Week 15, 1996

Game MVP: Gene Atkins, Miami Dolphins

played in Buffalo, NY

19 degrees, fair, 1 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	14	0	3	0	6	-	23
Buffalo Bills	10	0	7	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:16 MIA - Gene Atkins 30 interception return (Michael Husted extra point)
1Q: 08:36 BUF - Eddie George 9 run (Jason Elam extra point)
1Q: 08:26 MIA - Cosmo Kramer 97 kickoff return (Michael Husted extra point)
1Q: 04:44 BUF - Jason Elam 19 field goal
3Q: 15:00 BUF - Jeff Herrod 31 interception return (Jason Elam extra point)
3Q: 12:44 MIA - Michael Husted 51 field goal
OT: 10:39 MIA - Tony Martin 25 pass from Craig Whelihan

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:16 MIA - Gene Atkins 30 interception return (Michael Husted extra point)
1Q: 08:36 BUF - Eddie George 9 run (Jason Elam extra point)
1Q: 08:26 MIA - Cosmo Kramer 97 kickoff return (Michael Husted extra point)
1Q: 04:44 BUF - Jason Elam 19 field goal
3Q: 15:00 BUF - Jeff Herrod 31 interception return (Jason Elam extra point)
3Q: 12:44 MIA - Michael Husted 51 field goal
OT: 10:39 MIA - Tony Martin 25 pass from Craig Whelihan

Team Statistics MIA BUF
Record 9-5 4-10
First Downs 13 15
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 7 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 262 319
- Offensive Plays 67 75
- Yards per Play 3.91 4.25
Net Rushing Yards 83 123
- Rushing Attempts 23 32
- Yards per Rush 3.61 3.84
Net Passing Yards 179 196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 29 - 3 43 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 184 196
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.07 4.56
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/18 5/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.3 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/55 8/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/19 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 3/146 2/38
Interception Ret./Yards 1/30 3/60
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 25
Time of Possession 31:46 32:46

Team Statistics	MIA	BUF
Record	9-5	4-10
First Downs	13	15
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	7	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	262	319
- Offensive Plays	67	75
- Yards per Play	3.91	4.25
Net Rushing Yards	83	123
- Rushing Attempts	23	32
- Yards per Rush	3.61	3.84
Net Passing Yards	179	196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 29 - 3	43 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	184	196
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.07	4.56
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/18	5/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.3	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/55	8/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/19	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	3/146	2/38
Interception Ret./Yards	1/30	3/60
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 25
Time of Possession	31:46	32:46

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:33	1:14	OWN 13	3	-2	Punt
1	4:36	5:16	OWN 20	10	35	Punt
2	12:32	1:36	OWN 30	3	5	Punt
2	9:51	1:34	OWN 42	4	18	Punt
2	4:16	1:53	OWN 26	6	22	Fumble
2	0:36	0:25	OWN 37	3	3	Interception
3	15:00	0:11	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	14:49	2:10	OWN 43	5	23	Field Goal
3	10:59	2:02	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
3	6:17	1:51	OWN 3	3	3	Punt
3	1:23	1:23	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	13:49	3:27	OWN 26	6	24	Punt
4	9:21	1:47	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
4	2:39	1:31	OWN 44	6	31	Interception
OT1	15:00	4:32	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:53	OWN 21	3	0	Interception
1	14:07	1:34	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
1	11:19	2:53	OWN 45	6	55	Touchdown
1	8:13	3:37	OWN 6	6	92	Field Goal
2	14:20	1:48	OWN 3	3	0	Punt
2	10:56	1:05	OWN 6	3	-3	Punt
2	8:17	4:01	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
2	2:23	1:47	OPP 48	6	18	Missed FG
2	0:11	0:11	OPP 47	2	0	Half
3	12:39	1:40	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
3	8:57	2:40	OWN 25	6	22	Punt
3	4:26	3:03	OWN 46	6	17	Punt
4	15:00	1:11	OWN 34	3	-4	Punt
4	10:22	1:01	OWN 2	3	1	Punt
4	7:34	4:55	OWN 20	11	43	Missed FG
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 30	4	22	Half

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eddie George	21	111	5.29	48	2	1
Gary Brown	11	12	1.09	5	0	0

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Craig Whelihan	43	29	184	1/5	1	25	3	54.8

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	43	21	196	0/0	0	49	1	52.1

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tony Martin	9	14	85	9.44	24	25	1
WR Ross Geller	5	9	28	5.60	0	12	0
RB Lawrence Phillips	5	6	25	5.00	1	10	0
WR Cosmo Kramer	3	3	12	4.00	1	7	0
TE Pete Mitchell	3	6	20	6.67	0	10	0
RB Matt Tucker	2	2	6	3.00	0	3	0
WR Tim McGee	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Sam Gash	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Jerry Evans	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Brett Perriman	6	17	30	5.00	14	14
WR Brian Blades	5	11	88	17.60	46	49
WR Wayne Campbell	5	7	41	8.20	24	16
RB Eddie George	2	2	9	4.50	0	8
TE Paul Green	1	2	13	13.00	4	13
WR Eric Guliford	1	1	15	15.00	0	15
FB Donnie McQuilken	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Quinn Early	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gene Atkins	1	30	30.00	1

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jason Sehorn	2	29	14.50	0
ILB Jeff Herrod	1	31	31.00	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Craig Whelihan	2	0	0
Mke Schad	0	1	0
Myron Bell	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gary Brown	1	0	0
Keith Bostic	0	1	0
Frank Hartley	0	1	0
Jason Sehorn	0	0	1
Israel Ifeanyichukwu	0	0	1

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	9	438	48.7	41.7	59	4

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	9	442	49.1	44.8	58	4

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michael Husted	1/1	1/1	1/1	51	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Elam	1/3	0/2	0/1	19	2/2

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cosmo Kramer	2	9	4.5	0
Kenneth Johnson	1	10	10.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Early	3	23	7.7	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cosmo Kramer	3	146	48.7	1

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Guliford	2	38	19.0	0

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Monty Grow	10	4	0.0	31	40
CB Lloyd Dobler	6	1	0.0	18	32
OLB Mark Fields	6	0	0.0	26	35
OLB Junior Seau	5	6	0.0	32	43
CB Tim Taylor	4	1	0.0	32	43
CB Gene Atkins	4	0	0.0	32	43
S Myron Bell	3	2	0.0	32	43
ILB Marquis Green	3	1	0.0	11	9
OLB Carl Banks	2	1	0.0	24	26
DE Shawn Price	2	1	0.0	23	28
DT Dan Saleaumula	2	0	0.0	18	26
DE Troy Barnett	2	0	0.0	21	27
ILB Mike Stonebreaker	1	1	0.0	6	5
DT Darren Benson	1	1	0.0	14	17
WR Tony Martin	1	0	---	---	---
TE Jerry Evans	1	0	---	---	---
CB John Kimbrough	1	0	0.0	5	11
DE Antonio Edwards	0	1	0.0	20	31
ILB Bruce Ellerson	0	1	0.0	4	10

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kurt Schultz	7	2	0.0	23	44
CB Jason Sehorn	6	3	0.0	23	41
ILB Eric Hill	6	3	0.0	22	43
S Brian Washington	4	0	0.0	7	19
OLB Robert Jones	4	0	0.0	21	40
DE Ren Hoek	3	1	0.0	16	28
OLB Ron George	3	1	0.0	15	29
CB Phillippi Sparks	3	0	0.0	23	44
OLB Alfred Williams	2	1	0.5	3	5
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	2	0	0.5	7	16
ILB Jeff Herrod	2	3	0.0	15	24
S Keith Bostic	2	2	0.0	16	25
DE Mike Fox	2	0	0.0	13	26
S Gene Carroll	2	0	0.0	1	6
CB Jeremy Lincoln	2	0	0.0	7	22
ILB Dino Hackett	1	0	0.0	1	1
OLB Bob Joe	1	0	0.0	7	9
DT Bill Goldberg	0	1	0.0	15	28

Miami	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Carl Banks	1	1	1	26
DE Shawn Price	1	1	0	28
DE Troy Barnett	0	2	1	27
DT Dan Saleaumula	0	1	0	26
DE Antonio Edwards	0	1	0	31
DT Darren Benson	0	1	0	17
OLB Mark Fields	0	0	1	35

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Alfred Williams	0.5	0	0	0	5
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	0.5	0	0	0	16
OLB Robert Jones	0.0	1	0	0	40
DT George Thornton	0.0	0	2	0	18
OLB Ron George	0.0	0	2	0	29
DT Bill Goldberg	0.0	0	0	1	28

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gene Atkins	4	1	1	43
OLB Junior Seau	4	1	0	43
CB Tim Taylor	3	2	0	43
OLB Mark Fields	3	0	0	35
CB Lloyd Dobler	2	0	0	32
S Myron Bell	1	1	0	43
ILB Mike Stonebreaker	1	0	0	5
DE Shawn Price	1	0	0	28
ILB Marquis Green	1	0	0	9
S Monty Grow	1	0	0	40
DT Dan Saleaumula	0	1	0	26
DE Troy Barnett	0	1	0	27

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jason Sehorn	4	1	2	41
OLB Robert Jones	4	0	0	40
S Brian Washington	3	0	0	19
CB Phillippi Sparks	3	0	0	44
OLB Ron George	3	0	0	29
ILB Eric Hill	3	0	0	43
S Keith Bostic	2	0	0	25
S Kurt Schultz	2	0	0	44
ILB Jeff Herrod	1	0	1	24
S Gene Carroll	1	0	0	6
DE Ren Hoek	1	0	0	28
OLB Alfred Williams	1	0	0	5
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	1	0	0	16

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Brian Habib	2	6	32	43
Visanthe Hall	2	6	32	43
Chris Gray	1	6	32	43
Bob Dahl	1	5	32	43
Matt Willig	1	4	14	12
Eric Mahlum	1	3	18	31
Paul Green	0	1	20	26
Frank Hartley	0	1	9	8

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Hayward Clay	2	19
Jerry Evans	1	18
Monty Grow	1	16
Matt Tucker	1	3

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Wayne Campbell	3	26
Bill Elliot	1	21
Frank Hartley	1	15

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Junior Seau	---	---	32	43	21	96
Monty Grow	---	---	31	40	16	87
Gene Atkins	---	---	32	43	3	78
Tim Taylor	---	---	32	43	3	78
Myron Bell	---	---	32	43	3	78
Kevin Dogins	23	44	---	---	10	77
Tony Martin	21	42	---	---	9	72
Mke Schad	23	44	---	---	---	67
Andy Heck	23	44	---	---	---	67
Rocky Saturday	23	44	---	---	---	67
John Fina	23	44	---	---	---	67
Pete Mitchell	20	38	---	---	9	67
Craig Whelihan	23	44	---	---	---	67
Mark Fields	---	---	26	35	4	65
Antonio Edwards	---	---	20	31	10	61
Lloyd Dobler	---	---	18	32	9	59
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	18	26	10	54
Shawn Price	---	---	23	28	3	54
Carl Banks	---	---	24	26	3	53
Troy Barnett	---	---	21	27	2	50
Ross Geller	16	31	---	---	---	47
Jerry Evans	7	21	---	---	18	46
John Kimbrough	---	---	5	11	26	42
Lawrence Phillips	12	24	---	---	---	36
Tim McGee	7	18	---	---	9	34
Cosmo Kramer	5	7	---	---	22	34
Darren Benson	---	---	14	17	2	33
Jeff Cothran	5	7	---	---	19	31
Leroy Hoard	3	7	---	---	19	29
Marquis Green	---	---	11	9	9	29
Sam Gash	11	12	---	---	2	25
Matt Tucker	8	13	---	---	3	24
Kenneth Johnson	---	---	1	3	16	20
Bruce Ellerson	---	---	4	10	5	19
Hayward Clay	0	0	---	---	19	19
Mike Stonebreaker	---	---	6	5	---	11
Mark Staten	0	0	---	---	10	10
Glen McKeller	0	0	---	---	10	10
James Atkins	0	0	---	---	10	10
Morris Unutoa	0	0	---	---	10	10
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	9	9
Michael Husted	0	0	---	---	5	5
Matt Dyson	---	---	2	1	2	5
Ricky Schumacher	0	0	---	---	1	1
Casey Weldon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tommy Thompson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Gray	32	43	---	---	12	87
Brian Habib	32	43	---	---	---	75
Bob Dahl	32	43	---	---	---	75
Drew Bledsoe	32	43	---	---	---	75
Visanthe Hall	32	43	---	---	---	75
Brian Blades	29	38	---	---	1	68
Brett Perriman	30	38	---	---	---	68
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	23	44	1	68
Kurt Schultz	---	---	23	44	1	68
Eric Hill	---	---	22	43	1	66
Jason Sehorn	---	---	23	41	1	65
Wayne Campbell	16	22	---	---	26	64
Robert Jones	---	---	21	40	1	62
Eric Mahlum	18	31	---	---	12	61
Paul Green	20	26	---	---	13	59
Jeremy Lincoln	---	---	7	22	27	56
Ren Hoek	---	---	16	28	6	50
Donnie McQuilken	17	21	---	---	11	49
Bill Goldberg	---	---	15	28	3	46
Jeff Herrod	---	---	15	24	6	45
Ron George	---	---	15	29	---	44
Keith Bostic	---	---	16	25	1	42
Mike Fox	---	---	13	26	2	41
Eddie George	21	18	---	---	---	39
Brian Washington	---	---	7	19	12	38
George Thornton	---	---	10	18	10	38
Alfred Williams	---	---	3	5	27	35
Gary Brown	11	18	---	---	5	34
Quinn Early	3	12	---	---	18	33
Frank Hartley	9	8	---	---	15	32
Bill Elliot	3	6	---	---	21	30
Anthony Thompson	0	0	---	---	30	30
Matt Willig	14	12	---	---	---	26
Craig Veasley	---	---	8	16	---	24
Israel Ifeanyichukwu	---	---	7	16	---	23
Eric Guliford	1	8	---	---	13	22
Bob Joe	---	---	7	9	3	19
Jesse Sapolu	0	0	---	---	12	12
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	12	12
Jamie Brown	0	0	---	---	12	12
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gene Carroll	---	---	1	6	2	9
Jason Elam	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dino Hackett	---	---	1	1	4	6
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ebby Laroush	0	0	---	---	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	16	5.3
Middle	18	59	3.3
Right	2	8	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	84	8.4
Middle	10	23	2.3
Right	12	16	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Craig Whelihan	43	29	1	1	4	1	4	1	3

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Bledsoe	43	21	2	2	3	7	7	3	1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	21	108	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	55	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	15	15.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	25	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	11	94	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	77	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Martin	14	9	0	85	1	42
WR Ross Geller	9	5	2	28	0	31
TE Pete Mitchell	6	3	1	20	0	38
RB Lawrence Phillips	6	5	1	25	0	24
WR Cosmo Kramer	3	3	0	12	0	7
RB Matt Tucker	2	2	0	6	0	13
WR Tim McGee	1	1	0	5	0	18
FB Sam Gash	1	1	0	3	0	12
TE Jerry Evans	1	0	0	0	0	21

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brett Perriman	17	6	3	30	0	38
WR Brian Blades	11	5	0	88	2	38
WR Wayne Campbell	7	5	0	41	0	22
TE Paul Green	2	1	0	13	0	26
FB Donnie McQuilken	2	1	0	0	0	21
RB Eddie George	2	2	0	9	0	18
WR Quinn Early	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR Eric Guliford	1	1	0	15	0	8

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie George	3	14	4.67	5.29
Gary Brown	1	-1	-1.00	1.09

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Bledsoe	1	0	0	0.00	4.56

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Blades	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Craig Whelihan	3	0
Matt Tucker	2	2
Lawrence Phillips	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Brown	2	0
Eddie George	2	1

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Craig Whelihan	12	6	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Bledsoe	15	7	4

Lawrence Phillips

Matt Tucker

Craig Whelihan

Leroy Hoard

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ross Geller	4	1	0
TE Pete Mitchell	3	2	1
WR Tony Martin	2	0	0
WR Cosmo Kramer	1	1	1
RB Matt Tucker	1	1	1
RB Lawrence Phillips	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brett Perriman	8	2	1
WR Wayne Campbell	4	3	1
WR Brian Blades	1	1	1
TE Paul Green	1	0	0
WR Eric Guliford	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)