Dolphins @ Patriots 1997 AFC Wild Card 1st Half

The last AFC Wild Card game of the playoffs with the winner playing the Steelers.

[@pconrz]

I was there, man it was a cold that day. Sunny and beautiful but cold, and that field was hard as concrete. Sullivan Stadium back then.

[@underwaterlevelz1947]

This was a really good Miami Dolphins team, it was Super Bowl-or-bust for them. They were certainly more than capable of beating this Patriots team. Miami underperformed this day.

[@followthedrip4455]

I remember watching this game I was 18 and a senior in highschool!

[@josephchappell8788]

I am going to say the Dolphins lost this more than the Patriots Won. The Patriots scored 14 points off Miami turnovers. The Dolphins defense played really good. But thier Offense just could not do anything. The story of Jimmy Johnson’s tenure at Miami good defense but no offense.

[@zj13goat57]

Thanks

[@dennismumford6108]

What a good team Marino had in 1997-a Top 11 Offense, a Top 16 Defense, and his backs had OVER 2,000 yds. rushing and receiving. But once again Dan stunk it up in a playoff game. He had 2 INT's and 1 fumble, a Passer Rating of only 29.3, and he led his offense to only 3 points scored.

[@ujohnlynch2341]

They were last in rushing offense in 1997. They moved the ball only if Marino could throw it. In this game, the Patriots knew the offensive hand signals due to Keith Byars who used to play for Miami. If you watch the game you see how easy it is for the Patriots to rush the QB.

[@ujohnlynch2341]

Also, Miami's defense was ranked 26th in 1997 and the offense had less than 1400 yards rushing while averaging just 3.1 ypc.

[@shanetrimble9265]

Why do you go to every Miami YT game and rip on Dan? I'm not a Marino fan but it just seems really odd. Did he steal your girlfriend or run over your dog or something?

[@dennismumford6108]

@@shanetrimble9265 Why do I "rip" on Marino? I post Dan's stats and facts about how he played, so if you think that is a way of "ripping" on him, then what you are saying is- -those numbers tell me he did not play very good in this game. And there is a reason for that-he did not play very good. That is mainly what I am pointing out.

[@brianbrdmaverick1151]

The TD at 38:46 mark probably wouldn't have stood in the instant replay era (but as a Pats' fan I'll take it)

[@notoriouseagle1074]

iT's RiGgEd!!!!!!

[@gregtrust5599]

That was definitely incomplete

[@dennismumford6108]

@@gregtrust5599 I agree-the Pats should have won this game 10-3.

[@ExploringVideos-kn6mc]

Do you have any Dallas Cowboys games (preseason or regular season games) from 2002-2005? Thanks

[@isaacgreen3273]

Not at the moment.

[@ExploringVideos-kn6mc]

Ok. It’s hard nowadays to find the Dallas Cowboys games from that time period

[@isaacgreen3273]

@@ExploringVideos-kn6mc I will try to get some games from that era.

[@theicchamp06]

The sound is out of sync. Can u please fix it?

[@isaacgreen3273]

@@theicchamp06 I'll try but no guarantees.

[@eugeniollamera771]

Wasn't this the year the Dolphins started 8-0 and then Marino got hurt and we needed him to come back just to make the playoffs?

[@JohnDoe-ed3ym]

SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL ❤️

[@mitchrichards1532]

Patriots had a SB roster and only managed 10-6, 8th in scoring, 8th in Defense. Should have at least made it back to the AFC Championship.

[@JeffWiersma]

Pete Carroll did such a poor job as the Patriot’s coach

[@mitchrichards1532]

@@JeffWiersma Agreed, and good thing too. lol Considering who replaced him and what came next, I'll take it.

[@EdmacZ]

They lost Curtis Martin.

[@Mario-cv5el]

I wonder what Dave Meggett is doing right now?? Didnt he go to prison

[@isaacgreen3273]

He's in jail for another 17 years.

[@danieltilson4912]

@@isaacgreen3273a victim of this generation of women we live with today

[@AbdiqalisMohamud010]

Dolphins botched the second half of Marino career so bad. Just bizarre playoff losses after losses

[@danieltilson4912]

shula screwed marino to start with the nfl passed grandpa by

[@danielgrassi4343]

@@danieltilson4912 Jimmy Johnson didn’t do that well either actually Shula did a better job than JJ did with the Dolphins. JJ was burnt out by the time he came to the Dolphins

[@Fireyninjadog]

That nbc intro is cancer