1/15/2000 Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars AFC Divisional Playoff

[@roguegust8832]

As lopsided a game as you'll ever see. A cruel ending for Dan Marino.

[@STP43FAN1]

Cruelly appropriate for Marino

[@oneofspades]

Perfect ending to a fabulous career

[@markrobertson2196]

Same for Jimmy Johnson

[@David-ig5rz]

Jags could have named their score in this game

[@lucyloo2228]

If the Jaguars didn’t put the backup players in AND if Mike Hollis didn’t miss that FG, the Jaguars would or have scored 80 points that day.

[@antoniogourdine3399]

I'm hoping the 2022 Jags can play like this..I was at that '99 playoff game..great times!

[@Ambivalence18]

lol they did

[@mikeatlanta9306]

Yesss I remember this very well. Straight up bloodbath

[@SkolneyVikings]

The Jimmy Johnson Dolphins tradition of divisional round drubbings reaches its apex.

[@Antbeast23]

not his fault the players couldn't do better and tackle

[@AmirKhan-yv8jm]

@@jackduncan5442 this is why there is no guarantee that the Cowboys would have won 4 SBs in a row even if Jimmy stayed!

[@STP43FAN1]

The Cowboys weren’t much better a team, they had a far better quarterback. Johnson if he had more fortitude would have realized Marino would never be the answer and thus trade him for something (one kind of wonders if he’d have been able to draft Peyton Manning for 1997)

[@kevin4209]

​@STP43FAN1 The hell are you talking about? Aikman is nowhere near the talent that Marino was. The Cowboys were absolutely stacked on both sides of the ball during their 90s dynasty. The Dolphins were only relevant BECAUSE of Marino.

[@untexan]

It continued even without him. The next year the Raiders trounced Miami 38-3 in the divisional round

[@thomastripp9002]

A sad way for Marino and JJ to end their careers. Too bad they didn’t get along nor get a run game

[@STP43FAN1]

Marino needed to change his game. He needed to figure out short quick passes and faster reads. He failed because he just wasn’t that good.

[@larrymcg421]

@@STP43FAN1 What? This shows you know nothing about Marino. Look at Marino's backs and Tight Ends. Tons of catches over the years. Faster reads? LMFAO. An absolute joke of a comment.

[@calbar8793]

It was route running / receiver scheming. Johnson knew this since 97. He had an inability to get talent and appopriate schemes on offense. Marino not figuring out short passes is a joke of a reason. Guy could easily throw short passes and get the ball out quick. Go watch the games between 97-99 on Miami and pause after the offensive snaps. Those receivers are running converging and sitting routes being blanketed in coverage. Their offense had no speed. Compare it to their playoff components who DID have speed - Rod Smith, Jimmy Smith, Joey Galloway. Miami had an on-his-way out McDuffie, possession receiver Gadsen and the remainder were scrubs. It’s astonishung they were even in the playoffs these years with that offense

[@STP43FAN1]

Cal Bar, you know for fact what I think Kuechenberg made clear - when opponents took away Marino’s deep game he never adapted. If Marino was so damned good he’d have adapted to and made better the guys he had.

[@STP43FAN1]

Cal Bar, Marino’s completion percentages kept deteriorating - 58% 1997, 57% 1998, 55% 1999. That’s not receivers that’s a quarterback who’s throwing ability and reading of the field is the problem. Joey Galloway was never an asset he was a liability. Rod Smith couldn’t succeed until he got John Elway. Why is it so awful to admit MARINO was the problem and nothing else?

[@Ambivalence18]

What's so crazy about this game is that the Jags could have easily scored way more than 62 points

[@lucyloo2228]

Oh yeah. Probably like 80 because the coaches pulled Fred Taylor and Mark Brunell before halftime. Mike Hollis also missed a FG.

[@Ambivalence18]

@@lucyloo2228 yes!

[@jeremykrause153]

Definitely. They took out Brunell fairly early and quit going after the dolphins when the dolphins pulled Marino. Not much happened in the second half.

[@GodsSon987]

Berman's finest commentary

[@TheMt45]

This really is peak Berman. I totally forgot about his Jay Fielder song.

[@brians48now]

Sportscenter was really something back then.

[@pronkb000]

"WE NEED MORE POINTS!" from a couple of weeks before this is his peak. But he's on fire here, especially for a game that was over as soon as it started. "Brock Marion is the last chance...but he turns into MAID Marian!" "It's Mrs. Beasley!" "Fiedler conducts another touchdown pass!" "It's a lateral! My God, we should know the rule NOW!" (one week after the Music City Miracle).

[@ChazzDamon7234]

@@TheMt45 what song was he humming there?

[@David-ig5rz]

​@@ChazzDamon7234Fiddler on the Roof

[@JThom-yh3ef]

In the 3 consecutive years, the Dolphins 🐬 in the divisional round: 1998: 38-3 vs Denver 1999: 62-7 vs Jacksonville 2000: 27-0 vs Oakland (Now Las Vegas) Overall : 127-10 Ouch 😣😣😣

[@jamesgray6421]

No wonder the Dolphins went winless in the playoffs since

[@STP43FAN1]

Dolphins 3-5 in the playoffs in Marino’s final six years

[@JThom-yh3ef]

@@jamesgray6421 I can only Imagine how many Dolphin fans kicked their TV 📺 in anger 😤😤😤.

[@edwardrichardson9543]

Don’t forget about 21-3 to Baltimore in 2001

[@elliebrown8633]

@@edwardrichardson9543 That was a wild card game, though.

[@jasons2270]

It's sad that this was Marino's final game but it's beautiful that this was Jimmy Johnson's final game LOL

[@AmirKhan-yv8jm]

Payback for SB 27 lol!

[@afridgetoofar1818]

Talk about going out a loser.

[@STP43FAN1]

No, Marino deserved it. He shouldn’t have stayed in the game after 1992; the Dolphins at best should have traded him for something long before this game

[@californiaman4000]

In the aftermath, Dan Marino and Jimmy Johnson retired. Assistant HC Dave Wannstedt was promoted to HC and Jay Fiedler replaced Dan Marino (not until after the Jaguars' AFC Championship game at least)

[@californiaman4000]

@Jonathan Dee The One And Only that would be RB Lamar Smith

[@davidjones2783]

Even Fiedler was a former Jag backup QB

[@Rtapley89]

Man...the Nostalgia...this made my day

[@domoking6350]

The day I became a jags fan JAGUARNATION BABY 1999 I was 8 yrs old FRED TAYLOR MY FAVORITE BACK EVER

[@chrisuncleahmad789]

James “Little Man” Stewart with a wonderful wonderful wonderful run

[@aeroblaziken4145]

"Goodbye Dan" sign was the best part of his day 😂

[@chriswahl4139]

if I remember right the Vikings made an offer to Marino after this but he chose to retire, would have been interesting to see if he could have had some success surrounded throwing to Randy Moss, Cris Carter and Jake Reed and handing off to Robert Smith. Vikings over the years have brought in older QBs with varying success Archie Manning, Warren Moon, Randall Cunningham, Brad Johnson second stint, Brett Favre, Dante Cullpepper.

[@chriswahl4139]

actually meant to say Donovan McNabb rather than Cullpepper and also Jim McMahon as an older veteran quarterback they would try

[@STP43FAN1]

Those older quarterbacks always regressed badly after at most the first year and Marino simply wasn’t that good.

[@mikewolverton7904]

Probably not. Marino was about as washed up as Peyton Manning was in his last year, which was painful to watch but he went out as a winner.

[@hiztruthendureth550]

Im still mad we went 14-3 with all 3 losses to the titans😒😒

[@wq113ca]

Yeah should have won a Super Bowl major disappointment

[@lucyloo2228]

The Titans should have never been in the 1999 AFC Championship game. Frank Wychek’s pass was forward.

[@celestialmanrichard8846]

Actually, 15-3

[@celestialmanrichard8846]

I agree completely

[@jimmymathis105]

@@lucyloo2228had to own the jags one last time that year

[@jballa]

This was my first vivid memory as a Dolphins fan. Nothing but Pain. Hoping Tua changes things for the future!

[@crawford371]

That was virtually a perfect blowout game

[@brians48now]

It can't be a perfect game with 2 turnovers.

[@STP43FAN1]

What you need to know about this game Dan Marino. 34.6 passer rating. Damon Huard 40.6 Mark Brunell 136.6 passer rating. Jay Fiedler 108.9

[@STP43FAN1]

First the sprinklers go off, Tagliabue laughs, then “Autry Denson fumbles again?”

[@mr.slim6188]

If the Jags didnt fall apart against the Titans in the AFC Championship I think the Jags could've beat STL

[@timothyedwards3623]

All losses that season were to the titans.

[@celestialmanrichard8846]

My thoughts exactly

[@radien239]

Good lord this was was a massacre

[@MoveInSilence36]

Straight up annihilation

[@AmirKhan-yv8jm]

Payback for SB 35 lol!

[@matthewdowling6549]

38 points in 18 minutes. I remember Miami getting 35 in like 13 minutes a few years back against the Texans, but Jesus Christ

[@STP43FAN1]

Elsewhere the theory has been broached that the players quit on both Johnson and Marino in this game. I hadn’t considered such possibility before but thinking about it there’s reason to think such.

[@Dud512]

Just curious how is that possible and why would they?

[@kjuergens1985]

What are reasons to think such?

[@STP43FAN1]

Johnson was always high strung and would sometimes bully players needlessly as a coach (the airplane harangues to players in 1992 after the Cowboys lost to the Redskins is a well known example) and Marino was notorious for pointing fingers and not accepting that much blame. I think other players got tired of both of them.

[@dolphinsneu]

Jimmy overworked them the week before, but the difference in talent was immense

[@danielpennington6053]

I know Johnson won two divisional playoff games with the Cowboys. But there’s a trend to his divisional playoff loses. When he loses in the divisional round, his losses are a blow out. In 1992, he lost 38-6 to the Detroit Lions and in 1999 he lost 38-3 to the Denver Broncos.

[@chrisuncleahmad789]

Fred Taylor: COULD. GO. ALL. THE. WAY!

[@Samuel-ox9yi]

FRED TAYLOR BABY . JAGS WERE SUCH A DOMINANT TEAM 1999💪💪💪💪💪💪💪

[@edwardrichardson9543]

They coulda saved about 21 of these points against Tennessee next week at home

[@celestialmanrichard8846]

I said that exact same thing to people in my section who watched this game

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

This marked -The last playoff win for the Jacksonville Jaguars until 2007 -The last home playoff win for the Jaguars until the 2017 wild card round -The last divisional round playoff win for the Jaguars until 2017 -The last playoff win for Tom Coughlin as a NFL head coach until 2007 -The last pro football game in the career of Dan Marino -The last game for Jimmy Johnson as a NFL head coach

[@steelermia]

7:13 damn he sounds like he's giving a eulogy at a funeral lol

[@brandonsmith7787]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Calvin1985]

Who’s here after the Broncos-Dolphins game?

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

Me🙋🏾‍♂️

[@KyleCaughlin]

Game was over by the time fans got to their seats....ok maybe not that soon, but still.

[@pete6705]

I took a Make a Wish kid to this game, he was a big Dolphins fan and his last wish was to go to a game to see them play in person. He never spoke again after this game, he lost the will to live.

[@oneofspades]

For those that thought Dallas would have three-peat in 94, watch this game.

[@steelermia]

you're comparing the 2 time defending champion cowboys to this dolphins team ? smh

[@DanielPerez-kr8vf]

And the Dolphins really haven't been the same since this day...maybe all that changes with Tua

[@STP43FAN1]

The way the Dolphins started jerking around Tagovailoa I’m not sure

[@mouserat6866]

The Great Jimmy Johnson. Well coached team

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

I’m also here after yesterday’s Dolphins 70-20 win over the Broncos🤣

[@potatostachi6213]

Me 😂

[@josephvanhorn5347]

From 1996-2001, Jacksonville made 4 and Miami made 5 postseason appearances in 6 seasons. Jacksonville has made 3 and Miami has made 2 in the 19 seasons since then. Also, the 2 of the Jaguars 4 victories in their inaugural season in 1995 game against the Browns. Then they won all 6 games against the Ravens from 1996-1998, which was the 3 year period that the Browns moved to Baltimore and left Cleveland without a team. Then when Cleveland got their turds back (Side note: WTF, Cleveland? Your football team looked like and was named like poop. That team abandoned you. Three years later you get a brand new NFL franchise and you name it the.... Browns? Again? Jesus Christ, Cleveland.) they defeated the Browns and Ravens each twice in 1999. They also won both games against Cleveland in 2000 but lost both to Baltimore that season. The Jags won their first 13 games against the old Browns, moved Browns, and new Browns.

[@afridgetoofar1818]

Agreed. Cleveland should’ve named the new team the Pit Bulls, or something cool like that.

[@jackmiller-johnston8689]

Never has a team been systemically dismantled like the Dolphins

[@elliebrown8633]

"I'm such a baby and the Dolphins make me cry..." Probably what all the fans were singing after that one.

[@englenn806]

62-7?!

[@chrisuncleahmad789]

This was NOT the MNF nailbiter these teams played the previous season

[@celestialmanrichard8846]

No, as that was a great game

[@seanbennettsr.8604]

Man watching these highlights make me think this game was fixed LOL. Ain’t no way a Jimmy Johnson coached team was this careless with the ball.

[@steelermia]

yeah but why would he agree to this type of blowout .. this was beyond humiliation

[@seanbennettsr.8604]

@@steelermia it would make think that lol but frfr Miami caught a hot Jacksonville Jaguars at the wrong time.

[@celestialmanrichard8846]

This team had quit on Jimmy by the time the playoffs rolled around

[@sportshistorybuff319]

I was selling my blood plasma at a place called SeraCare in Toledo, lay down on the bed, turned to this game and was stunned to see the score 38-0 in the second quarter!!! Depressing to see Marino end his career this way. At least John Brody's dismal farewell (1973) against Pittsburgh, 37-14, a meaningless season ending game after a dreary season. Roger Staubach ended his career on a down note, but at least that game against LA was competitive, 21-19.

[@joshito92]

The most points in postseason history was the Chicago Bears in 1940 . They scored 73 Points in the Nationalchampionchip Game vs the Washigton Redskins(today Washigton Football Team) for the 73 :0 win

[@eertiewpsdjk2127]

Yeah when they picked up random guys off the street

[@tbewin1z143]

Jacksonville could have had triple digits this game

[@marcus813]

I enjoyed every minute of this one! Too bad the Jags' next game was against the Titans.

[@JoeBatson]

I'll always call the music city miracle was the play that cost us a super bowl. Bills win we don't have to play the one team we matched up worst against. Instead we face Indy in the AFC championship game and we beat them for sure. We then I think eek out a win against the greatest show on turf. I'd have liked to see this defense against them.

[@AmirKhan-yv8jm]

@@JoeBatson I’m also curious to see how the AFC playoffs would have played out had the Bills beaten the Titans in the WC round!

[@celestialmanrichard8846]

I will always wonder about that season

[@mr.slim6188]

Jezzzzus. That was embarrassing and hilarious at the same time. It was like a real game version of old school Madden All time Raiders

[@Headwaters99]

4:00 hahaha, this was one week after the music city miracle

[@steelermia]

watching this makes me uncomfortable .. seeing as marino and jimmy johnson are at the end of this obliteration .. feels weird .. especially johnson who just a few years before had the cowboy dynasty

[@ogreman-lll-957]

This was James & Daniels last game.

[@joedavis595]

The Jags are going too really make some noise this postseason. I think they might make it too the AFC championship game and lose too my Bills by a field goal would be a great game though.

[@steelermia]

you're almost there .. just gotta get past the chiefs lol .. hey anything's possible .. they need to go out there and leave it all on the field .. kc bleeds just like them

[@terrencedavis9921]

An absolute hospital job. I have seen my Niners destroy the Falcons 41-3 and 56-17. Those ass kickings didn't resemble this. At least Atlanta punted. They just couldn't stop the Niners. This was turnovers, horrible defense and special teams. An unmitigated disaster.

[@craversaints921]

Brutal Away For Marino to go out like this smhh

[@celestialmanrichard8846]

Remember Jim Kelly got knocked out into retirement three years earlier by the Jags

[@anthonyflores1980]

Looks like a high school score

[@alvinrushinque9423]

I hated the way we lost that year...

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

The Jaguars turned the Dolphins into sushi on this day

[@bobbymariani2839]

I was 16 and in attendance. Never enjoyed a game more!!

[@hbland]

I was at this game

[@rockedthecrapout]

Tom got the best of Bill and Jimmy!

[@zerimar26]

I don't understand how a team like Miami with a talented defense that held the Seahawks to 171 yds and 17 pts in their win the week before gave up 62 to a good but not great Jaguar team. Marino didn't play a great game either but the Miami was their strength. Must of been real tough for Jimmy to have his defense shredded up like that.

[@danielgrassi4343]

It’s because the Jaguars were a much better team than the Seahawks. I mean as a Dolphins fan they had no chance just like they had no chance against the Broncos the year prior I mean look at that Jaguars roster compared to the Seahawks and Dolphins it was clearly obvious the Jaguars were better overall. The defense was ok not great also doesn’t help when your coach is already checked out doesn’t care anymore that was Jimmy Johnson who just so happened to quit on the Dolphins a year before after they got absolutely mauled by the Broncos. They also didn’t deserve to make the playoffs in 99 they would’ve been better off missing it. They could’ve actually missed the playoffs during JJ’s 4 years but they got bailed out by other teams to make it from 97-99 so overall JJ was a failure with the fins and he knows it

[@Calvin1985]

Who’s here after the Raiders-Chargers game?

[@Artemis_A-24]

The Dolphins have only 1 playoff victory since this game... from the very next season. Ouch

[@STP43FAN1]

3:13

[@johnyurick8785]

I turned it off at half time and took the Christmas tree 🎄 down……… a sad day 😡

[@michaelgrogan9242]

5:04 Jaguars fan hold up say Goodbye Dan.

[@timelymirror7826]

why the big score

[@JJJJ-he8bz]

This is about as bad as a power 5 school playing an fcs school

[@chadwickerman]

I wonder if Brady's drubbing by the cowboys in the wildcard will be his swansong like this was for Marino.

[@SportsGhost]

The final was 62-7 and it wasn't that close.

[@Lemopalm]

The late 90s Jags should have and could have won a super bowl. That said, I wonder if the Dolphins threw the game because of how much the team hated Johnson?

[@Kingdizzleltdinc615]

Fun fact the Jaguars lost only 3 games total that year..including 2 of them at home..all 3 losses to the same team..

[@charlottecorday8494]

Holy shit they benched Brunell in the SECOND QUARTER?!?

[@Edward_Strong1982]

No lol they sat him because the score was already ran up, and of course it’s the playoffs. Didn’t want brunell getting Injured unnecessary

[@bensantiago4557]

I remember it was as if the Dolphins made no effort whatsoever to even try to play.Horrible,was like watching a high school team play a pro team. The Jags were much better than them but my God.Sad ending for Marino

[@hipstereagle6050]

I’m half convinced the Dolphins (outside of Marino) tanked this game to get rid of Jimmy Johnson

[@danielgrassi4343]

Jimmy Johnson was leaving no matter what he had quit on the Dolphins the year prior after getting blown out by the Broncos but stupid Wayne Huzengia brought him back. Johnson was burnt out when he slithered his way into the Dolphins job. Jimmy Johnson was such an embarrassment to the Dolphins. He should’ve stayed at fox and Shula should’ve stepped down on his own terms that’s what should’ve happened.

[@chrisuncleahmad789]

Then how do you explain the previous week against Seattle

[@danielgrassi4343]

⁠@@chrisuncleahmad789 simple the Seahawks weren’t good it was clearly obvious in that game that the Dolphins were gonna get there asses kick against the Jaguars. Look at the Seahawks roster and Jaguars in 99 it was clear as day the Jaguars were superior than the Seahawks and Dolphins. Still can’t believe that Jags team lost to the Titans. My Dolphins had no shot in this game. This was like a comedy show basically

[@johnmccartney5461]

Never seen terrible first half even for dolphins

[@kevinmccain6900]

This is where my hate for the dolphins began

[@TalkMyShiit]

If this Jags team beat the Titans they beat the Rams … in SB 34

[@sukidhillon7890]

John Elway had Terrel Davis in the backfield, and a trio of pro bowl targets in Shannon Sharpe, Rod Smith and Ed McCaffrey to throw to at the end of his career. Probably as good any any skill group in the late 90'S. Marino on the other had one of the least talented group of players at the end of his career.

[@STP43FAN1]

Elway wasn’t elevated by his supporting cast, he finally figured out how to execute as the stakes got bigger. Marino was supposed to elevate everyone around him and didn’t.

[@maxwella2200]

No defense at all, poor dan

[@DeepfriedBaby]

JJ got his ass retired in a blow out. Good for him.

[@Metalmitch72]

Jimmy johnson just didn't have the talent in Miami like he did in Dallas. Should have completely overhauled the Dolphins . Also should have went with a younger quarterback because Marino should have retired when Jimmy got there.

[@supersexysega]

The team quit on him. Then he did what he does best and quit on them 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@danielgrassi4343]

Don’t forget he had quit on the team after getting blown out by the Broncos the year prior

[@kevin4209]

No. Dan was still a top 5, perennial Pro Bowl Quarterback when Jimmy became coach in '96. It was Jimmy who handcuffed Marino and severely limited the scope of that offense all in the name of "ball control".

[@mr.majestic3851]

@@kevin4209 Rushing keeps the Defense honest , Dolphins rushed for 2k every season from 1970- 1979, missed in 1980 , 1981, 1983, again over 2k Marino rookie year , Never again did they rush for more than 1700 yards in a season , The rest of his career , Johnson knew THAT WAS A LOSING FORMULA ..

[@kevin4209]

@mr.majestic3851 OK, but Johnson never had a talented enough RB to get that done. In hindsight, he made a run at Barry Sanders after he retired after the '98 season, but it didn't come to fruition. His draft picks on offense were horrible during his years as coach. He put together a rock solid defense, but offensively, he failed miserably and handcuffed the one guy who constantly made a difference!

[@edwardhollowell7158]

Dolphins got destroyed

[@steelermia]

I'm starting to believe the dolphins sold their souls to the devil to get that perfect season lol .. although they did get to another sb in 84 but nothing else before or after

[@javierMckim]

this year wouldve been perfect if it wasnt for that music city miracle bullshit

[@Royal_G80]

I've never seen a team get whooped like this before. Dolphins were awful in every aspect of the game! Never seen anything like it before or since!

[@EvanRothfeld-f6u]

Sam Madison’s worst game of his life

[@pepsiguy52883]

If Jacksonville got by Tennessee they woulda smashed the rams

[@TheJoec2005]

Cried my eyes out watching this my mom sent me to my grandparents house

[@alexpalladino865]

To this day, I hate the Jacksonville Jaguars!!!

[@GasStationToilet]

That tackling is some of the worst I have ever seen

[@apple-xx2or]

The jags destroyed them

[@LaBanane-rp7my]

FRED TAYLOR 🥲🥲🥲

[@rodblago4816]

Johnson was such an overrated coach, he won in Miami taking over a national champship program and he was able to be a get great players to come to the Hurricanes. And he won in Dallas cause he was able to get the Vikings to make the worst trade ever for Herschel Walker. Without that the cowboys dont win any superbowls. He was not a great X/O coach.

[@mr.majestic3851]

He was able to get , You just described an asset, He made Dallas better , because he was able to get , BTW, He able to assemble the best rated Defense in 2000 the Dolphins ever assembled in a 16 game season since 1978 .He took over the canes and won another title with them , should have been 2 , And his recruits were juniors and seniors when they won another title in 1991,, He won as many Super Bowls as Shula in 9 NFL seasons , You have no idea what you are talking about .

[@dashawncovington-c2z]