Former Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame quarterback, Dan “The Man” Marino, was always one of my favorite N.F.L. (National Football League) quarterbacks on the field and off. Dan Marino’s greatness can be measured by his god-given exceptional passing abilities and cumulative career statistics and achievements. Marino’s high pass completion percentage rate and high touchdown numbers can be attributed to his ability to read defenses quickly and accurately, and call the right audible at the line of scrimmage (similar to former N.F.L. Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning). Blessed with one of the quickest releases in N.F.L. history, Marino had a proven track record of tearing N.F.L. secondaries to shreds, game after game, season after season during the mid-eighties until the mid-nineties (with the exception of a few injury-riddled seasons). Marino was also reknowned for his arm strength and pinpoint accuracy in tight spaces.
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On any given Sunday during that era, I have vivid memories of a somewhat tall, athletic Marino leading the Miami Dolphins pass-dominant offense to a win versus their opponent and completing perhaps 34 out of 55 (roughly 62% completion rate) passes for 435 yards with four touchdowns and 1 interception. It seemed like Dan Marino made Pro-Bowl Dolphins wide receivers Mark Clayton and Mark Duper, respectively, shine on the field the same way said receivers made Dan Marino shine. Those were the years when Marino and the Dolphins were A.B.C. Monday Night Football regulars, especially at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida.
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#1. What is the highest N.F.L. single-game passing yard total that Dan Marino has ever thrown during his N.F.L. career?
Former Dolphin’s legendary head coach Don Shula had developed a special bond with Marino, reinforcing a young, inexperienced Marino’s confidence and game I.Q.. Shula overlooked Marino’s intermittent erratic passing performances and instead focused on improving his mental toughness under pressure. During week 16 (final game of regular season) of a home win versus the Dallas Cowboys, Marino set N.F.L. single-season passing records throwing 48 touchdown passes and accumulating 5,084 passing yards, leading the Dolphins to a 14-2 regular season record. Marino’s 1984 N.F.L. regular season stats include 362/564 passes completed (64% completion rate) and 17 interceptions thrown.
Marino simultaneously broke former San Diego Chargers Hall of Fame QB Dan Fouts’s N.F.L. regular season passing record of 4,802 passing yards and former Houston Oilers legendary QB George Blanda’s 1961 N.F.L. regular season TD record of 36 touchdowns. Amazingly, Marino produced such remarkable stats in only his second N.F.L. season at the age of 23. The Dolphins would eventually go on to the Super Bowl and lose to the Joe Montana-led San Francisco 49ers, 38-16. Nonetheless, the Dolphin’s 1984 Super Bowl loss takes nothing away from Dan Marino’s record-breaking passing feats and forever keeps Dan Marino’s name preserved in N.F.L. history.
Below are some 1984 N.F.L. Regular Season Miami Dolphins game scores and statistics and Dan “The Man” Marino N.F.L. and University of Pittsburgh career statistics and records:
Dan “The Man” Marino Short Biography and Fast Facts
| Dan Marino's Biography and Fast Facts | |
|---|---|
| Born: | September 15, 1961 |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
| Height: | 6 ft. 4 in. (1.93 m.) |
| Weight: | 228 lb. (103 kg.) |
Dan “The Man” Marino N.F.L. Career Highlights and Awards
| Dan Marino's Career Highlights and Awards | |
|---|---|
| 9×Pro Bowl (1983–1987, 1991, 1992, 1994 ,1995) | |
| 3×First-team All-Pro (1984 – 1986) | |
| 4×Second-team All-Pro (1983, 1992, 1994, 1995) | |
| N.F.L. Most Valuable Player (1984) | |
| N.F.L. Offensive Player of the Year (1984) | |
| Walter Payton N.F.L. Man of the Year (1998) | |
| N.F.L. Comeback Player of the Year (1994) | |
| 5×N.F.L. passing yards leader (1984–1986, 1988, 1992) | |
| 3×N.F.L. passing touchdowns leader (1984–1986) | |
| N.F.L. passer rating leader (1984) | |
| Miami Dolphins No. 13 retired | |
| Miami Dolphin Honor Roll | |
| First-team All-American (1981) | |
| Pittsburgh Panthers No. 13 retired |
Dan “The Man” Marino N.F.L. Career Statistics at a Glance
| Dan Marino's Career N.F.L. Statistics at a Glance |
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| Pass attempts: 8,358 |
| Pass completions: 4,967 |
| Percentage: 59.4 |
| TD–INT: 420–252 |
| Passing yards: 61,361 |
| Passer rating: 86.4 |
Dan “The Man” Marino N.F.L. Regular Season Career Statistics
| Regular Season | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| General | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | Team | GP | GS | W–L | Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | Y/G | TD | Int | Rate | Sck | Att | Yds | Y/A | Y/G | TD | Fum |
| 1983 | MIA | 11 | 9 | 7–2 | 173 | 296 | 58.4 | 2210 | 7.5 | 200.9 | 20 | 6 | 96 | 10 | 28 | 45 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1984 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 14–2 | 362 | 564 | 64.2 | 5084 | 9 | 317.8 | 48 | 17 | 108.9 | 13 | 28 | –7 | –0.3 | –0.4 | 0 | 6 |
| 1985 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 12–4 | 336 | 567 | 59.3 | 4137 | 7.3 | 258.6 | 30 | 21 | 84.1 | 18 | 26 | –24 | –0.9 | –1.5 | 0 | 9 |
| 1986 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 8–8 | 378 | 623 | 60.7 | 4746 | 7.6 | 296.6 | 44 | 23 | 92.5 | 17 | 12 | –3 | –0.3 | –0.2 | 0 | 8 |
| 1987 | MIA | 12 | 12 | 7–5 | 263 | 444 | 59.2 | 3245 | 7.3 | 270.4 | 26 | 13 | 89.2 | 9 | 12 | –5 | –0.4 | –0.4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1988 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 6–10 | 354 | 606 | 58.4 | 4434 | 7.3 | 277.1 | 28 | 23 | 80.8 | 6 | 20 | –17 | –0.9 | –1.1 | 0 | 10 |
| 1989 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 8–8 | 308 | 550 | 56 | 3997 | 7.3 | 249.8 | 24 | 22 | 76.9 | 10 | 14 | –7 | –0.5 | –0.4 | 2 | 7 |
| 1990 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 12–4 | 306 | 531 | 57.6 | 3563 | 6.7 | 222.7 | 21 | 11 | 82.6 | 15 | 16 | 29 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0 | 3 |
| 1991 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 8–8 | 318 | 549 | 57.9 | 3970 | 7.2 | 248.1 | 25 | 13 | 85.8 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 1992 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 11–5 | 330 | 554 | 59.6 | 4116 | 7.4 | 257.3 | 24 | 16 | 85.1 | 28 | 20 | 66 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 0 | 5 |
| 1993 | MIA | 5 | 5 | 4–1 | 91 | 150 | 60.7 | 1218 | 8.1 | 243.6 | 8 | 3 | 95.9 | 7 | 9 | –4 | –0.4 | –0.8 | 1 | 4 |
| 1994 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 10–6 | 385 | 615 | 62.6 | 4453 | 7.2 | 278.3 | 30 | 17 | 89.2 | 18 | 22 | –6 | –0.3 | –0.4 | 1 | 9 |
| 1995 | MIA | 14 | 14 | 9–5 | 309 | 482 | 64.1 | 3668 | 7.6 | 262 | 24 | 15 | 90.8 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 1996 | MIA | 13 | 13 | 7–6 | 221 | 373 | 59.2 | 2795 | 7.5 | 215 | 17 | 9 | 87.8 | 18 | 11 | –3 | –0.3 | –0.2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1997 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 9–7 | 319 | 548 | 58.2 | 3780 | 6.9 | 236.3 | 16 | 11 | 80.7 | 20 | 18 | –14 | –0.8 | –0.9 | 0 | 8 |
| 1998 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 10–6 | 310 | 537 | 57.7 | 3497 | 6.5 | 218.6 | 23 | 15 | 80 | 23 | 21 | –3 | –0.1 | –0.2 | 1 | 9 |
| 1999 | MIA | 11 | 11 | 5–6 | 204 | 369 | 55.3 | 2448 | 6.6 | 222.5 | 12 | 17 | 67.4 | 9 | 6 | –6 | –1.0 | –0.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Career | 242 | 240 | 147–93 | 4967 | 8358 | 59.4 | 61361 | 7.3 | 253.6 | 420 | 252 | 86.4 | 270 | 301 | 87 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 9 | 110 | |
Dan “The Man” Marino N.F.L. Playoffs Career Statistics
| Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| General | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | Team | GP | GS | W–L | Comp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | Y/G | TD | Int | Rate | Sck | Att | Yds | Y/A | Y/G | TD | Fum |
| 1983 | MIA | 1 | 1 | 0–1 | 15 | 25 | 60 | 193 | 7.7 | 193 | 2 | 2 | 77.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | MIA | 3 | 3 | 2–1 | 71 | 116 | 61.2 | 1001 | 8.6 | 333.7 | 8 | 5 | 94.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1985 | MIA | 2 | 2 | 1–1 | 45 | 93 | 48.4 | 486 | 5.2 | 243 | 3 | 3 | 61.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990 | MIA | 2 | 2 | 1–1 | 42 | 78 | 53.2 | 544 | 6.9 | 272 | 5 | 2 | 85.6 | 2 | 5 | –1 | –0.2 | –0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 | MIA | 2 | 2 | 1–1 | 39 | 74 | 52.7 | 435 | 5.9 | 217.5 | 4 | 2 | 77.3 | 4 | 1 | –2 | –2.0 | –2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | MIA | 2 | 2 | 1–1 | 46 | 67 | 68.7 | 519 | 7.7 | 259.5 | 5 | 0 | 116.4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | MIA | 1 | 1 | 0–1 | 33 | 64 | 51.6 | 422 | 6.6 | 422 | 2 | 3 | 63.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | MIA | 1 | 1 | 0–1 | 17 | 43 | 39.5 | 141 | 3.3 | 141 | 0 | 2 | 29.3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | MIA | 2 | 2 | 1–1 | 49 | 71 | 59 | 478 | 6.7 | 239 | 1 | 3 | 74.7 | 2 | 1 | –1 | –1.0 | –1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | MIA | 2 | 2 | 1–1 | 28 | 55 | 50.9 | 291 | 5.3 | 145.5 | 2 | 2 | 63.5 | 3 | 2 | –1 | –0.5 | –0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 18 | 18 | 8–10 | 385 | 687 | 56 | 4510 | 6.6 | 250.6 | 32 | 24 | 77.1 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 | 9 |
Dan “The Man” Marino N.F.L. All-Time Passing Records
| This list documents N.F.L. records set by Dan "The Man" Marino, some of which have since been tied or broken. |
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| Active N.F.L. records |
| Most seasons leading league, pass attempts: 5 (1984, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1997) |
| Most seasons leading league, completions: 6 (1984–1986, 1988, 1992, 1997) |
| Most seasons leading league, lowest sack percentage: 10 (1983–1989, 1994, 1997, 1999) |
| Most consecutive seasons leading league, lowest sack percentage: 7 (1983–1989) |
| Lowest sack percentage, season: 1.0% (1988) |
| Lowest sack percentage, career: 3.1% |
| 200 touchdown passes in fewest games to start career: 89 (September 17, 1989 at New England Patriots) |
| Monday Night Football , most passing yards: 9,654 |
| Monday Night Football, most completions: 798 |
| Monday Night Football, most attempts: 1,303 |
| Monday Night Football, most touchdown passes: 74 |
| Monday Night Football, most wins as a starter: 20 |
| Former N.F.L. records |
| Most yards passing, Season: 5,084, in 1984 (surpassed by Drew Brees in 2011 with 5,476; as of 2015 season, now sixth all-time) |
| Most fourth-quarter comeback wins, career (playoffs included): 36 (surpassed by Peyton Manning, 38, in 2012) |
| Lowest percentage, passes intercepted, rookie season: 2.03 in 1983 (296–6) (surpassed by Charlie Batch, Detroit Lions, 1.98 in 1998 (303–6)) |
| Most consecutive seasons, 3,000 or more yards passing: 9 (1984–92) (surpassed by Brett Favre in 2009 with 18) (1992–2009) |
| Most games, 300 or more yards passing, season: 9 in 1984 (surpassed by Drew Brees with 13 in 2011) |
| Most games, 300 or more yards passing, career: 63 (surpassed by Peyton Manning with 72 in 2012) |
| Most games, 400 or more yards passing, playoffs: 2 (surpassed by Drew Brees with 3 in 2012 playoffs) |
| Most touchdown passes, season: 48 in 1984 (surpassed by Peyton Manning (49) in 2004 and by Tom Brady (50) in 2007 and by Peyton Manning (55) in 2013 and by Patrick Mahomes (50) in 2018). |
| Most consecutive games, four or more touchdown passes: 4 in 1984 (surpassed by Peyton Manning in 2004) |
| Most consecutive games, two or more touchdown passes : 12 (surpassed by Peyton Manning in 2004, Tom Brady in 2011, and Aaron Rodgers in 2011) |
| Most consecutive games with a touchdown pass, playoffs: 13 (surpassed by Brett Favre in 2004 and Tom Brady in 2007) |
| Highest passer rating, rookie season: 96.0 (surpassed by Ben Roethlisberger in 2004 and by Russell Wilson and Robert Griffin III in 2012) |
| Most seasons, 3,000 or more yards passing: 13 (1984–92, 1994–95, 1997–98) (surpassed by Brett Favre in 2005) |
| Most completions, career: 4,967 (surpassed by Brett Favre in 2006 and Peyton Manning in 2012) |
| Most attempts, career: 8,358 (surpassed by Brett Favre in 2007) |
| 40,000 career passing yards in fewest games to start career: 153 (surpassed by Drew Brees with 152 games in 2011)[56] |
| Most yards passing, career: 61,361 (surpassed by Brett Favre in 2007, Peyton Manning in 2012, Drew Brees and Tom Brady in 2016) |
| Most touchdown passes, career: 420 (surpassed by Brett Favre in 2007, Peyton Manning in 2012, Drew Brees and Tom Brady in 2015) |
| Most consecutive home games with a touchdown pass: 39 (1983–1988; surpassed by Tom Brady in 2013) |
| Most wins against one team: 24 against the Indianapolis Colts (surpassed by Brett Favre against the Detroit Lions in 2007) |
| Most games, three or more touchdown passes, career: 62 (surpassed by Brett Favre in 2007 and Peyton Manning in 2010) |
| Most wins in different stadiums: 31 (surpassed by Brett Favre in 2008) |
| 50,000 career passing yards in fewest games to start career: 193 (surpassed by Peyton Manning in 2009) |
| Highest career TD-INT differential: +168 (surpassed by Peyton Manning in 2009) |
| Most games, four or more touchdown passes, career: 21 (surpassed by Brett Favre in 2009 and Peyton Manning in 2010) |
| Most regular season wins, quarterback/head coach: 116 with Don Shula (surpassed by Tom Brady and Bill Belichick in 2011) |
| Most straight games, at least 400 yards passing: 2 (surpassed by Ryan Fitzpatrick in 2018) |
| Most games, four or more touchdown passes, season: 6 (1984); tied by Peyton Manning in 2004. Surpassed by Patrick Mahomes in 2018 (8) |
| N.F.L. records tied |
| Most games, 400 or more yards passing, season: 4 in 1984; tied by Peyton Manning in 2013 and Ryan Fitzpatrick in 2018 |
| Most seasons, 40 or more touchdown passes: 2 (1984, 1986); tied by Drew Brees in 2012 and Peyton Manning in 2013 |
| Most seasons leading league, yards gained: 5 (1984–1986, 1988, 1992); tied with Sonny Jurgensen (Philadelphia, 1961–1962; Washington, 1966–1967, 1969) |
| Most consecutive seasons leading league, completions: 3 (1984–1986); tied with George Blanda (Houston, 1963–1965) |
| 300 TD passes in fewest games to start career: 157 (9/4/1994 vs. New England); tied by Peyton Manning in 2007 |
| 30,000 career passing yards in fewest games to start career: 114 (November 25, 1990 at Cleveland); tied by Kurt Warner, October 18, 2009 |
| Other notable accomplishments |
| 5th most consecutive games of throwing at least one touchdown pass: 30 |
1984 N.F.L. Regular Season–Week 16–Dallas Cowboys–9-7 vs Miami Dolphins–14-2 (21-28) Box Score (December 17th, 1984–Miami Orange Bowl–Miami Gardens, Florida)
| 1984 Miami Dolphins | 1984 Dallas Cowboys | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 21 | |||||
| 14-2 | 9-7 | |||||
| Coach: Don Shula | Coach: Tom Landry | |||||
| Date: Monday--Dec 17, 1984 | ||||||
| Start Time: 9:00 pm | ||||||
| Stadium: Miami Orange Bowl | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 | |
| Miami Dolphins | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
Dan “The Man” Marino N.C.A.A.–University of Pittsburgh College Career Statistics
| N.C.A.A.--University of Pittsburgh Passing Statistics | ||||||||||||||
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| * indicates bowl stats included | Passing | |||||||||||||
| Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | AY/A | TD | Int | Rate |
| *1979 | Pitt | Independent | QB | 12 | 130 | 222 | 58.6 | 1680 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 10 | 9 | 128.9 | |
| *1980 | Pitt | Independent | QB | 12 | 116 | 224 | 51.8 | 1609 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 15 | 14 | 121.7 | |
| *1981 | Pitt | Independent | QB | 12 | 226 | 380 | 59.5 | 2876 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 37 | 23 | 143.1 | |
| *1982 | Pitt | Independent | QB | 12 | 221 | 378 | 58.5 | 2432 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 17 | 23 | 115.2 | |
| Career | Pitt | 693 | 1204 | 57.6 | 8597 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 79 | 69 | 127.7 |
1984 N.F.L. Regular Season–Week 16–Dallas Cowboys–9-7 (Danny White/Tony Dorsett/Mike Renfro/Randy White) vs Miami Dolphins–14-2 (Dan Marino/Tony Nathan/Mark Clayton/Mark Duper)–21-28 Complete Game (December 17, 1984–Miami Orange Bowl–Miami Gardens, Florida)
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Dan Marino Sets the Single-Season TD Pass Record–This Day in N.F.L. History (December 2, 1984)
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1984 N.F.L. Regular Season–Week 6–Miami Dolphins–14-2 (Dan Marino/Tony Nathan/Mark Clayton/Mark Duper/William Judson) vs Pittsburgh Steelers–14-2 (Mark Malone/Walter Abercrombie/Frank Pollard/John Stallworth/Donnie Shell)–31-7 Game Highlights (October 7, 1984–Three Rivers Stadium–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
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1984 N.F.L. Regular Season–Week 14–Los Angeles Raiders–11-4 (Jim Plunkett/Marcus Allen/Cliff Branch/Todd Christensen/Lyle Alzado/Howie Long/Matt Millen) Miami Dolphins–14-2 (Dan Marino/Tony Nathan/Mark Clayton/Mark Duper/William Judson)–45-43 Complete Game (December 2, 1984–Miami Orange Bowl–Miami, Florida)
1984 N.F.L. Regular Season–Week 1– Miami Dolphins–14-2 (Dan Marino/Tony Nathan/Mark Clayton/Mark Duper/William Judson) vs Washington Redskins–11-5 (Joe Thiesmann/John Riggins/Art Monk/Clint Didier/Jeff Bostic/Joe Jacoby/Dexter Manley/Charles Mann/Darrell Green)–35-17 Complete Game (September 2, 1984–Robert F. Kennedy Stadium–Washington D.C.)
1984 N.F.L. Regular Season–Week 10–Miami Dolphins–14-2 (Dan Marino/Tony Nathan/Mark Clayton/Mark Duper/William Judson) vs New York Jets–7-9 (Ken O’Brien/Freeman McNeil/Tony Paige/John “Lam” Jones/Fernanza Burgess/Derrick Gaffney/Glenn Dennison/Barry Bennett/Mark Gastineau/Greg Buttle/Russell Carter)–31-17 Complete Game (November 4, 1984–Giants Stadium–Washington D.C.)
1984 A.F.C. Divisional Playoffs–Seattle Seahawks–12-4 (Dave Krieg/Curt Warner/Steve Largent/Jacob Green/Jeff Bryant/Joe Nash) vs Miami Dolphins–14-2 (Dan Marino/Tony Nathan/Mark Clayton/Mark Duper/William Judson)–10-31 Game Highlights (December 29, 1984–Miami Orange Bowl–Miami, Florida)
Super Bowl XIX–San Francisco 49ers–15-1 (Joe Montana/Roger Craig/Dwight Clark/Russ Francis/Bubba Paris/Jesse Sapolu/Dan Bunz/Milt McColl/Riki Ellison/Ronnie Lott) vs Miami Dolphins–14-2 (Dan Marino/Tony Nathan/Mark Clayton/Mark Duper/William Judson)–38-16 Game Highlights (January 20, 1985–Stanford Stadium–Stanford, California)
Published on: April 30, 2018
Sources: Wikipedia–https://www.en.wikipedia.org, E.S.P.N.–https://www.espn.com, N.F.L.–https://www.nfl.com, Pro Football Reference — https://www.pro-football-reference.com, YouTube–https://www.youtube.com
