One of the greatest moments in Dolphins history. That 4th down throw had me jumping up and down like a maniac when it happened. Will never forget that game.

 

This is the greatest game I've ever seen in my life. I was there with my father. We lived in Boca Raton and took the Tri-rail to every home game for about a decade, altogether. A bus takes you right to the stadium gates, but you can't mess around after the game. It will leave without you if you take too long getting back, found out the hard way. LOL

I was also at Marino's previous game in Cleveland when he blew his Achilles Tendon. I went on a party bus for the local bar named My Way Lounge in WV, that I was also the captain of their Busweiser Pool League team. (SO much f-ing FUN back then).

The Party Bus (understatement), for $65, was a chartered ride with all the beer you can drink and all the food you can eat up and back, and front row tickets in the Dawg Pound, thanks to our awesome friend Warren, who I will never forget for setting this all up and paying for most of it. He was a lifelong Cleveland Browns season ticket holder. Dedicated. And a wonderful person.

Anyway, back to this game.

I found out after the game on that 4th and 5 at the end of the game that Don Shula had told Dan Marino to throw it over the middle to Keith Jackson to "keep the drive alive". Marino had other plans after he glanced at the coverage. He saw that Irving Fryar was in bump-and-run single coverage against a player he knew Fryar would beat in a foot race. Marino gave Fryar a "Look" to let him know it was ON. That is where that legendary audible and Dan Marino's Golden Arm made history.

It was AMAZING! I honestly couldn't hear anything but screaming that seemed like it went on for 10 minutes straight.

SPOILER: If you look closely at the expression on Gary Stevens (our OC at the time), he was the only one on the Dolphins sidelines that looked pissed off and not happy. Marino audibled out of his gutless playcall. LOL

 

I was at that game, pregame tailgating rain and all. had swamp *** the entire game. cemented my love for Dan Marino forever

 

Thanks, sweet memory. Marino was coming back from what was basically the first major injury of his career. Really tough, durable player.

 

Amazing game, one of the best in dolphins history and a great comeback debut for Marino reminding everybody he was still as great as ever.