If the dolphins beat the patriots in the playoffs this year it would've meant a superbowl ring for marino!! they would've beat the bears in the superbowl. the playoff game was a rainy sloppy mess.
Back when Miami was feared. Get rid of the cartoon uniforms and bring back these classics. Rebuild the Orange Bowl with an open end and bring back the glory!
@Madamow Miami inexplicably lost to New England on a rain-soaked January day, hours after Chicago beat the Los Angeles Rams in freezing Soldier Field. I'm with you--Miami vs. Chicago in Super Bowl XX would have been one helluva matchup.
This would have been a different game if McMahon started? Give it up Bears fans. On his best day McMahon was an average quarterback. The fact is your "best defense of all-time" got manhandled for 31 points (in one half no less. I'll give you the last Miami TD was lucky). Dolphins had the ball inside the 5 twice and walked it in easily both times against the Bears D.
This would have been a different game if McMahon started? Give it up Bears fans. On his best day McMahon was an average quarterback. The fact is your "best defense of all-time" got manhandled for 31 points (in one half no less. I'll give you the last Miami TD was lucky). Dolphins had the ball inside the 5 twice and walked it in easily both times against the Bears D.
This would have been a different game if McMahon started? Give it up Bears fans. On his best day McMahon was an average quarterback. The fact is your "best defense of all-time" got manhandled for 31 points (in one half no less. I'll give you the last Miami TD was lucky). Dolphins had the ball inside the 5 twice and walked it in easily both times against the Bears D.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! One of the greatest Dolphin victories in franchise history. I was 16 and at boarding school in New England when I watched this game.
@spm1021 I disagree with that. The Bears were a powerful team, but the Dolphins offense was geared to expose the one area of the Bears 46 that no other team was able to do. They had a great offensive line that could give Duper, Clayton and Moore time to get open in single coverage. And Marino's coolness in the pocket enabled him to make good decisions against them. Would the game had been closer? Maybe. But the Dolphins still would have won this game hands down
For several years the Dolphins OWNED mr manning and he was put out of more than 1 game by them spurring a famous manning tv commercial with dolphins linebackers carting him away.The dolphins have not been THE dolphins since that jerk defaced JOE ROBBIE STADIUM with that damn Pro Player graffitti. Since this owner is a devout roman catholic and Robbie was jewish, why hasnt anyone spoken up about that being anti semitic? Why isnt AJ Duhe the defensive cord? Its all stupid.That bears game wasnt!
The ironic thing about this game was the fact that the Dolphins are the only team in the SB era to go undefeated (1972) and they were the only team to beat the Bears in 1985. I remember this game like it was yesterday. Even a deflected pass by Marino found its way to a Miami receiver. Everything just went Miami's way that night.
@BillG37 Here's a good reason the 85 Bears are not what a lot people call "THE GREATEST TEAM EVER"..The very next year in the playoff, virtually the SAME DEFENSE was rushed on for 134 yards, and they lost to the Redskins...The great teams win 2 in a row..Like Shannon Sharpe said "To be special, you have to win two in a row"..I guess Wilber Marshall and Ottis Wilson were no matchup for those big Redskin TE's..
@apollo792 "The experts" say the '85 Bears had the best defense in NFL history. I disagree, because I still say the '00 Ravens D was the best. As a Browns fan, I can't stand the Ravens... but I do admit the truth when I see it. No defense has ever been as tough as the '00 Ravens. :) They only won one SB, but they didn't have much of an offense back then. The D carried the team. It's tough to win two with a one-sided team.
@BillG37 That Ravens D was built to stop the run, with those two big hogs in the middle Siragusa and Sam Adams in front of three super linebackers and a pretty good secondary...BUT when you spread the ball on them the Ravens could not produce a great pass rush..And that was against an avg N.Y. Giant offense with KERRY COLLINS passing the ball..Say if the 2000 Raven D played against the 2007 Patriots offense, how will they cover Moss, Stallworth and Welker??
Dolphins have never been the same franchise since they left the orange bowl...that was one of the hardest places in the NFL to win. It was so hard that I believe New England lost their first 18 or 19 games there and their first road victory over Miami was the 1985 AFC Championship
I watched this game live. The Bears did not have a chance, even if McMahon was playing for the Bears. The Dolphins had the home field, the emotion and the talent to win this game; to them, their Super Bowl. The '72 Dolphins were there to root them on in order to continue the undefeated season record and I don't believe any team could have beat the Fins that night.
Chicago caved under the Monday Night TV cameras when they could not dominate early. It was a learning experience they would use.
Marino was under pressure the whole night, but he just wasn't missing. Add to that for the Bears, things were not going right. Whatever it was, it was an amazing feat by Miami because it looked like the Bears were playing high school offensive teams the rest of the year.
I am a lifelong Fins Fan and man, do I miss Marino. I was at the game in Cleveland when he tore his Achilles, one of the all time injuries in the NFL. The Dolphins have gone from a Proud Franchise to an absolute Farce. Joe Robbie is turning in his grave. Very sad. Liberal, non American Owners, a Coach that's a joke and an Owner that apologized to his Coach for thinking about firing him after successive 7-9 Seasons. It's very sad. They don't care about winning anymore...
@evpracer I'm not a Stephen Ross fan either, but I should point out that not only is he conservative (he endorsed Romney) but his co-owner is himself a conservative. Either way, yup, this franchise is an absolute fucking farce. We're going to find a way to fuck up getting Andrew Luck too, and I honestly doubt Bill Cowher will want to come to Miami. We're in trouble.
@professorintellect I was referring more to the Williams "Sistas"/Marc Anthony joke. I am SURE I know what their Voter Registration is. Politics aside, it used to be so exciting to watch the Fins, regardless of win or lose. They always gave it their all with an exciting Offense and Defense that, although gave up points, hustled and helped each other when they were down. I think they can still get Cowher. It is still a well equipped Franchise with devout fans. u r right; they'll fuck up Luck
Not a Bears OR Dolphins fan, but to this day I still believe that Marino and company were looking ahead to having this rematch in the Super Bowl. The Bears had already annihilated the Rams in the NFC title game before the AFC Championship game. It would've been one hell of a Superbowl, but I think the Bears would've come out on top (not 46-10--more like 21-17). Don't forget that Marino had lots of trouble in domes throughout his career...
@jojopuppyfish I remember that. It still doesn't diminish the awesome game Marino had against the Bears defense that night. Btw, ever notice how a tipped or deflected pass that is intercepted by a defensive player, who ends up running it back for a touchdown, is no big deal. But when an offensive player catches a deflected pass, it is mainly attributed to luck. Bottomline is that a player, whether on offense or defense, who catches a deflected pass is just in the right place at the right time.
@cvjucla3 There was a play from, I think the 2nd quarter....where it was 3rd and 28. Marino had 4 guys about 2 sack him, he puts it up in the air and that other WR (not duper or clayton) catches it between 2 defenders for exactly 28 yards. It just wasn't the bears night.
I remember going to Jr high the next day and no one was talking.....dead silence......then.....someone shouts out "Who won last night?" And the whole hallway shout out "Shut up Barney!"
@jojopuppyfish Yeah, I was hoping for rematch in the Super Bowl, but we lost in the AFC Championship. It was more Marino that beat the Bears defense that night. He had one of the quickest releases of all time, which was the best chance to beat the Bears fierce rush. He was coming off that great year when he threw for 48 touchdown passes. Also, you can credit Don Shula for specifically employing quarterback rollouts to give Marino more time to throw. It was an awesome game and matchup.
@spm1021 I agree it could have been a very different game with McMahon at QB. The Bears had a big pass play right off the bat but they also had a handful of INTs that helped Miami's cause. There was actually a stretch in the 4th where they brought McMahon in and the Bears threatened to make it a 1 TD game, but then a holding penalty and a few sacks and a bizarre 4th down call basically ended whatever hope the Bears had.
Denying "Da Bears" a perfect season...there is but one Perfect Season...it took place in 1972 in Miami. The fans of the other 31 teams shall deal with the 305's1972 perfection.
Major goosebumps. Marino had a cannon attached to his shoulder. What i really liked about Clayton is that anytime there was a jump ball, with 2,3 or 4 guys going up for it, Clayton ALWAYS got it. I really miss the days of Marino filling the air with footballs at the Orange Bowl.
If the dolphins beat the patriots in the playoffs this year it would've meant a superbowl ring for marino!! they would've beat the bears in the superbowl. the playoff game was a rainy sloppy mess.
runshousee 1 week ago
Dan Marino simply the best
beado989 1 month ago
The 84' Dolphins had to have been the most unbalanced team in NFL history.
6400az 1 month ago
1985 Bears = Best NFL team of all time
Dan Marino = Best quarterback of all time
quicksnipe23 1 month ago 2
Back when Miami was feared. Get rid of the cartoon uniforms and bring back these classics. Rebuild the Orange Bowl with an open end and bring back the glory!
Cydonia 1 month ago
Dan Marino!WOOHOO!
Joshua305Miami 1 month ago
WOW!!! If this was the Super Bowl, it would be a much more exciting game than the one that actually happened.
Madamow 1 month ago
@Madamow Miami inexplicably lost to New England on a rain-soaked January day, hours after Chicago beat the Los Angeles Rams in freezing Soldier Field. I'm with you--Miami vs. Chicago in Super Bowl XX would have been one helluva matchup.
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This would have been a different game if McMahon started? Give it up Bears fans. On his best day McMahon was an average quarterback. The fact is your "best defense of all-time" got manhandled for 31 points (in one half no less. I'll give you the last Miami TD was lucky). Dolphins had the ball inside the 5 twice and walked it in easily both times against the Bears D.
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This would have been a different game if McMahon started? Give it up Bears fans. On his best day McMahon was an average quarterback. The fact is your "best defense of all-time" got manhandled for 31 points (in one half no less. I'll give you the last Miami TD was lucky). Dolphins had the ball inside the 5 twice and walked it in easily both times against the Bears D.
hornet069 1 month ago
This would have been a different game if McMahon started? Give it up Bears fans. On his best day McMahon was an average quarterback. The fact is your "best defense of all-time" got manhandled for 31 points (in one half no less. I'll give you the last Miami TD was lucky). Dolphins had the ball inside the 5 twice and walked it in easily both times against the Bears D.
hornet069 1 month ago
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! One of the greatest Dolphin victories in franchise history. I was 16 and at boarding school in New England when I watched this game.
4773266 2 months ago
2:04- "Get open! Do you want me to die?!"
thejkais 2 months ago
The Bears were not the same team with Fuller at QB. He sucked, but then again McMahon was a wuss.
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@spm1021 I disagree with that. The Bears were a powerful team, but the Dolphins offense was geared to expose the one area of the Bears 46 that no other team was able to do. They had a great offensive line that could give Duper, Clayton and Moore time to get open in single coverage. And Marino's coolness in the pocket enabled him to make good decisions against them. Would the game had been closer? Maybe. But the Dolphins still would have won this game hands down
thundrwagn 2 months ago
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thundrwagn 2 months ago
no way, OJ announcing game!
ricanruler 3 months ago
You would think at some point in the game they had to think "Maybe we should stop blitzing DAN FREAKING MARINO"..
apollo792 3 months ago
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For several years the Dolphins OWNED mr manning and he was put out of more than 1 game by them spurring a famous manning tv commercial with dolphins linebackers carting him away.The dolphins have not been THE dolphins since that jerk defaced JOE ROBBIE STADIUM with that damn Pro Player graffitti. Since this owner is a devout roman catholic and Robbie was jewish, why hasnt anyone spoken up about that being anti semitic? Why isnt AJ Duhe the defensive cord? Its all stupid.That bears game wasnt!
kevingthompson14 3 months ago
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kevingthompson14 3 months ago
The ironic thing about this game was the fact that the Dolphins are the only team in the SB era to go undefeated (1972) and they were the only team to beat the Bears in 1985. I remember this game like it was yesterday. Even a deflected pass by Marino found its way to a Miami receiver. Everything just went Miami's way that night.
BillG37 3 months ago
@BillG37 Here's a good reason the 85 Bears are not what a lot people call "THE GREATEST TEAM EVER"..The very next year in the playoff, virtually the SAME DEFENSE was rushed on for 134 yards, and they lost to the Redskins...The great teams win 2 in a row..Like Shannon Sharpe said "To be special, you have to win two in a row"..I guess Wilber Marshall and Ottis Wilson were no matchup for those big Redskin TE's..
apollo792 3 months ago
@apollo792 "The experts" say the '85 Bears had the best defense in NFL history. I disagree, because I still say the '00 Ravens D was the best. As a Browns fan, I can't stand the Ravens... but I do admit the truth when I see it. No defense has ever been as tough as the '00 Ravens. :) They only won one SB, but they didn't have much of an offense back then. The D carried the team. It's tough to win two with a one-sided team.
BillG37 3 months ago
@BillG37 That Ravens D was built to stop the run, with those two big hogs in the middle Siragusa and Sam Adams in front of three super linebackers and a pretty good secondary...BUT when you spread the ball on them the Ravens could not produce a great pass rush..And that was against an avg N.Y. Giant offense with KERRY COLLINS passing the ball..Say if the 2000 Raven D played against the 2007 Patriots offense, how will they cover Moss, Stallworth and Welker??
apollo792 3 months ago
Peyton Manning would have eaten they ass up!!!!
VenetianSymbol 3 months ago
The Dolphins picked apart the Bears weakness in the secondary in this game
FRSFreeStatePlus 3 months ago 4
@FRSFreeStatePlus That defense would be a bad matchup against the 1999 Rams...They would be a perfect matchup against the 72 dolphins..
apollo792 3 months ago
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Good point
FRSFreeStatePlus 3 months ago
85 bears > 72 dolphins
mutarrr 4 months ago
Dolphins have never been the same franchise since they left the orange bowl...that was one of the hardest places in the NFL to win. It was so hard that I believe New England lost their first 18 or 19 games there and their first road victory over Miami was the 1985 AFC Championship
dpinzow 4 months ago
I watched this game live. The Bears did not have a chance, even if McMahon was playing for the Bears. The Dolphins had the home field, the emotion and the talent to win this game; to them, their Super Bowl. The '72 Dolphins were there to root them on in order to continue the undefeated season record and I don't believe any team could have beat the Fins that night.
Chicago caved under the Monday Night TV cameras when they could not dominate early. It was a learning experience they would use.
dupton100 4 months ago
the bears needed to improve in pass coverage
TVguy2011 4 months ago
1985 Bears still considered the greatest team in NFL history!! Too bad they have stunk every year since though
PRHILL9696 4 months ago
the refrigerator william perry my mom says that guy was a man that you could not pass
kobe1bryant1fan 4 months ago
Too bad there was no Super Bowl rematch.
jackdav34 4 months ago
Marino was under pressure the whole night, but he just wasn't missing. Add to that for the Bears, things were not going right. Whatever it was, it was an amazing feat by Miami because it looked like the Bears were playing high school offensive teams the rest of the year.
gwynedd1 4 months ago
Damn, Dan Marino picked that 46 Defense apart with ease it looked like.
TheRatedIX7 4 months ago
I am a lifelong Fins Fan and man, do I miss Marino. I was at the game in Cleveland when he tore his Achilles, one of the all time injuries in the NFL. The Dolphins have gone from a Proud Franchise to an absolute Farce. Joe Robbie is turning in his grave. Very sad. Liberal, non American Owners, a Coach that's a joke and an Owner that apologized to his Coach for thinking about firing him after successive 7-9 Seasons. It's very sad. They don't care about winning anymore...
evpracer 5 months ago
@evpracer I'm not a Stephen Ross fan either, but I should point out that not only is he conservative (he endorsed Romney) but his co-owner is himself a conservative. Either way, yup, this franchise is an absolute fucking farce. We're going to find a way to fuck up getting Andrew Luck too, and I honestly doubt Bill Cowher will want to come to Miami. We're in trouble.
professorintellect 5 months ago
@professorintellect I was referring more to the Williams "Sistas"/Marc Anthony joke. I am SURE I know what their Voter Registration is. Politics aside, it used to be so exciting to watch the Fins, regardless of win or lose. They always gave it their all with an exciting Offense and Defense that, although gave up points, hustled and helped each other when they were down. I think they can still get Cowher. It is still a well equipped Franchise with devout fans. u r right; they'll fuck up Luck
evpracer 5 months ago
Not a Bears OR Dolphins fan, but to this day I still believe that Marino and company were looking ahead to having this rematch in the Super Bowl. The Bears had already annihilated the Rams in the NFC title game before the AFC Championship game. It would've been one hell of a Superbowl, but I think the Bears would've come out on top (not 46-10--more like 21-17). Don't forget that Marino had lots of trouble in domes throughout his career...
Lanceaferd 5 months ago
I miss these days of football ): Oh, and "@spm1021" there is no WHINING aloud in football!!!
KiraKisa100 5 months ago
I loved this game because Chicago lost!!! CHICAGO SUCKS!!!
Trainking922 5 months ago
@spm1021 Fuller had a good game and imo had he not gotten hurt, they might have come back
jojopuppyfish 5 months ago
The teams met on Monday Night twice in subsequent years - both in Miami.
1997 - delayed one day by the World Series, the Dolphins blow a big lead and lose 36-33 in overtime, as the Bears get their first win of the season
2002 - the Dolphins, fighting for their playoff lives, secure a much-needed 27-9 victory
LogoAttitude 5 months ago
If the dolphins had beaten the pats for the afc championship would superbowl xx been a different outcome?
throwhammer 6 months ago
@throwhammer I bet it would of been and Dan Marino would of had a Vince Lombardi trophy most likely and not the faggot Bears. Marino deserved one.
Trainking922 5 months ago
Only the quick release of Marino could have beaten the Bears Defense that year.
cvjucla3 6 months ago
@cvjucla3 And a deflected pass that bounced 20 yards in the air to a waiting dolphins wr
jojopuppyfish 5 months ago
@jojopuppyfish I remember that. It still doesn't diminish the awesome game Marino had against the Bears defense that night. Btw, ever notice how a tipped or deflected pass that is intercepted by a defensive player, who ends up running it back for a touchdown, is no big deal. But when an offensive player catches a deflected pass, it is mainly attributed to luck. Bottomline is that a player, whether on offense or defense, who catches a deflected pass is just in the right place at the right time.
cvjucla3 5 months ago
@cvjucla3 There was a play from, I think the 2nd quarter....where it was 3rd and 28. Marino had 4 guys about 2 sack him, he puts it up in the air and that other WR (not duper or clayton) catches it between 2 defenders for exactly 28 yards. It just wasn't the bears night.
I remember going to Jr high the next day and no one was talking.....dead silence......then.....someone shouts out "Who won last night?" And the whole hallway shout out "Shut up Barney!"
But we won the SB!
jojopuppyfish 5 months ago
@jojopuppyfish Yeah, I was hoping for rematch in the Super Bowl, but we lost in the AFC Championship. It was more Marino that beat the Bears defense that night. He had one of the quickest releases of all time, which was the best chance to beat the Bears fierce rush. He was coming off that great year when he threw for 48 touchdown passes. Also, you can credit Don Shula for specifically employing quarterback rollouts to give Marino more time to throw. It was an awesome game and matchup.
cvjucla3 5 months ago
Marino CARVED up the 46 defense on this night! I just don't know what happened in the AFC Championship game, fuck.
WillHear432 6 months ago
GO DOLPHINS!!!!!!
dolfangirl1 6 months ago
@spm1021 I agree it could have been a very different game with McMahon at QB. The Bears had a big pass play right off the bat but they also had a handful of INTs that helped Miami's cause. There was actually a stretch in the 4th where they brought McMahon in and the Bears threatened to make it a 1 TD game, but then a holding penalty and a few sacks and a bizarre 4th down call basically ended whatever hope the Bears had.
sluggotv 6 months ago
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bears sure fucked this one up
Stalley75 6 months ago
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Stalley75 6 months ago
Thank you. I was 15 years old at boarding school listening to the game on an AM radio after "lights out"!
4773266 6 months ago
GO DOLPHINS!!!!
TheCopelandJ 6 months ago
Go Dolphins!!!!
TheBasqueLand 6 months ago
Denying "Da Bears" a perfect season...there is but one Perfect Season...it took place in 1972 in Miami. The fans of the other 31 teams shall deal with the 305's1972 perfection.
mwgesner 6 months ago
Major goosebumps. Marino had a cannon attached to his shoulder. What i really liked about Clayton is that anytime there was a jump ball, with 2,3 or 4 guys going up for it, Clayton ALWAYS got it. I really miss the days of Marino filling the air with footballs at the Orange Bowl.
Mrjtoomuch 7 months ago
Go Browns!
24rubikscube 7 months ago
Go Skins!
WildBill6942 7 months ago
go same
jyewa116 7 months ago
Very HQ video. Thank you for sharing!
wizeman5974 7 months ago
GO BILLS!!!!
nelson581 8 months ago
GO BEARS!!!!!!
MrShakenbake930 8 months ago
GO DOLPHINS!!!!!!
Chuckycheeseize 9 months ago