November 17th, 1997
1997 Week 12
Regular Season
Buffalo Bills
13
Bills Away
Final
Miami Dolphins
30
Dolphins Home
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
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Score by Quarter

Bills
Dolphins
Q1 0 3
Q2 0 10
Q3 10 3
Q4 3 14
FINAL 13 30

Key Performers

Bills

PassingT. Collins
19/37, 152 YDS
RushingT. Thomas
11, 43 YDS
ReceivingQ. Early
7, 57 YDS
TacklesJ. Holecek
8
SacksB. Smith
2.0
InterceptionsM. Kerner
1

Dolphins

PassingD. Marino
18/24, 234 YDS, 2 TD
RushingK. Abdul-Jabbar
26, 83 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingT. Drayton
4, 62 YDS, 1 TD
TacklesS. Wooden
9
SacksA. Harris
1.0
InterceptionsG. Teague
1

Team Comparison

Bills
Stat
Dolphins
15
First Downs
16
223
Total Yards
314
29
Rushes
31
92
Rush YDS
96
1
Rush TD
1
51.4%
PASS %
75.0%
131
NET PASS YDS
218
0
PASS TD
2
2
Takeaways
2
30:10
Time of Possession
29:50
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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 12 match up between the Buffalo Bills and the Miami Dolphins featuring 8 tackles by John Holecek.

Line chart tracking game momentum and key moments for the Bills vs Dolphins
Legend
Moment: Bills
Moment: Dolphins
Bills Momentum
Dolphins Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • MIA FG MIA FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Olindo Mare 37 yard field goal good

Dolphins opens scoring → 3-0
< Q2 > • MIA TD MIA TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Dan Marino pass complete to Ed Perry for 3 yards touchdown - PAT good

Dolphins extends lead → 10-0
< Q2 > • MIA FG MIA FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Olindo Mare 30 yard field goal good

Dolphins extends lead → 13-0
< Q3 > • BUF TD BUF TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Darick Holmes middle for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Bills cuts lead → 13-7
< Q3 > • MIA FG MIA FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Olindo Mare 35 yard field goal good

Dolphins extends lead → 16-7
< Q3 > • BUF FG BUF FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Steve Christie 36 yard field goal good

Bills cuts lead → 16-10
< Q4 > • BUF FG BUF FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Steve Christie 24 yard field goal good

Bills cuts lead → 16-13
< Q4 > • MIA TD MIA TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Dan Marino pass complete to Troy Drayton for 30 yards touchdown - PAT good

Dolphins extends lead → 23-13
< Q4 > • MIA TD MIA TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Karim Abdul-Jabbar right guard for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Dolphins extends lead → 30-13

Detailed Player Statistics

Player Att Cmp CMP% Yds TD Int Lng Sk Rate
Todd Collins 37 19 51.4 152 0 1 30 3 50.7
Team Totals 37 19 51.4 152 0 1 30 3
Player Att Yds Avg TD Lng
Antowain Smith 13 41 3.2 0 12
Thurman Thomas 11 43 3.9 0 16
Darick Holmes 2 3 1.5 1 2
Todd Collins 1 2 2.0 0 2
Andre Reed 1 9 9.0 0 9
Eric Moulds 1 -6 -6.0 0 -6
Team Totals 29 92 3.2 1 16
Player Tgt Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng
Quinn Early 11 7 57 8.1 0 21
Andre Reed 11 4 37 9.3 0 13
Thurman Thomas 3 2 39 19.5 0 30
Darick Holmes 2 2 14 7.0 0 9
Lonnie Johnson 2 2 11 5.5 0 6
Eric Moulds 4 2 -6 -3.0 0 1
Antowain Smith 2 0 0 0.0 0 0
Tony Cline 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 36 19 152 8.0 0 30
Player Comb Solo Ast Sk Int
John Holecek 8 4 4 0 0
Ted Washington 6 4 2 0 0
Bruce Smith 5 4 1 2 0
Phil Hansen 5 4 1 0 0
Bryce Paup 5 2 3 0 0
Henry Jones 4 4 0 0 0
Kurt Schulz 4 4 0 0 0
Thomas Smith 4 4 0 0 0
Jeff Burris 3 2 1 0 0
Sam Rogers 3 3 0 0 0
Marlon Kerner 2 2 0 0 1
Dan Brandenburg 1 1 0 0 0
Sean Moran 1 0 1 0 0
Gabe Northern 1 1 0 0 0
Shawn Price 1 0 1 0 0
Team Totals 53 39 14 2 1
Player Ret Yds Avg TD
Darick Holmes 1 36 36 0
Eric Moulds 1 26 26 0
Marcellus Wiley 1 12 12 0
Team Totals 3 74 24.7 0
Player Ret Yds Avg TD
Jeff Burris 2 20 10 0
Team Totals 2 20 10.0 0
Player FGA FGM XPA XPM
Steve Christie 2 2 1 1
Team Totals 2 2 1 1
Player Pnt Yds Y/P
Chris Mohr 4 144 36
Team Totals 4 144 36.0
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