Miami Dolphins 1983-99: FOF2k7 6.1a dynasty

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Skydog's Greatest Show on Turf Gameplan has worked so well in testing that it inspired me to do a new Fins dynasty.

This one aims to help us Fins fans forget the horrible current state of the franchise. We will go back to 1983 and re-create Dan Marino's career.

Dynasty rules:

1) I cannot draft a running back or defensive player in the first two rounds, with the exception of rule #3 coming in to play.

2) I cannot sign a running back or defensive player until Late FA.

3) My 1st round pick must be a player the Dolphins drafted that year. He must be kept on the roster for the entirety of his rookie contract.

4) Rex will be handling the defensive gameplanning. He can't possibly do worse than Olivadotti.

5) I will try to get Marino to play his full 17 seasons, even if I have to reload. Dynasty will end after 17th season.

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Here is the 1983 Preseason roster:


Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct
Marino, Dan 5 QB QB 1 32 81 7 yrs
Strock, Don 7 QB 11 43 43 5 yrs
Woodley, David 18 QB 4 31 38 1 yr.
##Strickland, Cedric 19 QB 1 15 62 1 yr.


Strock is a mentor, which works out nicely, both because it fits the historical context and because I don't have to dig for one.


Nathan, Tony 25 RB RB 5 67 67 5 yrs
Overstreet, David 30 RB 3 31 36 1 yr.
Vigorito, Tommy 22 RB 3 27 38 3 yrs
##Hill, Eddie 49 RB 5 14 14 2 yrs
Bennett, Woody 39 FB FB 5 59 59 6 yrs
Franklin, Andra 43 FB 3 34 46 2 yrs


Nathan looks very nice here, especially as a receiver, which will work out well in the Greatest Show offense. Woody Bennett is also pretty good out of the backfield.


Rose, Joe 16 TE TE 4 51 61 4 yrs
Hardy, Bruce 80 TE 6 51 51 7 yrs
Johnson, Dan 84 TE 2 11 19 5 yrs
Duper, Mark 85 FL FL 2 43 66 7 yrs
Cefalo, Jimmy 81 FL 6 24 24 2 yrs
Clayton, Mark 88 SE SE 1 39 67 7 yrs
Carter, Anthony 89 SE 1 23 56 2 yrs
Harris, Duriel 86 SE 8 47 47 1 yr.
Jensen, Jim 87 SE 3 36 46 7 yrs
Moore, Nat 82 SE 10 47 47 4 yrs
##Heflin, Vince 83 SE 2 8 16 3 yrs


Decent pair of TE's in Rose and Hardy. The receiving corps hsould be fine if Duper and Clayton develop like they should. Thankfully, Duriel Harris is a mentor.


Stephenson, Dwight 58 C C 4 82 92 5 yrs
Dennard, Mark 52 C 6 58 58 1 yr.
Foster, Roy 61 LG LG 2 33 70 7 yrs
Kuechenberg, Bob 71 LG 15 28 28 1 yr.
Toews, Jeff 62 RG RG 5 29 31 3 yrs
##Clark, Steve 68 RG 2 7 16 3 yrs
##Newman, Ed 60 RG 11 23 23 2 yrs
Giesler, John 66 LT LT 5 47 47 6 yrs
##Flint, Junior 63 LT 1 22 63 1 yr.
Laakso, Eric 76 RT RT 6 55 55 2 yrs
Green, Cleveland 65 RT 5 30 30 4 yrs


A pretty good line to protect Marino, with the notable exception of the RG spot, which will be addressed in the offseason.


Roby, Reggie 13 P 1 61 79 7 yrs
Von Schamann, Uwe 6 K 5 83 83 2 yrs



These guys are both money. No "laces out" situation here.


Betters, Doug 74 LDE LDE 6 46 46 5 yrs
Morrison, Corwin 79 RDE RDE 1 27 54 1 yr.
Barnett, Bill 1 RDE 4 30 41 3 yrs
##Benson, Charles 73 RDE 1 11 22 2 yrs
Baumhower, Bob 97 LDT LDT 7 68 70 4 yrs
##Franklin, Stan 94 LDT 1 20 59 1 yr.
Shepps, Howard 92 RDT RDT 1 20 51 1 yr.
Charles, Mike 75 NT 1 19 36 4 yrs


Young and unproven. Will be pretty good if they develop, but I have my doubts.

Rhone, Earnest 56 SILB 9 51 51 2 yrs
##Brown, Mark 90 SILB 1 18 48 6 yrs
Duhe, A.J. 95 WILB 7 51 51 2 yrs
Tautolo, Terry 93 MLB MLB 8 57 57 1 yr.
Brudzinski, Bob 91 SLB SLB 7 60 64 7 yrs
Bowser, Charles 57 SLB 2 24 45 3 yrs
Bokamper, Kim 55 WLB WLB 7 52 52 3 yrs
##Thomas, Rodell 98 WLB 3 12 25 2 yrs


With Duhe and Tautolo, the game is screaming at me to run the 3-4, which is not my preferred style.


McNeal, Don 44 LCB LCB 4 43 48 7 yrs
##Lankford, Paul 23 LCB 2 21 38 7 yrs
Small, Gerald 33 RCB RCB 6 49 49 1 yr.
Judson, William 21 RCB 3 20 29 7 yrs
##Sowell, Robert 48 RCB 1 14 37 5 yrs
##Walker, Fulton 24 RCB 3 16 22 2 yrs
Blackwood, Glenn 41 SS SS 5 70 70 5 yrs
Blackwood, Lyle 45 FS FS 11 57 57 4 yrs
Kozlowski, Mike 20 FS 5 57 57 4 yrs
##Boucher, Burt 40 FS 1 23 51 1 yr.


The corners will probably get attacked alot, but the Blackwoods should be able to stop the long ball.

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Preseason notes:

*I bring in mentor DE Greg Boyd to help out the youngsters on the line.

*I extend contracts for Duriel Harris and Eric Laakso.

*Strickland looks promising at QB, so he'll get a chance to play in preseason instead of David Woodley, who will remain inactive all year unless something horrible happens.

*Good news in preseason is that Marino (and Strickland) are running the offense really well. Bad news are the multiple injuries. LT John Geisler is out for 4 weeks. DE Doug Betters is out for 3 weeks. Also banged up are WR Anthony Carter and CB Don McNeal, but they should be able to play.

*Preseason rankings have us listed as the #6 team in the NFL and #1 in the AFC East. Marino is 3rd on the Green Page, behind only John Elway and Richard Dent. Cedric Strickland and Mark Clayton are also on the list.

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Week 1 - at Washington

Tough start for Marino as he throws 3 picks against the Redskins. Meanwhile, Art Monk burns our secondary with 5 catches for 147 yards and 2 TD's. Despite Marino's poor play, we actually led at the half due to an outstanding game from Tony Nathan (140 total yards), but the Redskins took over as Theismann hit Monk on two long scoring plays in the 3rd quarter.

Washington, 34, Miami 20

Week 2 - vs. Dallas

Another awful game from Marino. He throws 4 picks and only competes 23 of 50 passes. However, the defense comes up big and harasses Danny White all day. Dorsett had a strong game (137 yards), but Uwe von Schamann's 4 FG's led us to victory.

Miami 19, Dallas 13

Week 3 - at NY Jets

Marino throws two more picks, but he leads us to the first of what should be many 4th quarter comebacks. Facing a 20-17 deficit in the 4th quarter, he drives the Fins 80 yards for the winning score. A huge divisional victory on the road.

Miami 24, NY Jets 20

Week 4 - vs. Oakland

Marino still struggling here. He only manages 153 yards passing and the Dolphin offense only converts 5 of 15 3rd down attempts. Emotional moment as David Overstreet scores on a 35 yard TD run to get us back in the game, but it wasn't enough as the Raiders held on for victory.

Oakland 14, Miami 10

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Week 5 - at Houston

Marino's best game of the season so far. He throws for 268 yards and no picks to defeat former Dolphin QB David Woodley. It was tied heading into the 4th, but the Dolphins dominated the final quarter with two TD runs and a 65 yard INT return by Mike Kozlowski.

Miami 34, Houston 13

Week 6 - at Cleveland

A confident Marino strikes early with a 97 yard TD pass to Nat Moore. It was the first of 3 TD's he would throw in the game, and the defense was able to thwart a comeback attempt by Browns QB Brian Sipe. Doug Betters dominated with a sack 4 hurries, and 3 blocked passes.

Miami 24, Cleveland 21

Week 7 - vs. New England

In another tough division game, Marino doesn't have the prettiest numbers, but he once again comes up with a key 4th quarter drive to put the Dolphins ahead with 1:19 left. Grogan throws 4 straight incompletions and the Dolphins win.

Week 8 - vs. NY Giants

The defense comes up big this week, as an awful Giants offense can't get anything going. Two early Marino TD passes were all the Dolphins offense needed, as the Giants could only manage 204 total yards. Marino had one of his better games with a 22-34-239-2-0 performance.

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Rough start, but Dan the Man is putting it together.

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Midseason notes...

Marino has 11 TD-13 INT which is certainly not a good number, but he's shown much improvement over the last few game. This not so surprisingly coincided with Geisler's return at LT. Despite his struggles, we still have a two game lead in the weak AFC East. Mark Clayton has not played well in the starting FL spot and I may move Nat Moore in to replace him for the rest of this season.

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Week 10 - vs. Buffalo

An easy victory for the Fins. Marino throws an early TD pass and Nat Moore returns a punt 55 yards for a TD to blow the game open. We get 5 sacks from our defensive line to completely disrupt Buffalo QB Joe Ferguson.The Dolphins are running away with the division.

Miami 26, Buffalo 3

Week 11 - at Philadelphia

It's a tough road stadium and Marino had a horrible first visit to Philadelphia. Despite throwing an early 2nd quarter TD pass to Tony Nathan that gave Miami the lead, Marino had a mmiserable afternoon, going 17 of 41 for 126 yards, 2 TD and 2 INT. The Eagles took control with 17 points to close out the half and Jaworski threw two TD passes in the 4th to seal it.

Philadelphia 37, Miami 17

Week 12 - at Pittsburgh

This one really hurt. Another tough road outing and Marino threw 3 picks. The Killer Bees kept us in this one, holding Bradshaw's offense to 10 points, but the Dolphins only managed 222 combined yards and fell short in the final drive. Worse news is that LT John Geisler is probably out for the year.

Pittsburgh 10, Miami 7

Week 13 - vs. NY Jets

The last couple of weeks have been terrible, but this totally makes up for it. Marino goes 19 of 27 for 211 yards and 2 TD in leading to Dolphins to a complete destruction of their division rivals. The Killer Bees held th eJets to only 120 total yards and 0/11 on 3rd down conversions. Doug Betters and rookie Corwin Morrison combined for 4.5 sacks on the day. This leaves us with a 3 game lead on the 2nd place Jets, meaning we are one win away from clinching the division title.

Miami 36, NY Jets 0

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Week 14 - at Buffalo

Another ugly loss as Marino gets picked 4 times in a rainstorm with 17 mph winds. Bills QB Jim Kelly can't generate offense, but they get by with an INT return for a TD (by Jim Haslett) and three Joe Danelo FG's. More bad news as Dwight Stephenson left this game and will be out for 3 weeks.

Week 15 - vs. Baltimore

Marino has his best game as a pro as the Dolphins beat up on the hapless Ravens. Two TD passes helped stake the Fins to an early 21-0 lead. The Ravens came back with two TD's of their own, but Marino broke the game open with a 56 yard TD pass to Mark Duper and an 11 yard TD to Joe Rose. He finished the day 23 of 27 for 319 yards, 4 TD, and 0 INT.

Week 16 - at New England

Marino throws three TD passes to Mark Duper, in the first quarter. The stunned Patriots could not regroup and the Fins just blew by them. Duper would catch a 4th TD pass later on, but this one was from Don Strock as Marino left the game having done enough damage. He finished with 368 yards and 4 TD passes.

Miami 45, New England 7

Week 17 - vs. Cincinnatti

With nothing left to play for, the Dolphins take a nap for the season finale. The offense only managed 244 total yards and Bengals QB Ken Anderson led his squad to an easy victory.

Cincinnatti 30, Miami 6

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Week 18 - Wildcard Round

Kansas City Chiefs at Miami Dolphins

Led by QB Bill Kenney (32 TD passes) and WR Henry Marshall (1436 yards), the Chiefs had an outstanding year. A disappointing 1-2 finish cost them the AFC West title to San Diego, but they still finished the season 11-5 and entered the playoffs with confidence that they could rattle turnover prone Marino. It didn't quite work out that way. Marino was unstoppable as he led the Dolphins on 4 consecutive scoring drives, one of them ending in a 45 yard TD pass to Duper, and Miami led 24-6 at the half. Marino then put the game away early in the 3rd quarter with a 5 yard TD pass to Joe Rose. The Chiefs launched a comeback effort and finally got the ball moving but they still couldn't stop Marino, who threw two more TD's on the day to finish 24 of 28 for 337 yards and 4 TD.

Other Wildcard games:

Tennessee 38, Cincinnatti 20
Green Bay 24, Dallas 14
Philadelphia 38, Dallas 20

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Week 19 - Divisional Round

Miami Dolphins at San Diego Chargers

Air Coryell was in top form this season as the Chargers averaged 31.1 pts and 422 yards per game, both league bests. They were led by future hall of famer Dan Fouts, who threw for 4239 yards and 38 TD's for a league best 114.2 QB rating. His supporting cast was solid, with Wes Chandler, Charlie Joiner, and Kellen Winslow all having excellent years. We need to put up a lot of points to contend with this squad.

Bad start to the game as Nat Moore fumbles the opening kickoff and Fouts only needs three plays to throw a 22 yard TD pass to Chandler. Two plays into the next drive, Marino is intercepted. The Chargers turn another short field into a field goal and now lead 10-0. The Dolphins offense stopped turning the ball over, but they still could not get any drives going. Marino only managed 4 first downs in the 1st half. A couple of FG's and another Fouts TD pass to Chandler made the score 23-0 at the half. It looked like the Dolphins might have a slim chance to come back as early in the 4th quarter, David Overstreet broke free for a 30 yard TD run. Unfortunately, the play was called back and the Fins had to settle for a FG. The Chargers kick a FG with 12 seconds left to pad the score. They'll pay for that.

Final Score: San Diego 26, Miami 3

Other divisional round games:

St. Louis 29, Green Bay 17 (Ferragamo 380 yards passing)
Philadelphia 29, Washington 17 (Montgomery 104 yards rushing)
Pittsburgh 19, Tennessee 3 (Harris 123 total yards)

Conference Championships

St. Louis 40, Philadelphia 17 (Mike Williams 51 yard INT return)
San Diego 28, Pittsburgh 10 (Fouts 292 yards passing)

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Superbowl XVIII

<table bgcolor="#fff4cc" border="1" width="40%"> <tbody> <tr bgcolor="#042439"> <td align="left">San Diego Chargers</td> <td align="center">0</td> <td align="center">7</td> <td align="center">14</td> <td align="center">10</td> <td align="center">-</td> <td align="center">31</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#1e345c"> <td align="left">St. Louis Rams</td> <td align="center">7</td> <td align="center">6</td> <td align="center">7</td> <td align="center">0</td> <td align="center">-</td> <td align="center">20</td></tr></tbody></table> <table bgcolor="#ffcc00" border="1" width="90%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="center">Scoring Summary</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">1Q: 03:46 STL - Lonnie Norton 24 run (Mike Lansford extra point)</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2Q: 07:29 SDO - Earnest Jackson 1 run (Rolf Benirschke extra point)</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2Q: 02:37 STL - Mike Lansford 22 field goal</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2Q: 01:33 STL - Mike Lansford 26 field goal</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">3Q: 13:04 STL - Mike Barber 10 pass from Vince Ferragamo (Mike Lansford extra point)</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">3Q: 09:17 SDO - Wes Chandler 4 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke extra point)</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">3Q: 00:37 SDO - Roger Carr 17 pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke extra point)</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">4Q: 03:41 SDO - James Brooks 3 run (Rolf Benirschke extra point)</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">4Q: 02:14 SDO - Rolf Benirschke 32 field goal</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table bgcolor="#ffcc00" border="1" width="50%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="center">Team Statistics</th> <th align="center" bgcolor="#042439">SDO</th> <th align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">STL</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Record</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#042439">15-4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">13-6</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">First Downs</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#042439">26</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">17</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">- by Rushing</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#042439">7</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">5</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">- by Passing</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#042439">19</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">12</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">- by Penalty</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#042439">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">0</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">Total Net Yards</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#042439">457</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">300</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">- Offensive Plays</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#042439">65</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">71</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">- Yards per Play</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#042439">7.03</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">4.23</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">Net Rushing Yards</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#042439">139</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">97</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">- Rushing Attempts</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#042439">30</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">28</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">- Yards per Rush</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#042439">4.63</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">3.46</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">Net Passing Yards</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#042439">318</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">203</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">- Att./Comp./Intrcpt</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#042439">35 - 24 - 2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">41 - 19 - 2</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">- Gross Passing Yards</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#042439">318</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">216</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">- Sacks/Yards Lost</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#042439">0/0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">2/13</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">- Yards per Pass Play</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#042439">9.09</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">4.72</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">Fumbles/Lost</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#042439">2/2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">0/0</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">3rd Down Conversions</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#042439">4/9</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">7/16</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#042439">7.4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">9.2</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">4th Down Conversions</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#042439">1/1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">1/3</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">Penalties/Yards</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#042439">6/55</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">9/45</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">Punt Returns/Yards</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#042439">0/0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">1/15</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">Kick Returns/Yards</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#042439">5/122</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">3/68</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">Interception Ret./Yards</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#042439">2/10</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">2/21</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">2pt Conversions</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#042439">0/0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">0/0</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">Red Zone Visits</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#042439">7</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">4</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">- Red Zone TDs/FGs</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#042439">4/1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">1/2</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">Avg. Drive Start</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#042439">OWN 31</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">OWN 37</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">Time of Possession</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#042439">31:22</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">28:38</td></tr></tbody></table>

Drive Charts

<table border="0" width="98%"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" bgcolor="#fee9bc" border="1" bordercolor="#042439" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th colspan="7" align="center" bgcolor="#042439">San Diego Chargers</th></tr> <tr> <th>Quar</th> <th>Began</th> <th>Poss</th> <th>From</th> <th>Plays</th> <th>Yards</th> <th>Result</th></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">13:21</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">4:25</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">OWN 20</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">9</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">63</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">Missed FG</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1:08</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1:59</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">OWN 8</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">35</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">Punt</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">12:35</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">5:14</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">OWN 23</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">10</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">77</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">Touchdown</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2:29</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0:27</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">OWN 24</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">Interception</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1:26</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1:14</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">OWN 31</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">50</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">Interception</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">12:55</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">3:44</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">OPP 48</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">6</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">48</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">Touchdown</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">5:11</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">4:39</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">OWN 27</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">11</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">73</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">Touchdown</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">13:43</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2:59</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">OWN 13</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">15</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">Punt</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">9:24</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">5:52</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">OWN 47</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">10</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">53</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">Touchdown</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2:45</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0:38</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">OPP 24</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">9</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">Field Goal</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0:11</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0:11</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">OWN 30</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">-1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">Game</td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" bgcolor="#eaeefb" border="1" bordercolor="#1e345c" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th colspan="7" align="center" bgcolor="#1e345c">St. Louis Rams</th></tr> <tr> <th>Quar</th> <th>Began</th> <th>Poss</th> <th>From</th> <th>Plays</th> <th>Yards</th> <th>Result</th></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">15:00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">1:39</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">OWN 30</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">Punt</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">8:56</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">5:26</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">OWN 24</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">10</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">76</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">Touchdown</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">3:23</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2:15</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">OPP 35</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">16</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">Interception</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">14:09</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">1:34</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">OWN 25</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">Punt</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">7:21</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">4:52</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">OWN 20</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">11</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">75</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">Field Goal</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2:02</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0:36</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">OPP 11</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">Field Goal</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0:12</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0:12</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">OWN 20</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">-2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">Half</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">14:52</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">1:57</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">OPP 21</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">21</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">Touchdown</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">9:11</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">4:00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">OWN 20</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">9</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">38</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">Interception</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0:32</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">1:49</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">OWN 32</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">8</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">Punt</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">10:44</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">1:20</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">OWN 30</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">-12</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">Punt</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">3:32</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0:47</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">OWN 29</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">-5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">Downs</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2:07</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">1:56</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">OWN 20</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">12</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">50</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">Downs</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
Game MVP: Ken Greene, San Diego Chargers


Rushing Statistics

<table border="0" width="98%"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">San Diego</th> <th align="center">Att</th> <th align="center">Yards</th> <th align="center">Avg</th> <th align="center">LG</th> <th align="center">10+</th> <th align="center">TD</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">Sherman Smith</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">14</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">60</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">4.29</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">20</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">James Brooks</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">12</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">69</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">5.75</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">14</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">Dan Fouts</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">9</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">3.00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">6</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">Earnest Jackson</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1.00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1</td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">St. Louis</th> <th align="center">Att</th> <th align="center">Yards</th> <th align="center">Avg</th> <th align="center">LG</th> <th align="center">10+</th> <th align="center">TD</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">Eric Dickerson</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">16</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">41</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2.56</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">11</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">Lonnie Norton</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">9</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">52</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">5.78</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">24</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">1</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">Vince Ferragamo</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">1.33</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
Passing Statistics

<table border="0" width="98%"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">San Diego</th> <th align="center">Att</th> <th align="center">Comp</th> <th align="center">Yards</th> <th align="center">Sk/Yd</th> <th align="center">TD</th> <th align="center">LG</th> <th align="center">Int</th> <th align="center">Rate</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">Dan Fouts</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">35</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">24</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">318</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0/0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">26</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">92.3</td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">St. Louis</th> <th align="center">Att</th> <th align="center">Comp</th> <th align="center">Yards</th> <th align="center">Sk/Yd</th> <th align="center">TD</th> <th align="center">LG</th> <th align="center">Int</th> <th align="center">Rate</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">Vince Ferragamo</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">41</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">19</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">216</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2/13</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">34</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">50.4</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
Receiving Statistics

<table border="0" width="98%"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">San Diego</th> <th align="center">Catch</th> <th align="center">Targ</th> <th align="center">Yards</th> <th align="center">Avg</th> <th align="center">YAC</th> <th align="center">LG</th> <th align="center">TD</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">WR Wes Chandler</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">7</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">12</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">105</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">15.00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">42</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">26</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">WR Roger Carr</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">50</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">16.67</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">18</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">WR Bobby Duckworth</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">53</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">17.67</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">6</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">25</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">WR Charlie Joiner</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">7</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">39</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">13.00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">14</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">FB John Cappelletti</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">8</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">4.00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">8</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">RB Sherman Smith</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">20</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">10.00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">9</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">19</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">TE Kellen Winslow</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">35</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">17.50</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">11</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">18</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">RB James Brooks</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">5.00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">TE Eric Sievers</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">3.00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">TE Pete Holohan</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0.00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">St. Louis</th> <th align="center">Catch</th> <th align="center">Targ</th> <th align="center">Yards</th> <th align="center">Avg</th> <th align="center">YAC</th> <th align="center">LG</th> <th align="center">TD</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">RB Eric Dickerson</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">7</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">19</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">3.80</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">12</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">TE Mike Barber</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">33</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">11.00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">9</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">18</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">1</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">WR Preston Dennard</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">9</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">46</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">15.33</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">22</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">WR Drew Hill</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">65</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">21.67</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">13</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">34</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">WR Gordon Jones</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">13</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">42</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">14.00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">15</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">FB Mike Guman</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">11</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">5.50</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">9</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">11</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">FB Barry Redden</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0.00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
Interception Statistics

<table border="0" width="98%"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">San Diego</th> <th align="center">Ints</th> <th align="center">Yards</th> <th align="center">Avg</th> <th align="center">TD</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">S Ken Greene</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">10</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">5.00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">St. Louis</th> <th align="center">Ints</th> <th align="center">Yards</th> <th align="center">Avg</th> <th align="center">TD</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">ILB Jim Collins</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0.00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">S Johnnie Johnson</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">21</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">21.00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
Fumble Statistics

<table border="0" width="98%"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">San Diego</th> <th align="center">Fumb</th> <th align="center">Recov</th> <th align="center">Force</th> <th align="center">TD</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">James Brooks</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">St. Louis</th> <th align="center">Fumb</th> <th align="center">Recov</th> <th align="center">Force</th> <th align="center">TD</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">Henry Ellard</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">Mel Owens</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">Preston Dennard</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
Punting Statistics

<table border="0" width="98%"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">San Diego</th> <th align="center">Punt</th> <th align="center">Yards</th> <th align="center">Avg</th> <th align="center">Net</th> <th align="center">LG</th> <th align="center">In20</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">Maury Buford</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">89</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">44.5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">37.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">47</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1</td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">St. Louis</th> <th align="center">Punt</th> <th align="center">Yards</th> <th align="center">Avg</th> <th align="center">Net</th> <th align="center">LG</th> <th align="center">In20</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">John Misko</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">176</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">44.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">44.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">48</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">1</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
Kicking Statistics

<table border="0" width="98%"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">San Diego</th> <th align="center">FGs</th> <th align="center">40+Yd</th> <th align="center">50+Yd</th> <th align="center">LG</th> <th align="center">PAT</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">Rolf Benirschke</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1/2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0/0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0/0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">32</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">4/4</td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">St. Louis</th> <th align="center">FGs</th> <th align="center">40+Yd</th> <th align="center">50+Yd</th> <th align="center">LG</th> <th align="center">PAT</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">Mike Lansford</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2/2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0/0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0/0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">26</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2/2</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
Punt Return Statistics

<table border="0" width="98%"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">San Diego</th> <th align="center">Ret</th> <th align="center">Yards</th> <th align="center">Avg</th> <th align="center">TD</th></tr></tbody></table></td> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">St. Louis</th> <th align="center">Ret</th> <th align="center">Yards</th> <th align="center">Avg</th> <th align="center">TD</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">Henry Ellard</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">15</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">15.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
Kick Return Statistics

<table border="0" width="98%"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">San Diego</th> <th align="center">Ret</th> <th align="center">Yards</th> <th align="center">Avg</th> <th align="center">TD</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">James Brooks</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">122</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">24.4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">St. Louis</th> <th align="center">Ret</th> <th align="center">Yards</th> <th align="center">Avg</th> <th align="center">TD</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">Monte Jackson</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">47</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">23.5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">Eric Dickerson</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">21</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">21.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
Defensive Statistics

<table border="0" width="98%"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">San Diego</th> <th align="center">Tack</th> <th align="center">Asst</th> <th align="center">Sack</th> <th align="center">RPlay</th> <th align="center">PPlay</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">OLB Woodrow Lowe</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">8</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">25</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">43</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">S Ken Greene</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">6</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">20</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">40</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">ILB Larry Evans</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">6</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">28</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">43</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">OLB Linden King</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">18</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">21</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">DT Gary Johnson</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">25</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">40</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">S Bruce Laird</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">28</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">43</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">CB Dennis Thurman</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">22</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">42</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">DE Justin Palmer</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">26</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">40</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">CB Gill Byrd</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">27</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">42</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">DE Keith Ferguson</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">23</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">42</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">CB Miles McPherson</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">17</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">35</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">QB Dan Fouts</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">---</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">---</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">---</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">WR Charlie Joiner</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">---</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">---</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">---</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">DT Louie Kelcher</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">9</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">7</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">OLB Billy Ray Smith</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">ILB Rico Eisenbart</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">S Tim Fox</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">7</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">20</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#fee9bc">ILB Cliff Thrift</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">15</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#fee9bc">9</td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">St. Louis</th> <th align="center">Tack</th> <th align="center">Asst</th> <th align="center">Sack</th> <th align="center">RPlay</th> <th align="center">PPlay</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">OLB Jim Youngblood</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">14</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">30</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">34</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">S Nolan Cromwell</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">7</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">28</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">34</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">ILB Jim Collins</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">30</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">35</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">CB Monte Jackson</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">23</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">29</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">CB LeRoy Irvin</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">30</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">35</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">DT Myron Lapka</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">28</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">32</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">DE Richard Bishop</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">29</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">33</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">CB Mike Williams</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">29</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">34</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">RB Eric Dickerson</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">---</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">---</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">---</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">S Johnnie Johnson</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">25</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">31</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">DT Jeremy Morton</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">25</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">26</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">S Ivory Sully</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">10</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">OLB Dave Lewis</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">8</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">7</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#eaeefb">DE Jack Youngblood</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#eaeefb">30</td> <td 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[larrymcg421]

Not a bad season for us overall. Marino had some growing pains but we still won the division and the experience has helped him shoot up to 58/83. There's a good core of younger players that should keep us strong for the next few seasons. Here are the final 1983 numbers...


1983 Summary for Miami Dolphins

Year 1983
Record 11-7
Winning Pct. .611
All-Time 10-6
Winning Pct. .625
Playoffs 1-1
Playoff Visits 1
Bowl Wins 0
Head Coach Don Shula
Record 11-7
Winning Pct. .611
Off. Coord. S. Gillette
Def. Coord. A. Mitchell

Miami Dolphins Team Rank
Rushes per Game 25.9 17
Rushing Yards 88.8 29
Yards Per Carry 3.43 31
Pass Attempts 37.6 6 (T)
Completions 22.8 4
Completion Pct. 60.6 13 (T)
Passing Yards 243.9 10
Yards Per Attempt 6.48 17
Yards Per Catch 10.69 20
Total Yardage Gained 325.6 10
3rd Down Conversions 40.9 12 (T)
Points Per Game 22.7 9
Pass Rush Pct. 23.3 7 (T)
Pass Defense Pct. 58.0 9
Turnovers 37 28 (T)
Turnover Margin -12 29 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 26.8 14
Rushing Yards 110.3 15
Yards Per Carry 4.12 18
Pass Attempts 35.4 26
Completions 19.6 12
Completion Pct. 55.3 5 (T)
Passing Yards 214.0 14
Yards Per Attempt 6.05 7
Yards Per Catch 10.94 19
Total Yardage Gained 309.4 15
3rd Down Conversions 34.6 6 (T)
Points Per Game 16.2 4 (T)
Pass Rush Pct. 16.3 4
Pass Defense Pct. 56.8 17 (T)
Turnovers 25 25 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 20 at WAS 34
2 19 DAL 13
3 24 at NJY 20
4 10 OAK 14
5 34 at MEL 13
6 24 at CLE 21
7 24 NED 17
8 17 NYK 3
10 26 BUF 3
11 17 at PHI 37
12 7 at PIT 10
13 36 NJY 0
14 13 at BUF 16
15 41 BAL 21
16 45 at NED 7
17 6 CIN 30
$$WC 44 KCY 23
$$CS 3 at SDO 26

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
5 D. Marino QB 577 352 3737 6.48 26 25 76.8
**Team --- 602 365 3902 6.48 27 26 76.6
$$Opp --- 566 313 3424 6.05 18 13 74.4

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
Front Office Football 2007
25 T. Nathan RB 286 999 3.49 8 2
30 D. Overstreet RB 110 386 3.51 2 5
**Team --- 414 1420 3.43 11 21
$$Opp --- 428 1765 4.12 8 22

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
85 M. Duper WR 115 68 859 12.63 7.47 6 8
88 M. Clayton WR 127 64 737 11.52 5.80 9 4
25 T. Nathan RB 72 54 444 8.22 6.17 0 4
80 B. Hardy TE 61 37 347 9.38 5.69 2 4
82 N. Moore WR 63 37 587 15.86 9.32 7 4
16 J. Rose TE 47 34 349 10.26 7.43 0 2
86 D. Harris WR 41 24 307 12.79 7.49 3 0
30 D. Overstreet RB 34 24 119 4.96 3.50 2 1
39 W. Bennett FB 36 20 138 6.90 3.83 1 0

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
91 B. Brudzinski OLB 93 35 4.5 3 1 6 75.9
41 G. Blackwood S 88 29 1.0 0 1 11 81.5
93 T. Tautolo ILB 77 29 1.0 5 1 4 77.5
97 B. Baumhower DT 74 27 10.0 19 0 0 82.1
20 M. Kozlowski S 53 20 0.0 1 3 12 84.0
33 G. Small CB 48 11 0.0 0 3 12 81.8
44 D. McNeal CB 44 10 0.0 0 3 15 81.5
21 W. Judson CB 43 12 0.0 0 1 3 74.0
45 L. Blackwood S 39 12 0.0 0 0 3 72.9
79 C. Morrison DE 38 20 6.0 9 0 0 80.6
92 H. Shepps DT 36 21 4.0 9 0 0 82.2
55 K. Bokamper OLB 35 11 1.0 0 0 0 62.2
74 D. Betters DE 27 15 11.0 30 0 0 81.1

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1983 Regular Season Standings

AC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Pittsburgh 15 1 0 .938 419 208 11-1 5-1
Cincinnati 11 5 0 .688 403 245 10-2 4-2
Cleveland 5 11 0 .313 317 406 5-7 2-4
Baltimore 2 14 0 .125 201 424 2-10 1-5

AC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Houston (Oilers) 10 6 0 .625 349 322 7-5 4-2
Indianapolis 10 6 0 .625 349 318 8-4 4-2
Houston (Texans) 5 11 0 .313 264 401 3-9 2-4
Jacksonville 4 12 0 .250 231 355 3-9 2-4

AC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Miami 10 6 0 .625 363 259 8-4 5-1
NY Jets 7 9 0 .438 269 309 6-6 4-2
New England 4 12 0 .250 213 415 4-8 2-4
Buffalo 4 12 0 .250 254 332 3-9 1-5

AC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
San Diego 12 4 0 .750 498 303 10-2 4-2
Kansas City 11 5 0 .688 414 291 7-5 4-2
LA Raiders 7 9 0 .438 285 335 7-5 3-3
Denver 5 11 0 .313 236 336 2-10 1-5

NC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Green Bay 10 6 0 .625 293 278 8-4 5-1
Minnesota 9 7 0 .563 343 293 7-5 5-1
Chicago 6 9 1 .406 254 311 4-7-1 2-4
Detroit 2 14 0 .125 241 449 1-11 0-6

NC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Atlanta 9 7 0 .563 342 274 7-5 5-1
Tampa Bay 8 8 0 .500 318 279 5-7 4-2
New Orleans 4 12 0 .250 207 366 2-10 2-4
Carolina 2 14 0 .125 229 446 1-11 1-5

NC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Washington 13 3 0 .813 458 311 9-3 3-3
Philadelphia 11 4 1 .719 415 259 8-3-1 3-3
Dallas 11 5 0 .688 309 242 9-3 3-3
NY Giants 10 6 0 .625 345 314 7-5 3-3

NC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
St. Louis 11 5 0 .688 388 271 8-4 4-2
San Francisco 10 6 0 .625 389 315 7-5 3-3
Seattle 9 7 0 .563 329 316 6-6 2-4
Arizona 8 8 0 .500 339 281 6-6 3-3
























Season MVP: QB Dan Fouts, San Diego
Superbowl MVP: S Ken Greene, San Diego

OPOY: QB Dan Fouts, San Diego
DPOY: DE Jack Youngblood, St. Louis

OROY: RB Eric Dickerson, St. Louis
DROY: DT Steve Koch, Jacksonville

Dolphins Award Winners:

1st Team DT: Bob Baumhower

[larrymcg421]

Offseason Notes:

*Only Dolphins retiree is G Bob Keuchenberg.

*Other notable retirees include QB Ken Stabler, FB John Riggins, WR Charlie Joiner, WR Cliff Branch, WR Harold Carmichael, T Dan Dierdorf, K Jan Stenerud, DE Lyle Alzado, OLB Ted Hendricks, CB Mel Blount

*I franchise CB Gerald Small. He's only 50/50, but is my best CB and I cannot let him go.

*Marino will be tearing the European league up this summer.

[larrymcg421]

Note: Had to redo FA because I stupidly forgot my own house rules...

Free Agency

Week 1


*Contract extensions go to Uwe Von Schamann, Gerald Small, and Duriel Harris. The axe falls on veteran Jimmy Cefalo.

*Re-signed several RFA's, including QB Cedric Strickland and T Junior Flint.

*Scouted the draft and free agency lists. Biggest need position is MLB, where 8th year vet Terry Tautolo goes to free agency and his backups Earnest Rhone and AJ Duhe have bad attitudes. Also looking at holes at DE, G, and CB. Unfortunately, G is the only one I can address right now.


Week 2

*I only have $8 million to spend, but with 48 players already signed, so this should be plenty.

*Initial targets are TE Junior Miller (71/71), FB Pete Johnson (66/66), C Blake Moore (55/56), G Roy Simmons (53/53), and T Warren Bryant (47/47). Can't sign any of those good looking defensive players...


Week 3

*FB Pete Johnson signs 3 year, $3.56 million deal.

*G Roy Simmons signs 4 year, $4.23 million deal.

*TE Junior Miller signs 4 year, $4.28 million deal.

*Backup Center Mark Dennard signed away by the Ravens. I let him go because he had no pass blocking skills, which obviously won't work here in Miami.


Week 4

C Blake Moore signs 4 year, $4.55 million deal to take Dennard's place.


Week 5

*T Warren Bryant signs 4 year, $5.19 million deal.

*We have no targets left and 51 players under contract, so time to move on to the draft.

[bulletsponge]

interesting

[larrymcg421]

The Draft


1(23) - RB Joe Carter, Alabama

Due to my house rule, I have to use my 1st round pick on a player the Dolphins actually drafted that year. Since most of the 1984 draft was a dud, this didn't leave me with many choices. It was down to Carter, LB Jackie Shipp, LB Jay Brophy, T Jim Boyle, and S Bud Brown. Eventhough he's listed as Very Overrated, Joe Carter is clearly the best of this group.

2(22) - T Jim Boyle, Tulane

I'm limited to non-RB offensive players in the 2nd round. That caused some problems here. WR Gary Clark was available but I aleady have 6 WR's rated above 40. Boyle was another Dolphins guy, but I picked him just because he was the best guy left.

3(21) - CB Frank Minnifield, Louisville

Somehow I overlooked scouting this guy before the draft, so this is a risky pick, but he's the best CB available and has strong combines.

4(20) - G Paul Fairchild, Kansas

Once again, strong combines and a scout rating of "Very Underrated" make this a very easy pick. Bars look terrible, but I'm trying to go by Skydog's "bars are meaningless" mantra.

5(19) - DE Freddie Gilbert, Georgia

My scout says he's overrated, but I can't ignore his combine scores, four of which are in the blue.

6(24) - RB Mel Gray, Purdue

Drafting him solely for his dynamic punt and kick returning skills. Also could be a good 3rd down back.

7(23) - S Stacey Toran, Notre Dame

Had a great PSpec score and that's enough to get you drafted this late.

[larrymcg421]

Now let's take a look at how the FOF world is departing from the historical world. Here are some notable FA moves:

*Released players include QB Steve Grogan (NE), QB Dave Krieg (SEA), K Mark Moseley (WAS), and WR Freddie Solomon (SF).

*It should be an exciting summer league this year. Joining Dan Marino will be QB Jim Kelly, QB John Elway, QB Tony Eason, and RB Eric Dickerson.

*Veteran DE Harvey Martin signs with the Chargers. QB Steve Deberg joins the Panthers. Saints steal TE Billy Joe Dupree from the Cowboys.

*Steve Young goes 1(1) to the Panthers. He is followed by Warren Moon to the Ravens, Boomer Esiasion to the Lions, and Irving Fryar to the Saints. The Falcons get Ron Rivera at 1(18).

*Potential late round steals include 2nd rounders Earnest Byner (JAX) and Wilber Marshall (IND), 3rd rounder Gary Clark (BUF), 4th rounder Jeff Hostetler, and 7th rounder Al Del Greco (DET).

[larrymcg421]

Late Free Agency

Week 1

*All draft picks are signed except for holdouts DE Freddie Gilbert and S Stacey Toran. I'll probably give Gilbert what he wants, but Toran can go fuck himself.

*Now I can target some defensive players. Still a few decent ones available, and I'll be going after DE Corwin Morrison (41/53), S Jeff Delaney (44/44), and I'll take a chance on DE Dave Browning (71/71), who has a serious injury and won't be ready until midseason but has a very low asking price.

Week 2

No responses

Week 3

No responses

*Morrison and Browning both sign with us, but Delaney is stolen away by the Saints.

Week 4

*S Alfred Green (39/39) fills in where Delaney would have gone and we're all done with Late FA.



Pre-Training Camp

*I sign a few undrafted FA's, including RL Dolphins MLB Jay Brophy and FB Tony Paige. Gilbert signed to the higher deal, while Toran caved and accepted the lower deal.

[larrymcg421]

Notable training camp results...

Rookie movement

RB Joe Carter - 33/50 to 33/45
RT Jim Boyle - 17/62 to 20/53
CB Frank Minnifield - 19/41 to 22/42
G Paul Fairchild - 17/27 to 20/33
DE Freddie Gilbert - 15/37 to 20/38
RB Mel Gray - 22/44 to 22/40 (completely red 100's in Kick and Punt Returns)
S Stacey Toran - 13/29 to 16/30
FB Tony Paige - 19/33 to 22/35

Very impressed with this draft once we got out of the house rule rounds. Several of my guys look like creepers, especially Fairchild. Gray dropped but he hit the ratings where it counted and he will get an active roster spot. Even Paige looks like a nice find, but I doubt I have room for him.

Veteran Movement

QB Dan Marino - 54/83 to 63/83
QB Don Strock - 43/43 to 33/33
FB Pete Johnson - 65/65 to 56/56
WR Mark Clayton - 58/66 to 63/66
C Dwight Stephenson - 95/95 to 98/98
G Roy Foster - 53/71 to 59/71
LT Junior Flint - 27/60 to 33/60
WR Nat Moore - 47/47 to 40/40

The Pete Johnson FA signing appears to be a bust now, as he might not even win the starting job. Otherwise, nothing to worry about. Moore would've been low on the depth chart anyways. Very pleased with Foster and Flint.

[larrymcg421]

Here is the 1984 Dolphins roster after final cutdown...


Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct
Marino, Dan 5 QB QB 2 68 83 6 yrs
Strock, Don 7 QB 12 33 33 4 yrs
Strickland, Cedric 19 QB 2 26 54 1 yr.
Nathan, Tony 25 RB RB 6 66 66 4 yrs
Overstreet, David 30 RB 4 36 37 1 yr.
Carter, Joe 37 RB 1 34 45 4 yrs
Gray, Mel 26 RB 1 22 40 3 yrs
Johnson, Pete 38 FB FB 8 56 56 3 yrs
Bennett, Woody 39 FB 6 58 58 5 yrs
Miller, Junior 84 TE TE 5 67 67 4 yrs
Rose, Joe 16 TE 5 62 62 3 yrs
Duper, Mark 85 FL FL 3 66 66 6 yrs
Clayton, Mark 88 SE SE 2 66 66 6 yrs
Carter, Anthony 89 SE 2 37 57 1 yr.
Harris, Duriel 86 SE 9 46 46 2 yrs
Jensen, Jim 87 SE 4 46 46 6 yrs
##Moore, Nat 82 SE 11 40 40 3 yrs
Stephenson, Dwight 58 C C 5 98 98 4 yrs
Moore, Blake 51 C 5 56 56 4 yrs
Foster, Roy 61 LG LG 3 62 71 6 yrs
Simmons, Roy 72 RG RG 6 55 55 4 yrs
Fairchild, Paul 64 RG 1 21 33 4 yrs
Flint, Junior 63 LT 2 37 60 1 yr.
##Baldischwiler, Karl 68 LT 7 18 18 1 yr.
Laakso, Eric 76 RT LT 7 57 57 2 yrs
Bryant, Warren 69 RT RT 8 46 46 4 yrs
Boyle, Jim 67 RT 1 20 53 3 yrs
Roby, Reggie 13 P 2 72 80 6 yrs
Von Schamann, Uwe 6 K 6 85 85 3 yrs
Gilbert, Freddie 93 LDE 1 20 38 3 yrs
##Betters, Doug 74 LDE 7 46 46 4 yrs
##Browning, Dave 99 LDE 7 69 69 3 yrs
Morrison, Corwin 79 RDE LDE 2 45 52 1 yr.
Barnett, Bill 1 RDE RDE 5 35 42 2 yrs
Baumhower, Bob 97 LDT LDT 8 70 70 3 yrs
Franklin, Stan 94 LDT 2 24 55 1 yr.
Shepps, Howard 92 RDT RDT 2 27 50 1 yr.
##Charles, Mike 75 RDT 2 21 36 3 yrs
Duhe, A.J. 95 MLB MLB 8 51 51 1 yr.
Rhone, Earnest 56 MLB 10 47 47 1 yr.
##Brown, Mark 90 MLB 2 22 48 5 yrs
Brudzinski, Bob 91 SLB SLB 8 65 65 6 yrs
Bowser, Charles 57 SLB 3 35 48 2 yrs
Bokamper, Kim 55 WLB WLB 8 47 47 2 yrs
McNeal, Don 44 LCB LCB 5 50 50 6 yrs
Minnifield, Frank 35 LCB RCB 1 23 42 4 yrs
Clayborn, Raymond 22 LCB 8 27 27 1 yr.
Small, Gerald 33 RCB 7 40 40 3 yrs
Blackwood, Glenn 41 SS SS 6 67 67 4 yrs
##Green, Alfred 47 SS 2 40 40 1 yr.
Kozlowski, Mike 20 FS FS 6 56 56 3 yrs
Blackwood, Lyle 45 FS 12 49 49 3 yrs
Boucher, Burt 40 FS 2 34 49 1 yr.

[larrymcg421]

Week 1 - at NY Jets

Marino gets off to a fast start by hitting Mark Duper for two 1st quarter TD passes. The Jets hang in with three Pat Leahy FG's, but the 2nd half was all Dolphins. Marino threw two more TD passes, both to Tony Nathan and the Dolphins ran away with the game. Marino had a fantastic game, going 27 of 33 for 276 yards, 4 TD's, and 0 INT's.

Final Score: Miami (1-0) 34, NY Jets (0-1) 9

Other AFC East

Buffalo (1-0) 10, New England (0-1) 0

Players of the Week...

OPOTW: QB Joe Theismann, Washington - 19 for 25, 288 yards, 5 TD, 0 INT
DPOTW: DE Dexter Manley, Washington - 4 Tackles, 2 Assists, 2 Sacks, 4 Hurries, 5 QBKd

[larrymcg421]

Week 2 - at San Francisco

Looked good as Marino found Clayton for a 34 yard TD pass early in the 1st. Unfortunately, Montana was on top of his game and thoroughly ripped our defense apart. The main victim was rookie CB Frank Minnifield, who gave up 8 completions all by himself. Marino threw for 291 yards and 2 TD's, but it wasn't enough to overcome Montana's 334 yard day.

Final Score: San Francisco (2-0) 26, Miami (1-1) 20

Arizona (1-1) 28, Buffalo (1-1) 27
Seattle (2-0) 23, New England (0-2) 19
NY Jets (1-1) 19, LA Rams (0-2) 3

OPOTW: QB Dan Fouts, San Diego - 19 for 30, 314 yards, 4 TD, 0 INT
DPOTW: DE Ezra Johnson, Green Bay - 5 Tackles, 1 Assist, 3 Sacks

[larrymcg421]

Week 3 - at Houston Oilers

Don't know what to write about this one. We just got our asses kicked. Behind RB Earl Campbell (200 total yards), the Oilers controlled the clock for 43:29. We only had two drives longer than 4 plays. Marino didn't throw any picks, but could only complete 10 of 25 passes for 87 yards. Ouch.

Final Score: Houston (2-1) 38, Miami (1-2) 6

Buffalo 20, Baltimore 10
NY Jets 26, Cincy 21
Houston Texans 23, New England 14

OPOTW: QB Matt Cavanaugh, New Orleans - 15 for 18, 251 yards, 4 TD, 0 INT
DPOTW: OLB Matt Blair, Minnesota - 7 Tackles, 1 Assist, 1 Sack, 1 INT

[larrymcg421]

Week 4 - vs. Buffalo

Finally get our home opener in week 4, and it's just what the doctor ordered. Jim Kelly tried to keep Buffalo in this game, but Marino directed an extremely efficient offense that scored on the first 5 possessions of the game. By the time we were forced to punt, we had a 27-14 lead. Marino sealed the game with a 4th quarter TD pass to Mark Duper.


Final Score: Miami (2-2) 35, Buffalo (2-2) 21

Kansas City 19, NY Jets 10
New England 27, LA Raiders 23

OPOTW: QB Joe Theismann, Washington - 22 for 30, 332 yards, 4 TD, 0 INT
DPOTW: DE Eddie Edwards, Cincinnatti - 5 Tackles, 4 Sacks

[Toddzilla]

larry - great job on the dynasty so far...there have been a bunch of Fins dynasties this year, and yours looks to be one of the coolest with the house rules. Love the format, too, so I'll be checking in frequently! :)

[larrymcg421]

larry - great job on the dynasty so far...there have been a bunch of Fins dynasties this year, and yours looks to be one of the coolest with the house rules. Love the format, too, so I'll be checking in frequently! :)

Thanks!

[larrymcg421]

Week 5 - at San Diego

We take a trip to San Diego to face the defending Superbowl champions and reigning league MVP Dan Fouts. Marino isn't impressed and shows it by throwing three TD passes in the first half. A Von Schamann FG leaves us with a 24-3 halftime lead. The Chargers are a good team and Fouts furiously brings them back with 2 TD's to make it a one possession game early in the 4th quarter. Ourt offense goes into ball control mode and Von Schamann kicks two more FG's in the 4th to wrap it up. Marino outplayed the MVP with a 279 yard, 3 TD day.

Final Score: Miami (3-2) 30, San Diego (2-2) 17

Buffalo 23, Denver 10
New England 34, NY Jets 17

QB Joe Montana, San Francisco - 26 for 36, 357 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT
MLB Gary Spani, Kansas City - 9 Tackles, 1.5 Sacks, 1 INT

[larrymcg421]

Week 6 - vs. Denver

Another big QB matchup as Marino faces fellow highly touted rookie John Elway. This is more of a mismatch because Elway isn't quite surrounded by the same talent and suffers a 14 of 33 for 164 yard day. Meanwhile, Marino throws for 285 yards and 3 TD's, while Von Schamann adds 4 FG's.

Final Score: Miami (4-2) 33, Denver (1-4) 10

Oakland 14, Buffalo 10
San Diego 34, NY Jets 13

OPOTW: QB Joe Theismann, Washington - 30 for 36, 306 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT
DPOTW: DE Jesse Baker, Houston Oilers - 4 Tackles, 2 Sacks, 5 Hurries

[larrymcg421]

Week 7 - bye

New England 23, Kansas City 3
NY Jets 40, Oakland 14

OPOTW: QB Richard Todd, NY Jets - 23 for 31, 319 yards, 4 TD, 0 INT
DPOTW: OLB Robin Cole, Pittsburgh - 7 Tackles, 2 Assists, 3 Sacks

[Kodos]

Good stuff. Get Marino a ring!

[larrymcg421]

Week 8 - at Kansas City

We're clearly on a roll as we walk into Arrowhead and completely dominate the Chiefs. Marino had another solid game with 277 yards and 2 TD's, but it was Bob Brudzinski that made waves by picking off 3 Bill Kenney passes.

Final Score: Miami (5-2) 31, Kansas City (3-4) 8

San Diego 38, Buffalo 7
Denver 17, New England 10

OPOTW: QB Joe Theismann, Washington - 26 for 35, 334 yards, 4 TD, 0 INT
DPOTW: OLB Bob Brudzinski, Miami - 9 Tackles, 1 Assist, 3 INT

[larrymcg421]

Week 9 - vs. La Raiders

In real life, the Raiders handed Miami one of their two regular season losses. Raiders RB Marcus Allen ran all over the Killler Bees. Allen did the same in this game, running for 103 yards on only 14 carries, but we were able to limit his productivity by scoring fast and early, forcing the Raiders into a passing offense. Marino hit Duper twice in the 4th quarter and found Clayton in the 2nd quarter. Raiders QB Gary Danielson was not up to the task and threw 3 INT's on the day.

Final Score: Miami 30, LA Raiders 9

San Diego 28, New England 24
NY Jets 27, Buffalo 21

OPOTW: QB Dan Marino, Miami - 24 for 30, 304 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT
DPOTW: DE Ezra Johnson, Green Bay - 7 Tackles, 5.5 Sacks

[larrymcg421]

Here we are at midseason:


AC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Pittsburgh 8 1 0 .889 256 138 7-1 2-1
Cincinnati 7 1 0 .875 234 113 6-1 3-0
Cleveland 3 6 0 .333 122 233 3-5 1-2
Baltimore 2 7 0 .222 146 238 2-6 0-3

AC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Indianapolis 4 4 0 .500 180 157 3-4 2-0
Houston (Oilers) 4 4 0 .500 219 199 3-4 1-2
Jacksonville 3 6 0 .333 151 210 3-5 2-1
Houston (Texans) 2 6 0 .250 124 182 2-5 0-2

AC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Miami 6 2 0 .750 219 138 6-1 2-0
NY Jets 4 4 0 .500 158 180 3-4 1-2
Buffalo 3 5 0 .375 139 162 3-4 1-2
New England 3 5 0 .375 151 141 3-4 1-1

AC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
LA Raiders 5 3 0 .625 153 167 4-3 2-0
San Diego 5 3 0 .625 188 159 4-3 1-1
Kansas City 4 4 0 .500 142 155 3-4 1-2
Denver 3 5 0 .375 131 156 3-4 1-2

NC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Chicago 6 1 1 .813 209 96 5-1-1 2-0-1
Green Bay 4 4 0 .500 188 154 4-3 1-1
Minnesota 4 5 0 .444 156 190 4-4 1-2
Detroit 3 4 1 .438 160 172 2-4-1 0-1-1

NC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Atlanta 5 3 1 .611 190 166 5-2-1 2-0-1
Tampa Bay 4 4 0 .500 137 169 4-3 1-2
New Orleans 2 6 1 .278 162 201 2-5-1 1-1-1
Carolina 2 7 0 .222 149 238 1-7 1-2

NC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Washington 8 0 0 1.000 252 105 7-0 2-0
NY Giants 5 3 0 .625 158 166 5-2 2-1
Dallas 3 5 0 .375 125 158 2-5 0-2
Philadelphia 1 7 0 .125 154 216 1-6 1-2

NC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
San Francisco 6 2 0 .750 198 137 5-2 3-0
Seattle 5 3 0 .625 184 157 4-3 2-1
Arizona 4 4 0 .500 188 180 3-4 0-2
LA Rams 2 6 0 .250 113 203 2-5 0-2

[larrymcg421]

Year 1984
Record 6-2
Winning Pct. .750
All-Time 16-8
Winning Pct. .666
Playoffs 1-1
Playoff Visits 1
Bowl Wins 0
Head Coach Rufus Terrell
Record 17-9
Winning Pct. .653
Off. Coord. S. Gillette
Def. Coord. A. Mitchell

Miami Dolphins Team Rank
Rushes per Game 28.4 11 (T)
Rushing Yards 98.5 20
Yards Per Carry 3.47 31 (T)
Pass Attempts 32.8 21
Completions 22.3 6
Completion Pct. 67.9 5
Passing Yards 254.8 9
Yards Per Attempt 7.78 5
Yards Per Catch 11.45 19
Total Yardage Gained 345.0 10
3rd Down Conversions 53.2 1
Points Per Game 27.4 4 (T)
Pass Rush Pct. 16.9 28
Pass Defense Pct. 61.6 7
Turnovers 3 1
Turnover Margin +14 1

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 24.6 9
Rushing Yards 98.0 15
Yards Per Carry 3.98 19
Pass Attempts 37.4 28
Completions 21.5 25 (T)
Completion Pct. 57.5 8
Passing Yards 258.8 31
Yards Per Attempt 6.92 17
Yards Per Catch 12.03 28
Total Yardage Gained 349.9 28
3rd Down Conversions 39.8 19
Points Per Game 17.3 6
Pass Rush Pct. 17.3 4 (T)
Pass Defense Pct. 31.7 4
Turnovers 17 8 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 34 at NJY 9
2 20 at SFO 26
3 6 at TEN 38
4 35 BUF 21
5 30 at SDO 17
6 33 DEN 10
8 31 at KCY 8
9 30 OAK 9
10 at NED
11 NJY
12 ARI
13 PIT
14 at STL
15 at BUF
16 SEA
17 NED

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
5 D. Marino QB 260 176 2028 7.80 19 1 113.7
**Team --- 262 178 2038 7.78 19 1 113.6
$$Opp --- 299 172 2070 6.92 8 11 72.5

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
25 T. Nathan RB 143 556 3.89 2 1
39 W. Bennett FB 50 131 2.62 0 0
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30 D. Overstreet RB 23 77 3.35 2 0
**Team --- 227 788 3.47 4 10
$$Opp --- 197 784 3.98 6 9

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
85 M. Duper WR 54 33 407 12.33 7.54 3 6
88 M. Clayton WR 50 31 373 12.03 7.46 2 3
84 J. Miller TE 33 22 210 9.55 6.36 1 0
25 T. Nathan RB 27 22 176 8.00 6.52 0 2
38 P. Johnson FB 21 18 148 8.22 7.05 0 1
86 D. Harris WR 31 17 300 17.65 9.68 0 2
39 W. Bennett FB 14 14 141 10.07 10.07 0 1
16 J. Rose TE 11 10 108 10.80 9.82 1 3
89 A. Carter WR 18 8 161 20.13 8.94 2 1

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
41 G. Blackwood S 55 18 0.0 0 2 5 79.7
95 A. Duhe ILB 41 20 2.0 3 0 1 77.9
35 F. Minnifield CB 41 11 0.0 0 0 3 69.9
91 B. Brudzinski OLB 37 12 1.0 1 4 3 81.5
33 G. Small CB 27 8 0.0 1 1 7 80.8
44 D. McNeal CB 24 7 0.0 1 1 7 80.9
20 M. Kozlowski S 23 8 0.0 2 0 3 77.0
97 B. Baumhower DT 18 13 1.0 7 0 0 82.1
92 H. Shepps DT 18 9 0.0 1 0 0 79.6
1 B. Barnett DE 17 8 1.0 13 0 0 81.6
45 L. Blackwood S 15 2 0.0 0 3 3 88.7
55 K. Bokamper OLB 12 5 1.0 0 0 1 79.2
79 C. Morrison DE 12 7 2.0 6 0 0 81.6

[larrymcg421]

Midseason Notes:

*Looks like Marino will have to carry the offense again. Nathan has struggled this year and his backups have been worse. Marino seems up to the task, though. After throwing 25 INT's his rookie year, he only has 1 INT through 8 games this season.

*As good as Marino has been, Theismann has been even better. He has completed 74% of his passes for a 9.16 YPA and 23 TD's with only 3 INT. This gives him the league leading QB rating at 128.3 and his Redskins appear to be unstoppable.

*I've been starting rookie Guard Paul Fairchild eventhough he's only rated 24/33. I suspect that he's a creeper and there's some masking going on. He has only allowed 1 sack in 201 pass plays and has 10 KRB's with 20 KRO's.

*Steelers WR John Stallworth already has 1043 yards receiving. His average per target is an astounding 12.42.

*DE Dave Browning recovered from his injuries faster than expected and has played sparingly in the last few games. He will make his first start next week and will hopefully boost our anemic pass rush.

[larrymcg421]

Week 10 - at New England

A trip to Foxboro leads to a much closer game than expected. Marino threw two TD passes int he 1st quarter, helping lead the Fins to a 17-0 lead. The Pats came firing back with a Pat Ryan TD pass and a Craig James TD run. Suddenly they were within 3 and the Dolphin offense was struggling. The Pats drove to midfield, looking for the go ahead score, but Glenn Blackwood picked off a Pat Ryan pass and Marino made New England pay with a 12 play TD drive that put the Fins up 24-14 in the 4th quarter. The Pats made it close with a late TD, but Marino was able to run out the clock. Marino was 26 of 36, for 217 yards and 2 TD.

Final score: Miami (7-2) 24, New England (3-6) 21

Denver 27, NY Jets 13
Kansas City 27, Buffalo 21

OPOTW: QB Bill Kenney, Kansas City - 30 for 38, 323 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT
DPOTW: MLB Rich Wingo, Green Bay - 6 Tackles, 1 Assist, 2.5 Sacks

[larrymcg421]

Week 11 - vs. NY Jets

Tragedy strikes in this one as Marino injures his foot and will probably miss 3 weeks. Thankfully, Cedric Strickland came in and directed the offense without problem. He went 22 of 27 for 260 yards and 1 TD. The Jets offense was shut down in the first half but finally broke through in the 3rd quarter to make it a 14-7 game. However, they were unable to get a single first down in the 4th quarter and Von Schamann added three FG's.

Final Score: Miami (8-2) 23, NY Jets (4-6) 7

Buffalo 24, New England 13

OPOTW: WR JT Smith, Kansas City - 11 receptions, 207 yards, 3 TD
DPOTW: DE Neal Elshire, Minnesota - 8 Tackles, 1 Assist, 3 Sacks

[larrymcg421]

Week 12 - vs. Arizona

This was an ugly game. Cedric Strickland struggled in his first career start, but that's to be expected when he was sacked 9 times. The Dolphins also lost 4 fumbles, one of which was returned for a TD early in the 4th quarter to put the Cardinals on top 14-3. Strickland finally led us on a TD drive to make it close, but Arizona immediately responded to put the game away.

Final Score: Arizona (5-6) 21, Miami (8-3) 10

Buffalo 38, LA Rams 31
San Francisco 10, New England 3
Seattle 16, NY Jets 13

OPOTW: QB Steve Bartkowski, Atlanta - 21 for 30, 277 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT
DPOTW: CB Gary Green, Carolina - 3 INT's

[larrymcg421]

Week 13 - vs. Pittsburgh

Strickland is much better this time out, but the offense still struggles for most of the game. Thankfully the defense is able to keep the Steelers and QB Terry Bradshaw at bay and we take a 10-6 lead at the half. Strickland finds Mark Clayton and Anthony Carter for 2nd half TD passes, while the Steelers fumble and turn it over on downs twice. We went 2-1 in the non-Marino games which is much better than we could have hoped for. Dan the Man will be back next week.

Final Score: Miami (9-3) 24, Pittsburgh (10-2) 6

Buffalo 34, Jacksonville 13
NY Jets 28, Indianapolis 21
New England 16, Cleveland 9

OPOTW: QB Phil Simms, NY Giants - 27 for 28, 330 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT
DPOTW: DE Jacob Green, Seattle - 6 Tackles, 4 Sacks

[larrymcg421]

Week 14 - at LA Rams

The Rams are not a very good team, but they are always dangerous with Dickerson in the backfield. Three Marino TD passes stake the Dolphins to an early 21-0 lead. The Rams wisely do not completely give up on the run, and Eric Dickerson helps get them back in the game. He would come up 218 total yards on the day. The Rams fought back and got as close as 28-20, but Marino's 5th TD pass of the game with onlly 5:30 left sealed the deal. This victory clinches the AFC East.

Final Score: Miami (10-3) 35, LA Rams (4-9) 27

New England 34, Arizona 16
Seattle 24, Buffalo 21
NY Jets 24, San Francisco 19

OPOTW: WR James Lofton, Green Bay - 11 catches, 181 yards, 2 TD
DPOTW: DE Rulon Jones, Denver - 5 Tackles, 2.5 Sacks

[larrymcg421]

Week 15 - at Buffalo

The Killer Bees come up big in this one, holding Jim Kelly to 111 yards passing and the Bills offense to only 189 total yards. The Dolphins offense struggled on 3rd down and only held a 13-3 lead heading into the 4th quarter. That's when Marino found both Clayton and Duper for TD's to put the game out of reach. David Overstreet filled in for an injured Nathan and finished with 90 yards rushing and a TD.

Final Score: Miami (11-3) 34, Buffalo (6-8) 3

NY Jets 33, New England 20

OPOTW: RB Earl Campbell, Houston Oilers - 36 carries, 211 yards, 2 TD
DPOTW: DE Art Still, Kansas City - 5 Tackles, 4 Sacks

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Week 16 - vs. Seattle

We're still fighting for home field advantage and a first round bye, so all these remaining games count. The Seahawks are similarly fighting for playoff position and showed up in a big way. After Marino opens the game with a 2 yard TD pass, Seattle takes over with a tough defense that harasses Marino into four sacks and two INT's. They take advantage of three Dolphins turnovers to take a 24-10 lead late in the 3rd quarter. In comeback mode, Marino began throwing every down (he ended up with 60 attempts). He eventually tied it up with a 2 yard TD pass to Pete Johnson, and Uwe Von Schamann hit the FG in OT for the victory. Marino was 31 for 60, 313 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT. DE Doug Betters led our much improved pass rush with 2 sacks.

Final Score: Miami (12-3) 27, Seattle (10-5) 24

NY Jets 21, Arizona 10
Buffalo 20, San Francisco 7
New England 33, LA Rams 23

OPOTW: WR Tim Smith, Houston Oilers - 12 receptions, 179 yards, 4 TD
DPOTW: DE Art Still, Kansas City - 4 Tackles, 2 Assists, 4 Sacks

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Week 17 - vs. New England

New England's season was over several weeks ago, and now all they could hope to do was ruin our shot at home field advantage. They played an inspired game and took a 17-7 lead late in the 3rd quarter. With the defense showing nickle and dime sets to try and stop Marino, the Dolphins turned to the ground. Tony Nathan and David Overstreet took turns running right through the Pats defense. They would end up with a combined 177 rushing yards and took turns on the game tying and game winning TD runs. The Dolphins finish with the best record in the NFL.

Final Score: Miami (13-3) 24, New England (6-10) 17

NY Jets 24, Buffalo 10

OPOTW: QB Dan Fouts, San Diego - 20 for 28, 377 yards, 5 TD, 0 INT
DPOTW: DE Elvis Franks, Houston Texans - 3 Tackles, 3 Sacks

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Week 18: Wild Card Round

Cincinnatti 31, Houston Oilers 9 (Stanley Wilson, 107 yards rushing, 2 TD)
Atlanta 34, Green Bay 7 (Steve Bartkowski, 287 yards passing, 2 TD)
San Diego 35, LA Raiders 27 (Marcus Allen, 186 yards rushing, 2 TD not enough)
San Francisco 19, Seattle 6 (Ronnie Lott 4 Tackles, 1 INT, 2 PD)

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Week 19: Divisional Round - vs. Cincinnatti

This was a wild game from beginning to end. Miami takes advantage of a Ken Anderson fumble to take a 7-0 lead on a Marino to Duper TD pass. The Bengals regrouped and drove to midfield, where they would catch the Dolphins in the first of what would be several major defensive errors. Anderson found RB Stanley Wilson for a 13 yard completion, who then raced 36 yards down the sideline for a TD. The fast pace continues as Marino leads the Dolphins right back down the field and hits Clayton for a 17 yard TD pass and 14-7 lead.

The 2nd quarter continued in similar fashion as Cincy drove down the field to hit a 19 yard FG. An 80 yard drive is keyed by a 31 yard completion from Marino to Anthony Carter and the Dolphins lead 21-10 after Nathan catches Marino's 3rd TD pass. The momentum was going our way, but Cincy put a stop to that when Anderson found Cris Collinsworth for a 74 yard TD pass. The offenses slowed down for the rest of the half, but the Bengals hit another FG to narrow the Dolphins lead to 21-20 at halftime.

Desperately trying to get momentum back, Marino looked off his superstar receivers and used the backs and TE on the next series. Tony Nathan, Pete Johnson, and Junior Miller all had key catches on the opening 2nd half drive. It was capped with a 2 yard TD pass that gave the Dolphins a 28-20 lead. Another long pass to Collinsworth (we just couldn't cover him in this game) set the Bengals up for a FG which made the score 28-23. With the pressure on and Marino facing a 3rd and long, this amazing play took place:

Miami: Single-Back formation, strength is left. The defense is in a 43 with nickel personnel and 2-deep bump-and-run coverage, keying aggressively on the pass.
3-12-MIA18 (3Q: 05:52) Dan Marino scrambled for 37 yards. Tackled by DT Tim Krumrie.

That's certainly not something you'll see every day. The Dolphins still had to punt, but it was from much better field position. The next Bengals drive resulted in another FG, making the score 28-26. The Dolphins offense goes 3 and out and the Bengals start off their next drive with a 38 yard completion to Collinsworth (I fucking hate this guy). Thankfully, the drive stalls after DE Dave Browning comes up with a huge 3rd down sack that puts them out of field goal range. Facing 3rd and long and the prospect of giving the Bengals the ball back with only a 2pt. lead, Marino went up top and connected with Mark Clayton, who kept on running for an 80 yard TD. Looked like a backbreaker for Cincy, especially when they had to punt on the next series. However, they pinned us inside the 1 and Tony Nathan was stopped in the end zone for a safety that made it a one possession game again. With excellent field position at their own 40 and a chance to tie it, the Bengals go to Collinsworth again, but this time Bob Brudzinski is waiting for him. Brudzinski's devastating hit knocks the ball loose and the Dolphins recovered. It was all Dolphins from here on out as they added two more FG's and a TD for a 20 pt. victory.

Marino had a terrific day, going 20 for 31, for 343 yards and 5 TD's. On the Bengals side, Cris Collinsworth had 8 catches for 231 yards and a TD.

Final Score: Miami 48, Cincinnatti 28

Other games:

Chicago 19, Atlanta 17 (Dean Biasucci, 4-4 FG's, including 52 yarder with :20 left)
Pittsburgh 24, San Diego 21 (Terry Bradhsaw, winning TD pass with 1:24 left)
San Francisco 24, Washington 21 (Joe Montana, 394 yards passing, 2 TD)

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Week 20: Conference Championship - vs. Pittsburgh

A rematch of the actual 1984 AFC conference championship. Interesting to note that the NFC will also be a rematch. Great job on those player files, guys!

It wasn't the best of starts for our Dolphins. After getting one 1st down, the Dolphins are forced to punt it. The Steelers come right down the field, converting three first downs on an 80 yard drive to take a 7-0 lead. Marino comes back and drives us to the Pittsburgh 32, but Uwe von Schamann's FG attempt is blocked (thankfully he didn't try to pick it up and throw it.) Pittsburgh took advantage of this and drove for a FG and a 10-0 lead. However, Marino gets us right back into it with a 49 yard completion to Mark Clayton, which sets up a 2 yard TD pass to Woody Bennett. With only a few minutes left in the half, the Steelers stall at midfield but a great punt pins the us at our 1 yard line. In very dangewrous territory, the following play happens:

1-10-MIA01 (2Q: 03:32) Tony Nathan ran inside the right tackle for 99 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Warren Bryant. Miami 13, Pittsburgh 10

And just like that, the Dolphins are up 14-10 at the half. The Steelers regroup and march downt he field on the opening 2nd half drive to take a 17-14 lead on a Bradshaw-Stallworth TD pass. The defenses wake up at this point, and both offenses are forced into consecutive three and outs. Finally, the Dolphins break through when Don McNeal picks off a Bradshaw pass at midfield. On the first play of the 4th quarter, Marino finds Anthony Carter for a 16 yard TD pass. The Killer Bees once again keep Bradshaw from a first down. A great punt return by Mel Gray sets up Marino at midfield. Eight plays later, Marino threw a 5 yard TD pass to take a 28-17 lead with only 8:30 remaining. The Steelers get two more chances, but turn the ball over on downs both times and the Miami Dolphins are headed to the Superbowl!!

In the NFC game, the BEars take a 21-7 lead over the Niners. Joe Montana expertly leads his team back with two TD passes to Dwight Clark and a Ray Wersching FG. However, Bears QB David Whitehurst throws a 30 yard TD pass with 3:44 left for the 28-24 victory. It will be the Dolphins and Bears in the Superbowl.

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Congrats on the Super Bowl appearance! Now bring Danny a ring!!! :)

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Something I've always done in my dynasties when my teams make the Superbowl is to post the gamelog as the action unfolds. Here is the gamelog of the 1985 Superbowl. It will be posted drive by drive...

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<table bgcolor="#ffcc00" border="0" cellspacing="1" width="98%"><tbody><tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">(1Q: 15:00) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 54 yards from the MIA30. Perry Meggyesy returned the ball 22 yards to the CHI38. Tackled by Joe Carter.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">1-10-CHI38 (1Q: 14:35) David Whitehurst pass was intended for RB Walter Payton and was intercepted by S Mike Kozlowski at the MIA41. The interception was returned 27 yards. Tackled by Walter Payton.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<table bgcolor="#ffcc00" border="0" cellspacing="1" width="98%"><tbody><tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-10-CHI32 (1Q: 14:27) Tony Nathan ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Steve McMichael. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2-9-CHI31 (1Q: 13:51) David Overstreet ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Steve McMichael. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3-5-CHI27 (1Q: 13:04) Tony Nathan ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Dan Hampton. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">4-6-CHI28 (1Q: 12:39) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 45 yard field goal and succeeded. Miami 3, Chicago 0</td></tr></tbody></table>

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"Now here's a guy yelling at his offensive coordinator..."

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<table bgcolor="#ffcc00" border="0" cellspacing="1" width="98%"><tbody><tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">(1Q: 12:31) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 71 yards from the MIA30. Willie Gault returned the ball 16 yards to the CHI15. Tackled by Raymond Clayborn. PENALTY: Chicago was called for Holding on the Kick Return.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">1-10-CHI04 (1Q: 12:05) Walter Payton ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Dave Browning, assisted by OLB Bob Brudzinski. Key block delivered by Kurt Becker. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">2-2-CHI12 (1Q: 11:25) Walter Payton ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Kim Bokamper. Key block delivered by Andy Frederick. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">1-10-CHI22 (1Q: 10:58) Walter Payton ran around left end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Gerald Small. Key block delivered by Calvin Thomas. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">2-3-CHI29 (1Q: 10:12) Walter Payton ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by S Glenn Blackwood. Key block delivered by Jay Hilgenberg. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">1-10-CHI38 (1Q: 09:32) Walter Payton ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB A.J. Duhe, assisted by DE Dave Browning. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">2-9-CHI39 (1Q: 09:00) Walter Payton ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Mike Kozlowski. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">3-7-CHI41 (1Q: 08:15) David Whitehurst sacked by CB Don McNeal for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Dan Audick.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">4-12-CHI36 (1Q: 07:47) Russell Erxleben punted 42 yards. Mel Gray returned the kick 9 yards to the MIA31. Tackled by Matt Suhey.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<table bgcolor="#ffcc00" border="0" cellspacing="1" width="98%"><tbody><tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-10-MIA31 (1Q: 07:36) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Mark Duper for 19 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Todd Bell, assisted by CB Walt Williams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-10-MIA50 (1Q: 07:05) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 35 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Schmidt. Carter gained 6 yards after the catch.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-10-CHI15 (1Q: 06:32) Tony Nathan ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Steve McMichael, assisted by CB Mike Richardson. Key block delivered by Roy Foster. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2-5-CHI10 (1Q: 05:46) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mark Clayton. DT Steve McMichael drove right through Junior Flint to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw into double coverage.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3-5-CHI10 (1Q: 05:37) PENALTY: Miami was called for a False Start.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3-10-CHI15 (1Q: 05:32) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Mark Clayton for 14 yards. Tackled by S Todd Bell. Clayton gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-1-CHI01 (1Q: 04:47) Tony Nathan ran a trap outside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Schmidt. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2-1-CHI01 (1Q: 04:07) David Overstreet ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Singletary, assisted by DE Dan Hampton. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3-2-CHI02 (1Q: 03:27) Woody Bennett ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Mike Singletary. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">4-1-CHI01 (1Q: 02:40) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. Miami 6, Chicago 0</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<table bgcolor="#ffcc00" border="0" cellspacing="1" width="98%"><tbody><tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">(1Q: 02:32) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 64 yards from the MIA30. Willie Gault returned the ball 26 yards to the CHI32. Tackled by Joe Rose.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">1-10-CHI32 (1Q: 02:05) Walter Payton ran around left end for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Gerald Small. Key block delivered by Matt Suhey. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">2-2-CHI40 (1Q: 01:35) Walter Payton ran inside the left guard for 10 yards. Tackled by S Glenn Blackwood, assisted by OLB Bob Brudzinski. Key block delivered by Matt Suhey. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">1-10-MIA50 (1Q: 00:59) Walter Payton ran around left end for 11 yards. Tackled by S Mike Kozlowski, assisted by DE Dave Browning. Key block delivered by Tom Thayer. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">1-10-MIA39 (1Q: 00:14) Walter Payton ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield, assisted by OLB Bob Brudzinski. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#000066">Start of second quarter.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">2-9-MIA38 (2Q: 15:00) Walter Payton ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by S Glenn Blackwood, assisted by ILB A.J. Duhe. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">3-4-MIA33 (2Q: 14:23) David Whitehurst pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Matt Suhey. ILB A.J. Duhe defended the pass.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">4-4-MIA33 (2Q: 14:17) Dean Biasucci attempted a 50 yard field goal and succeeded. Miami 6, Chicago 3</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<table bgcolor="#ffcc00" border="0" cellspacing="1" width="98%"><tbody><tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">(2Q: 14:10) Dean Biasucci kicked off 79 yards from the CHI30. Touchback.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-10-MIA20 (2Q: 14:10) Dan Marino pass was intended for WR Mark Clayton and was intercepted by CB Terry Schmidt at the MIA34. The interception was returned 3 yards. Tackled by Mark Clayton. The quarterback threw into double coverage.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<table bgcolor="#ffcc00" border="0" cellspacing="1" width="98%"><tbody><tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">1-10-MIA31 (2Q: 13:58) Walter Payton ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB A.J. Duhe. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">2-11-MIA32 (2Q: 13:16) Walter Payton ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Glenn Blackwood, assisted by OLB Bob Brudzinski. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">3-8-MIA29 (2Q: 12:46) Walter Payton ran around the left tackle for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield. Key block delivered by Tom Thayer. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">1-10-MIA12 (2Q: 12:04) David Whitehurst pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Willie Gault. DE Dave Browning hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">2-10-MIA12 (2Q: 11:56) David Whitehurst pass completed to WR Ricky Sanders for 12 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Sanders gained 2 yards after the catch. Chicago 9, Miami 6</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">(2Q: 11:56) Extra point by Dean Biasucci was good. Chicago 10, Miami 6</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<table bgcolor="#ffcc00" border="0" cellspacing="1" width="98%"><tbody><tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">(2Q: 11:50) Dean Biasucci kicked off 53 yards from the CHI30. Mel Gray returned the ball 12 yards to the MIA29. Tackled by Willie Gault.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-10-MIA29 (2Q: 11:24) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Tony Nathan for 7 yards. Tackled by S Dave Duerson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Nathan gained 1 yard after the catch.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2-3-MIA36 (2Q: 10:42) Dan Marino pass completed to FB Pete Johnson for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Singletary, assisted by S John Sciarra. Johnson gained 12 yards after the catch.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-10-MIA47 (2Q: 10:09) Tony Nathan ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Singletary. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2-6-CHI49 (2Q: 09:30) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Anthony Carter. ILB Mike Singletary hurried the quarterback into a bad throw.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3-6-CHI49 (2Q: 09:23) Dan Marino pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Anthony Carter. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Miami was called for Intentional Grounding.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">4-16-MIA41 (2Q: 09:19) Reggie Roby punted 42 yards. Willie Gault called for a fair catch at the CHI17.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<table bgcolor="#ffcc00" border="0" cellspacing="1" width="98%"><tbody><tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">1-10-CHI17 (2Q: 09:11) Walter Payton ran around left end for -6 yards. Tackled by CB Gerald Small. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">2-16-CHI11 (2Q: 08:47) David Whitehurst pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Willie Gault. DE Dave Browning blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Miami was called for Illegal Contact.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">1-10-CHI16 (2Q: 08:38) David Whitehurst pass completed to RB Walter Payton for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield. Payton gained 1 yard after the catch.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">2-7-CHI19 (2Q: 08:00) David Whitehurst pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Willie Gault. DT Bob Baumhower hurried the quarterback into a bad throw.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">3-7-CHI19 (2Q: 07:50) Ray Crouse ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Baumhower, assisted by OLB Bob Brudzinski. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">4-2-CHI24 (2Q: 07:03) Russell Erxleben punted 54 yards. Mel Gray returned the kick 21 yards to the MIA43. Tackled by Ray Crouse.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<table bgcolor="#ffcc00" border="0" cellspacing="1" width="98%"><tbody><tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-10-MIA43 (2Q: 06:55) Dan Marino pass completed to TE Junior Miller for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Singletary, assisted by CB Mike Richardson. Miller gained 11 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Chicago was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-10-CHI43 (2Q: 06:47) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mark Clayton. OLB Otis Wilson defended the pass.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2-10-CHI43 (2Q: 06:39) David Overstreet ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Brad Van Pelt. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3-6-CHI39 (2Q: 06:13) Dan Marino pass completed to RB David Overstreet for 14 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Singletary, assisted by CB Mike Richardson. Overstreet gained 14 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-10-CHI25 (2Q: 05:34) Tony Nathan ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S John Sciarra, assisted by OLB Brad Van Pelt. Key block delivered by Warren Bryant. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2-5-CHI20 (2Q: 05:04) Tony Nathan ran inside the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Steve McMichael. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3-8-CHI23 (2Q: 04:24) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Anthony Carter for 23 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Carter gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Miami 12, Chicago 10</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">(2Q: 04:24) Extra point by Uwe Von Schamann was good. Miami 13, Chicago 10</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<table bgcolor="#ffcc00" border="0" cellspacing="1" width="98%"><tbody><tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">(2Q: 04:13) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 69 yards from the MIA30. Willie Gault returned the ball 23 yards to the CHI24. Tackled by Mike Kozlowski.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">1-10-CHI24 (2Q: 03:53) Walter Payton ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB A.J. Duhe. Key block delivered by Heath Battle. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">2-3-CHI31 (2Q: 03:11) Walter Payton ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Bob Baumhower, assisted by DE Corwin Morrison. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">3-2-CHI32 (2Q: 02:34) Walter Payton ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Doug Betters, assisted by ILB A.J. Duhe. Key block delivered by Jay Hilgenberg. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">1-10-CHI36 (2Q: 02:18) Walter Payton ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Barnett, assisted by S Glenn Blackwood. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">2-10-CHI36 (2Q: 02:02) David Whitehurst pass completed to RB Walter Payton for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Kim Bokamper.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#000066">Official time out for the two-minute warning.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">3-6-CHI40 (2Q: 01:56) David Whitehurst pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Willie Gault. DT Bob Baumhower hurried the quarterback into a bad throw.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">4-6-CHI40 (2Q: 01:51) Russell Erxleben punted 34 yards. Mel Gray called for a fair catch at the MIA26.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<table bgcolor="#ffcc00" border="0" cellspacing="1" width="98%"><tbody><tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-10-MIA26 (2Q: 01:41) Dan Marino pass was dropped by WR Mark Duper. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Miami was called for Offensive Holding.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-20-MIA16 (2Q: 01:31) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mark Clayton. S John Sciarra defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2-20-MIA16 (2Q: 01:27) Dan Marino pass completed to FB Pete Johnson for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Schmidt. Johnson gained 1 yard after the catch.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3-11-MIA25 (2Q: 00:44) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Duriel Harris. DE Dan Hampton drove right through Eric Laakso to hurry the quarterback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">4-11-MIA25 (2Q: 00:37) Reggie Roby punted 48 yards. Willie Gault returned the kick 1 yard to the CHI28. Tackled by Mel Gray.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<table bgcolor="#ffcc00" border="0" cellspacing="1" width="98%"><tbody><tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">1-10-CHI28 (2Q: 00:30) PENALTY: Chicago was called for a False Start.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">1-15-CHI23 (2Q: 00:30) David Whitehurst sacked by OLB Bob Brudzinski for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Jay Hilgenberg.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<table bgcolor="#ffcc00" border="0" cellspacing="1" width="98%"><tbody><tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#000066">Start of third quarter.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">(3Q: 15:00) Dean Biasucci kicked off 76 yards from the CHI30. Touchback.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-10-MIA20 (3Q: 15:00) David Overstreet ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson. Key block delivered by Dwight Stephenson. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2-4-MIA26 (3Q: 14:32) Tony Nathan ran inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Richard Dent. Key block delivered by Paul Fairchild. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-10-MIA34 (3Q: 13:55) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Mark Clayton. CB Walt Williams defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2-10-MIA34 (3Q: 13:44) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Mark Duper for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Duper gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-10-CHI46 (3Q: 13:00) Tony Nathan ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Todd Bell. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2-6-CHI42 (3Q: 12:22) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Mark Duper for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Richard Dent, assisted by CB Mike Richardson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-10-CHI36 (3Q: 11:47) Tony Nathan ran around the left tackle for -3 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Singletary. PENALTY: Miami was called for an Illegal Shift. The penalty was declined.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2-13-CHI39 (3Q: 11:40) David Overstreet ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Singletary, assisted by DE Richard Dent. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3-6-CHI32 (3Q: 11:05) Dan Marino pass completed to FB Pete Johnson for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Mike Richardson, assisted by CB Terry Schmidt. Johnson gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">4-1-CHI27 (3Q: 10:34) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 44 yard field goal and succeeded. Miami 16, Chicago 10</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<table bgcolor="#ffcc00" border="0" cellspacing="1" width="98%"><tbody><tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">(3Q: 10:27) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 78 yards from the MIA30. Touchback.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">1-10-CHI20 (3Q: 10:27) David Whitehurst pass completed to WR Ricky Sanders for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Don McNeal.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">2-4-CHI26 (3Q: 09:41) Walter Payton ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by S Mike Kozlowski. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">3-2-CHI28 (3Q: 09:10) Ray Crouse ran inside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Dave Browning, assisted by CB Gerald Small. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CHI Andy Frederick to the CHI33. The weather has created a very slippery ball today.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">1-10-CHI33 (3Q: 08:36) PENALTY: Chicago was called for a False Start.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">1-15-CHI28 (3Q: 08:27) David Whitehurst pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Willie Gault. DT Bob Baumhower hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">2-15-CHI28 (3Q: 08:18) David Whitehurst pass completed to WR Ricky Sanders for 4 yards. Tackled by S Glenn Blackwood.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">3-11-CHI32 (3Q: 07:32) David Whitehurst sacked by DE Dave Browning for a loss of 9 yards. Browning simply blew through Andy Frederick to reach the quarterback and knock him down.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">4-20-CHI23 (3Q: 07:01) Russell Erxleben punted 44 yards. Mel Gray returned the kick 8 yards to the MIA41. Tackled by Ray Crouse</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<table bgcolor="#ffcc00" border="0" cellspacing="1" width="98%"><tbody><tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-10-MIA41 (3Q: 06:53) Woody Bennett ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Singletary, assisted by S Todd Bell. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2-11-MIA40 (3Q: 06:20) Tony Nathan ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Steve McMichael. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3-7-MIA44 (3Q: 05:34) Dan Marino scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Walt Williams.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-10-CHI49 (3Q: 05:06) Pete Johnson ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Dan Hampton, assisted by S Todd Bell. Key block delivered by Paul Fairchild. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2-3-CHI42 (3Q: 04:22) Dan Marino pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Anthony Carter. DE Richard Dent hurried the quarterback into a bad throw.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3-3-CHI42 (3Q: 04:18) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Mark Duper for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Lamont Kariya.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-10-CHI35 (3Q: 03:43) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Tony Nathan for 11 yards. Tackled by S Todd Bell. Nathan gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-10-CHI24 (3Q: 03:06) Dan Marino pass was dropped by WR Mark Duper. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2-10-CHI24 (3Q: 02:56) Tony Nathan ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Steve McMichael. Chicago's Dan Hampton was hurt on the play.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3-7-CHI21 (3Q: 02:13) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Mark Clayton for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Brad Van Pelt, assisted by CB Walt Williams. Clayton gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-10-CHI12 (3Q: 01:50) Tony Nathan ran around right end for 0 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Mike Hartenstine. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2-10-CHI12 (3Q: 01:05) Tony Nathan ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Todd Bell, assisted by OLB Ervin Parker. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3-9-CHI11 (3Q: 00:23) Dan Marino pass was dropped by WR Mark Duper. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">4-9-CHI11 (3Q: 00:15) Uwe Von Schamann attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. Miami 19, Chicago 10</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<table bgcolor="#ffcc00" border="0" cellspacing="1" width="98%"><tbody><tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">(3Q: 00:07) Uwe Von Schamann kicked off 60 yards from the MIA30. Willie Gault returned the ball 23 yards to the CHI33. Tackled by Joe Carter.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#000066">Start of fourth quarter.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">1-10-CHI33 (4Q: 15:00) Ray Crouse ran inside the right guard for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Bob Baumhower. Key block delivered by Jay Hilgenberg. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">1-10-CHI43 (4Q: 14:15) David Whitehurst sacked by DT Howard Shepps and DE Dave Browning for a loss of 6 yards. Shepps ran right past Heath Battle and knocked down the quarterback.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">2-16-CHI37 (4Q: 13:32) David Whitehurst sacked by DT Bob Baumhower and DE Doug Betters for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Mark Bortz.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">3-23-CHI30 (4Q: 12:45) David Whitehurst pass completed to WR Charles Breech for 7 yards. Tackled by S Glenn Blackwood. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">4-16-CHI37 (4Q: 12:19) Russell Erxleben punted 42 yards. Mel Gray returned the kick 7 yards to the MIA28. Tackled by Kelvin Bryant.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<table bgcolor="#ffcc00" border="0" cellspacing="1" width="98%"><tbody><tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-10-MIA28 (4Q: 12:11) Tony Nathan ran inside the right guard for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Brad Van Pelt. Key block delivered by Eric Laakso. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-10-MIA44 (4Q: 11:38) PENALTY: Chicago was called for Encroachment.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-5-MIA49 (4Q: 11:28) Dan Marino sacked by DT Ricardo Gillespie for a loss of 12 yards. Sack allowed by Eric Laakso.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2-17-MIA37 (4Q: 10:45) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Mark Clayton for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Ricardo Gillespie. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3-6-MIA48 (4Q: 10:15) Dan Marino pass completed to WR Mark Clayton for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Brad Van Pelt, assisted by ILB Mike Singletary. Clayton gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-10-CHI43 (4Q: 09:36) Tony Nathan ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Brad Van Pelt, assisted by S John Sciarra. The defense looked very familiar with that play. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2-10-CHI43 (4Q: 09:06) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Tony Nathan for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Mike Singletary. Nathan gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3-3-CHI36 (4Q: 08:20) Dan Marino pass completed to RB David Overstreet for 13 yards. Tackled by S John Sciarra, assisted by CB Terry Schmidt. Overstreet gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Chicago was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-10-CHI23 (4Q: 08:15) Tony Nathan ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by DT Steve McMichael, assisted by S John Sciarra. Key block delivered by Roy Simmons. Simmons ran over Brad Van Pelt to set up the play. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-10-CHI12 (4Q: 07:39) Tony Nathan ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Brad Van Pelt, assisted by DT Lamont Kariya. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2-7-CHI09 (4Q: 06:56) Tony Nathan ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Brad Van Pelt, assisted by DT Lamont Kariya. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3-6-CHI08 (4Q: 06:13) Dan Marino pass completed to RB Tony Nathan for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Miami 25, Chicago 10</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">(4Q: 06:13) Extra point by Uwe Von Schamann was good. Miami 26, Chicago 10</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<table bgcolor="#ffcc00" border="0" cellspacing="1" width="98%"><tbody><tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">1-10-CHI17 (4Q: 05:38) David Whitehurst pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Willie Gault. DT Bob Baumhower hurried the quarterback into a bad throw.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">2-10-CHI17 (4Q: 05:30) David Whitehurst pass completed to WR Ricky Sanders for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Frank Minnifield. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">1-10-CHI33 (4Q: 05:12) David Whitehurst pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Perry Meggyesy. DE Doug Betters hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Miami was called for Illegal Contact.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">1-10-CHI38 (4Q: 05:03) David Whitehurst pass completed to WR Charles Breech for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Gerald Small. Breech gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">1-10-MIA48 (4Q: 04:45) David Whitehurst pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ricky Sanders. CB Frank Minnifield defended the pass.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">2-10-MIA48 (4Q: 04:34) David Whitehurst pass completed to WR Perry Meggyesy for 15 yards. Tackled by S Mike Kozlowski, assisted by CB Frank Minnifield. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">1-10-MIA33 (4Q: 04:15) David Whitehurst pass completed to WR Ricky Sanders for 14 yards. Tackled by S Glenn Blackwood, assisted by S Mike Kozlowski.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">1-10-MIA19 (4Q: 03:53) David Whitehurst pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ricky Sanders. DT Bob Baumhower hurried the quarterback into a bad throw.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">2-10-MIA19 (4Q: 03:45) David Whitehurst pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Perry Meggyesy. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">3-10-MIA19 (4Q: 03:35) David Whitehurst pass completed to TE Tim Wrightman for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Mike Kozlowski. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">4-1-MIA10 (4Q: 03:29) David Whitehurst pass completed to RB Walter Payton for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Gerald Small. Payton gained 2 yards after the catch.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">1-7-MIA07 (4Q: 03:09) David Whitehurst sacked by DT Bob Baumhower and DT Stan Franklin for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Mark Bortz.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">2-12-MIA12 (4Q: 02:52) PENALTY: Chicago was called for a False Start.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">2-17-MIA17 (4Q: 02:52) David Whitehurst pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Willie Gault. S Mike Kozlowski defended the pass.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">3-17-MIA17 (4Q: 02:42) David Whitehurst sacked by DT Bob Baumhower for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Mark Bortz.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">4-21-MIA21 (4Q: 02:26) David Whitehurst sacked by DE Dave Browning for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Mark Bortz. The ball goes over on downs.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<table bgcolor="#ffcc00" border="0" cellspacing="1" width="98%"><tbody><tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-10-MIA27 (4Q: 02:13) PENALTY: Miami was called for a False Start.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-15-MIA22 (4Q: 02:13) Tony Nathan ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Richard Dent, assisted by CB Walt Williams. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#000066">Chicago called a time out.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2-13-MIA24 (4Q: 02:03) Tony Nathan ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Brad Van Pelt. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#000066">Official time out for the two-minute warning.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3-9-MIA28 (4Q: 01:55) Joe Carter ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Steve McMichael. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#000066">Chicago called a time out.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">4-8-MIA29 (4Q: 01:47) Reggie Roby punted 50 yards. Willie Gault returned the kick 13 yards to the CHI34. Tackled by Paul Fairchild.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<table bgcolor="#ffcc00" border="0" cellspacing="1" width="98%"><tbody><tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">1-10-CHI34 (4Q: 01:37) David Whitehurst pass completed to WR Willie Gault for 21 yards. Tackled by CB Don McNeal.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">1-10-MIA45 (4Q: 01:18) David Whitehurst pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Walter Payton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">2-10-MIA45 (4Q: 01:07) David Whitehurst pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Willie Gault. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">3-10-MIA45 (4Q: 01:01) David Whitehurst pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ricky Sanders. OLB Bob Brudzinski hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">4-10-MIA45 (4Q: 00:51) David Whitehurst pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Willie Gault. DT Bob Baumhower hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The ball goes over on downs. Chicago's Perry Meggyesy was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor foot injury. He should be able to remain in the game.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<table bgcolor="#ffcc00" border="0" cellspacing="1" width="98%"><tbody><tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1-10-MIA45 (4Q: 00:41) Dan Marino dropped to one knee for -1 yards. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#000066">Chicago called a time out.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2-11-MIA44 (4Q: 00:30) Dan Marino dropped to one knee for -1 yards. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffcc00">Final Score: Miami Dolphins 26, Chicago Bears 10</td></tr></tbody></table>

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Well, it only took two years to get Marino his ring. I think this dynasty will get harder as the years go on. We were set up with a very good team from the beginning. It will be difficult to maintain that, especially with the house rules I've set up.

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Superbowl XIX



played in Columbia (SC), SC

69 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind


<center> <table bgcolor="#fff4cc" border="1" width="40%"> <tbody> <tr bgcolor="#263855"> <td align="left">Chicago Bears</td> <td align="center">0</td> <td align="center">10</td> <td align="center">0</td> <td align="center">0</td> <td align="center">-</td> <td align="center">10</td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#04646c"> <td align="left">Miami Dolphins</td> <td align="center">6</td> <td align="center">7</td> <td align="center">6</td> <td align="center">7</td> <td align="center">-</td> <td align="center">26</td></tr></tbody></table> <table bgcolor="#ffcc00" border="1" width="90%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="center">Scoring Summary</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1Q: 12:39 MIA - Uwe Von Schamann 45 field goal</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1Q: 02:40 MIA - Uwe Von Schamann 18 field goal</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">2Q: 14:17 CHI - Dean Biasucci 50 field goal</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">2Q: 11:56 CHI - Ricky Sanders 12 pass from David Whitehurst (Dean Biasucci extra point)</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2Q: 04:24 MIA - Anthony Carter 23 pass from Dan Marino (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3Q: 10:34 MIA - Uwe Von Schamann 44 field goal</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3Q: 00:15 MIA - Uwe Von Schamann 28 field goal</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">4Q: 06:13 MIA - Tony Nathan 8 pass from Dan Marino (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table bgcolor="#ffcc00" border="1" width="50%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="center">Team Statistics</th> <th align="center" bgcolor="#263855">CHI</th> <th align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">MIA</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Record</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#263855">14-4-1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">16-3</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">First Downs</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#263855">17</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">19</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">- by Rushing</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#263855">8</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">4</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">- by Passing</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#263855">7</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">15</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">- by Penalty</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#263855">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">0</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">Total Net Yards</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#263855">199</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">338</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">- Offensive Plays</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#263855">59</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">64</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">- Yards per Play</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#263855">3.37</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">5.28</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">Net Rushing Yards</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#263855">119</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">98</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">- Rushing Attempts</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#263855">23</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">33</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">- Yards per Rush</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#263855">5.17</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">2.97</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">Net Passing Yards</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#263855">80</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">240</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">- Att./Comp./Intrcpt</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#263855">28 - 13 - 1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">30 - 20 - 1</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">- Gross Passing Yards</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#263855">128</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">252</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">- Sacks/Yards Lost</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#263855">8/48</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">1/12</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">- Yards per Pass Play</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#263855">2.22</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">7.74</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">Fumbles/Lost</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#263855">1/0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">0/0</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">3rd Down Conversions</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#263855">3/12</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">9/15</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#263855">8.9</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">6.5</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">4th Down Conversions</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#263855">1/3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">0/0</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">Penalties/Yards</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#263855">5/24</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">6/40</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">Punt Returns/Yards</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#263855">2/14</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">4/45</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">Kick Returns/Yards</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#263855">5/105</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">1/12</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">Interception Ret./Yards</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#263855">1/3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">1/27</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">2pt Conversions</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#263855">0/0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">0/0</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">Red Zone Visits</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#263855">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">3</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">- Red Zone TDs/FGs</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#263855">1/0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">1/2</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">Avg. Drive Start</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#263855">OWN 28</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">OWN 34</td> </tr><tr> <td align="left">Time of Possession</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#263855">25:48</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">34:12</td></tr></tbody></table>

Drive Charts

<table border="0" width="98%"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="1" bordercolor="#263855" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th colspan="7" align="center" bgcolor="#263855">Chicago Bears</th></tr> <tr> <th>Quar</th> <th>Began</th> <th>Poss</th> <th>From</th> <th>Plays</th> <th>Yards</th> <th>Result</th></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">15:00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0:33</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">OWN 38</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">Interception</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">12:31</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">4:55</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">OWN 4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">7</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">32</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">Punt</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">2:32</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">3:22</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">OWN 32</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">6</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">35</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">Field Goal</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">13:58</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">2:08</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">OPP 31</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">31</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">Touchdown</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">9:11</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">2:16</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">OWN 17</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">7</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">Punt</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">4:13</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">2:32</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">OWN 24</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">6</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">16</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">Punt</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0:30</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0:30</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">OWN 28</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">-11</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">Half</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">10:27</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">3:34</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">OWN 20</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">6</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">Punt</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0:07</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">2:56</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">OWN 33</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">Punt</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">6:04</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">3:51</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">OWN 17</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">14</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">56</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">Downs</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1:37</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0:56</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">OWN 34</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">21</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">Downs</td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" bgcolor="#f4f4fc" border="1" bordercolor="#04646c" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th colspan="7" align="center" bgcolor="#04646c">Miami Dolphins</th></tr> <tr> <th>Quar</th> <th>Began</th> <th>Poss</th> <th>From</th> <th>Plays</th> <th>Yards</th> <th>Result</th></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">14:27</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1:56</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">OPP 32</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">Field Goal</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">7:36</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">5:04</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">OWN 31</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">8</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">68</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">Field Goal</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">14:10</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0:12</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">OWN 20</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">Interception</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">11:50</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2:39</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">OWN 29</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">12</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">Punt</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">6:55</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2:42</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">OWN 43</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">7</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">57</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">Touchdown</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1:41</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1:11</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">OWN 26</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">-1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">Punt</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">15:00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">4:33</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">OWN 20</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">9</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">53</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">Field Goal</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">6:53</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">6:46</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">OWN 41</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">13</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">48</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">Field Goal</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">12:11</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">6:07</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">OWN 28</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">11</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">72</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">Touchdown</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2:13</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0:36</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">OWN 27</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">Punt</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0:41</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0:41</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">OWN 45</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">-2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">Game</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
Game MVP: Dave Browning, Miami Dolphins


Rushing Statistics

<table border="0" width="98%"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">Chicago</th> <th align="center">Att</th> <th align="center">Yards</th> <th align="center">Avg</th> <th align="center">LG</th> <th align="center">10+</th> <th align="center">TD</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">Walter Payton</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">20</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">99</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">4.95</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">17</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">Ray Crouse</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">20</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">6.67</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">10</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">Miami</th> <th align="center">Att</th> <th align="center">Yards</th> <th align="center">Avg</th> <th align="center">LG</th> <th align="center">10+</th> <th align="center">TD</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">Tony Nathan</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">21</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">65</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3.10</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">16</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">David Overstreet</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">20</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">4.00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">7</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">Dan Marino</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1.67</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">7</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">Woody Bennett</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0.00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">Pete Johnson</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">7</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">7.00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">7</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">Joe Carter</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1.00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
Passing Statistics

<table border="0" width="98%"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">Chicago</th> <th align="center">Att</th> <th align="center">Comp</th> <th align="center">Yards</th> <th align="center">Sk/Yd</th> <th align="center">TD</th> <th align="center">LG</th> <th align="center">Int</th> <th align="center">Rate</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">David Whitehurst</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">28</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">13</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">128</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">8/48</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">21</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">56.8</td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">Miami</th> <th align="center">Att</th> <th align="center">Comp</th> <th align="center">Yards</th> <th align="center">Sk/Yd</th> <th align="center">TD</th> <th align="center">LG</th> <th align="center">Int</th> <th align="center">Rate</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">Dan Marino</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">30</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">20</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">252</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1/12</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">35</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">101.0</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
Receiving Statistics

<table border="0" width="98%"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">Chicago</th> <th align="center">Catch</th> <th align="center">Targ</th> <th align="center">Yards</th> <th align="center">Avg</th> <th align="center">YAC</th> <th align="center">LG</th> <th align="center">TD</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">WR Ricky Sanders</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">8</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">52</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">10.40</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">16</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">RB Walter Payton</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">10</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">3.33</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">WR Charles Breech</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">21</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">10.50</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">14</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">WR Willie Gault</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">9</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">21</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">21.00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">21</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">TE Tim Wrightman</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">9</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">9.00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">9</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">WR Perry Meggyesy</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">15</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">15.00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">15</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">FB Matt Suhey</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0.00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">Miami</th> <th align="center">Catch</th> <th align="center">Targ</th> <th align="center">Yards</th> <th align="center">Avg</th> <th align="center">YAC</th> <th align="center">LG</th> <th align="center">TD</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">WR Mark Clayton</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">9</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">43</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">10.75</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">8</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">14</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">WR Mark Duper</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">6</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">52</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">13.00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">6</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">20</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">RB Tony Nathan</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">33</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">8.25</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">11</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">FB Pete Johnson</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">25</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">8.33</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">17</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">11</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">WR Anthony Carter</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">58</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">29.00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">10</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">35</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">RB David Overstreet</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">27</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">13.50</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">19</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">14</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">TE Junior Miller</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">14</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">14.00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">11</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">14</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">WR Duriel Harris</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0.00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
Interception Statistics

<table border="0" width="98%"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">Chicago</th> <th align="center">Ints</th> <th align="center">Yards</th> <th align="center">Avg</th> <th align="center">TD</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">CB Terry Schmidt</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">3.00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">Miami</th> <th align="center">Ints</th> <th align="center">Yards</th> <th align="center">Avg</th> <th align="center">TD</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">S Mike Kozlowski</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">27</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">27.00</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
Fumble Statistics

<table border="0" width="98%"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">Chicago</th> <th align="center">Fumb</th> <th align="center">Recov</th> <th align="center">Force</th> <th align="center">TD</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">Ray Crouse</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">Andy Frederick</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">Miami</th> <th align="center">Fumb</th> <th align="center">Recov</th> <th align="center">Force</th> <th align="center">TD</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">Dave Browning</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
Punting Statistics

<table border="0" width="98%"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">Chicago</th> <th align="center">Punt</th> <th align="center">Yards</th> <th align="center">Avg</th> <th align="center">Net</th> <th align="center">LG</th> <th align="center">In20</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">Russell Erxleben</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">216</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">43.2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">34.2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">54</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">Miami</th> <th align="center">Punt</th> <th align="center">Yards</th> <th align="center">Avg</th> <th align="center">Net</th> <th align="center">LG</th> <th align="center">In20</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">Reggie Roby</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">140</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">46.7</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">42.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">50</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
Kicking Statistics

<table border="0" width="98%"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">Chicago</th> <th align="center">FGs</th> <th align="center">40+Yd</th> <th align="center">50+Yd</th> <th align="center">LG</th> <th align="center">PAT</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">Dean Biasucci</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1/1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1/1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1/1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">50</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1/1</td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">Miami</th> <th align="center">FGs</th> <th align="center">40+Yd</th> <th align="center">50+Yd</th> <th align="center">LG</th> <th align="center">PAT</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">Uwe Von Schamann</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">4/4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2/2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0/0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">45</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2/2</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
Punt Return Statistics

<table border="0" width="98%"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">Chicago</th> <th align="center">Ret</th> <th align="center">Yards</th> <th align="center">Avg</th> <th align="center">TD</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">Willie Gault</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">14</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">7.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">Miami</th> <th align="center">Ret</th> <th align="center">Yards</th> <th align="center">Avg</th> <th align="center">TD</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">Mel Gray</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">45</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">11.3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
Kick Return Statistics

<table border="0" width="98%"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">Chicago</th> <th align="center">Ret</th> <th align="center">Yards</th> <th align="center">Avg</th> <th align="center">TD</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">Willie Gault</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">83</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">20.8</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">Perry Meggyesy</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">22</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">22.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">Miami</th> <th align="center">Ret</th> <th align="center">Yards</th> <th align="center">Avg</th> <th align="center">TD</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">Mel Gray</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">12</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">12.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
Defensive Statistics

<table border="0" width="98%"> <tbody> <tr valign="top"> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">Chicago</th> <th align="center">Tack</th> <th align="center">Asst</th> <th align="center">Sack</th> <th align="center">RPlay</th> <th align="center">PPlay</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">ILB Mike Singletary</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">10</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">31</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">31</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">OLB Brad Van Pelt</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">8</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">32</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">31</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">DT Steve McMichael</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">8</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">32</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">29</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">S Todd Bell</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">32</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">31</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">CB Mike Richardson</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">24</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">22</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">CB Terry Schmidt</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">31</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">31</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">DE Richard Dent</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">31</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">29</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">DT Ricardo Gillespie</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">7</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">5</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">S John Sciarra</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">28</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">29</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">DE Dan Hampton</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">21</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">20</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">CB Walt Williams</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">29</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">29</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">DT Lamont Kariya</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">29</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">25</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">S Dave Duerson</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">9</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">7</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">DE Mike Hartenstine</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">12</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">13</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">RB Walter Payton</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">---</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">---</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">---</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff">OLB Ervin Parker</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff">2</td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td width="50%"> <table valign="TOP" border="0" cellspacing="2" width="96%"> <tbody> <tr> <th align="left">Miami</th> <th align="center">Tack</th> <th align="center">Asst</th> <th align="center">Sack</th> <th align="center">RPlay</th> <th align="center">PPlay</th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">S Glenn Blackwood</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">7</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">22</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">34</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">DT Bob Baumhower</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">6</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">23</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">36</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">S Mike Kozlowski</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">21</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">33</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">CB Gerald Small</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">16</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">30</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">DE Dave Browning</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2.5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">22</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">35</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">CB Frank Minnifield</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">20</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">33</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">CB Don McNeal</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">23</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">35</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">ILB A.J. Duhe</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">23</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">33</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">OLB Kim Bokamper</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">2</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">7</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">8</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">OLB Bob Brudzinski</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">23</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">36</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">DE Doug Betters</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0.5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">16</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">29</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">DT Howard Shepps</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0.5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">12</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">17</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">DE Bill Barnett</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">3</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">WR Mark Clayton</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">---</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">---</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">---</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">DT Stan Franklin</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0.5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">4</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">5</td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">DE Corwin Morrison</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">1</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">0.0</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">5</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#f4f4fc">8</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></center>

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Front Office Football 2007
1984 Summary for Miami Dolphins

Year 1984
Record 16-3
Winning Pct. .842
All-Time 23-9
Winning Pct. .718
Playoffs 4-1
Playoff Visits 2
Bowl Wins 1
Head Coach Rufus Terrell
Record 27-10
Winning Pct. .729
Off. Coord. S. Gillette
Def. Coord. A. Mitchell

Miami Dolphins Team Rank
Rushes per Game 29.4 8
Rushing Yards 108.6 15
Yards Per Carry 3.70 26
Pass Attempts 34.1 18 (T)
Completions 22.3 8
Completion Pct. 65.4 6
Passing Yards 255.2 8
Yards Per Attempt 7.48 9
Yards Per Catch 11.44 12
Total Yardage Gained 350.0 9
3rd Down Conversions 50.2 1
Points Per Game 26.3 5
Pass Rush Pct. 20.9 14
Pass Defense Pct. 62.6 5
Turnovers 17 1 (T)
Turnover Margin +9 7

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes per Game 24.0 5 (T)
Rushing Yards 96.5 11
Yards Per Carry 4.02 22
Pass Attempts 36.4 29
Completions 20.1 13
Completion Pct. 55.2 2 (T)
Passing Yards 227.6 13
Yards Per Attempt 6.26 7
Yards Per Catch 11.34 19
Total Yardage Gained 310.1 9
3rd Down Conversions 34.3 5 (T)
Points Per Game 16.5 4 (T)
Pass Rush Pct. 20.1 14
Pass Defense Pct. 35.9 5
Turnovers 26 17 (T)

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 34 at NJY 9
2 20 at SFO 26
3 6 at TEN 38
4 35 BUF 21
5 30 at SDO 17
6 33 DEN 10
8 31 at KCY 8
9 30 OAK 9
10 24 at NED 21
11 23 NJY 7
12 10 ARI 21
13 24 PIT 6
14 35 at STL 27
15 34 at BUF 3
16 27 SEA 24
17 24 NED 17
$$CS 48 CIN 28
$$CF 28 PIT 17
**FB 26 vs CHI 10

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int Rate
5 D. Marino QB 459 296 3352 7.30 33 5 105.7
19 C. Strickland QB 87 61 731 8.40 3 2 97.4
**Team --- 546 357 4083 7.48 36 7 104.3
$$Opp --- 582 321 3641 6.26 18 16 73.0

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Fum
25 T. Nathan RB 278 1066 3.83 5 3
30 D. Overstreet RB 97 412 4.25 5 3
39 W. Bennett FB 56 158 2.82 0 0
**Team --- 470 1737 3.70 10 24
$$Opp --- 384 1544 4.02 10 20

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc Y/Tar Drop TD
88 M. Clayton WR 121 67 811 12.10 6.70 7 7
85 M. Duper WR 106 62 815 13.15 7.69 6 9
38 P. Johnson FB 49 44 377 8.57 7.69 0 4
25 T. Nathan RB 49 41 391 9.54 7.98 0 2
84 J. Miller TE 66 40 408 10.20 6.18 2 2
86 D. Harris WR 55 31 464 14.97 8.44 1 3
39 W. Bennett FB 24 23 231 10.04 9.63 0 3
89 A. Carter WR 40 22 346 15.73 8.65 5 3
16 J. Rose TE 26 20 198 9.90 7.62 2 3

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn PDPct
41 G. Blackwood S 99 32 0.0 0 4 15 83.3
95 A. Duhe ILB 86 45 5.0 4 0 2 76.8
35 F. Minnifield CB 73 20 0.0 0 0 7 73.6
91 B. Brudzinski OLB 72 25 1.0 2 5 6 78.7
33 G. Small CB 45 11 0.0 1 1 11 80.1
20 M. Kozlowski S 44 14 2.0 3 1 12 80.6
44 D. McNeal CB 39 12 0.0 2 2 12 81.4
97 B. Baumhower DT 38 22 5.0 20 0 0 81.4
92 H. Shepps DT 34 16 0.0 3 0 0 80.7
55 K. Bokamper OLB 32 9 1.0 1 0 1 77.1
45 L. Blackwood S 31 4 0.0 0 3 6 84.2
79 C. Morrison DE 27 18 7.5 16 0 0 81.3
99 D. Browning DE 25 4 9.0 9 0 0 82.1
1 B. Barnett DE 20 9 1.5 15 0 0 81.3

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1984 Regular Season Standings

AC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Pittsburgh 12 4 0 .750 398 249 10-2 5-1
Cincinnati 12 4 0 .750 434 253 8-4 4-2
Cleveland 4 12 0 .250 219 402 4-8 2-4
Baltimore 3 13 0 .188 237 421 3-9 1-5

AC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Houston Oilers 11 5 0 .688 442 302 7-5 4-2
Houston Texans 6 10 0 .375 235 329 4-8 2-4
Jacksonville 5 11 0 .313 235 396 5-7 4-2
Indianapolis 5 11 0 .313 300 381 3-9 2-4

AC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Miami 13 3 0 .813 420 264 11-1 6-0
NY Jets 9 7 0 .563 321 326 6-6 3-3
Buffalo 7 9 0 .438 310 335 5-7 2-4
New England 6 10 0 .375 308 304 4-8 1-5

AC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
San Diego 12 4 0 .750 457 323 8-4 4-2
Los Angeles 10 6 0 .625 334 333 7-5 4-2
Kansas City 8 8 0 .500 329 327 6-6 3-3
Denver 7 9 0 .438 324 346 5-7 1-5

NC North W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Chicago 12 3 1 .781 381 186 9-2-1 4-1-1
Green Bay 12 4 0 .750 407 265 9-3 5-1
Minnesota 7 9 0 .438 319 322 6-6 2-4
Detroit 3 12 1 .219 281 444 2-9-1 0-5-1

NC South W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Atlanta 9 6 1 .594 361 324 7-4-1 3-2-1
New Orleans 5 10 1 .344 309 362 4-7-1 3-2-1
Carolina 5 11 0 .313 278 410 3-9 3-3
Tampa Bay 5 11 0 .313 266 389 5-7 2-4

NC East W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
Washington 12 4 0 .750 441 264 9-3 4-2
NY Giants 9 7 0 .563 352 360 7-5 3-3
Philadelphia 7 9 0 .438 353 360 4-8 3-3
Dallas 6 10 0 .375 261 331 4-8 2-4

NC West W L T Pct PF PA Conf Div
San Francisco 11 5 0 .688 390 287 9-3 6-0
Seattle 10 6 0 .625 356 311 7-5 3-3
Phoenix 7 9 0 .438 361 373 5-7 1-5
Los Angeles 4 12 0 .250 316 456 4-8 2-4

[larrymcg421]

Sorry I stopped this for a bit, but got caught up in WOOF when my teamn actually started to get good.

Now that we're in the slow part of the offseason, I'm finally ready to start 1985! Marino already has a Superbowl ring, so we'll look to open up the offense and get him some yards.

Offseason News

*S Lyle Blackwood is the only Dolphins retiree. We still have his brother Glenn and also Mike Kozlowski, so we should be okay for now.

*Other notable retirees include QB Ken Anderson, QB Terry Bradshaw, WR Alvin Garrett, G John Hannah, RB Franco Harris, OLB Tom Jackson, DE Harvey Martin, K Mark Moseley, DE Jack Youngblood

*Last year I picked Fairchild in the 4th round of the draft. He had ugly bars, but a terrific combine. Pre-training camp, he was listed as 17/27, but improved 20/33 after camp. Thinking that his true talent is being heavily masked, I started him for 14 games last season and he only allowed 4 sacks. He will get the call for the Summer League and hopefully we can unmask him some more.

*If this were MP, I would definitely franchise someone. But all of my unsigned guys are either old/restricted/not worth it.

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Free Agency

*We re-sign several restricted FA's, including WR Anthony Carter, LT Junior Flint, QB Cedric Strickland, and DE Corwin Morrison.

*Paul Fairchild has already improved to 31/36 after his summer trip.

*We only have $3.3 million in cap space, but with 47 players already under contract, this shouldn't be a problem. In fact, I don't even see a need to do anything in free agency, so I skip all stages.

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Per my house rules, I must use my 1st round pick on a guy that the Dolphins drafted that year. Here is the list of Dolphins draftees from 1985, with my comments on how they look in the file...

1.27 RB Lorenzo Hampton - Looks way better than he really should, although it's an average combine and he will likely drop quite a bit post-TC.
3.9 DT George Little - Not a good combine. Looks like 5th round material, if that.
3.27 LB Alex Moyer - Some decent bars, but pathetic combine scores. No dice on this guy.
4.7 DB Mike Smith - Three green combine scores. Nope.
4.27 T Jeff Dellenbach - Listed in the file as a Center, which I don't really need. Looks like he can be moved to other OL positions. With two blue combine scores, this might have to be the guy.
6.5 WR George Shorthose - Love the name, but he is not in the file.
6.27 RB Ron Davenport - One blue combine score, but two greens. Not worth it.
7.27 - K Fuad Reveiz - Clearly the most talented player at his position that I could pick in this list, but I certainly don't need a Kicker.
8.27 TE Dan Sharp - Not in the file.
9.27 - DB Adam Hinds - Not in the file.
10.27 - DB Mike Pendleton - Not in the file.
11.27 - RB Mike Jones - Not in the file.
12.27 - DB Ray Noble - Not in the file.

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1.32 C Jeff Dellenbach, Wisconsin

Picked this guy out of default. No one else made sense. Hopefully he can be moved to G or T without much of a hit. Could still use depth at RB, but I'll have many more mediocre Doilphins RB's to choose from in the next few drafts.

2.32 G Duval Love, UCLA

My house rules stipulate no RB or defensive player can be selected until the 3rd round. This was the best guy on the board that fit the rules. Has good combines and will get some time to develop.

3.32 MLB Alvin Toles, Tennessee

Not really happy with this dude, but I need a backup MLB and couldn't find anyone better.

4.32 CB DD Hoggard, NC State

He could develop into something. Has an above average combine and looks decent for a guy sitting around at this spot.

5.25 S Jim Bowman, Central Michigan

Just filling out my roster. Don't expect anything else from this guy.

5.32 OLB Jesse Penn, Virginia Tech

More roster filling. Won't see the field unless there's a serious injury.

I have a full 53 players, so I decide to trade away my remaining draft picks (for a 5th next year), and finish the rest up on Free Agency.

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Other Notable 1985 Draftees

1.1 QB Randall Cunningham (Ravens)
1.2 QB Bernie Kosar (Lions)
1.3 QB Herschel Walker (Browns)
1.4 QB Doug Flutie (Rams)
1.9 MLB Jack Del Rio (Saints)
1.10 DE Reggie White (Texans)
1.15 TE Mark Bavaro (Broncos)
1.17 DE Bruce Smith (Bills)
1.27 WR Jerry Rice (Bengals)

2.19 WR Al Toon (Jets)
2.23 TE Ken Whisenhunt (Raiders)
2.26 G Bill Fralic (Bengals)

3.29 DT Mike Golic (Packers
3.30 QB Bobby Hebert (Bengals)

4.27 QB Mike Tomczak (Steelers)

6.14 QB Steve Bono (Cardinals)

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Notable Training Camp Movement

Dan Marino - 90/90 to 95/95
Don Strock - 33/33 to 25/25
Tony Nathan - 66/66 to 53/53 (ouch)
Pete Johnson - 56/56 to 47/47
Nat Moore - 40/40 to 33/33
Duriel Harris - 44/44 to 39/39
Paul Fairchild - 31/36 to 34/34 (Notable because I thought he'd keep climbing.)
Duval Love - 20/35 to 24/41
Doug Betters - 47/47 to 38/38

Some pretty big hits there could cause us some trouble. Can't count on Nathan for a 99 yard TD run this postseason.

[larrymcg421]

Here is the 1985 Dolphins roster:

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct
Marino, Dan 5 QB QB 3 95 95 5 yrs
Strock, Don 7 QB 13 25 25 3 yrs
Strickland, Cedric 19 QB 3 33 47 1 yr.


Strock is a pure mentor QB. The backup is Strickland who filled in for an injured Marino for 3 games last season and had a 97.4 QB rating. Marino is now the top QB in the league.


Nathan, Tony 25 RB RB 7 53 53 3 yrs
Carter, Joe 37 RB 2 34 40 3 yrs
Gray, Mel 26 RB 2 22 36 2 yrs
Bennett, Woody 39 FB FB 7 53 53 4 yrs
Johnson, Pete 38 FB 9 47 47 2 yrs


Nathan had a massive drop, but this is a passing team, so no need to get worried. He's still adequate enought to handle the load. Carter is a pure ST player that I have to keep for his rookie contract, and Gray is also a ST player, but a dangerous return man who was very valuable for us last season.

Miller, Junior 84 TE TE 6 66 66 3 yrs
Rose, Joe 16 TE 6 61 61 2 yrs
##Gordon, Jimmy 80 TE 3 26 32 1 yr.
Duper, Mark 85 FL SE 4 65 65 5 yrs
Carter, Anthony 89 SE 3 52 60 1 yr.
Clayton, Mark 88 SE FL 3 69 69 5 yrs
Harris, Duriel 86 SE 10 39 39 1 yr.
Jensen, Jim 87 SE 5 46 46 5 yrs
##Moore, Nat 82 SE 12 33 33 2 yrs


As you can see, Marino will have plenty of targets this season. Harris and Moore have aged, but the young guys have really come on. Miller and Rose are a terrific TE tandem.


Moore, Blake 51 C 6 56 56 3 yrs
Stephenson, Dwight 58 C C 6 97 97 3 yrs
Foster, Roy 61 LG LG 4 69 69 5 yrs
##Dellenbach, Jeff 59 LG 1 20 42 4 yrs
Simmons, Roy 72 RG RG 7 53 53 3 yrs
Fairchild, Paul 64 RG 2 34 34 3 yrs
##Love, Duval 66 RG 1 24 41 3 yrs
Flint, Junior 63 LT LT 3 42 57 2 yrs
Bryant, Warren 69 RT 9 45 45 3 yrs
Laakso, Eric 76 RT RT 8 55 55 1 yr.
Stuart, Isaac 65 RT 3 35 49 1 yr.
##Boyle, Jim 67 RT 2 29 48 2 yrs


We have one of the best Centers in league history and a top notch LG. After that, it gets a little sketchy. The rookies don't bring much to the table, and Fairchild's stunted development caught me off guard. Marino will have to rely on that quick release this season.

Roby, Reggie 13 P 3 81 81 5 yrs
Von Schamann, Uwe 6 K 7 81 81 2 yrs


With this duo and our fantastic gunners and returners, we no doubt have the best Special Teams in the league.

Betters, Doug 74 LDE 8 38 38 3 yrs
Browning, Dave 99 LDE LDE 8 68 68 2 yrs
Barnett, Bill 1 RDE 6 39 39 1 yr.
Morrison, Corwin 79 RDE RDE 3 51 51 1 yr.
Baumhower, Bob 97 LDT LDT 9 68 68 2 yrs
Franklin, Stan 94 LDT 3 29 52 1 yr.
##Charles, Mike 75 RDT 3 24 36 2 yrs
Shepps, Howard 92 RDT RDT 3 36 51 1 yr.


We have a nice mixture of terrific veteran player with improving youngsters. The D-line should be a plus for us this season.

Brown, Mark 90 MLB 3 25 48 4 yrs
Duhe, A.J. 95 MLB MLB 9 53 53 2 yrs
Bowser, Charles 57 SLB 4 46 47 1 yr.
Brudzinski, Bob 91 SLB SLB 9 56 56 5 yrs
Bokamper, Kim 55 WLB WLB 9 48 48 1 yr.


Pretty thin here, but there should be enough talent in this group as long as they avoid injury.

Clayborn, Raymond 22 LCB 9 21 21 1 yr.
McNeal, Don 44 LCB LCB 6 50 50 5 yrs
Minnifield, Frank 35 LCB RCB 2 35 43 3 yrs
Small, Gerald 33 RCB 8 32 32 2 yrs
Blackwood, Glenn 41 SS SS 7 62 62 3 yrs
##Green, Alfred 47 SS 3 36 36 1 yr.
Kozlowski, Mike 20 FS FS 7 52 52 2 yrs
Kimbal, Romeo 42 FS 3 44 44 2 yrs
Boucher, Burt 40 FS 3 41 47 1 yr.


I am in trouble at CB. Minnifield will likely get picked on quite a bit. He will need more than a little help from my decent Safety tandem.

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We win all four preseason games and the offense looks sharp. Unfortunately, S Glenn Blackwood ruptured his achilles tendon and will be out for the season. This will really make our secondary situation shaky. Look for some high scoring games this season.

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Week 1 - vs. Buffalo Bills

Marino had a slow start and the Dolphins had to punt on 34 of their first 4 possessions. Unfortunately, the pass defense was as miserable as expected. Jim Kelly threw TD passes on his first 3 drives, and the Bills led 31-7 at the half. A furious Marino rally put the Fins back into it, but it wasn't enough. Marino finished with 345 yards and 4 TD's, but Kelly had 4 Td's of his own and hit 33 of his 42 pass attempts.

Buffalo 37, Miami 29

Week 2 - vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

I think this may have been the highest scoring game I ever saw in FOF. Once again, Marino matched his opponent in TD passes, as both he and Doug Williams threw five of them. This time the Dolphins were able to get it done in the end, thanks to three outstanding drives by Marino in the 4th quarter. Dave Browning had a fumble return for TD at the start of the 3rd quarter that also proved to be crucial.

Final Score: Miami 58, Tampa Bay 42

Week 3 - vs. San Diego

These two teams have played some great games in recent years, and this looked like it could be another one. Two James Brooks TD's had the Chargers on top, but Marino hit Duper with a 43 yard TD pass at the half to take a 17-14 lead. Unfortunately, the Dolphins didn't show up for the 2nd half as the Chargers only allowed 140 total 2nd half yards on their way to a 28-20 victory. Marino had an off day, only connecting on 21 of his 41 attempts and throwing 2 INT's.

Week 4 - vs. New England Patriots

Somehow the Dolphins got to start the season with 4 straight home games. You'd hope for a better start to the season with that kind of scheduling. This one looked like another disappointment as New England took an early 14-0 lead after a TD run and a fumble return. Marino quickly brought them back with two TD passes to Tony Nathan, and the 2nd half was all Miami as the Pats QB Babe Laufenberg was unable to keep pace, even against the weak Miami secondary. Nathan had a terrific game with 199 total yards. With a quarter of the season done, Marino has 1327 yards, 14 TD's, and 3 INT.