Dolphins History Lesson Memorable Season

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The Miami Dolphins will be looking to make it two victories in a row in season  Alec Martinez Women Jersey openers when they face the New England Patriots at Hard Rock Stadium on Sept. 11.This will be the third consecutive season opener between the teams, with New England winning 21-11 in 2020 and Miami responding with a 17-16 victory in 2021, with both games at Gillette Stadium.Overall, the Dolphins have a 30-25-1 record in openers, and along the way there have been some memorable games. We'll list some of them right here in chronological order.1967: Miami 35, Denver 21The Dolphins second season opened with first-round pick Bob Griese having to come off the bench after starting quarterback John Stofa was injured in the first quarter. The Dolphins got a 68-yard touchdown pa s from Griese to Auer, and broke a 21-21 tie in the fourth quarter with touchdown runs by Abner Hayes of 3 and 65 yards.1972: Miami 20, Kansas City 10This was the much-anticipated rematch of the Christmas Day cla sic, as well as the first game at Arrowhead Stadium, and the Dolphins dominated to start their march to a perfect season. The Dolphins took advantage of four turnovers to build a 20-0 lead on a day when Larry Csonka rushed for 118 yards.1982: Miami Jake Muzzin Kids Jersey  45, N.Y. Jets 28The Dolphins ended an eight-game winle s streak (0-7-1) against the Jets in style, scoring three touchdowns on returns (Tom Vigorito punt return, Glenn Blackwood interception return, Don McNeal interception return) as well as on a pa s from running back Tony Nathan to quarterback David Woodley.1984: Miami 35, Washington Austin Wagner Kids Jersey  17This masterful performance by Dan Marino served as an opening act to his record-setting 1984 season. Marino threw five touchdown pa ses to help the Dolphins dominate a Washington team coming off two consecutive Super Bowl appearances.1990: Miami 27, New England 24This was Sammie Smiths finest game in a Dolphins uniform. The 1989 first-round pick rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown, though it was fullback Tony Paige who scored the game-winning touchdown on a 7-yard pa s from Marino.Scroll to Continue1992: Miami 27, Cleveland 23This actually a Week 2 game, but it became the Dolphins opener after the original opener against New England was postponed because of Hurricane Andrew. The Dolphins won on a late Mark Higgs touchdown after future Miami backup Bernie Kosar had brought the Browns back from a 20-3 fourth-quarter deficit to take a 23-20 lead.1993: Miami 24, Indianapolis 20This was a cla sic Marino moment, as he drove the Dolphins 80 yards in 13 to throw a game-winning 1 Andy Andreoff Kids Jersey -yard touchdown pa s to tight end Greg Baty in the final minute.1994: Miami 39, New England 35Maybe the most memorable Dan Marino moment in a career filled with them. In his first regular season game since he had torn his Achilles tendon the previous Mario Kempe Women Jersey  October, Marino outdueled Drew Bledsoe in a dazzling display of pa sing. Three of Marinos five touchdown pa ses on the day went to Irving Fryar, including the game-winning 35-yard hook-up on a fourth-and-5.1995: Miami 52, N.Y. Jets 14This wasnt a particularly exciting game, but beating the Jets by 38 points deserves recognition. The Dolphins took advantage of six Jets turnovers.1999: Miami 38, Denver 21The Dolphins opened the 1999 season with a Monday night road game against the two-time defending Super Bowl champions, though it was  Peter Budaj Kids Jersey Denvers first game without John Elway. Future Dolphins backup Brian Griese actually had a good game for Denver, but the Dolphins played a clean game and got a Jason Taylor fumble return for a touchdown as an exclamation point.2001: Miami 31, Tenne see 23The Dolphins had a tough opening a signment on the road for a Sunday night game, but pulled off an impre sive victory thanks to Lamar Smiths 65-yard touchdown reception and Zach Thomas famous pick-six punctuated by his forward flip into the end zone.2014: Miami 33, New England 20The second half of that opener, when the Dolphins outscored the Patriots 23-0, might have been the finest half of the millennium. Newcomer Knowshon Moreno set the tone with 134 rushing yards, while Cameron Wake had two sacks and two forced fumbles.2017: Miami 19, L.A. Chargers 17Like 1992, this was a Week 2 game after the threat of Hurricane Irma postponed the scheduled opener. The Dolphins won this game at tiny StubHub Center Robyn Regehr Women Jersey  when Cody Parkey kicked a 54-yard field goal with 1:05 left and the Chargers Younghoe Koo then mi sed a 44-yard attempt on the final play.2018:Miami 27, Tenne see 20This game forever will be remembered for the two lengthy lightning delays that made it the longest game in NFLhistory, clocking at a ridiculous 7 hours, 8 minutes. But it also was a game filled with big plays  in the fourth quarter alone, the Dolphins got a 102-yard kickoff return by Jakeem Grant and a 75-yard touchdown pa s from Ryan Tannehill to Kenny Stills, and the Titans got a 94-yard kickoff return Tyler Toffoli Kids Jersey  by Darius Jennings.2021: Miami 17, New England 16This game marked Tua Tagovailoa's first NFL season opener, as well as his first battle against former University of Alabama teammate Mac Jones. This was a defensive struggle for most of the game and the outcome wasn't decided until Xavien Howard recovered a fumble at the Miami 9-yard line and the offense sealed the victory with two first downs.