Week 5, 1998

played in Miami, FL

88 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	14	7	10	-	31
Miami Dolphins	10	7	3	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:44 MIA - Ross Geller 11 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
1Q: 01:09 MIA - Michael Husted 27 field goal
2Q: 10:58 BUF - Wayne Campbell 9 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)
2Q: 06:02 MIA - Jacquez Green 10 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
2Q: 03:23 BUF - Curtis Alexander 15 run (Braden Young extra point)
3Q: 05:05 BUF - Brett Perriman 30 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)
3Q: 00:52 MIA - Michael Husted 46 field goal
4Q: 11:38 BUF - Stephen Alexander 10 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)
4Q: 10:08 BUF - Braden Young 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:44 MIA - Ross Geller 11 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
1Q: 01:09 MIA - Michael Husted 27 field goal
2Q: 10:58 BUF - Wayne Campbell 9 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)
2Q: 06:02 MIA - Jacquez Green 10 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
2Q: 03:23 BUF - Curtis Alexander 15 run (Braden Young extra point)
3Q: 05:05 BUF - Brett Perriman 30 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)
3Q: 00:52 MIA - Michael Husted 46 field goal
4Q: 11:38 BUF - Stephen Alexander 10 pass from Jake Delhomme (Braden Young extra point)
4Q: 10:08 BUF - Braden Young 34 field goal

Team Statistics BUF MIA
Record 2-3 0-5
First Downs 21 20
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 15 14
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 376 313
- Offensive Plays 67 73
- Yards per Play 5.61 4.29
Net Rushing Yards 94 102
- Rushing Attempts 33 20
- Yards per Rush 2.85 5.10
Net Passing Yards 282 211
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 22 - 0 48 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 282 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 5/23
- Yards per Pass Play 8.29 3.98
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 13.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 4/77 9/60
Punt Returns/Yards 1/14 4/30
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 4/88
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 35
Time of Possession 31:00 29:00

Team Statistics	BUF	MIA
Record	2-3	0-5
First Downs	21	20
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	15	14
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	376	313
- Offensive Plays	67	73
- Yards per Play	5.61	4.29
Net Rushing Yards	94	102
- Rushing Attempts	33	20
- Yards per Rush	2.85	5.10
Net Passing Yards	282	211
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 22 - 0	48 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	282	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	5/23
- Yards per Pass Play	8.29	3.98
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	13.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	4/77	9/60
Punt Returns/Yards	1/14	4/30
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	4/88
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 35
Time of Possession	31:00	29:00

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:38	4:29	OWN 26	8	45	Missed FG
1	5:32	2:44	OWN 20	6	39	Fumble
1	1:04	1:15	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	13:08	2:19	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
2	5:51	2:37	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
2	1:10	1:01	OWN 7	4	8	Punt
3	15:00	2:02	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	9:22	4:31	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	0:44	2:02	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
4	11:38	0:08	OPP 10	1	10	Touchdown
4	11:21	1:21	OPP 24	3	7	Field Goal
4	8:03	2:14	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	4:48	2:51	OWN 20	6	7	Punt
4	0:15	0:15	OWN 46	1	-1	Game

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:22	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	7:09	1:37	OWN 36	5	11	Punt
1	2:48	1:44	OWN 41	4	49	Field Goal
2	14:49	1:41	50	3	-3	Punt
2	10:49	4:58	OWN 37	9	63	Touchdown
2	3:14	2:04	OWN 32	6	18	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 43	1	0	Half
3	12:58	3:36	OPP 49	8	9	Punt
3	4:51	4:07	OWN 20	9	51	Field Goal
4	13:42	2:04	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
4	10:00	1:57	OWN 34	5	16	Punt
4	5:49	1:01	OWN 42	3	3	Punt
4	1:57	1:42	OWN 29	10	25	Downs

Game MVP: Jake Delhomme, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eddie George	19	69	3.63	12	2	0
Curtis Alexander	12	27	2.25	15	2	1
Rodney Thomas	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Jake Delhomme	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lawrence Phillips	14	76	5.43	18	2
Jeff Cothran	5	25	5.00	9	0
Matt Tucker	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Delhomme	34	22	282	0/0	3	30	0	119.9

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	48	23	234	5/23	2	26	0	76.2

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wayne Campbell	7	9	96	13.71	9	29	1
WR Brett Perriman	4	8	99	24.75	34	30	1
WR Joaquin Stuckey	4	5	34	8.50	7	17	0
RB Eddie George	2	2	14	7.00	3	10	0
TE Stephen Alexander	2	4	16	8.00	1	10	1
TE Ben Coates	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Curtis Alexander	1	3	10	10.00	5	10	0
WR Brian Finneran	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ross Geller	8	11	86	10.75	22	22	1
WR Jacquez Green	4	10	39	9.75	4	15	1
FB Jeff Cothran	3	4	19	6.33	4	10	0
WR Marcus Robinson	3	8	54	18.00	19	26	0
TE Pete Mitchell	2	3	9	4.50	1	5	0
TE O.J. Santiago	2	3	19	9.50	0	15	0
WR Tony Johnson	1	5	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Jeff Query	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Matt Tucker	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Lawrence Phillips	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ben Coates	1	0	0
Rodney Thomas	0	1	0
Kurt Schultz	0	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Wes Farr	1	0	0
Kendall Roberts	0	1	0
Junior Seau	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	6	239	39.8	34.8	50	1

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	7	281	40.1	26.7	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Braden Young	1/2	0/1	0/0	34	4/4

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michael Husted	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Finneran	1	14	14.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Query	3	26	8.7	0
Marcus Robinson	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Schultz	1	13	13.0	0
Wayne Campbell	1	28	28.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wes Farr	4	88	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Reuben Dodge	7	4	0.0	13	43
S Zach Bronson	7	0	0.0	20	53
OLB Robert Jones	5	2	2.0	18	49
OLB Terry Killens	5	0	1.0	15	28
CB Jason Sehorn	4	2	0.0	20	52
ILB Eric Hill	4	1	0.0	20	52
DT Craig Veasley	4	0	0.0	12	22
S John Heeter	2	2	0.0	20	53
ILB Stephen Boyd	2	1	0.0	7	11
DT Bill Goldberg	1	1	1.5	8	31
ILB Joe Cain	1	0	0.0	2	4
DE Robert Porcher	1	0	0.0	14	33
S Kurt Schultz	1	0	0.0	5	20
OLB Bob Joe	1	0	0.0	0	6
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	1	0	0.0	6	20
DE Carl Powell	0	1	0.5	11	20

Miami	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Keith Thibodeaux	5	2	27	28
DE Antonio Edwards	5	1	21	23
CB Chris Carter	5	0	28	29
OLB Mark Fields	4	4	26	26
S Myron Bell	4	1	29	30
ILB Kendall Roberts	4	0	17	17
ILB Jeremiah Trotter	3	4	31	31
OLB Junior Seau	3	1	26	27
DT Bryce Williamson	3	0	13	20
CB John Kimbrough	2	1	19	21
S Dave Thomas	2	1	29	33
DT Seth Payne	2	1	20	14
CB Steve Lofton	2	0	13	11
ILB Lloyd Riggle	2	0	2	3
DE Shawn Price	1	2	12	11
S Monty Grow	1	2	6	4
DE Gabe Wilkins	1	0	26	24
OLB Anthony Simmons	0	3	11	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Robert Jones	2.0	0	2	1	49
DT Bill Goldberg	1.5	1	1	0	31
OLB Terry Killens	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Carl Powell	0.5	0	1	0	20
DT Craig Veasley	0.0	1	0	0	22
DE Robert Porcher	0.0	0	4	0	33
DE Ren Hoek	0.0	0	1	0	33

Miami	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Mark Fields	1	0	26
OLB Junior Seau	0	2	27
S Dave Thomas	0	1	33
DE Troy Barnett	0	1	10
DE Gabe Wilkins	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jason Sehorn	5	3	52
CB Reuben Dodge	5	0	43
OLB Robert Jones	3	0	49
ILB Stephen Boyd	2	1	11
ILB Eric Hill	2	1	52
S Kurt Schultz	1	1	20
S John Heeter	1	1	53
OLB Terry Killens	1	1	28
S Zach Bronson	1	1	53
OLB Bob Joe	1	0	6
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	1	0	20

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Keith Thibodeaux	5	0	28
CB Chris Carter	4	0	29
OLB Junior Seau	2	0	27
ILB Lloyd Riggle	2	0	3
ILB Kendall Roberts	2	0	17
CB Steve Lofton	1	0	11
DE Antonio Edwards	1	0	23
DE Shawn Price	1	0	11
S Dave Thomas	1	0	33
OLB Mark Fields	1	0	26
DT Bryce Williamson	1	0	20
OLB Anthony Simmons	1	0	12
CB John Kimbrough	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Chris Gray	4	11	0	33	34
Brian Habib	3	9	1	33	34
Bob Dahl	1	7	0	33	34
Chris Conrad	1	2	0	33	34
Donnie McQuilken	0	2	0	20	13
Visanthe Hall	0	1	0	33	34

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Fina	2	4	20	1	53
James Atkins	2	4	20	0	53
Rocky Saturday	2	3	20	0	53
Joey Banes	1	5	20	3	53
Sam Gash	0	2	10	0	15
Glen McKeller	0	2	15	0	26
Hunter Wilcox	0	0	5	1	27

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Jerrott Willard	4	17
Kurt Schultz	3	18
Wayne Campbell	1	10

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Query	2	24
Pete Mitchell	1	13

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Heeter	---	---	20	53	14	87
Carlton Gray	---	---	20	52	13	85
Chris Gray	33	34	---	---	8	75
Zach Bronson	---	---	20	53	2	75
Jason Sehorn	---	---	20	52	2	74
Eric Hill	---	---	20	52	2	74
Reuben Dodge	---	---	13	43	16	72
Robert Jones	---	---	18	49	2	69
Brian Habib	33	34	---	---	---	67
Bob Dahl	33	34	---	---	---	67
Visanthe Hall	33	34	---	---	---	67
Jake Delhomme	33	34	---	---	---	67
Chris Conrad	33	34	---	---	---	67
Stephen Alexander	29	32	---	---	5	66
Wayne Campbell	28	24	---	---	10	62
Brian Finneran	14	24	---	---	18	56
Brett Perriman	26	27	---	---	1	54
Robert Porcher	---	---	14	33	4	51
Eddie George	20	26	---	---	1	47
Ren Hoek	---	---	9	33	2	44
Kurt Schultz	---	---	5	20	18	43
Terry Killens	---	---	15	28	---	43
Donnie McQuilken	20	13	---	---	8	41
Bill Goldberg	---	---	8	31	1	40
Craig Veasley	---	---	12	22	2	36
Israel Ifeanyichukwu	---	---	6	20	8	34
Carl Powell	---	---	11	20	3	34
Joaquin Stuckey	9	12	---	---	10	31
Rodney Thomas	1	1	---	---	27	29
Bob Joe	---	---	0	6	22	28
Curtis Alexander	12	8	---	---	6	26
Ben Coates	6	3	---	---	10	19
Stephen Boyd	---	---	7	11	---	18
Jerrott Willard	---	---	0	1	17	18
Joe Cain	---	---	2	4	11	17
David LaFleur	0	0	---	---	17	17
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ian Beckles	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eric Mahlum	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jamie Brown	0	0	---	---	8	8
Braden Young	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve Pelleur	0	0	---	---	2	2
Erik McMillan	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jamie Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Myron Bell	---	---	29	30	24	83
John Fina	20	53	---	---	9	82
James Atkins	20	53	---	---	9	82
Joey Banes	20	53	---	---	---	73
Rocky Saturday	20	53	---	---	---	73
Drew Bledsoe	20	53	---	---	---	73
Dave Thomas	---	---	29	33	4	66
Jeremiah Trotter	---	---	31	31	2	64
Tony Johnson	10	36	---	---	15	61
Ross Geller	16	44	---	---	---	60
Jacquez Green	20	40	---	---	---	60
Chris Carter	---	---	28	29	2	59
Junior Seau	---	---	26	27	4	57
Keith Thibodeaux	---	---	27	28	2	57
Mark Fields	---	---	26	26	2	54
Gabe Wilkins	---	---	26	24	3	53
Antonio Edwards	---	---	21	23	8	52
John Kimbrough	---	---	19	21	12	52
Jeff Cothran	7	21	---	---	20	48
Pete Mitchell	12	23	---	---	13	48
Steve Lofton	---	---	13	11	23	47
Lawrence Phillips	14	33	---	---	---	47
Glen McKeller	15	26	---	---	---	41
Hunter Wilcox	5	27	---	---	9	41
Seth Payne	---	---	20	14	5	39
O.J. Santiago	3	14	---	---	18	35
Bryce Williamson	---	---	13	20	2	35
Anthony Simmons	---	---	11	12	12	35
Kendall Roberts	---	---	17	17	---	34
Sam Gash	10	15	---	---	6	31
Jeff Query	1	4	---	---	24	29
Matt Tucker	1	10	---	---	15	26
Marcus Robinson	6	19	---	---	1	26
Shawn Price	---	---	12	11	---	23
Wes Farr	0	6	---	---	14	20
Troy Barnett	---	---	7	10	---	17
Lloyd Riggle	---	---	2	3	10	15
Monty Grow	---	---	6	4	1	11
Mark Staten	0	0	---	---	9	9
Victor Riley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	7	7
Michael Husted	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marquis Green	---	---	0	0	5	5
Corwin Carr	0	0	---	---	2	2
Craig Whelihan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Dogins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	37	2.8
Middle	8	8	1.0
Right	11	50	4.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	31	6.2
Middle	10	27	2.7
Right	5	44	8.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Delhomme	34	22	6	3	2	1	5	0	0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Bledsoe	48	23	3	4	1	9	9	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	59	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	104	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	10	5	110	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	14	117	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	95	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	20	3.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wayne Campbell	9	7	0	96	2	24
WR Brett Perriman	8	4	0	99	4	27
WR Joaquin Stuckey	5	4	0	34	0	12
TE Stephen Alexander	4	2	0	16	0	32
RB Curtis Alexander	3	1	1	10	0	8
RB Eddie George	2	2	0	14	0	26
WR Brian Finneran	2	1	1	8	0	24
TE Ben Coates	1	1	0	5	0	3

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ross Geller	11	8	0	86	1	44
WR Jacquez Green	10	4	1	39	0	40
WR Marcus Robinson	8	3	0	54	2	19
WR Tony Johnson	5	1	0	8	0	36
FB Jeff Cothran	4	3	0	19	0	21
TE Pete Mitchell	3	2	0	9	0	23
TE O.J. Santiago	3	2	0	19	0	14
RB Matt Tucker	2	0	0	0	0	10
WR Jeff Query	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Lawrence Phillips	1	0	0	0	0	33

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rodney Thomas	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
Curtis Alexander	1	15	15.00	2.25

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lawrence Phillips	1	5	5.00	5.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Delhomme	4	2	19	4.75	8.29

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Bledsoe	5	2	21	4.20	4.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Stephen Alexander	2	1	10	5.00	4.00
WR Brett Perriman	1	0	0	0.00	12.38
WR Wayne Campbell	1	1	9	9.00	10.67

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ross Geller	2	1	11	5.50	7.82
WR Jacquez Green	2	1	10	5.00	3.90
TE Pete Mitchell	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie George	3	0
Rodney Thomas	1	0
Curtis Alexander	1	1

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Lawrence Phillips	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Delhomme	10	9	5

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Bledsoe	11	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joaquin Stuckey	3	3	1
WR Brett Perriman	2	2	2
TE Ben Coates	1	1	0
WR Wayne Campbell	1	1	1
RB Eddie George	1	1	0
RB Curtis Alexander	1	1	1
WR Brian Finneran	1	0	0

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jacquez Green	4	0	0
WR Tony Johnson	2	1	1
RB Matt Tucker	1	0	0
FB Jeff Cothran	1	1	0
WR Ross Geller	1	1	0
TE Pete Mitchell	1	1	1
WR Marcus Robinson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,200 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,800 (17,600)
End Zone 12,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,000 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (11,200)
Club Seats 9,700 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (1,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,200 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,800 (17,600)
End Zone	12,100 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,000 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (11,200)
Club Seats	9,700 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (1,200)