Conference Championships: Buffalo Bills travel to face Miami Dolphins at Joe Robbie Stadium, one win from a Super Bowl berth. Kickoff: Sun January 17, 1993 at 12:30pm. Winner advances to the Super Bowl. Loser carries one of the year's hardest what-ifs into the offseason.[1][2]
Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins in the Conference Championships, with a Super Bowl berth on the line. The conference title round is the one that turns nameplates into legacy. For Miami Dolphins, the home crowd at Joe Robbie Stadium is asked to be a player; for Buffalo Bills, the road environment is supposed to be the test that breaks lesser teams. Coaches will lean on what worked all year. Players will lean on what their bodies have left in them.
Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins have outlasted everyone else in their conference. One walks out of Joe Robbie Stadium with the conference title; the other walks out with a brutal what-if. Around the league, coaches are watching tape on both staffs for next year's prep. Every Super Bowl-bound team starts the offseason as the team to beat.
Buffalo Bills versus Miami Dolphins in the Conference Championships. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Buffalo Bills-Miami Dolphins cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 11-5 | W1 |
| Houston Oilers | 10-6 | W2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 7-9 | L3 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 5-11 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 11-5 | L1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 11-5 | W3 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 9-7 | W5 |
| New York Jets | 4-12 | L3 |
| New England Patriots | 2-14 | L5 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | 11-5 | W7 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 10-6 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 8-8 | L1 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 7-9 | W1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 2-14 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 14-2 | W8 |
| New Orleans Saints | 12-4 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 6-10 | L2 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 6-10 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 11-5 | W2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 9-7 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 5-11 | L2 |
| Detroit Lions | 5-11 | L1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 13-3 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 11-5 | W4 |
| Washington Redskins | 9-7 | L2 |
| New York Giants | 6-10 | L1 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | 4-12 | L2 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 313232929 |
| Miami Dolphins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3331010 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bills | Steve Christie 21 yard field goal | 3-0 |
| Dolphins | Pete Stoyanovich 51 yard field goal | 3-3 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bills | Thurman Thomas 17 yard pass from Jim Kelly ( Steve Christie kick) | 10-3 |
| Bills | Steve Christie 33 yard field goal | 13-3 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bills | Kenneth Davis 2 yard rush ( Steve Christie kick) | 20-3 |
| Bills | Steve Christie 21 yard field goal | 23-3 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bills | Steve Christie 31 yard field goal | 26-3 |
| Dolphins | Mark Duper 15 yard pass from Dan Marino ( Pete Stoyanovich kick) | 26-10 |
| Bills | Steve Christie 38 yard field goal | 29-10 |
Buffalo Bills defeated Miami Dolphins 29-10 at Joe Robbie Stadium in the Conference Championships. The final scoring play was Bills: Steve Christie 38 yard field goal. Top line of the day: Dan Marino: 268 pass yards on 22-of-45, 1 TD, 2 INT. Buffalo Bills advance to the Super Bowl.[1][2]
Buffalo Bills walked out of Joe Robbie Stadium as the team that survived a Conference Championships Miami Dolphins will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 29-10. The final scoring play came from Bills: Steve Christie 38 yard field goal. Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Buffalo Bills are bound for the Super Bowl.
Buffalo Bills 29, Miami Dolphins 10. Round: Conference Championships. Attendance: 72703. Q1: 2 scoring plays. Q2: 2 scoring plays. Q3: 2 scoring plays. Q4: 3 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Dan Marino: 268 pass yards on 22-of-45, 1 TD, 2 INT
- Thurman Thomas: 96 rush yards on 20 carries
- Keith Jackson: 5 catches for 71 yards
Conference Championships, played at Joe Robbie Stadium. Final: Buffalo Bills 29, Miami Dolphins 10, with Buffalo Bills taking the result by 19. **First quarter**
- Bills: Steve Christie 21 yard field goal
- Dolphins: Pete Stoyanovich 51 yard field goal
Second quarter
- Bills: Thurman Thomas 17 yard pass from Jim Kelly ( Steve Christie kick)
- Bills: Steve Christie 33 yard field goal
Third quarter
- Bills: Kenneth Davis 2 yard rush ( Steve Christie kick)
- Bills: Steve Christie 21 yard field goal
Fourth quarter
- Bills: Steve Christie 31 yard field goal
- Dolphins: Mark Duper 15 yard pass from Dan Marino ( Pete Stoyanovich kick)
- Bills: Steve Christie 38 yard field goal
Top performers
- Dan Marino: 268 pass yards on 22-of-45, 1 TD, 2 INT
- Thurman Thomas: 96 rush yards on 20 carries
- Keith Jackson: 5 catches for 71 yards
| Bills | Dolphins | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 20 | 15 |
| Total Yards | 358 | 276 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 5 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 17/24 | 22/45 |
| Pass yards | 177 | 268 |
| Pass TD | 1 | 1 |
| Interceptions | 2 | 2 |
| Sacks taken | 1 | 4 |
| Sack yards lost | 1 | 25 |
| Net pass yards | 176 | 243 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 48 | 11 |
| Rush yards | 182 | 33 |
| Rush TD | 1 | 0 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 1 | 4 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 3 |
| Penalties | 3 | 5 |
| Penalty yards | 20 | 40 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | |||||
| Jim Kelly | 17/24 | 177 | 1 | 2 | |
| MIA | |||||
| Dan Marino | 22/45 | 268 | 1 | 2 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | ||||
| Thurman Thomas | 20 | 96 | 0 | 24 |
| Kenneth Davis | 19 | 61 | 1 | 12 |
| Brad Lamb | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Andre Reed | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim Kelly | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Carwell Gardner | 3 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
| MIA | ||||
| Bobby Humphrey | 8 | 22 | 0 | 6 |
| Aaron Craver | 2 | 13 | 0 | 11 |
| Dan Marino | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | ||||
| Thurman Thomas | 5 | 70 | 1 | 19 |
| Kenneth Davis | 4 | 52 | 0 | 30 |
| Andre Reed | 3 | 25 | 0 | 9 |
| James Lofton | 2 | 19 | 0 | 10 |
| Keith McKeller | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Carwell Gardner | 1 | -6 | 0 | -6 |
| MIA | ||||
| Keith Jackson | 5 | 71 | 0 | 24 |
| Tony Martin | 3 | 55 | 0 | 22 |
| Bobby Humphrey | 5 | 41 | 0 | 16 |
| Mark Duper | 2 | 36 | 1 | 21 |
| Mark Clayton | 3 | 32 | 0 | 16 |
| Fred Banks | 2 | 18 | 0 | 13 |
| Aaron Craver | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
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