I half watched it, half listened to it (I was working). For starters, I totally dig the old logo and uniform…but then again, I like all the old uniforms. Not a bad game: some guy that I kind of recognized in the pregame show, Pete Axthelm, seemed to think that the soggy field would help the Dolphins, and he took them to win (and cover the 6-point spread I think). It was one of those games where both teams’ yardage stats weren’t that different (326 NWE, 302 MIA), but one team, New England in this case, dominated time of possession (40 minutes to 20 for Miami) and won the turnover battle, 6 to 2. Marino wasn’t that great, but really the whole team was off…you can’t give the ball away 6 times and expect to be competitive…Tony Nathan fumbled on their very first possession, setting up an early Patriots field goal. And as you’ve been lamenting, this was one of those “over-200-yard” games for Miami’s opponents. They just ran all over them…

One thing though that is still incredible to watch – Marino unloading the ball so quick you barely see his arm move (well, that might be because the video is from a home-recorded VHS tape).

One last thing – Don Strock was his back up…I’d thought he was already out of the league by then!

Did you end up watching the game? Any thoughts? (I haven’t seen it in 30 years.)