Week 1
Final
MIA
BUF2Q
0 - 7
C. Romes 76-yard TD blocked field goal return.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
3 - 7
U. von Schamann 34-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
9 - 7
L. Csonka 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Missed XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
139
Griese
MIA
Rush Yds
87
Csonka
MIA
Rec Yds
48
Lewis
BUF
Scrim TD
1
Csonka
MIA
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1979 AFC East
Dolphins 
Patriots 
Jets 
Bills 
Colts Game Summary
The Buffalo Bills couldn't pull it off against the Miami Dolphins, 9 to 7, on September 2, 1979.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Griese #12 | 14/27 | 139 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 51.3 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ferguson #12 | 7/13 | 85 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 42.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Csonka #39 | 16 | 87 | 5.4 | 1 | 22 |
D. Williams #24 | 17 | 52 | 3.1 | 0 | 9 |
G. Davis #27 | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 0 | 14 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Miller #40 | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 |
C. Brown #47 | 9 | 10 | 1.1 | 0 | 3 |
J. Ferguson #12 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
R. Hooks #25 | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hardy #84 | 0/0 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 20 |
N. Moore #89 | 0/0 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
D. Williams #24 | 0/0 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 14 |
L. Csonka #39 | 0/0 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 |
J. Cefalo #81 | 0/0 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
G. Davis #27 | 0/0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Lewis #82 | 0/0 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | 43 |
J. Butler #80 | 0/0 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 17 |
R. Gant #88 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Rhone #55 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Sanford #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
U. von Schamann #5 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 3 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Dempsey #19 | 0/2 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Roberts #4 | 5 | 201 | 40.2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Jackson #4 | 6 | 238 | 39.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Nathan #22 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Moody #46 | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Nathan #22 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Moody #46 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Griese #12 | 14/27 | 139 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 51.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Csonka #39 | 16 | 87 | 5.4 | 1 | 22 |
D. Williams #24 | 17 | 52 | 3.1 | 0 | 9 |
G. Davis #27 | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 0 | 14 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hardy #84 | 0/0 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 20 |
N. Moore #89 | 0/0 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
D. Williams #24 | 0/0 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 14 |
L. Csonka #39 | 0/0 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 |
J. Cefalo #81 | 0/0 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
G. Davis #27 | 0/0 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Rhone #55 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
U. von Schamann #5 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Roberts #4 | 5 | 201 | 40.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Nathan #22 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Nathan #22 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ferguson #12 | 7/13 | 85 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 42.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Miller #40 | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 |
C. Brown #47 | 9 | 10 | 1.1 | 0 | 3 |
J. Ferguson #12 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
R. Hooks #25 | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Lewis #82 | 0/0 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | 43 |
J. Butler #80 | 0/0 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 17 |
R. Gant #88 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Sanford #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Dempsey #19 | 0/2 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Jackson #4 | 6 | 238 | 39.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Moody #46 | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Moody #46 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
293
Total Yds
121
118
Pass Yds
76
175
Rush Yds
45
69
Total Plays
39
4.2
Yards Per Play
3.1
4.1
Yards Per Pass
5.4
4.4
Yards Per Rush
1.8
20
1st Downs
5
5
Punts
6
1
Turnovers
1
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Fumbles Lost
0
6
Penalties
2
1.0
Sacks
2.0
0
D/ST TD
0
