#Dolphins lineman touchdown movie
The Dolphins gave more than 115 million TV viewers and 84,059 spectators at Stanford Stadium a B movie at best.Īh, but the San Francisco 49ers. Nor did the Miami Dolphin defense, which found itself vastly overmatched against a quiet guy named Joe Montana and an excellent supporting cast. Matinee idol Dan Marino didn't win an Oscar for his performance. Instead of getting the drama of "Gone With the Wind" and the excitement of "Ben-Hur," the largest viewing audience in television sports history was treated to a high-budget production of "Godzilla Meets the Sea Mammals." It was a laugher. Unfortunately, real life isn't like old-time Hollywood, where dreams come true and everyone rides off into the sunset for a happy ending. You wanted points? You wanted excitement? Tune in. (January 20, 1985) - No question about it, this was one Super Bowl that couldn't miss.įorget about all the past Super Bowls that had turned out to be one-sided flops not only were the two best teams in the National Football League in 1984 matched, but so were the two best quarterbacks.
The San Francisco 49ers captured their second Super Bowl title with a dominating offense and a defense that tamed Miami's explosive passing attack and won by a score of 38-16.