Visitor:  Kansas City Chiefs

Home:  Miami Dolphins

Date:  January 5, 1991

AFC Wildcard Game

 

Scoring:

Team               1          2          3          4          Final

KC                  3          7          6          0            16

MIA                0          3          0          14          17

 

Visitor playmakers:

WR Stephone Paige, DE Neil Smith, DB Charles Washington, CB Jayice Pearson

 

Home playmakers:

FB Tony Paige, WR Mark Clayton, S Jarvis Williams, DE David Griggs

 

Network:  ABC (KABY Aberdeen)

Announcers:  Frank Gifford, Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf

 

Pregame:  Yes

Halftime:  Yes

Postgame:  Yes – including NFL Films highlights and an ESPN piece on Don Shula

Commercials:  Yes

 

Grade:  7.5/10

 

Notes:  Dan Marino threw two fourth quarter touchdown passes to lead the Dolphins to a dramatic come-from-behind 17-16 playoff win over the Kansas City Chiefs.

 

Including the third quarter, Marino hit on his last ten pass attempts to lead the Dolphins back from a 16-3 deficit to a 17-16 win. In the fourth quarter, the Dolphins closed the score to 16-10 as Marino hit fullback Tony Paige with a one-yard touchdown pass.

 

The Dolphins converted three third downs and drove to the Chiefs’ 12- yard line with 3:28 left in the contest before Marino hit WR Mark Clayton with a 12-yard touchdown pass to give Miami a 17-16 lead.

 

However, the Chiefs had a chance to win the game as they drove from their own 22-yard line to the Dolphin 34.  A questionable holding call brought back a long run by RB Christian Okoye, and Nick Lowery’s 52-yard field goal attempt was just short with 0:56 remaining.

 

K Pete Stoyanovich scored a 58-yard field goal in the second quarter, an NFL playoff record.

 

Thanks Greg!

 

Running time:  2:50 (2 discs)