
WR Irving Royer	1	0	0	0	6
TE Tony Samuels	1	1	0	16	13
RB Del Rodgers	1	1	0	6	18

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR George Farmer	9	7	0	59	0	25
WR Orlando Whiteman	4	2	0	22	0	19
WR Archie Griffin	4	3	0	50	1	17
TE Walt Arnold	4	3	0	11	0	23
RB Walter Payton	3	3	0	10	0	10
TE Tim Wrightman	3	1	0	17	0	27
RB Gary Anderson	3	1	1	1	0	19
FB Larry Moriarty	3	1	1	-1	0	15
WR Zach Thomas	3	3	0	17	0	8
WR Wally Henry	1	1	0	25	1	10
RB Earl Gant	1	1	0	3	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Rogers	1	6	6.00	5.27

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Gant	2	-2	-1.00	4.43
Gary Anderson	2	4	2.00	4.45

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Manucci	1	1	8	8.00	3.52

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dave Wilson	5	2	13	2.60	5.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB George Rogers	1	1	8	8.00	7.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR George Farmer	3	2	13	4.33	6.56
WR Archie Griffin	1	0	0	0.00	12.50
FB Larry Moriarty	1	0	0	0.00	-0.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Deacon Turner	1	1
Del Rodgers	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Gant	5	2
Gary Anderson	5	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Manucci	10	4	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dave Wilson	8	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rich Martini	4	2	1
WR Danny Pittman	3	1	1
WR Jimmy Cefalo	1	0	0
TE Bruce Hardy	1	0	0
RB Del Rodgers	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Walter Payton	2	2	0
WR George Farmer	2	2	1
WR Orlando Whiteman	1	0	0
WR Wally Henry	1	1	1
TE Tim Wrightman	1	1	1
WR Zach Thomas	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,900 (21,400)
End Zone 10,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,900 (21,400)
End Zone	10,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (3,300)