NFL game summary for 11/18/1973:

Miami clinched its third straight AFC East title despite outstanding running performances by Buffalo's O. J. Simpson and Jim Braxton. Simpson rushed 20 times for 120 yards (1,323 yards for the first 10 games) and Braxton carried 17 times for 119 yards. Larry Csonka scored the first touchdown for Miami after an 80-yard drive in the first quarter and Bob Griese hit Paul Warfield with a TD pass for the second. The shutout was the second straight for the Dolphins' "No-Name Defense."

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Miami Dolphins	OFFENSE	203.2  (1)	110.9  (20)	314.1  (9)	22
	DEFENSE	125.8  (6)	95.6  (3)	221.3  (2)	17
Buffalo Bills	OFFENSE	199.9  (2)	62.3  (26)	262.2  (15)	21
	DEFENSE	136.6  (11)	144.8  (15)	281.3  (15)	24

Line: Dolphins by 13

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Miami Dolphins (9-1-0)	7	10	0	0	17
Buffalo Bills (5-5-0)	0	0	0	0	0

( 7- 0) MIA Larry Csonka 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(10- 0) MIA Garo Yepremian 39 yard field goal
(17- 0) MIA Paul Warfield 17 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)

                     MIA             BUF
First Downs:         17              15
Rushes-yards:        42-154          39-238
Yards/rush:          3.7             6.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-20-123-0     6-22-98-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             2-27
Net pass yards:      123             71
Net yards/pass:      6.2             3.0
Total net yards:     277             309
Total plays:         62 (67% run)    63 (61% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             4.9
Fumbles-lost:        3-0             2-1
Turnovers:           0               2
Penalties-yards:     3-14            7-65

Attendance: 77,138

Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 11 of 20 for 123 yards and 1 TD
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 6 of 21 for 98 yards (1 int); O.J. Simpson, 0 of 1 for 0 yards

Rushing:
MIA: Larry Csonka, 15 for 56 yards and 1 TD; Mercury Morris, 13 for 79 yards; Jim Kiick, 11 for 13 yards; Bob Griese, 2 for 1 yard; Don Nottingham, 1 for 5 yards
BUF: O.J. Simpson, 20 for 120 yards; Jim Braxton, 17 for 119 yards; Joe Ferguson, 1 for 1 yard; Bob Chandler, 1 for -2 yards

Receiving:
MIA: Paul Warfield, 4 for 59 yards and 1 TD; Jim Mandich, 4 for 52 yards; Marlin Briscoe, 1 for 6 yards; Jim Kiick, 1 for 4 yards; Mercury Morris, 1 for 2 yards
BUF: J.D. Hill, 3 for 57 yards; O.J. Simpson, 1 for 22 yards; Jim Braxton, 1 for 16 yards; Paul Seymour, 1 for 3 yards

Kick returns:
BUF: Bill Cahill, 2 for 42 yards; Steve Jones, 2 for 37 yards

Punt returns:
MIA: Jake Scott, 2 for 19 yards; Dick Anderson, 1 for 5 yards
BUF: Donnie Walker, 3 for 20 yards; Bill Cahill, 1 for 12 yards

Interceptions:
MIA: Mike Kolen, 1 for 25 yards

Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 4 for 158 yards
BUF: Spike Jones, 6 for 215 yards

Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 1/3
BUF: John Leypoldt, 0/1

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