The 49ers were making their second SuperBowl appearance after becoming the first team to win 15 regular season games since the league expanded to a 16-game schedule in 1978. With Marino and Montana, the game became the first SuperBowl in which the starting quarterbacks of each team both threw for over 300 yards. · SuperBowlXIX, played on , featured the San Francisco 49ers against the Miami Dolphins in a highly anticipated quarterback duel between Joe Montana and DanMarino. DanMarino completed 29 passes in 50 attempts for 318 yards with 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions in SuperBowlXIX versus the 49ers on . DanMarino led Miami to SuperBowlXIX after throwing for a record 5,084 yards and 48 TDs in 1984. 1983: Named Rookie of the Year and was first rookie QB to start in Pro Bowl. Uncover the story that stats can tell with Stathead. Search through thousands of plays from pro football history using our Event Finder tool. San Francisco penalized 5 for false start (Francis). Glossary, Stat Minimums, Frequently Asked Questions about the NFL and Football ... · The Dolphins ran only 9 times for 25 yards, forcing DanMarino to make 50 passes, averaging a little more than 6 yards an attempt. He had to pass to a running back, Tony Nathan, 10 times... · The quarterback battle of the century lived up to the hype. For one quarter. DanMarino vs. Joe Montana gave the SuperBowl its greatest quarterback matchup, and in the early going they...
· SuperBowlXIX, played on , featured the San Francisco 49ers against the Miami Dolphins in a highly anticipated quarterback duel between Joe Montana and DanMarino.
DanMarino completed 29 passes in 50 attempts for 318 yards with 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions in SuperBowlXIX versus the 49ers on .
DanMarino led Miami to SuperBowlXIX after throwing for a record 5,084 yards and 48 TDs in 1984. 1983: Named Rookie of the Year and was first rookie QB to start in Pro Bowl.
Uncover the story that stats can tell with Stathead. Search through thousands of plays from pro football history using our Event Finder tool. San Francisco penalized 5 for false start (Francis). Glossary, Stat Minimums, Frequently Asked Questions about the NFL and Football ...
· The Dolphins ran only 9 times for 25 yards, forcing DanMarino to make 50 passes, averaging a little more than 6 yards an attempt. He had to pass to a running back, Tony Nathan, 10 times...
· The quarterback battle of the century lived up to the hype. For one quarter. DanMarino vs. Joe Montana gave the SuperBowl its greatest quarterback matchup, and in the early going they...
DanMarinodid not playinaSuperBowl during his 17-season NFL career with the Miami Dolphins. Despite setting numerous passing records and earning widespread acclaim, Marino's career is notably defined by the absence of aSuperBowl appearance.
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Marino’s lone SuperBowl appearance came early in his career. In just his second season, Marino led the Dolphins to SuperBowlXIX in 1985, becoming the youngest quarterback at the time to start in the big game—a record that still stands.
Marinoplayedin one SuperBowl (XIX) and the Dolphins lost to the 49ers in 1985. No quarterback has completed more passes ina career than Marino, who retired following the 1999 season with 4,967 completions.
While the normal rotation of SuperBowl games usually fell to just a handful of major cities, the 1985 game was awarded to Stanford University, only the fourth college stadium to host aSuperBowl game, and giving the 49ers and their fans a hometown advantage.
And that was the way it turned out today as the 49ers routed the Miami Dolphins, 38-16, in SuperBowlXIX. The 49ers' defensive backfield blanketed Mark Clayton and Mark Duper, the Dolphins' feared wide receivers, though Clayton did catch six passes.
The matchup for SuperBowlXIXlooked juicy as Marino would face the San Francisco 49ers and their ace, Joe Montana.After 1984, the general feeling in the NFL was that Marino would have several more opportunities to playinaSuperBowl before he retired.
DanMarino was not only one of the greatest Miami Dolphins of all-time, he was also one of the greatest players the NFL has ever seen, period.DanMarino, himself, had troubles getting back to aSuperBowl after SuperBowlXIX.
Brady boasts seven SuperBowl wins, five SuperBowl MVP awards, and is the only NFL quarterback to have been named to two all-decade teams in the 2000s and 2010s.
Dan_Marino_Joe_Montana_1000x666.jpg. It was only the beginning. He threw multiple touchdown passes in 15 of 16 games, three or more touchdown passes in 10 games and four or more touchdown passes ina game six times.
Early Years and SuperBowl Appearance. Marino started his first NFL game in week 6 of his rookie season in 1983. As a rookie, he set several records, including a high passer rating and a low percentage of intercepted passes.Marino led the Dolphins to SuperBowlXIX in 1985.
Playsin first (and only) SuperBowl on January 20, a loss to the San Francisco 49ers.From the beginning, Marino and Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula hit it off. In his autobiography, Marino said he progressed rapidly because Shula forced him to call his own playsearlyon.
Won the first SuperBowl he playedin, then lost the SuperBowl the following year. Both ran and passed for a touchdown in the game. Won aSuperBowl with a touchdown pass in overtime. Threw three touchdown passes ina game, yet didn't get selected as MVP.
