| Played in Buffalo, NY, weather: 59 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Miami won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Carson Long kicked off 69 yards from the BUF30. Karl Farmer returned the ball 25 yards to the MIA26. Tackled by Ray Kiddoo. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIA Tim Collier on the MIA26. |
| 1-10-MIA26 (1Q: 14:24) George Rogers ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Andy Dorris, assisted by OLB Bruce Scholtz. Key block delivered by Craig Wolfley. |
| 2-1-MIA35 (1Q: 13:46) Dan Manucci pass completed to WR Jeff Groth for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Ray Kiddoo. |
| 1-10-MIA38 (1Q: 13:05) George Rogers ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen, assisted by OLB Ray Kiddoo. DT Carl Barisich crushed Michael Obrovac to wreck the play. |
| 2-10-MIA38 (1Q: 12:25) George Rogers ran outside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Andy Dorris, assisted by OLB Bruce Scholtz. |
| 3-9-MIA39 (1Q: 11:52) Dan Manucci pass was dropped by WR Nat Moore. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-MIA39 (1Q: 11:45) Eddie Hare punted 60 yards. The ball was downed at the BUF01. |
| 1-10-BUF01 (1Q: 11:37) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for a False Start. |
| 1-10-BUF01 (1Q: 11:28) Ted McKnight ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Keith Gary, assisted by OLB Mike Varty. |
| 2-7-BUF04 (1Q: 10:50) Walter Payton ran a trap outside the right tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by S Jake Scott, assisted by S Neal Colzie. |
| 3-9-BUF02 (1Q: 10:20) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Roger Carr for 17 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Fred McNeil. Carr gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offensive Holding. Safety awarded on penalty in the end zone. Miami 2, Buffalo 0 |
| (1Q: 10:14) Carson Long kicked off 74 yards from the BUF20. Karl Farmer returned the ball 24 yards to the MIA30. Tackled by Billy Jackson. |
| 1-10-MIA30 (1Q: 09:48) George Rogers ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Keena Turner. |
| 2-7-MIA33 (1Q: 09:20) Dan Manucci pass completed to TE Tim Sherwin for 1 yard. Tackled by S Dextor Clinkscale, assisted by CB Dwight Harrison. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-MIA34 (1Q: 08:52) George Rogers ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Will Wynn, assisted by CB Kenny Johnson. |
| 4-5-MIA35 (1Q: 08:26) Eddie Hare punted 39 yards. Roger Carr called for a fair catch at the BUF26. |
| 1-10-BUF26 (1Q: 08:19) Walter Payton ran a draw inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Varty. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIA OLB Mike Varty to the BUF26. |
| 1-10-BUF26 (1Q: 08:13) Dan Manucci sacked by DE Andy Dorris and OLB Ray Kiddoo for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Dennis Harrah. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BUF Mike Dawson for 67 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Buffalo 6, Miami 2 |
| (1Q: 08:13) Extra point by Carson Long was good. Buffalo 7, Miami 2 |
| (1Q: 07:58) Carson Long kicked off 64 yards from the BUF30. Karl Farmer returned the ball 30 yards to the MIA36. Tackled by Billy Jackson. |
| 1-10-MIA36 (1Q: 07:25) Dan Manucci pass completed to TE Tim Sherwin for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Kenny Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-MIA39 (1Q: 06:38) Deacon Turner ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Dextor Clinkscale. |
| 3-4-MIA42 (1Q: 06:09) Dan Manucci pass completed to RB George Rogers for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner. Rogers gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF44 (1Q: 05:29) Dan Manucci pass completed to WR Jeff Groth for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Ray Kiddoo. |
| 1-10-BUF33 (1Q: 04:50) Dan Manucci pass completed to RB George Rogers for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-BUF25 (1Q: 04:10) Dan Manucci pass completed to WR Rich Martini for 3 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Casanova. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-BUF22 (1Q: 03:46) George Rogers ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Jeff Wright, assisted by S Dextor Clinkscale. |
| 2-8-BUF20 (1Q: 03:05) Dan Manucci pass completed to RB George Rogers for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Jeff Wright. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Rogers gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-8-BUF08 (1Q: 02:35) Dan Manucci pass completed to TE Tim Sherwin for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner. |
| 2-2-BUF02 (1Q: 01:55) Dan Manucci scrambled for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Buffalo's Bruce Scholtz was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. Miami 8, Buffalo 7 |
| (1Q: 01:55) Extra point by Freddie Steinfort was good. Miami 9, Buffalo 7 |
| (1Q: 01:44) Freddie Steinfort kicked off 59 yards from the MIA30. Roger Carr returned the ball 16 yards to the BUF27. Tackled by Karl Farmer. |
| 1-10-BUF27 (1Q: 01:13) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Roger Carr for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Fred McNeil. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-BUF31 (1Q: 00:41) Ted McKnight ran a draw inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Jake Scott, assisted by OLB Fred McNeil. |
| 3-4-BUF33 (1Q: 00:02) Walter Payton ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Jake Scott. Key block delivered by Ken Huff. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-BUF38 (2Q: 15:00) PENALTY: Miami was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-BUF43 (2Q: 14:53) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Varty. |
| 1-10-MIA48 (2Q: 14:11) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Roger Carr for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Fred McNeil. |
| 2-8-MIA46 (2Q: 13:25) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Sweetness Payton for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Fred McNeil, assisted by ILB Terry Tautolo. Payton gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIA34 (2Q: 12:39) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Sweetness Payton for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB John Corker. |
| 2-4-MIA28 (2Q: 12:13) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie Griffin. DT Tom Tuinei hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-4-MIA28 (2Q: 12:03) Walter Payton ran around the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by S Bill Graham. Key block delivered by Brad Edelman. |
| 1-10-MIA16 (2Q: 11:32) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIA21 (2Q: 11:28) Earl Gant ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Lester Hayes. |
| 2-11-MIA17 (2Q: 10:45) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roger Carr. S Neal Colzie defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Miami was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-MIA12 (2Q: 10:38) Richard Todd pass completed to WR George Farmer for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Collier. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-MIA07 (2Q: 09:57) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roger Carr. CB Lester Hayes defended the pass. |
| 3-5-MIA07 (2Q: 09:50) Richard Todd pass was dropped by WR George Farmer. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-MIA07 (2Q: 09:45) Carson Long attempted a 24 yard field goal and succeeded. PENALTY: Miami was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. Buffalo 10, Miami 9 |
| (2Q: 09:39) Carson Long kicked off 52 yards from the BUF30. Karl Farmer returned the ball 38 yards to the BUF44. Tackled by Dextor Clinkscale. |
| 1-10-BUF44 (2Q: 09:12) Dan Manucci pass fell incomplete, intended for RB George Rogers. ILB Don Blackmon hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BUF44 (2Q: 09:04) George Rogers ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Blackmon. |
| 3-5-BUF39 (2Q: 08:35) Dan Manucci pass completed to RB Deacon Turner for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Blackmon. Turner gained 12 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BUF Dwight Harrison for 77 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Buffalo 16, Miami 9 |
| (2Q: 08:35) Extra point by Carson Long was good. Buffalo 17, Miami 9 |
| (2Q: 08:27) Carson Long kicked off 75 yards from the BUF30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIA20 (2Q: 08:27) Deacon Turner ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Jack Tatum. |
| 2-10-MIA20 (2Q: 07:47) George Rogers ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Casanova. |
| 3-4-MIA26 (2Q: 07:18) Dan Manucci pass completed to WR Jeff Groth for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIA Karl Farmer for 60 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Buffalo 17, Miami 15 |
| (2Q: 07:18) Extra point by Freddie Steinfort was good. Buffalo 17, Miami 16 |
| (2Q: 06:38) Freddie Steinfort kicked off 58 yards from the MIA30. Roger Carr returned the ball 13 yards to the BUF25. Tackled by Calvin Daniels. |
| 1-10-BUF25 (2Q: 06:11) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Tony Hill for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Lester Hayes. |
| 1-10-BUF45 (2Q: 05:31) Walter Payton ran a trap outside the left tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by S Bill Graham, assisted by ILB Terry Tautolo. Key block delivered by Larron Jackson. |
| 1-10-MIA37 (2Q: 04:51) Richard Todd sacked by DT Tom Tuinei for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Terry Tausch. Miami's Fred McNeil was hurt on the play. |
| 2-17-MIA44 (2Q: 04:05) Sweetness Payton ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB John Corker. |
| 3-14-MIA41 (2Q: 03:21) Richard Todd pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Archie Griffin. DE Thomas Brown blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-14-MIA41 (2Q: 03:11) Pat McInally punted 34 yards. Ronald Cinkovsky returned the kick -1 yards to the MIA06. Tackled by Earl Gant. |
| 1-10-MIA06 (2Q: 03:01) Dan Manucci pass completed to WR Ike Harris for 3 yards. Tackled by S Jack Tatum. |
| 2-7-MIA09 (2Q: 02:30) Dan Manucci pass was dropped by WR Jeff Groth. |
| 3-7-MIA09 (2Q: 02:21) Dan Manucci pass completed to WR Rich Martini for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-MIA16 (2Q: 02:00) Dan Manucci pass was dropped by WR Rich Martini. |
| 2-10-MIA16 (2Q: 01:53) Dan Manucci pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. DT Mike Dawson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIA16 (2Q: 01:49) Dan Manucci pass was intended for WR Ike Harris and was intercepted by CB Graham Spreen at the MIA26. The interception was returned 18 yards. Tackled by Ike Harris. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-8-MIA08 (2Q: 01:38) Richard Todd sacked by DT Donnell Erofeev and OLB Jeff Rohrer for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Larron Jackson. |
| 2-14-MIA14 (2Q: 01:16) Sweetness Payton ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Tom Tuinei. |
| 3-10-MIA10 (2Q: 00:54) Richard Todd scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Jake Scott. |
| Buffalo called a time out. |
| 4-7-MIA07 (2Q: 00:42) Carson Long attempted a 24 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 20, Miami 16 |
| (2Q: 00:34) Carson Long kicked off 56 yards from the BUF30. Karl Farmer returned the ball 25 yards to the MIA39. Tackled by Kenny Johnson. |
| 1-10-MIA39 (2Q: 00:24) PENALTY: Miami was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIA34 (2Q: 00:24) Dan Manucci pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Nat Moore. OLB Bruce Scholtz hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-15-MIA34 (2Q: 00:17) Dan Manucci pass completed to WR Karl Farmer for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Kenny Johnson, assisted by DE Andy Dorris. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Freddie Steinfort kicked off 65 yards from the MIA30. Roger Carr returned the ball 16 yards to the BUF21. Tackled by Tim Collier. PENALTY: Miami was called for Offsides on the Kickoff. |
| (3Q: 14:40) Freddie Steinfort kicked off 74 yards from the MIA25. Roger Carr returned the ball 30 yards to the BUF31. Tackled by Del Rodgers. |
| 1-10-BUF31 (3Q: 14:23) Billy Jackson ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Tom Tuinei. |
| 2-11-BUF30 (3Q: 13:43) Sweetness Payton ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by CB Roynell Young, assisted by ILB Terry Tautolo. |
| 3-12-BUF29 (3Q: 13:15) Richard Todd pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Wally Henry. DE Keith Gary blocked the pass. |
| 4-12-BUF29 (3Q: 13:08) Pat McInally punted 55 yards. Ronald Cinkovsky returned the kick 0 yards to the MIA16. Tackled by Dextor Clinkscale. |
| 1-10-MIA16 (3Q: 13:01) Deacon Turner ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Ray Kiddoo. |
| 2-8-MIA18 (3Q: 12:24) Dan Manucci pass completed to RB George Rogers for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Jack Tatum. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Rogers gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIA29 (3Q: 11:53) Dan Manucci sacked by DT Mike Dawson for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Craig Wolfley. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIA Fred Quillan on the MIA23. |
| 2-16-MIA23 (3Q: 11:16) Dan Manucci pass completed to WR Jeff Groth for 3 yards. Tackled by S Dextor Clinkscale. Groth gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-13-MIA26 (3Q: 10:50) Dan Manucci pass completed to WR Rich Martini for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Dwight Harrison. |
| 4-6-MIA33 (3Q: 10:05) Eddie Hare punted 44 yards. Roger Carr returned the kick 8 yards to the BUF31. Tackled by Calvin Daniels. |
| 1-10-BUF31 (3Q: 09:58) Earl Gant ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Tautolo. Key block delivered by Phil Pozderac. |
| 2-5-BUF36 (3Q: 09:25) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Tony Hill for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Varty, assisted by S Jake Scott. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIA Dave Simmons for 14 yards to the BUF33. |
| 1-10-BUF33 (3Q: 09:19) Dan Manucci pass was intended for WR Rich Martini and was intercepted by CB Graham Spreen in the end zone. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (3Q: 09:10) Walter Payton ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Jake Scott, assisted by ILB Terry Tautolo. |
| 2-8-BUF22 (3Q: 08:26) Earl Gant ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Tautolo. |
| 3-5-BUF25 (3Q: 07:50) Richard Todd pass completed to FB Billy Jackson for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Donnell Erofeev. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-2-BUF28 (3Q: 07:07) Pat McInally punted 49 yards. Ronald Cinkovsky returned the kick 14 yards to the MIA37. Tackled by Dave Scott. |
| 1-10-MIA37 (3Q: 06:58) Dan Manucci pass completed to RB George Rogers for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Will Wynn. Rogers gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-8-MIA39 (3Q: 06:22) Deacon Turner ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Jack Tatum. |
| 3-9-MIA38 (3Q: 05:37) Dan Manucci pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Groth. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-MIA38 (3Q: 05:33) Eddie Hare punted 55 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the BUF07. Miami's Eddie Hare was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-BUF07 (3Q: 05:24) Earl Gant ran a draw inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bill Graham, assisted by S Bobby Kemp. |
| 2-7-BUF10 (3Q: 04:57) Walter Payton ran a trap outside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Thomas Brown. Key block delivered by Greg Sampson. |
| 1-10-BUF18 (3Q: 04:12) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Touchdown Tony Hill for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB John Corker, assisted by CB Tim Collier. Hill gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-4-BUF24 (3Q: 03:25) Richard Todd pass was dropped by RB Walter Payton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-BUF24 (3Q: 03:18) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Earl Gant for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB John Corker. |
| 1-10-BUF28 (3Q: 02:30) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Touchdown Tony Hill for 10 yards. Tackled by S Jake Scott. Hill gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-BUF38 (3Q: 01:56) Walter Payton ran around right end for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Tom Tuinei, assisted by S Neal Colzie. Key block delivered by Dave Scott. |
| 1-10-BUF48 (3Q: 01:23) Richard Todd scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Lester Hayes and assisted by S Jake Scott. |
| 2-5-MIA47 (3Q: 00:53) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Walter Payton for 6 yards. Tackled by S Neal Colzie, assisted by CB Tim Collier. |
| 1-10-MIA41 (3Q: 00:24) Richard Todd pass completed to TE Walt Arnold for 7 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Tim Collier, assisted by DE Keith Gary. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-3-MIA34 (4Q: 15:00) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bill Graham. Griffin gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-1-MIA32 (4Q: 14:32) Richard Todd sacked by DE Keith Gary for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Walt Arnold. |
| 4-8-MIA39 (4Q: 13:56) Pat McInally punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIA20 (4Q: 13:51) Deacon Turner ran outside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by S Dextor Clinkscale. Key block delivered by Claude Minor. |
| 1-10-MIA31 (4Q: 13:17) Dan Manucci pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. CB Kenny Johnson knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-MIA31 (4Q: 13:07) Dan Manucci pass completed to WR Rich Martini for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Jeff Wright. Martini gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIA45 (4Q: 12:38) George Rogers ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barisich. |
| 2-6-MIA49 (4Q: 11:55) George Rogers ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Will Wynn, assisted by OLB Tom Toner. |
| 3-6-MIA49 (4Q: 11:13) George Rogers ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Dawson, assisted by DE Will Wynn. |
| 4-4-BUF49 (4Q: 10:42) Eddie Hare punted 36 yards. Roger Carr returned the kick 12 yards to the BUF25. Tackled by Calvin Daniels. |
| 1-10-BUF25 (4Q: 10:31) Richard Todd pass was dropped by WR Wally Henry. |
| 2-10-BUF25 (4Q: 10:27) Richard Todd pass was blocked at the line, intended for RB Sweetness Payton. ILB Dave Simmons blocked the pass. |
| 3-10-BUF25 (4Q: 10:22) Richard Todd sacked by DE Thomas Brown for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Ken Huff. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIA Donnell Erofeev for 10 yards to the BUF09. |
| 1-9-BUF09 (4Q: 10:08) Dan Manucci pass was dropped by TE Tim Sherwin. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-9-BUF09 (4Q: 09:58) Dan Manucci pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rich Martini. CB Kenny Johnson knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 3-9-BUF09 (4Q: 09:52) Dan Manucci pass completed to WR Jeff Groth for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Dawson, assisted by S Jack Tatum. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-BUF01 (4Q: 09:07) Freddie Steinfort attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 20, Miami 19 |
| (4Q: 09:02) Freddie Steinfort kicked off 60 yards from the MIA30. Graham Spreen returned the ball 22 yards to the BUF32. Tackled by Deacon Turner. |
| 1-10-BUF32 (4Q: 08:33) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Walter Payton for 27 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Collier. Payton gained 18 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIA41 (4Q: 08:03) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Tony Hill for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Roynell Young. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-7-MIA38 (4Q: 07:28) Richard Todd pass was dropped by WR Tony Hill. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-7-MIA38 (4Q: 07:23) Richard Todd sacked by DE Keith Gary and DE Thomas Brown for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Dave Scott. |
| 4-13-MIA44 (4Q: 06:39) Pat McInally punted 40 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIA04. |
| 1-10-MIA04 (4Q: 06:30) George Rogers ran around left end for 10 yards. Tackled by S Jack Tatum, assisted by DE Doug McDougald. Key block delivered by Michael Obrovac. |
| 1-10-MIA14 (4Q: 05:47) Dan Manucci pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ike Harris. OLB Keena Turner hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIA14 (4Q: 05:41) PENALTY: Miami was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-MIA09 (4Q: 05:33) Deacon Turner ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Bruce Scholtz. |
| 3-8-MIA16 (4Q: 05:01) Dan Manucci pass completed to WR Karl Farmer for -4 yards. Tackled by CB Jeff Wright. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-MIA12 (4Q: 04:36) Eddie Hare punted 42 yards. Roger Carr returned the kick 7 yards to the MIA47. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for an Illegal Chop Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-BUF38 (4Q: 04:28) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Tim Collier. |
| 2-2-BUF46 (4Q: 04:19) Richard Todd pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Wally Henry. |
| 3-2-BUF46 (4Q: 04:09) Walter Payton ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Varty, assisted by S Jake Scott. Key block delivered by Don Macek. |
| 1-10-BUF49 (4Q: 03:25) Walter Payton ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Calvin Daniels. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-BUF39 (4Q: 03:18) Earl Gant ran around left end for -1 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Lester Hayes. |
| 2-21-BUF38 (4Q: 03:09) Walter Payton ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Mike Varty. PENALTY: Miami was called for Offsides. |
| 2-16-BUF43 (4Q: 02:59) Earl Gant ran a trap outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Tautolo. |
| Miami called a time out. |
| 3-6-MIA47 (4Q: 02:50) Sweetness Payton ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB John Corker. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-6-MIA47 (4Q: 02:41) Pat McInally punted 43 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIA04. |
| 1-10-MIA04 (4Q: 02:33) Dan Manucci pass completed to WR Rich Martini for 19 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Bruce Scholtz, assisted by ILB Jim Collins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Martini gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIA23 (4Q: 02:25) Dan Manucci sacked by DE Will Wynn for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Claude Minor. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BUF Doug McDougald for 7 yards to the MIA09. |
| 1-9-MIA09 (4Q: 02:10) Ted McKnight ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Tautolo, assisted by DE Thomas Brown. Key block delivered by Terry Tausch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-2-MIA02 (4Q: 02:00) Sweetness Payton ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Varty, assisted by CB Lester Hayes. ILB Terry Tautolo crushed Phil Pozderac to wreck the play. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| Miami called a time out. |
| 3-4-MIA04 (4Q: 01:51) Walter Payton ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Terry Tautolo, assisted by DT Donnell Erofeev. |
| Miami called a time out. |
| 4-3-MIA03 (4Q: 01:40) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Delay of Game. |
| 4-8-MIA08 (4Q: 01:40) Carson Long attempted a 25 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 23, Miami 19 |
| (4Q: 01:32) Carson Long kicked off 61 yards from the BUF30. Ronald Cinkovsky returned the ball 20 yards to the MIA29. Tackled by Dextor Clinkscale. |
| 1-10-MIA29 (4Q: 01:22) Dan Manucci pass completed to WR Rich Martini for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-MIA34 (4Q: 01:03) Dan Manucci pass completed to TE Tim Sherwin for 3 yards. Tackled by S Dextor Clinkscale. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-MIA37 (4Q: 00:43) Dan Manucci spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 4-2-MIA37 (4Q: 00:38) Dan Manucci pass completed to RB George Rogers for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Kenny Johnson. |
| 1-10-MIA42 (4Q: 00:18) PENALTY: Miami was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIA37 (4Q: 00:18) Dan Manucci pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Groth. DE Doug McDougald hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-15-MIA37 (4Q: 00:08) Dan Manucci pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Groth. ILB Jim Collins defended the pass. |
| 3-15-MIA37 (4Q: 00:02) Dan Manucci pass completed to WR Jeff Groth for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Bruce Scholtz. |
| Final Score: Buffalo Bills 23, Miami Dolphins 19 |