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Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
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Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
Date
December 5, 1976
Kickoff
04:00 PM ET
01:00 PM PT
Score
BUF 27 — MIA 45 F

Stadium

Capacity: 65,326

Inaugurated: 01/01/1937

Broadcast

Announcers

Jim Simpson, John Brodie

Summary

BUF and MIA combined for 374 passing yards and 4 passing touchdowns. On the ground, O.J. Simpson led BUF with 203 rushing yards while Gary Davis paced MIA with 79. Through the air, Bob Chandler topped BUF with 68 receiving yards while Freddie Solomon led MIA with 114.

Expected Points Summary

Team Stats

Stat BUF MIA
First Downs 23 19
Rush-Yds-TDs 42-269-1 29-218-3
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 13-29-155-2-2 11-22-219-2-1
Sacked-Yards 0-0 1-12
Net Pass Yards 155 207
Total Yards 424 425
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Turnovers 2 1
Penalties-Yards 7-38 6-50

Expected Points Detail

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat BUF MIA
First Downs 23 19
Rush-Yds-TDs 42-269-1 29-218-3
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 13-29-155-2-2 11-22-219-2-1
Sacked-Yards 0-0 1-12
Net Pass Yards 155 207
Total Yards 424 425
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Turnovers 2 1
Penalties-Yards 7-38 6-50

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
1 Bills George Jakowenko 28 yard field goal 3-0
Dolphins Garo Yepremian 53 yard field goal 3-3
Bills O.J. Simpson 75 yard rush (George Jakowenko kick) 10-3
2 Dolphins Duriel Harris 37 yard pass from Don Strock (Garo Yepremian kick) 10-10
Dolphins Freddie Solomon 79 yard punt return (Garo Yepremian kick) 10-17
Bills George Jakowenko 49 yard field goal 13-17
3 Dolphins Freddie Solomon 53 yard pass from Don Strock (Garo Yepremian kick) 13-24
Dolphins Don Strock 2 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) 13-31
Bills Reuben Gant 11 yard pass from Gary Marangi (George Jakowenko kick) 20-31
4 Dolphins Freddie Solomon 59 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) 20-38
Bills Bob Chandler 15 yard pass from Gary Marangi (George Jakowenko kick) 27-38
Dolphins Don Nottingham 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) 27-45

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