Week 17, 1989

Game MVP: Tony Clements, Miami Dolphins

played in Buffalo, NY

44 degrees, fair, 7 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	3	10	0	6	-	19
Buffalo Bills	7	7	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:25 MIA - Benny Ricardo 44 field goal
1Q: 02:34 BUF - Flipper Anderson 17 fumble return (Mike Cofer extra point)
2Q: 12:24 MIA - Benny Ricardo 29 field goal
2Q: 04:08 BUF - Kelvin Edwards 3 pass from Troy Aikman (Mike Cofer extra point)
2Q: 01:35 MIA - Tim McGee 10 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 02:19 BUF - Mike Cofer 21 field goal
4Q: 05:41 MIA - Benny Ricardo 48 field goal
4Q: 00:50 MIA - Benny Ricardo 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:25 MIA - Benny Ricardo 44 field goal
1Q: 02:34 BUF - Flipper Anderson 17 fumble return (Mike Cofer extra point)
2Q: 12:24 MIA - Benny Ricardo 29 field goal
2Q: 04:08 BUF - Kelvin Edwards 3 pass from Troy Aikman (Mike Cofer extra point)
2Q: 01:35 MIA - Tim McGee 10 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 02:19 BUF - Mike Cofer 21 field goal
4Q: 05:41 MIA - Benny Ricardo 48 field goal
4Q: 00:50 MIA - Benny Ricardo 19 field goal

Team Statistics MIA BUF
Record 6-10 7-9
First Downs 27 15
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 18 7
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 410 208
- Offensive Plays 73 49
- Yards per Play 5.62 4.24
Net Rushing Yards 152 117
- Rushing Attempts 29 20
- Yards per Rush 5.24 5.85
Net Passing Yards 258 91
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 27 - 1 26 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 270 111
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 5.86 3.14
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 12/18 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 10/60 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/4 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 5/89
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 32
Time of Possession 33:37 26:23

Team Statistics	MIA	BUF
Record	6-10	7-9
First Downs	27	15
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	18	7
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	410	208
- Offensive Plays	73	49
- Yards per Play	5.62	4.24
Net Rushing Yards	152	117
- Rushing Attempts	29	20
- Yards per Rush	5.24	5.85
Net Passing Yards	258	91
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 27 - 1	26 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	270	111
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	5.86	3.14
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	12/18	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	10/60	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/4	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	5/89
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 32
Time of Possession	33:37	26:23

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:51	6:32	OWN 1	11	72	Field Goal
1	2:02	4:46	OWN 31	8	57	Field Goal
2	3:58	2:33	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 16	1	-5	Half
3	15:00	8:17	OWN 30	15	67	Fumble
3	4:34	0:21	OWN 26	1	-5	Interception
3	2:13	2:32	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
4	12:18	6:43	OWN 3	16	66	Field Goal
4	2:34	1:49	OWN 42	10	56	Field Goal

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:09	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
1	6:19	4:17	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
2	12:16	8:18	OWN 31	15	69	Touchdown
2	1:25	1:20	OWN 31	3	6	Punt
3	6:43	2:09	OWN 13	3	9	Punt
3	4:13	2:00	OPP 27	4	23	Field Goal
4	14:41	2:23	OWN 32	4	22	Punt
4	5:35	3:01	OWN 30	3	-7	Punt
4	0:45	0:45	OWN 28	4	-5	Downs

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gary Anderson	14	83	5.93	13	4
Cedric Minter	5	31	6.20	15	1
Mel Gray	1	3	3.00	3	0

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Clements	42	27	270	2/12	1	34	1	80.4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Troy Aikman	26	15	111	3/20	1	19	0	80.7

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Mark Bavaro	8	9	112	14.00	42	34	0
WR Tim McGee	7	10	75	10.71	22	19	1
RB George Rogers	3	3	11	3.67	0	6	0
RB Allen Rice	2	3	16	8.00	0	11	0
WR Jamie Holland	2	6	19	9.50	4	15	0
WR Tony Martin	2	4	19	9.50	2	10	0
FB Andra Franklin	1	1	8	8.00	4	8	0
WR Leo Lewis	1	4	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Ed West	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Gary Anderson	4	4	19	4.75	0	6	0
WR Butch Woolfolk	3	6	42	14.00	14	19	0
WR Michael Timpson	3	6	15	5.00	0	7	0
WR Troy Stradford	2	3	10	5.00	0	6	0
TE Eric Sievers	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Kelvin Edwards	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
WR Flipper Anderson	1	2	15	15.00	7	15	0
FB Larry Moriarty	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Mel Gray	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Andy Headen	1	0	0.00	0

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
George Rogers	1	0	0
Allen Rice	1	0	0
Mark Bavaro	0	1	0
Bill Graham	0	0	1
Carl Banks	0	0	1
Ed West	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ken Buben	1	1	0	0
Troy Aikman	1	0	0	0
Michael Timpson	1	0	0	0
Mike Prior	0	1	1	0
Flipper Anderson	0	1	0	1
Brian Habib	0	1	0	0
Johnny Rembert	0	0	1	0

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	1	35	35.0	35.0	35	0

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	5	227	45.4	44.6	53	3

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	4/4	2/2	0/0	48	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Cofer	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	2/2

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
George Rogers	2	4	2.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leo Lewis	2	49	24.5	0
George Rogers	1	17	17.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Buben	5	89	17.8	0

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bill Graham	6	2	0.0	14	23
OLB Carl Banks	5	1	2.0	20	26
ILB Buddy Curry	5	1	0.0	14	19
OLB Ken Woodard	4	0	0.0	13	19
DT Erik Howard	3	0	1.0	14	20
CB Richard Johnson	3	0	0.0	9	19
CB Gene Atkins	3	0	0.0	6	7
CB Lionel Washington	2	1	0.0	15	18
DE Keith Gary	1	1	0.0	9	21
ILB Calvin Daniels	1	1	0.0	7	8
S Salman Rushdie	1	1	0.0	13	19
OLB Jeff Davis	1	0	0.0	10	17
RB Allen Rice	1	0	---	---	---
G Bruce Wilkerson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Clarence Goodburn	1	0	0.0	16	21
CB Lloyd Dobler	1	0	0.0	7	11
OLB Dave Frye	0	1	0.0	5	8
S Patrick Hunter	0	1	0.0	3	4

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Scott Radecic	11	5	0.5	24	39
OLB Anthony Bell	9	2	0.0	26	39
OLB Johnny Rembert	5	2	1.0	24	28
CB Tory Smith	5	2	0.0	26	39
S Mike Prior	4	2	0.0	27	36
S Shaun Gayle	4	1	0.0	14	22
DE Bob Otto	4	0	0.0	20	28
S Benny Perrin	3	2	0.0	22	36
ILB Jim Collins	3	0	0.0	8	10
DE Reggie White	2	2	0.5	26	38
CB Ronnie Lippett	2	1	0.0	23	33
CB Ken Buben	2	1	0.0	17	34
ILB Dave Simmons	1	0	0.0	4	7
OLB Leonard Jackson	1	0	0.0	5	7

Miami	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Carl Banks	2.0	1	2	26
DT Erik Howard	1.0	3	0	20
DE Keith Gary	0.0	1	0	21
DT Rick Ackerman	0.0	1	0	16
OLB Jeff Davis	0.0	1	0	17

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Johnny Rembert	1.0	0	1	0	28
DE Reggie White	0.5	1	2	1	38
ILB Scott Radecic	0.5	0	0	0	39
DE Bob Otto	0.0	1	1	0	28
DT Dino Mangiero	0.0	0	1	0	23
DT Gary Hadd	0.0	0	1	0	44
OLB Anthony Bell	0.0	0	0	2	39
OLB Andy Headen	0.0	0	0	1	5

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Richard Johnson	3	0	19
S Bill Graham	2	1	23
OLB Ken Woodard	2	0	19
OLB Carl Banks	2	0	26
ILB Buddy Curry	1	1	19
CB Lionel Washington	1	0	18
DT Erik Howard	1	0	20
CB Gene Atkins	1	0	7
CB Lloyd Dobler	1	0	11
S Salman Rushdie	1	0	19

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Shaun Gayle	4	0	0	22
CB Tory Smith	4	0	0	39
ILB Jim Collins	3	0	0	10
OLB Johnny Rembert	3	0	0	28
ILB Scott Radecic	3	0	0	39
S Benny Perrin	2	0	0	36
S Mike Prior	2	0	0	36
OLB Anthony Bell	2	0	0	39
CB Ronnie Lippett	1	1	0	33
CB Wayne Davis	1	0	0	16
DE Bob Otto	1	0	0	28
CB Ken Buben	1	0	0	34
OLB Andy Headen	0	0	1	5

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Hinton	2	7	0	29	1	43
Mke Schad	2	2	1	26	1	39
Bruce Wilkerson	1	6	0	26	0	43
Joe Conwell	1	4	0	25	0	34
Gregg Rakoczy	1	4	0	23	0	28
Mark Bavaro	1	2	0	23	0	36
Harry Gailbreath	0	1	0	3	0	1

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rob Monaco	2	3	8	0	4
Brian Habib	1	3	14	1	25
Wayne Radloff	1	3	12	0	26
Steve Wallace	1	3	16	0	26
Damone Johnson	1	2	11	0	13
Jeff Bregel	1	2	19	0	26
Larry Combs	1	1	18	1	23
Harry Swayne	0	2	6	0	4
Larry Moriarty	0	1	11	0	14
Oliver North	0	0	2	1	8

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Leo Lewis	2	13
Greg Werner	1	14
Ed West	1	13
Patrick Hunter	1	8

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Jones	2	14
Mel Gray	1	17
Daryl Turner	1	13
Larry Moriarty	1	6

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Hinton	29	43	---	---	5	77
Bruce Wilkerson	26	43	---	---	5	74
Tony Clements	29	44	---	---	---	73
Mke Schad	26	39	---	---	4	69
Mark Bavaro	23	36	---	---	6	65
Leo Lewis	20	29	---	---	13	62
Joe Conwell	25	34	---	---	2	61
Gregg Rakoczy	23	28	---	---	5	56
Carl Banks	---	---	20	26	1	47
Tony Martin	16	28	---	---	1	45
Ed West	15	15	---	---	13	43
Clarence Goodburn	---	---	16	21	6	43
Ken Woodard	---	---	13	19	10	42
Jamie Holland	13	16	---	---	13	42
Tim McGee	14	26	---	---	1	41
Salman Rushdie	---	---	13	19	8	40
Bill Graham	---	---	14	23	2	39
Allen Rice	16	22	---	---	---	38
Rick Ackerman	---	---	15	16	6	37
Van Jakes	---	---	16	19	2	37
Richard Johnson	---	---	9	19	9	37
Steve Sylvester	8	22	---	---	4	34
Buddy Curry	---	---	14	19	1	34
Erik Howard	---	---	14	20	---	34
Andra Franklin	9	21	---	---	3	33
Lionel Washington	---	---	15	18	---	33
Keith Gary	---	---	9	21	1	31
Bill Ring	5	5	---	---	19	29
Jeff Davis	---	---	10	17	---	27
Dave Frye	---	---	5	8	14	27
George Rogers	7	12	---	---	7	26
Mike Jones	3	7	---	---	14	24
Johnnie Jackson	---	---	8	14	2	24
Gene Atkins	---	---	6	7	9	22
Greg Werner	4	3	---	---	14	21
Calvin Daniels	---	---	7	8	4	19
Lloyd Dobler	---	---	7	11	1	19
Al Noga	---	---	6	10	---	16
Edwin Bailey	5	10	---	---	---	15
Patrick Hunter	---	---	3	4	8	15
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	10	10
Todd Blackledge	0	0	---	---	4	4
Harry Gailbreath	3	1	---	---	---	4
Patrick Allen	---	---	0	0	3	3
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	1	1
Taft Fox	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Hadd	---	---	29	44	5	78
Benny Perrin	---	---	22	36	16	74
Tory Smith	---	---	26	39	9	74
Reggie White	---	---	26	38	4	68
Mike Prior	---	---	27	36	5	68
Scott Radecic	---	---	24	39	4	67
Anthony Bell	---	---	26	39	2	67
Ken Buben	---	---	17	34	13	64
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	23	33	2	58
Johnny Rembert	---	---	24	28	3	55
Bob Otto	---	---	20	28	3	51
Jeff Bregel	19	26	---	---	6	51
Troy Aikman	20	29	---	---	---	49
Steve Wallace	16	26	---	---	2	44
Shaun Gayle	---	---	14	22	7	43
Larry Combs	18	23	---	---	---	41
Dino Mangiero	---	---	14	23	3	40
Brian Habib	14	25	---	---	---	39
Wayne Radloff	12	26	---	---	---	38
Eric Sievers	8	14	---	---	15	37
Flipper Anderson	11	18	---	---	7	36
Butch Woolfolk	15	20	---	---	---	35
Gary Anderson	14	19	---	---	---	33
Larry Moriarty	11	14	---	---	6	31
Damone Johnson	11	13	---	---	7	31
Michael Timpson	13	17	---	---	---	30
Wayne Davis	---	---	7	16	4	27
Anthony Jones	3	5	---	---	14	22
Dave Simmons	---	---	4	7	10	21
Mel Gray	1	3	---	---	17	21
Troy Stradford	7	14	---	---	---	21
Jim Collins	---	---	8	10	2	20
Cedric Minter	5	7	---	---	4	16
Rob Monaco	8	4	---	---	4	16
Harry Swayne	6	4	---	---	6	16
Oliver North	2	8	---	---	6	16
Andy Headen	---	---	3	5	7	15
Leonard Jackson	---	---	5	7	3	15
Daryl Turner	0	0	---	---	13	13
Kelvin Edwards	1	1	---	---	11	13
Ron Mattes	5	3	---	---	---	8
Mike Cofer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kevin Sweeney	0	0	---	---	1	1
Cliff Stoudt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Shawn Miller	---	---	0	0	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	40	5.0
Middle	11	72	6.5
Right	10	40	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	58	5.8
Middle	5	32	6.4
Right	5	27	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Clements	42	27	2	1	4	1	6	4	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Troy Aikman	26	15	0	0	2	2	7	2	0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	30	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	113	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	127	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	82	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	15	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim McGee	10	7	0	75	0	26
TE Mark Bavaro	9	8	1	112	2	36
WR Jamie Holland	6	2	3	19	0	16
WR Leo Lewis	4	1	0	7	0	29
WR Tony Martin	4	2	0	19	0	28
RB George Rogers	3	3	0	11	0	12
RB Allen Rice	3	2	0	16	0	22
TE Ed West	2	1	0	3	0	15
FB Andra Franklin	1	1	0	8	0	21

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Butch Woolfolk	6	3	0	42	20
WR Michael Timpson	6	3	1	15	17
RB Gary Anderson	4	4	0	19	19
WR Troy Stradford	3	2	0	10	14
FB Larry Moriarty	2	0	1	0	14
WR Flipper Anderson	2	1	0	15	18
TE Eric Sievers	1	1	0	7	14
RB Mel Gray	1	0	0	0	3
WR Kelvin Edwards	1	1	0	3	1

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Allen Rice	3	9	3.00	4.53
George Rogers	2	5	2.50	2.67

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Anderson	4	5	1.25	5.93

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Clements	5	4	29	5.80	6.43

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Troy Aikman	5	4	16	3.20	4.27

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Andra Franklin	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Leo Lewis	1	1	7	7.00	1.75
TE Ed West	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
WR Tim McGee	1	1	10	10.00	7.50
WR Jamie Holland	1	1	4	4.00	3.17

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Butch Woolfolk	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
RB Gary Anderson	1	1	5	5.00	4.75
WR Kelvin Edwards	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Troy Stradford	1	1	4	4.00	3.33
WR Michael Timpson	1	1	4	4.00	2.50

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Bill Ring	2	1
George Rogers	2	1
Tony Clements	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Anderson	2	1
Mel Gray	1	0
Cedric Minter	1	0

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Clements	13	10	9

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Troy Aikman	6	4	3

Allen Rice

George Rogers

Tony Clements

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim McGee	5	4	4
WR Tony Martin	3	2	2
FB Andra Franklin	1	1	1
WR Leo Lewis	1	1	1
RB George Rogers	1	1	1
TE Mark Bavaro	1	1	0
WR Jamie Holland	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Timpson	2	1	0
RB Mel Gray	1	0	0
WR Kelvin Edwards	1	1	1
WR Troy Stradford	1	1	1
WR Flipper Anderson	1	1	1

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

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