AFC: Miami Dolphins 20.2C Seattle Seahawks 17 1999–2000 NFL playoffs
at kingdome, seattle
game time: 4:00 p.m. est/1:00 p.m. pst
game weather: played indoors, domed stadium
game attendance: 66,170
referee: tony corrente
tv announcers (cbs): greg gumbel (play-by-play), phil simms (color commentator), , armen keteyian (sideline reporter)
the seattle seahawks played host first playoff game since 1984 season. dominated dolphins defense, held them 171 yards, 32 in second half, , sacked quarterback jon kitna 6 times, 3 trace armstrong. although jump out 17–10 lead in third quarter, dolphins rally behind quarterback dan marino, threw 196 yards , touchdown, leading team first playoff win on road since 1972 in proved final game played @ kingdome , final win of marino s career.
at end of game s opening drive, seattle punter jeff feagles 35-yard punt pinned dolphins @ own 4-yard line. 3 plays later, seahawks running charlie rogers returned tom hutton s 58-yard punt 15 yards miami 47. kitna completed pair of passes mike pritchard gains of 12 , 17 yards team drove touchdown on 9-yard completion sean dawkins. miami s score of first half 32-yard field goal olindo mare set brock marion s 47-yard kickoff return.
in second quarter, miami got ball field position when marion intercepted pass kitna on dolphins 41, merely resulted in 3 incompletions , punt. after few more drives, 15-yard facemask penalty against dolphins defensive lineman sam madison turned ricky watters 14-yard run 29-yard gain, setting todd peterson s 50-yard field goal less minute left in half. seahawks finished half leading 10–3, , had limited miami 69 offensive yards.
but miami took second half kickoff , doubled yardage, driving 60 yards in 10 plays, including receptions o. j. mcduffie gains of 11 , 27 yards. marino, completed 5 of 8 passes 28 yards in first half, completed 6 of passes 55 yards on drive , finished 1-yard touchdown pass oronde gadsden. on ensuing kickoff, rogers fumbled ball, picked , returned 85 yards touchdown, giving seattle 17–10 lead. after few punts, miami drove 32 yards in 6 plays, aided 2 runs autry denson 28 yards, set 50-yard field goal mare, cutting score 17–13.
with 9:09 remaining in fourth quarter, feagles 50-yard punt gave dolphins ball on own 15-yard line. marino engineered 11-play, 85-yard game-winning scoring possession. completed 4 of 7 passes 84 yards on drive, including 23-yard completion tony martin on third down , 17 own 8-yard line, 20-yard pass martin dolphins 49, , 24-yard completion gadsden @ seattle 5-yard line on third , 10. rookie running j. j. johnson s 2-yard touchdown run finished drive 4:46 left in game, , seahawks not score again. after being forced punt, seattle didn t ball until 1:05 remained, when hutton s 38-yard punt pinned them on own 12-yard line. able reach 29 before time ran out. last playoff game seahawks played afc member, move nfc starting in 2002 season.
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