Week 15, 1987

Game MVP: Tony Clements, Miami Dolphins

played in Buffalo, NY

43 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Drive Charts

Rushing Statistics

Passing Statistics

Receiving Statistics

Interception Statistics

Fumble Statistics

Punting Statistics

Kicking Statistics

Punt Return Statistics

Kick Return Statistics

Defensive Statistics

Pass Rush Statistics

Pass Defense Statistics

Blocking Statistics

Special Teams Tackles

Participation

Directional Rushing Statistics

Detailed Passing Statistics

Directional Passing Statistics

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Third Down Passing Statistics

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami Dolphins	0	7	0	7	-	14
Buffalo Bills	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
2Q: 03:59 MIA - Mark Bavaro 1 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 12:17 MIA - Theo Bell 9 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 03:59 MIA - Mark Bavaro 1 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 12:17 MIA - Theo Bell 9 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)

Team Statistics MIA BUF
Record 5-9 3-11
First Downs 15 16
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 236 251
- Offensive Plays 58 75
- Yards per Play 4.07 3.35
Net Rushing Yards 105 148
- Rushing Attempts 36 28
- Yards per Rush 2.92 5.29
Net Passing Yards 131 103
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 15 - 0 40 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 131 143
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 7/40
- Yards per Pass Play 5.95 2.19
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 6/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.9 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/4
Penalties/Yards 3/22 2/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/21 4/16
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 23
Time of Possession 28:17 31:43

Team Statistics	MIA	BUF
Record	5-9	3-11
First Downs	15	16
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	236	251
- Offensive Plays	58	75
- Yards per Play	4.07	3.35
Net Rushing Yards	105	148
- Rushing Attempts	36	28
- Yards per Rush	2.92	5.29
Net Passing Yards	131	103
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 15 - 0	40 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	131	143
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	7/40
- Yards per Pass Play	5.95	2.19
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	6/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.9	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/4
Penalties/Yards	3/22	2/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/21	4/16
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 23
Time of Possession	28:17	31:43

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:19	1:24	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
1	5:20	3:51	OWN 7	7	42	Punt
2	13:27	1:25	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
2	9:35	1:05	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
2	7:04	1:41	OWN 41	3	7	Punt
2	4:59	1:09	OPP 2	3	2	Touchdown
2	1:28	1:28	OWN 22	5	43	Half
3	13:35	6:17	OWN 10	10	41	Punt
3	5:26	1:55	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
3	1:27	4:21	OWN 23	12	77	Touchdown
4	7:59	2:26	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
4	2:10	0:36	OPP 45	3	3	Punt
4	0:04	0:04	OPP 24	1	-1	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:41	OWN 20	9	20	Punt
1	8:55	3:35	OWN 32	6	11	Punt
1	1:29	3:02	OWN 15	6	6	Punt
2	12:02	2:27	OWN 5	5	18	Punt
2	8:30	1:26	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
2	5:23	0:24	OWN 14	2	-7	Fumble
2	3:50	2:22	OWN 38	6	47	Missed FG
3	14:53	1:18	OPP 23	4	13	Fumble
3	7:18	1:52	OWN 20	4	20	Punt
3	3:31	2:04	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
4	12:06	4:07	OWN 14	8	56	Missed FG
4	5:33	3:23	OWN 1	11	44	Downs
4	1:34	1:30	OWN 20	8	4	Downs

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gary Anderson	21	83	3.95	15	2
Cedric Minter	6	66	11.00	37	2
Kevin Sweeney	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Clements	22	15	131	0/0	2	23	0	114.0

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kevin Sweeney	40	19	143	7/40	0	21	0	56.5

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Mark Bavaro	4	5	11	2.75	0	7	1
WR Ricky Nattiel	4	4	33	8.25	11	12	0
RB George Rogers	2	2	23	11.50	18	14	0
WR Theo Bell	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	1
TE Brooks Williams	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Jeff Groth	1	2	17	17.00	7	17	0
WR Tim McGee	1	4	23	23.00	11	23	0
WR Mike Sherrard	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Dennis Bligen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Daryl Turner	4	9	55	13.75	5	21
WR Stan Rome	3	6	15	5.00	0	11
FB Larry Moriarty	3	3	7	2.33	0	6
WR Mike Young	3	10	20	6.67	0	12
WR Bobby Duckworth	2	4	11	5.50	0	8
TE Zeke Mowatt	2	4	22	11.00	0	14
TE Eric Sievers	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
RB Cedric Minter	1	2	7	7.00	0	7

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lester Hayes	1	0	0
Bill Ring	1	0	0
Glen Collins	0	1	1
Keith Gary	0	1	0
Mke Schad	0	1	0
Erik Howard	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kevin Sweeney	2	0	0
Rueben Mayes	0	1	0
Rickey McBeal	0	0	1
Zeke Mowatt	0	0	1

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	9	397	44.1	37.9	56	4

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	7	280	40.0	37.0	52	2

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

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

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lyle Blackwood	3	21	7.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Prior	3	15	5.0	0
Steve Wilson	1	1	1.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lester Hayes	1	18	18.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Maurice Harvey	1	26	26.0	0
George Farmer	1	19	19.0	0

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Billy Ray Smith	7	2	0.0	28	45
CB Lionel Washington	5	1	0.0	23	24
DE Gary Baldinger	4	0	2.0	25	40
S Lyle Blackwood	4	3	0.0	23	28
S Bill Graham	4	2	0.0	18	35
CB Lester Hayes	4	0	0.0	17	29
S Brett Maxie	4	0	0.0	19	38
OLB Guy Frazier	3	0	2.0	14	27
CB Ron Fellows	3	2	0.0	9	34
OLB Carl Banks	3	0	0.0	25	41
DE Glen Collins	2	2	1.0	8	18
DT Erik Howard	2	1	1.0	14	21
OLB Jeff Rohrer	2	0	1.0	11	8
ILB Tom Cousineau	2	0	0.0	2	4
ILB Eugene Marve	2	0	0.0	8	8
DE Keith Gary	1	0	0.0	23	36
CB Lee Davis	1	0	0.0	13	28
S Patrick Hunter	1	0	0.0	9	15
DT Harvey Armstrong	0	1	0.0	14	26
CB Gene Atkins	0	1	0.0	2	11

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Prior	8	2	0.0	28	18
OLB Johnny Rembert	6	0	0.0	29	20
S Shaun Gayle	4	3	0.0	30	19
OLB Anthony Bell	4	0	0.0	25	11
ILB Scott Radecic	3	3	0.0	29	16
CB Wayne Davis	3	1	0.0	21	13
DE Eric Dorsey	3	1	0.0	24	18
CB Ronnie Lippett	3	0	0.0	27	12
ILB Don Blackmon	2	1	0.0	9	4
S Rick Woods	2	1	0.0	9	9
DE Terry Dion	2	0	0.0	12	4
OLB Bruce Scholtz	2	0	0.0	7	2
OLB Leonard Jackson	2	0	0.0	10	6
CB Kenny Johnson	1	1	0.0	23	18
DE Reggie White	1	1	0.0	29	19
DT Rickey McBeal	1	0	0.0	7	3
DT Dino Mangiero	1	0	0.0	23	13
QB Kevin Sweeney	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jim Collins	0	2	0.0	16	4
CB Steve Wilson	0	1	0.0	13	15

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gary Baldinger	2.0	0	2	0	40
OLB Guy Frazier	2.0	0	0	0	27
DE Glen Collins	1.0	0	1	0	18
OLB Jeff Rohrer	1.0	0	0	0	8
DT Erik Howard	1.0	0	0	0	21
DT Harvey Armstrong	0.0	1	1	0	26
OLB Carl Banks	0.0	0	2	1	41
DE Keith Gary	0.0	0	1	0	36

Buffalo	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eric Dorsey	2	0	18
DE Terry Dion	1	0	4
DE Reggie White	0	2	19
ILB Scott Radecic	0	1	16

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lionel Washington	3	0	24
ILB Billy Ray Smith	2	2	45
CB Lester Hayes	2	1	29
CB Ron Fellows	2	0	34
S Bill Graham	2	0	35
ILB Eugene Marve	2	0	8
S Brett Maxie	2	0	38
ILB Tom Cousineau	1	0	4
OLB Guy Frazier	1	0	27
OLB Carl Banks	1	0	41
S Patrick Hunter	1	0	15

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ronnie Lippett	3	2	12
CB Wayne Davis	3	0	13
OLB Johnny Rembert	2	1	20
S Shaun Gayle	2	0	19
S Rick Woods	1	1	9
CB Kenny Johnson	1	0	18
DE Reggie White	1	0	19
S Mike Prior	1	0	18
DE Eric Dorsey	1	0	18

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mke Schad	2	5	29	17
Gerry Feehery	1	4	29	20
Dennis Bligen	1	3	18	10
Joe Conwell	1	2	5	4
Mark Bavaro	1	1	28	19
Craig Wolfley	0	5	30	18
Chris Hinton	0	4	36	21
Fred Dean	0	3	31	19
Gregg Rakoczy	0	2	7	2
Bruce Wilkerson	0	2	8	4
Kevin Gogan	0	1	5	5

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Bregel	2	7	20	3	37
Harry Swayne	2	6	24	2	38
Ron Mattes	1	2	12	1	23
Wes Phillips	1	1	12	1	19
Eric Sievers	1	1	18	0	37
Mark Cannon	0	4	21	0	38
Sean Lee	0	3	20	0	33
Joe Bostic	0	1	24	0	38
Larry Moriarty	0	1	15	0	25
Wayne Radloff	0	1	7	0	9

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Bill Ring	1	19
Lee Davis	1	12
Mike Sherrard	1	12
Jeff Groth	1	11
Mark Bavaro	1	5
Randall Morris	1	2

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Zeke Mowatt	2	12
Cedric Minter	1	22
George Farmer	1	14

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	28	45	2	75
Gary Baldinger	---	---	25	40	8	73
Carl Banks	---	---	25	41	2	68
Lyle Blackwood	---	---	23	28	10	61
Brett Maxie	---	---	19	38	4	61
Keith Gary	---	---	23	36	1	60
Tony Clements	36	22	---	---	---	58
Bill Graham	---	---	18	35	4	57
Chris Hinton	36	21	---	---	---	57
Fred Dean	31	19	---	---	5	55
Ron Fellows	---	---	9	34	10	53
Lee Davis	---	---	13	28	12	53
Lester Hayes	---	---	17	29	6	52
Mark Bavaro	28	19	---	---	5	52
Mke Schad	29	17	---	---	6	52
Gerry Feehery	29	20	---	---	---	49
Lionel Washington	---	---	23	24	2	49
Craig Wolfley	30	18	---	---	---	48
Brooks Williams	21	13	---	---	13	47
Guy Frazier	---	---	14	27	3	44
Bill Ring	15	9	---	---	19	43
Harvey Armstrong	---	---	14	26	2	42
Dennis Bligen	18	10	---	---	13	41
Ricky Nattiel	24	17	---	---	---	41
Erik Howard	---	---	14	21	1	36
Tim McGee	21	12	---	---	3	36
Jeff Groth	12	6	---	---	11	29
Patrick Hunter	---	---	9	15	5	29
George Rogers	19	9	---	---	---	28
Glen Collins	---	---	8	18	2	28
Theo Bell	16	9	---	---	1	26
Vernon Maxwell	---	---	3	1	18	22
Jeff Rohrer	---	---	11	8	2	21
Bruce Wilkerson	8	4	---	---	9	21
Eugene Marve	---	---	8	8	4	20
Mike Sherrard	4	3	---	---	12	19
Joe Conwell	5	4	---	---	9	18
Gregg Rakoczy	7	2	---	---	9	18
Kevin Gogan	5	5	---	---	7	17
Gene Atkins	---	---	2	11	1	14
Tom Cousineau	---	---	2	4	7	13
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	9	9
Randall Morris	2	3	---	---	2	7
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Grogan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tinker Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kevin Sweeney	28	47	---	---	2	77
Joe Bostic	24	38	---	---	9	71
Harry Swayne	24	38	---	---	6	68
Mark Cannon	21	38	---	---	7	66
Jeff Bregel	20	37	---	---	9	66
Eric Sievers	18	37	---	---	6	61
Gary Anderson	22	37	---	---	---	59
Mike Prior	---	---	28	18	8	54
Sean Lee	20	33	---	---	---	53
Kenny Johnson	---	---	23	18	10	51
Bobby Duckworth	15	23	---	---	13	51
Johnny Rembert	---	---	29	20	1	50
Mike Young	17	33	---	---	---	50
Shaun Gayle	---	---	30	19	---	49
Reggie White	---	---	29	19	---	48
Larry Moriarty	15	25	---	---	7	47
Scott Radecic	---	---	29	16	2	47
Daryl Turner	18	25	---	---	4	47
Eric Dorsey	---	---	24	18	1	43
Dino Mangiero	---	---	23	13	5	41
Wes Phillips	12	19	---	---	9	40
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	27	12	---	39
Cedric Minter	6	10	---	---	22	38
Anthony Bell	---	---	25	11	2	38
Zeke Mowatt	11	12	---	---	12	35
Ron Mattes	12	23	---	---	---	35
Wayne Davis	---	---	21	13	---	34
Steve Wilson	---	---	13	15	5	33
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	7	2	24	33
Stan Rome	11	21	---	---	---	32
Maurice Harvey	---	---	12	8	11	31
Dan Ross	6	10	---	---	12	28
Terry Dion	---	---	12	4	12	28
Jim Collins	---	---	16	4	7	27
Mike Fultz	---	---	13	10	---	23
Rick Woods	---	---	9	9	3	21
Wayne Radloff	7	9	---	---	2	18
Leonard Jackson	---	---	10	6	2	18
George Farmer	1	2	---	---	14	17
Don Blackmon	---	---	9	4	4	17
Rickey McBeal	---	---	7	3	---	10
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	7	7
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rueben Mayes	0	0	---	---	1	1
Kyle Mackey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bubby Brister	0	0	---	---	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	8	1.3
Middle	22	53	2.4
Right	7	45	6.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	53	4.8
Middle	3	5	1.7
Right	14	90	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Clements	22	15	1	0	0	4	3	3	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kevin Sweeney	40	19	1	6	3	3	7	1	0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	14	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	53	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	64	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	34	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	9	106	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Mark Bavaro	5	4	11	0	19
WR Tim McGee	4	1	23	1	12
WR Ricky Nattiel	4	4	33	0	17
WR Theo Bell	2	1	9	0	9
WR Jeff Groth	2	1	17	0	6
RB George Rogers	2	2	23	0	9
TE Brooks Williams	1	1	10	0	13
FB Dennis Bligen	1	0	0	0	10
WR Mike Sherrard	1	1	5	0	3

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Young	10	3	1	20	0	33
WR Daryl Turner	9	4	0	55	1	25
WR Stan Rome	6	3	0	15	0	21
WR Bobby Duckworth	4	2	1	11	0	23
TE Zeke Mowatt	4	2	1	22	0	12
FB Larry Moriarty	3	3	0	7	0	25
RB Cedric Minter	2	1	0	7	0	10
TE Eric Sievers	1	1	0	6	0	37

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Rogers	2	1	0.50	3.15
Bill Ring	1	2	2.00	2.50

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Anderson	1	12	12.00	3.95

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Clements	2	2	10	5.00	5.95

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kevin Sweeney	3	0	0	0.00	3.58

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Theo Bell	1	1	9	9.00	4.50
TE Mark Bavaro	1	1	1	1.00	2.20

Buffalo	Target	Overall Avg
WR Stan Rome	1	2.50
TE Zeke Mowatt	1	5.50
WR Mike Young	1	2.00

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Clements	3	1
Randall Morris	2	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Anderson	4	3
Cedric Minter	1	0

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Clements	8	5	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kevin Sweeney	14	5	3

George Rogers

Tony Clements

Randall Morris

Brooks Williams

Dennis Bligen

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mark Bavaro	3	3	1
WR Tim McGee	2	1	1
WR Jeff Groth	1	0	0
FB Dennis Bligen	1	0	0
WR Ricky Nattiel	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Daryl Turner	5	1	1
WR Mike Young	4	1	1
WR Bobby Duckworth	2	2	1
WR Stan Rome	1	1	0
RB Cedric Minter	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 41,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,400 (21,400)
End Zone 8,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	41,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,400 (21,400)
End Zone	8,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,000 (3,300)