1985 week 15 Patriots at Dolphins

[@brianbachmeier34]

Dwight Stephenson and John Hannah. Legends

[@josecolon2201]

Matt Blair #59 Hall of Fame Hannah was a beast Stephenson was a very good center

[@filthyswit]

@@josecolon2201 More than very good. He was considered "The best in the business."

[@akumawani]

@@filthyswit yep. dwight- the very good center- stephenson was inducted into the pro football HOF in 1998...

[@greyk610]

Was this Hannah's final year?

[@brianbachmeier34]

@@greyk610 Yes it was. He played from 1973-1985.

[@anthonyfreiier5348]

Back when the Dolphins were great year after year, and back when the NFL was not politically correct aka sissified

[@TheocratOfPoontang]

You wonder if the weather was better in the AFC championship game would it have been different. 5 Dolphin turnovers (4 fumbles, 1 INT on a BLATANT TRIP!) that rain soaked day. Deprived us of a Bears Dolphins Superbowl. Fins may not have won it, but they could hardly have played worse than the Pats did,

[@danieltilson4912]

No kneeling for the anthem so nice :)

[@privacyonline1052]

Hail Kaepernick

[@navyguyinva]

Miami’s Killer B’s!!!

[@TheocratOfPoontang]

Not much sting left unfortunately at this point.

[@damanithegoat9653]

@@TheocratOfPoontang yeah there is

[@anglowarrior3871]

Unfortunately the B's were on the slide at this point but nowhere near as bad as they would be the following season.

[@alex2405777]

I remember my parents not letting me watch this game, being a school night, but the tv was loud enough where I could hear the play by play. Good to finally be able to see the game I've always wanted to see for the past 35 years....lol

[@keithfloydjr4014]

Funny u say that I couldn't stay up that late, was able to watch 1st half and asked my Dad to write score down for me so I would know before school and remember being ecstatic when I saw 30-27 FISH that morning..great memories

[@kennethbartels1871]

Poor Marino just off a Superbowl loss had no idea he would try 20 more seasons without another Superbowl appearance just crazy! Thanks for leaving the commercials in!

[@mr.majestic3851]

He played 17 seasons

[@greedyd5524]

Call me crazy but I loved the old Pats uniforms better

[@robfloyd7968]

You are correct. You are not crazy. You are in agreement with real Patriots fans.

[@fjr70ify]

Nfl uniforms peaked in 1981. All 28 teams wore their best colors.

[@morganlovejoy1186]

Nike has ruined most uniforms nowadays bc they try to use multiple combinations and hide the hideousness by saying they bring back the traditions with a futuristic look. Instead of just flat out bringing back the complete uniform the way it should look.

[@TalkMyShiit]

@@morganlovejoy1186Agreed they are trying too hard.

[@gmasterdaone]

Your not, but understand they represented losing for that time. Thats why they were so desperate to change it once the Pats started to turn things in the right direction in the late 90's. But yeah they look very vintage now.

[@romelovesdan]

MNF was appointment TV 1970-1985. This one- Sweet uniform matchup!

[@anglowarrior3871]

AFC East was a great 3 horse race that year and this was a huge win for Miami.The Orange Bowl was so special, even more so at night games.

[@shawnflanagan4995]

it's the perfect football stadium. then. now. and for all time.

[@Ballaholic17]

​@@conlandingThey beat us in the AFC championship game in Miami that year too

[@stivosimz]

At 1:30:36 news anchor is reporting the whacking of Paul Castellano, Mob boss in NY. Amazing.

[@shanetrimble9265]

Crazy

[@brianbachmeier34]

Ron Davenport of the Miami Dolphins scored 13 TDs in his rookie season of 1985. He played 4 more seasons and scored a total of 4 more TDs.

[@MJSIII]

Davenport best season statistically was rookie year.

[@r.minnis9722]

This was simply because Shula loved to run in the red zone and marino was moving it so well defenses had to respect him all over he was as deadly as any QB i n history inside the 20

[@davidlipman8093]

Shula could never replicate the success he had in the early 70's with the Run.

[@johnenwright500]

I'm here for Hardcastle and McCormick

[@AI_Surfer]

Now that Brady is gone, the Pats should go back to the 1985 unis. They were the best looking uniforms they've ever had.

[@BAYAREA-kd1ig]

Those uniforms are a work of art. Just a great look

[@Maal7432]

I agree, and I’m no New England fan.

[@shanetrimble9265]

J love em but I like the pre-1984 ones best

[@bobsmith6953]

The commercials are almost as much fun as the game.

[@stivosimz]

1:31:04 a REAL President

[@ericradford2142]

One month later the Patriots would end the Orange Bowl jinx in the AFC championship game.

[@doesnotexist305]

And ruined potentially the greatest Super Bowl of all time: Dolphins-Bears II

[@jayzachary9709]

Both teams should go back to these uniforms!!!

[@gcrauwels941]

Was at this game. Seats were directly under the edge of the overhang and we got SOAKED.

[@thomastedder654]

Oh, those pats had Miami's number that year. It seemed like Dan was going to get intercepted on just about every pass he threw against the pats that year. And in the AFC Championship Game these 2 met with the Pats winning seemingly easy in a game where it rained all day. Worst part was there was talk the Pats had found Miami's playbook in a trash can earlier in the week before the game.

[@garthornspike3648]

Two things that this game brings to mind. First, how did this Dolphins team hand the Bears it's only defeat? Second, how did this Patriots team make it to the Super Bowl? After 36 years I am still perplexed.

[@djeanpierre]

The Dolphins were uniquely talented on offense to beat the Bears defense. Also, in the AFC Championship, the Dolphins turned the ball over 6 times and that killed them.

[@deadeye4520]

Here is how they beat the Bears: Chicago had scouted the AFC fully expecting to make the Super Bowl. They concluded that Miami was the most likely opponent, so when they played them on MNF, they used an intentionally vanilla game plan saving their best real strategies for the SB. Additionally they played Miami with a backup QB, and it was in the Orange Bowl, and thus it becomes easier to understand why the lost. Had Miami made the SB, they would have lost to the Bears by a similar score as the Patriots did.

[@Michael-dj9zq]

It’s real simple Marino was the greatest pure passer in NFL history that’s how they beat the bears The Patriots were lucky to get to the Super Bowl in 85 Miami would have smoked the bears again The patriots were an embarrassment

[@Michael-dj9zq]

It’s real simple Marino was the greatest pure passer in NFL history that’s how they beat the bears The Patriots were lucky to get to the Super Bowl in 85 Miami would have smoked the bears again The patriots were an embarrassment

[@Michael-dj9zq]

It’s real simple Marino was the greatest pure passer in NFL history that’s how they beat the bears The Patriots were lucky to get to the Super Bowl in 85 Miami would have smoked the bears again The patriots were an embarrassment

[@RichardSleyster]

Namath & The Juice!!!!

[@mariepavlov9144]

the last game of the Patriots Orange Bowl jinx, the next time the Patriots played the Dolphins in the Orange Bowl it would be for the AFC Championship one month later.

[@johnnguyen270]

dolphins won this game to win the afc east.... PATRIOTS needed a win to make the playoffs the following sunday!

[@eflint1]

Sadly, the fins could not beat these same Patriots in the AFC Championship a few weeks later.

[@zl1David]

I didn't find it sad. But I do understand from a Miami perspective the disappointment. Marino in his prime, the two great wide receivers., etc

[@cbriggs9]

Miami Chicago would of been a great SB matchup.

[@greggnelson9334]

Great game. Greater still is that you got the report about the Gotti hit on Paul Castellano. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHmze5Wll5ism6M kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHmze5Wll5ism6M Nice job!

[@r.minnis9722]

WAIT WHAT NO PLAYER FELT THE NEED TO KNEEL AND PUT HIMSELF IN THE SPOTLIGHT ? weird I guess the culture or 1985 isnt as hate/race filled self promoting as it is now

[@noonze1]

As a Pats fan, remember the '85 season well - was a senior in college when this game was played. Took me back to just how bad Tony Eason really was, how undisciplined the Pats were at times (even during a great season in '85), and how bad things got for them after '86. Good reason to appreciate the three great quarterbacks (and great coaching and ownership) they've had since '93.

[@deadeye4520]

Ultimately, this Patriots team proved to be the best in the AFC. NE beat Miami in the playoffs a few weeks later, which sadly for them meant they got to face destruction against the Bears.

[@leoderosia9279]

That was funniest year we ever had except for bears massacre....Orange bowl was patriots house of horror

[@felixmorales6527]

O.J. was killing it

[@mario3mmelero571]

I actually thpught he was going to but he wasn't as sharp...

[@joey2729]

😂

[@thomastedder654]

Not only do they have a shot of making playoffs, they make it to SB but Bears beat them bad.

[@ToneRetroGaming]

I didn't realize Frank Gifford actually did play by play. Guess I was too young to remember

[@shanetrimble9265]

Yep even when Cosell and Don were in the booth.

[@jasonbatton4087]

OJ Simpson doing the commentating. 😂

[@TalkMyShiit]

Jason Batton he killed it ! 😂

[@bubbahensleycoach6040]

@@TalkMyShiit and Two People lol

[@robertslydell6990]

Lots of sharp commentary from OJ

[@ujohnlynch2341]

Never a dull moment with OJ.

[@woodykelleher9253]

OJ decapitated the competition.

[@wakeupamericaandresist2413]

My hats off the the Sullivan family, I was an employee at this time and everyone that work there busted there butt to hopefully make this team win. And my hats off to the Sullivan family, if it wasn’t for the love and commitment to the game ,there would be no team in NE. God bless billy Sr , Chuck , Patrick,and Billy Jr. and not being biased there sister ? I think that this family gave every thing for the game and NE gave them nothing but problems. My hats off to all the the Sullivan family, and my hats off to this great family for what they have built in NE. It’s like every thing in life , a solid foundation can stand up to many rebuilding. So thank you for the memories and and I am grateful to for the Sullivan family that built a solid foundation.

[@andrewjones2133]

THE KILLER BEES

[@metlife247]

This game was played 4 days after I was born.

[@davidmahan4000]

The day after your 4th 🎂, Taylor Swift was born!

[@metlife247]

@@davidmahan4000 share the same birthday as frank Sinatra... so I guess there's lotta great singers around my birthday/ mid December

[@marknewman5842]

Omg..commercial ads being interupted by other commercial ads...😂😂

[@JB-pt7sr]

I forgot about the juice oh boy I should have had a V-8

[@dsscam]

Typical Dolphins. Less than a month later, they get blown out by these same crappy Patriots on the same field in the AFC Championship Game, blowing a rematch with Da Bears for the Super Bowl. Technically, they blew this one as Marino gave himself up on the 2 yard line with 1 second on the clock.

[@patrickmorisset7884]

Man I don't remember the Marks brother s dropping passes that much back than??

[@johnyurick8785]

Oh sorry this was the regular season game not the AFC CHAMPIONSHIP

[@edf13]

Pats didn't have to wait long to get their revenge in the AFC Championship game.

[@DufferOne-k8j]

OJ providing the 'killer' commentary

[@jeffreypierce1440]

really sloppy start to this game. 3 consecutive turnovers...wow.

[@ackjass998]

32:44 mmm, that.s good coffee . female: its from Amsterdam , 35% thc cannabinoids, dear . Would you also like a Dutch brownie honey ?! 34:46 Wide World of Sports : The Agony of Victory and the Ecstasy of Defeat .

[@bryanburnap4537]

The Pats would rebound the next week at home vs the Bengals to clinch a wild card spot. Paving way to a remarkable super bowl run.

[@damanithegoat9653]

Booo Pats suck

[@johnyurick8785]

And crushing defeat

[@billyjean9484]

Eason sucked... But we got Tommy!

[@robbie192]

These announcers are so ridiculous!!! Omg...

[@danieltilson4912]

shut the fuck up

[@markguerrero230]

I think oj is a killer announcer

[@VolumedMusicMan]

I miss Howard and Don here....

[@bubbahensleycoach6040]

OJ killed everything lol

[@Hattricks68]

I absolutely loved ❤️ when they used commentators that actually played the game!!! Of course we all loved Howard Cossel so he gets a pass 😊!!

[@Colin_1977]

Love the crowd and players singing the Star Spangled Banner before kickoff!

[@GoldenGate003]

Watched.

[@gelandres]

Ironic the Dolphins beat the Bears and the Pats in the regular season. But the Patriots went on to win the conference championship and go to the SB only to get destroyed by the Bears.

[@johnyurick8785]

We were coming home from a ski trip in VT and watching this game on a 12” portable b/w television………when Miami lost my friend team burned his Marino jersey 😡😡😡😡😡😡 …………here this stadium singing the anthem brings back a strong memory of a different time 😎🌴🐬🏈

[@sce2aux464]

Poor Glenn Blackwood was obviously traumatized by that last missed interception...

[@pdgutierrez8784]

Imagine, the Patriots had lost 17 games in the Orange bowl. OJ Simpson was an announcer, a great football player. Was he a murderer?

[@BigJay28]

The needless pruner inspiringly sin because quiet clearly own amidst a eager gear. petite, aboriginal joke

[@joerules829]

Ok so I didn’t dream up the hallway of helmets.

[@fireatwill7707]

1:30:37 😳

[@HyperInflation2020]

So many players from this Dolphins team have passed away.

[@paulinabaez8302]

Watched this when it happened and still to this day the playcalling was beyond the dumbest playcall for that moment

[@kingshort5627]

Thanks for the Memories! The old commercials really put things in perspective! 😁😎🐬🐬🐬🇺🇸

[@Hattricks68]

Maybe the old commercials, certainly not this new generation crap. Still I never subscribe to any channel that’s to damn lazy to edit them out BEFORE POSTING A VIDEO. 👎😡👎

[@nathanpickering9253]

11:01, 1:46:26 - John Hannah

[@rankinnwc]

1966 ? That was the first year of the Dolphins franchise

[@MJSIII]

Yes that is correct.

[@steelworking1143]

Lol oj hate the dolphins so bad

[@ToneRetroGaming]

WOW had no idea this happened same day as this game 30:24

[@shanetrimble9265]

Whoa.

[@jeromerizzo423]

This was the Cinderella team of 85. They played the Dolphins a total of 3 times in 85. Finally, won the AFC, but lost the superbowl. They wouldn't win a superbowl until legendary Tom Brady came along.

[@Hattricks68]

And all those fixed Referees that helped him become a legendary FRAUD. 😂

[@jeromerizzo423]

@@Hattricks68 Brady was great, like Dan. The Pats organization and Belichick were garbage.

[@Hattricks68]

@@jeromerizzo423 Okay 👍, I’ll give you that on. I understand what you mean.

[@cominghometorome811]

Thanks 👍

[@mpatnode1]

Missed Grogan!!

[@calvinnay814]

i wanted to hear more about the Costellano mob hit; later showed to be John Gotti ordering the hit.

[@bubbahensleycoach6040]

Dan torched the 86 Bears big time lol. Brady would have made this defense look like Jr High. The only reason it worked in 85 because all those other Teams were rush happy except for the 85 Dolphins

[@TalkMyShiit]

BubbaHensleyCoach Montana mastered beating the 46 in SF and in KC.

[@bubbahensleycoach6040]

@@TalkMyShiit The Bears beat the 49ers in the Reguar Season in Candelstick plus they only ran the 46 D in 85 so the Chiefs faced a total diffrent Scheme of a defense plus about all of the better Chicago players were retired by the time Joe went to KC

[@TalkMyShiit]

BubbaHensleyCoach I speak of Buddy Ryan 46... he ran it Houston too and KC upset them that loss effectively moved that team to Tenn. The 88 Bears were not the same so you’re right Buddy was in Philly and they lost a lot of players by then. Good memories and discussion too

[@bubbahensleycoach6040]

@@TalkMyShiit Yes I see what you mean about Hoston. Moon couldn't get it done in big games either he look like a dere in a headlight. Remember the 35 point lead he had on Buffalo

[@TalkMyShiit]

BubbaHensleyCoach yeah I wanted Moon to win one but they could never get to at least the conference championship game.

[@richardjacobs2708]

I remember the Patriots have lost 18 straight times in the Orange Bowl and the next month the Patriots finally snap jinx in the AFC championship in the Orange Bowl advance to superbowl 20 before losing to the Bears.

[@josephnoneofyourbeeswax8517]

Clearly taped on VHS. Thank you for the upload! The announcers were out in force with their anti Dolphins bias. Ex Jet and Ex Bill. lol And Fran is there to go along.

[@filthyswit]

@1:38:55 thought that was Bernie Kosar at first

[@filthyswit]

@1:48:03 little did he know the record he would set in the NFL... :)