Week 1, 1988

Game MVP: Tony Clements, Miami Dolphins

played in Buffalo, NY

75 degrees, fair, 5 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	10	-	17
Buffalo Bills	3	10	3	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:02 BUF - John Smith 48 field goal
2Q: 11:21 BUF - John Smith 45 field goal
2Q: 03:06 MIA - Marcus Allen 1 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 01:08 BUF - Flipper Anderson 26 pass from Cliff Stoudt (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 00:52 BUF - John Smith 29 field goal
4Q: 12:41 MIA - Benny Ricardo 33 field goal
4Q: 01:32 MIA - Mark Bavaro 5 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 00:10 BUF - John Smith 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:02 BUF - John Smith 48 field goal
2Q: 11:21 BUF - John Smith 45 field goal
2Q: 03:06 MIA - Marcus Allen 1 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 01:08 BUF - Flipper Anderson 26 pass from Cliff Stoudt (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 00:52 BUF - John Smith 29 field goal
4Q: 12:41 MIA - Benny Ricardo 33 field goal
4Q: 01:32 MIA - Mark Bavaro 5 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 00:10 BUF - John Smith 27 field goal

Team Statistics MIA BUF
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 24 15
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 19 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 416 276
- Offensive Plays 70 54
- Yards per Play 5.94 5.11
Net Rushing Yards 113 131
- Rushing Attempts 23 28
- Yards per Rush 4.91 4.68
Net Passing Yards 303 145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 27 - 0 23 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 322 161
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 6.45 5.58
Fumbles/Lost 4/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/43 4/29
Punt Returns/Yards 3/25 2/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/95 4/85
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 28
Time of Possession 33:34 26:26

Team Statistics	MIA	BUF
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	24	15
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	19	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	416	276
- Offensive Plays	70	54
- Yards per Play	5.94	5.11
Net Rushing Yards	113	131
- Rushing Attempts	23	28
- Yards per Rush	4.91	4.68
Net Passing Yards	303	145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 27 - 0	23 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	322	161
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	6.45	5.58
Fumbles/Lost	4/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/43	4/29
Punt Returns/Yards	3/25	2/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/95	4/85
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 28
Time of Possession	33:34	26:26

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:43	2:42	OWN 38	5	26	Missed FG
1	4:57	4:45	OWN 35	7	41	Missed FG
2	11:14	2:42	OWN 29	5	13	Punt
2	8:05	5:06	OWN 46	10	54	Touchdown
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 25	3	19	Half
3	15:00	4:31	OWN 7	9	52	Punt
3	8:51	3:28	OWN 41	7	33	Missed FG
3	0:46	3:12	OWN 20	7	64	Field Goal
4	10:00	2:07	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
4	5:30	4:05	OWN 3	12	97	Touchdown

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:17	OWN 29	3	-5	Punt
1	10:01	5:04	OWN 43	11	26	Field Goal
1	0:12	3:58	OWN 31	7	41	Field Goal
2	8:32	0:27	OWN 8	3	0	Punt
2	2:59	2:06	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
3	10:29	1:38	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	5:23	4:37	OWN 33	10	55	Field Goal
4	12:34	2:34	OWN 41	3	8	Punt
4	7:53	2:23	OWN 34	3	-2	Punt
4	1:25	1:23	OWN 17	6	73	Field Goal

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gary Anderson	13	47	3.62	9	0
Lorenzo Hampton	11	61	5.55	14	2
Cliff Stoudt	2	12	6.00	7	0
Larry Moriarty	2	11	5.50	7	0

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Clements	44	27	322	3/19	1	26	0	91.2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cliff Stoudt	23	16	161	3/16	1	27	0	103.7

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Mark Bavaro	7	11	81	11.57	24	17	1
WR Mike Jones	5	8	60	12.00	11	20	0
WR Mike Sherrard	4	4	30	7.50	1	16	0
WR Tim McGee	3	10	66	22.00	23	26	0
WR Ricky Nattiel	3	4	25	8.33	0	15	0
FB Andra Franklin	2	2	18	9.00	19	17	0
RB George Rogers	2	2	37	18.50	20	19	0
RB Marcus Allen	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Ed West	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bobby Duckworth	4	4	62	15.50	24	27	0
FB Larry Moriarty	4	4	2	0.50	0	8	0
TE Eric Sievers	2	3	24	12.00	10	17	0
TE Zeke Mowatt	2	3	20	10.00	4	11	0
WR Troy Stradford	2	2	26	13.00	5	23	0
RB Cedric Minter	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Flipper Anderson	1	2	26	26.00	14	26	1
WR Wesley Walker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Gary Anderson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Sherrard	2	0	0
Tony Clements	1	0	0
Ricky Nattiel	1	0	0
Bill Ring	0	1	0
Marcus Allen	0	1	0
Van Jakes	0	1	0
Mke Schad	0	1	0
Keith Gary	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cliff Stoudt	1	0	0
Jeff Bregel	0	1	0
Dave Simmons	0	0	1
Bruce Scholtz	0	0	1
Shaun Gayle	0	0	1
Cedric Minter	0	0	1

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	3	131	43.7	37.0	47	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Barry Helton	5	261	52.2	43.2	65	1

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	1/4	0/3	0/1	33	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	4/4	2/2	0/0	48	1/1

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Sherrard	3	25	8.3	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Prior	2	0	0.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gene Atkins	3	68	22.7	0
Jeff Groth	1	27	27.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Hampton	2	36	18.0	0
Ken Buben	2	49	24.5	0

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Patrick Hunter	8	0	0.0	13	13
ILB Billy Ray Smith	6	3	0.0	28	26
S Bill Graham	4	2	0.0	21	18
OLB Jeff Davis	3	1	1.0	19	17
OLB Carl Banks	3	2	0.0	24	25
CB Van Jakes	3	1	0.0	20	22
DE Keith Gary	2	2	1.0	17	17
DE Glen Collins	2	0	1.0	10	8
DE Smiley Creswell	2	1	0.0	18	18
S Jeff Donaldson	2	1	0.0	5	6
CB Gene Atkins	2	1	0.0	12	15
CB Lionel Washington	2	0	0.0	11	10
S Brett Maxie	2	0	0.0	22	24
DT Erik Howard	2	0	0.0	12	8
CB Lester Hayes	1	1	0.0	23	20
DT Rick Ackerman	1	0	0.0	11	9
ILB Calvin Daniels	1	0	0.0	8	5
ILB Tom Cousineau	0	1	0.0	3	0
DT Harvey Armstrong	0	1	0.0	16	18
OLB Robbie Jones	0	1	0.0	15	7

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bruce Scholtz	7	2	1.5	21	36
ILB Scott Radecic	7	1	0.0	18	31
S Shaun Gayle	6	1	0.0	20	45
CB Ronnie Lippett	5	2	0.0	18	41
DE Reggie White	5	0	0.0	21	37
CB Ken Buben	4	1	0.0	17	37
S Mike Prior	3	3	0.0	21	38
CB Wayne Davis	2	2	0.0	17	29
DT Dino Mangiero	2	0	0.0	11	29
S Mike Stone	2	0	0.0	10	33
DE Eric Dorsey	1	0	1.0	6	19
ILB Dave Simmons	1	0	0.5	6	17
DE Shawn Miller	1	2	0.0	17	28
CB Dennis Woodberry	1	1	0.0	6	15
OLB Anthony Bell	1	1	0.0	17	25
DT Gary Hadd	1	1	0.0	15	28
OLB Andy Headen	1	0	0.0	1	10
OLB Leonard Jackson	1	0	0.0	3	10
ILB Jim Collins	0	1	0.0	8	9

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Keith Gary	1.0	1	0	0	17
OLB Jeff Davis	1.0	0	1	1	17
DE Glen Collins	1.0	0	0	0	8
DT Harvey Armstrong	0.0	0	1	0	18
OLB Robbie Jones	0.0	0	1	0	7
CB Van Jakes	0.0	0	0	1	22

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bruce Scholtz	1.5	0	1	0	36
DE Eric Dorsey	1.0	1	0	0	19
ILB Dave Simmons	0.5	0	0	0	17
DE Shawn Miller	0.0	0	2	1	28
OLB Anthony Bell	0.0	0	2	0	25
DT Dino Mangiero	0.0	0	1	0	29
DE Reggie White	0.0	0	1	0	37

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Carl Banks	4	0	25
S Bill Graham	2	1	18
S Jeff Donaldson	2	0	6
S Patrick Hunter	2	0	13
CB Gene Atkins	2	0	15
DT Rick Ackerman	1	0	9
ILB Calvin Daniels	1	0	5
ILB Billy Ray Smith	1	0	26
S Brett Maxie	1	0	24

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Shaun Gayle	4	0	45
ILB Scott Radecic	4	0	31
CB Ken Buben	4	0	37
OLB Bruce Scholtz	3	0	36
S Mike Prior	3	0	38
CB Wayne Davis	2	2	29
CB Ronnie Lippett	2	1	41
S Mike Stone	1	1	33
DT Dino Mangiero	1	0	29
OLB Andy Headen	1	0	10
CB Dennis Woodberry	1	0	15
OLB Leonard Jackson	1	0	10
ILB Jim Collins	0	1	9

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Conwell	4	6	19	1	39
Gerry Feehery	1	4	20	0	37
Bruce Wilkerson	1	1	17	2	33
Andra Franklin	1	1	15	0	23
Kevin Gogan	1	1	6	0	7
Gregg Rakoczy	1	1	3	0	10
Mke Schad	0	5	17	0	40
Chris Hinton	0	1	21	0	44

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wayne Radloff	2	7	1	24	0	19
Jeff Bregel	2	3	0	23	1	24
Harry Swayne	2	3	0	24	1	18
Joe Bostic	2	3	0	24	0	20
Steve Wallace	1	5	0	27	0	20
Eric Sievers	1	3	0	22	0	15
Larry Combs	1	1	0	8	1	7
Ron Mattes	0	1	0	2	0	6

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Sherrard	4	12
Ed West	1	17
Calvin Daniels	1	6

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Simmons	3	16
Cedric Minter	1	21
Zeke Mowatt	1	17
Daryl Turner	1	17
Wesley Walker	1	14

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Clements	23	47	---	---	---	70
Chris Hinton	21	44	---	---	---	65
Van Jakes	---	---	20	22	23	65
Mark Bavaro	17	41	---	---	5	63
Mke Schad	17	40	---	---	4	61
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	28	26	4	58
Joe Conwell	19	39	---	---	---	58
Ricky Nattiel	21	37	---	---	---	58
Gerry Feehery	20	37	---	---	---	57
Andra Franklin	15	23	---	---	15	53
Marcus Allen	20	33	---	---	---	53
Carl Banks	---	---	24	25	4	53
Brett Maxie	---	---	22	24	4	50
Bruce Wilkerson	17	33	---	---	---	50
Tim McGee	14	28	---	---	6	48
Mike Sherrard	8	28	---	---	12	48
Lester Hayes	---	---	23	20	4	47
Bill Graham	---	---	21	18	8	47
Jeff Davis	---	---	19	17	8	44
Mike Jones	9	18	---	---	15	42
Robbie Jones	---	---	15	7	20	42
Harvey Armstrong	---	---	16	18	6	40
Smiley Creswell	---	---	18	18	3	39
Keith Gary	---	---	17	17	4	38
Gene Atkins	---	---	12	15	9	36
Ed West	6	10	---	---	17	33
Bill Ring	2	6	---	---	22	30
Patrick Hunter	---	---	13	13	3	29
Rick Ackerman	---	---	11	9	6	26
Eric Moran	5	11	---	---	7	23
Harry Gailbreath	6	14	---	---	3	23
Lionel Washington	---	---	11	10	1	22
Erik Howard	---	---	12	8	2	22
Jeff Donaldson	---	---	5	6	10	21
Kevin Gogan	6	7	---	---	7	20
Gregg Rakoczy	3	10	---	---	7	20
Glen Collins	---	---	10	8	1	19
Calvin Daniels	---	---	8	5	6	19
Jeff Groth	0	2	---	---	16	18
George Rogers	3	9	---	---	2	14
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	8	8
Craig Wolfley	1	0	---	---	7	8
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tom Cousineau	---	---	3	0	---	3
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Grogan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Shaun Gayle	---	---	20	45	8	73
Ken Buben	---	---	17	37	13	67
Mike Prior	---	---	21	38	7	66
Reggie White	---	---	21	37	7	65
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	18	41	4	63
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	21	36	4	61
Mike Stone	---	---	10	33	13	56
Jeff Bregel	23	24	---	---	8	55
Cliff Stoudt	28	26	---	---	---	54
Scott Radecic	---	---	18	31	3	52
Wayne Davis	---	---	17	29	4	50
Wayne Radloff	24	19	---	---	5	48
Shawn Miller	---	---	17	28	2	47
Steve Wallace	27	20	---	---	---	47
Gary Hadd	---	---	15	28	4	47
Joe Bostic	24	20	---	---	2	46
Eric Sievers	22	15	---	---	8	45
Anthony Bell	---	---	17	25	3	45
Harry Swayne	24	18	---	---	---	42
Dino Mangiero	---	---	11	29	---	40
Dave Simmons	---	---	6	17	16	39
Larry Moriarty	16	15	---	---	7	38
Bobby Duckworth	14	17	---	---	6	37
Gary Anderson	15	18	---	---	1	34
Mike Young	17	16	---	---	1	34
Zeke Mowatt	8	8	---	---	17	33
Flipper Anderson	17	15	---	---	1	33
Cedric Minter	6	4	---	---	21	31
Lorenzo Hampton	13	6	---	---	12	31
Eric Dorsey	---	---	6	19	5	30
Dennis Woodberry	---	---	6	15	8	29
Jim Collins	---	---	8	9	10	27
Larry Combs	8	7	---	---	9	24
Daryl Turner	2	4	---	---	17	23
Troy Stradford	10	11	---	---	---	21
Brian Habib	4	8	---	---	9	21
Mark Cannon	4	8	---	---	8	20
Leonard Jackson	---	---	3	10	6	19
Wesley Walker	0	1	---	---	14	15
Andy Headen	---	---	1	10	---	11
John Smith	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ron Mattes	2	6	---	---	---	8
Barry Helton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dan Ross	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kevin Sweeney	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bubby Brister	0	0	---	---	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	30	7.5
Middle	9	35	3.9
Right	10	48	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	44	7.3
Middle	14	61	4.4
Right	8	26	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Clements	44	27	4	1	3	5	7	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cliff Stoudt	23	16	4	1	1	1	3	2	0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	35	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	83	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	9	130	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	74	12.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	-3	-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	22	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	119	14.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	23	7.7

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Mark Bavaro	11	7	1	81	0	41
WR Tim McGee	10	3	1	66	2	28
WR Mike Jones	8	5	1	60	2	18
WR Mike Sherrard	4	4	0	30	0	28
WR Ricky Nattiel	4	3	0	25	0	37
FB Andra Franklin	2	2	0	18	0	23
RB George Rogers	2	2	0	37	0	9
RB Marcus Allen	2	1	0	5	0	33
TE Ed West	1	0	0	0	0	10

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bobby Duckworth	4	4	0	62	2	17
FB Larry Moriarty	4	4	0	2	0	15
TE Eric Sievers	3	2	0	24	0	15
TE Zeke Mowatt	3	2	0	20	0	8
RB Gary Anderson	2	0	0	0	0	18
RB Cedric Minter	2	1	1	1	0	4
WR Troy Stradford	2	2	0	26	1	11
WR Flipper Anderson	2	1	0	26	1	15
WR Wesley Walker	1	0	0	0	0	1

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Allen	3	4	1.33	4.50
Tony Clements	1	5	5.00	7.67
Tim McGee	1	3	3.00	3.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Anderson	1	0	0.00	3.62
Larry Moriarty	1	4	4.00	5.50
Lorenzo Hampton	1	4	4.00	5.55

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Clements	5	2	16	3.20	7.32

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cliff Stoudt	3	2	4	1.33	7.00

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mark Bavaro	3	2	16	5.33	7.36
WR Mike Jones	1	0	0	0.00	7.50
WR Tim McGee	1	0	0	0.00	6.60

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bobby Duckworth	1	1	3	3.00	15.50
RB Gary Anderson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Cedric Minter	1	1	1	1.00	0.50

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
George Rogers	2	2

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Lorenzo Hampton	4	2
Larry Moriarty	1	0

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Clements	12	7	6

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cliff Stoudt	5	3	2

Marcus Allen

George Rogers

Tony Clements

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim McGee	3	1	1
WR Ricky Nattiel	3	2	2
WR Mike Jones	2	1	0
RB George Rogers	1	1	1
RB Marcus Allen	1	0	0
TE Mark Bavaro	1	1	1
WR Mike Sherrard	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wesley Walker	1	0	0
FB Larry Moriarty	1	1	0
TE Zeke Mowatt	1	1	1
WR Troy Stradford	1	1	1
WR Flipper Anderson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,700 (21,400)
End Zone 9,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,700 (21,400)
End Zone	9,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (3,300)