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NFL Throwback: Dolphins VS Colts 1999

Wild finish to that one. That’s the game Peyton talks about watching Marino hit a deep seam on a 3rd and long and marveling something to the effect of “that’s not normal” - it stuck out for Peyton because when he tells the story, he said he never really watched the other team’s offense but he wanted to see Dan.
 
It was a beautiful pass, along with the one at the very end where Gadsden came down with it, which would have been an incomplete pass in today's game. You could tell Dan had zero movement left and it was all cerebral at that point.
 
PS - that 4th down pass to Gadsden on the final drive was HOF material right there. Geez no one delivered the ball w such quickness and authority. And for you younger folks - that was a broken down Dan Marino in 1999 - knees shot, Achilles shot. If you haven’t watched, find some games from 1983-1993 and enjoy tons of jaw dropping moments. Or week 1 of 1994 if you want to see how arguably the GOAT answered the bell in his return from the Achilles surgery. All gimpy he threw 5 deep TDs in a shootout over NE.
 
AllFinsAllDay said:
It was a beautiful pass, along with the one at the very end where Gadsden came down with it, which would have been an incomplete pass in today's game. You could tell Dan had zero movement left and it was all cerebral at that point.
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Man even in 1999 he still rifled that ball out to the open guy - or unopen guy and it somehow connected. He was something else / once in a lifetime player.
 
I had Dolphins -1 in that game. Watched at Imperial Palace sportsbook. I even remember the specific monitor I was watching it on.

Mostly I remember there was a late season PGA event at Kingsmill that day and I got buried on the head-to-head matchups, so I needed a big NFL day to recoup. Didn't quite happen.
 
That game was the last time I enjoyed watching Dan play football. Aside from some good moments in the losses at home against the Colts and Jets, he was horrible that year. And the game against Dallas was absolutely agonizing to watch (I think Dan threw 5 INTS and 1 pick six). Had Damon Huard started and finished that game, we might have won.
 
I was at this game, still the best one I've been to. Our seats were around the 40 yard line, lower tier. Such a great atmosphere! There were a lot of Miami fans at this one, the upper tier of the end zone for the winning touchdown was largely all Fins.

One of, if not the last great game from Dan. The 4th down completion on the final drive was so clutch.

Went to the game the following week after this as well against the Pats at the old Foxboro. Great game as well. Dan gets injured early and Damon Huard came in down 7 and threw a pick 6 with his first throw. We still came back and won in the final 30 secs though, think it was 31 - 30
 
H.P. Lovedrafts said:
That game was the last time I enjoyed watching Dan play football. Aside from some good moments in the losses at home against the Colts and Jets, he was horrible that year. And the game against Dallas was absolutely agonizing to watch (I think Dan threw 5 INTS and 1 pick six). Had Damon Huard started and finished that game, we might have won.
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He was shot. Having said that, he did give us one last great comeback in the wildcard round at Seattle. I think he drove us 92 or 95 yards for the winning TD in the final moments. That drive featured a great 3rd or 4th down conversion to Gadsden in the face of a good blitz. I think Dan had a nerve / shoulder injury on this throwing side to go w the knees, Achilles etc too. You’d never know it watching those clips of the Colts game though. It’s one of pro sports biggest shames - that one of the best players of all time didn’t get their due. Barry Sanders is another.
 
royalshank said:
He was shot. Having said that, he did give us one last great comeback in the wildcard round at Seattle. I think he drove us 92 or 95 yards for the winning TD in the final moments. That drive featured a great 3rd or 4th down conversion to Gadsden in the face of a good blitz. I think Dan had a nerve / shoulder injury on this throwing side to go w the knees, Achilles etc too. You’d never know it watching those clips of the Colts game though. It’s one of pro sports biggest shames - that one of the best players of all time didn’t get their due. Barry Sanders is another.
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You know, that damned Jacksonville loss made me completely forget that we beat Seattle on the road. That was a nice win!
 
H.P. Lovedrafts said:
You know, that damned Jacksonville loss made me completely forget that we beat Seattle on the road. That was a nice win!
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Doing the coast to coast and back didn’t help the team playing the well-rested Jags who had a bye. Didn’t Fred Taylor score on the first series on a 70 yard scamper or something? The game is a blur - I just remember it being over within minutes and Dan’s last NFL pass went for a TD before halftime. That loss was so brutal.
 
At least we still got to see brief flashes of the goat that last season. Some of those were vintage marino, others like the deep ball at the end, you would think Marino would've hit Gadson in stride.

it did remind me of 2 plays i hated though.... i think they were about the only 2 running plays we had with Marino. that stupid ass pitch back that never seemed to get any yards, and i didnt see it on that highlight reel, but the insane stretch handoff Marino always did, where it was 100% show, arm stretched out as far as it could go, so the RB could run into the back of the OT most of the time
 
I recall watching that game at my in laws. They are sports fans but not the loud, emotional kind that I am...and not Dolphins fans. When Marino hit that bomb on 4th, I jumped up and started screaming like crazy. Pretty sure they may have worried for their daughter's future....
 
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