Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots - 2.Half ( 1996 Week 10 ) - video Dailymotion

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00:00:00Well, and a word from your local station, New England.

00:00:05Well, one thing about this game, when you look at the two turnovers, they should mean something,

00:00:08but the two turnovers that Miami got didn't score a point off of it, and that's what's bad.

00:00:13And Abdul-Jabbar compared with Curtis Martin, who led the AFCN rushing last year,

00:00:18nine for nine yards for Martin, two touchdowns.

00:00:21Abdul-Jabbar chipping in with 71 yards rushing.

00:00:24Well, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Miami wants to run the football to help their defense out.

00:00:28But New England, really, in all honesty, I don't think they care that much.

00:00:31They know they're going to live and die with the pass, and every once in a while if they have a good running game, so be it.

00:00:36That'll be a little icing on the cake, but they're going to live and die this season

00:00:40with throwing the football and winning some tough games at the end.

00:00:43We talked to both coaches yesterday, and they both said the same thing.

00:00:46We are so evenly matched, this is going to come down to final possession.

00:00:49They both thought this would be a game one in the final minutes, and so it appears to be.

00:00:54We start the second half, Vinatieri, line dry, Spikes picks it up on the bounce, 15, 10 to the 20,

00:01:04flag down as Spikes moves it to the 27-yard line, tackled by Wiggum.

00:01:12Now let's check the penalty.

00:01:13Well, these two coaches, there are a lot of twos in their line.

00:01:18They're tied today, and a lot of twos.

00:01:21They both have two Super Bowl championships.

00:01:24Both have two.

00:01:25Holding number 51 on the return, 10 yards, first down.

00:01:30Both have two opportunities as head coaches in the NFL.

00:01:34But what's really important, what really makes them what they are today,

00:01:37two years working for the network.

00:01:40That's what, there you go, that's right.

00:01:42That's what got them back into coaching.

00:01:45Would they work with you?

00:01:46Oh, no, no, no.

00:01:47No, they didn't work with you?

00:01:48Uh-uh.

00:01:49Oh, Miami with a 10-yard penalty on the return, starts at the 17.

00:01:57And Bill Javon wrapped up.

00:02:01Willie Clay from his safety spot.

00:02:03Jim Gray, what do you have for us?

00:02:05I spoke with both coaches, Dick.

00:02:06First, Bill Parcells said the second quarter was the worst quarter we have played all year.

00:02:11He said he told his guys we're very lucky to survive it,

00:02:13and hopefully we'll be able to come out with a victory.

00:02:15Now, as for Jimmy Johnson, he said the radio communications,

00:02:18really hampered them, as well as the injury to his running back in the first half,

00:02:22because he said that was the guy that we used to communicate the plays.

00:02:25And with our communications out, we really struggled there,

00:02:27and it hurt us at the end of the half.

00:02:29Dick?

00:02:29Thank you, Jim.

00:02:30Referring to Cheris McPhail, who broke his arm and is out for the year.

00:02:34Dropped by Abdul Jabbar, perhaps guilty of the run before the catch was secured.

00:02:41One of the things that surprised me in that first half, Phil, is Miami.

00:02:46We thought, talking to Jimmy Johnson, your defense would be aggressive,

00:02:49an aggressive defense.

00:02:50They are not.

00:02:51They have not played aggressively.

00:02:53And we're talking about in the secondary, folks.

00:02:54That's right.

00:02:55Two quarters in safety.

00:02:56I saw one blitz in the first drive that they caught New England off guard.

00:03:00But besides then, I've seen all what we've seen from Miami all year long,

00:03:04a defense that's sitting back just trying not to give up the big play.

00:03:07Well, you know, that guy wearing 13 will play aggressively.

00:03:11Third and eight.

00:03:16Comes it to the sideline, but it's one hopped incomplete.

00:03:19Lamar Thomas is going to argue, but it appeared to bounce in.

00:03:25Jimmy Hitchcock covering for New England.

00:03:28So, the punting team on, and John Kidd to kick it for the Dolphins.

00:03:33So, a quick three and out for Jimmy Johnson's Miami team.

00:03:38The wind still blowing into the face of the kicker, Kidd,

00:03:42but not with nearly the velocity of earlier today.

00:03:46Meggett stands at his own 40.

00:03:50Good kick.

00:03:52Meggett retreats to the 31.

00:03:54And returns out across the 45-yard line.

00:03:5915 on the return.

00:04:01A 50-yard punt.

00:04:05Patriot cheerleaders are well muffled.

00:04:10As you look at the quarterback comparison,

00:04:12Bledsoe, solid 15 for 20 in that first half.

00:04:16This is on his first attempt for Terry Glenn.

00:04:19It is, indeed, 50 degrees cooler today

00:04:22than it was almost two months ago to the day

00:04:24when they played in Miami.

00:04:26Hurry up offense.

00:04:27He's got four wide receivers out there.

00:04:29Would make it.

00:04:30It worked at the end of the half,

00:04:31so Parcells comes out with it to start the second half.

00:04:34Throw to the sidelines complete.

00:04:37And it's Hassan Graham with his first catch today.

00:04:40J.B. Brown on the coverage.

00:04:42Right at the sticks.

00:04:43First down.

00:04:48Well, they had success with it at the end of the first half,

00:04:50so now why not stay with it?

00:04:52And what it did at the end of the first half,

00:04:54it made Miami play very soft and vanilla-type defense.

00:05:01Bledsoe hit.

00:05:02He fumbles.

00:05:03And it's recovered by the Dolphins at the 47-yard line.

00:05:07Fans claiming that Bledsoe had his arm forward.

00:05:10Daryl Gardner recovers the ball,

00:05:13but it was Daniel Stubbs who'll get the forced fumble

00:05:16and his eighth sack of the year.

00:05:19Stubbs with the third Miami turnover today.

00:05:22Well, it was actually good protection by the New England line,

00:05:25but Drew Bledsoe cannot find somebody open down the field,

00:05:28has to hold on to it just a fraction longer,

00:05:30and that is a fumble.

00:05:31His arm was not going forward.

00:05:33Good call by the officials.

00:05:35Well, you can see his arm.

00:05:36His arm is going forward after he's hit.

00:05:39Right here he's hit, and then he moves his arm forward.

00:05:41That ball came out.

00:05:42That's an excellent call.

00:05:44Bruce Armstrong not beaten very often, but Stubbs got him.

00:05:48Moreno starts at the 46.

00:05:50What?

00:05:51What?

00:05:52Runs it to the sidelines.

00:05:54It is affected by Hitchcock.

00:05:56Flag is down.

00:05:58Hitchcock to the 45.

00:06:00Picks up blockers.

00:06:01And with a 35-yard line, but was there interference?

00:06:07The flag is back at the spot where Hitchcock picked it off.

00:06:1142-yard return if...

00:06:16It's coming back.

00:06:20You know, this is twice now on Hitchcock.

00:06:23Once it was a holding penalty.

00:06:26Pass interference.

00:06:26Here it is, number 41, defense, first down.

00:06:31I don't think it's 41.

00:06:36Because 41 is Keith Byers, and he's on the offense.

00:06:39So I think it's 31.

00:06:40And Hitchcock, again, they have pass interference on him.

00:06:44Watch Jimmy Hitchcock, number 31, against Randall Hill.

00:06:49And he sticks that left arm out.

00:06:51And that has to be what the referee saw.

00:06:53Boy, they don't call that very often, though.

00:06:54They've been letting that go all year long.

00:06:56Sometimes, if you stick that left arm out,

00:06:58they think you are getting in the way of the receiver,

00:07:01stopping his progress, and they will call that a pass interference.

00:07:04See, everybody has a right to the ball once the ball is in the air.

00:07:06But what happened with Hitchcock, when he put that arm in there,

00:07:09he pushed off.

00:07:10And as he pushed off, the defender goes down.

00:07:14I think the receiver sold it very well.

00:07:1922-yard penalty, plus the 44 yards that New England didn't get on the return.

00:07:24And there's a big, big play in this game.

00:07:27Abdul-Jabbar on first down.

00:07:29And a little scuffle after the play, and flags fly.

00:07:34Dale Hamer's hat as well.

00:07:36Troy Drayton, the tight end.

00:07:37Such an important game.

00:07:43And from the start, the hitting has been at the highest level.

00:07:46And the emotions, of course, carrying the ferocity of play.

00:07:51You see Marino in there trying to sell it?

00:07:52Yeah, everybody said they're all lawyers.

00:07:56Pistol foul.

00:07:57Number 84 in the offense.

00:07:58They're doing action.

00:08:02They ticket Troy Drayton, the tight end.

00:08:11Here's Troy Drayton right up in here.

00:08:14He gets hit by Jones, and then he retaliates.

00:08:17And the only thing the officials see is retaliation.

00:08:19And what you, you know, it normally is that way.

00:08:22Second man in.

00:08:23That's a big penalty to absorb for Miami as Drayton is pulled out by Johnson.

00:08:31And Brett Kerlin replaces him at tight end.

00:08:33They mark the penalty back out to the 36-yard line.

00:08:37This is the third turnover the Miami Dolphins have gotten today.

00:08:40And they really haven't taken advantage of them.

00:08:43Paul, you say it so many times.

00:08:45You talk about you only get so many chances in a football game.

00:08:47And I think Jimmy Johnson realizes they've got to take advantage of this.

00:08:51The play stands, the run stands, although they haven't changed the down box.

00:08:58Because after the play, the penalty.

00:09:02You know, just to underline, if you're a New England fan, you'd be nervous about that turnover.

00:09:06Whenever, and recently, Bill Parcells' team, they've given it away more than they've taken it away.

00:09:11They're 0-10.

00:09:13They're 7-1 when they're in the plus column, taking it away more than coughing it up.

00:09:18See, I think that's what Bill Parcells is complaining about now.

00:09:21He wants it to be second down because this actually occurred after the play.

00:09:25So, the Patriots are minus three today.

00:09:32And yet, to this point, it has not cost them the three turnovers.

00:09:4021-yard penalty is what it amounts to.

00:09:43And first down, Marino.

00:09:47And they've complete.

00:09:48Pritchett, the fullback, inside the 25-yard line.

00:09:52He's a perfect throw on the run.

00:09:53Hits his fullback, Collins and Malloy.

00:09:55Make the stop.

00:09:5612 on the play.

00:09:57But when you say it's unfair to have a linebacker on the back, it's Pritchett and Collins.

00:10:00Now watch Pritchett.

00:10:01He just delays.

00:10:02Comes underneath.

00:10:03Now Collins has to run with him.

00:10:04And Marino just hits Pritchett right away on the play.

00:10:07I mean, it's just a nice, easy pickup.

00:10:09Dan Marino immediately sees its man-to-man coverage and Pritchett too fast for Collins.

00:10:14And that's the one thing Dan Marino does better than anybody.

00:10:17Make a quick decision.

00:10:18Throw the football.

00:10:19Second and nine.

00:10:22Lock.

00:10:25Stacked up.

00:10:26Willie McGinnis was first there.

00:10:28Number 55, who's had a big season for the Patriots defensively with five sacks.

00:10:33And, of course, an interception touchdown against Buffalo last week.

00:10:39A reminder, next week here on NBC, here's our lineup beginning at 12 noon Eastern with the NFL on NBC.

00:10:45Most of you will see the Patriots against the Jets.

00:10:49Other AFC East showdown.

00:10:51Dolphins hosting Harbaugh on the Colts.

00:10:53Some of you will get the Bills battle with the Eagles.

00:10:55All regional action.

00:10:56It all starts 12 noon next Sunday here on NBC.

00:11:00Third down.

00:11:06Incomplete.

00:11:07It appeared Miami's Randall Hill had a touchdown.

00:11:10But Jimmy Hitchcock denied.

00:11:12Got a hand in.

00:11:13Ripped it away.

00:11:16An excellent job by Jimmy Hitchcock.

00:11:18Number 31 of the New England Patriots.

00:11:21Dan Marino again sees the man coverage outside.

00:11:25Randall Hill looks at the top of your screen.

00:11:26And he tries to throw the ball to the line before the defender turns around.

00:11:30But Jimmy Hitchcock, he knows Marino will do that.

00:11:33Got his hands up at the last second to deflect the ball.

00:11:36It deflects the ball.

00:11:37But look at the ball.

00:11:37It's Hill right in the shoulder pads.

00:11:39And that's what Marino looked at him about.

00:11:41You know, catch the ball.

00:11:42I'm going to hit you with it.

00:11:42But that was a hard catch.

00:11:4439-yard field goal attempt.

00:11:46Netany.

00:11:46And this time, he knocks it in.

00:11:52Oh, the Dolphins take advantage of the turnover.

00:11:56Enjoy a three-point lead.

00:12:00Now, Daniel Stubbs' sack and forced fumble against Bledsoe leads to the 39-yard field goal.

00:12:07And Jim Gray with a special friend.

00:12:10Well, a very special friend and a guy that all of professional football is missing right now.

00:12:14Don Shula here to watch his former team.

00:12:16Don, how much do you miss being on the sidelines, particularly a close game like this one?

00:12:19Well, this is what it's all about.

00:12:20You know, I've been here for 33 years as a head coach.

00:12:23So you don't walk away from something like this without missing it.

00:12:26I didn't miss training camp, and I didn't miss some of the other things, the preseason.

00:12:30But once the regular season starts, that's where you miss the competition more than anything else.

00:12:36All right.

00:12:36Dick's going to give us the kickoff, and we're going to get your assessment of the Dolphins.

00:12:39We'll be right back with you, Don.

00:12:41Dick.

00:12:42Netany kicks it off.

00:12:4317-14 in Miami.

00:12:46At the 12.

00:12:52Fighting for that extra yard across the 35.

00:12:57So far, Don, of how the Dolphins have done this year.

00:13:00They're 4-4.

00:13:01Well, they started out, obviously, great.

00:13:03And they had a running game, and then they seemed to get away from that.

00:13:06And today, they're back to the running game.

00:13:09They're controlling the line of scrimmage, and they've got the takeovers.

00:13:12That's what helped them win the games early in the year.

00:13:14You've got to get the takeaways, and you've got to control the line of scrimmage.

00:13:17And you see them doing that here today.

00:13:19Everybody has been very careful not to use the word retirement with you.

00:13:23There's already been a couple of coaches, including your son, who've lost his job.

00:13:26As we watch the play, we're going to ask you about your future.

00:13:32What about your future?

00:13:33Will you coach again, and will you consider some offers this offseason?

00:13:36Well, I haven't even thought about it.

00:13:37You know, I'm at peace with myself over the decision that I made, and I'm trying to enjoy this season.

00:13:44And there are times where I enjoy it, and other times I miss it.

00:13:48But I haven't made any judgments as to what I want to do.

00:13:52And I'm going to get through this year and then see what happens.

00:13:57How much input, if any, do you have?

00:13:59You were reluctant at first to be involved with the Dolphins at all.

00:14:02You have spoken with Jimmy on a number of occasions.

00:14:04How much input do you have now with the Dolphins?

00:14:06I'm vice chairman of the board of directors and a part owner,

00:14:09but I don't do anything as far as day-to-day involvement with the Dolphins.

00:14:14Certainly, you know, I'd like to see him have a good year, get into the playoffs, and win.

00:14:18And I'd love to see Dan Marino wear that Super Bowl ring.

00:14:21That's what I got mine on, and I'd love to see Dan get one.

00:14:25Because if anybody deserves it, the way that he's competed through the years

00:14:28and the records that he's set, you know, that's what you hope for.

00:14:32Don, it's great to see you.

00:14:33You were honored before the game.

00:14:34Congratulations.

00:14:35Enjoy this time off, since we won't call it a retirement.

00:14:39Back over to you, Dick.

00:14:40Thanks, just in this great game.

00:14:41We have a timeout.

00:14:42We'll return to Foxboro in a moment.

00:14:44Welcome back.

00:14:48On that last play, watch Bledsoe.

00:14:50Is this a forward pass or a lateral?

00:14:53Well, this ball's going to land behind Bledsoe,

00:14:55but the officials say that it was not a lateral.

00:14:57Megat did the smart thing.

00:14:58He picked that thing up off the ground.

00:14:59He knew that was behind.

00:15:01That would have been an eight-yard gain in the first down

00:15:03and said it's third and one.

00:15:07Play action.

00:15:08Bledsoe down the middle.

00:15:10Intercepted.

00:15:11Sean Wooden.

00:15:11And Wooden has the fourth turnover of the game.

00:15:16Miami at the New England 36.

00:15:19Now there was some aggressive defense.

00:15:22A little bit.

00:15:24Well, yes, it was an aggressive throw, Paul, by Drew Bledsoe.

00:15:27And Sean Wooden playing free safety.

00:15:29Nobody to cover.

00:15:31Sees Terry Kling coming across the field.

00:15:33Watch Sean Wooden.

00:15:35Sees the ball coming.

00:15:36He does an excellent job, though, of coming forward,

00:15:38being aggressive, attacking the football once it's in the air.

00:15:42But Drew Bledsoe falling away from the line of scrimmage,

00:15:45thrown across his body.

00:15:46That's a tough throw to try to make in the NFL.

00:15:50Wooden, the rookie from Notre Dame,

00:15:52his second interception of the year.

00:15:54Leading 17-14.

00:15:56Missed an 11-3 man in the third quarter.

00:15:58It's Abdul-Jabbar.

00:15:59Rookie, rookie, rookie.

00:16:00Now this Jimmy Johnson team.

00:16:02And he fumbles.

00:16:03Does it count?

00:16:04No signal yet by the officials.

00:16:06What a weird game.

00:16:07Maybe it's a hangover from Halloween.

00:16:10And we've had balls bouncing the entire game.

00:16:13And calls, difficult calls to make.

00:16:16Well, it started way back at the beginning of the first quarter

00:16:18when Megan fumbled the ball going into the end zone.

00:16:22They give it to him.

00:16:22They said he hit the pylon.

00:16:23It was out of bounds.

00:16:24Then a fumble on a touchdown by Curtis Martin.

00:16:27New England, New Orleans.

00:16:30It's incredible what's happening.

00:16:32It took a while to decide, but the officials agree it's New England's ball.

00:16:37Abdul-Jabbar.

00:16:38He thought he was down.

00:16:39Let's see.

00:16:44Oh, he was clearly down.

00:16:46He's down.

00:16:47Clearly down.

00:16:48I mean, this game may be another strong bid for instant replay.

00:16:53Because Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is on the ground right here.

00:16:57Now, you see the ball in his arm.

00:16:59Now, he has it clearly.

00:17:00The ball comes out.

00:17:01This is a terrible call.

00:17:04But all the officials must have been screened.

00:17:06No one saw it.

00:17:07And Jimmy Johnson, we're going to have to put a straitjacket on him.

00:17:12Well, you see, what happened is Jimmy Johnson sees the replay in here.

00:17:16He sees the replay in the stadium.

00:17:18And that's what he's upset about.

00:17:20Well, he has had a couple tough calls go against his team the last few weeks.

00:17:25So, he keeps building up for the coach.

00:17:27And he keeps seeing these mistakes by referees.

00:17:30And that's why you get that reaction.

00:17:32So, questionable call.

00:17:33And Patriots take over their 28.

00:17:36Bledsoe guns it.

00:17:38And played again to Terry Glenn.

00:17:40Glenn continues to rack up the numbers.

00:17:4213 more yards for the rookie on his eighth catch of the game.

00:17:47Well, the ground cannot cause a fumble.

00:17:49And you can clearly see Abdul-Jabbar has the ball when he hits the ground.

00:17:53But the problem is, look at all the officials.

00:17:56There's so many bodies around.

00:17:58Nobody can tell if the ball went and came out.

00:18:01I tell you, you're looking at this year.

00:18:04There are so many plays that can be used as far as instant replay coming back again in some form.

00:18:10It's not a perfect world.

00:18:11And this certainly has been a game not called very perfectly.

00:18:15Great play action again by Bledsoe.

00:18:17He guns it.

00:18:18And Sean Jefferson and a fly down as Jefferson out of bounds at the 29.

00:18:25They're going to call this offensive pass interference on Sean Jefferson because he pushed off in order to come back.

00:18:31He sure was open.

00:18:33Yeah.

00:18:33That would help.

00:18:35You know, you know, you can open.

00:18:37This really helps, Dick.

00:18:37When you shove the guy down the field and then you come back to the ball.

00:18:41But I tell you, he had no reason to push off.

00:18:44He had Calvin Jackson running down.

00:18:46That's interference.

00:18:47Offense.

00:18:48Number 84.

00:18:4910 yards.

00:18:51Their first down.

00:18:52The Patriots basically were sending Sean Jefferson out against Calvin Jackson one-on-one and no other receivers down the field.

00:19:00He sells the long pattern and he uses both hands to push off.

00:19:04I mean, Calvin Jackson, you're right.

00:19:06He was gone anyway.

00:19:06He was looking for the deep ball.

00:19:09When the quarterback holds the ball that long, usually that defensive back knows, look long, he's trying to throw it on us.

00:19:14That's a 40-yard play.

00:19:1610 on the penalty and 30 that they didn't get on the catch.

00:19:20Screen.

00:19:21Curtis Martin.

00:19:22Moving on.

00:19:23Into the corner.

00:19:2440.

00:19:2550.

00:19:27Curtis Martin to the 27-yard line.

00:19:31Woo!

00:19:35Woo!

00:19:36Woo!

00:19:37Woo!

00:19:38Woo!

00:19:39Woo!

00:19:40Woo!

00:19:41Woo!

00:19:44Outstanding screen pass and Curtis Martin cuts it back in inside.

00:19:49You know that Calvin Jackson saves a touchdown.

00:19:51Sam Gash is blocking on him way downfield, but he makes Curtis Martin make a move.

00:19:56Here it comes right here.

00:19:57See this here?

00:19:58There's Jackson with Sam Gash and he actually makes the play.

00:20:04Good hustle by Daniel Stubbs as well.

00:20:06The big lineman to get downfield.

00:20:0942-yard play.

00:20:11Mega.

00:20:12Inside the 25.

00:20:13Miami lead 17-14.

00:20:16The Patriots trying to take advantage of a highly questionable fumble call against this

00:20:21man, Abdul-Jabbar.

00:20:23Have it inside.

00:20:25The Dolphin 25 at the 23.

00:20:28Second down and five.

00:20:29Well, it turned the ball over four times today so far.

00:20:32We still have eight minutes to go in the third quarter.

00:20:35You're down 17-14.

00:20:37You're lucky.

00:20:39They only got three points out of four turnovers for the Miami Dolphins.

00:20:43Second and five.

00:20:45Second and five.

00:20:49There he works in again.

00:20:51That's it.

00:20:52Right on his gun coast.

00:20:55Touchdown!

00:20:56Big Ben brings it up for the fifth time this year.

00:21:17And New England repossesses the lead.

00:21:23Boy, when you have that much time to throw a football, you better be able to find somebody

00:21:27open.

00:21:27And Jimmy Johnson still burning inside on the ball that set up the drive.

00:21:37Vinatieri.

00:21:4021-17 New England.

00:21:4323 yards on the touchdown.

00:21:48Well, it's a good job for the Patriot.

00:21:50An excellent call.

00:21:52Drew Bledsoe moving to his right.

00:21:53Throws back across the field.

00:21:56To Ben Coates, who is wide open.

00:22:00He hustles for the extra couple yards and gets the touchdown.

00:22:03Bledsoe three for three on the drive.

00:22:0777 yards.

00:22:09The old Parcells Patriots enjoy a four-point advantage.

00:22:15New England leads 21-17 with one questionable turnover for New England.

00:22:21And they get seven points out of it.

00:22:24While New England's coughed it up four times and managed only three Miami points out of that.

00:22:30So, the Patriots opportunistic.

00:22:3277 yards and four quick plays for the lead.

00:22:37Irving Spikes.

00:22:39Check that.

00:22:40Charles Jordan.

00:22:42And Jordan draws a crowd of blue out at the 27-yard line.

00:22:47Mario Greer leading the way.

00:22:49Let's go back to the touchdown.

00:22:50Well, look at Ben Coates at the top of your screen.

00:22:52He's going to run what they call a flag pattern.

00:22:54A play action this way.

00:22:56But watch Lewis Oliver, number 25, his reaction.

00:22:59Most teams, when they fake this bootleg, they throw to the right.

00:23:04The Patriots do the opposite.

00:23:07They throw across the field, back to the left.

00:23:09That's the reason Ben Coates was wide open.

00:23:11Watch this, folks.

00:23:13You think Bledsoe like this little slap on a hiney?

00:23:15Whoops.

00:23:16No, that hurt.

00:23:16Moreno comes back gunning, and it's incomplete to Abdul-Jabbar.

00:23:26Sangapulitelli, the defensive tackle, the 300-pounder from San Diego State, has Marino wincing.

00:23:35You're for a defensive lineman playing against the Miami Dolphins and Dan Marino.

00:23:39It has to be so frustrating.

00:23:42You get through.

00:23:42You do an excellent job.

00:23:44You get a free shot at the quarterback, and Dan Marino always gets rid of the football.

00:23:48Hate to get on the officials, but he took more than one step before he hit Marino.

00:23:52They've had a tough day.

00:24:03That goal, Jabbar, out of the backfield.

00:24:06Nice open field tackle by Ted Johnson, the middle backer.

00:24:10Only four on the play.

00:24:14Johnson, Carlsbad, California.

00:24:16Grew up, went to high school very near where they had all those tragic fires just a week ago

00:24:21out near LaCosta.

00:24:22The only real chance that a linebacker has on a back like Abdul-Jabbar is Johnson,

00:24:27because as soon as he saw Abdul-Jabbar coming out of the backfield,

00:24:30he went directly towards him, and that's his man.

00:24:33He went after him and got him.

00:24:35Third and six.

00:24:40Miami three for nine on third down today.

00:24:44Well below their average.

00:24:45For the sidelines, any complaint intended for Charles Jordan.

00:24:53Scooter Magruder, an extra defensive back on the coverage.

00:24:57Punning team on for Jimmy Johnson.

00:25:02This is not what you talk about at halftime.

00:25:04The Miami Dolphins, they go in, they know they're going to get the ball back on the kick.

00:25:08They come out, three and out.

00:25:09They get the ball again, three and out.

00:25:11They make it just two away from the all-time record of eight touchdowns on country terms.

00:25:22New for a kick by Kidd for the 16th.

00:25:27And Megat doesn't get more than a couple of yards.

00:25:30Timeout, 7-0-4, remaining in the third.

00:25:34Back in New England with a reminder next Saturday at 4 Eastern on NBC.

00:25:40It's the EMC Skills Challenge.

00:25:43You'll see Arnold Palmer, the player of the year.

00:25:45The Varden Trophy winner, Tom Lehman, John Daly, Hale Irwin, and others.

00:25:49They'll drive, long and short game, bunker shots, putting, and the crucial trouble shot.

00:25:54That's next Saturday on NBC.

00:25:56Dave Megat for a couple to the 19-yard line.

00:26:00They call that one, Phil, they call that one area, the Maguires, the form of the trouble shot.

00:26:07The trouble shot?

00:26:07The Maguire, they call that.

00:26:09Uh-huh.

00:26:10I don't have trouble.

00:26:12I mean, my swing isn't pretty, but it gets the job done.

00:26:15Really?

00:26:15Yeah.

00:26:16It gets it done.

00:26:16Better statement.

00:26:17Second and eight.

00:26:19Into the flag.

00:26:19Complete to Troy Brown and Tim Jacobs there on the coverage.

00:26:25At the 26, it'll be third and two.

00:26:29Look at what the defense of Miami has allowed the opposing quarterback the last three games.

00:26:36And any time quarterbacks complete, this high a percentage of their pass,

00:26:40I don't care if they're throwing little dub passes, your defense is in trouble.

00:26:44Three straight games, the Miami defense just cannot stop the passing game.

00:26:49Third and a long one.

00:26:55Curtis Marker cut down at the 27, 27 and a half.

00:27:00Terrell Buckley who raced up from his corner position is going to be close enough to measure.

00:27:08Buckley with his sixth interception of the season earlier today.

00:27:15Oh, they gave him a good spot.

00:27:16It was really a good job of Curtis Martin taking the ball outside.

00:27:23Everything was covered inside.

00:27:25And Terrell Buckley just came flying up to make a good tackle.

00:27:32Now, my question here is, here's a first down.

00:27:34And you're only up by four points.

00:27:36And they were moving the ball with a hurry-up offense.

00:27:38They had no huddle.

00:27:39They were attacking.

00:27:40Do you stop attacking now?

00:27:43And you kind of, you know, when do you just say, okay, let's just try to run the ball a little bit.

00:27:48Let's get some stuff off the clock.

00:27:49Because this third quarter has lasted about an hour and a half, hasn't it?

00:27:53Ray Perkins making the calls upstairs.

00:27:55Well, Miami knows they can't stop the passing game, and they haven't.

00:28:16So, what do you do, Paul?

00:28:17They bring some pressure.

00:28:19This time they bring six players on defense.

00:28:23Make the quarterback.

00:28:25Make a decision.

00:28:26Tight coverage down the field.

00:28:27Drew Bledsoe has to throw the football before he's ready.

00:28:30And Calvin Jackson did an excellent job of staying close to the receiver.

00:28:33Five minutes, 47 seconds left in the third.

00:28:37To Jefferson.

00:28:39And he is at the 35-yard line.

00:28:42It'll be third down three.

00:28:43Jackson leading the charge with Wooden helping out.

00:28:49Bledsoe taking what they'll give him.

00:28:50And he's now 22 for 31.

00:28:53Just under 300 yards on the game.

00:28:57One touchdown, two interceptions.

00:28:59And he also fumbled once, while Marino looking for that first scoring throw.

00:29:03And if you go to throw the football a lot, you can't be concerned with those interceptions.

00:29:07And Bill Parcells told us yesterday he told Drew Bledsoe,

00:29:11I want you to be tenacious, throw the ball down the field, and take some chances.

00:29:18No result at all as Gash is drilled by Oliver.

00:29:22Lewis Oliver read it all away.

00:29:24No gain.

00:29:24This is what I thought they meant about an aggressive pass defense.

00:29:28It's what Lewis Oliver does here to Sam Gash.

00:29:31Lewis Oliver comes up the field.

00:29:32They just throw this little flick to the outside.

00:29:34And look at him.

00:29:35Bam.

00:29:35I mean, there was absolutely about a half-yard loss on the play.

00:29:40So Town Tupa comes in to putt.

00:29:43Former Penn State star O.J. McDuffie at the other end at the 16.

00:29:48No return into a 10-yard return.

00:30:10Otis Smith makes the tackle at the 20.

00:30:12A 54-yard punt.

00:30:14Tonight on Dateline.

00:30:18Trailing 21-17.

00:30:20Four minutes plus left in the third.

00:30:26And Bill Javala.

00:30:30For a couple.

00:30:32Mark Wheeler led the defensive attack.

00:30:34Well, the Miami Dolphins, when you have possessions in the second half,

00:30:40you take a look at what they've done with it.

00:30:41Take a look.

00:30:41Three plays.

00:30:42And here's the ones that you really want to take a look at in the middle.

00:30:45The three plays, five plays, one play and a fumble.

00:30:47And three plays again.

00:30:48You're putting the ball away.

00:30:49I mean, your offense isn't doing anything.

00:30:51You've got to keep this defense off the field.

00:30:54That's the one thing that Marino said to us.

00:30:55We've got to help the defense.

00:30:56We've got to move the ball and control it.

00:30:58That fumble came one play after Sean Woodson had intercepted at the New England 36.

00:31:07Only three more on the catch.

00:31:09As Malloy and Hitchcock wrap up Pritchett.

00:31:11Third down.

00:31:13And short six.

00:31:15You know, the guy, the only time you really mention this guy's name in his game,

00:31:20one of their leading receivers, OJ McDuffie.

00:31:22I mean, it's on punt returns.

00:31:23Has he caught a pass?

00:31:24One catch.

00:31:32For six yards.

00:31:34McDuffie is their third down receiver.

00:31:44Marino, lots of time.

00:31:46Has McDuffie open?

00:31:47And he has it with the 40-yard line.

00:31:50First down Miami.

00:31:51Well, boys, see, you've got to get the guy in the game.

00:31:55I called down to Dan.

00:31:56I said, look, you know, OJ McDuffie has been open.

00:31:58You haven't thrown the ball to him.

00:31:59So let's put him in motion.

00:32:00Send him out to the outside.

00:32:01He runs down through the seam.

00:32:04And a perfect pass.

00:32:05And again.

00:32:08Oh, you are.

00:32:10You are sagacious.

00:32:11No question about that.

00:32:12Yeah.

00:32:13Sagacious?

00:32:13Yeah.

00:32:14What is it?

00:32:14I don't know.

00:32:1541-yard line.

00:32:17Seriously.

00:32:17The wizard.

00:32:18Oh, you're wise.

00:32:19Your years make you very wise, Paul.

00:32:33Jimmy Hitchcock.

00:32:34What a game for Hitchcock, who's subbing for the injured Ricky Reynolds.

00:32:42This is a play where Dan Marino just overestimates his arm.

00:32:47What he tries to do again is throw that ball in a line drive to the outside

00:32:51and tries to get it over the defender before he turns around.

00:32:54But Jimmy Hitchcock, he's looking back at the quarterback the whole way.

00:32:58He has not fooled and makes an excellent interception.

00:33:01You know what I really like about this play is Willie Clay, he reads it right away.

00:33:05He's looking back at Marino.

00:33:06He gets over to even try to help.

00:33:08He doesn't have to because Hitchcock's got it.

00:33:10But on the left-hand side of the screen, you see Willie Clay coming in?

00:33:12He was there to help out if need be.

00:33:17So Hitchcock with his second interception of the season.

00:33:21And he'll stop him at the 10-yard line.

00:33:24So Marino intercepted for the first time today.

00:33:27It remains 21-17.

00:33:28Hitting the backfield as Curtis Martin.

00:33:33Dwight Hollier, a loss of a yard.

00:33:36Dan Marino never likes this to happen.

00:33:41Well, I think he knows it's not really the decision.

00:33:46He made a good decision on where to throw football, just what type of ball to throw.

00:33:49Should have thrown it higher and to the outside instead of throwing the line drive.

00:33:53And the win, Jim Gray talked about it at the start of the game.

00:33:57That factored in.

00:33:59Throw the ball up.

00:34:02That's a quickie to Sean Jefferson.

00:34:06Buckley on the coverage.

00:34:07Six yards on the play.

00:34:09To the 15, it's third and five.

00:34:10Second half.

00:34:14And this is third quarter.

00:34:15All these possessions.

00:34:16I mean, nine possessions in the quarter.

00:34:18We have a minute 18 left.

00:34:20Two turnovers a side.

00:34:21And I really do believe a lot of these turnovers today.

00:34:23The interception, especially the fumbles.

00:34:25But just because of the fact that it is cold, the ball is hard and slick,

00:34:29and it's just getting away from the players.

00:34:32Third and five.

00:34:35That's all.

00:34:36Pressured.

00:34:37Uncomplete.

00:34:39Through to Gash and Stewart there to cover.

00:34:42Michael Stewart.

00:34:43Yeah, they've gotten away from their game plan.

00:34:45I mean, before he was throwing the ball like curls in the middle of the field.

00:34:48He was throwing deep comebacks to players.

00:34:50Now he's throwing a little junk stuff.

00:34:52Well, what's happening, Paul, the last couple times, New England is guessing wrong.

00:34:56Miami's defense has changed up.

00:34:58That time they had three defensive linemen down, four linebackers in.

00:35:01They blitzed off of it.

00:35:02And I think it's confusing New England right now.

00:35:06Tupac will receive the snap at the goal line.

00:35:08McDuffie at the 37 of Miami.

00:35:16What a snap.

00:35:19Tupac.

00:35:21Short kick at third.

00:35:22That's McDuffie at the 41-yard line.

00:35:2444 on the punt.

00:35:28Well, there's a turnover that didn't hurt Marino.

00:35:33In fact, they get the ball back in very, very good field position.

00:35:37We didn't.

00:35:38It's interesting that we haven't really talked about Marino's injury.

00:35:42Here's a man that had a broken ankle just five, six weeks ago.

00:35:46And here operating as if, well, obviously it didn't catch our attention.

00:35:50He is well protected.

00:35:51Well, he is.

00:35:52Yeah, he is very well protected.

00:35:53That body has every piece of equipment on it to lead makes.

00:35:56And look at his.

00:35:57We had a little shot there.

00:35:58We'll see it later of his right foot.

00:36:00The special shoe he wears now to protect that right ankle.

00:36:04You know, you're absolutely right, Phil.

00:36:13If you just take a look.

00:36:14I don't understand how he moves with all the padding he has.

00:36:16I'll tell you, he can move around still very well.

00:36:18But you can see he has the hip pads in.

00:36:20He has a little pad in the back because last year he hurt his.

00:36:24Well, he fell on his rear end and he hurt it pretty bad.

00:36:26He has two braces on one brace on each knee.

00:36:29And then in the right ankle, look at that big boot he has on.

00:36:32And he still has a little bit of a limp.

00:36:34But Dan Marino, he's wise.

00:36:36He wears everything he can to protect himself.

00:36:39And he's got nothing on that right arm.

00:36:41That's right.

00:36:42That's right.

00:36:43And comes that incomplete to Abdul-Jabbar.

00:36:46He'll bring up the third down inside.

00:36:48Beginning of his game.

00:36:49Does he still have that pouch on?

00:36:51He had a hand warmer, did they call it, on Marino.

00:36:54He doesn't wear that.

00:36:54I thought maybe he might have had a sandwich or something in there

00:36:57because he spends a lot of time back there by himself.

00:36:59You advised him.

00:37:01That's what you do.

00:37:03No, he wouldn't keep a sandwich in there.

00:37:05That would be gone.

00:37:06That would be gone.

00:37:11Ty Law limped off.

00:37:13And Mike Magruder, number 27, replaces him at corner.

00:37:16So Marino looks at two backup corners.

00:37:19And Hitchcock and Magruder.

00:37:20Covered by Otis Smith, the former Eagle.

00:37:37You know, there's something that surprised me about this.

00:37:39Now, Dan Marino standing back there all by himself,

00:37:42really has all the time in the world to throw the ball.

00:37:43And look at these guys.

00:37:44They're really not coming back to him.

00:37:46And Hill is the only one that makes an attempt to come back,

00:37:49but it's only a couple yards when he sees the ball in the air.

00:37:51But it was surprising to me because most of these receivers,

00:37:54I know you're able to turn and run, Phil,

00:37:56but they should come back and help Marino.

00:37:58Well, let's be honest.

00:37:58How often do they see Dan Marino scramble out of the pocket

00:38:01and they don't get a chance to practice that drill too often?

00:38:04Final play of the third quarter.

00:38:06Kid, a bit unlucky, has to kick it into the wind.

00:38:09Negative to 21.

00:38:11A five-yard return.

00:38:14You're watching the NFL on NBC.

00:38:16We'll be back after these messages from your local station.

00:38:19With Phil Simms, Paul McGuire, and Jim Gray to Kimberg,

00:38:29welcome back to Foxborough.

00:38:30Some 59,000-plus.

00:38:33And watch the terrific game, 21-17 New England.

00:38:38As Jimmy Johnson said, this will define our season.

00:38:41We need two wins this week.

00:38:43Next week against Indy, the show will be a playoff team.

00:38:46And New England trying to create some distance.

00:38:48Yes, Indianapolis has already lost.

00:38:51Let's spread it around.

00:38:54Sam Gash has interfered with Chris Singleton there too soon.

00:39:04Pass interference.

00:39:05Number 55 of the defense.

00:39:08First down.

00:39:08Chris Singleton, you know, he's really caught in a catch-22.

00:39:12Here he is.

00:39:12Here comes the ball.

00:39:13And when the ball is thrown, he is there just a little bit too soon.

00:39:16And look at it, he's going through the receiver, which is gashed to the ball.

00:39:20And he hits him.

00:39:21Good goal.

00:39:23Just a penalty of a handful of yards out to the 27.

00:39:28Bledsoe, looking underneath, complete.

00:39:33Boy, does he have accelerators.

00:39:35Terry Glenn, just a little delay.

00:39:37And he sprints for 14 more before Sean Wooden can get him.

00:39:41And Drew Bledsoe has used nine different receivers in this game.

00:39:46He's spread it around.

00:39:48He's very effectively.

00:39:51Brown, Glenn, now Martin.

00:39:53And here's the payoff is touchdown to Ben Coates.

00:39:59Well, that's the key to this offense, the fact that in years past,

00:40:03it was dropped back and throw it to Ben Coates.

00:40:05Now Drew Bledsoe can drop back and throw it to one of seven or eight good pass receivers.

00:40:10As Martin slowed down in the backfield and loses a yard.

00:40:13Interestingly, and when you look at the skill positions for New England with Byers and Coates now

00:40:19and those wide receivers, Jefferson and Glenn, and then the running backs as well,

00:40:25and Bledsoe, you'd say this should be the best offense in the AFC East.

00:40:29But someone argues that it is not, and that was Bill Parcells.

00:40:32Well, he thinks the New York Jets are the best offense in the AFC East.

00:40:37And he says, and he's don't even take my word for it.

00:40:39Just look it up.

00:40:40Yards, he's talking first downs, a lot of stats.

00:40:43Favor the New York Jets, but my argument is the New York Jets are doing a lot of that

00:40:48when they're way behind and the games are over to get some of those stats.

00:40:51But I think that the New York Jets are going to decide who wins the AFC East

00:40:55because they're going to beat someone going down the second half of the season.

00:40:59Well, that's right.

00:40:59And the one thing he was right about, Bill Parcells,

00:41:02is that New York Jets do have some fine, skilled players on offense.

00:41:06So there's going to be a day when their defense puts it together.

00:41:09They come out there, and that offense clicks.

00:41:11And, you know, you hope you're not the team that's on the bad end of it.

00:41:16You know, the one thing about this Miami team, when you look at it,

00:41:25they are, yeah, coming into this game four and four, Phil.

00:41:27But they've only lost one game in their division, and that's to Indianapolis.

00:41:32So if they can come out of here, that's why this game is so important to Miami,

00:41:36and next week against Indy, which will knock them off twice.

00:41:39They get even with Indy.

00:41:41But they could be really set in their division if they can win the next two games,

00:41:44this one and the one after.

00:41:45And you heard Marino on the NFL on NBC earlier today say that these are the two games

00:41:53that will determine whether or not we're a factor or whether we just play out the season.

00:41:5821-17 New England.

00:42:012-foot.

00:42:04Skies win.

00:42:05Frosty night, and the fair catch by McDuffie at the 17.

00:42:1144 on the punt.

00:42:1313-plus remain.

00:42:18And we welcome you back.

00:42:19Dan Marino, this is his 192nd game as a Dolphin.

00:42:24That's the club record.

00:42:25Bob Kuchenberg played 190.

00:42:28He needs that many more.

00:42:30162 passing yards for 50,000.

00:42:35No one close.

00:42:38Trailing by four.

00:42:41It's Abdul-Jabbar turning the point.

00:42:44Gets him.

00:42:45Oh, he was one man away from going the distance.

00:42:48Out of bounds at the 23.

00:42:50A gain of 11.

00:42:51You know what I like about him, Phil?

00:42:53The decisions he makes with the ball.

00:42:55Watch.

00:42:55I mean, he gets some good blocking up front.

00:42:58But watch the decisions he makes.

00:43:00Here he comes to the outside.

00:43:01Now watch how quick he turns this.

00:43:03Now, I've got to get upfield and take what I can get.

00:43:06You're right, Dick.

00:43:08One play away from touchdown.

00:43:13He had 115 yards in game one down in Miami against New England.

00:43:17Over the century mark again.

00:43:19He's down to the 25.

00:43:24So we are seeing two outstanding rookies in this game.

00:43:28Kareem Abdul-Jabbar rushing for over 100 for Miami.

00:43:31And on the other side, the wide receiver for the New England Patriots, Terry Glenn, who has 10 catches.

00:43:37He's over 100 yards receiving.

00:43:39Well, Abdul-Jabbar, what I like about him, and he reminds me of Emmitt Smith in a way.

00:43:45He makes a decision.

00:43:46He does it right away.

00:43:47And he's always going forward.

00:43:49Never east to west.

00:43:50He is a north-south runner.

00:43:52Second and eight.

00:43:53Marino comes into the sideline.

00:43:56Big catch.

00:43:57Rolling is Charles Jordan to the sidelines.

00:44:00First down at the 35.

00:44:01Mike Magruder on the coverage.

00:44:04Well, Dan Marino on his way to throwing for 50,000 yards and still has that good arm.

00:44:09The hardest throw a quarterback can make is that 10-yard speed out cut by a receiver.

00:44:15Look at the hop, and Dan Marino gets that body behind almost every single throw.

00:44:19That's the reason why he's so accurate.

00:44:23The man with the perfect fence.

00:44:26Now goes Jabbar.

00:44:27Oh, he hits that line of scrimmage at full speed.

00:44:30Let's go to Greg Gumbel in New York for an update.

00:44:34All right, Dick.

00:44:34In Seattle, Houston and the Seahawks tied at nine.

00:44:37Steve McNair, sideline pass to Chris Sanders.

00:44:40Watch what he does to Selwyn Jones on the sidelines.

00:44:43Can't let him get away like that.

00:44:44See you later.

00:44:4565-yard touchdown.

00:44:48And with the extra point, Houston on top of Seattle now.

00:44:5116-9, about eight minutes to play in regulation.

00:44:53Dick?

00:44:54All right, Greg.

00:44:55Can you imagine two years ago at Ohio State, they had Sanders, Galloway, and this kid, Glenn?

00:45:01And they lost it again.

00:45:03Underneath.

00:45:04Good catch by Irving Spikes.

00:45:07And Spikes runs it into New England territory to the 45, a 19-yard play.

00:45:13Well, you know, we talk about Bledsoe spreading the ball around.

00:45:16Marino can spread it around.

00:45:17Look, he got Spikes in the backfield.

00:45:19Nobody comes up, so Spikes is free.

00:45:21Everybody's covered.

00:45:21He just dumps it over the middle.

00:45:23Now Spikes just takes off.

00:45:24And Dan Marino makes his decision so fast.

00:45:27We talk about why he's so hard to sack.

00:45:30And look at this.

00:45:31Look at the sacks by the other quarterbacks.

00:45:33Bernie and Craig Erickson.

00:45:3411-6.

00:45:36Coming in today, Dan Marino has sacked three times all year.

00:45:39Spikes.

00:45:41Part of the backfield.

00:45:43William McGinnis there to stop him with Todd Collins following up.

00:45:49And one of the, you know, a couple reasons why you cannot sack Dan Marino.

00:45:54One, he makes a decision so fast.

00:45:56He gets rid of it so fast.

00:45:58But we heard Richmond Webb talking about it to us yesterday.

00:46:00He just has great presence in the pocket.

00:46:03He always knows when to step up to buy himself that extra half second,

00:46:07which enables him to get the ball down the field.

00:46:10Less than 10 minutes to go.

00:46:1221-17, New England.

00:46:14Second and a dozen.

00:46:21Bought by Lamar Thomas.

00:46:23And that's close to a first down at the Patriots 35.

00:46:27Phil, they sold the ranch on this play.

00:46:29New England sent everybody.

00:46:31They sent everybody, but Miami was not confused.

00:46:34They pick up the blitz and watch out fast.

00:46:36Dan Marino gets rid of the football.

00:46:39Two seconds.

00:46:40The ball is gone.

00:46:41Look at the safeties for the New England Patriots.

00:46:43The blitz, ball out.

00:46:47Jimmy Hitchcock, if he does not make the tackle up the top, it's a touchdown.

00:46:52Third and less than a yard.

00:46:58Two men in motion.

00:46:59So that will cost Miami a first down.

00:47:02Abdul-Jabbar easily with a first down.

00:47:05Ted Johnson made the tackle, but two Dolphins in motion.

00:47:08They tried to reset.

00:47:12I thought maybe the referee or the official would give them the benefit of the doubt.

00:47:16It looked like they reset, but maybe it wasn't for one full count.

00:47:20Robert Wilson is the guy, number 49, that gets moving.

00:47:23Then he gets moving forward.

00:47:24Wilson, 49, comes out.

00:47:29Used in short yardage.

00:47:33255-pound fullback.

00:47:35There's two guys moving at the same time.

00:47:38The wide receiver.

00:47:39Watch Robert Wilson, the fullback.

00:47:41They're both moving, but then watch them reset.

00:47:44They know they've made a mistake.

00:47:46They reset.

00:47:46Apparently, the referee judging not a full second.

00:47:52Three of 11 on third down is Marino.

00:47:57Incomplete.

00:47:57Good coverage again by the Patriots.

00:48:00They went to Jordan, and Otis Smith picked up as a free agent.

00:48:07Makes the play.

00:48:08I'm going to tell you, you're absolutely correct, Dick.

00:48:10There wasn't one man open.

00:48:11Marino tries to force this ball in, this perfect pass inside.

00:48:15He tries to force inside.

00:48:17It just doesn't work.

00:48:18That's Otis Smith, and here's Marino right from the get-go.

00:48:21He's looking, he's looking.

00:48:24And as he told us yesterday, if you're going to be a player in this league,

00:48:28you've got to throw passes when your men are covered.

00:48:30But again, he threw that incomplete pass, and he was looking and talking to his receiver.

00:48:36Let's it go, and it is saved by the Dolphins.

00:48:40A good play made by Terrell Buckley.

00:48:42He batted it back, and Robert Bailey covers.

00:48:45It'll be the two-yard line for Bledsoe when we return.

00:48:51On that last incompletion, Dan Marino wanted Charles Jordan to keep coming.

00:48:54Look at him.

00:48:56Charles Jordan says,

00:48:57Oh, it's it can't fall.

00:49:00Blacks all over the field as Bledsoe throws from his own end zone.

00:49:05Intended for Ben Coates.

00:49:07All year on the coverage.

00:49:08That is a bad scene with the Marino.

00:49:15Yeah, that was good.

00:49:16Well, we didn't get to see it.

00:49:17Charles Jordan was, he pats himself on the chest.

00:49:20Offside.

00:49:20On the offense.

00:49:22Lined up.

00:49:23In the neutral zone.

00:49:24Penalty is declined.

00:49:28Second down.

00:49:29Watch Charles Jordan, number 88.

00:49:30He goes, Oh, yeah, my fault, Dan.

00:49:32See, I'm telling you about Marino.

00:49:34Marino was so positive.

00:49:35He said to Jordan,

00:49:36It was positively your fault.

00:49:38You know, you're positively right.

00:49:39It wasn't my fault.

00:49:40Jordan goes,

00:49:41Oh, he's told him for almost 50,000.

00:49:42I think I'll let him tell me what's right and wrong.

00:49:44If I argue with him,

00:49:45he's not going to throw me the ball anymore.

00:49:46Good point.

00:49:47The general is always right.

00:49:50Second and ten as the Patriots decline the penalty.

00:49:55From his end zone again,

00:49:57let's go.

00:49:57He's under the net complete.

00:49:59He fires.

00:50:02Miami comes up with the ball,

00:50:04but the official says the play was dead.

00:50:0613-yard game.

00:50:10Lewis Oliver and Chris Singleton.

00:50:13Singleton came out of there with the ball.

00:50:17Drew Bledsoe from their own end zone

00:50:20throwing the ball down the middle of the field.

00:50:23A lot of bad things can happen

00:50:24down the middle of the field,

00:50:26especially at your own end.

00:50:28It looked like Byers had lost the ball

00:50:30down around his knees.

00:50:34First down to Bledsoe.

00:50:36To Coach.

00:50:37That's a tackle.

00:50:38Big man can run.

00:50:44And Coach, touchdown!

00:50:4784 yards!

00:50:50Oh, my!

00:50:52Oh, my!

00:50:52What a heads up play

00:51:21They both won the same page

00:51:26It was a blitz

00:51:27The Patriots could not pick it up

00:51:29He adjusted his route

00:51:31He adjusted his feet

00:51:33I'll tell you, he took up

00:51:34He got all that weight going forward

00:51:37His legs had to keep up with it

00:51:39And a military accident

00:51:42And the Patriots

00:51:43Lead 28-17

00:51:45It appeared that Keith Byers

00:51:47Might have thrown a key block downfield

00:51:49Drew Bledsoe sees the blitz

00:51:52Does an excellent job of getting rid of the football

00:51:54And look, Keith Byers coming back

00:51:56Making a good block

00:51:57Ben Coates

00:52:02Showing the speed he has

00:52:04In the tight end position

00:52:05For Drew Bledsoe

00:52:09His longest ever touchdown pass

00:52:11By a bunch

00:52:1284 yards to Ben Coates

00:52:14And a former Dolphin was a key player

00:52:17But blocked by Byers

00:52:18To spring him loose

00:52:20That breaks Bledsoe's longest

00:52:23By 22 yards

00:52:24Previous was a 62-yarder to Coates

00:52:27Three plays, 98 yards

00:52:33For the Patriots

00:52:34To open the lead

00:52:35Vinatieri

00:52:36Plenty of time left

00:52:37Midpoint

00:52:38Fourth quarter

00:52:39Charles Jordan

00:52:40And he's out across the 30-yard line

00:52:45Well, you want the Dolphins to be aggressive on defense

00:52:48They were this time

00:52:49They blitz

00:52:50And they get burned

00:52:52Ben Coates up top

00:52:53Is going to break his round off

00:52:54Watch the blitzers by Miami

00:52:56The secondary knows

00:52:59They can't pick it up

00:52:59They're waiting for the adjustment

00:53:01They come up too fast

00:53:02Ben Coates, when he stops

00:53:04They overrun him

00:53:05And Keith Byers

00:53:06Coming back

00:53:06And making a block

00:53:08The spring being coach

00:53:08For the touchdown

00:53:09Watch, you see

00:53:10Lewis Oliver

00:53:10Right there

00:53:11Number 25

00:53:11He would possibly

00:53:12Catch Ben Coates

00:53:13But Keith Byers

00:53:14The other tight end

00:53:15Coming back

00:53:16To help his buddy

00:53:17Touchdown

00:53:19That left only

00:53:20Shane Burton

00:53:21The lineman

00:53:21To chase Coates

00:53:22And the Patriots

00:53:27Appear to have it again

00:53:28As Willie McGinnis

00:53:29Made the sack

00:53:30And the fumble

00:53:31The Patriot offense

00:53:45Coming out

00:53:46And making big plays

00:53:47Has put Miami's offense

00:53:49In a tough situation

00:53:50Where they have to pass

00:53:52To football

00:53:53And now

00:53:55In these situations

00:53:56The New England pass rush

00:53:58Can come alive

00:53:59And play nothing but pass

00:54:01Well what happens

00:54:01Is watch Marina

00:54:02He's got Webb on that side

00:54:04So you've got all the confidence

00:54:05Of the world

00:54:06On your backside

00:54:06He just waited too long

00:54:08And held it

00:54:08McGinnis never quit

00:54:09Got around Webb

00:54:11And made the play

00:54:12Mark Wheeler

00:54:14Recovered the fumble

00:54:15But it was McGinnis

00:54:16Making the play

00:54:17And it was

00:54:17Rocked up

00:54:19By Aaron Jones

00:54:21Who played here

00:54:24With the Patriots

00:54:25A couple of years

00:54:26I think this is

00:54:27Really Marino's fault

00:54:28Because Dan Marino

00:54:29Is standing back there

00:54:30Waiting so long

00:54:31Webb pushes to the outside

00:54:32Parmely gets in Webb's way

00:54:34McGinnis never quits

00:54:35And he comes through

00:54:36Not only

00:54:37Does he knock the ball

00:54:38Almost got the fumble

00:54:39Or he did get the fumble

00:54:40McGinnis was there

00:54:42And Al Grohl

00:54:42The defensive coordinator

00:54:44Tells him

00:54:46This is what you get

00:54:46When you keep hustling

00:54:48You never know

00:54:48What can happen

00:54:49On any given play

00:54:50Willie McGinnis

00:54:51With his hustle

00:54:52Gets around

00:54:53And causes the fumble

00:54:54He was picked

00:54:55As the number one

00:54:55Out of Southern California

00:54:56With

00:54:57Big biography

00:55:00In college

00:55:00Now he's starting

00:55:01To produce here

00:55:02Another interference call

00:55:06Against Lewis Oliver

00:55:07This time

00:55:08Against John Burke

00:55:09The tight end

00:55:10What Lewis Oliver

00:55:13Is saying right there

00:55:15Now he's on

00:55:15Burke's back

00:55:16But what Oliver is saying

00:55:17I'm going for the ball

00:55:18And I tripped up

00:55:19But that doesn't

00:55:21Make any difference

00:55:22He hit the man

00:55:22You can go through

00:55:24The man to the ball

00:55:25If you only hit the ball

00:55:26But you can't hit the man

00:55:27Going through

00:55:28Well that wasn't

00:55:29Incidental tripping

00:55:30If that's what he's asking

00:55:31That's what he was saying

00:55:32He said like

00:55:32That's what Oliver is saying

00:55:33Lewis Oliver is saying

00:55:34Look at I'm tripping

00:55:35But he's not

00:55:36He's on his back

00:55:36And he's got his arm

00:55:37Around him

00:55:38Interference call

00:55:40Puts the ball

00:55:40At the 11 yard line

00:55:42No question about this

00:55:43That was the same play

00:55:44They threw to Ben

00:55:45Coach for the touchdown

00:55:46Early in the game

00:55:47They came back with it

00:55:48Lewis Oliver

00:55:49Rated right

00:55:49Just a little too anxious

00:55:5128-17 New England here

00:56:00Let's go to New York

00:56:00For an update

00:56:01Alright Dick

00:56:04At Minnesota

00:56:04Kansas City's Greg Hill

00:56:06Watch him turn the corner here

00:56:07And from 17 yards out

00:56:09Goes into the end zone

00:56:11Then after an interception

00:56:12He added a 10 yard touchdown

00:56:14Minnesota started 4-0

00:56:16They're now looking at

00:56:17Their fourth loss

00:56:18In five games

00:56:18They trail 21-0

00:56:20Three minutes to play

00:56:20Dick

00:56:21That's a big game

00:56:23For Marty Schottenheimer's

00:56:24Chiefs

00:56:25As Tim Bowens

00:56:26A big defensive tackle

00:56:28Of the Miami Dolphins

00:56:30Injured on that last play

00:56:31What's at stake here

00:56:35In the AFC East

00:56:37Miami needing a win

00:56:39To get into the thick

00:56:40Of the battle

00:56:40New England

00:56:41With a victory today

00:56:43Would then be tied

00:56:44With Buffalo

00:56:44Atop the division

00:56:46At 6-3

00:56:47Indy lost earlier

00:56:48Would fall a game back

00:56:49And for Miami

00:56:50It would push them

00:56:51Two behind the leaders

00:56:52Well Jimmy Johnson

00:56:55He didn't avoid the issue

00:56:57Coming into this week

00:56:58He says

00:56:58These next two games

00:57:00Will determine our season

00:57:01If things continue

00:57:03To go where they are today

00:57:04He's going to have to rethink

00:57:06And give his team

00:57:08Some hope somehow

00:57:09And tell them we can still get in

00:57:11We've got to win this week

00:57:12And somewhere down the line

00:57:13Trying to make up some ground

00:57:14Tim Bowens is the guy

00:57:19That's down

00:57:19And we're going to see

00:57:23What happens to him here

00:57:24He's right in the middle

00:57:24He puts his arm in

00:57:26On Curtis Martin

00:57:27And his own man

00:57:28Hits his arm

00:57:29And that's what he's holding

00:57:29That's one of those

00:57:31Hyper-extended elbow

00:57:32But you know

00:57:34The thing about is

00:57:35When you come out

00:57:36In the beginning of the season

00:57:37One of the things

00:57:38Your objective

00:57:40Your first objective

00:57:40You've got to win our division

00:57:42We have to win in our division

00:57:43And win our division

00:57:44Actually again

00:57:45I'll repeat that

00:57:46Four and four

00:57:46Jimmy Johnson

00:57:47And the Miami Dolphins

00:57:48Were in a great position

00:57:49Because they had only lost

00:57:50One game in their division

00:57:51And that was to Indy

00:57:52Drew Bledsoe

00:57:56Second down and nine

00:57:57At the ten yard line

00:57:58Four yardage

00:58:05By the way

00:58:08Drew Bledsoe

00:58:08Is just a handful

00:58:10Of yards away

00:58:10From his best ever game

00:58:12Remember that Minnesota game

00:58:14Where he threw the ball

00:58:14Seventy times

00:58:15A couple of years ago

00:58:16Forty-five completions

00:58:18Four hundred twenty-six yards

00:58:19He has four hundred fourteen

00:58:21Against Miami

00:58:22Today

00:58:23And there's the total

00:58:25By quarter

00:58:26Started and has just progressed

00:58:28Through the course of the game

00:58:30That's the big penalty

00:58:40When they grab and twist

00:58:41Your head

00:58:42And they don't let go

00:58:43That's the fifteen yard

00:58:44But here of course

00:58:45Is half the distance

00:58:46To the goal line

00:58:47Gives the Patriots

00:58:49A first and goal

00:58:51At the five

00:58:53Leading

00:58:54Twenty-eight

00:58:55The

00:58:55Twenty-eight yard line

00:58:58Of the Patriots

00:59:00And then a

00:59:01Controversial fumble

00:59:03That has really turned

00:59:04The game around

00:59:05When the Patriots

00:59:06Recovered a

00:59:07Questionable fumble

00:59:08It's a touchdown

00:59:11Zongach

00:59:13It's a third touchdown

00:59:26Of the game

00:59:27This time

00:59:27To the fullback

00:59:29Who scores for the first time

00:59:31This year

00:59:32It's like throwing

00:59:34Throwing a fullback

00:59:34A bone

00:59:35You know

00:59:35He blocks all the time

00:59:36He's a guy that stands back

00:59:37He clobbers people

00:59:39Sam Gash

00:59:40You know

00:59:40He carries the ball

00:59:41Once in a while

00:59:42He may get it

00:59:43So why

00:59:44And who covers him

00:59:45Really covers him

00:59:46He's wide open

00:59:47For the touchdown

00:59:48Minoteri's extra point

00:59:51Thirty-five

00:59:54Seventeen

00:59:55Drew's saying

00:59:59Don't hit me again

01:00:00Coach

01:00:00Yeah

01:00:00I know you like it

01:00:01Don't hit me

01:00:01Well first and goal

01:00:03In the five yard line

01:00:04You throw a play action fake

01:00:06At the defense

01:00:08When you're ahead

01:00:08It usually is going to be

01:00:09Wide open

01:00:10Well he's going to slap somebody

01:00:12Yeah

01:00:13Get out of the way

01:00:15The coach is happy

01:00:16Back in New England

01:00:20And a reminder

01:00:21That we're running a little late here

01:00:22And our seven o'clock programming

01:00:23Will begin right after

01:00:25The ball game

01:00:26Including Dateline Sunday

01:00:27Jane Pauley

01:00:27Is going to be talking

01:00:28With Michael Jordan

01:00:30You'll see

01:00:30The comedies

01:00:32Third Rock from the Sun

01:00:33And Boston Common

01:00:34And Jim Carrey

01:00:34Stars in Ace Ventura

01:00:36Pet Detective

01:00:37Dan Marino's in that as well

01:00:39Viewers in the west coast

01:00:40To coast

01:00:40Will see that

01:00:41At their regularly scheduled times

01:00:43Five forty-seven left

01:00:46It's a miracle time now

01:00:49For Marino

01:00:50And Miami

01:00:51Spice

01:00:53Still on his feet

01:00:57What an effort

01:00:58And out to the thirty-five yard line

01:01:01What a weekend

01:01:03For fans in Boston

01:01:04To cheer

01:01:05Great sports heroes

01:01:07That come to visit

01:01:08Michael Jordan

01:01:09Was here Friday night

01:01:10As the Bulls won

01:01:12And the great one

01:01:13Wayne Gretzky

01:01:13For the Rangers

01:01:14Against the Bruins

01:01:15Last night

01:01:15And Dan Marino

01:01:16On Sunday

01:01:17If you had that trifecta

01:01:18As a fan

01:01:19Those tickets

01:01:19Those games

01:01:20And I'm sure

01:01:21We could find many here

01:01:22At Foxborough tonight

01:01:23What a weekend

01:01:24Yeah and if we had room

01:01:25For one more picture

01:01:26We had Phil Simms here

01:01:27On his birthday

01:01:28Yeah right

01:01:29Which would have been

01:01:29Just a joy for everyone

01:01:31How old are you anyway

01:01:33I can't eat another piece

01:01:34Of birthday

01:01:35How many kicks

01:01:36Does he get on

01:01:37I don't know

01:01:38You know don't do dumb things

01:02:01You're just trying to get

01:02:03Into a ball game

01:02:03And he hits Ray

01:02:05Terry Ray

01:02:06When he's coming up

01:02:07Off the ground

01:02:08There's just no reason for it

01:02:10That's better

01:02:10Like conduct

01:02:11You bet

01:02:11Number 85

01:02:12Miami 15

01:02:14You know

01:02:16You don't have that look

01:02:17On your face

01:02:18Because you did it

01:02:18Take a look

01:02:19What Lamar Thomas does

01:02:20Now there's Ray

01:02:21He hits him

01:02:21Alright now you're down

01:02:22But he doesn't leave it there

01:02:23He goes back in

01:02:24And hits him again

01:02:25And that's when

01:02:26He threw the flag

01:02:27Still a first down

01:02:29Even with a 15 yard penalty

01:02:31Takes it back to the 48

01:02:32See if you've got to hit

01:02:35Someone like that

01:02:35Go up and get

01:02:36Willie McGinnis

01:02:36Hit him

01:02:37And then he'll throw you

01:02:39Into the stadium

01:02:40Triple right for Marino

01:02:43Dumps it off to the left

01:02:50And a good job

01:02:53By Bernie Parmelee

01:02:54Tackled by McGinnis

01:02:56Inside the 40

01:02:57Another Miami first down

01:02:59And Marino

01:03:01Racking up some

01:03:02Passing yards here

01:03:03In the fourth quarter

01:03:04As he's

01:03:05Less than 100 away

01:03:06From

01:03:0750,000

01:03:08In his great career

01:03:09Diving try by McDuffie

01:03:15But covered by Reynolds

01:03:16Flag down

01:03:17That's where the

01:03:21Little holding deal

01:03:22Yes

01:03:27Illegal use of hands

01:03:28Number 69

01:03:30Jam to the head

01:03:3110 yards

01:03:32Jam to the head

01:03:33That's

01:03:34You know

01:03:35When you looked at Miami

01:03:37In this game

01:03:37And they came out

01:03:38With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

01:03:39Running the ball

01:03:39And they really had

01:03:40Control of what

01:03:41They were doing

01:03:42And you made the point

01:03:43Yeah go ahead

01:03:44They're going to run

01:03:44The ball for a while

01:03:45Let's go ahead and run it

01:03:46The guy you really

01:03:47Have to stop is Marino

01:03:48And then I really

01:03:50I really believe

01:03:51That fumble

01:03:51That was not a fumble

01:03:52Turned this whole game

01:03:54Around in New England's

01:03:55Favor

01:03:56And it's been all

01:03:56Downhill for Miami

01:03:57Since

01:03:58And we'll take

01:03:59Another look at that

01:04:00Bill Jabbar

01:04:01Was clearly down

01:04:02After Miami

01:04:04Had intercepted

01:04:05A Bledsoe pass

01:04:06Deep to New England

01:04:07Territory

01:04:08Underneath

01:04:09The look is

01:04:10Of Marino's

01:04:11Pass was deflected

01:04:12Or his arm hit

01:04:13As he went for

01:04:13McDuffie

01:04:14Marino now

01:04:17Is 383 yards

01:04:20Away from

01:04:2150,000

01:04:22You can see

01:04:24The blitz

01:04:24By the

01:04:25New England Patriots

01:04:26And Ricky Reynolds

01:04:27Number 21

01:04:28And Magruder

01:04:29They both got a piece of it

01:04:30They do a good job

01:04:31Once they see

01:04:32Dan Marino

01:04:32Raise his arms

01:04:33The defender

01:04:33Go ahead and jump

01:04:34Try to get in his way

01:04:35That's the one thing

01:04:37You try to do to Marino

01:04:37Most people know

01:04:38You can't sack him

01:04:39I mean you can

01:04:40But it's almost impossible

01:04:41What you want to do

01:04:42With Marino

01:04:42Is make him hurry the ball

01:04:44And Ernie Coates

01:04:45Has the same thing

01:04:46You've got to put pressure

01:04:47Up the middle

01:04:47Get in his face

01:04:48Good patience there

01:04:52And that is

01:04:52Charles Jordan

01:04:54As receiver drops the ball

01:04:55Another update

01:04:56Back to New York

01:04:57Dick look at the ending

01:05:00In Houston

01:05:01And the Seattle Seahawks

01:05:03On the verge of a

01:05:0423-16 win

01:05:05That is now a final

01:05:07In the Kingdome

01:05:08Dick

01:05:08Big plays

01:05:10In the final seconds

01:05:11Today

01:05:12The Seattle Seahawks

01:05:13Are definitely

01:05:14The cardiac kids

01:05:15The last few weeks

01:05:16Third down and 10

01:05:19Check that 20

01:05:20After the penalty

01:05:22Marino just does

01:05:25Hurry that one away

01:05:25And tackled immediately

01:05:26As McDuffie

01:05:27So very little yardage

01:05:28At the 46

01:05:29We want to remind you

01:05:30That coming up

01:05:31On Dateline

01:05:32Michael Jordan

01:05:33And Mike Dick

01:05:34On third rock

01:05:35From the sun

01:05:36And Shelley Long

01:05:36As a guest on

01:05:37Boston Common

01:05:38And we welcome

01:05:41Those of you

01:05:42Who have seen

01:05:43Seattle's

01:05:43Dramatic victory

01:05:4523-16

01:05:46Against the Houston Oilers

01:05:48Miami's

01:05:49Jimmy Johnson

01:05:50Led 17-14

01:05:52Earlier in this half

01:05:53Bill Parcells

01:05:55Got a gift call

01:05:56A fumble

01:05:57That wasn't a fumble

01:05:58New England

01:05:59Stopped a Miami drive

01:06:00And since that point

01:06:01It's been all Patriots

01:06:0235-17

01:06:03This is a fourth

01:06:05And long

01:06:06For Marino

01:06:07Scrambling

01:06:08And down

01:06:08And goes

01:06:09McGinnis

01:06:10Gets him again

01:06:11What a game

01:06:12For Willie McGinnis

01:06:13Persistence pays off

01:06:21Willie McGinnis

01:06:22Sacked Marino

01:06:23In the last series

01:06:24Of downs

01:06:25Knocked the ball out

01:06:26Made him fumble

01:06:27And here he comes again

01:06:28And when you don't quit

01:06:30And you just keep coming

01:06:31And it's a little easier

01:06:32When you're up

01:06:3335-17

01:06:34To keep coming

01:06:34Yeah a lot easier

01:06:35It is

01:06:36But

01:06:36But what happens is

01:06:38Willie McGinnis up top

01:06:40Is just going to keep hustling

01:06:43Actually he was down

01:06:46At the bottom of the screen

01:06:47And it's fourth and 20

01:06:49And what happens is

01:06:50Miami's trying to get

01:06:51Marino outside the pocket

01:06:52To buy some extra time

01:06:54To throw the ball

01:06:54Down the field

01:06:55To pick up the 20 yards

01:06:56McGinnis

01:06:58Eight tackles

01:07:00Two sacks

01:07:01Forced to fumble

01:07:01You know

01:07:02Has seven sacks on the year

01:07:03He leads the Pats

01:07:05Two forced fumbles

01:07:07In his third year

01:07:08From Southern California

01:07:09He was a big

01:07:11Number one pick

01:07:12And now

01:07:12In his third season

01:07:13Really paying dividends

01:07:144-17

01:07:164-17

01:07:16On the 43 of Miami

01:07:20Good walk

01:07:21Good walk

01:07:21And then

01:07:22Flag down

01:07:23Martin with a block

01:07:24Run front

01:07:25So the four-yard line,

01:07:30Massey stepped out back at the six.

01:07:33Terrell Buckley got him.

01:07:34Let's see if it counts.

01:07:35It's offsides against Miami Dolphins.

01:07:3936-yard run for Curtis Martin.

01:07:42That's more than he gained.

01:07:43Offsides, number 97 for the defense,

01:07:46lined up in a neutral zone,

01:07:48and he's declined first down.

01:07:50That's more than his total for the whole game

01:07:53prior to that run.

01:07:55Aaron Jones.

01:07:57Yeah, you're lined up across the neutral zone.

01:07:59That's where they call him.

01:08:00The funny part about this whole play is

01:08:02at the end of the play,

01:08:03they're having to wait on Bledsoe

01:08:04because he stayed all the way back here by the 40

01:08:07because he figured it's got to be against us.

01:08:08Well, it was the second time today

01:08:10Curtis Martin had broken off a long run.

01:08:12The first time, it was called back for Harding,

01:08:14so he just assumed it was another offensive player.

01:08:17That's all with over 500 yards passing

01:08:19and three touchdowns.

01:08:21Gives it to Martin,

01:08:22who has a couple of rushing touchdowns

01:08:23in the first half.

01:08:25Oliver stops him at the four.

01:08:28Martin now has carried the ball 15 times

01:08:31for 13 yards and one time for 36.

01:08:37A couple of touchdowns.

01:08:38You know, Dick, we talked about it earlier.

01:08:39You look at this New England team

01:08:41and the offense especially.

01:08:43I really don't believe they worry

01:08:45about the running game too much.

01:08:46They have so many weapons.

01:08:47We talked about outside the tight end.

01:08:50Keith Byers now coming in.

01:08:52Throw the ball.

01:08:53Try to make big plays.

01:08:54And every once in a while,

01:08:54you give it to Curtis Martin,

01:08:56who is also capable of making big plays.

01:08:58The Patriots on a roll,

01:08:59going for their sixth win in the last seven games.

01:09:06Martin to the two.

01:09:09Chris Singleton and others on the tackle.

01:09:12Jimmy Johnson's watery eyes

01:09:14from the winds of the blown through

01:09:16the late afternoon here in New England.

01:09:18And the Miami defense,

01:09:19I don't know what you tell them.

01:09:21They tried to play it safe.

01:09:23Conservative.

01:09:24They gave up touchdowns.

01:09:25And then when they gambled

01:09:26and tried to be aggressive,

01:09:27they blitzed through what so.

01:09:29They gave up big plays for touchdowns.

01:09:31Again, I remember,

01:09:32if they lose this ball game,

01:09:33which looks like they're going to do,

01:09:34they're down by 18 points,

01:09:36is that this is only two losses in their division.

01:09:38They're going to go to four and five, granted.

01:09:41But still, they've only lost two games

01:09:44in their division.

01:09:45But the impossible task is

01:09:47that they really would probably have to win

01:09:49almost all of their games.

01:09:52And next week becomes an absolute must

01:09:53against Indianapolis.

01:09:55And so it will be for the Colts

01:09:56who will come down there

01:09:57after losing to San Diego at home.

01:09:59So it becomes a very key game.

01:10:04There it is now

01:10:05with Buffalo beating Washington,

01:10:06New England apparent winners.

01:10:08Indianapolis lost to San Diego.

01:10:11And the Jets waiting to make

01:10:13somebody's life miserable

01:10:15as we come down the stretch.

01:10:16And, you know, you were absolutely right.

01:10:18You said this earlier,

01:10:19and you've said it before, though,

01:10:20that the Jets are going to be

01:10:21the determining factor

01:10:22of who's going to win the AFC East.

01:10:24They're not going to win it.

01:10:25But they play a lot of teams

01:10:26that want to.

01:10:27I got that down.

01:10:28I got that part down.

01:10:29Now the question is,

01:10:30who's going to win it?

01:10:31Let's go back to the biggest play

01:10:33of this game.

01:10:35The fumble call

01:10:36that went New England's way.

01:10:37Miami had just intercepted a pass.

01:10:39Well, this is the call

01:10:41at the start of the game.

01:10:42This was insignificant

01:10:43because Martin fumbled.

01:10:45It was ruled a touchdown anyway,

01:10:46and Burke, number 85,

01:10:47would fall on the ball.

01:10:49But the big fumble

01:10:50was the one Abdul-Jabbar

01:10:52of Miami

01:10:53with the lead, 17-14.

01:10:55They've just made an interception.

01:10:57And here's that call,

01:11:00and this will be talked about

01:11:01all week long in South Florida.

01:11:03That's for certain.

01:11:04Abdul-Jabbar down.

01:11:05Then the ball pops out.

01:11:07And from another angle later,

01:11:09you can see.

01:11:10Curtis Martin, meanwhile,

01:11:12gets the hat trick.

01:11:13His third touchdown.

01:11:15And the New England Patriots

01:11:17roll it up.

01:11:1841-17.

01:11:26The thing that really made

01:11:27that play so bad on the call

01:11:29is that the Miami Dolphins

01:11:30at that point in time

01:11:31were inside the 30-yard line

01:11:33on their way in the score.

01:11:35Now, again, you know,

01:11:36he could have scored,

01:11:37could not have.

01:11:37But they were on their way

01:11:38in the score

01:11:39when they took the ball

01:11:40away from him.

01:11:45Four touchdowns

01:11:47for New England.

01:11:49And the Terry just does

01:11:50squeak that one through

01:11:51since Miami led 17-14

01:11:53and that fumbled ball

01:11:55was made.

01:11:58Curtis Martin,

01:12:00three touchdowns.

01:12:0242-17.

01:12:03New England.

01:12:05Six out of seven

01:12:06for the Pats.

01:12:07Let's go to New York.

01:12:10All right, Dick.

01:12:11At Buffalo,

01:12:12what a day running

01:12:12the football the Bills have.

01:12:14This is Derek Holmes.

01:12:1514 yards,

01:12:16his third touchdown

01:12:16of the day.

01:12:17He rushed for 122.

01:12:19Thurman Thomas for 107.

01:12:21The Bills knock off

01:12:22the NFL's longest winning streak.

01:12:24Redskins had won

01:12:25seven straight,

01:12:2538-13.

01:12:26Buffalo at Philly

01:12:27here on NBC next week.

01:12:28Dick.

01:12:29All right, Greg,

01:12:31and this New England

01:12:33will go for

01:12:35its continued run

01:12:37as they play

01:12:39at New York

01:12:40the Jets next week.

01:12:42Phil,

01:12:43you know,

01:12:43you said something,

01:12:44you know,

01:12:44you see Drew Bledsoe

01:12:45thread the ball around,

01:12:46thrown for over 400 yards.

01:12:48Right.

01:12:49And you said that

01:12:50New England really,

01:12:50they don't,

01:12:51they're not concerned

01:12:52about their running game.

01:12:52I don't think they are,

01:12:54Paul,

01:12:54the strength of this team

01:12:55is throwing the football,

01:12:56the outside players,

01:12:57the quarterback,

01:12:59then you sprinkle in

01:12:59a really good running back

01:13:00in Curtis Martin.

01:13:02And again,

01:13:03we've seen it today,

01:13:03they make so many big plays

01:13:05in the passing game

01:13:06and it kind of goes back

01:13:07to what Bill Parcells

01:13:09said to us.

01:13:09Tongue in cheek,

01:13:10he goes,

01:13:11I'm the Doug Moore,

01:13:12the Paul Westhead

01:13:13of the NFL.

01:13:14We try to score

01:13:15as fast as we can.

01:13:16We throw a jumper

01:13:17and then we just play

01:13:18a little defense

01:13:19and try to get the ball

01:13:20back again.

01:13:20That's the nice work

01:13:22telling your defense

01:13:24are not doing very well.

01:13:26Spikes takes it out

01:13:27to the 24-yard line.

01:13:28Let's go back

01:13:29to the fumble again.

01:13:30We'll give you another

01:13:30angle on it

01:13:31where you can see

01:13:32that the ground clearly

01:13:33causes the fumble.

01:13:35There's a big pile

01:13:36of humanity

01:13:37and none of the officials

01:13:38apparently had

01:13:38a clean look at it.

01:13:40There he comes down,

01:13:41the elbow,

01:13:42and then the ball

01:13:42comes out.

01:13:43And you can clearly see

01:13:44Abdul-Jabbar

01:13:45had the ball

01:13:46in his possessions.

01:13:48He hit the ground

01:13:48when his arm

01:13:49hit the ground.

01:13:49That's when the

01:13:50fumble occurred.

01:13:51Well, here's Jimmy.

01:13:52He's going nuts

01:13:52because you can see

01:13:53it on the big scoreboard

01:13:54here.

01:13:54But the thing about it

01:13:55is when you say

01:13:55the ground can't

01:13:56cause a fumble

01:13:57if you're being tackled

01:13:58and you're going

01:13:58down, it can't be.

01:13:59If you're in the middle

01:14:00of the field

01:14:00and nobody tackles

01:14:01and you get the ground

01:14:02it is a fumble

01:14:03just to clear it up.

01:14:05Dan Marino

01:14:06will not risk

01:14:06any further entry

01:14:08to that angle.

01:14:09Craig Erickson

01:14:09takes over

01:14:10with two and a half

01:14:12to go.

01:14:12Fires down the middle.

01:14:13Complete.

01:14:14Scott Miller

01:14:15to the 44.

01:14:16Flag down.

01:14:17Why not?

01:14:18So, a disappointing day

01:14:24for Marino

01:14:24and Miami.

01:14:27Jam to the face.

01:14:28Number 69.

01:14:31That's his second hand

01:14:32to the face today.

01:14:33And that puts Miami

01:14:35over the 100-yard mark

01:14:36and penalty yards.

01:14:38Key Sims,

01:14:38number 69,

01:14:40gets her hand up

01:14:41on the face mask

01:14:42of Chris Slade.

01:14:44Easy for the official

01:14:45to see.

01:14:46Easy calls.

01:14:4714th golf

01:14:48and penalty,

01:14:49106 yards.

01:14:51Marino,

01:14:52less than 100

01:14:52from 50,000.

01:14:55He'll reach that

01:14:57incredible yardage

01:14:58total at home

01:14:59next week

01:15:00against Indianapolis.

01:15:04Erickson

01:15:04fumbles.

01:15:05No,

01:15:05he gets it off

01:15:06and completes

01:15:08the penalty

01:15:08to the 20-yard line.

01:15:09Almost looked as if

01:15:10that ball was going

01:15:11to be knocked free.

01:15:12Six yards on the play.

01:15:14McGinnis again,

01:15:15Harrison the quarterback

01:15:16and we're at the

01:15:17two-minute warning.

01:15:19They're watching

01:15:22the NFL

01:15:23on NBC.

01:15:27Two minutes left

01:15:28here in Foxborough

01:15:28as we welcome

01:15:29those of you

01:15:30who have seen

01:15:31Kansas City

01:15:31win at Minnesota

01:15:3221-6

01:15:34as the Chiefs

01:15:35go 6-3

01:15:36and the Vikes

01:15:37in a bit of a tailspin

01:15:385-4.

01:15:40Dan Marino

01:15:40and Miami

01:15:41were in the lead

01:15:42early in this

01:15:43second half

01:15:4417-14

01:15:45and then it's

01:15:46collapsed on them.

01:15:47They got a bad ball

01:15:48and then New England

01:15:49with every opportunity.

01:15:52Bernie Parmley

01:15:53running it out

01:15:54to the 32-yard line.

01:15:56Marino watching

01:15:57Craig Erickson

01:15:58here in the final minutes

01:15:59finish up the job

01:16:00as the Patriots

01:16:01lead 42-17

01:16:02a big passing day

01:16:04for Marino's

01:16:05counterpart in New England.

01:16:07Drew Bledsoe

01:16:08over 400 yards

01:16:09throwing the ball

01:16:09as opposing teams

01:16:11continue to just

01:16:12rip apart

01:16:13Miami's

01:16:14pass defense.

01:16:15Parmley

01:16:15picks up the first

01:16:16down out

01:16:1745-yard line.

01:16:18Craig Erickson

01:16:19with the pitch.

01:16:20You know,

01:16:20talking about that

01:16:21Miami defense,

01:16:22Dick,

01:16:22this is the same

01:16:23defense,

01:16:23the same philosophy

01:16:24that won Super Bowls

01:16:26for Jimmy Johnson

01:16:27down in Dallas

01:16:28and it's really

01:16:29the pass coverage

01:16:30has really not

01:16:31been that bad

01:16:32but what's really

01:16:32magnifies it

01:16:34is the fact

01:16:34they just get

01:16:35no pass rush

01:16:36at all

01:16:36from their front four.

01:16:37a gallant effort

01:16:40by Lamar Thomas

01:16:41who is ruled

01:16:42to have caught

01:16:43the ball

01:16:43and the ball

01:16:44and the helmet

01:16:45pop free

01:16:46on contact

01:16:46with the ground.

01:16:49First down.

01:16:5226 yards

01:16:53a gutsy play.

01:16:55I mean,

01:16:56Lamar Thomas

01:16:56he just went up

01:16:57and takes this ball

01:16:58away.

01:16:58He wants this catch

01:16:59and here's what happens

01:17:00is down his helmet

01:17:01pops off.

01:17:02You know,

01:17:02there is a timeout

01:17:04here.

01:17:04You see this great catch

01:17:05by Lamar Thomas

01:17:06and then he gets

01:17:07just whacking him.

01:17:10You know,

01:17:10Phil,

01:17:12with like two minutes

01:17:13to go in a ball game

01:17:14you're down by 25 points.

01:17:16You've already lost

01:17:17a couple of guys

01:17:17in this ball game.

01:17:18I'm talking about

01:17:18Miami now

01:17:19and I know

01:17:20if you did it

01:17:20you're going to get

01:17:21booed and written up

01:17:22by the newspapers

01:17:23but I mean,

01:17:23don't lose anybody else.

01:17:25They already took

01:17:26Marino out.

01:17:27Just sit on the ball

01:17:27get out of here

01:17:28and don't try to get

01:17:29any, you know,

01:17:30I know you don't do that

01:17:31but you just save

01:17:31your players.

01:17:32Well, let's talk

01:17:33about Dan Marino.

01:17:34Not an easy day

01:17:35his own receivers

01:17:36weren't always good

01:17:38to him

01:17:38and the Patriots

01:17:40certainly were not.

01:17:43Hitchcock

01:17:43with an interception

01:17:44and Willie McGinnis.

01:17:46And if you hold

01:17:47the ball too long

01:17:47in this league

01:17:48bad things happen

01:17:49and boy,

01:17:50did Dan Marino

01:17:51get roughed up

01:17:51on that plate.

01:17:54Oh, Marino

01:17:55in the final minutes

01:17:56of the fourth quarter

01:17:57watches Craig Erickson

01:17:58try to get

01:17:59a cosmetic touchdown

01:18:00for Miami

01:18:01a minute ago.

01:18:03Erickson

01:18:04to the end

01:18:06touchdown

01:18:07O.J.

01:18:08McDuffie

01:18:09so

01:18:11much too little

01:18:12too late

01:18:12but 29 yards

01:18:13as Erickson

01:18:14against the defense

01:18:15willing to give

01:18:16takes

01:18:17and Miami

01:18:18at least

01:18:19will cut the deficit.

01:18:20Well, the nice part

01:18:23about it

01:18:23we're going to see

01:18:23our favorite play

01:18:24the onside kick.

01:18:27Craig Erickson

01:18:28showing some good

01:18:29mobility in the pocket

01:18:30steps up

01:18:31and when a quarterback

01:18:32steps up

01:18:33and he gets that

01:18:34extra time

01:18:35like that

01:18:35it usually enables

01:18:36the receiver

01:18:37to get behind

01:18:38the defense

01:18:38and it's an easy

01:18:39touchdown for O.J.

01:18:40McDuffie.

01:18:41That goes back

01:18:41to the play

01:18:42when Hitchcock

01:18:43intercepted Marino

01:18:45when you said

01:18:46he didn't have

01:18:46a chance to step up

01:18:47and throw the ball

01:18:48that he wanted

01:18:49to throw.

01:18:50Going to go for two

01:18:50here.

01:18:51Erickson

01:18:51four for four

01:18:5274 yards

01:18:53on this drive.

01:19:01And deflected

01:19:02incomplete.

01:19:03Erickson

01:19:04did a good job

01:19:05to give himself

01:19:05a chance

01:19:06to throw the ball

01:19:06as he was pressured.

01:19:08Now 42-23

01:19:10New England's lead.

01:19:13How about

01:19:13another update?

01:19:14Let's go to

01:19:14New York

01:19:14and Greg Gumbel.

01:19:16All right, Dick

01:19:17one more look

01:19:18at the play

01:19:18that ended

01:19:19at NBC.

01:19:20Jane Pauley

01:19:20talks with

01:19:20Michael Jordan

01:19:21on Dateline

01:19:22and Mike Ditka

01:19:22on Third Rock

01:19:23from the Sun.

01:19:24Dick.

01:19:25Now Greg

01:19:26down in the

01:19:26Lone Star State

01:19:27they'll be talking

01:19:28about that

01:19:29with Dallas

01:19:29in position

01:19:30for a tying

01:19:30field goal

01:19:31only to be

01:19:32intercepted

01:19:33and Ray Rhodes

01:19:33Eagles

01:19:34are 7-2.

01:19:36I'm telling you

01:19:37Dick

01:19:37I can't

01:19:38I hope

01:19:38I miss my

01:19:39plane so I can

01:19:40stay over

01:19:40and watch

01:19:40Mike Ditka

01:19:41on Third Rock

01:19:42from the Sun.

01:19:42I'm going to tell you

01:19:43this guy

01:19:43is a natural

01:19:44coach.

01:19:45Did you see

01:19:46those promos?

01:19:47Oh, you mean

01:19:48he's not a natural

01:19:49actor?

01:19:49No, he's a natural

01:19:50coach.

01:19:51Here's your play

01:19:52and it's free

01:19:54for a moment.

01:19:55New England

01:19:55had its hands

01:19:57on it

01:19:57and Miami

01:19:58says they've

01:19:59got it.

01:20:00One of the

01:20:01Patriots came

01:20:02to field the ball

01:20:03quickly

01:20:03which of course

01:20:04you can do

01:20:04and could not

01:20:06recover it

01:20:07and Miami

01:20:08comes out of

01:20:08the pile

01:20:09with it.

01:20:09Keith Byers

01:20:10who recovered

01:20:11an onside kick

01:20:12last week

01:20:13at the end

01:20:13of the game

01:20:14comes up

01:20:15and tries

01:20:15to get the

01:20:15ball

01:20:16before it

01:20:16goes to

01:20:1710 yards

01:20:17and it

01:20:18takes the

01:20:19hop

01:20:19just in

01:20:19front of

01:20:20him

01:20:20watching

01:20:20number 41

01:20:22Keith Byers

01:20:22well he

01:20:23actually gets

01:20:23gets there

01:20:24in time

01:20:25he gets

01:20:25his arms

01:20:25under it

01:20:26but not

01:20:26able to

01:20:27hold on

01:20:27to it.

01:20:28Looked like

01:20:28Bernie Parmelee

01:20:29was the man

01:20:29yep he

01:20:30pulled it

01:20:30out of

01:20:31the pile.

01:20:32Watch

01:20:32Keith Byers

01:20:33he comes

01:20:34up does

01:20:34a good

01:20:34job

01:20:35just not

01:20:36able to

01:20:37hold on

01:20:38to it

01:20:38and Bernie

01:20:39Parmelee

01:20:39does the

01:20:40old

01:20:40pull it

01:20:41from everybody

01:20:42at the

01:20:42bottom

01:20:42of the

01:20:42pile

01:20:43trick

01:20:43you know

01:20:43the

01:20:44major

01:20:44thing

01:20:44about

01:20:44you

01:20:44kick

01:20:44an

01:20:45onside

01:20:45kick

01:20:45and you

01:20:46get the

01:20:46ball

01:20:46at the

01:20:4636-yard

01:20:47line

01:20:47it's not

01:20:48like

01:20:48it's not

01:20:49like

01:20:4940 before

01:20:50you know

01:20:50get it

01:20:50at midfield

01:20:5136

01:20:5252 seconds

01:20:54left

01:20:54for Craig

01:20:55Erickson

01:20:55incompletely

01:21:00the target

01:21:02Jim Gray

01:21:04is down

01:21:05on the

01:21:05sidelines

01:21:05Dick

01:21:06one thing

01:21:06about this

01:21:07drive right

01:21:07here is

01:21:08point

01:21:08differential

01:21:08is one

01:21:09of the

01:21:09tiebreakers

01:21:10for the

01:21:10playoffs

01:21:10if it

01:21:11ever

01:21:11could

01:21:11come

01:21:11down

01:21:11to

01:21:12that

01:21:12they

01:21:12lost

01:21:12the

01:21:13first

01:21:13week

01:21:13the

01:21:14Patriots

01:21:14did

01:21:1424-10

01:21:15so this

01:21:16drive

01:21:16would make

01:21:17it

01:21:1742-30

01:21:18and so

01:21:19the

01:21:19Miami

01:21:19Dolphins

01:21:20would win

01:21:20on point

01:21:20differential

01:21:21if they

01:21:21get in

01:21:21the

01:21:22endzone

01:21:22in this

01:21:22last

01:21:2248

01:21:23seconds

01:21:23there

01:21:25he is

01:21:25always

01:21:26with that

01:21:26old

01:21:26board out

01:21:29tickering

01:21:29those numbers

01:21:30in case

01:21:30we go down

01:21:31to that

01:21:32and that

01:21:32is one

01:21:32of the

01:21:32tiebreakers

01:21:33the final

01:21:35tiebreakers

01:21:35Erickson

01:21:37throws

01:21:37complete

01:21:38obviously

01:21:40down was

01:21:40McDuffie

01:21:41but the

01:21:41whistle

01:21:41hadn't

01:21:42sounded

01:21:42so he

01:21:42figured

01:21:43maybe

01:21:43no one

01:21:44saw it

01:21:45clock

01:21:47running

01:21:4733-32

01:21:48seconds

01:21:49Erickson

01:21:52has been

01:21:52perfect

01:21:52off the

01:21:53bench

01:21:53well

01:22:07it'll be

01:22:07interesting

01:22:08to see

01:22:08next week

01:22:09we're going

01:22:09down to

01:22:09Miami

01:22:09to watch

01:22:10Miami

01:22:10play

01:22:10the

01:22:11Indianapolis

01:22:11coach

01:22:11and

01:22:12well

01:22:13what

01:22:13message

01:22:14does

01:22:14Jimmy

01:22:14Johnson

01:22:14give his

01:22:15team

01:22:15and

01:22:15how

01:22:16will

01:22:16they

01:22:16react

01:22:16to

01:22:16this

01:22:17loss

01:22:17because

01:22:17I

01:22:18think

01:22:18they

01:22:18felt

01:22:18good

01:22:18about

01:22:19this

01:22:19match

01:22:19if they

01:22:19could

01:22:19come

01:22:20up

01:22:20here

01:22:20like

01:22:20they

01:22:21did

01:22:21a

01:22:21couple

01:22:21weeks

01:22:21ago

01:22:21they

01:22:22beat

01:22:22Buffalo

01:22:22I

01:22:23think

01:22:23they

01:22:23thought

01:22:23they

01:22:23could

01:22:23come

01:22:23up

01:22:24here

01:22:24and

01:22:24steal

01:22:24one

01:22:24from

01:22:25the

01:22:25New

01:22:25England

01:22:25Patriots

01:22:26today

01:22:26well

01:22:26both

01:22:27Jimmy

01:22:27Johnson

01:22:27and

01:22:28Dan

01:22:28Reno

01:22:28Dick

01:22:29they

01:22:53down

01:22:53the

01:22:53field

01:22:54to

01:22:54this

01:22:54talent

01:22:54receiving

01:22:55four

01:22:55and

01:22:55they

01:22:55are

01:22:55making

01:22:56a lot

01:22:56of

01:22:56big

01:22:56plays

01:22:57that's

01:22:57going to

01:22:58be

01:22:58after

01:22:58letting

01:22:58get a

01:22:59run

01:22:59out

01:22:59Drew

01:23:00Bledsoe

01:23:00a 400

01:23:01yard

01:23:01game

01:23:02three

01:23:02touchdown

01:23:03passes

01:23:04one

01:23:04a record

01:23:0584 yards

01:23:06to Ben

01:23:06Coats

01:23:0742-23

01:23:09the Patriots

01:23:10have defeated

01:23:11Miami

01:23:112

01:23:121

01:23:141

01:23:152

01:23:161

01:23:172

01:23:182

01:23:192

01:23:232

01:23:261

01:23:262

01:23:271

01:23:282

01:23:291

01:23:292

01:23:303

01:23:312

01:23:32y

01:23:345

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Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots - 2.Half ( 1996 Week 10 )

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