Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills (September 13, 1976)

Game Recap

Week 1 in September during the 1976 NFL season had the traveling Miami Dolphins beat the 0 Buffalo Bills 30-21. Dolphins took the in the first two quarters 17-14 and stayed firm in the second half.

The Dolphins were guided by Bob Griese who tossed in 199 yards in the air, 1 touchdown, was 13 of 21 passing. Norm Bulaich had 107 rush yards. Nat Moore finished with 94 yards receiving, 1 touchdown.

For the Bills, Joe Ferguson tossed in 282 yards, 3 TDs, zero picks. John Holland had 111 receiving yards, 2 TDs.

The Dolphins ended with 401 total yards, 25 first downs, 3 turnovers and 6 penalties. They were of on third downs. The Bills tallied 383 total yards, 16 first downs, 0 turnovers and 6 penalties. They were of on third downs.

Notes

• Score: Miami DolphinsMIA defeat Buffalo BillsBUF 30-21
• Date: Monday, September 13, 1976
• Game Time Kickoff: 9:00PM
• Miami Dolphins Stats - Yards: 401, Turnovers: 3
• Buffalo Bills Stats - Yards: 383, Turnovers: 0

Box Score

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	TOT
MIA	7	10	10	3	30
BUF	0	14	0	7	21

Passing Leaders

PLAYER		C-A	YDS	TD	INT	LNG
Joe Ferguson	BUF	13-28	282	3	0	58
Bob Griese	MIA	13-21	199	1	1	30
Gary Marangi	BUF	0-2	0	0	0	0

Rushing Leaders

PLAYER		ATT	YDS	TD	LNG
Norm Bulaich	MIA	19	107	0	26
Vic Washington	BUF	19	56	0	10
Stan Winfrey	MIA	7	34	0	11
Benny Malone	MIA	10	31	1	9
Don Nottingham	MIA	10	29	1	9
O.J. Simpson	BUF	5	28	0	8
Joe Ferguson	BUF	2	19	0	19

Receiving Leaders

PLAYER		REC	YDS	TD	LNG
John Holland	BUF	2	111	2	58
Nat Moore	MIA	6	94	1	30
Howard Twilley	MIA	4	53	0	18
Bob Chandler	BUF	3	50	1	25
O.J. Simpson	BUF	1	43	0	43
Don Nottingham	MIA	1	29	0	29
Vic Washington	BUF	3	29	0	11
Paul Seymour	BUF	2	26	0	14

Team Total Rushing

TM	ATT	YDS	TD
BUF	30	108	0
MIA	48	204	2

Team Total Passing

TM	C-A	YDS	TD	INT	SCK
BUF	13-30	282	3	0	1
MIA	13-21	199	1	1	1

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• Weather: 67 degrees, relative humidity 61%, wind 12 mph
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