Week 15, 1999

played in Buffalo, NY

46 degrees, rain, 16 mph wind

Miami Dolphins	7	3	7	0	-	17
Buffalo Bills	0	6	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:49 MIA - Troy Edwards 7 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
2Q: 12:57 BUF - David Beckham 33 field goal
2Q: 04:20 MIA - Michael Husted 28 field goal
2Q: 00:16 BUF - David Beckham 21 field goal
3Q: 11:54 MIA - Troy Edwards 63 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:49 MIA - Troy Edwards 7 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
2Q: 12:57 BUF - David Beckham 33 field goal
2Q: 04:20 MIA - Michael Husted 28 field goal
2Q: 00:16 BUF - David Beckham 21 field goal
3Q: 11:54 MIA - Troy Edwards 63 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)

Team Statistics MIA BUF
Record 10-4 9-5
First Downs 12 17
- by Rushing 2 8
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 304 263
- Offensive Plays 53 69
- Yards per Play 5.74 3.81
Net Rushing Yards 48 120
- Rushing Attempts 29 30
- Yards per Rush 1.66 4.00
Net Passing Yards 256 143
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 16 - 1 35 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 265 180
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 4/37
- Yards per Pass Play 10.67 3.67
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/44 1/10
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 5/22
Kick Returns/Yards 2/34 2/38
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/36
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 31
Time of Possession 28:57 31:03

Team Statistics	MIA	BUF
Record	10-4	9-5
First Downs	12	17
- by Rushing	2	8
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	304	263
- Offensive Plays	53	69
- Yards per Play	5.74	3.81
Net Rushing Yards	48	120
- Rushing Attempts	29	30
- Yards per Rush	1.66	4.00
Net Passing Yards	256	143
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 16 - 1	35 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	265	180
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	4/37
- Yards per Pass Play	10.67	3.67
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	10.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/44	1/10
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	5/22
Kick Returns/Yards	2/34	2/38
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/36
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 31
Time of Possession	28:57	31:03

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:18	OWN 33	4	67	Touchdown
1	8:42	2:35	OWN 29	4	19	Punt
2	12:49	1:15	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	10:10	2:08	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	8:02	3:47	OPP 40	7	29	Field Goal
2	3:46	1:54	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
3	12:38	1:01	OWN 35	2	65	Touchdown
3	9:47	1:23	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
3	7:25	3:39	OWN 20	7	60	Interception
3	0:43	1:20	OWN 19	3	0	Punt
4	9:56	1:26	OWN 26	3	-15	Punt
4	6:55	5:02	OWN 36	9	27	Punt
4	0:47	0:47	OPP 16	2	-2	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:42	4:00	OWN 20	8	22	Punt
1	6:07	8:18	OWN 2	16	82	Field Goal
2	11:34	1:24	OPP 15	3	6	Missed FG
2	4:15	0:29	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	1:52	1:44	OWN 22	6	74	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:22	OWN 22	3	3	Punt
3	11:37	1:50	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
3	8:24	0:59	OPP 48	3	5	Punt
3	3:46	3:03	50	5	2	Punt
4	14:23	4:27	OWN 31	9	50	Missed FG
4	8:30	1:35	OWN 31	3	-1	Punt
4	1:53	1:06	OWN 20	5	-4	Downs

Game MVP: Drew Bledsoe, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lawrence Phillips	17	43	2.53	10	1
Josue Shenkarow	9	3	0.33	5	0
Drew Bledsoe	3	2	0.67	4	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Eddie George	21	78	3.71	17	3
Curtis Alexander	5	24	4.80	13	1
Jake Delhomme	3	19	6.33	8	0
Brian Finneran	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	22	16	265	2/9	2	63	1	124.2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Delhomme	35	15	180	4/37	0	29	0	59.2

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ross Geller	6	9	99	16.50	26	34	0
WR Troy Edwards	4	5	89	22.25	57	63	2
WR Nate Jacquet	3	3	50	16.67	33	41	0
FB Jeff Cothran	1	1	15	15.00	14	15	0
TE O.J. Santiago	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Marcus Robinson	1	1	13	13.00	5	13	0
RB Lawrence Phillips	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jacquez Green	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Brett Perriman	5	9	48	9.60	0	23
WR Brian Finneran	4	10	51	12.75	23	25
WR Wayne Campbell	3	5	14	4.67	0	7
TE Stephen Alexander	2	7	44	22.00	22	29
WR Corey Bradford	1	2	23	23.00	9	23
RB Curtis Alexander	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jerry Wilson	1	36	36.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lawrence Phillips	1	0	0
Troy Edwards	1	0	0
Hunter Wilcox	0	1	1
O.J. Santiago	0	1	0
Keith Thibodeaux	0	1	0
Mark Fields	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jake Delhomme	1	0	0
Wayne McGarity	1	0	0
Eddie George	0	1	0
Robert Porcher	0	0	1
Eric Mahlum	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leo Araguz	8	328	41.0	35.8	62	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	7	298	42.6	37.4	59	3

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michael Husted	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Beckham	2/4	0/0	0/0	33	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Troy Edwards	3	16	5.3	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne McGarity	5	22	4.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Paul	1	18	18.0	0
Marcus Robinson	1	16	16.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne McGarity	2	38	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jeremiah Trotter	9	2	0.0	29	35
OLB Mark Fields	6	2	1.0	26	36
S Tim McDonald	6	2	0.0	28	35
DE Shawn Price	4	2	1.5	20	28
DE Troy Barnett	4	1	1.0	29	30
CB Chris Carter	3	2	0.0	24	34
DE Tony Bryant	2	1	0.5	11	20
CB Keith Thibodeaux	2	3	0.0	16	31
ILB Kendall Roberts	2	1	0.0	13	12
DT Monte Reagor	2	1	0.0	27	32
S Marcus Paul	2	0	0.0	8	13
CB Champ Bailey	2	0	0.0	25	37
OLB Junior Seau	1	1	0.0	26	26
CB Tim Taylor	1	0	0.0	8	6
ILB Marquis Green	1	0	0.0	5	6
S Myron Bell	1	0	0.0	29	37
OLB Anthony Simmons	1	0	0.0	3	4
WR Troy Edwards	1	0	---	---	---

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S John Heeter	7	2	0.0	29	24
ILB Eric Hill	7	0	0.0	29	24
DE Robert Porcher	5	1	1.0	15	10
ILB Barry Minter	4	1	1.0	18	6
CB Jerry Wilson	4	0	0.0	29	24
CB Carlton Gray	3	0	0.0	28	24
DT John Thornton	3	0	0.0	24	17
CB Corey Ivy	3	0	0.0	12	17
OLB Robert Jones	1	2	0.0	25	21
OLB Terry Killens	1	2	0.0	22	14
DE Ren Hoek	1	0	0.0	12	9
OLB Bob Joe	1	0	0.0	5	7
ILB Ronald McKinnon	1	0	0.0	3	2
DE Carl Powell	1	0	0.0	14	14
DT Leon Bender	1	0	0.0	5	7
DE Chidi Ahanotu	0	4	0.0	17	15
S Zach Bronson	0	2	0.0	29	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Shawn Price	1.5	0	2	0	28
OLB Mark Fields	1.0	0	2	3	36
DE Troy Barnett	1.0	0	0	0	30
DE Tony Bryant	0.5	0	0	0	20
OLB Junior Seau	0.0	2	3	0	26
DT John Jurkovic	0.0	0	1	0	7
ILB Jeremiah Trotter	0.0	0	1	0	35

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DE Robert Porcher	1.0	0	0	10
ILB Barry Minter	1.0	0	0	6
DE Ren Hoek	0.0	1	0	9
DE Chidi Ahanotu	0.0	1	0	15
OLB Robert Jones	0.0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Champ Bailey	2	3	37
S Tim McDonald	2	1	35
CB Chris Carter	2	1	34
ILB Jeremiah Trotter	2	0	35
OLB Mark Fields	1	2	36
S Marcus Paul	1	0	13
DE Shawn Price	1	0	28
DE Troy Barnett	1	0	30
S Myron Bell	1	0	37
CB Keith Thibodeaux	1	0	31
DT Monte Reagor	1	0	32

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Eric Hill	5	1	0	24
CB Jerry Wilson	3	0	1	24
CB Carlton Gray	3	0	0	24
S John Heeter	2	0	0	24
CB Corey Ivy	2	0	0	17
DE Carl Powell	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rocky Saturday	1	8	29	0	24
John Fina	1	5	29	1	24
Kevin Dogins	0	4	29	0	24
Aaron Gibson	0	3	29	1	24
Jeff Cothran	0	3	19	0	7
Bruce Armstrong	0	1	29	0	24
O.J. Santiago	0	1	21	0	8
Jeff Paulk	0	1	8	0	5

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Visanthe Hall	3	4	0	30	1	39
Chris Gray	2	6	0	30	0	39
Bob Dahl	1	6	1	30	1	39
Stephen Alexander	1	2	1	26	0	35
Brian Habib	0	7	0	30	0	39
Chris Conrad	0	2	0	30	1	39
Curtis Alexander	0	0	0	5	1	14

Special Teams Tackles

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Marcus Robinson	2	19
Myron Bell	2	17
Jeff Cothran	1	14
Glen McKeller	1	9
Hunter Wilcox	1	9

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Wayne Campbell	2	12
Curtis Alexander	1	24
Eddie George	1	12
Eric Mahlum	1	11

Participation

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Myron Bell	---	---	29	37	17	83
Keith Thibodeaux	---	---	16	31	25	72
Troy Barnett	---	---	29	30	9	68
Tim McDonald	---	---	28	35	4	67
Mark Fields	---	---	26	36	4	66
Jeremiah Trotter	---	---	29	35	2	66
Champ Bailey	---	---	25	37	4	66
Monte Reagor	---	---	27	32	4	63
Kevin Dogins	29	24	---	---	9	62
Chris Carter	---	---	24	34	4	62
Junior Seau	---	---	26	26	4	56
Shawn Price	---	---	20	28	7	55
Bruce Armstrong	29	24	---	---	---	53
Rocky Saturday	29	24	---	---	---	53
John Fina	29	24	---	---	---	53
Drew Bledsoe	29	24	---	---	---	53
Aaron Gibson	29	24	---	---	---	53
Ross Geller	22	24	---	---	---	46
Nate Jacquet	17	18	---	---	7	42
Jeff Cothran	19	7	---	---	14	40
Marcus Paul	---	---	8	13	17	38
Josue Shenkarow	11	10	---	---	17	38
O.J. Santiago	21	8	---	---	7	36
Marcus Robinson	6	11	---	---	19	36
Troy Edwards	13	16	---	---	6	35
Tony Bryant	---	---	11	20	2	33
Pete Mitchell	10	4	---	---	16	30
Lawrence Phillips	18	10	---	---	---	28
Kendall Roberts	---	---	13	12	2	27
Anthony Simmons	---	---	3	4	16	23
Jeff Paulk	8	5	---	---	9	22
Marquis Green	---	---	5	6	8	19
Tim Taylor	---	---	8	6	2	16
Jacquez Green	0	7	---	---	8	15
John Jurkovic	---	---	3	7	4	14
Mark Staten	0	0	---	---	9	9
Glen McKeller	0	0	---	---	9	9
Hunter Wilcox	0	0	---	---	9	9
Victor Riley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Leo Araguz	0	0	---	---	8	8
Michael Husted	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dana Poole	0	0	---	---	1	1
Raion Brundige	---	---	0	0	---	0
Horace Mang	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jamar Nesbit	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Gray	30	39	---	---	11	80
John Heeter	---	---	29	24	18	71
Stephen Alexander	26	35	---	---	10	71
Chris Conrad	30	39	---	---	2	71
Brian Habib	30	39	---	---	---	69
Bob Dahl	30	39	---	---	---	69
Visanthe Hall	30	39	---	---	---	69
Jake Delhomme	30	39	---	---	---	69
Eddie George	24	21	---	---	12	57
Carlton Gray	---	---	28	24	4	56
Eric Hill	---	---	29	24	1	54
Jerry Wilson	---	---	29	24	1	54
Zach Bronson	---	---	29	24	1	54
Wayne Campbell	16	23	---	---	12	51
Brett Perriman	18	30	---	---	---	48
Robert Jones	---	---	25	21	1	47
Brian Finneran	22	22	---	---	---	44
Curtis Alexander	5	14	---	---	24	43
John Thornton	---	---	24	17	1	42
Ben Coates	22	19	---	---	---	41
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	17	15	5	37
Terry Killens	---	---	22	14	---	36
Carl Powell	---	---	14	14	8	36
Corey Ivy	---	---	12	17	5	34
Corey Bradford	7	11	---	---	15	33
Bob Joe	---	---	5	7	20	32
Barry Minter	---	---	18	6	7	31
Kurt Schultz	---	---	2	5	23	30
Robert Porcher	---	---	15	10	3	28
David LaFleur	5	5	---	---	18	28
Wayne McGarity	4	3	---	---	21	28
Ren Hoek	---	---	12	9	2	23
Leon Bender	---	---	5	7	---	12
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	11	11
Ian Beckles	0	0	---	---	11	11
Eric Mahlum	0	0	---	---	11	11
Reggie Nelson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Dan Campbell	0	4	---	---	6	10
Marshall Pleasant	0	0	---	---	9	9
Aaron Stecker	1	8	---	---	---	9
David Beckham	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rashard Cook	---	---	1	0	6	7
Ronald McKinnon	---	---	3	2	---	5
Jamie Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jerome Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0
Shaun King	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	3	0.4
Middle	13	41	3.2
Right	7	6	0.9
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	50	6.3
Middle	9	34	3.8
Right	13	36	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Bledsoe	22	16	4	1	1	1	0	1	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Delhomme	35	15	4	0	2	7	9	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	180	16.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	36	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	34	11.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	9	72	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	69	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	39	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ross Geller	9	6	0	99	2	24
WR Troy Edwards	5	4	0	89	1	16
WR Nate Jacquet	3	3	0	50	1	18
FB Jeff Cothran	1	1	0	15	0	7
RB Lawrence Phillips	1	0	1	0	0	10
TE O.J. Santiago	1	1	0	-1	0	8
WR Marcus Robinson	1	1	0	13	0	11
WR Jacquez Green	1	0	0	0	0	7

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brian Finneran	10	4	1	51	1	22
WR Brett Perriman	9	5	0	48	1	30
TE Stephen Alexander	7	2	0	44	1	35
WR Wayne Campbell	5	3	1	14	0	23
RB Curtis Alexander	2	0	0	0	0	14
WR Corey Bradford	2	1	0	23	1	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Drew Bledsoe	2	-2	-1.00	0.67
Lawrence Phillips	2	16	8.00	2.53
Josue Shenkarow	2	-3	-1.50	0.33

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie George	2	3	1.50	3.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Bledsoe	3	1	7	2.33	12.05

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Delhomme	7	2	7	1.00	5.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Troy Edwards	2	1	7	3.50	17.80
WR Ross Geller	1	0	0	0.00	11.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Stephen Alexander	3	0	0	0.00	6.29
WR Brett Perriman	1	1	0	0.00	5.33
WR Wayne Campbell	1	1	7	7.00	2.80
RB Curtis Alexander	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Brian Finneran	1	0	0	0.00	5.10

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Lawrence Phillips	5	1
Drew Bledsoe	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie George	1	0
Jake Delhomme	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Bledsoe	7	5	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Delhomme	14	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ross Geller	5	4	2
WR Jacquez Green	1	0	0
WR Troy Edwards	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Finneran	5	2	1
WR Brett Perriman	2	1	1
WR Wayne Campbell	2	2	1
TE Stephen Alexander	2	0	0
WR Corey Bradford	2	1	1
RB Curtis Alexander	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)