MARINO SHOWS GRIESE HOW IT'S DONE : MIAMI 38, DENVER 21 DOLPHINS QB SPOILS ROOKIE'S DEBUT, AND ELWAY'S FAREWELL.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Now that John Elway's retired, Dan Marino is the last remaining quarterback from the class of 1983. He's not doing badly, thank you. On a night his old friend Elway was inducted into the Broncos' ring of fame, Marino led the Dolphins to a 38-21 win over Denver, the first step in a quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the his own elusive Super Bowl ring The Super Bowl ring is an award in the National Football League given to players and coaches of the team that wins the league's annual championship game, the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl Championship Ring is the ultimate prize for a professional football player. . Marino had major help from the Dolphins' special-teams unit, which blocked a punt and a field-goal attempt to set up 10 points as Miami spoiled the start of Denver's quest for a third straight Super Bowl and set out on its own quest for Marino's first ring in his 17-year career. ``It's like when Michael Jordan This article is about the former basketball player. For other uses, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation). Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player. left,'' said cornerback Terrell Buckley Douglas Terrell Buckley (born June 7, 1971 in Pascagoula, Mississippi) is an American football cornerback in the NFL and is currently a free agent. He has played for the Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins, Denver Broncos, New York Jets, New York Giants and New England Patriots. , whose 43-yard return with a blocked field goal set up Miami's first touchdown. ``Griese, he can play. But John Elway John Albert Elway, Jr. (born June 28, 1960) played American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Denver Broncos from 1983 through 1998. Elway holds many college and professional records and was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and is the only can flat out get it done.'' Marino was his usual efficient self, going 15 of 23 for 215 yards with two TD passes, - a 12-yarder to rookie fullback Rob Konrad Rob Konrad (born November 12, 1976) is a former American football fullback for the Miami Dolphins. He retired because of injuries after signing with the Oakland Raiders as a free agent in 2005. He played college football at Syracuse University and on the high school level at St. and a 4-yarder to O.J. McDuffie. Karim Abdul-Jabbar and another rookie, J.J. Johnson, had 1-yard TD runs and Olindo Mare added a 37-yard field goal as the Dolphins ended Denver's 24-game regular-season home winning streak that dated to December 1996 and avenged a 38-3 loss here in the playoffs last January. Griese, selected over Bubby Brister by coach Mike Shanahan to start in Elway's place, wasn't bad, finishing 24 of 40 for 270 yards and throwing TD passes of 61, 11 and 4 yards to Ed McCaffrey, the last coming with 34 seconds to play. He also was sacked with 3:56 to play by Rich Owens and fumbled with Jason Taylor recovering in the end zone for the Dolphins' final score. ``I think if everyone had played like Brian Griese today, we would have won the game,'' Shanahan said. ``I was pleased with the way he handled himself against an excellent defensive team. He showed a lot of poise and a lot of composure.'' But his arm didn't present the fear factor Elway's did, allowing Miami to play eight men close to the line of scrimmage line of scrimmage n. pl. lines of scrimmage Football Either of two imaginary lines extending across the field parallel to the goal line at the ends of the ball as it rests prior to being snapped and at which each team lines up for to shut down Terrell Davis, who finished with 61 yards on 19 carries. Late in the first half, for example, Griese underthrew a wide-open McCaffrey, who had to come back for the ball and dropped it. Griese started off like another Elway, hitting McCaffrey between Brock Marion and Shawn Wooden for the 61-yard score on the first series of the game. The Broncos held their 7-0 lead into the second quarter and looked like they were about to go ahead 10-0. But Lorenzo Bromell blocked Jason Elam's 44-yard field-goal attempt and Terrell Buckley returned it 43 yards to the Denver 36. Four plays later, Abdul-Jabbar took it into the end zone to tie the score. CAPTION(S): photo PHOTO (color) John Elway waves to fans at Mile High Stadium after a halftime ceremony to retire his No. 7 jersey. Ed Andrieski/Associated Press |
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