Dolphins 21-7 Bills (13 Oct, 1996) Box Score

Miami Dolphins

4-2, 2-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIA					21
BUF					7

Buffalo Bills

4-2, 3-1 home

Miami Passing


Craig Erickson
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
14/29	192	6.6	0	0	3-16	69.9
14/29	176	6.6	0	0	3-16	69.9

Buffalo Passing


Jim Kelly
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
21/32	247	7.7	0	3	7-56	49.9
21/32	191	7.7	0	3	7-56	49.9

Miami Rushing


Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar
Stanley Pritchett
Irving Spikes
John Kidd
Craig Erickson
O.J. McDuffie
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
25	37	1.5	1	11
1	16	16.0	0	16
3	6	2.0	1	3
1	3	3.0	0	3
1	1	1.0	0	1
1	0	0.0	0	0
32	63	2.0	2	16

Buffalo Rushing


Thurman Thomas
Darick Holmes
Quinn Early
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
16	85	5.3	1	19
8	17	2.1	0	6
1	3	3.0	0	3
25	105	4.2	1	19

Miami Receiving


Randal Hill
Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar
Troy Drayton
O.J. McDuffie
Jerris McPhail
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	94	23.5	61
3	30	10.0	23
3	27	9.0	13
2	26	13.0	16
2	15	7.5	11
14	192	13.7	61

Buffalo Receiving


Andre Reed
Quinn Early
Darick Holmes
Eric Moulds
Lonnie Johnson
Russell Copeland
Thurman Thomas
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
10	134	13.4	49
3	52	17.3	26
2	23	11.5	15
2	17	8.5	11
2	14	7.0	12
1	4	4.0	4
1	3	3.0	3
21	247	11.8	49

Miami Fumbles


O.J. McDuffie
Trace Armstrong
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	0
0	0	1
1	0	1

Buffalo Fumbles


Jim Kelly
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	1	0

Miami Defense



Zach Thomas
Danny Stubbs
Calvin Jackson
Terrell Buckley
Trace Armstrong
Tim Bowens
Dwight Hollier
Shawn Wooden
Louis Oliver
Shane Burton
Aaron Jones
Kirby Dar Dar
Sean Hill
Norman Hand
Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar
Daryl Gardener
Larry Izzo
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
11	9	1	0	1	0	0
9	9	1	0	0	0	0
7	7	0	0	1	0	0
6	5	0	0	2	0	1
5	3	2.5	0	0	0	0
4	4	2	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0.5	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
65	48	7	0	5	0	2

Buffalo Defense



Bruce Smith
Mark Maddox
Phil Hansen
Bryce Paup
Chris Spielman
Ted Washington
Kurt Schulz
Thomas Smith
Gabe Northern
Matt Stevens
Jim Jeffcoat
Jeff Burris
Manny Martin
Damien Covington
Marlon Kerner
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
9	7	1	0	0	0	0
7	6	0	0	0	0	0
7	5	0	0	1	0	0
6	5	1	0	0	0	0
6	5	0	0	0	0	0
6	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	2	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0
59	45	3	0	5	0	0

Miami Interceptions


Terrell Buckley
Zach Thomas
Calvin Jackson
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	91	1
1	11	0
1	0	0
3	102	1

Buffalo Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Buffalo Interceptions

Miami Kick Returns


Jerris McPhail
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	39	19.5	20	0
2	39	19.5	20	0

Buffalo Kick Returns


Eric Moulds
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
4	94	23.5	33	0
4	94	23.5	33	0

Miami Punt Returns


O.J. McDuffie
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	2	2.0	2	0
1	2	2.0	2	0

Buffalo Punt Returns


Russell Copeland
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	28	9.3	10	0
3	28	9.3	10	0

Miami Kicking


Joe Nedney
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/1	0.0	0	3/3	3
0/1	0.0	0	3/3	3

Buffalo Kicking


Steve Christie
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1
0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Miami Punting


John Kidd
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
8	383	47.9	2	3	55
8	383	47.9	2	3	55

Buffalo Punting


Chris Mohr
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
7	330	47.1	3	0	80
7	330	47.1	3	0	80

5:00 AM, 13 October 1996

Attendance: 79,642

Referees:
Bernie Kukar

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Buffalo	12	3	.800	469	331
Miami	7	8	.467	305	329
New York	4	11	.267	292	344
New England	3	12	.200	259	361

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