NFL game summary for 09/17/1978:

Gary Davis ran 65 yards for a third quarter touchdown and Delvin Williams rushed for 135 yards as the Dolphins defeated the Bills for the seventeenth straight time to tie an NFL record. Miami's win over-shadowed an impressive performance by Joe Ferguson, who completed 14 of 24 passes for 245 yards and two touchdowns, including a 92-yard bomb to Frank Lewis, the third longest scoring play in Bills history.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Buffalo Bills	OFFENSE	100.5  (22)	188.5  (8)	289.0  (17)	2
	DEFENSE	129.5  (16)	194.0  (24)	323.5  (22)	3
Miami Dolphins	OFFENSE	223.0  (3)	161.5  (15)	384.5  (2)	4
	DEFENSE	124.5  (13)	189.0  (23)	313.5  (19)	8

Line: Dolphins by 12

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Buffalo Bills (0-3-0)	0	7	3	14	24
Miami Dolphins (2-1-0)	7	7	10	7	31

( 0- 7) MIA Leroy Harris 4 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 7- 7) BUF Terry Miller 1 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick)
( 7-14) MIA Andre Tillman 6 yard pass from Don Strock (Garo Yepremian kick)
( 7-17) MIA Garo Yepremian 49 yard field goal
(10-17) BUF Tom Dempsey 46 yard field goal
(10-24) MIA Gary Davis 65 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(17-24) BUF Frank Lewis 92 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick)
(17-31) MIA Delvin Williams 18 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(24-31) BUF Roland Hooks 4 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Tom Dempsey kick)

                     BUF             MIA
First Downs:         17              18
Rushes-yards:        36-128          46-285
Yards/rush:          3.6             6.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-24-245-0     7-14-97-0
Sacked-yards:        3-24            1-9
Net pass yards:      221             88
Net yards/pass:      8.2             5.9
Total net yards:     349             373
Total plays:         63 (57% run)    61 (75% run)  
Yards/play:          5.5             6.1
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             4-1
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     5-47            4-25

Attendance: 48,373

Passing:
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 14 of 24 for 245 yards and 2 TDs
MIA: Don Strock, 7 of 14 for 97 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
BUF: Terry Miller, 14 for 44 yards and 1 TD; Jim Braxton, 11 for 32 yards; Roland Hooks, 6 for 35 yards; Joe Ferguson, 3 for 11 yards; Dennis Johnson, 2 for 6 yards
MIA: Delvin Williams, 24 for 135 yards and 1 TD; Leroy Harris, 8 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Norm Bulaich, 7 for 32 yards; Gary Davis, 3 for 89 yards and 1 TD; Don Strock, 3 for -4 yards; Nat Moore, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
BUF: Frank Lewis, 5 for 153 yards and 1 TD; Jim Braxton, 4 for 30 yards; Reuben Gant, 2 for 44 yards; Larry Walton, 1 for 8 yards; Dennis Johnson, 1 for 6 yards; Roland Hooks, 1 for 4 yards and 1 TD
MIA: Nat Moore, 3 for 64 yards; Duriel Harris, 2 for 18 yards; Andre Tillman, 2 for 15 yards and 1 TD

Kick returns:
BUF: Curtis Brown, 2 for 54 yards; Mike Franckowiak, 2 for 29 yards; Roland Hooks, 1 for 13 yards
MIA: Terry Anderson, 2 for 46 yards; Gary Davis, 2 for 40 yards

Punt returns:
BUF: Keith Moody, 4 for 18 yards
MIA: Jimmy Cefalo, 3 for -3 yards

Interceptions:

Punting:
BUF: Rusty Jackson, 6 for 206 yards
MIA: George Roberts, 4 for 186 yards

Field Goals:
BUF: Tom Dempsey, 1/1
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 1/1

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