NFL game summary for 10/14/1979:

Miami held on to a share of the AFC Eastern Division lead by defeating Buffalo for the 20th consecutive time. Rookie Tony Nathan gave Miami a 7-0 lead with a club-record 86-yard punt return midway through the first quarter. Miami extended its lead to 17-0 at halftime on Larry Csonka's seven-yard touchdown run and Uwe von Schamann's 29-yard field goal. Buffalo's lone score came in the third quarter on Roland Hooks' three-yard run.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Buffalo Bills	OFFENSE	98.8  (26)	209.7  (6)	308.5  (16)	8
	DEFENSE	190.5  (28)	141.2  (6)	331.7  (20)	13
Miami Dolphins	OFFENSE	143.0  (13)	173.0  (13)	316.0  (11)	11
	DEFENSE	108.5  (3)	143.5  (7)	252.0  (4)	12

Line: Dolphins by 7

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

( 0- 7) MIA Tony Nathan 86 yard punt return (Uwe von Schamann kick)
( 0-14) MIA Larry Csonka 7 yard rush (Uwe von Schamann kick)
( 0-17) MIA Uwe von Schamann 29 yard field goal
( 7-17) BUF Roland Hooks 3 yard rush (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

                     BUF             MIA
First Downs:         11              14
Rushes-yards:        22-70           46-178
Yards/rush:          3.2             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-21-137-1     7-12-101-1
Sacked-yards:        3-29            0-0
Net pass yards:      108             101
Net yards/pass:      4.5             8.4
Total net yards:     178             279
Total plays:         46 (47% run)    58 (79% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             4.8
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             0-0
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     5-25            2-10

Attendance: 45,597

Passing:
BUF: Joe Ferguson, 11 of 21 for 137 yards (1 int)
MIA: Bob Griese, 7 of 12 for 101 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
BUF: Curtis Brown, 8 for 22 yards; Terry Miller, 7 for 30 yards; Roland Hooks, 4 for 12 yards and 1 TD; Mike Collier, 2 for 5 yards; Joe Ferguson, 1 for 1 yard
MIA: Larry Csonka, 24 for 90 yards and 1 TD; Delvin Williams, 18 for 40 yards; Gary Davis, 4 for 48 yards

Receiving:
BUF: Frank Lewis, 4 for 59 yards; Jerry Butler, 2 for 45 yards; Reuben Gant, 2 for 24 yards; Curtis Brown, 2 for -1 yards; Roland Hooks, 1 for 10 yards
MIA: Nat Moore, 3 for 48 yards; Duriel Harris, 2 for 35 yards; Norm Bulaich, 1 for 9 yards; Bruce Hardy, 1 for 9 yards

Kick returns:
BUF: Steve Powell, 2 for 62 yards; Keith Moody, 2 for 40 yards
MIA: Tony Nathan, 2 for 36 yards

Punt returns:
BUF: Keith Moody, 1 for 4 yards
MIA: Tony Nathan, 2 for 89 yards and 1 TD; Mike Kozlowski, 2 for 10 yards

Interceptions:
BUF: Jeff Nixon, 1 for 0 yards
MIA: Tim Foley, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
BUF: Rusty Jackson, 5 for 170 yards
MIA: George Roberts, 2 for 78 yards; Uwe von Schamann, 1 for 31 yards

Field Goals:
MIA: Uwe von Schamann, 1/2

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