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| Source:NBC Sports- the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins, from Joe Robbie Stadium (as it was called back then) in Miami, Florida. |
"ALL NEW! Here is the intro to probably one of the most (if not the most) surreal games, weather conditions-wise, ever played in Miami. There have been some chilly games in Miami, but usually those are night games in December or January (New England-Miami in 2004 and the Orange Bowl Game in 2010 come to mind), but nothing even close to this for a daytime game. Kickoff temperatures in the 30s, with a wind chill hovering around just 15 degrees (They had a different wind chill formula at the time). Note the many no-shows, especially in the upper levels that faced the strong winds, in spite of both teams still having a chance at the playoffs (albeit slim as you see)... That day was also the last time until January 2010 that snow flurries were in the forecast in South Florida! Crazy stuff to see in Miami!"
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I didn't get to see a lot of NFL games with Tom Hannomd as the lead announcer growing up in the 1980s and early 90s. Got to see and hear him do college football for NBC Sports in the 1990s as well, doing Notre Dame Fighting Irish games and college bowl games, as well as NBA basketball games. But he has an excellent voice and delivery and does a great intro for this very important Chiefs-Dolphins game.
I didn't get to see a lot of NFL games with Tom Hannomd as the lead announcer growing up in the 1980s and early 90s. Got to see and hear him do college football for NBC Sports in the 1990s as well, doing Notre Dame Fighting Irish games and college bowl games, as well as NBA basketball games. But he has an excellent voice and delivery and does a great intro for this very important Chiefs-Dolphins game.
As far as this game, it was called the Ice Bowl because of the ridiculous weather for South Florida, with it being so cold for this game. But you could also call it the Mediocre Bowl, with a 7-7 Chiefs team led by Marty Shottenheimer, who was just trying to bring the Chiefs back to respectability, after two bad years in a row in 87 and 88.
The Dolphins were 8-7 going into this game, with QB Dan Marino having an off year, the defense struggling all year, especially against the run, and no running game at all for the Dolphins. But this was a good, competitive game, especially considering the weather conditions.
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