NFL game summary for 09/13/1976:
Miami and Buffalo traded touchdowns for a 14-14 tie midway through the second quarter, but a Garo Yepremian field goal with 18 seconds left in the first half and a touchdown pass from Bob Griese to Nat Moore on the second play of the third period helped give Miami its thirteenth straight win over Buffalo. Joe Ferguson passed for 282 yards and three touchdowns with John Holland catching two TD passes for 111 yards, but Yepremian's three field goals proved to be the winning margin. Griese was 13 of 21 for 199 yards. Norm Bulaich paced the Miami ground game with 107 yards. Moore led Dolphins' receivers with six receptions for 94 yards.
Line: Dolphins by 7
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Miami Dolphins (1-0-0) | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
Buffalo Bills (0-1-0) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
( 7- 0) MIA Benny Malone 5 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 7- 7) BUF John Holland 53 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)
(14- 7) MIA Don Nottingham 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(14-14) BUF John Holland 58 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)
(17-14) MIA Garo Yepremian 25 yard field goal
(24-14) MIA Nat Moore 30 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
(27-14) MIA Garo Yepremian 20 yard field goal
(27-21) BUF Bob Chandler 12 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)
(30-21) MIA Garo Yepremian 30 yard field goal
MIA BUF First Downs: 25 16 Rushes-yards: 48-204 30-108 Yards/rush: 4.2 3.6 Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 13-21-199-1 13-30-282-0 Sacked-yards: 1-2 1-7 Net pass yards: 197 275 Net yards/pass: 9.0 8.9 Total net yards: 401 383 Total plays: 70 (68% run) 61 (49% run) Yards/play: 5.7 6.3 Fumbles-lost: 2-2 2-0 Turnovers: 3 0 Penalties-yards: 6-35 6-26 Attendance: 77,683
Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 13 of 21 for 199 yards and 1 TD (1 int) BUF: Joe Ferguson, 13 of 28 for 282 yards and 3 TDs; Gary Marangi, 0 of 2 for 0 yards
Rushing:
MIA: Norm Bulaich, 19 for 107 yards; Benny Malone, 10 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Don Nottingham, 10 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Stan Winfrey, 7 for 34 yards; Bob Griese, 2 for 3 yards BUF: Vic Washington, 19 for 56 yards; O.J. Simpson, 5 for 28 yards; Roland Hooks, 3 for 5 yards; Joe Ferguson, 2 for 19 yards; Jim Braxton, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
MIA: Nat Moore, 6 for 94 yards and 1 TD; Howard Twilley, 4 for 53 yards; Duriel Harris, 2 for 23 yards; Don Nottingham, 1 for 29 yards BUF: Bob Chandler, 3 for 50 yards and 1 TD; Vic Washington, 3 for 29 yards; John Holland, 2 for 111 yards and 2 TDs; Paul Seymour, 2 for 26 yards; O.J. Simpson, 1 for 43 yards; Reuben Gant, 1 for 15 yards; Roland Hooks, 1 for 8 yards
Kick returns:
MIA: Duriel Harris, 2 for 85 yards; Gary Davis, 2 for 50 yards BUF: Mike Holmes, 4 for 90 yards; Vic Washington, 3 for 63 yards
Punt returns:
MIA: Duriel Harris, 3 for 39 yards
Interceptions:
BUF: Doug Jones, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 2 for 77 yards BUF: Marv Bateman, 4 for 153 yards
Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 3/3 BUF: John Leypoldt, 0/3
MIA: Bob Griese, 13 of 21 for 199 yards and 1 TD (1 int) BUF: Joe Ferguson, 13 of 28 for 282 yards and 3 TDs; Gary Marangi, 0 of 2 for 0 yards
Rushing:
MIA: Norm Bulaich, 19 for 107 yards; Benny Malone, 10 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Don Nottingham, 10 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Stan Winfrey, 7 for 34 yards; Bob Griese, 2 for 3 yards BUF: Vic Washington, 19 for 56 yards; O.J. Simpson, 5 for 28 yards; Roland Hooks, 3 for 5 yards; Joe Ferguson, 2 for 19 yards; Jim Braxton, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
MIA: Nat Moore, 6 for 94 yards and 1 TD; Howard Twilley, 4 for 53 yards; Duriel Harris, 2 for 23 yards; Don Nottingham, 1 for 29 yards BUF: Bob Chandler, 3 for 50 yards and 1 TD; Vic Washington, 3 for 29 yards; John Holland, 2 for 111 yards and 2 TDs; Paul Seymour, 2 for 26 yards; O.J. Simpson, 1 for 43 yards; Reuben Gant, 1 for 15 yards; Roland Hooks, 1 for 8 yards
Kick returns:
MIA: Duriel Harris, 2 for 85 yards; Gary Davis, 2 for 50 yards BUF: Mike Holmes, 4 for 90 yards; Vic Washington, 3 for 63 yards
Punt returns:
MIA: Duriel Harris, 3 for 39 yards
Interceptions:
BUF: Doug Jones, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 2 for 77 yards BUF: Marv Bateman, 4 for 153 yards
Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 3/3 BUF: John Leypoldt, 0/3