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Greatest Games: S.D. 41, Miami 38

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Super Bowl 1980s : Greatest Games: S.D. 41, Miami 38

Introduction:
"Comebacks, seesawing leads, heroic performances, both teams coming close to finishing off the other but falling short. Most who saw this 1981 divisional playoff game thought it was one of the most exciting games in history!"


1. How did the Dolphins and the Chargers finish the 1981 regular season?
    The Dolphins won the AFC East and the Chargers were second in the AFC West
    Both were second in their divisions
    The Chargers won the AFC West and the Dolphins were second in the AFC East
    Both won their divisions


2. What was the largest lead either team had in this playoff game?
    Chargers, 24-0
    Dolphins, 24-0
    Each team led by four at one time
    Chargers, 24-10


3. How did a hook and ladder figure in the game?
    It was the trick play that Miami used to score just before halftime
    A new name for the old "Alley Oop," San Diego used it score two touchdowns
    A Miami Fire Department truck came onto the field when some electrical equipment caught fire
    This technique, since outlawed by the NFL, was used to block two field goal attempts


4. Who was Miami's starting quarterback in this playoff game?
    Dan Marino
    Don Strock
    David Woodley
    Bob Griese


5. Which player listed below was not among the five players to have more than 100 receiving yards in the game?
    Tony Nathan
    Charlie Joiner
    Wes Chandler
    Jimmy Cefalo


6. Besides catching 13 passes for 166 yards and a touchdown, which other important contribution did San Diego tight end Kellen Winslow make in the game?
    Blocked a field goal at the end of regulation time that would have won the game for the Dolphins
    Recovered a Chargers fumble that would have killed their winning drive
    Returned a punt 56 yards for a touchdown
    On the pass that tied the game at 38, threw a block that saved Fouts from being sacked


7. Who was the game's leading rusher?
    David Woodley
    James Brooks
    Tony Nathan
    Chuck Muncie


8. The Chargers and Dolphins combined to set a number of records for two teams in a postseason game up to that point. Which of the following was not one of them?
    Most total yards
    Most total passing yards
    Most total points
    Longest game


9. Rolf Benirschke kicked two field goals including the game-winner. What had almost ended his football career just two seasons before?
    His left leg had been amputated
    Most of his digestive tract had been removed
    A lawnmower accident had cut off three toes from his kicking foot
    He'd needed a pacemaker implanted in his heart


10. By beating the Dolphins, the Chargers advanced to the AFC championship game, where they lost to the eventual Super Bowl runner-up Cincinnati Bengals. In what season did each team next play in an AFC championship?
    Chargers 1982, Dolphins 1982
    Chargers 1982, Dolphins 1994
    Chargers 1994, Dolphins 1982
    Chargers 1994, Dolphins 1984


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