Week 1
Final1Q
7 - 0
B. Malone 5-yard TD run.
Made XP
2Q
7 - 7
J. Holland 53-yard TD catch from J. Ferguson.
Made XP
2Q
14 - 7
D. Nottingham 1-yard TD run.
Made XP
2Q
14 - 14
J. Holland 58-yard TD catch from J. Ferguson.
Made XP
2Q
17 - 14
G. Yepremian 25-yard field goal.
3Q
24 - 14
N. Moore 30-yard TD catch from B. Griese.
Made XP
3Q
27 - 14
G. Yepremian 20-yard field goal.
4Q
27 - 21
B. Chandler 12-yard TD catch from J. Ferguson.
Made XP
4Q
30 - 21
G. Yepremian 30-yard field goal.
Pass Yds
282
Ferguson
BUF

Rush Yds
107
Bulaich
MIA

Rec Yds
111
Holland
BUF

Scrim TD
2
Holland
BUF

The Buffalo Bills fell to the Miami Dolphins, 30 to 21, on September 13, 1976.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Griese #12 | 13/21 | 199 | 9.5 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 89.2 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ferguson #12 | 13/28 | 282 | 10.1 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 118.5 |
G. Marangi #17 | 0/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Bulaich #31 | 19 | 107 | 5.6 | 0 | 26 |
S. Winfrey #33 | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 0 | 11 |
B. Malone #32 | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 1 | 9 |
D. Nottingham #36 | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 1 | 9 |
B. Griese #12 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Washington #22 | 19 | 56 | 2.9 | 0 | 10 |
O.J. Simpson #32 | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 8 |
J. Ferguson #12 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 19 |
R. Hooks #25 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 2 |
J. Braxton #34 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Moore #89 | 0/0 | 94 | 15.7 | 1 | 30 |
H. Twilley #81 | 0/0 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | 18 |
D. Nottingham #36 | 0/0 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 |
D. Harris #82 | 0/0 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Holland #80 | 0/0 | 111 | 55.5 | 2 | 58 |
B. Chandler #81 | 0/0 | 50 | 16.7 | 1 | 25 |
O.J. Simpson #32 | 0/0 | 43 | 43.0 | 0 | 43 |
V. Washington #22 | 0/0 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 11 |
P. Seymour #87 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 14 |
R. Gant #88 | 0/0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
R. Hooks #25 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Jones #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Yepremian #1 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 12 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Leypoldt #3 | 0/3 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Seiple #20 | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bateman #7 | 4 | 153 | 38.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Davis #27 | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Harris #82 | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Washington #22 | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Holmes #20 | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Harris #82 | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Griese #12 | 13/21 | 199 | 9.5 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 89.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Bulaich #31 | 19 | 107 | 5.6 | 0 | 26 |
S. Winfrey #33 | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 0 | 11 |
B. Malone #32 | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 1 | 9 |
D. Nottingham #36 | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 1 | 9 |
B. Griese #12 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Moore #89 | 0/0 | 94 | 15.7 | 1 | 30 |
H. Twilley #81 | 0/0 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | 18 |
D. Nottingham #36 | 0/0 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 |
D. Harris #82 | 0/0 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Yepremian #1 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 12 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Seiple #20 | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Davis #27 | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Harris #82 | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Harris #82 | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ferguson #12 | 13/28 | 282 | 10.1 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 118.5 |
G. Marangi #17 | 0/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Washington #22 | 19 | 56 | 2.9 | 0 | 10 |
O.J. Simpson #32 | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 8 |
J. Ferguson #12 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 19 |
R. Hooks #25 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 2 |
J. Braxton #34 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Holland #80 | 0/0 | 111 | 55.5 | 2 | 58 |
B. Chandler #81 | 0/0 | 50 | 16.7 | 1 | 25 |
O.J. Simpson #32 | 0/0 | 43 | 43.0 | 0 | 43 |
V. Washington #22 | 0/0 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 11 |
P. Seymour #87 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 14 |
R. Gant #88 | 0/0 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
R. Hooks #25 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Jones #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Leypoldt #3 | 0/3 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bateman #7 | 4 | 153 | 38.3 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Washington #22 | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Holmes #20 | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 |
401
Total Yds
383
197
Pass Yds
275
204
Rush Yds
108
70
Total Plays
61
5.7
Yards Per Play
6.3
9.0
Yards Per Pass
8.9
4.3
Yards Per Rush
3.6
25
1st Downs
16
2
Punts
4
3
Turnovers
0
1
Interceptions Thrown
0
2
Fumbles Lost
0
6
Penalties
6
1.0
Sacks
1.0
0
D/ST TD
0