NFL game summary for 09/22/1974:

The Dolphins rebounded from an opening day defeat to knock off the Bills with the help of two TD passes by Bob Griese, set up by recovered Buffalo fumbles. Mercury Morris and Nick Buoniconti, who missed the opener, returned and Morris gained 88 yards on 13 carries, scoring on a 17-yard run. O. J. Simpson returned after sitting out the second half of the last game and was held to 63 yards on 15 carries, fumbling twice. Ahmad Rashad recovered one of O. J.'s fumbles for a Buffalo TD. Garo Yepremian's 22-yard FG iced it with 1:06 to go.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	89.0 (23)	221.0 (2)	310.0 (9)	2
DEFENSE	196.0 (22)	177.0 (19)	373.0 (23)	1
OFFENSE	200.0 (3)	106.0 (16)	306.0 (10)	1
DEFENSE	152.0 (16)	100.0 (9)	252.0 (10)	2

Line: Dolphins by 8

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Miami Dolphins (1-1-0)	0	7	7	10	24
Buffalo Bills (1-1-0)	3	0	6	7	16

( 0- 3) BUF John Leypoldt 22 yard field goal ( 7- 3) MIA Jim Mandich 1 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) (14- 3) MIA Marv Fleming 3 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) (14- 9) BUF Ahmad Rashad 0 yard fumble return (kick failed) (21- 9) MIA Mercury Morris 17 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) (21-16) BUF J.D. Hill 25 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick) (24-16) MIA Garo Yepremian 22 yard field goal

                     MIA             BUF
First Downs:         16              16
Rushes-yards:        39-176          30-107
Yards/rush:          4.5             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-13-84-2      17-22-188-0
Sacked-yards:        2-12            5-31
Net pass yards:      72              157
Net yards/pass:      4.8             5.8
Total net yards:     248             264
Total plays:         54 (72% run)    57 (52% run)  
Yards/play:          4.6             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             4-3
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     3-15            3-35

Attendance: 78,990

Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 10 of 13 for 84 yards and 2 TDs (2 int) BUF: Joe Ferguson, 17 of 22 for 188 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
MIA: Larry Csonka, 19 for 68 yards; Mercury Morris, 13 for 88 yards and 1 TD; Jim Kiick, 4 for 17 yards; Bob Griese, 2 for 5 yards; Benny Malone, 1 for -2 yards BUF: O.J. Simpson, 15 for 63 yards; Jim Braxton, 11 for 30 yards; Joe Ferguson, 4 for 14 yards
Receiving:
MIA: Paul Warfield, 5 for 52 yards; Howard Twilley, 2 for 20 yards; Jim Mandich, 2 for 9 yards and 1 TD; Marv Fleming, 1 for 3 yards and 1 TD BUF: Jim Braxton, 7 for 67 yards; J.D. Hill, 5 for 75 yards and 1 TD; Ahmad Rashad, 2 for 24 yards; Paul Seymour, 2 for 22 yards; Donnie Green, 1 for 0 yards
Kick returns:
MIA: Nat Moore, 2 for 54 yards; Melvin Baker, 1 for 22 yards BUF: Don Calhoun, 3 for 43 yards; Wallace Francis, 2 for 45 yards
Punt returns:
MIA: Nat Moore, 3 for 26 yards; Dick Anderson, 1 for 6 yards BUF: Donnie Walker, 3 for 9 yards; Bill Cahill, 1 for 6 yards
Interceptions:
BUF: Tony Greene, 1 for 34 yards; Dwight Harrison, 1 for 24 yards
Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 4 for 144 yards BUF: Spike Jones, 4 for 157 yards
Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 1/1 BUF: John Leypoldt, 1/2