Bills, Dolphins Last Met In Week 1 In 1991

by Brian Galliford on Sep 8, 2010 11:15 AM EDT in Buffalo Bills History

The Buffalo Bills will host the Miami Dolphins this Sunday at Ralph Wilson Stadium in each team's 2010 season opener. It will be the first time that the two teams played each other in Week 1 since September 1, 1991, when the Bills - fresh off of their first appearance in the Super Bowl - took on the high-flying Dolphins led by Dan Marino.

Buffalo won that game 35-31, largely on the efforts of a 33-touch, 268-yard, two-touchdown performance by running back Thurman Thomas, who went on to win AP MVP and Offensive Player of the Year awards that year. Andre Reed caught 11 passes for 154 yards and a touchdown, and quarterback Jim Kelly threw for 381 yards and two scores in the victory. Marino threw for three scores himself, two going to Mark Clayton (who had a huge game), but Thomas' rushing score put the game out of reach in the fourth quarter. Box Score via Pro-Football-Reference.com

Buffalo went on to finish the 1991 season with a 13-3 record, making their second straight Super Bowl appearance. The '91 Dolphins finished 8-8, a down year between two playoff seasons for Miami. Since 1991, the Dolphins have made the playoffs nine times, with the Bills cracking the postseason six times.

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Wow

300 yrd passer, 100 yrd receiver and a huge game by a RB. Those were the days.

by Slick Shifty on Sep 8, 2010 11:17 AM EDT reply actions

Haha thats exactly what I was thinking.

Where else would you rather be?

by bflo on Sep 8, 2010 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Those are Tecmo Bowl numbers..

"It took twenty five years to get there, and they did it in championship style" - Van Miller 1/20/91.

by Michael_Necci on Sep 8, 2010 11:46 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs

There was another game like that...

In Miami, I think in September, when Kelly ran a qb draw for a td to win the game with seconds remaining. The score was something like in a 51-47, a shootout.

"This is a tough gayem for tough peepole" -- Chan Gailey

by Backup to Farve's Backup on Sep 8, 2010 11:48 AM EDT reply actions

Then they mobbed Kelly at the goal line… that was awesome. I think the whole team piled on him.

Where else would you rather be?

by bflo on Sep 8, 2010 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions

It was not 51-47… Try 27-24…

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198909100mia.htm

Research works.

"It took twenty five years to get there, and they did it in championship style" - Van Miller 1/20/91.

by Michael_Necci on Sep 8, 2010 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions

I went to the game

The game was at the Orange Bowl and I was there with 6 friends. We were getting heckled all game and almost got into a brawl. That was at a time when good natured ribbing between the Bills fans and Phin fans started to become real ugly. I fact Salvatore’s Italian Gardens use to run large excursions to the games. It was shortly after that I believed they were put on hold because of the animosity between fans and a Miami writer went to far in his ridiculing Buffalo women and the people from B-Lo.

In the game the Phins pretty much controlled the tempo but Buffalo made closed the cap to 24-21 with a few minutes remaining. Marino thru an interception and Kelly brought the Bills down to the goal line with enough time for 1 play. Kelly ran over and knocked out safety Louis Oliver on the play for the winning score.

After the game we all vowed not to retur, the game was great but the experience at the stadium was horrendous.

"The most beautiful things in life can neither be seen or touched. At least that’s what the restraining order says."

Kinky Freidman

by Goose22 on Sep 8, 2010 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions

I used to love Salvatore’s. Fantastic!
Is it still there?

"Adversity is an opportunity for heroism." Marv Levy.

by SERGEANT MAJOR THOR on Sep 8, 2010 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions

That was a strole down memory lane

Thanks Brian, that was GREAT!

Why did Frank Reich pass twice, anyone remember.

How I miss a quality, reliable starting QB.

"...You play to win the game. Hello? You play to win the game. You don't play it to just play it. That's the great thing about sports: you play to win, and I don't care if you don't have any wins. You go play to win. When you start tellin' me it doesn't matter, then retire. Get out! 'Cause it matters." ~ Herm Edwards

"Talk's cheap. We all know that. It's like I've always said: 'Don't tell me about the labor pains, just show me the baby.' " ~ Buddy Nix

by Jason from OH-IO on Sep 8, 2010 12:07 PM EDT reply actions