1984 Divisional Playoff Seahawks at Dolphins

[Music] [Music] [Music] anthis afternoon a coaching matchup of two of the player finds in the game AFC Coach of the Year Chuck Knox turning it over now for three franchises Seattle Buffalo and the LA Rams and both Don Don Shula our coaches who seem to get more out of players who are looking to cap off another magnificent season at Miami and it should be pointed out here Pete and for lifetime against Knox this is norm Jonathan getting set to kick off of the Seattle Seahawks and there is Walker coming off a disappointing season and a man who a year ago in a playoff game against Seattle Portal 2 successive kickoffs late in the game that cost Miami putting the cross and getting set to receive but kickoff for the All Pro norm Johnson [Music] [Applause] but kicker north judson off of tackle of parties so they were looking to keep it away from the deep man hopes Walker crosses 17 pounds the last three four days total pulled off first down [Applause] out of the backfield where he stopped by the inside linebacker Keith puffer all pro players and in a very critical spot second down play going outside [Applause] [Music] be proud papa stop now Dwight Stevenson has been recognized I think throughout the league with Mike Webster as the two outstanding centers in this game and he just stabilizes the whole offensive line from Miami which only allowed Marino 14 SEC's all year that's that's enough statement in itself at a first down for the dolphin at midfield swinging for Nathan most comfortable she haunts again keep Cutler in a seventh year out of that first state on the stop you know generally when you're throwing a screen a quick screen in this case you'd put a tackle or a guard out into the play if you do put your Center into the play it's generally to slide gently and then get it upfield now with Stevenson he's is so quick even though he's strong they give him the responsibility of trying to get all the way outside to the cornerback that time he wasn't able to do it the play went for naught but so second down and 14 seven offensive thanks being utilized now we'll see Hart [Music] Paris the free safety a local product out of Miami and Paul Boyer the extra defensive back to fighting off the tackles the previous play Joan Nash number 72 held wide Stephenson from getting into the quick screen this time he throws him aside makes the play on Nathan and actually creates a no gain situation two good plays in the road for now dolphins lined up in the slot left every slot it's a foot down and 10 Natalie burrito completing for the first down - Jimmy's several heats it's a novel stop I'm sure the flag was on Jacob green who get off just before the ball was snapped so Moreno had an option on to play picked up cephalo for a first down and the referee Pat Haggerty in his 20th year in the NFL indicating the offside [Music] Dan's coming over to the sidelines to see if it is not a first down whether they'll go for it on 4th it would be fourth and inches or to take the five-yard penalty and make it third down and 5 look at the impressive statistical line of Dan Marino throwing the record-breaking 48 touchdowns set a host of NFL at Miami Dolphin Club records well it is just shy of the first up where they spotted the ball he's going what do you want a coach [Music] on fourth down big play early in the ballgame on the first drive just inside the 40 the short yardage specialist the big guy Pete Johnson has checked it it is forth and about three have adolphus record of 14 and to winning the AFC East the only losses to the Chargers and the Raiders santol Seahawks twelve and four on the season finishing second behind depper and the AFC West overall thirteen and four off the victory last week over the Raiders in the AFC wild card playoff [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] this tells you a little bit about what done Don Shula thinks of his offensive line rather than take a third and five he goes to the fourth and a half a yard they easily pick it up moving people off the line of scrimmage over John Easter now Pete Johnson has only had a three yard rushing average but remember he's only played in short yardage situations so that's a pretty good one under those conditions they'e scored nine touchdown since coming over to Miami picked up the first round inside his longest part of the season just all that I go numbered by the light corner talking to tom cassell before the game he said the most impressive thing about merino is the way he buys time now take a look at Mark Clayton running this pattern you'll notice when he does make his his move he is open Marino's running looking for help but he's got nothing but time Dan tries to get the ball low so the only man with an opportunity to catch it is Clayton goes right through his hands four minutes have gone by first quarter mark Clayton 18 touchdown passes setting an NFL record for most TVs by a receiver this is the eighth play of the drive up coming we have those four just underway 25 fred young outside linebacker rookie from New Mexico State office top somebody would say why are they running a track lay which is contrary to their personality second tenth well the reason is that they're using seven defensive backs the Seahawks are on certain occasions that time they had six and the linebacking position is weaker if you can get any of your linemen on a linebacker split the theme you're on for a big game sets a third down and six outside they twenty five four wideouts with cephalo and four but coverage to break it up in tennis for Mark Cooper but Brown was right there they are not playing any zone early in the ballgame they played man-to-man and as tight as they can on both duper and plate now comes back a man who has had all kinds of problems it has been a very poor season for ovav on Charlotte he kicked the fewest field goals of the NFL this year 9 for 19 overall the suppori 3 yard attempt and it might be something to note he has not kicked one over 40 yards issue first attempt in some five-game [Music] [Music] but you can just tell his confidence level is at an all-time low after he kicks this ball take a look at his reaction he knows he didn't hit its eyelid just sticks his head down go home another day at the plant how much of this do I have to go through Marv Albert with John Brodie from the Orange Bowl in Miami five minutes have gone by in this first quarter of about common justice from 43 yards away Seahawks for the offense for the first time from their 26 yard line [Music] we're on for a season high of 54 to proof of 22 touchdown Panthers facing a second and seventh like only burrito crew for all [Music] [Applause] responding to by a defensive effort they have been picked on some if there is a Griffith in the line we could tell before the ball they were down at six first to put it up for the first time don't federal during the season with 14 sacks getting thus topless opening Suri's hopeless a hawk well duck betters has been there their best pass rusher of course but this has to be given to the secondary because duck betters was actually knocked down Dave Frank had to come out and around he is finally making the sack after six fall seconds well one of those wide receivers either larger there Turner has to be expected to be opened by that time they want Miami defensive unit had a team meeting before that Monday night game against Dallas they field now they're playing with fire and with emotion and they feel that they are back to where they were earlier this year after a couple of real rough games his Jeff West [Music] [Applause] [Music] Walker with transit 411 II was stopped by job Kaiser 810 left first quarter we are scoreless on an all-nude Nightrider a deadly double is out to destroy Michael and he survived a high-flying battle Sunday the Goodyear blimp enterprise from Pompano Beach Florida the pilot is Captain Mike Fitzpatrick out of Newport Rhode Island the enterprise equipped with a prototype cameras capper mouth called winged vision as we looked up the orange ball from above on a beautiful day here in Miami Florida Miami and Seattle no score the AFC semi-final playoff game 8/10 remaining in this first quarter the Dolphins first down from their 32 taking advantage of a large hole real good offensive line play Marv they move people right off the line of scrimmage this is just a tight end seventh the other two wide receivers to the other side now with the tight end they just try to get any sort of movement Bruce Hardy number 84 gets a pretty good stand-up block but Nathan runs well until he picked up the first down 11-yard pickup he is 20 yards three carries first down at the 43 as they shift out of the I bet it and they put armor on he backs and I get Nathan reactive here in the first quarter the stop Schultz Robinson Butler and games linebackers there's Butler Seattle's second leading tackler right behind shuffle Robinson the other inside bang it'll be a second down and six for the Dolphins who now go double tight and with hearty and Lowe's and Nathan is the law of deep back we are going to play leasing cast by Mark Clayton for the first round this is a ball it should be picked off only when you have the sort of confidence again both marks we had broke he had throw the ball into this situation Keith Simpson has him underneath the hallway he's playing the ball looks like a certain interception Clayton jumps at just the right time gets the ball in his highest point and any easily played this is sorry boy you just don't expect them even be if you elect pitch to pitch a 20-yard pass play first out of his channel 27 621 first quarter we are strong [Music] he is short of the first down by a couple buffer on the stop of Tony Nathan the all-purpose pack who has picked up fourth in a thousand yards as a combination runner and receiver you notice they started both dry running the football and they've done that to keep the Seahawks from inserting their six and seven backs on first down and if they can get the Seahawks to respect their runs you won't see so much of that and it's a second down at about three acceleration by Tony Nathan and Jacob green the left defensive end was right that's green Nash and Bryant up front Jacob Breen and his fifth year out of Texas and at one of several peak play bet on the Seahawks at what has been a big play ballclub timeout has been called with 529 left in this first quarter an official time they will measure this is funny Marv how you see so many big play men on the same team it's because this game is one that complements the play of each other so much that you'll never see a big play man in the secondary if you don't have a good pass rush vice versa that pass rush bringeth Nash and client dump a job bream with 13 sacks - with seven Brian 14 and a half it's a third and one Chuck Knox as second year as head coach of the Seahawks 54 year old Don Shula he'll celebrate his 55th birthday next week very little for Shula to conquer he's have back-to-back Super Bowl champions at the perfect 17 and old dolphin team [Music] first picked up again by Pete Johnson Johnson who reported to the dolphins at 270 pounds and Shula pointed out that he played his best around 250 and he's going he's going to get a good flock from number 57 Dwight Stevenson there in a short yardage defense he gets on dino-man Jarrell all you have to do is get a stand up don't let that defensive tackle get any real penetration and your fullback has little problem just be big at a first found inside the 15-yard line [Music] the backfield Oh [Music] - he sucks in the left corner on the cover Moreno says a key to stopping Seattle's defenses to look all-pro strong safety can't easily right in the eye because he keys the coverage you buy that you look at the guy in the eye he might say that before the snap of the ball trying to get some sort of pre read but when that ball snapped he's got his attention on his wide receivers and you could see by those statistics just how excellent they are I did that once looked at Butkus and he gave me one of those goofy looks that a little saliva becoming balanced even my card got mad at me second out of 10 and again to the clown [Applause] 14-yard one for the touchdown by the six years purposely the Seahawks six company and you can see over on the sideline Tom Catlin and check knocks a bit concern hey what's happening is all his all Chuck would ask in time says hey we've got our six packs in there we didn't expect him to run the plank if they get their offensive line blocking a little bit of help from Mark Cooper is going to be a good play right place at the right time though this appeal go earlier this first quarter this time puts it the right dolphin in front of Seattle by the score shuttle nothing okay you get outside on a play like this in there there are no linebackers in there you see Keith Simpson trying to get his containment usually when you're concerned about receivers downfield you just don't contain as well Kenny easily did not make contact until Nathan was 12 yards down the field that means you're concerned about the pass you see here he's not in a position to make the move he generally would like to good flake falling [Music] well this is the block this is how your wide receivers compliment your running backs Mark Clayton who really made the key catch in the drive-by feeding double coverage or the ball and I think I've been benched the throwing things like that Marino makes touchdowns as a seven nothing dolphin lead as Tony Nathan around it in from 14 yards away and to this partisan Nathan left in Nathan [Music] this is poet Brian [Applause] first the 40 yard line we're man from Colorado stop - special teams wild men fight Kozlowski a timeout us cause we'll be back in just almond the NFL plays here Pittsburgh battles Denver in the AFC divisional playoffs our championship spot is on the line your tune plays here on NBC this point the Dolphins have dominated the Seahawks they have maintained possession for nearly nine minutes those first quarter they play three plays from scrimmage looking at a first half a a Seattle [Applause] [Music] [Applause] for David Hume the ball was tough won't it that's the rookie from Miami Jay Brophy all over Hughes Ensenada later on we'll be selecting the applicable light most valuable player for today's game that'll be later on at the telecast we have 348 left first quarter 2007 and the Seahawks nothing second and ten proper party to Tony Nathan who has had the ball on by a b-17 offensive play [Applause] [Applause] bye dad Dornoch run out five marks brown you know gormak was asked about his bunting style coming off the terrific game against the Raiders last week daunting said well I'm slow but I make up for it by having no moves yeah there have been a few that have used that before him but I think it's correct he's an excellent player you know some people don't know he was playing at gente Larry's nothing in New York seven years ago so it's not like he's a johnny-come-lately he's been a very steady workman black bull back and they've had about three or four those is fair Warner went to him that's it he picked up a two took down [Music] [Music] he took a potful Park Kozlowski this is something we very seldom seen number eighty Steve Largent dropping a ball for a first down we saw him catch 12 balls against Denver on similar cat plays a month ago beating the defense enemy thisis good at it as anyone but Keselowski has a habit of coming up with big plays and key games and logic did not capture passed last week against the Raiders across Craig crew Omega 10 not really did West we got off a 58-yard reaching out to the 20 Adam 15 Julliard taught by Jeff West the return for 11th and Miyabi will take over join us two years for a spectacular day of football the best and the brightest of the bowls are on NBC your date begins with Miami and UCLA in the Fiesta Bowl then the Rose Bowl pits Ohio State against the USC Trojans and Oklahoma battles Washington in a game that could determine the national championship the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day America loves its sports NBC style the Dolphins take over first down at their 29 yard line [Music] Tony Nathan again getting the call so Don Shula continues to fix it up here in the early going second in tempo it has been a spectacular season for this man and his dolphins a besetting 5nf federal records establishing or equally 50 club records but not unless the steam advances and the playoffs Parker is now a completion mark Cooper is short of the first down but a flag thrown deep brown the coverage from his right corner position and the call against the Dolphins penalties against the Dolphins a rarity for the ninth straight season they are the least penalized team in the NFL illegal motion number 22 offense still second down so Tony Nathan called on the illegal motion Miami flag for all the 67th penalties oh yeah well you expected out of it done shoot a coach team and I think that's an illustration of really superb coaching second out of 15 without with a four wide receivers plate and different joint by four and cephalo yes number 79 Jacob green claiming that he was actually brought off by the Dolphins but all they say it's the other way and now we go back to square one the second down and ten breathe jumping we have 239 left in this first quarter the other direction we mention the dolphin police penalized Seattle right apart the leaders play and again it's Nathan Tony Nathan who averages about five yards per carry that time stop by Jacob green and a free safety John Harris Harris number 44 kind of a homecoming for John out of Miami Jackson High School which is one mile from the Orange Bowl and if you know he was brother the Quarian of the graduating class so you and he had something in common but I do know John and did he's a bright guy and I think he's become as good as he is because of how smart he is in the last three or four years it's a portal [Music] [Music] royally ticked off intercepted house with a 32-yard seahawks with their first pick play of the game you're going to see a man playing center field that wasn't really or shouldn't have been to the playing time but because of his alertness made an exceptional grab of a ball intended for Jo Rose the ball was a little bit under thrown Jo Rose is not caught a ball in the last several weeks and anybody who's watched a lot of Miami in big ball games knows the number eight he's come down with several big catches but he's done one-on-one coverage he's Simpson watching him all away makes a fine batter the ball allows John Harris to pick it off and its first int in Seattle I'm 39 yard line of Miami the seahawks let the NFL in interceptions Harris had six during the course of the season a guy with excellent anticipation that is his game and we just saw it right there pull down for the second time of pop resisting without for the second Sakamoto you know it's around the dolphin camp they view this this man of all the players on their defense and they've had several all pros and you know bomb Hauer and betters and both camper you name them men fellows had the best year two years consecutively although he has only grabbed two interceptions so his recognition level is not as high but those who play in the game don't fit in though how's this for diplomacy Brzezinski was asked what his favorite television program is he said of pollution gone Shoeless Joe seconds out of 20 pray getting the time he threw up folder the father sighs a 45 Schaefer field J prophy back in the starting lineup AJ to a technologist he has been playing tentative the returning from Padilla shoulder injury and body still made the Pro Bowl which he also acknowledged erisa mistake well in you know that happens a lot it's not a perfect science the way these fellas pick that a fella gets a reputation often fancies a repeat without that be found 420 the seahawks first first down up again excellent timing we mentioned we've seen Steve Largent beat zone defenses time and again now if you're if you have a favorite receiver I've had it be number 80 if I'm playing a quarterback and with Craig gets the same he comes down this ball is thrown before Largent makes his break but because he depends on him so much and his routes are so clean he can do that and number 80 will come down with it beautifully thrown ball over the linebackers underneath the secondary first down like that sounding so that's the other one here of the art fall in Miami offer 14 yard run Tony Nathan and all control but dolphins lead the Seahawks seven on the stat sheet it's been all Seattle in the first quarter I should say all Miami in the first quarter Dolphins lead it by the score of seven of them they had the ball for ten and a half minutes it's been a combination of Dan Marino and the running back Tony Nathan Nathan scoring from 14 yards away for the only touchdown but now off the 25 yard completion from Craik to larger as we open up the second quarter the Seahawks I seen as they light up at the eye this is going forced why [Music] you know they've they've had a lot of changes in the in the past year here in Miami and I think it's an unsettling factor for your defense but this man who's a rookie out of the University of Miami had a great Orange Bowl last year has real good lateral movement roots particularly for an inside linebacker forces Dornoch out-of-bounds clear across the field problem area has been at the inside linebacker positions Marc Brown off the right brophy up doing the left the 60th Bowser had been fun here's Hugh is going the other way stop short of the first down combination of the inside Bev Brown at Brophy on the tackle young players but both excellent against the run and will just get a good chance to see how laterally they pursue well went down when this ball is snapped you'll notice he's off and moving that means it if fellows reading his keys well and he gets into the position inside out where when the running back cuts up he's there to make the play sets up a third down and one Seahawks go with three the fallout the by a lieutenant [Applause] to be stopped short [Music] we are opening second quarter the indication that donut was stopped [Applause] the field-goal unit what do you think well I think Chuck Knox is not going to be caught going that far down the field with a turnover and not get something to show for it now this man is the best kicker in this game right at this time over 80% that's that's a remarkable feat they're going to take the three quarterback Jim Zorn will hold this a 27 yard attempt and goal North Junction is right from this distance season season of excellence for the full year Florida UCLA for Johnson with a minute and a half gone five second quarter of dolphins now lead the Seahawks by the score of seven three today's game is brought to you by Mazda and the full line of sophisticated Mazda products by IBM and by a company called TRW where tomorrow is taking shape it is a gorgeous day at the Orange Bowl in Miami Florida Marv Albert with John Brody number 50 is Fred Young a third-round draft pick a rookie for New Mexico State the man to watch when you talk about Seattle Seahawks special teams will keep an eye on him as he comes flying down the field and Dorff Johnson getting set to kick off the low deep man is walking on the opening kickoff Johnson kept it away from Walker in a short kick a florida walker comes up for but kicker Johnson bowtie Cole you man and he was not in the position where he should have been making that play coming from the left side he just followed the running back the whole way and this is innate ability some fellows have it they know what angles to take as he comes down races himself and now gets into pursuit never leaving track of the ball carrier a lot of fellows would have been caught too far to the left side he makes a play that could have saved a lot more yards there's standout special teams man Brad young and he's going to be a good linebacker found at the 44 Miami they'll eat Seattle 7/3 we're early second quarter [Applause] the Seattle 40 40 arc pass play Robinson and Butler alpha tackle woody Bennett in a seventh year out of Miami is 50 with the dolphins after starting his career with the New York Jets this is a case of yet your great offensive line play now they've got two fellows that are not accustomed to being in that offensive line who just move in for those who are injured you notice we haven't mentioned kuching burg he's out for the year maybe maybe he will retire but their offensive line play is just outstanding Bennett stuff done effectively for the input on Brooke Franklin first down at the Seahawk 40 tried a little shake and bake but that don't where to go you don't have the move when you don't have the area to move in there's a fella that's come up we talked about the linebacking played for the Miami Dolphins the Seahawks have been consistently outstanding with their with their play Jackson went down early in the season his fans come on very strong Bruce Schultz with Shelton Robinson Keith Butler great games we've seen a little bit of Fred young at linebacker right now 6:14 63-yard to the Granada get Nathan the line of scrimmage at the 40-yard line and Michael Jackson on the other hit Michael Jackson has been a guy hit hard by injuries the last couple of years he has paid at banks from a deep problem you know he's feeling good about that contact because he hasn't had a lot of it lately he's one of those type players that could also be a dominating defensive player and was well what are here today will face the winner of tomorrow's Pittsburgh and you'll see right here [Music] [Music] and easily on the interception for how they say but say is it ruled as completely and they also cut Seattle I think jumping offsides so there is a gifted athlete oh boy you talk about you know it used to be we didn't throw the ball into situations where it's that tight of coverage he faced number 74 still 74 is Mike planning sandy air man out of Notre Dame here's a look at the tail end of that pleasure this is called having great faith in your receiver when they're when they're covered that way to throw the ball down there and hope he comes up with it against a man like easily means you are [Music] large on companies it's a third out of Seattle 34 [Applause] Ceri cephalo just made one of the really great moves on Paul Moyer that time Marino being alert enough to pick out a one-on-one coverage cephalo got Moyers back turn going to the corner cut underneath to the post and he was all alone welcome to the extra point [Music] with four minutes gone five second quarters off the 34 yard touchdown pass from Marino the Jimmy cephalo both Dolphins extend the lead they leave the Seahawks now by the count of 14 to 3 when he puts this brawl up here so softly just before cephalo had made his move so that he gets the ball before Moyer could react and get back into the play beautiful touchdown pass down is it a case of too much attention being focused on Cooper and plate allowing or going to be separate will be wide open well they've got to play somebody one on one when they're playing man defenses you've seen they've doubled both Cooper and Clayton that leaves a one-on-one situations memorial on cephalo it's a very tough assignment and if Moreno picks it up you know you might be in trouble he did and they were four plays 60 yards two minutes 43 seconds consume 34 yard pass play Moreno the cephalo and a 14-3 by the way this is David Hughes bring it out to the 20-yard line Seattle's kickoff return game hampered by that early season injury suffered by Paul Jones the critical injuries Kurt Warner and Johnson went out with the third down and that makes that means they've got two fullbacks back they're returning kickoffs now obviously they complement one another blocking for each other but as a breakaway threat they probably won't the problem won't be that big they just want to hold on to the football and bring it out to a respectable distance [Applause] frigging frugal little lion private to dance Dornoch across the 25 good rush by Mike Charles who just recently activated this week now this is the sort of play that's really a nice play by the quarterback he's buying time Dornoch gets held up by Charles Bowser who's coming over and it looks as if hey he couldn't run his route Bowser gets in the way he has to stop and shortcut back the other way Craig was able to find him and pick up six instead of being caught for six out of the second out of four five minutes John five second quarter [Music] shy of the first down Jay Brophy number 53 first man to get to Dan Dornoch who incidentally will be resuming his medical school classes and the University of Washington on January 21st that's the day after the Super Bowl he points out you're gonna if you're going to play the game you better make all appointments after the big one this is where the Seahawks stumbled on their last Drive not being able to pick up the first down over third oh wow comes to life [Applause] for the fences bank stopping david hughes and now the dolphins defensive unit playing with the emotion and fire that Chuck Utley has been looking for Robert Sowell is a fella that only went to school for one year at Howard University carried a football around with him for a whole year was taken as a free agent the Dolphins being the only group that would give him a shot he's paid off handsomely for them and right now the dolphin defense is beating the Seahawks at the line of scrimmage West who had been magnificent and the first quarter is now kicking against the wind his average 55 yards for just did getting away this is Hope Walker calling back 33 yard punt this time Miami will take over 823 left first half it's the Dolphins for gene and the Seahawks three a lot of Seattle people down here in Miami this week for both games Seahawks the Huskies first down now dolphins about their 43 [Music] we intercepted for the second time this afternoon and a Seahawk player is down Dave Brown the right quarterback well we mentioned if if Dan does have one weakness it's that he's so confident he will throw the ball in the coverage that he really shouldn't again John Harris makes a fine play just being in the right spot Marc duper never had a play on the ball Miami's got their second intervener interception and the Seahawks quarterback a brown being looked after over at the Seattle Seahawk bench helped off the field on a key man with eight interceptions to four touchdowns this season Gaines went down earlier with a shoulder and he will at the x-ray treatment no further word on the linebacker games Dan Marino in a most unusual situation is thrown what one touchdown but has been intercepted twice well he's thrown the ball well we did he does have a tendency to force it we did that part first out of the dolphin 45 a trailing 14 to 3 and prey who he's picked off Darryl Turner the incentive receiver and that was just a miscommunication you see the look on Craig's face he can't believe it because often a receiver will turn he thinks the spot is right there and he doesn't continue with his pattern that time Turner thought that Craig was going to heat him just on the break and had he come across the field which Craig intended it would have been a certain big game instead it's an incompletion second 10 it's been a tremendous year for Dave Craig breaking the Seahawk record most passing yards most touchdown passes along with being one of seven Seahawks to be named to the Pro Bowl squad he now faces a second and 10 during sideline and crop David who's upset with himself this Dave Brown around the tenth year man at efficient and original Seahawk iam Steve Largent the only original still of the Seattle starting lineup nine years later how did they do in that expansion draft getting a Dave Brown from Pittsburgh who was originally their number one choice saying as Steve Largent I mean you do it okay Jim Zorn Houston 46 yards roughstock sideline instead of kapal Stanzi we'll come on this is just real good covered by William Jackson was busy the receiver doesn't beat the quarterback the ball goes back to the line of scrimmage been played Miami and again it's West punting against the wind from his 40-yard line and that's for walking [Music] Walker back at the tent a 34-yard punt by West who does the job Miami will start out from the 11th with 744 left in this first hand defense doing the job and the Dolphins now start out at their 11 yard line 744 remaining in this first half Marv Albert with John floating from the [Music] since leave the Seahawks by the score of 14 to 3 Nathan running 180 from 14 at burrito hitting decebal Tony Nathan stop by Keith Butler and Michael Jackson so Jackson has taken over for the entered break games on the outside on the right and that tells the story of the dolphin team dominated into the Seahawks give you an idea just how awesome the Dolphins are out of the 28 NFL teams Miami finished first in 18 of the 41 offensive categories [Music] to the tune of a record of 14 and to second [Applause] super for the first time you noticed it didn't do it it didn't take Moreno very long to throw the ball out to mark duper on Terry Jackson is playing a foreign position to him Dave Brown being injured let's take a look at how much time Dan gets because of number 57 number 64 if Newman number 61 Roy Foster these fellows give him some protection it gets quite active in there and he's like like he's sitting on a stool and a 15-yard pass play Moreno now 8 for 13 113 yards first down 27 knowing that he was held back by Keith Simpson well they were sure covered closely marks are talking to young man here that I can remember in the pregame show how he and Marino got into it on the sidelines Dan is a chick take-charge guy in any second year he still runs the whole show and the players respect that Marc wants to run the secondary and Jacob Green was complaining about the fact that he was held so both clubs getting their words in tow but Dave Brown has not been taken for x-rays the party center [Music] three on the play it'll be a third down and seven shelter Robinson the inside linebacker thank you the stop and the Dolphins continue to mix up the plate selection very effectively with Nathan Bennett heat Johnson running for a couple of first downs Marino throwing for one touchdown a Jimmy 7/3 that's why it's so hard to blitz down I mean they've got a seven back situation right now and they're scared to death to come in they're blitzing because that means that [Music] to give him that again and Moreno the Dolphins to this point of three of five and third down situations now marina wants to talk it over so the timeout with 528 remaining in this first half we'll be right back if the Dolphins went here today they would host the winner of tomorrow's Denver Pittsburgh game next Sunday for the AFC Championship if Seattle wins they'll play it either Denver or Pittsburgh next Sunday Denver and Pittsburgh get the home-field because they are the division champs even though the steel is finished at nine and seven Everett Pittsburgh tomorrow here on NBC Bob Costas and the gang NFL 84 getting underway 3:30 Eastern Time work out and 6:00 he intended for that war [Music] well then waited as long as he could he had no receiver open the secondary coverage was such that you could see no one in the whole deep that more coming underneath he is the fourth receiver short little delay pattern good secondary coverage as the Dolphins are forced to punt this punts don't have hang time they have over time as that unusual stout roughs the ball get high so the leg is fully extended when he makes contact and he really can pop them up as well as out and easily awaiting the punty back at the Seattle 18 yard line [Music] oh man at the 30 Kozlowski on the stop and we'll be hearing it from the crowd a nifty move to our leisure 44-yard paella reminds you at the sort of athletic event the years it's so important for that partner to be a good athlete not only does he step under the outside man but he's able to have them really like guts to step right into that death hunt rush and get that ball off he was really did a pretty good job to get the ball before it hit the ground now that's being in present time getting getting it on Seahawks first down from the 31 the trailing the dolphins 14 to 3 in this first half Gregg swings it out recording he's out to the 32 yard line hey short pickups in town McNeal on the stop Richie will be in a second year out of Iowa big guy too you can tell those good linebackers to that was Brzezinski getting in to help McNeal just because he he had a real good drop and was in great position you'll see those running back to pick up seven or eight yards just because they get the land back around a position it's hard to get broke six to WestEd a 240 [Music] [Applause] leading the charge and the Seahawks just could not get unraveled on the ground well those meetings those fellas had and you'll remember this is the same team that ran the Raiders out of the ballpark last week because of their offensive lines perfection and whatever they did in that meeting a couple weeks ago it must have paid off because these fellows are winning at the line of scrimmage and that's what allows those linebackers and secondary people to do their jobs that was a closed-door meeting helped by the Miami defensive core they said no coaches allowed and adductor things around someone against the Dallas Cowboys in that final regular-season game and complete for the first out of Darrell curve [Music] advanced and the Seahawks pickup the first time three and a half remaining and this first half there's now Turner they call them deep heat a second-round draft pick out of Michigan State emerging as a starter in his rookie season what would that injury suffered by Paul Jones well we know he can go deep but he showed it he showed a lot of ability there to get underneath Paul Langford who was covering him closely Craig had enough time to hit four of Seattle [Music] touchdown Seahawks pulled away from Blackwood are 50 a six yard pass play to get the Seahawks back in it that was about as well a thrown ball as you'll find he that was his own defense and when Largent made his break that ball was in the air and hit him in dead stride and I think Largent is just as good after he gets it as he is prior they needed a big plane to get him back in this ball game playing away from home 11 points down ball control you can file that they needed a big plane they got one nice move by large and instead of going straight ahead the swivel and Blackwood could not chase him down now norm Johnson will attempt the part after part of his second of the way sit down dolphin leaders now cut to 14 to 10 3:23 left analyst first half number 80 Steve Largent little 56 yard reception but take a look now this ball is thrown right there when he makes his break he doesn't allow the secondary to recover on the ball it's thrown in between the deep middle and the outside middle once he catches it they he bounces off both and they've got six we've got another shot this one's coming right at you you see Craig has a little lane to throw the ball in he makes the most of it knave Largent who has been climbing into the upper echelons of the NFL record book in several categories as we take a look from yet another angle got to give more than 6 points for that managed at Schneider Steve wasn't a tray that Bob Phillips has said on many an occasion he would like to have back when bob was a hit man of the Houston Oilers John Haeger was a quarterback then and he pleaded to get Steve into a few ballgames but to no avail you know he's labeled as Flo by some but teammate Dave Brown for one says Largent isn't a speed burner but he plays very fast because he uses the speed wisely and a very tough guy he's got it all [Music] arms on s'en getting sent to kick off Fulton Walker as the deep man again looks to keep it away from Walker comes up for good coverage behind the Seahawks at about the 23 short return of five yacht returned by Walker on the bouncers shelf for Robinson on the tackle 315 left first half and the Dolphins 10 back to the offense they lead it by the score of 14 to 10 dan burrito for the second straight year the most efficient passer in the AFC and with apologies to our NBC colleague Bob Griese Marino white Bob out of Lee by every record books very effectively I think what sees in it I don't mind envy Nick but it mid-season that's a little much first down at the 24 and Marino able to ugly mark duper stop by Keith Simpson and I'm sure many people note that Don struck who was standing on the sidelines has a a jacket of dolphins blue jacket he wears that not because he's cold as it's obviously 82 degrees he's not goofy he's just a he he needs to give himself some marks with Moreno to see because he sends in a lot of the place from the sidelines and it does get a little confused out there Shula does look for input from strong to it usually calls first a second down and then Moreno calls the third down play right house second down and seven going side why [Music] Terry Jackson first down the first down has picked up let's take a look at the ability that the top receivers have now obviously it can't hit him after five yards but he knows he's coming to the outside the whole time he lets Jackson think he's got him covered to the inside breaks at just the right time it's just a little bitty pitch and catch picked up 12 on the play Terry Jackson filling in for the injured Dave Brown backs it at the right corner he played six years with the Giants why buy the seahawks during the offseason let's see a furry our books to go that way go to his left again who's Paul but was blown dead as the Dolphins pick up the first down well if you don't even have to look at the numbers they see a receiver get hit the way he got hit it was number 45 Kenney easy take a look here this plane looks like it's going for a big gain as duper has somebody in front of him John geese learn number 79 gets out there but look at number 45 you think is he explosive or what he is Seattle's hip man a combination of intimidation and speed can easily a strong safety and the Seahawks did jart loose you got the play whistle then right and it is the first down but mark duper is not the same man as he gets up after that play and he's still on the ground third reception 30 yards on the day for mark duper that's the all-purpose man Jim Jensen play 22 positions then you know you just don't find the combination where it guys is good on special teams as he is and also can play quarterback we're looking at mark who is still down all right here's another look at that that hard hit well the plate looks to be so good he cuts to the inside now he's trying to get back outside but he's got no chance as easily gets to him and you can tell he actually did fumble that ball before the ball hit the ground but it looked like it popped right back into his arms I don't know it may have been a quick whistle here's another look well I'm not sure the whistle was blown I just I think that that ball brought pops right back into his arms look it's obviously out of his his grasp at this time but when it falls watch it it'll come right back in see that he's got his arm on it awfully close Cooper hears it from the crowd mark just asked several questions such as what is your name like who is who was that guy it is a first down for Miami first and ten at their 48 yard line two and a half remaining first half that boar has replaced mark Cooper Robert Brodie from the Orange Bowl in Miami where the Dolphins lead the Seahawks 1410 to the field tackle and again it's easily leading the charge short pickup as you see we approach the two-minute warning [Music] well with time lasting one what he had in mind well when he went to throw the ball he expected woody Bennett to be out there when he turned and looked he knew he wasn't he was fortunate to find a space of grass and now with just under two minutes remaining in this first half the official timeout the Dolphins over the Seahawks when Super Bowl 19 is history it will still live on in this official NFL Super Bowl 19 program a collector's item 182 pages with scouting reports a review of a season action photos and more you can get a copy at the stadium on Super Sunday or just mail the $5 price to Super Bowl 19 post office box 1920 new jersey 0 8 6 5 1 order yours today the report on Mark Cooper is that he suffered a cut inside his pout that will require stitches but he will hang in he will be back mark tryna shake it off just under two minutes left first half and appear in Seattle 14 to 10 and there's AFC semi-final playoff [Music] nearly picked off Appa deflection easily had a shot at it Terry Taylor of a rookie from Salmonella Noi got a piece of it and there's another ball ten would like to have hat back just after he throws as we see Kenny easily looks like he's in trouble that is not a good man to have injured they've lost two of their key people now take a look here right Stephenson comes over to help on Jacob green those linemen know who the top pass rushers are they've doubled Jacob a lot and that's why we haven't seen him there Dan as it is easily has been playing with a finger and a cast most of the season second punt of the day for Reggie Roby who had himself an adventure just moments ago but did unleash the 44-yard punt will be back at his 35 [Music] easily inside the 15-yard line John's went down with that thick injury early in the season easily volunteered for the punt return job most unusual for a starter at all-pro to volunteer for a kamikaze type position and he's done well watch the style of roving and the height that ball goes straight up it appears before it takes off out don't think those things are easy to catch when they're coming down all Wiggly Wagle and that wind starts he creates a lot of fumbles that way now that's a 34 yard punt but a good one but a super pump because has Seattle come back at a 16 yard line again fall into it get out fire [Applause] pushed back by the inside linebackers Martin Brown and gay Brophy we see that clock going down to inside 125 and that's what a good punt does it keeps it seems off this from really attacking because a couple incompletions and having to punt again would still leave Miami near midfield with over a minute to play so now they're going to try and take as much time as they can off the clock with a couple runs and then if they get somewhere they can go up second down and eight here's Jordan and he's pumped out across the 25-yard line strong safety Glenn Blackwood pushing Dornoch out of bounds short of the first time 51 seconds remaining Seattle three timeouts left Miami with two and it's a third down and one NFL 84 coming up at half-time hosted five Bob Costas and we'll also have a live interview with NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle who is taking it all in here at the Orange Bowl in Miami and he'll call timeout Seymour case in point now they've got it to under 45 seconds but they've still got their timeouts left they've got the ball in good field position and they can run right into the half and possibly get some points but they didn't want to give Miami a chance to get on the board after being unsuccessful yes no timeout being called right here time running down well it's funny because because Craig was signaling for a timeout as soon as the ball was ruled first down I guess Chuck Knox ruled him off but that surprises me and he is content they're going to the locker room down by four although Miami dominated this is first half as David Hughes just closes it out [Music] he's a very easy to read as to why he's doing what he is but I do not have a clue as to why he didn't call timeout in that situation with good field was it Seahawks sort of hang on and that's what they did the first half but we'll see what happens Lycia thank you for stopping by thanks barb all right NFL commit set for the second half the Miami Dolphins leading the Seattle Seahawks by the score of 14 to 10 and over salmon getting set to kickoff to the combination of calm Bryant and David Hughes all Miami in the first half statistically yet the Seahawks able to battle their way back off the combination of free and larger twice the six-foot tight end on the return out to the 35 yard line and that we take a look at the first half statistics time of possession in fact the Seahawks did close in the second quarter well after after early in the ballgame getting off to a 14 to 3 deficit the Seahawks played very well in the second quarter Marvin that they started to move the ball a little bit better on the ground they're still not dominating by any stretch of the imagination they've thrown the ball for about 85 yards so offensively this game has not been taken by a six yard line and if we you remember late in the second quarter Craig and Turner had a little trouble communicating this time Turner when he makes his break comes underneath it's a double coverage situation he comes underneath stays on the run picks up the first and he picked up 19 yards in the process Darryl Turner the rookie from Michigan State electing the first down at the dolphin six yard line [Music] [Music] but whose stiff-arming his way to the 38 when black was wrong Safety table stuff and when you have a strong safety out there picking up the flat area you know it's an inverted type of a zone in which the strong safety comes up and plays the short outside but he did not get there in time primarily because Steve Largent was down the field second out of two Seahawks up the army dolphin 38 yard line [Music] here's boring the first round market talk about 33 gob short yardage has been very tough for the Seahawks today as they were very good at it last week they've been that ineffective this week and I think a lot of that has to do with the linebacker play take a look at Jay Brophy he gets into the he gets into the hole before the back has a chance to die Hughes is a good blocker but he got nowhere trying to handle Brophy that thing [Music] I'm tangle the yardstick just short of the first title to be first out and inches [Music] a larger [Music] and a conversation with head coach Chuck thoughts [Music] referre downplay coming up now let us see Hawkes huge [Applause] it's boarding second back coming pearl and a Hazzard [Music] by having 34 silence a very short pickup duck bitterest was right there along with Jay Brophy that pattern got fouled up as Charlie Young was standing right next to Dornoch when he caught the ball and there are no patterns where two receivers are standing on the same space Craig does that pretty well though when he gets in trouble he can find he goes the right way makes the decision to get out of trouble into an area where he has a receiver coming open and he does that a lot and he is not a job break took over as the starter for the Seahawks the ninth week of last season since then Seattle has a record of 20 and eight that's a larger focus to play off the deflection all right [Music] saw the completed pass to himself your quarterbacks will do anything to help the completion percentage well genuine genuine generally you're not in a position to catch the ball and gain any yardage but he's got all of his offensive linemen there are picking up in the right spots and remember in the Super Bowl a couple years ago when Joe Theismann made a great bat of a ball that was popped up in a minute [Music] [Applause] looking for the first down Steve Largent was back looks like it is the first the crowds don't like it I do think it was an accurate one and you'll notice in starting the third quarter they are not trying to gain any sort of ball possession or control running the thing they're throwing it on first down getting that five or six yards getting a first down or what have you look at that pattern when he makes his break he gets himself far enough down the field so that when he comes back he still got the first Largent and very fine company [Music] first out at the 24 [Applause] largest coming back to scoop it up incomplete [Music] ruled no catch but he makes it look just like it's a like it was a catch all away when you come up sometimes you get a call when they're officials in a bad position and the official is to the right sideline here his Largent's back shelters the official from seeing the ball cleanly he made a good call because he looked to the man coming down the line from the other side that ball just barely tipped the ground he had to defer to the other official watch this it'll see that well that's he gets a lot of calls there though that's the type of play [Music] of course that was born obviously [Music] firewalker number 85 number 5 McNeil I give these officials a lot of credit today throughout the first two and a half quarters of the game now take a look here they're not making these real close calls now heretofore Jarrell small making that contact down the field would have been called and that was excuse me that was Don McNeil but that that play would have been called interference in so many games that we've seen earlier in the season it sets up a third out intent this is the longest drive longest sustained drive for the Seahawks today they should play [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] just upper right corner if I keep it away from Walsh can see here is our Johnson Gutzon three air back in south carolina state helping to stop this long Seattle Drive and he's been in the one-on-one situation when they've list and you could see the game plan said okay Craig we're going down to scan me whenever they blitz one-on-one with jets intense and shines a better player so far Johnson to hit from 27 yards away in the second quarter his only attempt this from 42 yards out you can see the slight angle it's to the right [Applause] hey Justin who walked for twenty-six officers [Music] today's game is brought to you by Ford and your Ford dealer have you driven a Ford lately by holy Milwaukee an Old Milwaukee light it doesn't get any better than this and by McDonald's it's a good time for the great taste of McDonald's [Music] Dave Craig not a happy guy following that long drive by Seattle but produced a Zippo 11 plays they had the ball for almost five minutes and then the long field goal by Johnson was off the mark I think more than anything what really gets a quarterback is when it's a blitz his offensive line him back to pick up the Blitz he's got a one-on-one situation and they come away with nothing and that's happened three times today Greg 11 for 19 143 yards to this point gone Jensen who moments ago missed from 41 earlier he hit from 27 and the Dolphins take over at their 24 Moreno checking it out he has Nathan and Bennett in the backfield [Music] go sideline Keith Simpson on the coverage and sets up a second down and four after still pays valuable possession type receiver and boy can he be used when you've got a gun like Marino back there Dan takes a couple steps he can throw the ball moving backwards as well as any quarterback I've ever seen I thought Carrie Bradshaw had it down but this man I think is even better with quick-release that's more in motion [Music] certainly hit down by his old man Butler also involved and a per downplay upcoming third and about five Nathan opened the scoring in the first quarter with a 14 yard run 27-yard field goal by norm Johnson cut the miami lead to 7 3 then it was moreno to cephalo on a 34 yard pass play the Dolphins at that point let 14 3 but Creek to logic for 56 yards cutting it to where we are at 14 to 10 [Music] do fact backup defensive back on the tackle right now he is a he's the back we've seen seven defensive backs trying to contain Moreno this is a one on one pass play he's got Nathan and defect right on the break he gets rid of the ball defect slips when Nathan makes his break easy first down I was 13 for twenty to a hundred and fifty four yards intercepted twice and he's thrown for long the coverage of Mark Clayton with some extracurricular activity Terry Jackson drawing away with Clayton Jackson replacing the injured Dave Brown at the right corner so brown still sitting it out well Terry Jackson's an excellent one-on-one cover man and that's a real plus for a team to have three but to lose Dave Brown hurts them a lot particularly when you're using as many defensive backs as they are in this ball game and again they had six in there on that play they don't say third quarter second and four 20 foetidus scored a touchdown in last year's playoff game against the Seahawks stepped in very well for the injured on her Franklin he and Nathan have gone most of the way woody Bennett out of the University of Miami this telecast is presented by authority of the National Football League and it is intended for the private use of our audience any rebroadcast or other use of this telecast without the express written consent of the Miami Dolphins and the National Football League is prohibited first now play for Marino complete the coverage by Jackson's Silverado continues to look Jackson's way well he tried to what he did is he tried to come late but Jackson wasn't buying any watch this he knows as soon as he makes that break Dan came a little bit late he's trying for a pickoff the whole way it's just a good play by not more kept that ball from being picked off for a touchdown they always say those receivers have to protect their quarterback but I think Miami does that as well as anybody Terry teller has Simpson and teller the corners with Easley and Harris the defense second and ten at the Seattle 46 [Music] [Music] but I Ted Bruce Hardy who was shaken up stopped by Kenny easily he has the first down inside the 34 this is something that would hurt the Dolphins severely if Bruce Hardy gets shaken up to where he can't play we've already mentioned Dan Johnson did not start he lost 18 pounds and Bruce just had a problem trying to come off the field that's very concerning there Johnson up with the flu throughout the week in fact was hospitalized for several days so the Dolphins could be down to one tight end and Joe Rose Bruce Hardy's on the sideline now Sheldon Robinson made the play originally bring he got loose and Kenny easily again [Music] that's three players he's been very rough on today earlier mark Cooper barely got up bruised hard he tried he can tell the stadium [Music] duper is back in the lineup he needed some stitches inside his mouth after he took a shot for earlier and now more is to the land Clayton white so Hardy to the sideline Jeff Rose is the tight end first down at the 33 here's Nathan knifing his way boss the 30 stop by the inside linebacker Shelton Robinson Seahawks have green Nash and Bryant top spot Schultz Robinson Cutler and Jackson blind backers there is Bruce Hardy seven-year mad at a Arizona State who a moment ago caught his first of the day a 13-yard pass play but he paid for it dearly second down and six now Jim Jensen is lining up as the second tight end the man who can play all over the field Jensen is now at a tight end a late hit by the Seahawks and rightly so John Harris knew he had a tough a tough man to handle in Joe Rose where the sidelines was it's going to cost them that's the first perception for Joe in quite a while he's not been too healthy this year and he mentioned Ahmad Rashad before the ball game this is the best he has felt all year long well thrown ball here's Rose a chance to do something on number 44 John Harris Bears got called for roughness [Music] so the personal foul on Harris setting the first and goal inside the eight [Music] burrito enjoying a splendid drive he's 5/4 6/4 50-yard mention the injuries suffered by rose he's come back from a separated shoulder although it is still bothering him then considered Miami's receiving Thai debt in that last alignment it was a combination of rose and Jensen at the tight end position time out coal Papa dolphin six minutes seven seconds left third quarter I look from above the orange ball here in Miami on a gorgeous day temperature in the 80s Marv Albert with John Brodie and Miami leading Seattle by the score of 14 to 10 however the Dolphins are threatening first and goal from the 8 for Dan Marino who was 16 for 26 186 yards [Music] you know what I've noticed far is he coming up to the line of scrimmage Marino's licking his fingers like hey we don't care if you know I'm going to throw it or not we got a one-on-one situation than that Moore who runs a fine pattern on fire and that more out of bounds at the threesome more has come on and done very well in the absence of mark duper [Music] go from the free [Music] Johnson has stopped by dino-man jierou the nose tackle stopping Johnson who has succeeded in his to earlier drives picking up first downs right when they were in close Miami was winning at the line of scrimmage they did not on that on that occasion third and three normally I'm throwing down they get within a yard I would have met them on fourth man say we're trying to go to work because seven points there's there's still only one touchdown ahead they need six Rose was back at tight end he fires it totally Franco Jacob rains got a piece of it yes the Seahawks we saw Chuck gesturing for his group to stay low obviously when it's first down on the one-yard line Jacob Jacob green got a piece of this ball we did not see who got called John it appears to be the left corner Keith Simpson Knox was complaining that the call was deflected should have the gait of the problem that's right however first of all they spotted for one [Music] defensive play by Michael Jackson so Michael Jackson on the field the cost of the shoulder entry suffered by the right outside linebacker Brett gains and we have not seen gained since back in the first half but Jackson has come on and played well you just don't know what kind of reaction Michael Jackson is going to have playing for the first time in quite a while he's read all doubt this the 13th play of this fry this after the Seahawks controlled the ball the first five minutes of this third quarter second ago three [Applause] back in the lineup after he was shaken up four months ago the flag has control it's a touchdown penny easily is very upset easily all over the referee Pat Haggerty lag I guess Seattle so the touchdown fans and the Dolphins broken up by the score of twenty to ten it's funny how many times though a reaction like that from a fella like Easley gets everybody pumped up they're down by 11 they need something to happen good for them here is rock-solid looking to add the extra point four minutes 25 seconds remaining in this third quarter and the sunshine of the Orange Bowl in Miami burrito connecting with the tight end a party abbath dolphins lead the Seahawks by the straw what'd he want a couple of calls that the Seahawks have not agreed with and it's a 13 played drive for 76 yards Miami holding out of the ball for five minutes and 40 seconds capped off by Moreno to Hardy Moreno second touchdown pass of the day this Bruce Hardy who was on the ground just four months ago shaking him off the hit by easily terrific kick off five and Connor who despite his problems place-kicking has done very well with the powerful leg on kickoffs throughout the season and here's Dave Prague back on Seattle rounding out from this funny yard line with 420 remaining and this third quarter just a reminder that later on we'll be selecting the pickoff light most valuable player for today's game Don Shula and his dolphins now leading the Seahawks by the score of what he want to ten drive for milena [Applause] Gregg throwing push down the craic having some problems delivering the football he had one batted back to him and that last Suri's he was looking for the tight end Charlie young usually it happens when that a man is getting pressure and there's not much space between the defensive lineman and the quarterback on that occasion it was just simply a case of fetters and being six foot six getting his hand in the right spot that's why four to back needs a throwing Lane [Music] better [Music] David geez Wow the opening to bring out across the 25 inside linebacker Marc Brown who began the season as a start making the tackle Brown that was benched trouble with pass drops although excellent against the run and he is now back as well they finally decided he was such a plus as attack we're in his good good movement against the running game offset a few missed assignments at his job [Music] the job thus far [Applause] 20 settlement here a fire and Walker out of [Music] [Music] so they appoint you [Applause] yes against the adults and of course declined by Miami they hold indicated Wiki thrive by the Seahawks and Jeff West nine-year man out of the University of Cincinnati dropping back to his 12 yard line and here's for Walker West not a guy who'll dazzle you with the high average but he's put this 24 puns inside the 20 who say backup linebacker good for six yards on a officially we have it as a 40-yard punt by West who remember started very fast his first two punts were fifty-plus try to shake this one off Miami will take over at the Seattle 34 yard line the NFL plays here Pittsburgh battles Denver in the AFC divisional playoff our championship spot is on the line your team plays here on NBC I don't think West ever considered the possibility of his number the number of his uniform surpassing the punk distance but they have changed the spotting of the ball and it is now officially a seven yard punt and it really puts a lot of heat on their defense now but they're within 11 they still within reach if they get another touchdown Miami the door could fall out ten seconds remaining porter alpha dolphins first down play have shaken bake by woody Bennett for perhaps a yard Joe Nash the nose tackle inside linebacker shelter Robinson combining Bennett with five carries for 14 yards it's been mostly Tony Nathan on the ground and Dan Marino has picked it up although he has been intercepted twice but he executed a superb Drive last time but dolphins have the ball capped off by the touchdown of Broussard I wouldn't be surprised if there was a little suggestion that he makes he's throwing outside of the open man second I'll play [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] 33 yard pass play wait playing for the flexion off the quarter man Keith Simpson I take it back there are no amount of defenders that I would keep from throwing the ball to Clayton about anytime he'd beat a one-on-one coverage that was absolutely perfect by Keith Simpson he's beat [Applause] comin at the extra point dolphins by the score of 28 to 10 [Music] anytime you need a little help you just go to mark number 83 does not really beat Simpson who takes a perfect angle on the ball it looks as though he's in the perfect position to intercept it results Abhi's that's greatness mark Clayton a man who spent last year during the course of the playoff game with Seattle watching it from the sidelines in fact he Carly six passes last year his rookie season eighth round draft pick out of Louisville this year 73 receptions and a record 18 touchdown passes dan Marino is now linked team 429 three touchdown he knows where the Super Bowl is [Music] now the kickoff 5 uncommon again making it difficult to handle on the hop excuse to the flight [Music] so accused to the 22 with 2 minutes 16 seconds left in this third quarter Charles Benson on the stop hey I know that I know where the Super Bowl is located but there's still a lot of ballgame left here and you can tell by the special team intensity just how much that's nice that's number 50 Fred young he's another man just like any easily when he hits him to stay stuff here for the Seahawks to see how they can the 18-point market is Prague and he has logic for the first down across the 40-yard line it's the 19-yard pathway jutsu Don the stop the sign of a good quarterback is when you are down by 17 or 18 as they are now your quarterback never loses faith in his group and you can see then they get a completion breaks in hey come on fellows let's get back in the huddle let's get on them and it kind of impendent filters through the whole squad with four catcher's today 407 yards including a touchdown 4:42 [Applause] [Music] and timid for Daryl turn and those big offensive linemen getting a lot of football and and Jarrell's also having a little trouble getting off the line of scrimmage and into the pattern a little deeper when you're that congested with the defensive pass rush it's very hard for the quarterback to find they've had a little trouble there Miami's killer bees with fetters of six seven and mom Howard six five and both camper at six six making things very difficult for their prey [Applause] going for the title nearly came up with a beauty [Music] Charlie young has not got the speed that many tight ends do and that he did in his early years he's got excellent hands he's come down with an awful lot of these kind of balls he didn't get that one and it sets up a third and ten after 42 and at 18 remaining third quarter Charlie uh but early in the season by pulled groin rough here out of southern cow [Applause] Gregg had a rush it Paul like Bertha left corner on the packet will Paul scan Z I don't say that they should but this is the time in a ball game where it looks like the outcome is starting to be determined where one big play by Seattle could get them back in it fourth down and three wouldn't be better than to go in it and the Dolphins have to feel very good about the defensive effort today about the question mark coming in particularly against the run but ground chuck has not gotten off to this point that's right and remember in this position a lot they've been way ahead let teams catch up a little bit they're not doing that right now all right West coming off that 70 yard punt fair catch called by Walker the dolphin take over at their 12 yard line tomorrow it's the AFC divisional playoffs truck no freaking the Pittsburgh Steelers into mile high to face the big play Denver Bronco defense so it comes right down to the wire join NFL 84 with host Bob Costas and we'll start your day with special reports and features all tomorrow beginning at 3:30 Eastern Time right here on NBC of the Steelers the Orange Bowl in Miami Florida and Don Shula and his dolphins in front of the Seahawks twenty eight to ten 49-yard punt by West Marino looking at a first and ten from his 12 and he goes to the ground for Nathan out to the 18th Bruce droves me outside linebackers on the stop so second down and four off the six yard advance time running down of this third quarter the Miami Dolphins play the Seahawks and we'll be back after these messages from your local section game is brought to you by today's Chevrolet see today's Chevy drive today's Chevy live today's Chevy by Wang Wang puts people in front of computers and by ACDelco the smart cars with John early on Marv Albert we welcome you back to the Orange Bowl in Miami 80 degrees on a beautiful sunshine day in the Miami area and for the Dolphins it has been all that sunshine as they leave the Seahawks 28 to San looking to avenge last year's playoff defeat a year ago to the day just two days away where the Seahawks knocked off the Dolphins in a surprise just looking to maintain possession by Terry Jackson he better watch that because that's that's closing in he's led his opinion being known on three or four occasions that time it wasn't that big a deal and I think you'll hear Don Shula take charge of that situation that is the second debate that Clayton and Jackson of that yep we'll take a look choice Jerry Jackson kind of throws him out of bounds in it really wasn't a Rupp display he's looking at the official and can't get a call I've seen I've seen 15 mark against teams that the ball like that well Terry Jackson an aggressive player and Mark Clayton as we heard on the pregame in his chat with Bill McAfee the guy who does nut back away even from his quarterback Dan Marino [Music] throwing some nice food here we go Heath Simpson got involved as the John Harris any easily he lost his helmet on the plane the game is getting a little frustrating right now for those but you know what you know what really what really was indicating to me is easily got beat he got beat a little he was trying to catch up with Joe Rhodes and he thought the ball was going to his throne to Hardy instead but number 61 is down there trying to protect his tight end that's Roy posture the guard you see when a man is thirty yards downfield he's playing offensive guard you see a team is still after third catch of the day for a hearty he catches 48 yards at all for the side end including a touchdown there's paper Harris father stop so often when a games 28 to 10 you see you see eight nine yard games by an offense is starting to take control of the game due mostly because the defense is trying to strip the ball when you do that you have to try and rip the ball out of the players hands this is Cleveland green who's done an absolutely fine job on Jacob green who we all know and write right there he caved him in a loud name to the pick up nine Leyland brain has taken over for the injured Eric black so at right tackle second and about a yard and a half [Applause] Jackson first 14-yard well worried about it Seattle's pulling all the stops trying to make a big play if you lose a few yards doing so that's the way it goes this is the plants there's no defensive backs in a position to make the play now let's take a look at Kenny's but he's generally in a position to do some good from here he's trying to get after whoever's coming his way he overruns the play because he's in no position to make it short a half gone by fourth quarter the Dolphins first down at the Seattle 25 and Marina overflows Bennet linebacker Shelton Robinson on the coverage so the second down upcoming Moreno has thrown four three two cephalo to hardy to Clayton Nathan Renton from 14 yards they Seattle scoring crate to Largent on a 56 yard pass play and the funny 7 yard field goal by norm Johnson so the Dolphins with a 28 to 10th lead with 12 minutes and 15 seconds left in this fourth quarter more to the left and platon right [Music] and again to the ground is painful inside the 20 easily all the stuff [Music] Joe rose a man who's known for his receiving hasn't had a lot of playing time of late also does an excellent job on Kenny easily first down and hole nathan has out rushed the Seattle Seahawks ground chuck philosophy but beat the Raiders last week not doing it today call Seahawks just not able to get going a couple of good drives by Prague but [Music] timeout has been called we'll be right back JCCC sports Oklahoma and Washington in a game that could determine the national championship of course folks at Brigham Young have their point of view as do those at Oklahoma and Washington Huskies will face a wishbone for the first time in many a year [Music] this Edel 19-yard line eleven and a half remaining fourth quarter I think one of the real top features of Moreno is that he really never looks at the scoreboard and tell there are only two or three minutes left you'll notice none of his thoughts changed they still attack in the defense even though he's got an 18 point lead and you could hear the murmur in the crowd as over Vaughn shaman who has been having himself a nightmare missed his earlier attempt so he's 9 for 20 on the season he did miss from deepest from 43 in the first quarter well it may not be too important right now but it could be later in the year $37 10 he has it [Applause] to say effect certainly could be a telling point comment that equals his season long and is extended the dolphin lead to 31 10 and Miami doing it in convincing fashion they're winning it the line of scrimmage on both sides and that's something that the Seahawks have been priding themselves in of late they've had the short end of the stick today david hughes colin Bryant awaiting the kickoff [Music] Arif Bryant to the 15th across the 30-yard line run out by Charles Benson who has excelled on special teams and Seattle now with 1118 Manning fourth quarter as Dan Marino who has had himself for another solid afternoon he's 21 foot 33 262 yards three touchdowns way under par though well intercept it twice not the not up to his 400 yard side [Music] they pray first out for this side the pretty he is really having his problems getting those passes over the forefront three look like betters got a piece of it though Boehner's gets real good surge and then he stands around and makes it very tough to throw a screen alarm it's been he knows where the quarterback is intending to throw the ball you can tell by his eyes and he's going right to that spot he's been fortunate of three occasions bat and three of them back betters bomb ha and both campus have been superb up front second out in ten [Music] yes what need to get rid of the football the line by Mark Brown [Music] but they say give me that football back AJ getting some playing time and a safer down at 973 for 69 the crowd here at the Orange Bowl 73,000 469 the Dolphins incidentally for the record has 31 in seven in games that have attracted over 70,000 to the rn4 free after connect with Turner he took it short of a first down Robert so well stop the Seattle Drive if they have a fake punt you'll see it if it presents itself at all [Music] I've seen Chuck Knox teams attack opponents that they've really happen to play very well against and this is one aggression and yet they haven't gone for fourth and three on occasion toward the end of the half they were reluctant to try and put some points on the board and it surprises me here is Jeff West back at his 21 that was ups and downs couple of 50 pluses he had a 7 yard punt Walker the Seahawks but I think fulfilling a little bit better than he did a year ago when he twice in the late minutes Nandu Fang leading that coverage timeout we'll be right back they're still after it the way they were the first series of the game and it doesn't look as if anything's going to change a Miami back to the offense first down 34 yard line Nathan and Bennett all the running backs out of the process flashing his way up near the 40 Michael Jackson Thomas stop Bennett and Nathan have done the job mark Clayton has had a standout day a hundred and twenty to forty nine but dolphins outrunning the Seahawks who never did get going last week and recalled an journée holding the surprise career-high 126 yards but not able to do it today second down and five and that's plate in motion forty-five these fellas offensively up front Dwight Stevenson's had a big day we haven't seen Joe Nash in the backfield making any of the place that he's been accustomed to making throughout the year and when you have an offensive line that's getting off on the ball the way they do is taking charge the way they are it's easy to run it take a look at Stevenson right now there's a slip block on Nash then he goes right back up annals Butler and it's no problem white Stevenson the Mantha pair Brian called the best center he had ever coached considered to be the NFL's top center [Music] 49 picked up - it'll be a second at 8 Keith Simpson on the stock you know the Seahawks and the second half ran for only 11 yards well when you're down as many as they were down it's understandable that in the fact that they're they're not moving anybody around up front we're down to eight minutes remaining in this fourth quarter and the Dolphins with a 3110 Lee Seahawks did get back into it they moved within four they trail 14-10 lead in the second quarter [Music] picks up the yarn Jacob green on the stop not a happy man Chuck Knox and the Seahawks a dejected group a different story in contrast to what took place here at the Orange Bowl a year ago when the Seahawks came in and defeated the Dolphins by the score of 27 to 20 when they needed it if they just haven't gotten the big play early in the first half John Harris picked off two balls looked like a cave a great opportunity they were only able to convert three points from those two turnovers and I think the turning point happened right about there Marino to the air the coverage of Mark Clayton sarva fourth down play bringing out a man we have seen very little of Honor Reggie Roby his hang time is measured that's the 5.3 seconds but John he claims he once hung run for over six seconds in practice do you believe this man I think he's worth parties he's shown me to imagine to put one up for six seconds here's easily awaiting the Robie pun Robi back at is 35 has the third part of the day could not get it up in the air but prevents the runningback prevents the work back and the ball spotted at the 16 it's a 23 yard punt Seattle will take over with just under seven and features focusing on the Giants and the 49ers that's the postgame show puddling I am Seattle his play he hurt his arm on that one he just can't get us pass his own brand I think what he's he's having a problem throwing the ball to his right obviously it's been because of duck betters who's put on such a pass rush I'll tell you what grinders got his hands full trying to handle betters today good pressure and he got all the way there that time Doug betters the deadliest of Miami's killer bees providing Chuck Knox with a very long afternoon that is in a seventh season out of Nevada Reno [Music] another shot this time he gets it off Paul was actually overthrown but the deflection by Lyle Blackwood nearly gave Dow turner an opportunity to steal one way on its enhance a little it's too little too late Darryl Turner who has been noted for a speed down field week that's the first of all we've really seen go down the field to Darryl and I'm sure Miami was aware that played a deep deep zone with two players in the center field position it's been hard for him to get there but they didn't try it much either what does that do to Craig with the fetters of pom our poke camper all over him throughout the day in terms of of changing the delivery the intent well what it does is it has an effect on whether or not he wants to go all the way down the field it takes a little bit of time to get there and these fellows defensively have just put too much pressure on as you say further down and down this time with the slingshot for joining the first down out of thing 25 mark brown on the stop and Greg very fortunate to get that one away again better zwip refreshing [Music] all right take a look at a man that's after some people today number 75 duck batters has certainly been the outstanding player defensively and I think he set the tone for the whole Miami defense today we talked about most important players Marv by there's so many offensively for my elephant we stay down he was particularly upset about the recent defensive problems and the Dolphins stopped the Seahawks warning short of the first down [Applause] they will take over 5% ski the outside linebacker on the stop it's been whipping offensively and defensively all right this is from the goalposts camera you get a pretty good shot at whether or not a hole does open up although it looks like there might be a small hole to the right Dornoch was not close enough to it to take advantage there really was nothing there five minutes in 45 seconds banning of this fourth quarter at Miami leading Seattle 31 to 10 the Dolphins take over just inside the Seattle 25-yard line [Music] or in motion here's Nathan only giving us a 360 stop by the right defensive end Jeff Ryan so for the Seattle Seahawks season that saw them go twelve and four to finish second behind Denver and the AFC West in the victory in the wild card over the Raiders last week they've had a 13 at for one point they won eight straight games and twenty Nathan hearing it from the crowd as he heads to the sidelines and I think we'll see Don Shula do some shuffling right here Parker the rookie from Alabama has come on not get going stop by Michael Jackson you know I think you were mentioning the Seattle Seahawks at one time had an eight game winning streak they were taken out of this ballgame by superior play both offensively and defensively by Miami Chuck knocks the job that he did without one of the really supreme running backs in the game Kurt Warner going down in the first game was really beyond the call I don't think anybody expected them to be in the playoffs when that happened to Kirk and they are and they've been winning despite the odds throughout the year and they've had a finally palace man has been playing a hot hand in the backfield and he's done it with good combinations of dawning can Hughes an airplane water going down about opening game Paul John's going down Connor fourth round draft pick Alabama playing for the first time this afternoon hasn't received consistent playing time he actually has Miami's top three rushing games but other times he's received very limited time here comes the release fan not strong to take over [Music] I think he's just holding I think Don was did not know whether or not he was going to go for the field goal but hey I've seen three touchdown scored in less time of this it does not look as though it's going to happen but you move a another goal and this is another confidence Jackie hit from 37 earlier this fourth quarter he missed from 43 in the first quarter this again from 37 yards away the ups and downs for Vonn shaman continues so he's 1 for 3 on the day and he's now 10 for 22 for the season what effect will the next week it's so far beyond what he would imagine to be his his worst performance that you can't say say much huh I don't know whether that's going to hurt him next week he's had a whole year of it so I don't think that Don Shula has kept him from kicking when they were in a an either/or situation but Don certainly can't feel very strong about it he have not attempt to the field goal in five games prior to today event following the 44 yard attempt against San Diego on overtime but did not play then he went the four games without attempting one as prey running out of trouble just running it out [Music] the postgame show following the dolphins and the Seahawks look at the NFC playoff game matching but Giants and the 49ers out of Candlestick in San Francisco close-up look Plus features on both ball clubs they would take you about four hours to get a feature on the 49ers receivers this year and some of the things they do it's 15 and 1 I think it's gone kind of unnoticed you know in a year when so many teams have been outstanding but San Francisco is one of them and the total yard tell part of the story break unleashing and larger was the first time the 35 yard line mark brown on the stop word out of two minutes and 45 seconds Miami Dolphins will make it a overall record of 15 and to crank again hitting logic front of the first down and the Dolphins will face the winner of Pittsburgh and Denver they will meet tomorrow in Denver 3:30 Eastern Time here on NBC getting underway with NFL 84 [Music] losing it on two minutes remaining Stanzi across for 35 yard line 24 yard display the Seahawks first down at the Miami 33 two minutes and seven seconds for many and a timeout has been called [Music] saw the Dolphins will host the winner of tomorrow's Denver's Pittsburgh anthems next Sunday any one of the six for the AFC championship back up the story with Miami in front by the shootout of 3110 Johnson field goal cutting it to a 7 3 cephalo Moreno with a 14-3 lead Seattle coming back break combining with largest 1410 to score at halftime and then the Dolphins broke it open the tight end Hardy getting on the scoresheet 2110 dolphins in the third extended to 28 10 on a 33 yards afflicted pastillas hauled in by Mark Clayton then bad comments hit from 37 to make a 31 to 10 and that's where we stand Hawks will have a long plane ride back back home to Seattle there aren't any short ones no matter how far they are if you're on the wrong side of that scoreboard first out of my having 33 [Applause] Alphin players indicating that they take possession if they do [Music] [Applause] Charles Benson Recovery's second-year man out of Baylor who has played primarily on special teams in it left defensive head and you'll see them picking up off the fumble by joining yeah this kind of incidental Dan trying to make something happen gets the ball batted away right now here comes another one of those fantastic leaders and Giants stay with us remember that kickoff will not get underway till just pass and we'll take a look at both ball clubs Pete Johnson on the carry Sam Berman making the stop Miami congratulating his shuttle down the sidelines the most valuable player for today's game there is good better outstanding play at the left defensive end duck feathers of the Dolphins the MVP and Niccolo flight will donate $1000 to the United Way on behalf of the seventy year man from Nevada Reno Doug betters the dolphin defense turning it around here this afternoon I'm struck now running the ballclub angry exchange between a couple of dolphins and Seahawks so there are the final stats on burrito just another day at the office not Dan Marino a sensational day but he threw for three picked off twice 262 yards and Don struck who was only four for 6 for 27 yards and relief Moreno has come on struck his Miami's relief pitcher he has spent his entire career with the dolphins as the backup his finest moment that classic overtime playoff loss to San Diego three years ago he brought Miami back from a 20 point nothing deficit but right now just running the clock down 20 seconds remaining Gus Adama carry and that will do it Michael Jackson covers it up and the dolphin a year ago losing to the Seahawks here last year 27:20 and they do it convincingly today [Music] their defense is good [Music] [Music] they call that players meeting before the final regular season game against Dallas to clear the air they come together against the cobbler

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Keywords: NFL, Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawjs, 1984

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Length: 141min 22sec (8482 seconds)

Published: Mon Dec 10 2018