Английская Википедия:1983 Miami Dolphins season

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The 1983 Miami Dolphins season was the 18th season in football for the Miami Dolphins and they sought to return to the Super Bowl after losing to the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XVII. It was also a turning point in the team's history, as in the 1983 NFL Draft a young quarterback slipped to deep in the opening round, being passed over by such teams as division rivals New York who drafted Ken O'Brien and New England who drafted Tony Eason. With the 27th pick, the Dolphins decided to take a chance on Dan Marino. In the draft's eighth round the Dolphins also selected receiver Mark Clayton.

David Woodley started the team's first five games but despite wins over Buffalo, New England and Kansas City the offense didn't move to Don Shula's liking. So in Week Six, with the Dolphins hosting the Bills the rookie Marino started. Marino had completed two touchdown passes in relief of Woodley in a 27–14 loss to the Raiders and then replaced Woodley during a 17–7 loss to the Saints with a touchdown and an interception, so the game against Buffalo was the third game of his career but his first start. The game proved to be a wild affair as Robb Riddick of the Bills fumbled the opening kickoff at his own 17 but Marino was intercepted by Steve Freeman on the next play. The Bills clawed to a 14–7 halftime lead but the Dolphins behind Marino stayed toe to toe as Marino threw for 322 yards and four touchdowns while handing off to Mark Clayton on an option pass for a touchdown to Mark Duper. The Bills tied the game in the final seconds and two Uwe von Schamann field goal attempts missed before Joe Danelo ended the game in a 38–35 Bills win.

Despite the loss Marino's performance cemented his role as the team's starter, and the Dolphins raced to win nine of their last ten games. Marino finished with 2,210 passing yards, 20 touchdowns and six interceptions. With the division wrapped up following a 26–17 win over the Oilers at the Astrodome Marino sat for the final two games of the season as Don Strock quarterbacked the Dolphins to wins over the Falcons and New York Jets.

Offseason

• June 25, 1983: Larry Gordon, the Miami Dolphins first round pick in the 1976 NFL Draft, died from heart failure

Regular season

Schedule

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1	September 4	at Buffalo Bills	W 12–0	1–0	Rich Stadium	78,715
2	September 11	New England Patriots	W 34–24	2–0	Miami Orange Bowl	59,343
3	September 19	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 14–27	2–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	57,796
4	September 25	Kansas City Chiefs	W 14–6	3-1	Miami Orange Bowl	50,785
5	October 2	at New Orleans Saints	L 7–17	3-2	Louisiana Superdome	66,489
6	October 9	Buffalo Bills	L 35–38 Шаблон:Small	3-3	Miami Orange Bowl	59,948
7	October 16	at New York Jets	W 32–14	4-3	Shea Stadium	58,615
8	October 23	at Baltimore Colts	W 21–7	5-3	Memorial Stadium	32,343
9	October 30	Los Angeles Rams	W 30–14	6-3	Miami Orange Bowl	72,175
10	November 6	at San Francisco 49ers	W 20–17	7-3	Candlestick Park	57,832
11	November 13	at New England Patriots	L 6–17	7-4	Sullivan Stadium	60,771
12	November 20	Baltimore Colts	W 37–0	8-4	Miami Orange Bowl	54,482
13	November 28	Cincinnati Bengals	W 38–14	9-4	Miami Orange Bowl	74,506
14	December 4	at Houston Oilers	W 24–17	10-4	Houston Astrodome	39,434
15	December 10	Atlanta Falcons	W 31–24	11-4	Miami Orange Bowl	56,725
16	December 16	New York Jets	W 34–14	12-4	Miami Orange Bowl	59,975

Game summaries

Week 1

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Player stats

Passing

Player	Att	Comp	Yds	TD	INT	Rating
Dan Marino	296	173	2210	20	6	96.0

Postseason

AFC Divisional Playoff

Шаблон:Americanfootballbox The Seahawks converted three turnovers in the second half into 13 points, while running back Curt Warner rushed for 113 yards and 2 touchdowns. Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino threw two touchdown passes in the second quarter: A 19-yard pass to Johnson and a 32-yard pass to wide receiver Mark Duper. Seattle's only score in the first half was quarterback Dave Krieg's 6-yard touchdown pass to running back Cullen Bryant. In the third quarter, a fumble led to Warner's 1-yard touchdown. A fourth quarter interception from Marino then led to Norm Johnson's 27-yard field goal to give Seattle a 17–13 lead. After the Dolphins regained the lead off running back Woody Bennett's 3-yard touchdown, Seattle responded with Warner's 2-yard touchdown. On the ensuing kickoff, Miami returner Fulton Walker fumbled, setting up Norm Johnson's 37-yard field goal. Barely enough time remained for the Dolphins to tie the game, but Fulton Walker fumbled the next kickoff as well, which sealed the game for the Seahawks.

External links

• 1983 Miami Dolphins at Pro-Football-Reference.com