Wow, you know you watch this broadcast and it's so weird to think that OJ was accused of murder. I mean the guy is so charismatic, charming and seemingly intelligent. I'm not presenting it as an excuse, but do you think his ex-wife did something to him? He changed a lot, at least in the public eye in a very short time.
@Potandthekettle the dolphins also had some close games where they won by only two pionts. the bears crushed the teams they played against. and the bears at least werent called the no name defense. get a life. miami dolphins got lucky in 72. bears actually should have one this game. i bet if they had a rematch they would win. the best teams dont always win. and i dont care what you say. the bears were a better team end of story. and i dont care what you say.
miami dolphins had a couple close games and got lucky on some games however if you look at the bears schedule you see they didnt just get lucky on some of there games they one because they were a better team.
@FRSFreeStateES Didn't Shula bring every living 72 Dolphin onto the sidelines at one point during this game? I remember Larry Csonka being interviewed on the sidelines a number of times that night.
What tough and powerful teams did the 1985 Bears play besides Miami? Their division was full of pussy teams that couldn't add up to a winning record.GB 8-8 was their toughest challenge. Minn & Detroit were both 7-9 and of course the toughest of all teams TB at 2-14. With a 24-40 record who couldn't clinch that sissy division to include 1984 21-42-1 and 20-44 in 1986. The 85 Bears will never get my respect unless they accomplished this record playing in the powerhouse NFC East or AFC West.
@KingPurplePimp they destroyed the 3 best teams from the "powerhouse NFC east" as u called it. they beat the redskins 45-10, the cowboys 44-0 and the giants 21-0. learn your football instead of adding records together.
Shula out coached Ditka. Chicago was awesome that year in every aspect, however the better won and we live alone in perfectville...Thank You VERY Much
@socalscottie80s Miami just might have pulled the upset if they had made it. When I watched this live back in the day,I thought this game was just a fluke win. Now that some history is behind us,I now believe the Bears had no answer for Marinos quick release. He gave the blue print on how to beat the 46 defense. 3 step drop and get rid of it quickly and attack the Bears average corners. The Niners started doing just that with Montana one season later.
@kingfish4242 cont. In 85, most teams had their Qb's doing the standard 5-7 step drop and the Bears pass rush was just too fast to be successful against it.
Good ole OJ AKA "Ya Boy" dissecting the Chicago Bears. Maybe he can gives us his analysis/advice on how to cover up a double murder?? I love how they had to delay the game because the Bears offense couldn't hear the snap. Go Dolphins! We're gonna see a replay tomorrow night!
bears were good, but overrated, not an explosive offense, if they got behind, they would have a tough time catching up... thats' why many other teams were better. besides, did they repeat? no give me the 61-62 pack, the 88-89-90 49ers, the 72-73 dolphins, the 92-93 cowboys, the 74-75 steelers... again, a good team for ONE year, but NOT a great, great team... 49ers beat them the year before, 23-0, in 87, 49ers beat em 41-0, in 88 49ers beat em 28-3 in chicago...thank you
i remember watching this bear loss(their only loss of the entire 85/86 season...i think it was like 38-24(i haven't watched this video yet)..i remember watching it on a dinky 6 inch t.v. lol when i was barely in HS. miami kicked their ASS in this game..but the bears blew away everybody else this year. period.
There was an overwhelming percentage of Miami fans from the 70's glory days at that game, including retired players. Hell, Mercury Morris said he could hear the stadium noise from his prison cell in the downtown jail! Old timers came out of the woodwork for that one! And yes, the bears were NOT going to be beat that year. The truth is Miami was damn lucky they maintained such a force of momentum in the 1st half, or they would've lost the game. It was extraordinary!
BTW, it didn't get much more loud and hyped, back then, then at the Orange Bowl on MNF. Does it seem like the fans have settled down a bit, these days?
This was a huge regular season game, garnering attention from everyone, including Good Morning America. Chicago was mauling everyone in their path, and there was a feeling that if Miami didn't stop them, nobody could. What made it interesting is that the rifle arm of Marino was protected by a great offensive line, anchored by Dwight Stephenson, and had 2 electrifying receivers in Clayton and Duper. So much fun to watch! Man, NFL football was great in the 80's,
Man I remember this night like it was yesterday. A million people can say Dan never got a ring, but I can tell you he did something more important for the Dolphins.
On that one electric night, he made absolutely certain their legacy will live forever. For a true Miamian, born and raised there, he will live forever.
@Potandthekettle Well if that's what you believe. However the debate is 85 bears vs. 72 dolphins. And I don't see how the 73 dolphins or 84 bears are relevant. If you want titles then talk about the niners.
@brocky70 If you cant see how those teams are relevant, then you dont understand what the word "team" means. And the fact you want to divert this argument to another team, just shows that you know what I say makes sense but you refuse to accept it.
@miggizle85 Dude you were so right...I noticed that too, because when most people back then, referred to themselves, they would say, "your's truly"...It's a damn shame that O.J. let his life run into shit, because he could have gone down as the coolest football player ever...
Damn how amazing was it that up till that point only 3 times had a team ever had an undefeated regular season, and only 2 teams had done it. The Bear twice and the Dolphins once. The Dolphins were the only team to finish the season undefeated and now the Bears were looking like they were gonna join them. And who was that stood in their way on this night? Why the Dolphins of course. It's crazy the way things just work out sometimes.
I don't care what people say. To Me the bears were more dominant in 85 then the dolphins were in 72. Back to back shutouts in the playoffs. Record for points in the superbowl, would still have it if the bronco's defense wasn't a complete peice of crap in the 80s, winning the superbowl by 36 points. The big difference is that there was no pressure to go undeafeated in 72 because no one had done it before, and wouldn't you know it the bears had to face the same coach, something the dolphins didn't
@brocky70 More dominant? I'm not sure if youre aware but those Dolphins made the SB 3 yrs in a row and won 2 of them(72 and 73) with a 44-6 record over that time. THATS dominant.
@Potandthekettle also the dolphins record has been beat patriots were 18-0 before they lost a couple years ago. oh and chicago also one more games they were 18-1 18 is more than 17.. if there were 19 games back in 72 i guarentee you dolphins wouldnt of went undefeated.
hell i cant get any of games unless i have cable. there was a time when i could turn the tv on and there would be a game on at least two channels . now you have have all kinds of rigmaroll
@1560438 They did not black out this game in Chicago, I remember watching it on my little Watchman in the first quarter because I was working at Mc Donalds and then I watched it at home without cable it was on ABC Channel 7.
It was a showdown game... MNF, stage was set, great passing offense versus shaky pass defense, QB with quick release, versus strong pass rush. This was a tough matchup for Chicago, although they would have won in a rematch in Super Bowl.
Around the 1:00 mark, you see the highlights from Super Bowl XIX, which was played earlier that year on
January 20, 1985...ABC covered the Super Bowl after the 1984 season, in which the 49ers beat the Dolphins 38-16...they were the first team to win 15 regular season games...the 1985 Bears were second...
Totally different scenario. That AFC Championship was played in freakin' monsoon. Perfect conditions for that Patriots team. They just got hot the same way the '98 Falcons did...ruining a better matchup along the way. Miami would've been the perfect foil for Chicago on that turf in New Orleans with Duper and Clayton. Alas...it didn't happen
It didn't stop us from going to New Orleans that January! But I must admit that the "Fish" picked up Buddy Ryan's blitzes beautifully that night. It's a wonder more offenses didn't do that against the Bears in '85 and "86.
Watching this makes you now see how contrived and unnecessary an intro that has a fake party and Hank Williams singing "Are You Ready ... " in it. All you need is a kick-ass theme song (the one in this clip is good, and it's not even the one we all know and remember), a good announcer (not a Gumbel), and some mixed-in crowd noise. This intro had it all. And by the way, Giff is an ex-player that commanded the booth as well as anyone today.
'85 bears got lucky the pats upset the dolphins in the AFC championship game. Based on this game, the bears would have had a very tough time stopping their offense. And the bears didnt have the kind of offense that could match the dolphins score for score.
New England deprived us of a much better super bowl.
Got lucky? Are you kidding me! The Dolphins chances of beating the Bears for a second time in the same season would not be in their favor. I was hoping Miami would've came out of the AFC, I was hoping for the rematch but Miami wasn't good enough to beat New England. BEAR DOWN!
I can't believe this was 24 years ago--it seems like yesterday to me. Those Bears were incredible, but Miami had their number for that one special evening. Looking back, it's somewhat amazing, and sad, that Marino never did win a ring.
i am bears fan but man, that is sad that the orange bowl is gone.. That place looks so much more lively than dolphins stadium. Dolphins stadium seems so far from the city, generic, and stale.
I was very lucky to go there in 1999 to see a Penn State vs. Miami game, too me personally it was the yankee stadium of football games. Too many epic games were played there Super Bowl 3, 10,13. Orange Bowl 1984, 1982, 1991 & many others, along with this game 1985 , wide right 2 & 3, and of course THE EPIC IN MIAMI. it was cramped but it had character.
@SFFOOL76 I remember that PSU-Miami game in 99 I wasnt there but I am a big PSU fan and remember watching it. I never liked the Canes but I do miss games being played at the Orange Bowl.
I agree, the Orange Bowl was like another player on our side. What is your opinion of the modernizations to Soldier Field? (Removing the astroturf several years ago was a huge boon.)
The Shula/Marino Dolphins proved that the Bears 46 Defense was vulnerable if you could Pass Protect for a short period, had a accurate QB & good WR's because of the Bears average Secondary.
The 72 Dolphins were really good but their unbeaten record just sort of happend.
If they would have lost one game by 1 point at the gun or in OT that year and still won the SB they would never be metioned with 85 Bears or 70s Steelers.
mean something, especially since no other team has ever accomplished this feat. Going 32-2, winning back to back SBs, appearing in 3 straight & losing 3
marquee offensive players after 1974...all
that alone without mentioning the unbeaten record, puts them in the class
of 85 Bears & 70's Steelers. This squad
was in no way finished when the WFL set
them back. The '74 Steelers would be 1-shot wonders had they lost Franco, Rocky
And for some reason, that '72 game was IN Pittsburgh. Not Miami. And does anyone think the Steelers of the 70's could've locked up the 80's 49ers or the 90's Cowboys, considering how much bigger and stronger those teams were? I don't
72 title game was in Pitt because before 1975 Home Field was determined by a rotaion of the 3 divisions.
As far as the 80s/90s go, even the
80s 49es were slower and smaller by today's stanards, their hey day was 20 years ago and their first 2 SBs were only a couple years after Pitss 3rd and 4th.
If todays' plyers were born when the 70s players were born they would have been the size and speed of the 70s players and had the 70s players been born when todays players were born then visa versa.
BEARS win that game if mcmahon plays. we would have stomped that ass if them shit ass fish couldve beaten the patriots! s.fuller was a very mediocre qb at best, shit i could have won a few games behind all that talent. best fucking team ever, stick that 72' dolphins team up your ass!!! MONSTERS-OF-THE MIDWAY alltheway!!!!!!!!!!
How many games did the 85' Bears loose, that would be one right. And how many games did the 72' Dolphins loose, uh that would be none. You obviously have no idea of what you're talking about.
Go back to school and learn how to write a proper paragraph, dumbell!
you clearly dont remember the game well at all, i have the game (along with every game fromt he 85 bears) the dolphins O-line played solid enough not to let the bears completely destroy marino but they certainly were getting pressure and mcmahon didn't come in till way later in the game, steve fuller started the game for the bears and played terrible turning the ball over in bear territory, and i dout the bears D was humbled to much ebcause they were still cocky and won the super bowl
actually i just checked mcmahon didn't come in till about 9 min lift in the 4th quarter and the score was already 38 - 24 so, i dunno how it was a "aweful performance by the mcmahon led offense" its was a bad performance by the fuller led offense
dan marino was sacked 3 times this game, but he wasn't under much pressure, it was really a team effort for miami though, they sacked the bears 6 times and got 3 INTs.... sounds like you dont remember the game to well if u dont think marino got hurried even 1 time when he was sacked 3 times
where or how can i watch this entire game? im like 14 so this happened before i was born so i couldnt watch it. im dying 2 watch that game, if anyone can help, plz respond
This game is easily one of my favorite memories as a Miami Dolphins fan! That night was simply magical. Marino was as good that night as he ever was in his entire Hall of Fame career! Dan was in the zone and he wasn't going to be stopped. This guy didn't give two spits for the fact that he was playing the Bears! He was always the picture of cool, unrattled focus. If only he had ever had a running back and/or a top defenseive unit behind him. He'd have easily won multiple rings!
The slaughter, is what this game should have been called. Marino lit up that Bears Defense, they could not stop him. What memories this games brings, I was a freshman in high school and was doing my homework while watching the game that night. The next day at school people where high five each other,,, I went to school in South Fla.
What Dan Marino did this night was dominate the 46 defense.He threw for over 270 yards and 3 td's.The Greatest QB ever!..And what he did to the defensive lineman was legendary,made them look like high school kids..
The Dolphins got lucky that night...I don't think any team would have wanted to face the Bears in the Super Bowl XX.. Dolphins, Raiders, nobody would have had a chance. The 46 D best D ever.
Miami did not get lucky. I was at that game. It was in the air. Yes, the Bears were the better team that season, but Miami was the better team that night. It was an old fashioned beat down.
Of course, Chicago was severely handicapped in this game. Steve Fuller was playing QB. If Jim McMahon had been in there, the result may have been different.
McMahoan couldn't decide what headband to wear. There was no way Miami was going to be denied this night. Miami had more to play for. Chicago had everything wrapped up by then. My biggest regret is these teams didn't meet in the Super Bowl. Had Miami not choked away the AFC Championship, the results in the Super Bowl would've been the same as this game. The Bears couldn't blitz on Marino and had a weakness in all a QB had to do was roll out of the pocket. Marino perfected that!
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Had the Raiders not lost to New England in the divisional round... they would have easily beaten the Dolphins... and SB XX would have been different!!
No doubt, '85 Bears HUGELY overrated. Maybe most overrated team of all-time. Marino would have picked them apart in the Super Bowl. Would have LOVE to see McMahon, Ditka and company eat crow.
It's nice to know others are as passionate as I am. I was at a friend's apartment to see this game. I was away at college at the time. There were about 10 Bears' fans and 30 Fin fans there. It was wild!
Yeah if there's any way anyone can put this game on here that would be fucking sweet. I've never seen this game but always have wanted to watch it.
It's a shame the Dolphins couldn't get to the Super Bowl that year...a Super Bowl rematch of this game could have been one of the greatest Super bowls ever
I'm surprised the NFL doesn't sell DVDs of some of these classic games. Sometimes they show them on ESPN CLassic or the NFL network in the late summer months leading up to the regular season. I've love to have a DVD of this game and that 1994 Jets game where Marino brought the Dolphins back with some amazing laser-like passes in the second half and ran that spike play. Ahhhh the good ole Dolphins glory days. Hopefully Parcells can restore some of that over the next few seasons.
I was wondering where I can find you on Ebay 'cause I tried to find those DVD's that you have and all I could find was those Super Bowl and/or those team boxset that Warner Home Video put out on DVD a couple years ago so write to me ASAP
My husband and I,and our two children bought tickets early in the season for one game of our Dolphins. We live near Tampa, because it is so far we only went to one game each year; this is the game we selected; we had really good seats. We flew down on Sunday and to say we had a "Great" time is an under-statement. Dolphins have always been our only NFL team. We taped the whole game so we could watch again when we returned home. Still have that tape. Thanks for the memories!
Wow, you know you watch this broadcast and it's so weird to think that OJ was accused of murder. I mean the guy is so charismatic, charming and seemingly intelligent. I'm not presenting it as an excuse, but do you think his ex-wife did something to him? He changed a lot, at least in the public eye in a very short time.
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@Potandthekettle the dolphins also had some close games where they won by only two pionts. the bears crushed the teams they played against. and the bears at least werent called the no name defense. get a life. miami dolphins got lucky in 72. bears actually should have one this game. i bet if they had a rematch they would win. the best teams dont always win. and i dont care what you say. the bears were a better team end of story. and i dont care what you say.
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miami dolphins had a couple close games and got lucky on some games however if you look at the bears schedule you see they didnt just get lucky on some of there games they one because they were a better team.
nintendovspcuniverse 3 weeks ago
Is that Casey Anthony in the booth with Namath and Gifford? Wait...no
dsscam 6 months ago
The 85 Dolphins were also playing for the 72 Dolphins in this game
FRSFreeStateES 7 months ago 2
@FRSFreeStateES Didn't Shula bring every living 72 Dolphin onto the sidelines at one point during this game? I remember Larry Csonka being interviewed on the sidelines a number of times that night.
WatchVenusSpa 1 month ago
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You know what I couldn't tell you, I was nine years old during this game. My memories of it are somewhat vague.
FRSFreeStateES 1 month ago
I wish they met in the superbowl...darn pats.
yoda124 9 months ago
What tough and powerful teams did the 1985 Bears play besides Miami? Their division was full of pussy teams that couldn't add up to a winning record.GB 8-8 was their toughest challenge. Minn & Detroit were both 7-9 and of course the toughest of all teams TB at 2-14. With a 24-40 record who couldn't clinch that sissy division to include 1984 21-42-1 and 20-44 in 1986. The 85 Bears will never get my respect unless they accomplished this record playing in the powerhouse NFC East or AFC West.
KingPurplePimp 9 months ago
@KingPurplePimp they destroyed the 3 best teams from the "powerhouse NFC east" as u called it. they beat the redskins 45-10, the cowboys 44-0 and the giants 21-0. learn your football instead of adding records together.
paytondeasy 9 months ago
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owned by paytondeasy! Have a clue before you open that fat pie hole on the interwebz.
fondu321 4 months ago
the electricity in the ob was amazing
drouco1 9 months ago
OJ WTF
Jean0987654321 9 months ago
@Jean0987654321
Greatest monday night game ever.
O.J.Simpson & Joe Namath?
This is crazy seeing those 2 broadcasting the game.
The7legacy 6 months ago
This is what happens when you have the quickest release ever in football, nobody is faster then the ball when Marino throws it.
boskey10 11 months ago
Shula out coached Ditka. Chicago was awesome that year in every aspect, however the better won and we live alone in perfectville...Thank You VERY Much
henmanator 1 year ago
Should've been Super Bowl XX!!!
socalscottie80s 1 year ago
@socalscottie80s Miami just might have pulled the upset if they had made it. When I watched this live back in the day,I thought this game was just a fluke win. Now that some history is behind us,I now believe the Bears had no answer for Marinos quick release. He gave the blue print on how to beat the 46 defense. 3 step drop and get rid of it quickly and attack the Bears average corners. The Niners started doing just that with Montana one season later.
kingfish4242 1 year ago
@kingfish4242 cont. In 85, most teams had their Qb's doing the standard 5-7 step drop and the Bears pass rush was just too fast to be successful against it.
kingfish4242 1 year ago
McMahon was injured so this game was a total fluke.
JakeTSnake7 1 year ago
Good ole OJ AKA "Ya Boy" dissecting the Chicago Bears. Maybe he can gives us his analysis/advice on how to cover up a double murder?? I love how they had to delay the game because the Bears offense couldn't hear the snap. Go Dolphins! We're gonna see a replay tomorrow night!
Jonnyjuicebags 1 year ago
Good ole OJ AKA "Ya Boy" dissecting the Chicago Bears. Maybe he can gives us his analysis/advice on how to cover up a double murder??
Jonnyjuicebags 1 year ago
Interesting video.....OJ the double murderer talking about the Dolphins and Dan Marino...the QB who could never win the big one.
gsizzles 1 year ago
THE NIGHT OF FOOTBALL EVER, I WAS THERE.... MARINO MAGIC NIGHT!!!!!1
tatico74 1 year ago
bears were good, but overrated, not an explosive offense, if they got behind, they would have a tough time catching up... thats' why many other teams were better. besides, did they repeat? no give me the 61-62 pack, the 88-89-90 49ers, the 72-73 dolphins, the 92-93 cowboys, the 74-75 steelers... again, a good team for ONE year, but NOT a great, great team... 49ers beat them the year before, 23-0, in 87, 49ers beat em 41-0, in 88 49ers beat em 28-3 in chicago...thank you
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i remember watching this bear loss(their only loss of the entire 85/86 season...i think it was like 38-24(i haven't watched this video yet)..i remember watching it on a dinky 6 inch t.v. lol when i was barely in HS. miami kicked their ASS in this game..but the bears blew away everybody else this year. period.
IIIIdepechemodeIIII 1 year ago
There was an overwhelming percentage of Miami fans from the 70's glory days at that game, including retired players. Hell, Mercury Morris said he could hear the stadium noise from his prison cell in the downtown jail! Old timers came out of the woodwork for that one! And yes, the bears were NOT going to be beat that year. The truth is Miami was damn lucky they maintained such a force of momentum in the 1st half, or they would've lost the game. It was extraordinary!
RailRocketJr 1 year ago
@RailRocketJr ummmm nahhhh. Miami is just better. Accept it.
DoesNotExist305 1 year ago
BTW, it didn't get much more loud and hyped, back then, then at the Orange Bowl on MNF. Does it seem like the fans have settled down a bit, these days?
matsugo24 1 year ago
This was a huge regular season game, garnering attention from everyone, including Good Morning America. Chicago was mauling everyone in their path, and there was a feeling that if Miami didn't stop them, nobody could. What made it interesting is that the rifle arm of Marino was protected by a great offensive line, anchored by Dwight Stephenson, and had 2 electrifying receivers in Clayton and Duper. So much fun to watch! Man, NFL football was great in the 80's,
matsugo24 1 year ago
Man I remember this night like it was yesterday. A million people can say Dan never got a ring, but I can tell you he did something more important for the Dolphins.
On that one electric night, he made absolutely certain their legacy will live forever. For a true Miamian, born and raised there, he will live forever.
RailRocketJr 1 year ago
Hard to believe that this is still the highest-rated Monday Night Football game in history!!!
juan833blue 1 year ago
We should have played them in the Superbowl...We would have beaten them there too.
dolphinbuc 1 year ago
Oh my God @ 4:00 I found the REAL killer.
neneshubby 1 year ago 2
@neneshubby lol fuck OJ hang em'
IIIIdepechemodeIIII 1 year ago
@Potandthekettle Well if that's what you believe. However the debate is 85 bears vs. 72 dolphins. And I don't see how the 73 dolphins or 84 bears are relevant. If you want titles then talk about the niners.
brocky70 1 year ago
@brocky70 If you cant see how those teams are relevant, then you dont understand what the word "team" means. And the fact you want to divert this argument to another team, just shows that you know what I say makes sense but you refuse to accept it.
Potandthekettle 1 year ago
Miami still has the best Undefeated Record Ever : )
DarkCode 1 year ago
OJ is bad ass.
Patsun9 1 year ago
LOL at 4:20 O.J. said "ya boy". He was ahead of his time with that one.
miggizle85 1 year ago
@miggizle85 Dude you were so right...I noticed that too, because when most people back then, referred to themselves, they would say, "your's truly"...It's a damn shame that O.J. let his life run into shit, because he could have gone down as the coolest football player ever...
GemCan78 1 year ago
Damn how amazing was it that up till that point only 3 times had a team ever had an undefeated regular season, and only 2 teams had done it. The Bear twice and the Dolphins once. The Dolphins were the only team to finish the season undefeated and now the Bears were looking like they were gonna join them. And who was that stood in their way on this night? Why the Dolphins of course. It's crazy the way things just work out sometimes.
miggizle85 1 year ago
The MNF Theme music back then was so awesome!
JimRagan1967 1 year ago
I was there, swinging a teddy bear from a rope from the upper level. Great game, the electricity in the Orange Bowl was incredible.
Jetster777 1 year ago
I don't care what people say. To Me the bears were more dominant in 85 then the dolphins were in 72. Back to back shutouts in the playoffs. Record for points in the superbowl, would still have it if the bronco's defense wasn't a complete peice of crap in the 80s, winning the superbowl by 36 points. The big difference is that there was no pressure to go undeafeated in 72 because no one had done it before, and wouldn't you know it the bears had to face the same coach, something the dolphins didn't
brocky70 1 year ago
@brocky70 More dominant? I'm not sure if youre aware but those Dolphins made the SB 3 yrs in a row and won 2 of them(72 and 73) with a 44-6 record over that time. THATS dominant.
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nintendovspcuniverse 3 weeks ago
@Potandthekettle whatever you say dolphins fan.
nintendovspcuniverse 3 weeks ago
@nintendovspcuniverse In other words, you FAIL.
Potandthekettle 3 weeks ago
@Potandthekettle i dont care what you say bears were better and you cant change that
nintendovspcuniverse 3 weeks ago
@nintendovspcuniverse Thats true. I cant change stupid.
Potandthekettle 3 weeks ago
@Potandthekettle that made no since.
nintendovspcuniverse 2 weeks ago
@nintendovspcuniverse Thank you for proving my point.
Potandthekettle 2 weeks ago
@Potandthekettle also the dolphins record has been beat patriots were 18-0 before they lost a couple years ago. oh and chicago also one more games they were 18-1 18 is more than 17.. if there were 19 games back in 72 i guarentee you dolphins wouldnt of went undefeated.
nintendovspcuniverse 2 weeks ago
@nintendovspcuniverse "before they lost" I rest my case on that one.
Potandthekettle 2 weeks ago
@Potandthekettle besides the dolphins what teams do you like.
nintendovspcuniverse 1 week ago
hell i cant get any of games unless i have cable. there was a time when i could turn the tv on and there would be a game on at least two channels . now you have have all kinds of rigmaroll
aquatodabone 1 year ago
They blacked this game out in Chicago! Didn't have cable then!
1560438 1 year ago
@1560438 They did not black out this game in Chicago, I remember watching it on my little Watchman in the first quarter because I was working at Mc Donalds and then I watched it at home without cable it was on ABC Channel 7.
ChicagoShuffleCrew 1 year ago
It was a showdown game... MNF, stage was set, great passing offense versus shaky pass defense, QB with quick release, versus strong pass rush. This was a tough matchup for Chicago, although they would have won in a rematch in Super Bowl.
eugenemcgirt 1 year ago
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rollick3434 1 year ago
@1560438 Game was not blacked out. I recorded it on VHS while watching. No games were blacked out in 85....especially 85
rollick3434 1 year ago
its nice to see o.j. keeping busy
thomasbthomas 1 year ago
I still stay that had the 49ers gotten it together, they may have given the Bears a game they were 18-1 the yr before.
lmswentzeljr 2 years ago
A truely memorable Dolphin victory!!!
redhead5150 2 years ago
Ah yes, takes me back to when OJ and Nicole were the happy couple.
DesertRat501 2 years ago
The 85 Bears were literally bigger than the game. I've never seen one team hyped to this degree and we may never see another one like them again.
WatchVenusSpa 2 years ago 12
Damn, why couldn't ABC still have monday night football?? ESPN sucks so damn bad
bryanw91178 2 years ago 5
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I do wish ABC kept a separate sports division as well. Anything nowadays on ABC is "ESPN on ABC".
Monday Night Football was a big deal on an over the air network. I guess today's consumers don't care who puts the product out.
mrjiveyjr 2 years ago
Around the 1:00 mark, you see the highlights from Super Bowl XIX, which was played earlier that year on
January 20, 1985...ABC covered the Super Bowl after the 1984 season, in which the 49ers beat the Dolphins 38-16...they were the first team to win 15 regular season games...the 1985 Bears were second...
Kingbub09 2 years ago
GO BEARS
ASSYRIANPRIDE27 2 years ago
"Hey Frank. I wann a kiss you" lmao
steelerman1974 2 years ago 2
yeah, should have been Bears vs. Dolphins in Super Bowl XX.
jwm239 2 years ago
Why? The patriots dominate them and it was not even close.
binald 2 years ago
Totally different scenario. That AFC Championship was played in freakin' monsoon. Perfect conditions for that Patriots team. They just got hot the same way the '98 Falcons did...ruining a better matchup along the way. Miami would've been the perfect foil for Chicago on that turf in New Orleans with Duper and Clayton. Alas...it didn't happen
cbaldwinjr 2 years ago 2
this!
dlbags 2 years ago
72 is still perfect
carter20081985 2 years ago
phins would have kicked the bears ass again if they met up again in XX.
TOROKILL 2 years ago
Yeah, if only Miami would have gotten past the Patriots! The Bears got past everyone!!!
duckman531 2 years ago 2
except miami that night :)
lazymoon13 2 years ago
It didn't stop us from going to New Orleans that January! But I must admit that the "Fish" picked up Buddy Ryan's blitzes beautifully that night. It's a wonder more offenses didn't do that against the Bears in '85 and "86.
duckman531 2 years ago
Rumor has it OJ got the knife in Miami.
sonofmabarker 2 years ago
this would have been marinos real and probably only ring i HATE the patriots.Patriots SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sgja777 2 years ago
Watching this makes you now see how contrived and unnecessary an intro that has a fake party and Hank Williams singing "Are You Ready ... " in it. All you need is a kick-ass theme song (the one in this clip is good, and it's not even the one we all know and remember), a good announcer (not a Gumbel), and some mixed-in crowd noise. This intro had it all. And by the way, Giff is an ex-player that commanded the booth as well as anyone today.
tuttleberry 2 years ago 2
LOL The Juice...
cuervojones98 2 years ago
'85 bears got lucky the pats upset the dolphins in the AFC championship game. Based on this game, the bears would have had a very tough time stopping their offense. And the bears didnt have the kind of offense that could match the dolphins score for score.
New England deprived us of a much better super bowl.
rawn4203 2 years ago
Got lucky? Are you kidding me! The Dolphins chances of beating the Bears for a second time in the same season would not be in their favor. I was hoping Miami would've came out of the AFC, I was hoping for the rematch but Miami wasn't good enough to beat New England. BEAR DOWN!
SBXXChamps 2 years ago 3
That was great, I was there. The atmosphere was electric. Way to go PHINS !!!!
purpledude603 2 years ago 3
I can't believe this was 24 years ago--it seems like yesterday to me. Those Bears were incredible, but Miami had their number for that one special evening. Looking back, it's somewhat amazing, and sad, that Marino never did win a ring.
AggieRailroader 2 years ago 16
i am bears fan but man, that is sad that the orange bowl is gone.. That place looks so much more lively than dolphins stadium. Dolphins stadium seems so far from the city, generic, and stale.
canarinhoamazon 2 years ago 2
I was very lucky to go there in 1999 to see a Penn State vs. Miami game, too me personally it was the yankee stadium of football games. Too many epic games were played there Super Bowl 3, 10,13. Orange Bowl 1984, 1982, 1991 & many others, along with this game 1985 , wide right 2 & 3, and of course THE EPIC IN MIAMI. it was cramped but it had character.
SFFOOL76 2 years ago 2
@SFFOOL76 I remember that PSU-Miami game in 99 I wasnt there but I am a big PSU fan and remember watching it. I never liked the Canes but I do miss games being played at the Orange Bowl.
nbomodel 1 year ago
I agree, the Orange Bowl was like another player on our side. What is your opinion of the modernizations to Soldier Field? (Removing the astroturf several years ago was a huge boon.)
SCE2AUX 2 years ago
The Shula/Marino Dolphins proved that the Bears 46 Defense was vulnerable if you could Pass Protect for a short period, had a accurate QB & good WR's because of the Bears average Secondary.
FrsBigeasy 2 years ago
Thee is not one Steelrers player from the 70s who would give up one of the 4 rings for an undefeated season.
There is not one Steelrs fan who would give up one of 6 SBs of any of the 4 in 6 years and back to back twice for an undefeated season.
The 70s Steelers went undefeated in the playoffs 4 times, that's all that mattered.
Bigbadben7 2 years ago
No doubt!...but you seem to have side-stepped my whole point. Pittsburgh would
never have added to their SB trophy case
without Harris, Blier, & Swann. Don Shula
had to rebuild after 1974, just as Chuck
Noll would have if he had lost his 2 backs
& best WR.
dolfangirl1 2 years ago
The 72 Dolphins were really good but their unbeaten record just sort of happend.
If they would have lost one game by 1 point at the gun or in OT that year and still won the SB they would never be metioned with 85 Bears or 70s Steelers.
Bigbadben7 2 years ago
"sort of happened"?? Maybe in the sense that
it was'nt planned, but it took all-out team effort
to not have a let-down on any given week.
Also, for those who harp on a "weak schedule"...if Miami was riding to the post season based on that, then surely playing 3
top teams in a row & one on the road would
have done them in. Having a soft schedule
does'nt condition you for the strong teams.
Miami was solid & consistent, playing smart,
error-free ball.
dolfangirl1 2 years ago
I never mentioned the schedule, 14 games vs NFL Pro teams is never soft.
My point was their legacey as a great team is based on not losing that year when Ibeleive they would ahve been no less of a team if they had.
Everyone talks about "Undefeated" buth the best accompishments is not that but rather 3 straight SB appeaarances and Back to Bac kwins.
Bigbadben7 2 years ago
Going undbeaten & winning the SB does
mean something, especially since no other team has ever accomplished this feat. Going 32-2, winning back to back SBs, appearing in 3 straight & losing 3
marquee offensive players after 1974...all
that alone without mentioning the unbeaten record, puts them in the class
of 85 Bears & 70's Steelers. This squad
was in no way finished when the WFL set
them back. The '74 Steelers would be 1-shot wonders had they lost Franco, Rocky
& Lynn in 1975.
dolfangirl1 2 years ago
They lost the opening round of the 74 playoffs, it was a great game but it's not like they advanced even to The AFC Title game.
Does any one really believe that the 72 Dolphins could run on the 85 Bears or Mid 70s Steel Curtain or that Gresie could handle that kind of pressure?
In 72 the Best Dolphins team beat a far from mature Steelers team by 4 points.
Bradshaw was still frowing, Frnaco was a rookie, Ham was in his 2nd year and Lambert, Swann, Stallworth/Webster hadn't even been drafted.
Bigbadben7 2 years ago
Yeah, they lost 28-26 to Oakland in '74
& without 2 starting DBs...All-Pro & SB MVP Jake Scott & CB Curtis Johnson...
just like Steelers lost to Oakland 24-7 in
1976 when Harris & Blier were sidelined
with injuries. That '74 "sea of hands"
game definately ranked as a Championship worthy contest, so Miami
can be forgiven for losing, just as the dynastic Steelers can for losing 2 post-
season contests following their 1st back
to back SB reign.
dolfangirl1 2 years ago 2
And for some reason, that '72 game was IN Pittsburgh. Not Miami. And does anyone think the Steelers of the 70's could've locked up the 80's 49ers or the 90's Cowboys, considering how much bigger and stronger those teams were? I don't
cbaldwinjr 2 years ago
72 title game was in Pitt because before 1975 Home Field was determined by a rotaion of the 3 divisions.
As far as the 80s/90s go, even the
80s 49es were slower and smaller by today's stanards, their hey day was 20 years ago and their first 2 SBs were only a couple years after Pitss 3rd and 4th.
If todays' plyers were born when the 70s players were born they would have been the size and speed of the 70s players and had the 70s players been born when todays players were born then visa versa.
Bigbadben7 2 years ago
Man this brings back so many memories
baheat86 2 years ago
Dolphin over bears...Dolphins always ruin there Undefeated seasons and i lol
Miamidfinsfan1326 2 years ago 3
BEARS win that game if mcmahon plays. we would have stomped that ass if them shit ass fish couldve beaten the patriots! s.fuller was a very mediocre qb at best, shit i could have won a few games behind all that talent. best fucking team ever, stick that 72' dolphins team up your ass!!! MONSTERS-OF-THE MIDWAY alltheway!!!!!!!!!!
ricanruler 2 years ago
How many games did the 85' Bears loose, that would be one right. And how many games did the 72' Dolphins loose, uh that would be none. You obviously have no idea of what you're talking about.
Go back to school and learn how to write a proper paragraph, dumbell!
jteleha 2 years ago
Go back to school and learn how to spell lose, dumbass
bearfan3417 2 years ago 2
Oh, a typo here then let's take you back to the 4th grade and recall spelling;
LOSS, a noun - an amount or number lost: The loss of the life.
LOSE - a verb - to fail inadvertently to retain (something) in such a way that it cannot be immediately recovered:
jteleha 2 years ago
They also lost one Super Bowl.
vividwatch47 2 years ago
And so did the 06' Bears.
jteleha 2 years ago
1972 Dolphins lost Griese for 11 weeks
including 1 playoff game & the 1st Half
of the AFC Championship; don't whine
about losing McMahon for 1 measley game.
dolfangirl1 2 years ago 3
you clearly dont remember the game well at all, i have the game (along with every game fromt he 85 bears) the dolphins O-line played solid enough not to let the bears completely destroy marino but they certainly were getting pressure and mcmahon didn't come in till way later in the game, steve fuller started the game for the bears and played terrible turning the ball over in bear territory, and i dout the bears D was humbled to much ebcause they were still cocky and won the super bowl
AmberJohnson2103 2 years ago
actually i just checked mcmahon didn't come in till about 9 min lift in the 4th quarter and the score was already 38 - 24 so, i dunno how it was a "aweful performance by the mcmahon led offense" its was a bad performance by the fuller led offense
AmberJohnson2103 2 years ago
dan marino was sacked 3 times this game, but he wasn't under much pressure, it was really a team effort for miami though, they sacked the bears 6 times and got 3 INTs.... sounds like you dont remember the game to well if u dont think marino got hurried even 1 time when he was sacked 3 times
AmberJohnson2103 2 years ago 2
he got that quick realease
HoRuSHoRiZoN 2 years ago
85 was not perfect
carter20081985 2 years ago
i miss the orange bowl! listen to the crowd. those old stadiums were the best.
montelinus 2 years ago 5
Yeah, I was there. There's nothing like it !!
purpledude603 2 years ago
where or how can i watch this entire game? im like 14 so this happened before i was born so i couldnt watch it. im dying 2 watch that game, if anyone can help, plz respond
migueldelajose13 2 years ago 3
my dad taped it live
GoW1BallhArD 2 years ago
how am i supposed 2 watch it?
migueldelajose13 2 years ago
ditto. i want to see the game.
idster7 2 years ago
IT"S OJ MAN!!!!!!!!!
therockypimp 2 years ago
the ghosts of the OB
dmarkel305 2 years ago
Fins win! I beamed when we beat these guys and then we got pasted by the Pats in the AFC championship game,then Pats got pasted by Bears!
dolphinbuc 2 years ago
amazin !
rogperu 2 years ago
This game is easily one of my favorite memories as a Miami Dolphins fan! That night was simply magical. Marino was as good that night as he ever was in his entire Hall of Fame career! Dan was in the zone and he wasn't going to be stopped. This guy didn't give two spits for the fact that he was playing the Bears! He was always the picture of cool, unrattled focus. If only he had ever had a running back and/or a top defenseive unit behind him. He'd have easily won multiple rings!
CorinthianKnight 2 years ago
The slaughter, is what this game should have been called. Marino lit up that Bears Defense, they could not stop him. What memories this games brings, I was a freshman in high school and was doing my homework while watching the game that night. The next day at school people where high five each other,,, I went to school in South Fla.
tdrewman 2 years ago
Oh man, I remember watching this on tv. I could feel the "electricity" through my set.
This was a GRR-REAT game!
IngridBergmanRocked 2 years ago 2
What Dan Marino did this night was dominate the 46 defense.He threw for over 270 yards and 3 td's.The Greatest QB ever!..And what he did to the defensive lineman was legendary,made them look like high school kids..
dales6868 2 years ago
Frank Gifford = Mr. Monday Night Football
richie19190 2 years ago 2
hey its oj
nflhistoryorg 2 years ago
The Dolphins got lucky that night...I don't think any team would have wanted to face the Bears in the Super Bowl XX.. Dolphins, Raiders, nobody would have had a chance. The 46 D best D ever.
lsn4life912 2 years ago
Miami did not get lucky. I was at that game. It was in the air. Yes, the Bears were the better team that season, but Miami was the better team that night. It was an old fashioned beat down.
hemidemon 2 years ago
Hey didn't that one guy cut his wife's head off?
seahall 2 years ago
It's hard to stop a loaded arm like Marino's! My favorite game!!!
redhead5150 2 years ago
There already is full nfl games uploaded on Youtube already like Super Bowl 14 steelers vs. rams
acetrain81 2 years ago
Could you imagine the kind of ridiculous hype this game would've got in today's 24-7 TV and internet sports culture? It would've been nuts
stell29 2 years ago 3
It's so nice to see a MNF game start without all the unnecessary fluff, whistles, and bells.
sageofsuccess 2 years ago 3
Of course, Chicago was severely handicapped in this game. Steve Fuller was playing QB. If Jim McMahon had been in there, the result may have been different.
sageofsuccess 2 years ago
McMahoan couldn't decide what headband to wear. There was no way Miami was going to be denied this night. Miami had more to play for. Chicago had everything wrapped up by then. My biggest regret is these teams didn't meet in the Super Bowl. Had Miami not choked away the AFC Championship, the results in the Super Bowl would've been the same as this game. The Bears couldn't blitz on Marino and had a weakness in all a QB had to do was roll out of the pocket. Marino perfected that!
vccstudents 2 years ago 2
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Had the Raiders not lost to New England in the divisional round... they would have easily beaten the Dolphins... and SB XX would have been different!!
smthomas23 2 years ago
No doubt, '85 Bears HUGELY overrated. Maybe most overrated team of all-time. Marino would have picked them apart in the Super Bowl. Would have LOVE to see McMahon, Ditka and company eat crow.
Hey who's that AA color announcer? Wild
oneputtsteven 2 years ago
It's nice to know others are as passionate as I am. I was at a friend's apartment to see this game. I was away at college at the time. There were about 10 Bears' fans and 30 Fin fans there. It was wild!
vccstudents 2 years ago
Hey, I just saw a MURDERER!! OJ. A Brutal MURDERER!!
TOPOFFMAN 3 years ago
fuckin dolphins
19770326 3 years ago
=-)
GonnaCsonkaYa1972 3 years ago 4
GO DOLPHINS ahah =]
miamid17 2 years ago 2
Yeah this was a great game.
GonnaCsonkaYa1972 3 years ago 4
The highest-rated "MNF" game ever.
mdumas43073 3 years ago 8
Wow, Namath was right on target with his commentary. The team with the most emotion had the edge in this game.
007InMiami 3 years ago 2
Yeah if there's any way anyone can put this game on here that would be fucking sweet. I've never seen this game but always have wanted to watch it.
It's a shame the Dolphins couldn't get to the Super Bowl that year...a Super Bowl rematch of this game could have been one of the greatest Super bowls ever
stell29 3 years ago 8
I'm surprised the NFL doesn't sell DVDs of some of these classic games. Sometimes they show them on ESPN CLassic or the NFL network in the late summer months leading up to the regular season. I've love to have a DVD of this game and that 1994 Jets game where Marino brought the Dolphins back with some amazing laser-like passes in the second half and ran that spike play. Ahhhh the good ole Dolphins glory days. Hopefully Parcells can restore some of that over the next few seasons.
Delphinus72 3 years ago 3
Hey Delphinus72,
You can find lots of these games on Ebay. I have loads of classic games on DVD. Normally really cheap too and pretty good quality for the age.
khmerwolf1 3 years ago
Hi khmerwolf1
I was wondering where I can find you on Ebay 'cause I tried to find those DVD's that you have and all I could find was those Super Bowl and/or those team boxset that Warner Home Video put out on DVD a couple years ago so write to me ASAP
cooksta4prez08 2 years ago
ditto. i want to see the game.
idster7 2 years ago
OJ Simpson, lol
deadst4r 3 years ago 2
My husband and I,and our two children bought tickets early in the season for one game of our Dolphins. We live near Tampa, because it is so far we only went to one game each year; this is the game we selected; we had really good seats. We flew down on Sunday and to say we had a "Great" time is an under-statement. Dolphins have always been our only NFL team. We taped the whole game so we could watch again when we returned home. Still have that tape. Thanks for the memories!
Fladixiegirl 3 years ago 2
anyway you can upload the whole game on youtube?
m2diggs 3 years ago
If someone uploaded the whole game, Steve Sabol and his lawyers would come down on Youtube like a ton of bricks.
sageofsuccess 2 years ago
December 2, 1985....my sixth birthday, and as a Dolphins fan this was the best birthday present I've ever received!
tpfarfan 3 years ago
Broadway Joe and The Juice...never been a cooler Monday Night crew than this one
stell29 3 years ago
O.J is one evil man.
blastdude12 3 years ago
MCNEAL is awfullllll!!!
kswish16 3 years ago
In 1985, who would have believed that O.J. would kill his wife and an innocent man, get away with it, and then kidnap a room full of people?
bberson1 3 years ago
very nice
POLYAMOROUSx4x2x0x 3 years ago
That OJ sure has a big head.
richardrg99 3 years ago
Miami 38
Bears 24
DRbiohazard 3 years ago
RIP Frank Gifford
DoctorSteelhammer 3 years ago
RIP? frank gifford isn't dead.
slydawg221 3 years ago 3
What a superbowl it wouldve been if Miami could of got out of NEngland in 1985
doceddie90 3 years ago 5
Indy at the AFC East?
If that were still true today...
//drool
inkovic 3 years ago
It's been around a hell of a lot longer than that. Paul Brown used what's now called the West Coast Offense with the Browns as early as the 1940s.
cbehr91 3 years ago