Bills 9-6 Dolphins (2 Nov, 1997) Box Score

Miami Dolphins

5-4, 2-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIA					6
BUF					9

Buffalo Bills

5-4, 3-2 home

Miami Passing


Craig Erickson
Dan Marino
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SACKS	RTG
8/18	121	6.7	1	2-21	44.0
5/15	76	5.1	1	0-0	23.2
13/33	176	6.0	2	2-21	34.5

Buffalo Passing


Alex Van Pelt
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
13/22	89	4.0	0	0	1-3	68.2
13/22	86	4.0	0	0	1-3	68.2

Miami Rushing


Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar
Jerris McPhail
Craig Erickson
Irving Spikes
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
16	39	2.4	6
1	8	8.0	8
4	8	2.0	4
2	-1	-0.5	0
23	54	2.3	8

Buffalo Rushing


Thurman Thomas
Antowain Smith
Eric Moulds
Alex Van Pelt
Darick Holmes
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
11	68	6.2	16
22	59	2.7	12
1	29	29.0	29
6	17	2.8	9
1	6	6.0	6
41	179	4.4	29

Miami Receiving


Troy Drayton
O.J. McDuffie
Jerris McPhail
Charles Jordan
Bernie Parmalee
Brett Perriman
Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
2	50	25.0	27
3	42	14.0	19
3	34	11.3	13
1	25	25.0	25
2	21	10.5	11
1	16	16.0	16
1	9	9.0	9
13	197	15.2	27

Buffalo Receiving


Andre Reed
Quinn Early
Eric Moulds
Lonnie Johnson
Antowain Smith
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
3	32	10.7	15
3	25	8.3	9
3	18	6.0	6
3	14	4.7	11
1	0	0.0	0
13	89	6.8	15

Miami Fumbles


Craig Erickson
Irving Spikes
Shawn Wooden
team

FUM	LOST	REC
2	0	0
1	0	0
0	0	1
3	0	1

Buffalo Fumbles


Antowain Smith
Alex Van Pelt
Jeff Burris
Eric Moulds
team

FUM	LOST	REC
2	1	0
2	0	0
1	0	0
1	0	0
6	1	0

Miami Defense



Calvin Jackson
Terrell Buckley
Shane Burton
Zach Thomas
Tim Bowens
Daryl Gardener
George Teague
Shawn Wooden
Anthony Harris
Dwight Hollier
Derrick Rodgers
Trace Armstrong
Dunstan Anderson
Barron Tanner
Sam Madison
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
9	7	0	0	1	0	0
7	6	0	0	2	0	0
6	5	1	0	0	0	0
6	5	0	0	0	0	0
6	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	2	0	0
62	44	1	0	5	0	0

Buffalo Defense



Bruce Smith
Bryce Paup
John Holecek
Ted Washington
Sean Moran
Phil Hansen
Thomas Smith
Sam Rogers
Henry Jones
Manny Martin
Ken Irvin
Gabe Northern
Eric Smedley
Dan Brandenburg
Jeff Burris
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
6	5	1	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	1	0	0
5	4	0	0	1	0	0
4	4	0	0	1	0	0
4	3	1	0	2	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0
41	32	2	0	8	0	0

Miami Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Miami Interceptions

Buffalo Interceptions


Jeff Burris
Sean Moran
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	10	0
1	0	0
2	10	0

Miami Kick Returns


Jerris McPhail
Irving Spikes
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
2	76	38.0	39
2	47	23.5	28
4	123	30.8	39

Buffalo Kick Returns


Darick Holmes
Tony Cline
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
1	22	22.0	22
1	0	0.0	0
2	22	11.0	22

Miami Punt Returns


Charles Jordan
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	14	7.0	8	0
2	14	7.0	8	0

Buffalo Punt Returns


Jeff Burris
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
4	26	6.5	15	0
4	26	6.5	15	0

Miami Kicking


Olindo Mare
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/3	66.7	35	0/0	6
2/3	66.7	35	0/0	6

Buffalo Kicking


Steve Christie
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
3/5	60.0	41	0/0	9
3/5	60.0	41	0/0	9

Miami Punting


John Kidd
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
7	298	42.6	1	2	51
7	298	42.6	1	2	51

Buffalo Punting


Chris Mohr
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6	242	40.3	0	3	56
6	242	40.3	0	3	56

5:00 AM, 2 November 1997

Attendance: 78,011

Referees:
Phil Luckett

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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