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With the players of both teams exhausted and dehydrated, everyone was hoping for a quick end to overtime, but that would not be the case. San Diego won the coin toss and marched down the field, driving inside the Dolphins 10-yard line. Benirschke then attempted a game-winning, 27-yard field goal, but
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Miami's momentum continued into the second half. Early in the third quarter, Strock led the Dolphins 74 yards down the field and finished the drive with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Rose, tying the game at 24. But this time, San Diego managed to counter with a score of its own. Two drives later, Fouts
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Strock had the best single game performance of his career, completing 29 of 43 passes for 403 yards and four touchdowns, a record that still stands for a quarterback coming off the bench. Harris caught six passes for 106 yards. Nathan rushed for 48 yards, caught nine passes for 114 yards, and scored
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San Diego took over at its own 16-yard line after the blocked field goal. Aided by a pair of receptions by Chandler and a 39-yard catch by Joiner, Fouts led his team 74 yards to Miami's 10-yard line, where Benirschke attempted a 29-yard field goal. This time, his kick was good, giving the Chargers a
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for its program "America's Game: The Missing Rings", Fouts later explained Brooks was not even supposed to be a receiver on the play. Brooks had been assigned to stay in the backfield as a blocker, but with no Miami players coming at him from his side of the field, he decided to run a pass route
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on San Diego's 18-yard line with 4:39 left in regulation. Fouts then led his team down to Miami's nine-yard line. With only 1:06 left in regulation, a heavy Dolphins pass rush forced Fouts to throw a blind pass intended for Winslow in the end zone. The pass sailed over Winslow's head, but went
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Fouts finished the game completing 33 of 53 passing attempts for a franchise playoff record 433 yards and three touchdowns. His attempts, completions, and passing yards were all NFL postseason records. Joiner caught seven passes for 108 yards. Muncie rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown. In
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Woodley recovered from his poor performance in the Epic in Miami and regained his position as the Dolphins starting quarterback in the following season. In the strike shortened 1982 NFL season, David Woodley led Miami to a 7–2 record and 3 playoff wins to lead the Miami Dolphins to an NFL
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in the AFC championship game in the coldest game in NFL history based on the wind chill. The air temperature was −9 Â°F (−23 Â°C), and wind chill was −59 Â°F (−51 Â°C). This ended up being another famous game in NFL lore, and has since become known as the
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The game featured many new records by players of both teams. By the time it was over Miami and San Diego had set playoff records for the most points scored by both teams (79), most total yards by both teams (1,036), and most passing yards by both teams (809).
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provided the team with good blocking, and he was also a good ball carrier, rushing for 711 yards and seven touchdowns; the Dolphins run game in its entirety totaled 2,173 yards (4.06 yards per carry) and 18 touchdowns. Miami's offensive line was anchored by
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a bad snap and poor hold threw off his timing and the kick sailed wide left. Miami then drove deep into Chargers territory, setting up a 35-yard field goal attempt for von Schamann, but his kick was low, and defensive lineman
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addition to his 56-yard punt return touchdown, Chandler caught six passes for 106 yards. Brooks recorded 143 all-purpose yards (19 rushing, 31 receiving, 85 kickoff return, eight punt return) and a pair of touchdown catches.
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The loss to Miami in the playoffs after the 1982 season was the last postseason game that Fouts, Winslow, Joiner, and coach Coryell would ever participate in, as the Chargers did not return to the postseason again until
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was the top rusher on the Dolphins with 782 yards on just 147 carries, giving him a league-leading 5.3-yards-per-carry average, while also catching 50 passes for 432 yards and scoring eight touchdowns. Fullback
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was also a major contributor, rushing for 525 yards, catching 46 passes for 329 yards, and adding another 1,239 yards returning punts and kickoffs. Up front, their line was anchored by Pro Bowl guard
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made the Pro Bowl for the third year in a row, completing 360 of 609 passes for an NFL record 4,802 yards and 33 touchdowns, with only 17 interceptions. His favorite targets were receivers
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season. Don Strock's incredible performance in the Epic in Miami ended up being the main highlight of his career. He spent the rest of his career as a backup and retired after
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The Chargers' victory in this game would be the last time that they defeated the Dolphins in Miami until 2019, by which time the Chargers had moved to Los Angeles.
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into the end zone, and by simply running in the same direction as Fouts, he just happened to end up in the right spot to catch the pass intended for Winslow.
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was also extremely talented. The Dolphins had allowed just 27 points in their last three games prior to their playoff matchup against San Diego.
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to regain the lead. However, Miami stormed right back with Strock completing numerous passes, the last one a 50-yard scoring strike to tight end
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early in the second quarter to see whether he could spark the Dolphins offense, and that's precisely what he did, completing a 17-yard pass to
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However, San Diego's defense ranked 26th of 28 in the league in points allowed (390) and 27th in total yards allowed (6,520). Defensive tackle
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in AFC first round playoffs, throwing for 333 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions. But this time, they could not return the
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Many former players, coaches and writers assert it as one of the greatest games in NFL history. It was also referred to in the
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One week after their victory over the Dolphins in Florida's scorching heat, the Chargers traveled to Cincinnati to face the
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for the third straight year, as the Dolphins avenged their defeat 34–13 in the AFC second round playoffs, also in Miami.
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on his first play and leading them down the field to score their first points of the game on a 34-yard field goal by
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excelled at blitzing and pass coverage, combining for four interceptions. The Dolphins' secondary, consisting of
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After Miami's next drive resulted in an incompletion, two sacks, and a fumble (which Miami recovered), coach
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early in the season). San Diego also had an outstanding rushing attack, led by Pro Bowl running back
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Dan Fouts helped San Diego edge Miami by setting several postseason passing records during the game.
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after Week 5, also due to contract problems) winning Super Bowl XIX with the San Francisco 49ers.
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slipped while running a deep post route, causing Fouts' pass to go right into the arms of Miami's
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Chuck Muncie led the game in rushes with 120 yards while scoring a touchdown in the first quarter.
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Miami's defense ranked fifth in the NFL in fewest points allowed (275). Pro Bowl defensive tackle
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Chargers-stats.com's story on the game, contains many quotes and interviews, and a detailed recap
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San Diego started out the game by driving down the field, featuring a 47-yard completion from
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NFL FANS VOTE ’81 CHARGERS-DOLPHINS DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF NINTH MOST MEMORABLE GAME OF CENTURY
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two days after the game. NFL 100 Greatest Games rated this game as the 4th greatest game.
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serving as the anchor, one of his final assignments for NBC Sports as he began co-hosting
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1981–82 AFC Divisional Round: San Diego Chargers at Miami Dolphins—Game Summary
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led the Chargers 60 yards in six plays, scoring on a 25-yard touchdown pass to
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Don Strock Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards – databaseFootball.com
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Bob Baumhower was an integral part of Miami's storied defensive line in 1981.
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title in 1981 with a 10–6 record, based on a better division record over
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and spent the rest of his career as a backup before retiring after the
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two touchdowns. Hardy caught five passes for 89 yards and a touchdown.
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With less than a minute left in the third quarter, San Diego receiver
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scored on a 1-yard touchdown run. Then on the Dolphins' next drive,
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38–16. None of the primary players in the Epic in Miami ever won a
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Epic in Miami: 1981 AFC Divisional Round Playoffs: NFL Full Game
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Miami took over on its own 40-yard line following Benirschke's
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right into the arms of Brooks for a touchdown to tie the game.
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with an 11–4–1 record. Their offense was led by quarterbacks
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41–38 win after 13 minutes and 52 seconds of overtime play.
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But perhaps the best performance of the game was put in by
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Archived from 1399: 1393: 1392: 1390: 1383: 1375: 1369: 1357: 1249:, but they lost 1224:following season 1181:Super Bowl XXIII 1157:following season 1049:after the game: 1041:Post-game quotes 946:hook and lateral 938:Uwe von Schamann 742:Uwe von Schamann 695: 685: 629:, Miami, Florida 545: 491:, veteran guard 123: 118: 113: 108: 103: 96: 46: 29: 22: 4466: 4465: 4461: 4460: 4459: 4457: 4456: 4455: 4406: 4405: 4404: 4399: 4389: 4358: 4263: 4205: 4134: 4123: 3978: 3977:package carrier 3969: 3928: 3892: 3832: 3811:Miranda Lambert 3771: 3743: 3688: 3614: 3569: 3540: 3457:Postseason lore 3452: 3391:1982 CFL season 3375: 3346: 3319: 3297: 3274: 3257:Baltimore Colts 3251: 3213: 3141: 3102: 3066: 3011: 3004: 2974: 2969: 2960: 2949: 2941: 2933: 2924: 2913: 2906: 2899: 2888: 2881: 2874: 2867: 2861:Retired numbers 2856: 2849: 2844:1972 (VII) 2842: 2831: 2824: 2817: 2810: 2803: 2796: 2785: 2778: 2771: 2764: 2757: 2750: 2743: 2736: 2729: 2722: 2715: 2708: 2701: 2694: 2683: 2676: 2669: 2662: 2655: 2648: 2637: 2630: 2623: 2616: 2609: 2602: 2595: 2588: 2581: 2574: 2563: 2554: 2548:Elway to Marino 2545: 2538: 2529: 2522: 2515: 2508: 2503:Stephen M. 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Buchanon 958: 922: 898:Rolf Benirschke 878: 873: 868: 707:Rolf Benirschke 683: 643:: 5:00 p.m. EST 543: 536: 528:Glenn Blackwood 493:Bob Kuechenberg 439: 431:Willie Buchanon 368: 363: 244: 188:January 2, 1982 83: 76: 61: 53: 40: 17: 12: 11: 5: 4464: 4462: 4454: 4453: 4448: 4443: 4438: 4433: 4428: 4423: 4418: 4416:Miami Dolphins 4408: 4407: 4401: 4400: 4394: 4391: 4390: 4388: 4387: 4382: 4377: 4372: 4366: 4364: 4360: 4359: 4357: 4356: 4351: 4346: 4341: 4336: 4331: 4326: 4321: 4316: 4311: 4306: 4301: 4296: 4291: 4286: 4281: 4275: 4273: 4269: 4268: 4265: 4264: 4262: 4261: 4256: 4251: 4246: 4241: 4236: 4231: 4226: 4221: 4215: 4213: 4211:Halftime shows 4207: 4206: 4204: 4203: 4193: 4183: 4173: 4163: 4153: 4142: 4140: 4125: 4124: 4122: 4121: 4111: 4101: 4091: 4081: 4071: 4061: 4051: 4041: 4031: 4021: 4011: 4001: 3990: 3988: 3971: 3970: 3968: 3967: 3957: 3946: 3944: 3942:AFL–NFL merger 3934: 3930: 3929: 3927: 3926: 3921: 3916: 3911: 3906: 3900: 3898: 3894: 3893: 3891: 3890: 3885: 3880: 3875: 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Dan Fouts
San Diego Chargers
Miami Dolphins
Don Coryell
Don Shula
Miami Orange Bowl
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Fred Wyant
Hall of Famers
Don Coryell
Dan Fouts
Charlie Joiner
Kellen Winslow
Don Shula
Dwight Stephenson
NBC
Don Criqui
John Brodie
National Football League
AFC divisional playoff game
San Diego Chargers
Miami Dolphins
Miami Orange Bowl
Miami Herald
Sports Illustrated
NBC
Don Criqui
John Brodie

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