Oliver, Jackson Help Dolphins Rout Bills : AFC: Safety has three interceptions, returning one 103 yards, and new tight end has a big day in 37-10 victory.

Louis Oliver stole the ball and the game from the Buffalo Bills. He also stole the show from Keith Jackson.

Oliver had three interceptions, returning one 103 yards for a touchdown to tie an NFL record, as the Miami Dolphins beat the Bills, 37-10, Sunday in a game between unbeaten teams.

Dan Marino threw three touchdown passes, one to Jackson, the All-Pro tight end who signed a four-year, $6-million deal with the Dolphins last Tuesday after being declared a free agent. The former Philadelphia Eagle star finished with four catches for 64 yards after missing all of training camp and the first three games of the season.

Coach Don Shula was happy with Marino and Oliver, ecstatic with Jackson.

“In a limited amount of time, he did a heck of a job,” Shula said of his new tight end. “It was outstanding for a guy that didn’t play any preseason or training camp. He handled the mental end of it as well as the physical.”

But if he was the difference, it was in a subtle way--almost as if Jackson had brought the Eagles’ league-leading defense with him against a team that had averaged 38 points in its four victories and 40 points against the Dolphins in their previous three meetings.

Sunday, the Dolphins forced five turnovers, four of which led to scores, as they used five defensive backs and two down linemen much of the way against Buffalo’s no-huddle offense.

Oliver got three of those turnovers, as the Dolphins (4-0) won for only the second time in their last 12 meetings with Buffalo and took over first place in the AFC East from the Bills (4-1). Oliver’s 170 yards in returns were the second most in NFL history.

“I’ve seen their routes for three years, and it was about time I started breaking on them,” he said.

His first interception came on a play in which John Offerdahl ran into Jim Kelly as he threw the ball.

The Dolphins then went on a drive to a 24-yard touchdown pass to Jackson that broke a 3-3 tie early in the second quarter.

It was 17-10 at halftime after Marino, who completed 21 of 33 passes for 282 yards, passed to Tony Paige from five yards out, and Kelly countered with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Andre Reed just before halftime.

Kelly was 25 of 48 for 306 yards, but his four interceptions tied a high for his career.

“We were soundly beaten today by a team that played well,” Buffalo Coach Marv Levy said.

“They just did a heck of a job in their game plan . . . taking away our stuff,” Kelly said.

Marino struck again on Miami’s opening possession of the second half, passing nine yards to Bobby Humphrey to make it 24-10.

Then came Oliver’s big interception.