1994 Miami Dolphins season
| 1994 Miami Dolphins season | |
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| Head coach | Don Shula |
| Owner | Wayne Huizenga |
| Home field | Joe Robbie Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–6 |
| Division place | 1st AFC East |
| Playoff finish |
Won Wild Card Playoffs (Chiefs) 27–17 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Chargers) 22–21 |
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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| Q1 | NE | Turner 1 yard run (Bahr kick) | NE 7–0 | |
| Q2 | MIA | Ingram 64 yard pass from Marino (Stoyanovich kick) | Tie 7–7 | |
| Q2 | NE | Coates 16 yard pass from Bledsoe (Bahr kick) | NE 14–7 | |
| Q2 | MIA | Stoyanovich 42 yard field goal | NE 14–10 | |
| Q3 | NE | Coates 63 yard pass from Bledsoe (Bahr kick) | NE 21–10 | |
| Q3 | MIA | Jackson 26 yard pass from Marino (Kirby run) | NE 21–18 | |
| Q3 | NE | Timpson 5 yard pass from Bledsoe (Bahr kick) | NE 28–18 | |
| Q3 | MIA | Fryar 54 yard pass from Marino (Stoyanovich kick) | NE 28–25 | |
| Q4 | MIA | Fryar 50 yard pass from Marino (Stoyanovich kick) | MIA 32–28 | |
| Q4 | NE | Crittenden 23 yard pass from Bledsoe (Bahr kick) | NE 35–32 | |
| Q4 | MIA | Fryar 35 yard pass from Mairno (Stoyanovich kick) | MIA 39–35 | |
The 1994 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise's 29th season in the National Football league. On March 23, the NFL approved the transfer of majority interest in the club from the Robbie family to Wayne Huizenga.
Both teams debuted new owners in Wayne Huizenga of the Dolphins and Robert Kraft of the Patriots. The game marked the return of Dan Marino after missing most of 1993 with injury. The new-look Patriots took a 14–10 halftime lead, then Drew Bledsoe lobbed a 40-yard bomb caught by Ben Coates and run in for a 63-yard touchdown. Marino and Bledsoe erupted to eight touchdowns combined, and with the Patriots leading 35–32 Marino on 4th and 5 launched a 35-yard touchdown strike to former Patriot Irving Fryar. The Dolphins held off New England's last-minute rally for the 39–35 win.
Marino's second straight win of the season came as the Dolphins, playing in Milwaukee, raced to two Marino touchdown throws and a 24–0 lead after three quarters. Brett Favre managed two touchdowns but it wasn't enough to hold off a 24–14 Dolphins win.
Marino's third straight win came at home against the Jets as he threw two touchdowns while three Dolphins backs led by Terry Kirby rushed for 155 yards and touchdowns by Kirby and Bernie Parmalee. Boomer Esiason had two touchdowns but was intercepted four times as the Dolphins won 28–14.
The Dolphins' winning streak came to a halt at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome as Warren Moon lit up the Dolphins defense with three first-half touchdowns and a 28–0 Vikings lead. But the Dolphins began clawing back and in the fourth three Marino touchdowns and Bernie Parmalee's rushing score tied the game. The Vikings then added another touchdown while ex-Dolphin Fuad Reveiz booted a 38-yard field goal, enough cushion to neutralize a late Keith Byars touchdown run and a 38–35 Vikings win.
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