Week 1, 1985

played in Miami, FL

83 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	10	3	3	0	-	16
Miami Dolphins	3	7	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:19 BUF - Carson Long 33 field goal
1Q: 10:14 BUF - Gary Anderson 8 run (Carson Long extra point)
1Q: 04:13 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 19 field goal
2Q: 12:19 BUF - Carson Long 47 field goal
2Q: 06:47 MIA - Mark Bavaro 7 pass from Tony Clements (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
3Q: 03:18 BUF - Carson Long 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:19 BUF - Carson Long 33 field goal
1Q: 10:14 BUF - Gary Anderson 8 run (Carson Long extra point)
1Q: 04:13 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 19 field goal
2Q: 12:19 BUF - Carson Long 47 field goal
2Q: 06:47 MIA - Mark Bavaro 7 pass from Tony Clements (Freddie Steinfort extra point)
3Q: 03:18 BUF - Carson Long 48 field goal

Team Statistics BUF MIA
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 11 20
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 3 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 260 303
- Offensive Plays 55 69
- Yards per Play 4.73 4.39
Net Rushing Yards 148 80
- Rushing Attempts 32 24
- Yards per Rush 4.63 3.33
Net Passing Yards 112 223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 14 - 2 43 - 25 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 112 237
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 4.87 4.96
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 7/50 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 4/44
Kick Returns/Yards 3/51 3/62
Interception Ret./Yards 3/30 2/18
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 29
Time of Possession 28:24 31:36

Team Statistics	BUF	MIA
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	11	20
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	3	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	260	303
- Offensive Plays	55	69
- Yards per Play	4.73	4.39
Net Rushing Yards	148	80
- Rushing Attempts	32	24
- Yards per Rush	4.63	3.33
Net Passing Yards	112	223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 14 - 2	43 - 25 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	112	237
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	4.87	4.96
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	7/50	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	4/44
Kick Returns/Yards	3/51	3/62
Interception Ret./Yards	3/30	2/18
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 29
Time of Possession	28:24	31:36

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:15	2:02	OPP 24	3	8	Field Goal
1	11:20	1:16	OPP 24	3	24	Touchdown
1	4:06	2:09	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
1	0:28	3:15	OWN 32	6	38	Field Goal
2	6:37	3:46	OWN 19	6	15	Punt
2	1:15	0:53	OPP 40	5	27	Interception
3	15:00	3:16	OWN 22	5	24	Punt
3	10:05	1:01	OWN 27	4	25	Interception
3	8:08	4:57	OWN 20	8	49	Field Goal
4	13:28	1:05	OWN 13	3	3	Punt
4	10:48	1:49	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
4	5:12	2:26	OWN 8	3	9	Punt
4	2:00	0:37	50	4	-6	Punt

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:45	OWN 30	1	-10	Interception
1	12:13	0:53	OWN 20	2	-1	Interception
1	10:04	5:58	OWN 20	10	78	Field Goal
1	1:57	1:29	OWN 33	3	-6	Punt
2	12:13	5:36	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	2:51	1:36	OWN 34	7	15	Fumble
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 19	1	-2	Half
3	11:44	1:39	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
3	9:04	0:56	50	3	9	Punt
3	3:11	4:43	OWN 20	8	37	Punt
4	12:23	1:35	OWN 47	3	4	Punt
4	8:59	3:47	OWN 22	6	38	Punt
4	2:46	0:46	OWN 49	4	4	Interception
4	1:23	1:23	OWN 19	7	38	Game

Game MVP: Ronnie Lippett, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gary Anderson	22	88	4.00	10	1	1
Cedric Minter	10	60	6.00	19	1	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
George Rogers	12	42	3.50	12	2
Del Rodgers	6	17	2.83	4	0
Tony Clements	5	22	4.40	9	0
Pete Mandley	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kyle Mackey	23	14	112	0/0	0	28	2	36.8

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Clements	43	25	237	2/14	1	28	3	52.2

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Ted McKnight	4	4	46	11.50	45	28
TE Tim Wrightman	3	5	21	7.00	1	9
WR Daryl Turner	3	5	8	2.67	0	3
WR Archie Griffin	2	4	16	8.00	0	10
WR Dave Logan	1	1	18	18.00	0	18
FB Larry Moriarty	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
RB Gary Anderson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Mike Young	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rich Martini	5	7	70	14.00	13	28	0
WR Pete Mandley	4	6	27	6.75	3	10	0
WR Jeff Groth	3	6	41	13.67	0	22	0
TE Mark Bavaro	3	6	21	7.00	0	10	1
TE Brooks Williams	2	2	29	14.50	2	19	0
WR Ray Butler	2	3	3	1.50	0	4	0
RB George Rogers	2	3	18	9.00	0	20	0
FB Dennis Bligen	2	2	13	6.50	2	10	0
FB Mike Hogan	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Clint Sampson	1	4	11	11.00	9	11	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ronnie Lippett	2	30	15.00	0
CB Rod Hill	1	0	0.00	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Tom Briehl	1	11	11.00	0
CB Lee Davis	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Archie Griffin	1	0	0
Gary Anderson	1	0	0
Keena Turner	0	1	0
Eric Sievers	0	1	0
Mike Young	0	1	0
Mike Dawson	0	0	1
Wayne Davis	0	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
George Rogers	1	1	0
Tony Clements	1	0	0
Bill Graham	0	0	1
Carl Banks	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Don Bracken	7	282	40.3	34.0	43	2

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	6	234	39.0	30.7	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	3/3	2/2	0/0	48	1/1

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Steinfort	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Prior	1	10	10.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	4	44	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dave Logan	3	51	17.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mandley	3	62	20.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Scott Radecic	11	3	0.0	21	37
ILB Jim Collins	5	0	0.0	13	24
CB Rod Hill	4	0	0.0	13	24
CB Ronnie Lippett	3	1	0.0	17	34
OLB Ron Crosby	3	0	0.0	11	17
OLB Bruce Scholtz	3	0	0.0	14	27
S Shaun Gayle	3	0	0.0	13	25
CB Wayne Davis	3	0	0.0	17	32
OLB Keena Turner	2	2	0.5	16	27
ILB Don Blackmon	2	1	0.0	10	19
S D.D. Hoggard	2	1	0.0	11	27
CB Kenny Johnson	2	0	0.0	10	20
S Freddy Koepfer	2	0	0.0	8	23
DE Reggie White	1	1	1.0	17	29
DT Mike Dawson	1	0	0.5	15	30
S Mike Prior	1	2	0.0	16	22
DE Mike Hamby	1	1	0.0	17	27
WR Archie Griffin	1	0	---	---	---
TE Tim Wrightman	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Johnny Rembert	0	1	0.0	1	2

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carl Banks	6	2	0.0	25	16
ILB Calvin Daniels	5	1	0.0	23	13
S Bill Graham	5	1	0.0	17	15
DT Bill Elko	4	0	0.0	18	10
ILB Tom Briehl	4	0	0.0	11	13
DE Keith Gary	3	2	0.0	20	13
OLB Vernon Maxwell	3	1	0.0	19	15
CB Lee Davis	3	1	0.0	21	17
CB Lester Hayes	3	0	0.0	23	16
S Brett Maxie	3	0	0.0	18	9
ILB Billy Ray Smith	1	2	0.0	18	12
WR Rich Martini	1	0	---	---	---
S Bob Glazebrook	1	0	0.0	12	6
WR Jeff Groth	1	0	---	---	---
DE Glen Collins	1	0	0.0	26	18
CB Lionel Washington	1	0	0.0	22	17
FB Dennis Bligen	1	0	---	---	---
TE Mark Bavaro	1	0	---	---	---
CB Sean Thomas	1	0	0.0	15	11
S Bryan Hicks	0	2	0.0	21	17
ILB Dave Simmons	0	1	0.0	11	7
DE Doug Hollie	0	1	0.0	18	15
DT Sean Lilly	0	1	0.0	14	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Reggie White	1.0	0	2	2	29
DT Mike Dawson	0.5	1	0	0	30
OLB Keena Turner	0.5	0	0	0	27
ILB Don Blackmon	0.0	1	0	0	19
OLB Bruce Scholtz	0.0	0	0	1	27

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Doug Hollie	0.0	0	1	0	15
DE Glen Collins	0.0	0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Scott Radecic	6	1	0	37
CB Rod Hill	4	1	1	24
ILB Jim Collins	3	1	0	24
OLB Ron Crosby	3	0	0	17
CB Wayne Davis	3	0	0	32
CB Ronnie Lippett	2	1	2	34
OLB Bruce Scholtz	1	0	0	27
S D.D. Hoggard	1	0	0	27
S Mike Prior	1	0	0	22
S Freddy Koepfer	1	0	0	23
S Shaun Gayle	0	1	0	25

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Tom Briehl	3	0	1	13
CB Lester Hayes	3	0	0	16
OLB Carl Banks	3	0	0	16
ILB Calvin Daniels	1	1	0	13
CB Lionel Washington	1	1	0	17
CB Lee Davis	1	0	1	17
S Bob Glazebrook	1	0	0	6
DE Keith Gary	1	0	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Wayne Radloff	3	7	0	18	17
Brad Edelman	3	6	0	23	18
Bob Olderman	1	3	0	19	11
Eric Sievers	1	2	0	26	19
Thomas Hopkins	1	2	0	8	11
Ron Mattes	1	2	0	24	12
Frank Hamilton	1	2	0	22	17
Don Mosebar	0	4	0	14	6
Larry Moriarty	0	2	0	20	9
Ted McKnight	0	1	1	6	12
Morlon Poole	0	1	0	17	12

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis Bligen	2	4	0	9	0	16
Ross Murray	1	4	0	15	2	32
Chris Hinton	1	3	0	15	0	25
Sylvester Croom	1	1	1	23	0	25
Craig Wolfley	0	3	0	16	0	30
Billy Bryan	0	2	0	18	0	31
Dennis Harrah	0	1	0	13	0	25
Gerry Feehery	0	1	0	7	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Eric Sievers	2	16
Kenny Johnson	1	18
Don Blackmon	1	15
Rod Hill	1	15
Dave Logan	1	14
D.D. Hoggard	1	7

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Clint Sampson	1	16
Bruce Hardy	1	14
Del Rodgers	1	14
Brett Maxie	1	12

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Sievers	26	19	---	---	16	61
Scott Radecic	---	---	21	37	2	60
Kyle Mackey	32	23	---	---	3	58
Reggie White	---	---	17	29	7	53
Rod Hill	---	---	13	24	15	52
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	17	34	1	52
Wayne Davis	---	---	17	32	1	50
Frank Hamilton	22	17	---	---	10	49
Ron Crosby	---	---	11	17	20	48
Kenny Johnson	---	---	10	20	18	48
Mike Dawson	---	---	15	30	1	46
Andy Buffone	---	---	13	25	7	45
Larry Moriarty	20	9	---	---	16	45
Mike Hamby	---	---	17	27	1	45
D.D. Hoggard	---	---	11	27	7	45
Mike Prior	---	---	16	22	7	45
Keena Turner	---	---	16	27	1	44
Don Blackmon	---	---	10	19	15	44
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	14	27	3	44
Brad Edelman	23	18	---	---	2	43
Jim Collins	---	---	13	24	5	42
Wayne Radloff	18	17	---	---	5	40
Mike Young	22	18	---	---	---	40
Shaun Gayle	---	---	13	25	1	39
Cedric Minter	10	12	---	---	17	39
Gary Anderson	22	12	---	---	4	38
Bob Olderman	19	11	---	---	7	37
Ron Mattes	24	12	---	---	---	36
Steve Hamilton	---	---	11	24	---	35
Morlon Poole	17	12	---	---	4	33
Dave Logan	10	7	---	---	14	31
Tim Wrightman	14	8	---	---	9	31
Freddy Koepfer	---	---	8	23	---	31
Don Mosebar	14	6	---	---	10	30
Daryl Turner	14	13	---	---	3	30
Thomas Hopkins	8	11	---	---	10	29
Sid Abramowicz	15	11	---	---	---	26
Ted McKnight	6	12	---	---	6	24
Archie Griffin	14	5	---	---	---	19
Mark Pattison	2	0	---	---	11	13
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	8	8
Don Bracken	0	0	---	---	7	7
Johnny Rembert	---	---	1	2	1	4
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Clements	24	45	---	---	---	69
Carl Banks	---	---	25	16	17	58
Billy Bryan	18	31	---	---	7	56
Sylvester Croom	23	25	---	---	7	55
Rich Martini	15	30	---	---	10	55
Mark Bavaro	18	30	---	---	7	55
Glen Collins	---	---	26	18	10	54
Craig Wolfley	16	30	---	---	7	53
Ross Murray	15	32	---	---	---	47
Jeff Groth	13	27	---	---	7	47
Del Rodgers	8	25	---	---	14	47
Gerry Feehery	7	34	---	---	6	47
Chris Hinton	15	25	---	---	7	47
Pete Mandley	14	22	---	---	11	47
Sean Thomas	---	---	15	11	21	47
Lee Davis	---	---	21	17	8	46
Lester Hayes	---	---	23	16	4	43
Vernon Maxwell	---	---	19	15	9	43
Bryan Hicks	---	---	21	17	3	41
Clint Sampson	9	16	---	---	16	41
Calvin Daniels	---	---	23	13	4	40
Lionel Washington	---	---	22	17	1	40
Brett Maxie	---	---	18	9	12	39
Dennis Harrah	13	25	---	---	---	38
George Rogers	16	20	---	---	1	37
Joe Conwell	13	23	---	---	1	37
Keith Gary	---	---	20	13	2	35
Doug Hollie	---	---	18	15	2	35
Bill Graham	---	---	17	15	2	34
Bill Elko	---	---	18	10	6	34
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	18	12	4	34
Mike Hogan	7	12	---	---	12	31
Tom Briehl	---	---	11	13	6	30
Sean Lilly	---	---	14	13	3	30
Dennis Bligen	9	16	---	---	3	28
Brooks Williams	4	13	---	---	8	25
Bob Glazebrook	---	---	12	6	3	21
Dave Simmons	---	---	11	7	3	21
Bruce Hardy	2	4	---	---	14	20
Ray Butler	5	10	---	---	---	15
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	6	6
Randall Morris	0	0	---	---	6	6
Freddie Steinfort	0	0	---	---	4	4
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jeff Hostetler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mitch Willis	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	66	6.0
Middle	17	73	4.3
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	27	5.4
Middle	15	51	3.4
Right	3	4	1.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kyle Mackey	23	14	1	2	2	2	1	1	2

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Clements	43	25	4	5	0	5	2	3	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	46	9.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	29	2.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	37	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	23	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	65	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	79	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	70	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Tim Wrightman	5	3	0	21	0	8
WR Daryl Turner	5	3	1	8	0	13
WR Archie Griffin	4	2	0	16	0	5
FB Ted McKnight	4	4	0	46	1	12
FB Larry Moriarty	2	1	0	3	0	9
WR Dave Logan	1	1	0	18	0	7
RB Gary Anderson	1	0	1	0	0	12
WR Mike Young	1	0	0	0	0	18

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rich Martini	7	5	70	2	30
WR Jeff Groth	6	3	41	1	27
WR Pete Mandley	6	4	27	0	22
TE Mark Bavaro	6	3	21	0	30
WR Clint Sampson	4	1	11	0	16
FB Mike Hogan	3	1	4	0	12
WR Ray Butler	3	2	3	0	10
RB George Rogers	3	2	18	1	20
TE Brooks Williams	2	2	29	0	13
FB Dennis Bligen	2	2	13	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Anderson	3	19	6.33	4.00

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Rogers	2	-4	-2.00	3.50
Pete Mandley	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kyle Mackey	2	0	0	0.00	4.87

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Clements	3	2	17	5.67	5.51

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Archie Griffin	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
TE Tim Wrightman	1	0	0	0.00	4.20

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Mike Hogan	1	0	0	0.00	1.33
WR Pete Mandley	1	1	10	10.00	4.50
TE Mark Bavaro	1	1	7	7.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Anderson	7	0
Cedric Minter	3	2

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
George Rogers	2	0
Tony Clements	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kyle Mackey	3	2	1

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Clements	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Archie Griffin	1	1	0
WR Dave Logan	1	1	1
WR Mike Young	1	0	0

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Mike Hogan	2	0	0
WR Rich Martini	2	2	2
FB Dennis Bligen	2	2	1
TE Mark Bavaro	2	1	0
WR Pete Mandley	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)