Divisional Round Miami Dolphins at San Diego Chargers January 8th, 1995

[@comfortat]

WOW... just WOW! I'm a Cowboys fan since 1968, and I have never seen a crazier game. This is a classic, underappreciated game. WOW

[@DufferOne-k8j]

I guess you missed the 'epic in miami' ... now THAT was epic

[@bzhzjbzhzj8809]

Fouts , Rivers , Brees and Humphries was the only one to get us to a SB ! CRAZY

[@Bull1908]

Also had Flutie too lol

[@turtle19dad]

Sadly, Herbert’s career will probably be wasted as well. I know my team.

[@RetroreviewsPlus]

I have thought about that many times, so ironic, but Humphries was a fighter, I liked him

[@bobxiong4516]

VS Dan Marino too! at that.

[@s.tavares3257]

Proves it's a team game.

[@ct1453]

This video just took me back when I was 14 years old watching this game on tv ... What a great day that was ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@jal2550]

GREAT OLD DAYS in San Diego!! ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️just listen to that crowd. No fans in San Diego my ASS.

[@Ironmurs]

Let’s be real, our SD fans are super fair weather. I had season tix during the 1-15 season (amongst other years). But those crappy teams has the road team filling our stadium up.

[@fredcarini5378]

​@@Ironmurs and other NFL teams sell out when they have a losing record...whatever. You don't know what you are talking about.

[@marvinnewbill6470]

I remember this game Oh my My Chargers came back to Win! What a game

[@eugenedenbrook322]

I miss Dick Enberg. "Oh, my!"

[@crazyantny9161]

With a little help

[@TheocratOfPoontang]

One of the most heartbreaking losses in Miami history. Marino's last chance for a super bowl.

[@MGAF688]

Agreed. I felt it in that moment. There goes Marino's last really decent shot to advance to the Super Bowl. Miami would never come closer. 1995-2021...

[@billythekid10]

im 43 and this is BY FAR the toughest dolphins loss ive ever experienced. soul crushing loss.

[@Timmeh_The_tyrant]

Yeah except SD had 2 clear touchdowns called back by paid off refs. This was really an easy win for SD.

[@spearnuts]

92 AFC Championship at home was the worst in my lifetime. I was 11 sitting at the 30 yardline

[@brettconnors]

Drove 5 hours to see this game as a kid. phins fan my whole life, that car ride home was longest ride ever

[@fredcarini5378]

I was there...previous season ticket holder. Great crowds until Spanos announced move two years before moving. Chargers will never have this level of passion in LA.

[@drewbiegolf]

i miss the murph. back when charger fans were LOUD.

[@marvinclay4476]

Stan Humphries was one tough quarterback. He was a perfect fit for this team.

[@bzhzjbzhzj8809]

Stan " The Man " Humphries !

[@Ironmurs]

One of the best bomb throwers of his era!

[@spinner9057]

Imagine having Dan Fouts, Drew Brees and Philip Rivers as your quarterbacks, but Stan Humphries is the guy that takes you to your only Super Bowl. Football is weird.

[@MGAF688]

They also had John Hadl, Jack Kemp, and even Jim Harbaugh and Jim McMahon. SD has always had strong QB play. But only advancing to one Super Bowl is an organizational failure.

[@brando7266]

It's the ultimate team sport,

[@apex_prowler95]

Stan had the best all around Coach and staff. That matters. Plus they had Junior, Leslie, Natrone and the Bruise Brothers dline. Had they kept AMiller they might have won 2 SBs

[@eddieb7001]

The NFL was so fun to watch back in these days. Miss these days. Go Charger!

[@kevinrusher9301]

Probably the biggest Heartbreaker ever for me as a dolphins fan

[@brando7266]

Mine also, stoyanovich choked,

[@heydudedolfan13]

​@@brando7266 nah, the team blew a 21-6 halftime lead and the only reason why Stoyonovich had a chance at a game winning FG was because Carney kicked off out of bounds after San Diego took the lead and then Eric Castle got flagged for PI that put the dolphins in range, the Miami offense was stagnant the entire second half of the game Dan wasn't going to get them in rage for that game winning FG attempt. The offense didn't hardly have the ball in the second half either.

[@brando7266]

@@heydudedolfan13 Shula should have run the ball, at least once, after the penalty,, but it was still a makeable kick, stoyanovich shit himself, just like Norwood ( under normal conditions, they usually make that fg

[@heydudedolfan13]

​@@brando7266 the Santa Ana winds were prevailing in this game too and the snap was bad, hold was good but the snap was high.

[@brando7266]

@@heydudedolfan13 that loss sticks out more every yr, it would have been our last afc championship game, ps- stoyanovich if I remember correctly, usually made that fg( 48yd fg/

[@booklover3959]

What a game! My friend was there and says was best game he ever saw. Means just powered through like a semi on that touchdown. And yes I know the td was controversial.

[@acb9896]

The Murph= Gone Mira Mar Naval Base= Gone The Boltz= Gone Jr.= Gone Depressing even though I know we won.

[@brianinthepark5429]

Thanks. Once again kicking game dashes super bowl hopes. + Earth 2 commercials!! - Brian

[@johnrowley5136]

Thanks Brian. That was such a nail biter back then.Humphries was a blast.

[@tdurdon24]

Humphries was an underrated QB. He was tough and threw a nice ball. The lack of WR talent let him down in the Super Bowl. So many drops. He threw some dimes in that game.

[@SidandGeno-k6k]

Dan Marino’s last best chance, to get a to another SUPER BOWL, and they blew it!🤦🏻

[@erics2739]

That or 92

[@AlexGarcia-zn2oo]

what a game

[@MarkAnthonyTravels]

I cried at age 13 during this

[@lishsc3]

Key play of the game…..The Chargers go for it on 4th and goal down 21-6. Natrone Means is stopped at the corner pylon. They give the ball to Miami inside the 1 yard line, but they should have been awarded the ball out at the 20. Means actually fumbled the ball and it hit the pylon. That would have been a touchback for Miami. Instead Miami gets it at the 1 and is tackled in the end zone for a safety which is 2 points. Chargers win game 22-21. If replay was around that season, Miami wins this game.

[@dolphingoosby7195]

Exactly!! I have pointed out that single play for years!

[@knight2000-NC]

I've pointed out that miscall for years, should have been Miami ball on their own 20.

[@jal2550]

Oh please, what about that fumble that the refs inexplicably called a "forward pass". Absolutely absurd and ridiculous.

[@lishsc3]

@@jal2550 Gimme a break! That was NOT a “fumble”! Keith Jackson intentionally tossed the ball. If you can’t clearly see that then you’re blinded to reality due to your loyalty to the Chargers.

[@jal2550]

Have you EVER see that before or afterwards where a receiver after 20 yards just throws it forward? Why would it not be a fumble? if it were a lateral, and its on the ground, that's a fumble. Same thing.@@lishsc3

[@GratefullyDead]

I cried at age 27. Then I had to go on national sports radio and talk about it for four hours. So fucking close. So sad. I three threw it deep on 3 rd th Tony Martin right sideline 40 yd TD pass was overthrown. We could have gone over the middle for a soft 10 yds the we never miss that kick. Shula left it on the infield dirt

[@mrvincentjackson]

2:00:58 I WISH teams ran this play more! The Cowboys ran a version of it in the Super Bowl against Pittsburgh.

[@thanatos8741]

I was in the stands and told my friend that the FG would go wide right. He thought I was psychic after it did.

[@YeshuaisGod322]

Back when Chargers had fans

[@untexan]

Miami got jacked pretty hard by the refs in this game. Dolphins-Steelers in the AFC title game would have been interesting. This was the most balanced team of the Marino era, they could have beaten Pittsburgh too.

[@slimpaco]

Chargers got jacked even worse. The game was obviously scripted for the Dolphins to play the Steelers in the AFC title game. But the Chargers beat the script.

[@Daniel-cu8zt]

how did bobby ross get zero votes for coach of the yaer that season??????

[@erics2739]

Bigger question why did he go to the lions to coach!???

[@eugenedenbrook322]

@@erics2739 Maybe he didn't want to deal with Spanos the Elder? Although, dealing with the Fords in Detroit probably wasn't a step up.

[@turtle19dad]

But “San Diego never supported the Chargers.” #SpanosStillSucks #ChargerPower #SanDiegoSuperChargers #FireThePoliticians

[@natextreme9848]

Refs missed many key calls on this one, as always. Means fumble out of the end zone, no safety. Means foot steps out before TD.

[@eddieb7001]

Tell me about it and that "Thrown forward pass" lol by the Dolphins receiver after he caught it for a completion ?? lol That was a fumble.. Chargers ball!!. All I know is the Chargers game planned worked. Kept Marino off the field and ran the ball down The Dolphins throat. Great strategy!!

[@bzhzjbzhzj8809]

#RIPRODNEYCULVER killed in the Value Jet crash in the Everglades !!

[@justinmj6586]

Following this off-season, SD linebacker David Griggs died in a car accident. The next off-season, Culver died. Many other ppl associated with this group (including Seau) died young. One of the coaches ex wives took her life shortly after watching SD beat Pit. to get to the super bowl. Team was cursed.

[@erics2739]

@@justinmj6586 sad

[@Boltman12278]

2:01:04 Don Shula leaving the murph in a cart ha ha 🤣🤣🤣

[@erics2739]

Im a packers fan but this is a classic!

[@Aokoebor]

I’m a packers fan as well and I remember getting chills when stoyonovich missed the field goal.

[@andrearel3703]

If there's a positive to be drawn from this game... This loss coupled with the disappoint of 95' brought Jimmy Johnson to Miami.

[@brando7266]

Google when was the last time miami made a conference final,( it was with shula) once Shula left, the dolphins became irrelevant, now for almost 30 yrs,

[@andrearel3703]

@@brando7266 Playing the result is not how life works. Best Dolphins team I ever watched was the 2002 squad. Better than 1984, and they didn't make the playoffs. The Dolphins became irrelevant after 2003. You don't know what you're talking about...

[@brando7266]

@@andrearel3703 if u can't even make a conference championship, for over 25 years, u r irrelevant, ps- u think johnson did anything special in Miami? ( 2-3 in the playoffs), wake up dummy,

[@housinauthority5258]

​@@andrearel37032002 squad best since 1984? I think you are the only Fins fan in the world who wpuld say that!

[@andrearel3703]

@@housinauthority5258 Most Dolphins fans don't know a whole helluva lot about football. They think Marino throwing the ball 50 times was good enough to win a championship. He really lit it up in this game in the second half. Zero points, pitiful time of possession numbers. The uncatchable pass down the right side to 4th WR #87 Mike Williams into double coverage instead of taking the 10 yards that Arnsparger was conceeding was brilliant. Stoyo should have been 10 yards closer. A more accurate pass also would've bern intercepted. Doubtful you'll ever hear another Dolphins fan point this out to you. Marino wasn't good enough, period. Running the ball and defense won championships. Name a better team after 1984 than the 2002 club. You can't. Not 85', not 90', not 92' or 94 or 98', not 2000 or 2001 either. Ricky was unstoppable in 2002, and the Dolphins beat the AFC Champion Raiders in the regular season, and could've beat the Buccaneers in the SB. Mediocre QB play and the best division in football held them back.

[@akbarshabazz-jenkins7847]

Notice how many fewer flags are thrown compared to today

[@brianinthepark5429]

One hour 14:30 minute mark. Those are four long dives not three. Yes I love to correct a talker. ~Brian.

[@user619tlsdca5]

The game with the lights out in Miami Locker room with old man in wheelchair or scootmobile of Shula complaining and getting fined for using device on field

[@eddieb7001]

lol They wanted The Dolphins to win so bad that they called a fumble by a guy that caught the pass and tried to lateral/throw it an "incomplete pass" after the QB actually passed the ball for a completion on the same play ?.. hahaha

[@markscott4830]

Don Shula was the head of the NFL rules committee, he wanted to practice on the field and pulled his weight and bullied the San Diego grounds people. The stadium was dual use the part that the kicker missed was the infield part. The same part the Dolphins tore up in practice. Karma,

[@knight2000-NC]

1:12:11 ball fumbled forward, hit pylon should have been a touchback and Miami ball on their own 20 yard line instead of their own 2millimeter line. 1:21:45 Means clearly stepped out at the 3. The Dolphins goal line D had been great in this up to this point. Quite the heartbreak loss for the Dolphins.

[@keithfloydjr4014]

This one hurt..I felt like the Fish has begun to hit their stride and probably would've knocked off Steelers in Title game to return to Miami for the SB. The high snap did us in, and maybe the way we handled the play calling after the penalty..15 yards or so closer and maybe the high snap doesn't matter as much or Pete can adjust better..just wasn't meant to be and my favorite QB of all time just can't get that SuperBowl win

[@Timmeh_The_tyrant]

Holy FRUCK the refs tried hard to throw this to Miami. 2 TDs called back and lame pass interference.

[@DufferOne-k8j]

Why doesn't Bienemy have a head coach position yet ... maybe it's his rap sheet (it's long and not pretty) He has NO CHANCE (ZERO%) -- for some reason... even though the press knows this and knows he is unhirable as a HC position because of his rap sheet, they continue to act as if they are SHOCKED when he is not even allowed to interview for a head position. There are worse things for a CRIMINAL -- OC for life isn't a bad deal for a career criminal

[@theperm73]

NFL made a huge mistake. Yeah the $$$ roll in from LA but the team has taken a hit that they'll never recover. Chargers will move again for sure. Where? Who knows.

[@lopezklu]

How does stan fucking humphries make a super bowl but not outs, rivers, and probably herbert

[@brando7266]

It's a team sport,