AFC: Denver Broncos 38.2C Miami Dolphins 3 1998–99 NFL playoffs




at mile high stadium, denver, colorado



game time: 4:00 p.m. est/2:00 p.m. mst
game weather: 46 °f (8 °c), clear
game attendance: 75,729
referee: bill carollo
tv announcers (cbs): greg gumbel (play-by-play), phil simms (color commentator), , armen keteyian (sideline reporter)





denver blew out miami, outgaining them in rushing yards 250–14 , scoring touchdowns on first 3 possessions.


on opening drive, took 7:55 off clock 14-play, 92-yard drive on way 1-yard touchdown run terrell davis. after forcing punt, moved ball faster, driving 66 yards in 4 plays, including john elway s 33-yard completion ed mccaffrey, , scoring davis second touchdown on 20-yard burst. miami managed respond 76-yard scoring drive in dan marino completed 3 passes o. j. mcduffie 45 yards. possession ended on 22-yard field goal olindo mare, making score 14-3. however, broncos stormed right back, davis carrying ball 4 times 47 yards (including 28-yard rush on first play) on 11-play, 87-yard drive ended derek loville s 11-yard touchdown run, giving them 21–3 lead halftime.


on first play of second half, davis had 62-yard run, setting jason elam s field goal make 24–3. miami prevented denver scoring rest of quarter, in fourth quarter, denver drove 52 yards , scored on elway s 28-yard touchdown pass rod smith. on miami s ensuing drive, defensive end neil smith closed out scoring returning fumble 79 yards touchdown.


davis ran 199 yards, caught pass 7 yards, , scored 2 touchdowns. elway threw 182 yards , touchdown, , rushed 19 yards. marino threw 243 yards, not lead team single touchdown , intercepted twice. time hall of famers elway , marino (both members of famous 1983 draft class) faced each other in playoffs; elway in last season, , marino in next-to-last.


this game bill carollo s first playoff game head referee.







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