The Buffalo Bills beat the Miami Dolphins, 31 to 21, on October 12, 1981.

1981 Buffalo Bills

Final

MIA

21

BUF

Bills

4-2-0

31

1

0

10

2

7

21

3

7

0

4

7

0

Total

21

31

1st quarter

MIA

BUF

Bills

Nick Mike-Mayer 37-yard field goal

0

3

Bills

Jerry Butler 28-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

0

10

2nd quarter

MIA

BUF

Bills

Roosevelt Leaks 1-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

0

17

Dolphins

Fulton Walker 90-yard kickoff return (Uwe von Schamann kick)

7

17

Bills

Joe Cribbs 65-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

7

24

Bills

Jerry Butler 25-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

7

31

3rd quarter

MIA

BUF

Dolphins

Tony Nathan 12-yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick)

14

31

4th quarter

MIA

BUF

Dolphins

Joe Rose 4-yard pass from Don Strock (Uwe von Schamann kick)

21

31

Dolphins

Bills

1st Downs

22

22

Passing 1st Downs

17

13

Rushing 1st Downs

4

8

1st downs from penalties

1

1

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

64

62

Total Yards

324

454

Yards per play

5.1

7.3

Passing

225

338

Comp - Att

26 - 44

20 - 29

Yards per pass

4.9

11.7

Interceptions thrown

4

0

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 20

0 - 0

Rushing

99

116

Rushing Attempts

18

33

Yards per rush

5.5

3.5

Penalties

3

9

Turnovers

4

1

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

4

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Don Strock 26 44 245 5.6 1 4 2 44.2
Team 26 44 225 5.6 1 4 2 44.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Tony Nathan 8 59 7.4 1
Andra Franklin 9 31 3.4 0
Don Strock 1 9 9.0 0
Team 18 99 5.5 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Duriel Harris 6 92 15.3 0
Joe Rose 5 41 8.2 1
Nat Moore 6 39 6.5 0
Jimmy Cefalo 3 34 11.3 0
Ronnie Lee 2 20 10.0 0
Tony Nathan 2 13 6.5 0
Nick Giaquinto 1 5 5.0 0
Tommy Vigorito 1 1 1.0 0
Team 26 245 5.6 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Uwe von Schamann 0 0 3 3
Team 0 0 3 3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Orosz 4 176 44.0
Team 4 176 44.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Fulton Walker 6 185 30.8 1
Team 6 185 30.8 1

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Tommy Vigorito 2 17 8.5 0
Team 2 17 8.5 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Joe Ferguson 20 29 338 11.7 3 0 0 142.6
Team 20 29 338 11.7 3 0 0 142.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Joe Cribbs 16 60 3.8 0
Roosevelt Leaks 9 37 4.1 1
Lawrence McCutcheon 7 21 3.0 0
Joe Ferguson 1 -2 -2.0 0
Team 33 116 3.5 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Frank Lewis 5 106 21.2 0
Jerry Butler 5 82 16.4 2
Joe Cribbs 3 66 22.0 1
Mark Brammer 4 46 11.5 0
Ron Jessie 2 31 15.5 0
Buster Barnett 1 7 7.0 0
Team 20 338 11.7 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 4 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Nick Mike-Mayer 1 1 4 7
Team 1 1 4 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Greg Cater 4 140 35.0
Team 4 140 35.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Byron Franklin 3 58 19.3 0
Team 3 58 19.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Byron Franklin 1 8 8.0 0
Roland Hooks 1 0 0.0 0
Team 2 8 4.0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

4,306

Allen

Josh Allen

RUSH

1,122

Cook

James Cook

REC

1,183

Diggs

Stefon Diggs

Team Rankings

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PPG

26.5

6th

OPP PPG

18.3

4th

RUSH YDS/G

130.1

7th

PASS YDS/G

253.3

10th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
Jets Jets
7 10 0 .412
Patriots Patriots
4 13 0 .235

Last Game

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BUF Bills

1-1-0

24

Final

27

KC Chiefs

2-0-0

Sun 21 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM