The Miami Dolphins handily defeated the Buffalo Bills, 17 to 7, on October 14, 1979.

1979 Miami Dolphins

Final

BUF

Bills

3-4-0

7

MIA

17

1

0

7

2

0

10

3

7

0

4

0

0

Total

7

17

1st quarter

BUF

MIA

Dolphins

Tony Nathan 86-yard punt return (Uwe von Schamann kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

BUF

MIA

Dolphins

Larry Csonka 7-yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick)

0

14

Dolphins

Uwe von Schamann 29-yard field goal

0

17

3rd quarter

BUF

MIA

Bills

Roland Hooks 3-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick)

7

17

Bills

Dolphins

1st Downs

11

14

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

46

58

Total Yards

178

279

Yards per play

3.9

4.8

Passing

108

101

Comp - Att

11 - 21

7 - 12

Yards per pass

4.5

8.4

Interceptions thrown

1

1

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 29

0 - 0

Rushing

70

178

Rushing Attempts

22

46

Yards per rush

3.2

3.9

Penalties

5

2

Turnovers

1

1

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

1

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Joe Ferguson 11 21 137 6.5 0 1 53.1
Team 11 21 108 6.5 0 1 3 53.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Terry Miller 7 30 4.3 0
Curtis Brown 8 22 2.8 0
Roland Hooks 4 12 3.0 1
Mike Collier 2 5 2.5 0
Joe Ferguson 1 1 1.0 0
Team 22 70 3.2 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Frank Lewis 4 59 14.8 0
Jerry Butler 2 45 22.5 0
Reuben Gant 2 24 12.0 0
Roland Hooks 1 10 10.0 0
Curtis Brown 2 -1 -0.5 0
Team 11 137 6.5 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Nick Mike-Mayer 0 0 1 1
Team 0 0 1 1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Rusty Jackson 5 170 34.0
Team 5 170 34.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Steve Powell 2 62 31.0 0
Keith Moody 2 40 20.0 0
Team 4 102 25.5 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Keith Moody 1 4 4.0 0
Team 1 4 4.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Bob Griese 7 12 101 8.4 0 1 51.0
Team 7 12 101 8.4 0 1 0 51.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Larry Csonka 24 90 3.8 1
Gary Davis 4 48 12.0 0
Delvin Williams 18 40 2.2 0
Team 46 178 3.9 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Nat Moore 3 48 16.0 0
Duriel Harris 2 35 17.5 0
Norm Bulaich 1 9 9.0 0
Bruce Hardy 1 9 9.0 0
Team 7 101 8.4 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Uwe von Schamann 1 2 2 5
Team 1 2 2 5

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
George Roberts 2 78 39.0
Uwe von Schamann 1 31 31.0
Team 3 109 36.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Tony Nathan 2 36 18.0 0
Don Bessillieu 0 20 0
Team 2 56 28.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Tony Nathan 2 89 44.5 1
Mike Kozlowski 2 10 5.0 0
Team 4 99 24.8 1

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Team Leaders

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PASS

4,624

Tagovailoa

Tua Tagovailoa

RUSH

1,012

Mostert

Raheem Mostert

REC

1,799

Hill

Tyreek Hill

Team Rankings

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PPG

29.2

2nd

OPP PPG

23.0

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

135.8

6th

PASS YDS/G

276.4

2nd

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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KC Chiefs

1-0-0

26

Final

7

MIA Dolphins

0-1-0

Sat 13 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