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1994 Miami Dolphins @ Cincinnati Bengals (Don Shula vs. Dave Shula)

Partita storica nella quale il figlio Dave Head Coach dei Benglas si scontra contro il padre Don Shula leggendario Head Coach dei Miami Dolphins

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La partita denominata The Midnight Miracle...

per quasi tutti gli appassionati di football e ancora di piu' per i tifosi dei Jets, perche' per i tifosi dei Dolphins questa si potrebbe chiamare senza ombra di dubbio The Midnight Nightmare...

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NFL 1996 Week 1 New England Patriots @ Miami Dolphins

The Season Opener

Partita storica per molti motivi :

debutto in campionato per Jimmy Johnson come allenatore capo dei Miami Dolphins,

la prima partita dei Dolphins in casa senza Don Shula come Head Coach

Jimmy Johnson contro Bill Parcells

Dan Marino contro Drew Bledsoe

e ultimo motivo per me sicuramente il piu' importante : la mia prima partita al Pro Player Park/Stadium

 

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[from wikipedia]

Miami, Florida  @ Orange Bowl,January 6, 1985

AFC Championship: Miami Dolphins 45, Pittsburgh Steelers 28

Game summary
  1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 7 7 7 28
Dolphins 7 17 14 7 45

at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

In a shootout, quarterback Dan Marino led the Dolphins to a victory by throwing for 421 yards and 4 touchdowns with 1 interception. Steelers quarterback Mark Malone recorded 312 yards and 3 touchdowns, but was intercepted 3 times. Miami scored first on Marino's 40-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Mark Clayton, but Pittsburgh countered with running back Rich Erenberg 7-yard rushing touchdown. Then after Dolphins kicker Uwe von Schamann made a 26-yard field goal, the Steelers took the lead, 14-10, with wide receiver John Stallworth's 65-yard touchdown reception. Marino threw a 41-yard touchdown to wide receiver Mark Duper, and an interception then set up a 2-yard touchdown run by Tony Nathan to give Miami a 24-14 lead before halftime. On the opening drive of the second half, Marino completed a 36-yard touchdown to Duper. Then after Stallworth caught a 19-yard touchdown, the Dolphins scored two more touchdowns, including Marino's fourth score, to clinch the victory. Malone threw a 29-yard touchdown pass in the final period to close out the scoring.

Duper finished the game with 5 receptions for 148 yards and 2 touchdowns. Clayton caught 4 passes for 95 yards and a score. Nathan rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown, while also catching 8 passes for 114 yards. Stallworth caught 4 passes for 111 yards and 2 touchdowns in the final postseason game of his Hall of Fame career.