NFL game summary for 09/18/1977:

The Bills outgained the Dolphins 324 yards to 148, but Miami took advantage of four turnovers to register its 15th straight win over Buffalo. The Dolphins took a 3-0 halftime lead on a 32-yard field goal by Garo Yepremian, who added a 37-yarder in the third quarter following a Curtis Johnson interception. Norm Bulaich scored the game's only touchdown on a 20-yard run that was set up by Norris Thomas' fumble recovery. Buffalo's Joe Ferguson completed 19 of 37 passes for 204 yards and O.J. Simpson rushed for 71 yards.

Line: Dolphins by 3

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Miami Dolphins (1-0-0)	0	3	10	0	13
Buffalo Bills (0-1-0)	0	0	0	0	0

( 3- 0) MIA Garo Yepremian 32 yard field goal
( 6- 0) MIA Garo Yepremian 37 yard field goal
(13- 0) MIA Norm Bulaich 20 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)

                     MIA             BUF
First Downs:         10              16
Rushes-yards:        32-96           40-127
Yards/rush:          3.0             3.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-19-84-0       19-37-204-1
Sacked-yards:        3-32            1-7
Net pass yards:      52              197
Net yards/pass:      2.4             5.2
Total net yards:     148             324
Total plays:         54 (59% run)    78 (51% run)  
Yards/play:          2.7             4.2
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             7-3
Turnovers:           0               4
Penalties-yards:     1-10            6-71

Attendance: 76,097

Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 9 of 19 for 84 yards
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 19 of 37 for 204 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
MIA: Norm Bulaich, 14 for 48 yards and 1 TD; Benny Malone, 10 for 35 yards; Gary Davis, 6 for 12 yards; Bob Griese, 2 for 1 yard
BUF: O.J. Simpson, 21 for 71 yards; Jim Braxton, 11 for 35 yards; Joe Ferguson, 5 for 19 yards; Roland Hooks, 2 for 2 yards; Marv Bateman, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
MIA: Nat Moore, 4 for 31 yards; Andre Tillman, 2 for 27 yards; Duriel Harris, 2 for 26 yards; Norm Bulaich, 1 for 0 yards
BUF: O.J. Simpson, 7 for 68 yards; Bob Chandler, 5 for 72 yards; John Holland, 3 for 44 yards; Jim Braxton, 3 for 10 yards; Reuben Gant, 1 for 10 yards

Kick returns:
MIA: Duriel Harris, 1 for 31 yards
BUF: John Kimbrough, 3 for 81 yards; Charles Romes, 1 for 18 yards

Punt returns:
MIA: Freddie Solomon, 1 for 12 yards
BUF: Keith Moody, 1 for 24 yards; John Kimbrough, 1 for 11 yards

Interceptions:
MIA: Curtis Johnson, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 9 for 325 yards
BUF: Marv Bateman, 5 for 230 yards

Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 2/2
BUF: Neil O'Donoghue, 0/2

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