European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday november 16. 1986 the stars and stripes sports Bills swamp dolphins to near acc East title by Faalii Ranniar Back Kobb Kii Lukk Miami by Dave Goldberg Miami of the Buffalo Dills arc efficient rather than glamorous. Hul efficiency Foj enough to Pat them at Tae top of the National football league. The Bills embellished on the nil s Best record monday night gelling two touchdowns apiece from running backs Robb Riddick and Ronnie Harmon As they humbled the Miami dolphins 31-6, running Ihei record to 10.1, the efficient win the Bills converted 14 of 17 third Down opportunities put them within a Gam of their first acc East title since 1980 and dropped the once dominant dolphins in peril of mining la play offs for the third straight year. High now things Ore going real Well for us rid Dick said. We be Joist got to keep it going right on into the the Bills dominated on both offence and defens and also caught a break from the officials the touch Down that put the Bill up 17 was set up by an unusual penalty that negated a Miami Tumble recovery. The Bills rushed for 205 Yards and passed for 211 As Wal at limiting the dolphins to just 33 Rushing Yard Sand intercepting quarterback Dan Marino three limes. I m not saying our offence or defense did it said coach Marv Livy. We had so Many key plays from different players in a game that was very important to two of those placers were Harmon and Ridnick who filled in for the injured Thurman Thomas at run Ning Back. Combined they rushed for 139 Yards and caught nine passes from Jim Kelly Tor 85 Yard including a i 6-yarder from Kelly to Harmon for the first to on the opening drive of the game. We have some Garcal role players and they had to Hep in and do that today Levy said. Riddick an Harmon got the Job done. You have to have people like that who can step in when someone is Harmon s receiving to was the Only first Naif touchdown for the Bills who led 10-6 at Hal him. Then they put us game away with two scores 2vi minutes apart in the third Quarter. The first tally with 5 33 left in the period came on Riddick s 1-Yard plunge at the end of an 60-Yard March aided by two Miami penalties one a holding Call. The second was a 6-Yard run by Harmon set up by Cornelius Bennett s interception and 30-Yard return of a Marino pass on Miami s first play after the Kic coff. Riddick added his second to just 2 16 into the fourth Quarter fallowing a nine play 54-Yard drive setup by free safety Mark Kelso s interception and 25 Yard return. H was the third straight game in which Kelso had an interception and gave him seven for the season second in the nil. We were a Little worried at halftime but then the see Bills on Page 26 strange tops Kite in Nabisco playoff reach Calif
