The Miami Dolphins handily defeated the Buffalo Bills, 31 to 21, on December 7, 1975.

Final

Bills

7-5-0

21

Dolphins

9-3-0

31

Team

BUF

MIA

1

0

7

2

0

14

3

14

3

4

7

Total

21

31

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

BUF

MIA

Don Strock 4-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

BUF

MIA

Howard Twilley 8-yard pass from Don Strock (Garo Yepremian kick)

0

14

Howard Twilley 1-yard pass from Don Strock (Garo Yepremian kick)

0

21

3rd quarter

BUF

MIA

O.J. Simpson 14-yard run (John Leypoldt kick)

7

21

Garo Yepremian 20-yard field goal

7

24

J.D. Hill 31-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)

14

24

4th quarter

BUF

MIA

O.J. Simpson 62-yard pass from Joe Ferguson (John Leypoldt kick)

21

24

Norm Bulaich 1-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick)

21

31

Bills

Dolphins

1st Downs

21

19

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

73

59

Total Yards

385

296

Yards per play

5.3

5.0

Passing

255

99

Comp - Att

20 - 41

12 - 15

Yards per pass

5.8

6.6

Interceptions thrown

2

0

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 24

0 - 0

Rushing

130

197

Rushing Attempts

29

44

Yards per rush

4.5

Penalties

7

Turnovers

2

0

Fumbles lost

0

Interceptions

2

0

Possession

Bills

Dolphins

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Joe Ferguson	20	41	279	6.8	2	2		67.0
Team	20	41	255	6.8	2	2	3	67.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
O.J. Simpson	18	96	5.3	1
Jim Braxton	9	31	3.4	0
Joe Ferguson	2	3	1.5	0
Team	29	130	4.5	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
O.J. Simpson	8	117	14.6	1
Bob Chandler	5	63	12.6	0
J.D. Hill	3	57	19.0	1
Paul Seymour	2	22	11.0	0
Jim Braxton	1	11	11.0	0
Reuben Gant	1	9	9.0	0
Team	20	279	6.8	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
John Leypoldt	0	0		3	3
Team	0	0		3	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Marv Bateman	6	254	42.3
Team	6	254	42.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Vic Washington	3	78	26.0
Royce McKinney	1	20	20.0
Team	4	98	24.5

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Gary Hayman	3	31	10.3	0
Team	3	31	10.3	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Don Strock	12	15	99	6.6	2	0		133.8
Team	12	15	99	6.6	2	0	0	133.8

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Mercury Morris	21	93	4.4	0
Don Nottingham	9	87	9.7	0
Don Strock	3	15	5.0	1
Norm Bulaich	6	1	0.2	1
Benny Malone	5	1	0.2	0
Team	44	197	4.5	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Howard Twilley	3	26	8.7	2
Don Nottingham	2	22	11.0	0
Freddie Solomon	3	17	5.7	0
Andre Tillman	1	16	16.0	0
Nat Moore	1	11	11.0	0
Norm Bulaich	2	7	3.5	0
Team	12	99	6.6	2	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
Garo Yepremian	1	1		4	7
Team	1	1		4	7

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Larry Seiple	7	278	39.7
Team	7	278	39.7

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Nat Moore	4	116	29.0	0
Team	4	116	29.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Charlie Babb	2	18	9.0
Freddie Solomon	1	13	13.0
Nat Moore	1	10	10.0
Hubert Ginn	1	4	4.0
Team	5	45	9.0

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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 handily defeated the Buffalo Bills, 31 to 21, on December 7, 1975.

Final

Bills

21

Dolphins

31

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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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