The Miami Dolphins were defeated by the Buffalo Bills, 38 to 35, on October 9, 1983.

Final

Bills

4-2-0

38

Dolphins

3-3-0

35

Team

BUF

MIA

1

7

0

2

7

3

7

14

4

14

OT

3

0

Total

38

35

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

BUF

MIA

Byron Franklin 9-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Joe Danelo kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

BUF

MIA

Byron Franklin 30-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Joe Danelo kick)

14

0

Woody Bennett 1-yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick)

14

7

3rd quarter

BUF

MIA

Mark Duper 63-yard pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick)

14

Booker Moore 11-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Joe Danelo kick)

21

14

Mark Duper 48-yard pass from Mark Clayton (Uwe von Schamann kick)

21

4th quarter

BUF

MIA

Joe Cribbs 4-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Joe Danelo kick)

28

21

Nat Moore 2-yard pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick)

28

Mark Clayton 14-yard pass from Dan Marino (Uwe von Schamann kick)

28

35

Joe Cribbs 1-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Joe Danelo kick)

35

OT

BUF

MIA

Joe Danelo 36-yard field goal

38

35

Bills

Dolphins

1st Downs

28

31

Passing 1st Downs

20

15

Rushing 1st Downs

5

9

1st downs from penalties

3

7

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

79

76

Total Yards

483

488

Yards per play

6.1

6.4

Passing

407

335

Comp - Att

38 - 55

20 - 30

Yards per pass

7.3

10.2

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 12

3 - 35

Rushing

76

153

Rushing Attempts

23

43

Yards per rush

3.3

3.6

Penalties

15

4

Turnovers

2

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

Bills

Dolphins

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Joe Ferguson	38	55	419	7.6	5	1	1	114.1
Team	38	55	407	7.6	5	1	1	114.1

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Joe Cribbs	11	49	4.5
Roosevelt Leaks	8	21	2.6
Booker Moore	4	6	1.5
Team	23	76	3.3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Joe Cribbs	9	93	10.3	2
Jerry Butler	9	89	9.9	0
Frank Lewis	5	61	12.2	0
Byron Franklin	3	59	19.7	2
Mike Mosley	1	35	35.0	0
Booker Moore	4	25	6.3	1
Mark Brammer	3	23	7.7	0
Perry Tuttle	2	22	11.0	0
Buster Barnett	2	12	6.0	0
Team	38	419	7.6	5	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Darryl Talley			1.0
Ben Williams			2.0
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Joe Danelo	1	2		5	8
Team	1	2		5	8

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Greg Cater	5	193	38.6
Team	5	193	38.6

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Van Williams	1	40	40.0
Robb Riddick	2	36	18.0
Mike Mosley	1	33	33.0
Team	4	109	27.3

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Robb Riddick	1	8	8.0	0
Team	1	8	8.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Dan Marino	19	29	322	11.1	3	2	3	108.7
Mark Clayton	1	1	48	48.0	1	0	0	158.3
Team	20	30	335	12.3	4	2	3	120.8

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Andra Franklin	17	65	3.8	0
Woody Bennett	6	40	6.7	1
Tony Nathan	8	28	3.5	0
David Overstreet	8	24	3.0	0
Dan Marino	4	-4	-1.0	0
Team	43	153	3.6	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Mark Duper	7	202	28.9	2
Tony Nathan	5	57	11.4	0
Mark Clayton	2	53	26.5	1
Nat Moore	3	35	11.7	1
Dan Johnson	2	15	7.5	0
Woody Bennett	1	8	8.0	0
Team	20	370	12.3	4	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Mike Kozlowski			1.0
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Uwe von Schamann	0	2		5	5
Team	0	2		5	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Reggie Roby	4	169	42.3
Team	4	169	42.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Fulton Walker	4	70	17.5
Tony Nathan	1	3	3.0
Team	5	73	14.6

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Mark Clayton	2	-11	-5.5	0
Team	2	-11	-5.5	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

4,624

Tagovailoa

RUSH

1,012

Mostert

REC

1,799

Hill

Team Rankings

PPG

29.2

2nd

OPP PPG

23.0

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

135.8

6th

PASS YDS/G

276.4

2nd

2023 Division Standings

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

Last Game

Chiefs

1-0-0

26

Final

7

Dolphins

0-1-0

Sat 13 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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

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The Miami Dolphins were defeated by the Buffalo Bills, 38 to 35, on October 9, 1983.

Final

Bills

38

Dolphins

35

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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More Dolphins Stats

4,624

1,012

1,799

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule