| Played in Buffalo, NY, weather: 20 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Miami won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Carson Long kicked off 74 yards from the BUF30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIA20 (1Q: 15:00) George Rogers ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Jim Collins, assisted by OLB Bruce Scholtz. |
| 2-9-MIA21 (1Q: 14:28) Jeff Hostetler pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Robert Weathers. DE Andy Dorris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-9-MIA21 (1Q: 14:21) Jeff Hostetler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Pete Mandley. CB Ronnie Lippett hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-MIA21 (1Q: 14:12) Eddie Hare punted 50 yards. Orlando Whiteman returned the kick 5 yards to the BUF34. Tackled by Mike Hogan. |
| 1-10-BUF34 (1Q: 14:05) Gary Anderson ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Glen Collins, assisted by CB Lester Hayes. Key block delivered by Ken Huff. |
| 2-5-BUF39 (1Q: 13:32) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for a False Start. |
| 2-10-BUF34 (1Q: 13:25) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Orlando Whiteman for 7 yards. Tackled by S Bill Graham. Whiteman gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-3-BUF41 (1Q: 12:51) Gary Anderson ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Dave Simmons. |
| 4-1-BUF43 (1Q: 12:29) Pat McInally punted 51 yards. Pete Mandley returned the kick 10 yards to the MIA16. Tackled by Ted McKnight. Ball was fumbled and recovered by BUF Terry Tausch for 16 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Buffalo 6, Miami 0 |
| (1Q: 12:29) Extra point by Carson Long was good. Buffalo 7, Miami 0 |
| (1Q: 12:22) Carson Long kicked off 63 yards from the BUF30. Pete Mandley returned the ball 28 yards to the MIA35. Tackled by Tim Wrightman. |
| 1-10-MIA35 (1Q: 11:51) Robert Weathers ran inside the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by DE Andy Dorris. Key block delivered by Herc Harrah. |
| 1-10-MIA46 (1Q: 11:21) Jeff Hostetler sacked by OLB Bruce Scholtz for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Chris Hinton. |
| 2-14-MIA42 (1Q: 10:41) Jeff Hostetler pass completed to RB George Rogers for 2 yards. Tackled by S Shaun Gayle. |
| 3-12-MIA44 (1Q: 10:05) Jeff Hostetler pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Groth. |
| 4-12-MIA44 (1Q: 09:58) Eddie Hare punted 52 yards. The ball was downed at the BUF04. |
| 1-10-BUF04 (1Q: 09:48) Richard Todd pass completed to FB Larry Moriarty for 4 yards. Tackled by S Neal Colzie. Moriarty gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-6-BUF08 (1Q: 09:20) Gary Anderson ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Billy Ray Smith. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-5-BUF09 (1Q: 09:14) Sweetness Payton ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Elko. Key block delivered by Ken Huff. |
| 1-10-BUF15 (1Q: 08:46) Richard Todd pass completed to TE Tim Wrightman for 18 yards. Tackled by S Bill Graham, assisted by CB Jerome Dove. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF33 (1Q: 08:00) Gary Anderson ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Keith Gary, assisted by OLB Carl Banks. |
| 2-11-BUF32 (1Q: 07:35) Gary Anderson ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Bill Graham, assisted by DE Ezra Johnson. |
| 3-8-BUF35 (1Q: 07:13) Gary Anderson ran around left end for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Towle. Key block delivered by Don Macek. Macek ran over Mitch Willis to set up the play. |
| 1-10-BUF44 (1Q: 06:42) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Roger Carr for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Jeff Rohrer, assisted by ILB Terry Tautolo. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BUF Gary Anderson on the MIA46. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-BUF34 (1Q: 06:35) Orlando Whiteman ran a reverse around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Neal Colzie, assisted by CB Lester Hayes. |
| 2-18-BUF36 (1Q: 05:51) Gary Anderson ran a draw inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Elko. |
| 3-15-BUF39 (1Q: 05:05) Walter Payton ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Ezra Johnson, assisted by DT Mitch Willis. |
| 4-10-BUF44 (1Q: 04:29) Pat McInally punted 52 yards. The ball was downed at the MIA04. |
| 1-10-MIA04 (1Q: 04:19) George Rogers ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Toner. Key block delivered by Fred Dean. |
| 1-10-MIA16 (1Q: 03:38) Jeff Hostetler pass completed to WR Pete Mandley for 23 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen. Mandley gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIA39 (1Q: 03:05) Jeff Hostetler sacked by OLB Bruce Scholtz and DE Andy Dorris for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Dennis Harrah. |
| 2-16-MIA33 (1Q: 02:39) Jeff Hostetler pass completed to WR Pete Mandley for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen, assisted by S Tommy Casanova. Mandley gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-8-MIA41 (1Q: 02:00) Jeff Hostetler pass completed to FB Mike Hogan for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Kenny Johnson, assisted by DE Reggie White. |
| 4-2-MIA47 (1Q: 01:29) Eddie Hare punted 53 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (1Q: 01:23) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie Griffin. DT Bill Elko hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-BUF20 (1Q: 01:15) Richard Todd pass completed to RB Gary Anderson for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Billy Ray Smith. Anderson gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-2-BUF28 (1Q: 00:27) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Touchdown Tony Hill for 23 yards. Tackled by ILB Billy Ray Smith. Hill gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-MIA49 (2Q: 15:00) Gary Anderson ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook. |
| 2-6-MIA45 (2Q: 14:32) Richard Todd pass completed to TE Tim Wrightman for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Jerome Dove, assisted by ILB Billy Ray Smith. |
| 3-3-MIA42 (2Q: 13:46) Gary Anderson ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Lester Hayes, assisted by DE Keith Gary. |
| 4-2-MIA41 (2Q: 13:08) Pat McInally punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIA20 (2Q: 13:03) Jeff Hostetler pass completed to RB George Rogers for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen. Rogers gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-8-MIA22 (2Q: 12:31) Jeff Hostetler pass was dropped by TE Bruce Hardy. |
| 3-8-MIA22 (2Q: 12:26) Jeff Hostetler pass was dropped by WR Jeff Groth. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-8-MIA22 (2Q: 12:19) Eddie Hare punted 45 yards. The ball was downed at the BUF33. |
| 1-10-BUF33 (2Q: 12:08) Gary Anderson ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Neal Colzie. |
| 2-9-BUF34 (2Q: 11:35) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 22 yards. Tackled by S Neal Colzie. Griffin gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIA44 (2Q: 10:53) Gary Anderson ran inside the right guard for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Elko. Key block delivered by Ken Huff. |
| 1-10-MIA32 (2Q: 10:25) Gary Anderson ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Jeff Rohrer. |
| 2-9-MIA31 (2Q: 09:41) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 17 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Bobby Kemp. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Griffin gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIA14 (2Q: 09:01) Gary Anderson ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Bill Elko. Key block delivered by Ken Huff. |
| 2-4-MIA08 (2Q: 08:33) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Touchdown Tony Hill. OLB Carl Banks hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-4-MIA08 (2Q: 08:25) Larry Moriarty ran around right end for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Sid Abramowicz. Buffalo 13, Miami 0 |
| (2Q: 08:25) Extra point by Carson Long was good. Buffalo 14, Miami 0 |
| (2Q: 08:18) Carson Long kicked off 57 yards from the BUF30. Irving Royer returned the ball 17 yards to the MIA30. Tackled by Steve Luke. |
| 1-10-MIA30 (2Q: 07:42) Jeff Hostetler pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Rich Martini. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIA30 (2Q: 07:35) Jeff Hostetler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Danny Pittman. DT Mike Dawson simply tossed Chris Hinton aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 3-10-MIA30 (2Q: 07:27) Jeff Hostetler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Rich Martini. DE Andy Dorris drove right through Chris Hinton to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Buffalo's Steve Luke was hurt on the play. |
| 4-10-MIA30 (2Q: 07:17) Eddie Hare punted 55 yards. Orlando Whiteman returned the kick 6 yards to the BUF21. Tackled by Bruce Hardy. |
| 1-10-BUF21 (2Q: 07:07) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Eric Sievers. OLB Jeff Rohrer hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF21 (2Q: 07:03) Gary Anderson ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Jerome Dove. |
| 3-5-BUF26 (2Q: 06:35) Larry Moriarty ran outside the right tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Tautolo, assisted by ILB Billy Ray Smith. Key block delivered by Sid Abramowicz. |
| 1-10-BUF36 (2Q: 06:04) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Roger Carr for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Dave Simmons. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-6-BUF40 (2Q: 05:17) Sweetness Payton ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook, assisted by OLB Jeff Rohrer. |
| 3-4-BUF42 (2Q: 04:55) Walter Payton ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bill Graham, assisted by OLB Jeff Rohrer. Key block delivered by Greg Sampson. |
| 1-10-BUF46 (2Q: 04:18) Gary Anderson ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Dave Simmons. Key block delivered by Sid Abramowicz. |
| 2-2-MIA46 (2Q: 04:02) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Tony Hill. DE Ezra Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. Miami's Dave Simmons was hurt on the play. |
| 3-2-MIA46 (2Q: 03:58) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for a False Start. |
| 3-7-BUF49 (2Q: 03:50) Walter Payton ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook. Key block delivered by Sid Abramowicz. |
| 1-10-MIA44 (2Q: 03:20) Gary Anderson ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Carl Banks, assisted by S Bobby Kemp. |
| 2-7-MIA41 (2Q: 03:04) Richard Todd sacked by ILB Billy Ray Smith for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Don Mosebar. |
| 3-12-MIA46 (2Q: 02:46) Larry Moriarty ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bill Graham, assisted by OLB Jeff Rohrer. |
| 4-8-MIA42 (2Q: 02:01) Pat McInally punted 42 yards. Touchback. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for an Ineligible Man Downfield on the Punt. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-13-MIA47 (2Q: 01:55) Pat McInally punted 47 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIA20 (2Q: 01:48) George Rogers ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Keena Turner. Key block delivered by Chris Hinton. |
| 1-10-MIA31 (2Q: 01:18) Jeff Hostetler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Royer. DE Andy Dorris hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIA31 (2Q: 01:08) Dennis Bligen ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barisich. DT Carl Barisich crushed Gerry Feehery to wreck the play. |
| 3-7-MIA34 (2Q: 00:52) Jeff Hostetler pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Groth. OLB Bruce Scholtz hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-MIA34 (2Q: 00:46) Eddie Hare punted 45 yards. Orlando Whiteman returned the kick 7 yards to the BUF28. Tackled by Bruce Hardy. |
| 1-10-BUF28 (2Q: 00:38) Gary Anderson ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Keith Gary. Key block delivered by Terry Tausch. |
| 2-3-BUF35 (2Q: 00:10) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Roger Carr for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jeff Rohrer. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Freddie Steinfort kicked off 73 yards from the MIA30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-BUF20 (3Q: 15:00) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 13 yards. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook. |
| 1-10-BUF33 (3Q: 14:19) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Archie Griffin. CB Lionel Washington knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-BUF33 (3Q: 14:11) Richard Todd pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Touchdown Tony Hill. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-BUF33 (3Q: 14:02) Sweetness Payton ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Lionel Washington. |
| 4-4-BUF39 (3Q: 13:24) Pat McInally punted 44 yards. Pete Mandley returned the kick 6 yards to the MIA23. Tackled by Don Mosebar. |
| 1-10-MIA23 (3Q: 13:17) Jeff Hostetler pass was intended for WR Pete Mandley and was intercepted by S Shaun Gayle at the MIA30. Tackled by Pete Mandley. |
| 1-10-MIA30 (3Q: 13:07) Tony Hill ran a reverse around left end for 17 yards. Tackled by S Bill Graham, assisted by OLB Jeff Rohrer. Key block delivered by Greg Sampson. |
| 1-10-MIA13 (3Q: 12:27) Richard Todd scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Lionel Washington. |
| 2-7-MIA10 (3Q: 12:01) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Touchdown Tony Hill for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Hill gained 1 yard after the catch. Buffalo 20, Miami 0 |
| (3Q: 12:01) Extra point by Carson Long was good. Buffalo 21, Miami 0 |
| (3Q: 11:52) Carson Long kicked off 70 yards from the BUF30. Irving Royer returned the ball 15 yards to the MIA15. Tackled by Don Blackmon. |
| 1-10-MIA15 (3Q: 11:17) Robert Weathers ran inside the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Reggie White, assisted by OLB Johnny Rembert. Key block delivered by Mike Hogan. |
| 2-2-MIA23 (3Q: 10:51) Jeff Hostetler pass completed to WR Pete Mandley for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen. |
| 1-10-MIA29 (3Q: 10:12) Jeff Hostetler pass completed to WR Irving Royer for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Blackmon. |
| 2-11-MIA28 (3Q: 09:25) Jeff Hostetler pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Rich Martini. DE Andy Dorris blocked the pass. PENALTY: Miami was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-21-MIA18 (3Q: 09:21) Jeff Hostetler pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Blackmon. |
| 3-18-MIA21 (3Q: 08:45) Jeff Hostetler pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jeff Groth. |
| 4-18-MIA21 (3Q: 08:37) Eddie Hare punted 39 yards. Orlando Whiteman returned the kick 0 yards to the BUF40. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-BUF30 (3Q: 08:27) Walter Payton ran around right end for -3 yards. Tackled by CB Lester Hayes. |
| 2-13-BUF27 (3Q: 07:56) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Billy Ray Smith. Griffin gained 12 yards after the catch. |
| 3-1-BUF39 (3Q: 07:20) Richard Todd pass was intended for WR Roger Carr and was intercepted by CB Lionel Washington at the MIA46. The interception was returned 11 yards. Tackled by Roger Carr. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-BUF43 (3Q: 07:10) Robert Weathers ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen. |
| 2-8-BUF41 (3Q: 06:35) Jeff Hostetler pass completed to WR Jeff Groth for 37 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Casanova. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Groth gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-4-BUF04 (3Q: 05:47) Jeff Hostetler pass completed to FB Dennis Bligen for 4 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Buffalo 21, Miami 6 |
| (3Q: 05:47) Extra point by Freddie Steinfort was good. Buffalo 21, Miami 7 |
| (3Q: 05:37) Freddie Steinfort kicked off 63 yards from the MIA30. Orlando Whiteman returned the ball 21 yards to the BUF28. Tackled by Steve Towle. |
| 1-10-BUF28 (3Q: 05:18) Gary Anderson ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook. |
| 2-6-BUF32 (3Q: 04:49) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Tony Hill for 26 yards. Tackled by CB Jerome Dove. Hill gained 13 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIA42 (3Q: 04:15) Sweetness Payton ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by S Bobby Kemp. Key block delivered by Ted McKnight. |
| 2-2-MIA34 (3Q: 03:31) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Tim Wrightman. DT Mitch Willis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-2-MIA34 (3Q: 03:25) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Archie Griffin for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Towle. |
| 1-10-MIA23 (3Q: 02:49) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Roger Carr for 5 yards. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook. PENALTY: Miami was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-MIA18 (3Q: 02:40) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Tony Hill for 18 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Hill gained 1 yard after the catch. Buffalo 27, Miami 7 |
| (3Q: 02:40) Extra point by Carson Long was good. Buffalo 28, Miami 7 |
| (3Q: 02:29) Carson Long kicked off 75 yards from the BUF30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIA20 (3Q: 02:29) Jeff Hostetler pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnny Rembert. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-3-MIA27 (3Q: 01:53) Jeff Hostetler pass completed to RB Robert Weathers for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BUF Tommy Casanova on the MIA28. |
| 1-10-MIA28 (3Q: 01:43) Richard Todd pass completed to FB Larry Moriarty for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Mitch Willis. Moriarty gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-MIA19 (3Q: 01:06) Gary Anderson ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by S Neal Colzie, assisted by DT Bill Elko. Key block delivered by Ken Huff. |
| 1-10-MIA12 (3Q: 00:40) Richard Todd pass completed to WR Orlando Whiteman for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Buffalo 34, Miami 7 |
| (3Q: 00:40) Extra point by Carson Long was good. Buffalo 35, Miami 7 |
| (3Q: 00:31) Carson Long kicked off 78 yards from the BUF30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIA20 (3Q: 00:31) Jeff Hostetler pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Danny Pittman. |
| 2-10-MIA20 (3Q: 00:22) Jeff Hostetler pass completed to WR Rich Martini for 8 yards. Tackled by S Shaun Gayle. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-2-MIA28 (4Q: 15:00) Jeff Hostetler pass completed to RB George Rogers for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Ronnie Lippett. Rogers gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIA30 (4Q: 14:20) Robert Weathers ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Don Blackmon. |
| 2-11-MIA29 (4Q: 13:52) Jeff Hostetler pass completed to WR Jeff Groth for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Lippett. |
| 3-3-MIA37 (4Q: 13:08) Jeff Hostetler pass completed to WR Pete Mandley for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Lippett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIA41 (4Q: 12:42) Jeff Hostetler sacked by OLB Johnny Rembert for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Billy Bryan. The ball was fumbled and recovered by BUF Carl Barisich for 9 yards to the MIA27. |
| 1-10-MIA27 (4Q: 12:31) Richard Todd pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roger Carr. DE Ezra Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIA27 (4Q: 12:24) Gary Anderson ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Billy Ray Smith. |
| 3-9-MIA26 (4Q: 11:46) Walter Payton ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Tautolo. |
| 4-5-MIA22 (4Q: 11:05) Carson Long attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 38, Miami 7 |
| (4Q: 10:57) Carson Long kicked off 64 yards from the BUF30. Irving Royer returned the ball 25 yards to the MIA31. Tackled by Earl Gant. |
| 1-10-MIA31 (4Q: 10:33) Jeff Hostetler scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Kenny Johnson and assisted by ILB Don Blackmon. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Illegal Use of the Hands by the Defense. |
| 1-10-MIA36 (4Q: 10:25) George Rogers ran a draw inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Keena Turner. |
| 2-7-MIA39 (4Q: 09:39) Jeff Hostetler pass completed to WR Jeff Groth for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Lippett. |
| 3-4-MIA42 (4Q: 08:53) George Rogers ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Johnny Rembert, assisted by S Shaun Gayle. |
| 4-3-MIA43 (4Q: 08:24) Eddie Hare punted 47 yards. Roger Carr called for a fair catch at the BUF10. |
| 1-10-BUF10 (4Q: 08:16) Walter Payton ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Tautolo, assisted by S Bill Graham. Key block delivered by Thomas Hopkins. |
| 2-3-BUF17 (4Q: 07:43) Sweetness Payton ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Neal Colzie. Key block delivered by Terry Tausch. |
| 1-10-BUF23 (4Q: 06:56) PENALTY: Buffalo was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-BUF18 (4Q: 06:46) Gary Anderson ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Terry Tautolo. |
| 2-13-BUF20 (4Q: 06:01) Ted McKnight ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Carl Banks, assisted by S Bob Glazebrook. |
| 3-10-BUF23 (4Q: 05:16) Walter Payton ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Bob Glazebrook. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 4-10-BUF23 (4Q: 04:28) Pat McInally punted 44 yards. Irving Royer returned the kick 3 yards to the MIA36. Tackled by Don Blackmon. |
| 1-10-MIA36 (4Q: 04:20) Jeff Hostetler pass completed to RB Robert Weathers for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Keena Turner. Weathers gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-MIA40 (4Q: 03:48) George Rogers ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Mike Dawson. Key block delivered by Gerry Feehery. |
| 1-10-MIA47 (4Q: 03:25) George Rogers ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnny Rembert. Key block delivered by Sylvester Croom. The defense looked a little sluggish on this cold day. |
| 2-5-BUF48 (4Q: 02:42) Robert Weathers ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Johnny Rembert. PENALTY: Buffalo was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-BUF30 (4Q: 02:36) Robert Weathers ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Mike Dawson, assisted by DE Reggie White. |
| 2-9-BUF29 (4Q: 02:06) Joe Dufek pass completed to WR Jeff Groth for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Ronnie Lippett. Groth gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-7-BUF27 (4Q: 02:00) Joe Dufek pass completed to WR Irving Royer for 4 yards. Tackled by CB Graham Spreen, assisted by CB Ronnie Lippett. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-3-BUF23 (4Q: 01:26) Freddie Steinfort attempted a 40 yard field goal and succeeded. Buffalo 38, Miami 10 |
| (4Q: 01:20) Freddie Steinfort kicked off 61 yards from the MIA30. Orlando Whiteman returned the ball 20 yards to the BUF29. Tackled by Neal Colzie. |
| 1-10-BUF29 (4Q: 01:14) Roger Carr ran a reverse around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Keith Gary, assisted by ILB Terry Tautolo. |
| 2-10-BUF29 (4Q: 00:28) Gary Anderson ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Towle. |
| Final Score: Buffalo Bills 38, Miami Dolphins 10 |