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the much maligned defense of the Dolphins will never be confused with
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past week are over. It's time to play. A wet and windy Miami Sunday. Orange Bowl
sellout expected 75,000 to see the Dolphins and the Patriots battle for a
trip to the Super Bowl. Hello everyone, Dick Anberg with Merlin
Olson. Welcome to Miami for what would be likened to an old-fashioned poker game.
Winner take all and the winner goes on to New Orleans. The cards have been
dealt and only two are left at the table. Those two players playing a different
kind of game today. Raymond Barry will play a conservative game, likes his hand,
and he has the most talent on the field today. He basically will lean heavily on
Craig James and the running game and try to take as much pressure as possible off
his young quarterback, Tony Eason. Well Miami coach Don Shula may not like all
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week. Irving Friar, the top punt returner in the National Football League, a pro
bowler and yet New England claims the quality doesn't fall off. Two fine
receivers to back Friar up. Stefan Starring in fact has really hurt Miami
in the past but they will miss Friar on punt returns. Well we've had a depth to
our broadcast booth as well. Bob Greasy, a man who has played on this field knows
the conditions well and congratulations to Bobby's one of the 15 finalists for
this year's Pro Football Hall of Fame. Bob? Thank you very much Dick. You know
the field is wet and will be slippery at times. It should be a factor early on but
these two time teams have played many times. The stakes have never been this
big. The Dolphins have won 18 straight in the Orange Bowl against the Patriots.
The home team has won the last nine conference championship games but that
all goes out the window today because the Patriots are a different team.
Raymond Barry has them believing that they can win this ballgame. They're a hot
team coming in and they feel like today destiny will be on their side. Well it
wasn't destiny necessarily. It's fact now. The Chicago Bears congratulations to
Mike Ditka and all of the great Bear fans. Boy at Chicago must be upside down
and topsy-turvy. And condolences to my Rams, Dick. They didn't have a very good
day to say the least. But they got someplace where a lot of teams who are
envious. Let's talk about the Bears and the fact that they have dealt out a
double dose of whitewash in the playoffs. Never been done before. They talk about
defense when you get to the championship games. How does that impact what we're
going to see? Dick if this game is determined solely by the defenses I give
that edge firmly to New England. They have the better defense on the field.
All right give me something to hang my defensive hat on. What do we look for
when it comes to the New England defense trying to stop say Dan Marino? All right
down on the trenches. First question it'll be answered early. Can the New
England Patriots run the football effectively against these Miami Dolphins?
The Dolphins were not able to stop the run in the Super Bowl last year. It killed
them. And last week Cleveland swept them off their feet with a running game. And
the Patriots against Marino? Patriot defense has got to control Marino. They
did a pretty good job of that. Five games this year. Marino has been under
200 yards. Two of those games against the Patriots. And in the four games that
Marino has started in which he has not thrown a touchdown pass. Two of those
games against New England. Well the man that leads the New England Patriots into
this championship game Raymond Barry a Hall of Famer. He's trying to do
something that no coach has been able to do in NFL playoff history and that's
when three straight playoff games on the road. The Raiders were a wild-card team
eventually a Super Bowl champion in 80 but they played the first game as a
wild-card in Oakland. Barry played for Don Shula his last five years in
Baltimore. Don Shula with such a distinguished career and yet many say
this year he did his finest coaching job juggling injuries and team problems and
holdouts. He once again has his team here in the AFC championship. The Patriots
will get the football first. They're in red. There's a large contingent of fans
from New England here to cheer the Patriots but of course a partisan
Dalton crowd. Stephens starring is the deep man.
Reves picks a deep starring replacing Irving Friar. The former quarterback at
McNeese State is out to the 35-yard line and finally steps out of bounds at the
37. The starting lineup for New England. Tony Easton the young quarterback from
the University of Illinois. Here are the men that will protect him and he's got
some dandies from the top. Two Pro Bowlers Holloway and Han on the left
side. Brock is the center. Wooden and Moore are the guards. Dawson is the tight
end. Stanley Morgan the speed on one side and starring for the injured Irving Friar.
The other wide out. Tony Collins. Craig James behind Easton.
Starring in motion. The crowd already trying to make it tough on New England.
Craig James smothered at the line of scrimmage. Jay Brophy and Bob Brzezinski
in the Miami defense and still a lot of bees to sting in there. Bow camper
Charles on the nose. Betters has had an off year been injured. Green acquired
from Tampa Bay. Shipman Brophy on the inside. Brzezinski on the outside. Judson
and Langford play the corners and Brown and Blackwood at safety. 2nd and 10.
Tony Collins gets outside and has a first down at the New England 49. Bud
Brown bumped him out of bounds. 12 yards for New England.
Taking you down where the action is and anytime you're depending on the running
game you want to determine control on the line of scrimmage. A little draw play
here with Collins who runs well from that deep position getting outside and
using his speed to pick up that first down. Collins from East Carolina he was
number two to Craig James and rushing this year had 657 yards. It's James
testing the center of the Miami defense gets four into the grasp of 75 Doug
Betters. The critical matchup on the line of scrimmage. The nose tackle Mike
Charles who played well in that Monday night game here but he was not playing
against Pete Brock. Brock who is out of the lineup because of dual news knee
surgery now back in there and the two of them two big horses battling for
control in the middle of that line. We'll keep a close watch and see who wins that
duel.
Except dolphin jerseys as James stopped for no gain. You want to cut watch a
couple of bulls ramming heads. Watch Brock come off. Charles number 71
slamming back inside. Brock does a good job of turning him but then there is no
room as Brzezinski seals it down. Number 59 sliding in to make the first hit on
the inside.
We'll be watching the veteran Brock the young Charles.
New England goes to three wide receivers. Cedric Jones joining Morgan and
starring out of the shotgun to hand off the Collins and he's tripped up at the 45 shy of the
first down. So Eason yet to throw a pass as you predicted Merlin. That's also the
kind of thing that the New England Patriots did so effectively in their
first two wins against the Jets and against the Raiders running out of that
shotgun formation. Miami of course knowing that they like to do that well
equipped for it was able to stop it on that play. Rich Camarillo comes in to
punt. Camarillo who finished fifth in the National Football League this past
year averaging just under 43 yards a kick. Deep to return Tom Vigorito in the
middle. Number 32.
Aim toward the sidelines and out of play. Camarillo won't be entirely pleased with
the spot on that one. It's going to be out near the 20-yard line. It'll be the
18. Time out in Miami. No score.
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19th. New England takes the open kickoff their drive stalls at the Miami 45. The
punt out of bounds at the 18 at 27 yard kick and Dan Marino ready to move the
Dolphins on offense for the first time. Had another outstanding year. 30
touchdowns led the National Football League. He did a race of Bob Greasy
record and that pleased our colleague today. Most interceptions in a year by a
Miami quarterback. He threw 21. That's what you're glad to have off your back.
He has with him Tony Nathan. Excellent all-purpose back and of course
incredible speed on the outside. Dupre and Clayton and they start with three
wide receivers as veteran Nat Moore joins them. Magic markers Clayton and
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Nathan. Fumble and New England has it.
The Patriots in the two playoff victories have picked off 10 turnovers
giving up the ball only twice a plus eight and on the first play from
scrimmage Garen Varus the rookie from Stanford gets it for the Redshirts.
Inside Nathan driving right into the line number 57 Nelson the man who hit
him got his hands down inside on the football and knocked it away looking
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Varus has had an outstanding rookie year number 60 at first down at the 20.
Eason's first pass Collins wide open and he has nearly 10 stopped at the 11 it'll
be second and one. Garen Varus last year was at the Super Bowl as a senior at
Stanford working in a stadium for ABC during the telecast. He wants to go
there for real this time. He's helped his team to a fine start and Eason comes
back with his first pass of the day. He likes the short receivers the tight ends
and the backs. He gets one to Collins they're close to a first down trying to
capitalize on the early turnover second and one. James first and goal New England
at the Miami 8. Jay Brophy who played his college ball here at Miami and Bob
Brzezinski with a tackle and Tony Nathan who had a outstanding offensive game in
the victory against Cleveland last week talking to himself on the sidelines. Of
course he knows that there's a lot of time left in this ballgame he doesn't
want to wear the goats horns and that's this is exactly what Raymond Barry had
hoped for playing close to the vest put the pressure on his defense play
conservative football. He'd like to get the first points on the board. Little
misdirection James behind Holloway to the two-yard line.
Big Brian Holloway the Pro Bowl left tackle number 76 leading James around
the corner. Jackie Shipp with a hit. Miami a flowing defense they try to get
them flowing with a little misdirection at first and then coming out behind the
block right there of Holloway number 76 and James always with the little
hesitation. He's an interesting back to watch. He was angry there he thought
there should have been a call on Glenn Blackwood for a late hit. Second and goal
outside the two.
and the door slams at the one to two poo wrapping both hands around that
football like iron determined not to fumble it back picked up about half of
the distance to the goal line. Big third and goal for Miami the defense can
stop New England. Deny a touchdown force the field goal it would be a big
emotional lift and certainly would spur even further the enthusiasm of this home
crowd.
Charles the 285 pound nose tackle drops him for a loss. We mentioned that critical
matchup on the nose Charles leaping through getting great penetration and
showing surprising quickness for a big man and a little bit of dancing ability
at the same time. Tony Franklin who has kicked six out of seven in the playoffs
will try not much more than an extra point.
and New England has scored first.
23-yard field goal for the Patriots. There is the stretching drive and
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a factor in this game a positive factor he's been a negative factor already but
believe me he'll be a positive factor in this game. Thus far New England's had the
ball for 10 scrimmage plays Miami just won. Franklin to kick it off Lorenzo
Hampton the rookie from Florida deep. It's short and Miami recovered Lorenzo
Hampton able to fall on his own miscue and did he take a lick. Of course last
week reflecting on the win over the Raiders it was that kind of play that
led to the Patriot victory. Aggressive special teams hitting in three out of the
last four games this kickoff coverage team has scored touchdowns. They had
visions of doing it again here that ball lashed out of the hands right there of
Lorenzo Hampton but he got it back on the bottom. Oh a lucky bounce for him.
Mosi Tatupu number 30 the captain of the special team for New England dangerously
close to another turnover.
Moreno. A juggling catch good for seven.
We introduce the Miami offense to you now. Moreno has Stevenson some regard the
best offensive lineman in the game today at center. Lee and Clark on the right
side Foster and Gleek Geisler on the left. Foster also on his way to the Pro
Bowl. Hardy is the tight end. We'll see three tight ends used by Miami. The
Speedsters Clayton and Duper the Mark boys outside. Woody Bennett and Nathan
behind Moreno.
Davenport dropped for a half yard loss. Julius Adams the oldest defensive lineman
in the NFL at 37 out of Texas Southern. He's the happiest man in the park today
still playing. Williams on the nose with Adams and the rookie Varus on the
outside. Chip at a all-pro Nelson and McGrew on the inside. Nelson going to
the Pro Bowl and Blackman underrated a maybe the best set of linebackers in the
league. Lippett and Claiborne on the corners. Claiborne a pro bowler. Roland
James and Marion may be the best back seven or eight in the league New England.
Joe Rose good pass catcher and shotgun.
Third and three.
McSwain an extra defensive back on the coverage and Miami's still looking for
its initial first down. 642 left first quarter. 3-0 New England.
Reggie Roby with that sledgehammer right foot. 43.7 average.
Roland James has replaced Irving Friar. Only two punts this year but as a rookie
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and with it a timeout six minutes and 34 seconds remaining in the first quarter
3-0 Patriots.
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Silent but strong the taciturn Barry, age 52. He has to be pleased he has the
first points and that's been a winning omen through the course of the year. 35
yard punt by Roby. New England has the ball for the third time starting from
it's 38.
Eason. Stanley Morgan first down at the Miami 44. It's a catch 18 yards.
Stanley Morgan for so many years a threat to go deep at any time and Eason
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spot. That's good coverage by Judson who leans inside but you can't throw a deep
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In complete the starring and we have a flag down a possible late check or hold.
Hugh Green, 55, was the man applying pressure.
Oh it's against New England. Illegal use of the hands. Often the late flag coming
from that spot it's against the tight end.
Tight end Lynn Dawson. So the Patriots are moved back to their half of the field.
Build the 46 yard line.
3-0 545. Remaining first quarter Patriots lead by the field goal after a
fumble recovery deep in Miami Territory.
Looked as if James would get much more than the five. Good inside out pursuit.
That's one thing that this Miami defense has always done well is flow to the
football. Rodzinski toughest against the run but really is a dependable linebacker
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in the playoffs four years with the Rams and came to Miami so he just basically
counts on working in December and January.
On second and 15 James for three Charles with the tackle. Perfect illustration of
the conservatism that we anticipated from Raymond Barry in a very long second
yardage, sixth second and long. He goes right to the running game and Craig
James and running in behind that all-pro left-hand side of his line. You're going
to give up and you're willing to give up some yardage in that kind of situation
because you've got to think pass right.
But Brown who has played very well all year just a second-year man a long shot
out of southern Mississippi made the play. New England playing a field
position game obviously content on that play to get the yardage and not the
first down. Now they're going to give that football back to Marino and the
Miami offense. And Tommy Bigarito who drifts back to return the veteran from
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Championships on NBC Sports World. Every player in the game recognizes one effort
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second effort. This is what coaches talk about. Now he left before he got into the
end zone. If he had been able to knock that football back into the field of
play, then Miami would be starting inside their five-yard line. Instead, the
20-yard line, Bennett and Nathan behind Marino.
Bruce Hardy and the Dolphins have their first first down. Larry McGrew and Roland
James collaborated on the tackle. Don Shula, the ladder-jawed head man of the
Dolphins, now 56, the second-winning as coach in NFL history this year. He passed
Tom Landry in their nose-to-nose battle. He now has 255 wins to Landry's 253.
They're still a distant second behind George Hallis.
First down, Davenport. He's the man who scored that 31-yard touchdown against
Cleveland to get the Dolphins to this Sunday date.
Davenport cutting back against the grain on the outside. Steve Nelson, who has had
a fine year and is the defensive general for this Patriots defense, flowing nicely.
But Davenport cut right through his arms to make a good game. Joe Carter
replaces Davenport. There's Nelson, veteran on his way to the Pro Bowl in
his twelfth year.
Doeper and a first down at the 47. Marion saved a touchdown with a tackle.
If you want to know what quick release is, that's quick release. Dropping back
Marino never did set up to throw that football. Literally throws it on the way
back. And of course you've got to have somebody to receive that ball. Notice the
quick release off the inside. Claiborne not able to get the jump on it. What a
catch by Doeper. He caught the back half of the ball. Joe Carter. Don Shula loves
to juggle the offensive weapons. Joe Carter is the fastest of his offensive
weapons. Carter has not played a great deal, has fumbled some early, and Shula
has taken him out of the lineup for the last few ballgames, but he's back in
there with a big play on that down. He had 76 yards all season rushing and a
dozen on that play.
They put some pressure on Marino and it was Adams in first, forcing Marino to
throw it away. Talk to Eddie Kyatt, the defensive coach of these New England
Patriots. He'll tell you that Julius Adams, who has been around forever,
almost in Methuselah, is still the fastest of those Patriot linemen off the
ball. You see what dividends that paid and right now he's working on John
Giesler. Giesler has got a knee problem, the right knee that's bothering him,
which will slow him down in his drop. Julius I think will give him problems
all day long on that count. Second and ten, Nathan the only back
behind Marino.
A tight end, Hardy has another first down.
Hardy making his move in front of Marion right at the yardsticks and has ten more
yards for Miami. Marino's simply unafraid when it comes to throwing that
football. Even if the man is covered, he's confident in his throwing ability.
Davenport for three. Varus, number 60, one of the key men on the tackle. There's
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You have a great relief pitcher in Miami and Don Strath. He's been in the league
12 years and knows his role and admires the man who plays in front of him. Very
candid interview in the papers here this week and that's what Strath had to say
about Marino. Basically what he's saying is a quarterback has to be willing to
pull the trigger. If he's afraid of looking bad, if he's afraid of throwing
the interception, he can't throw the great pass, the kind of pass that Marino
just threw a moment ago, right into the coverage. I think that's what has
separated Dan Marino more than anything else from the other quarterbacks in the
league. In particular, the young quarterbacks in the league. Marino just
24. Three sensational years in Miami. Start of the second quarter, 3-0 New
England, second down and 7.
Duper unable to hang on. Look at the first quarter statistics. New England had
the ball most of the time so it figures they would have the top numbers as they
had the football nine and a half minutes to approximately five and a half. But
Miami outgained them by seven. That conservatism of Raymond Barry, he got his
three but didn't gamble on much more. Well, New England got three out of their
opportunity down in that near the end zone. Miami's opportunity is now, let's
see what they do with that chance. Third and seven.
Matt Maureen slotted left.
Clayton, first down at the 10.
Miami's wide receivers virtually shut out last week in the Cleveland game and
David Shula, their coach, took them back to the basics this week. Well, I don't
know if that was the result of it but Clayton just turned Ronnie LaPette all
the way around and took that easy pass on the sideline for a first down.
Dolphins were best in the entire NFL on third down conversions on the year. Over
45% they make good on that one. Now they have the full 10 yards to go for the
touchdown. There was a little crack there and Duper, much like the play that they
hit on this drive, Marino a little high and wide. Timing patterns. About half of
the passes that Marino throws will be thrown to a spot on the field. You'll
just explode with that. He gets this one in the air extremely quickly and
accurately, but just a little too hot and a little too high for Duper to handle.
Duper right, Clayton left. Tied in is Johnson left side. Johnson touchdown.
Tied in from Iowa State and Miami leads for the first time.
Tried for a point by Claude Reves. He's had a sensational rookie year as the
Dolphin Kicker. 14 minutes 39 seconds remaining in the first half and it's
Miami 7 New England 3. Again Marino showing you why he doesn't mind having
the pressure of this offense on his shoulders. He's got Johnson all the way.
Johnson working on Larry McGrew number 50. Brett Marion the safety there to
help, but Marino able to just zero that football in between the two defenders.
The tight end came down with it. Here's all of the talents of a man catching the
ball. One he has to elude a man who's trying to take him out of the play. He
has to watch the ball and watch the inline. Just gets his feet down as he
makes the catch and the Dolphins lead by four. Former hockey player from Minnesota.
Bob Gracie, how did you see that play? Right here is Dan Johnson. He's gonna go
down the field and break to the inside. The interesting thing is Marion right
here is more concerned with doubling out here and does not help on the tight end
Johnson. The Patriots more concerned with the wide receivers. You see Marion
hang right there and Johnson does a good move to get around McGrew. 7-3
Marino immediately goes to work on his thoughts for the next possession and
it'll be New England's turn. Steffan starring the deep man as
Reves will kick it off.
It's short starring sprinting all the way up to the 16.
And out of bounds at the 33. Wad Reves himself in on the tackle. This is one
area where the Dolphins have not had a super year is in coverage both of
kickoffs and of punts. Here's the kicker Wad Reves. He's not used to getting in
on too much action although he was a linebacker here when he was a high
schooler in Miami. So I guess he doesn't mind putting his head into one. New
England at the 34. Let's see if the Patriots open it up.
They start with a two big backs to Tupu and Robert Weathers.
Weathers from Arizona State. His brother played here last weekend Clarence Weathers
the little brother for the Cleveland Browns wide receiver Brudzinski was
still another tackle after a game of about three. Eason has thrown the ball
only three times in the game. Safe patterns 29 yards total. He has not been
intercepted in the playoffs.
Weathers close to a first down. Meanwhile on the sidelines that is Steve Nelson.
They're working on the veteran linebacker shoulder. Now Nelson leaves
the game and I think you really would have to hurt that man to get him out of
the game because he's double tough. That would be a blow to this defense because
he is like a second coach on the field. He and Rod Rust constantly together
reviewing what Russ wants on the field. He calls all the adjustments to that
defense. A critical part of this New England defensive team. Meanwhile it's
third and less than a yard.
Weathers balding to a first down at the 47 yard line. Raymond Barry, Merlin Olson.
What do you think that you know many said well he came in last year and he'd
just be around for a while and they got themselves a real head coach and he has
proved to be the real head man. I think he surprised everyone. I think they chose
him because they didn't think anyone could argue with Raymond Barry. That's a
good choice for an interim coach. He's been much more than that. The most
important contribution teaching this team to believe in themselves and the
second most important thing helping them to get involved with the kind of work
ethic that he had as a player and he's got them to believe in that too. To Tupu.
Good solid tackle by Brzezinski. Is he having a first half? Brzezinski the 31
year old former All-American from Ohio State has been in on almost every
defensive play. Look at those eyes. Those linebackers do have the looks of birds
of prey don't they? Like a hockey comes in on this one head-to-head with the
Tupu right there and there's no place to go. Second down and eight.
This Miami team gave up a 61 yard run last week. Well this one is not 61 yards
but it's stop and go for Weathers who looks like he has stopped on several
occasions. Right there they had him on the sideline. They get him again here.
That's Judson, not Judson, Paul Langford who finally got a chance at him downfield
and he got extra yardage after that. Poor tackling by the Miami Dolphins.
Craig James stopped after a gain of a yard. Back to Weathers run. It was his
longest of the year 44 and the second longest of the entire season from
scrimmage by the Patriots. Well that's the running game. We asked the question
early can this Miami defense do what they have not done in several big games?
We mentioned the Super Bowl last year. They were embarrassed by the way they
allowed the 49ers to run. Only two more yards as Collins had to leave his feet
to make the catch. Had that pass been up a little higher and within his running
range could have gotten a touchdown. You may feel that Collins is going to wind
up in your lap as he comes out to the outside. Dick you called it very well. He
had room to run but that ball just outside of his reach and he had to go to
the ground to get it. Morgan to the right. Starring to the left.
Eason likes to go to his tight end. He's got Derek Ramsey left.
Eason doing a good job. The young quarterback showing patience. He didn't
hurry the throw and finally Collins with that much time broke free. Eason actually
started to throw this football. Stopped himself. I think this is one of those
difficult things to do. The ball is on its way. Watch him right here. Gets the
arm out and literally stopped it and then stepped back. Recocked his arm and
threw the touchdown pass. He had plenty of time. That was the key to the play.
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point. Eason good job of getting the ball down and it is good. So a 45 yard run by
Robert Weathers sets up this touchdown pass from Tony Eason to elated Tony
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Welcome back to Miami's Orange Bowl. Tony Collins, the touchdown maker for the
Patriots who had the lead 10 to 7. And Tony Franklin kicks it off to Lorenzo
Hampton of Miami at the 8. Behind the wedge, 25. And to the 31 yard line. Miami
with a ball. Bob Greasy to examine that last Patriot touchdown. Dick, Tony Easton
wants to get the ball right here to Collins on an option. The linebackers go
to Blitz here and Brzezinski's go to run out. That means Bud Brown is man-to-man.
Now he starts an option. He can go either way. He starts outside and he's covered
and comes back to the inside. That's why Easton throws it fakes to like he's gonna
throw it outside. Watch him right here. He fakes. He's covered. And Collins comes
back to the inside and Easton has the presence of mind to wait for him.
Certainly can't fall. Bud Brown on the coverage. He did his job and he can't
stay on a man forever.
10 to 7. New England leads.
Tony Nathan to the 37 yard line. Again of about 6. Steve Nelson back in the game
made the tackle. Nelson with a strained shoulder we understand and we saw the
tape job going on that. Another shoulder that those Patriots are worried about.
Craig James who is playing with an injured right shoulder. I'll tell you
that in a game like this you're willing to sustain some pain. There is no game to
follow unless you win in this ballgame today. Now interesting. Look at those
stats momentarily. Fairly comparative until you realize that those are two
game stats for Easton and one game for Marino.
Humble and who's got it? No signal yet. It's New England.
Lester Williams a former Miami Hurricane played his college ball in this stadium.
Bad exchange and another turnover to the Patriots. Marino and Stevenson have had
some trouble during the year with the snap. Stevenson's so quick at trying to
get those hands up that sometimes that ball is not successfully handed to his
quarterback. Marino never got the football. Lester Williams the nose tackle
able to get it. See there is Marino pulling away and it bounced right to
Lester Williams. A nose guard first down at the Miami 36.
Oh a little flea flicker. Stanley Morgan is deep. With that throw a
little too deep they had it covered. Did the Dolphins not fooled at all?
Morgan opened briefly and I really believe if Marino had been in there at
quarterback Marino would have delivered the ball instantly. But Easton does not
have the kind of confidence in his arm. You watch right there Morgan realizing
he's gonna have to make an adjustment. Easton has thrown that football away.
Same look and same result.
You saw Morgan that brought back memories from Orange Bowl past as Craig
James calling for about eight yards close to a first down. That wave remember
Jimmy or Orange Bowl Super Bowl three when Joe Namath and the Jets beat the
Colts. The Colts coached that day Don Shula and a wide receiver on that team.
That's right Raymond Barry. You played against Barry what about 12 times? About
12 times in his career and I'll tell you he was a great player. He was a great
career and I'll tell you he was a great player. He's proving to be I think a
great coach as well and a breath of fresh air for all of football.
James has the first down. It's interesting Merlin with the power on
the left side of the New England line with Holloway and Hannah they're
actually running more right. Maybe the Dolphins are geared for the ball to go
the other way. Well I think they have strength on both sides of the line. The
other thing and it was mentioned by Pete Axtelm early in the game they have put
their most dominant player Hugh Green on that right side. He is that right
linebacker and again if he is playing the kind of football he's capable of you
don't want to be over on his side all day long. So running away from Green and
figuring that Wooten and Moore on the right side can do the job and are.
Greg James all the way to the 13-yard line. Fumbled to say the Dolphins but no
they rule the ball down. 12 more for New England and another first down.
Was there a fumble? Let's take a peek at it here. James now if he hits the ground
before the ball comes loose there is no fumble. Three Dolphins Langford 44-53
Brophy stripping at it. Now that's Brzezinski. I think his knee was down
before Brzezinski stripped that football away. I agree. James again and the play
made by Hugh Green. Laser eyes. You see the flash off Green's eyes. This is the
play we just might watched a moment ago to check on the fumble. This is from the
other side of the field. You'll see the ball more effectively. You see the knee
is down and you see Brzezinski stripping at that football but I think it's a good
call by the officials. Brett at a half-yard to James on the last play.
Second and a long nine.
Morgan wide open.
It'll be first and goal to England at about the yard and a half when the
running game is working and the defensive lineman have to concentrate on
playing the offensive lineman for the run. It very often will give you plenty
of time to throw the football. With all kinds of time to throw Eason can find a
wide-open Morgan and Morgan fights it all the way down inside the two-yard line.
Morgan looks like a ball in a pinball machine. The way he was getting hit about
but maintained possession. First and goal. No England trying to add to a 10 to
7 lead. Eason on the bootleg touchdown. Derrick Ramsey play action pass inside
freeze the linebackers and then roll out and zip that football to your favorite
receiver. Ramsey who has a Super Bowl ring one of only two Patriots to so
adorn a favorite finger. Tony Franklin adds the extra point. Ramsey
won the ring with a Raiders and 80 and in 1979 Greg Hawthorne with the
Steelers the only Patriots to reach that high football honor. Eason figures this
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Tony Eason first and goal. Safety conservative tight pass play action to
Weathers and then the quick hit to his tight end.
Derek Ramsey and it's now 17 to 7 New England the underdog Patriots third
straight week on the road third straight week not supposed to win and they've
opened at 10-point advantage. Hampton lets it bounce out of bounds and Franklin
will have to kick again from the 30-yard line that gives us a chance to go to Bob
Greasy. Deck that last touchdown was well designed these receivers split out
they're all window dressing. Watch Ramsey right here he's gonna hit into
Brzezinski and sneak out in the flat. Now the key block is one Ron Wooten is
going to come out here and get a piece as the two backs come in this way and
Eason is going to fake but watch the block Wooten 61 gets on the corner
allows the time for Eason to get the ball good coverage but that's all you
need when you're down there close just get position and you have a touchdown.
Chuck Steadley defensive coordinator not speaking in general terms to his
defense right now. Frustrated and angry he has taken a great deal of heat here
in Miami but Shula I'm sure aware of the fact that he does not have the greatest
of tools to work with on defense. He doesn't have the same cards that Bill
Arnsparger had when he ran the defense here and one of the biggest that is out
of there is Bob Baumhauer they really have missed him inside. Even though
Charles has played well on the nose Baumhauer was a proven performer who
gave them that inside strength and if he were in the lineup Charles would be out
shoring up that right-end position where Bo Kamper has had such problems in the
last half of the year. We might add that Bo Kamper is having some of that trouble
because of an injury he's got a shoulder problem that compounds things. After the
five-yard penalty it's Hampton again from the 15 and an injury and a penalty
on the play. We had a clip on that play Alex Moyer 54 with a clear clip on
Ernest Gibson 43 and a very angry group of Patriot players out on the field
that's a silly mistake and a stupid one and one that will bring out the ire of
the players because when you can see a man's name on the back of his jersey you
don't lay yourself on the back of his legs. Moyer the rookie from Northwestern
and Gibson that can be a career ending type injury when somebody nails you in
the back and that's why it's a 15-yard penalty. Here is that play to be on the
right-hand side it well we we just saw the last part of the action but you'll
see the run by Lorenzo Hampton there he nailed him got him down I think Gibson
is all right he is up and walking but not the kind of thing you'd like to see
and I'm that's not a deliberate play by Moyer that's not a deliberate play but
that's a stupid play. Instead of the 44, Moreno starts from his 17.
To Duper for about 10. One of the things I'm sure that you'll a caution Moreno
hey don't get hungry don't try to gulp it all at once don't make a mistake
where you throw an intercept trying to get it all in one play let's just get
another score before halftime that would have to be the immediate goal. I think
perhaps the biggest difference between Moreno in this season as opposed to last
is that he has had to be more patient. So many teams really concentrating on
taking away that outside speed and forcing him to go underneath and Moreno
doesn't like that he still would like to bomb you on every play but he's having
to throw the shorter passes this year. First down on that throw to Duper.
Inside handoff to Woody Bennett. Didn't pull the Patriots a couple of yards.
McGrew on the inside. Former Southern California Trojan made the stop. Merlin
the Patriots facing such long odds as a wild card and having to play three
straight games on the road. Now the trip to the Jets was a shorter one then have
to go all the way to the west coast and come back and then all the way down to
Miami. I don't think people appreciate how hard it is to play the Patriots.
I don't think people appreciate how hard that is. Strange beds, all that airline
travel, all the distractions. The food is not what you're used to and then you're
in the enemy's camp. You're on their field.
And Clayton down at the 47-yard line. First down he acted as though someone got
the face mask. Well someone did slide off the back of his helmet but I don't think
they got the mask. 16 yards on the play to Clayton. Rifle shot by Marino over
the center. Square in by Clayton who'll come bursting across left to right on
your screen. There he is. Roland James 38. Way is off. James told me he said I've
got to be back there trying to read Marino's eyes. All he needs is a
step and I can't cover the ground to get back to that receiver. Final minutes of
the first half. 17 to 7 New England. Marino goes long for Duper.
Oh Raymond Claiborne and Duper batting it around almost landed in the lap of a
dolphin wide receiver. Claiborne is not the man that they would favor going deep
on. They'd rather go deep on LaPette because Claiborne will give you that
ground. He keeps a nice cushion and then has more speed. Duper by the way the
fastest of those two Marx brothers and oh you're right. Had that ball bounced a
little more to the outside. It might have been a touchdown. Like an outfielder and
an infielder battling over the same fly ball. They go back to the 46-yard line
second and ten. Two minutes and 50 seconds left first half.
Marino to Davenport and the fullback is to the 45 of New England. Shy of a first down by a
long yard. Marino is so so very quick. Pressure on him by Andre Tippett right
on the top. Let's go in and look inside. We talked about the matchup between
Brock and Charles. There's number 98 Dennis Owens working one on one on Dwight
Stephenson and Stephenson you notice how quick he gets those hands up into that
nose tackle. Controls him before he can even move off of that line. How a long of
the Raiders. I asked him who he voted for defensively for the Pro Bowl and he
named him off. He said but Dwight Stephenson I'd vote for him at any he's
the best player I saw all year.
On third and one over the middle wide open Bruce Hardy. There's the two minute
warning 158 left the Dolphins are on the move.
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NFL 85. Graduates of that great quarterback class of 83 both Marino and
Neeson along with Elway, Blackledge, Ken O'Brien, Jim Kelly. First Marino the last
of those first round picks and has just been absolutely brilliant. In fact Don
Schuler told us yesterday Merlin Olson that in many ways he felt that his
quarterback Marino was just as valuable, maybe a better player this year than he
was last year when he set all those incredible records. And who is going to
break those records? Yes. I think the toughest thing in the world would be for
Marino to compete with his own numbers from last year. That last catch by Hardy
was good for 29 yards, the longest of the 10 completions by Marino in this first
half. Mostly the medium range as New England keeping the ball in front. But
it's a first down at the 16 with 158 left in the half.
Both Clayton and Duper to the left. Wide open and almost intercepted out of the
hands of Dan Johnson and almost to Andre Tippett. Oh my that could have been a
crushing blow for Miami. Very nearly shifting emotion from seven points to
safety as Marino again has the ball right where he wants it. His big tight end
who already has one touchdown, couldn't hang on and then Tippett who had it in
his hands dropped it on the ground. Tippett on the coverage and of course
with the play in the end zone if Tippett gets that it's New England's ball out at
the 20 on the touchback.
Second down. Oh surprise on the ground to Carter. No surprise to the Patriots. Boy to
number 52 Johnny Remberg close in three yards on the play. You wonder how
quarterback feels when he sees the touchdown dropped. Well Marino watches
this one.
He is a leader at his young age. He truly is a leader isn't he? I think that's how
he's grown most in this year. You really sense that as in his leadership
capability and that's performance leadership above all else. Third down and
seven we told you the Patriots facing a team Miami best in the league on third
down. Through the hands of Joe Rose it'll be fourth down no flag. Ronnie Lippett
who played here at Miami his college ball made the play defensively. Don
Shuler uses so many tools. Most of these players role players Joe Rose is one of
those a fine receiver half tight end half wide receiver they like him in that
kind of situation. He hasn't been practicing all week with a toe injury
but he's in there complaining about Lippett manhandling him on that play.
This is a 31-yard attempt by Reves who missed only five all year. Oh bad snap
and that's going to be wide to the right. No good.
Reves who has had a great rookie year making 22 of 27 and the four misses of
the five were outside 50. You can't blame him the snap was very high. The
Dolphins picked up Larry Lee as that snapper from Detroit late in the year.
You see that high snap to Strach who did a great job of just getting that ball
down on the ground. Of course Bob Kuchenberg served that role. Look at this
you missed that deck Reves slapped right there up to the side ahead of
Dodd Blackman. The game that counts the pressure mounts the kickoff's almost here.
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It's a worried expression 17 to 7 as the Dolphins use a timeout. One more quick
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we'll do that after a live play here as they're ready to tee it up again.
53 seconds left in this first half and out to the 25 goes Weathers and again
Miami calls time. Stops the clock with 47 seconds. We talked about the key matchup
being the one that puts Charles against Brock on the nose. Charles as you noticed
it slid over and put him put himself in the gap on that play. Bounced off the
shoulder of Hog Hanna and got in there to get a strong arm on the ball carrier.
Fine penetration and a good play. Very often a defense after crucial miss like
that on a field goal. An emotional play will come out there supercharged trying
to strip that ball away trying to get something of their own. A reminder that
we will be selecting a Budweiser most valuable player to be announced later in
today's game. Well if you're just joining us earlier today the Chicago Bears
second straight shutout eliminated the Los Angeles Rams 24-0 and here two
fumble recoveries by New England have led to ten points and that's the
difference in a 17-7 New England lead. These Patriots really feel that they're
a team of destiny and they've talked about that. They believe that this is
their turn. Hey what change we don't believe in that stuff. I'll tell you this
important that there's something that seems to be rather true in this first
half let's put it that way. A quote that James came out with after their fine
game against the Raiders out in Los Angeles. Now they continue to to have a
lot of good things going for them in the first half here. 47 seconds remaining in
the half. Third down and a short five.
The weather's stopped cold. Kim Boeckamper was there first. Betters helps out and the
final timeout spent by Miami with 42 seconds. So Don Chula's team will get a
chance at a couple of desperation throws maybe a long field goal. Talking to Steve
Grogan quarterback who of course led this team to six victories in the middle of
the year and Grogan said hey we know this team so well they know us there are
no mysteries out there no fooling going on and there hasn't been any fooling. We
said at the top of the show it was a question of whether the Miami defense
could stop the running game. So far they have not been able to do that. It was a
question of whether New England could stop Marino on the passing game and
really they have not been able to do that. Miami of course got all the way
down put it in the end zone and then came down and and blew their own
opportunity at a field goal. At halftime well the Chicago Bears have won. What one
player are you happiest for for the Bears that he's going to the Super Bowl?
Is there any doubt? Sweetness. You've got to be glad to see a man who has given so
much enjoyment to the game and so much of himself and I and I think the thing
that amazes me about Peyton continues to be unbelievable is how he can continue
to perform week in and week out without injury and still have this great amount
of enthusiasm and energy that that just doesn't seem to dissipate. He does
indeed epitomize the best of the game of football. Well we're going to try to get
Walter Peyton get his feelings at halftime so stay with us for NFL 85 as
Camarillo to punt. Ten men rush for Miami. Vigorito the only man back.
Good kick under pressure. Vigorito all alone. 25, 30 and down at the 31. New England
special teams are just that special. 48 yard punt under pressure by Camarillo.
Eight yard return. Camarillo of course had one block last week by Greg Townsend
and there's all the earmarks of trouble here. Same situation as last week. Kicking
to a rusher coming on. They didn't get to that one as Camarillo really put his
foot in it and I think sometimes when those punters see that rush coming
there's a rush of adrenaline. They really get that ball out of there. 31
seconds for Marino. No timeouts to try to get his team at least in the field goal
range and cut the New England advantage to a touchdown at 17-7 Patriots.
60, 70 yards away from the line of scrimmage.
Tip it coming. Screen to Nathan. Fun ball or is it incomplete? Incomplete pass. Oh
that had not only destiny but disaster written on it for New England. Tony
Nathan saying to himself hey it's a slick foot a footing out here but that
football has got to get some stickiness on it. I can't afford to drop it again. He
had three blockers and only one red shirt but credit Don Blackman with a good
defensive play and he doesn't get enough credit. He does not get enough credit. He
has had it all pro year but when you have a player that is AFC player of the
year at the other line backing slot on the other side kind of hard to get the
notice you deserve. And here comes that player tip at 56. Right in the hands of
Blackman he wasn't looking for the ball but his coverage was so good the pass
was right there. He's from Tulsa University and makes
his home just to the north in Fort Lauderdale. How close was he to a
touchdown? Well if he gets his arms wrapped around that football there's not
a white shirt between him and that Miami goal.
Oh yes but Golden Coast down the sidelines. Marino 11-4-20 in the rain
now in the final seconds of this first half. 21 seconds show on the clock.
For the first time and Varus the rookie from Stanford who had ten sacks on the
year along with Tippett gets the initial sack for New England today. A stunt on
the right side of that defense as they just blitzed Varus in and every time
Marino goes down you know that there's some concern on the sideline. Those knees
both strapped into harnesses and oh he is wrapped hard over that over his legs.
Garen Varus showing you the kind of quickness that has allowed him to play
so well this season. Miami it's a combination of good protection and the
quick release of Marino and he and the Dolphins led the league with those
numbers the last three years. Marino simply does not allow himself to be
sacked and I think part of that dick is that he is really concerned about injury.
The other thing is he has such good vision such a good feel for the field
that he knows how to throw that ball away better than anyone perhaps except
Dan Fouts. Now there's 15 seconds left the Dolphins kicking from deep in their
own end. Roland James if he catches the ball on a fair catch the Patriots get a
free kick if it's a short kick we might see Tony Franklin because you can't
uncontested try another field goal that play is in the works. Now Roby's job
perhaps is not to kick it all the way in the fly to bounce it in to take that
opportunity away. Now they're going to get a chance on it fair catch but it's
going to be at the 34-yard line which makes it even out of the range of
Franklin perhaps it's just like a kickoff you can tee it up and kick it
from there and if it goes through the uprights it's worth three but too far
away. Well if we had about a 50 mile an hour win though we might be willing to
they might be willing to take a shot here.
Let's take a look inside at at Roby and watch the plant foot. Roby has to go down
for that kick from her for that snap watch him he kicks with that left foot
almost flat on the ground just a tremendous power driving piston huge
legs. I'll tell you these kickers for Miami I've got to be the biggest in the
league that among the very finest. Probably the last play of the half.
He's sent out of a shotgun with eight seconds left. Oh almost got away from
complete to Derek Ramsey at the 15 the end of the first half in Miami's Orange
Bowl. Opportunistic New England leaves the field with a 17-7 lead.
The difference to fumble recoveries at Miami's end of the field and the
Patriots get a field goal and a touchdown out of it and the underdog the
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Hi again everybody Bob Costas back at halftime even though Don Blackman
couldn't hold on to that apparent interception near the end of the first
half the Patriots have certainly been opportunistic in this game and
throughout the playoffs. Two turnovers leading to ten of their 17 points today
they have forced 12 turnovers in two and a half playoff games thus far with the
wins over the Jets and the Raiders. Counting the 17 points they've scored
against Miami they have 70 playoff points thus far 47 of them set up by
turnovers. Let's take a look at some highlights and we'll see Raymond Berry
on the sideline for the Patriots the guy whose low-key personality has
galvanized this team into a winner Don Shula Berry's former coach and teammate
with the Colts on the other side. Now after a Tony Nathan fumble gave the
Patriots possession at the 20 this play by Mike Charles stopping Robert Weathers
forced them to settle for a Tony Franklin field goal in a 3-0 lead. Early
second quarter Dan Johnson on the receiving end of the merino bullet 7-3
in favor of the Dolphins but a big play from Weathers he breaks outside spins
off a couple of tacklers and takes off 44 yards down to the 7 and that will
lead a couple of plays later to the go-ahead touchdown for the Patriots the
one that gives them the 10-7 lead Tony Easton who has had a fine first half
under the championship game pressure tosses to running back Tony Collins they
have the lead at 10-7 they're driving again with the running game working
well and again it's Easton on the rollout this time to Derek Ramsey 17-7
merino got the Dolphins in a position to score but this high snap fouled Fwad
Reves up he misses the 31 yarder then when Blackman taunts him little Reves
takes exception and says hey get out of my face now here's Blackman appealing
to the referee sir did you see that he can't get away with that but he and the
Patriots did leading 17-7 at the half trying to break the Jinx 18 consecutive
losses at the Orange Bowl dating back to 1966 the winner today meets the Bears in
the Super Bowl a look at what happened today at Soldier Field in Chicago where
the Bears defense again dominated in their 24 nothing win Rams knew they
needed a big game from Dickerson didn't get it 17 carries 46 yards fumbled twice
and he lost one of those two fumbles the mobility of Jim McMahon was one of the
many keys for Chicago today in the first quarter he takes off on the 16 yarder
airborne to complete it they lead 7-0 now explain this to me if you can
trailing 10-0 as the half is coming to a close and with a timeout remaining the
Rams run this play the catch by Dickerson off the Brock pass but John
Robinson's team didn't use the timeout they had left they were never able to
set up for the field goal after Willie Galt caught a touchdown pass from
McMahon to make it 17-0 the icing on the cake Dent hits Dieter Brock
Wilbur Marshall picks it up he gallops 53 yards for the touchdown they win it
24 to nothing it's their second straight shutout in the playoffs that's never
happened before their fourth shutout of the year and the 13th time this season
that the awesome bear defense has held an opponent to 10 points or less after a
long and glorious career sweetness Walter Payton is headed for the big show
the Super Bowl Jimmy Cephalo visited with him at Soldier Field thanks Bob
Walter after 11 years of a great deal of personal accomplishment now finally the
chance for a Super Bowl championship congratulations thank you I tell you what
it it's unbelievable you know to be in this position the last year we we got
into the championship game against the 49ers and we ended up losing that game
and with offense didn't even score any points and from that point on when we
got into the locker rooms everybody dedicated themselves to say we're gonna
be back there we're gonna be back for the playoffs we want the first playoff
game in Chicago and what the last playoff game in Chicago and we brought
those things about by by our performance and we knew that if we had it here it's
no way we're gonna lose after 11 years of trying so hard for a championship and
never achieving one until this point was there any a time during during your
career that you thought you may want out of Chicago for a team that was going to
be a contender well you know playing I tell with the first couple years that I
was here it was no way I said hey I'm gonna just play as hard as I can and
give all I can and see what happens and wherever the chips fall that's what
happens because nothing is promised and even after last year I started thinking
about my career after losing to a San Francisco and I realized that the things
that I've accomplished and the things that I've been able to do and playing
with Chicago you know one game you can't tarnish that and for what I've
accomplished you know if I never played into the Super Bowl you know I've I've
experienced certain things that no other individuals have and it's been a tribute
to the organization and the way we play in football and if I make it to the
Super Bowl it's icing on the cake if I if I don't it still doesn't mean that
my career was all for nothing. Jimmy Cefalo with Walter Payton obviously it
made no difference in terms of the outcome of the game but what were John
Robinson and the Rams thinking when they didn't use the timeout they had
remaining and at least get the momentum of a field goal at the end of the first
half all right in any case let's turn our attention to the Patriots who had
covered 13 consecutive weeks but they had not made a believer out of Pete
Axelbaum at the beginning of the game. Not this time no I have a landscaping
note on the Patriots you know everyone knows they're a carpet team they play at
home on carpets they do very well on the road on carpets the most impressive
thing about their playoff games their first one convincing against the Jets on
another artificial surface but then they go out to the Coliseum and the feared
Raiders they not only win but they prove that Pat Sullivan can take a punch from
Howie Long today they go into the feared orange ball against that jinx and
maybe they're gonna win it again they're certainly doing what they want now
however I agree with Merlin's poor parting thought at the end of the half
it was a little early for Blackman to start taunting anyone when you're playing
Shula teams. All right Axel quick thoughts from Larry King. Larry in years
gone by when you were the color man on the Dolphin radio broadcast on occasion
you were in the locker room with Don Shula at halftime when his team is losing
and this is a big game obviously so the pressure increased many times over what
is he like how does he address his team? Don's one of those guys who's better
when losing. There are some coaches and managers in baseball like that Don will
be cool and relaxed in the early days he may have been a screamer but all that's
past he's matured very well you can bet he is standing there with a blackboard
he is telling that team what they must do in the second half that they did not
do in the first half he's laying out the full situation for them in calm tones he
is not gonna be someone to rant and rave Don Shula has control of the
situation. All right Larry as they did last week against the Browns they must
come back today from a halftime deficit against the Patriots. We'll go down to
the Orange Bowl and join Ahmad Rashad in a few moments but right now a news
update from NBC's Tom Brokaw. Thanks Bob. United States diplomatic offices in the
Netherlands are on a high state of alert this evening after the Dutch
Justice Ministry said warnings of Palestinian terrorist attacks now have
become more conclusive. Sand filled dumpsters were placed in front of the
U.S. Embassy in The Hague. Seven armed Iranians boarded a U.S.
merchant ship in international waters today the U.S. State Department said the
Iranians were Navy men that they boarded the ship outside the Persian Gulf that
they left the ship after about two hours when they determined that it was not
carrying weapons to Iraq. The White House expressed however serious concern. A
senior Libyan official said today that Muammar Gaddafi's invitation to President
Reagan to visit him in his tent was merely a figure of speech. Gaddafi
invited President Reagan yesterday when joined by his wife and four of their
children the Libyan leader welcomed six female journalists to his tent in
Tripoli. He told the journalists that if President Reagan were to visit he would
see that I don't live in the trenches. A black South African leader, Ape Maezza,
was found hacked to death today shortly before he was scheduled to meet near
Johannesburg with Chester Crocker. He's the U.S. State Department's top African
expert. Maezza's murder was believed to have been carried out by black political
opponents. The reluctant space shuttle Columbia finally took off today. We have
ignition, we have liftoff. Columbia left Florida at 6 55 a.m. Eastern time
following a record seven consecutive launch delays. The shuttle flight kicks
off the busiest year in space with 15 launches planned. Columbia this afternoon
successfully launched a satellite. And finally the Malaysian news agency
reported today the two Japanese soldiers have been doing forced labor for a band
of communist guerrillas in Malaysia since the end of World War Two. For most of
that time the guerrillas reportedly persuaded the soldiers that they were
helping the Japanese fight against the Allies. The Japanese soldiers didn't
learn until the late 1970s that the war was over and even then the communists
refused to set them free. I'm Tom Brokaw NBC News in New York. Now back to Bob
Costas. Thanks Tom and we'll take it now to the Orange Bowl in Miami. Ahmad
Rashad standing by on the sidelines. Ahmad before the game you told me that
from New England's perspective you were concerned not only about the extra game
they had to play as a wild card but the third straight week on the road how it
might take its toll so far no will effects. You're right Bobby it looks to
me that it's incredible that New England can keep their intensity because it really
throws you out of your every day-to-day habits that you have when you get a
chance to play at home when you go on the road it's almost like going back to
a training camp situation. You got a curfew you eat meals together you got
meetings all day but so far as you say it hasn't looked like it's bothered New
England Patriots at all and talking about the first half I talked to some of
the Miami Dolphins guys and they feel like it's not only the turnovers that
are killing but some bad tackling. Let's take a look at a run by Robert Weathers
early in the game. Now this is a situation where they had him hemmed in
he tries to skirt around the left end and they got pretty good pursuit over
here but all of a sudden we're gonna see some missed tackles come up here
Weathers just keeps his feet going this is what a good runner always do here's
one missed tack two missed tackles and he gets down the sideline here comes
another guy who has a chance to make the tackle misses a tackle Weathers keeps
going he's brought down about the four yard line a 45 yard run. Now the guy
that's really impressed me this whole first half is Tony Eason I mean he's
operating so cool that they can call him the doctor. Let's take a look at his
first touchdown. Now this is a great play by the quarterback and the receiver. Tony
Collins is a one-on-one situation he has an option route he fakes to the outside
Eason pumps he curls back inside Eason lays the ball right on the line it's
just an excellent play by the receiver and an excellent play by the
quarterback. I talked to Mark Duper on his way into the in the halftime and he
said that they're playing way off of him so I expect them to try to go the ball
to Mark Duper in the second half they've got to do something they didn't want to
be in this situation like they were last week against Cleveland but here they are
in it they're gonna have to have a great effort to get back in this football game
okay Ahmad at the half the Patriots trying to make it to the Super Bowl as a
wild-card team somebody's got to be an opponent for the Bears the Patriots
leading at 17-7 back to Dick and Merlin after these messages from your local
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