PRESEASON MEETINGS
Miami leads series 16-9
The Preseason history between these two teams has been a long standing one, with a lot of history. Playing preseason games from the Bucs inception, the two squads eliminated the contests for awhile in the early eightys as Dolphins owner Joe Robbie felt the Bucs were treating the game like a SuperBowl.
In this video, you’ll see some amazing things that only happen in preseason- Like Dolphin Head Coach Jimmy Johnson starting a game out with an onsides kick, but thats not all. Watch the whole oppening possession for J.J. phins, one onside kick is nothing!
Did you know what happened the very first play under the Jon Gruden era? You’ll see it here, it was week 1 vs the Dolphins at home at Ray Jay.
Even though the games dont count, they are still the FIRSTS for a lot of events. Who was the very first person to score a Touchdown while wearing a pewter uniform? You’ll see that here too! It too was against Miami.
And hey, preseason is exactly that, a time to make mistakes. I made one making this video, the last two clips are played out of order! The year tag on the screen tells you what year it shoud have been, but hey…its preseason! Enjoy!
Last Meeting
Miami 10, Tampa Bay 7
Saturday, August 14, 2010
MIAMI GARDENS – Despite only 206 total yards of offense, The Miami Dolphins managed to erase a 7-0 deficit and edge Tampa Bay by a score of 10-7 at Sun Life Stadium. Buccaneers QB Josh Freeman completed all four of his pass attempts for 53 yards total, including a 13-yard strike to WR Sammie Stroughter, giving Tampa Bay an early 7-0 lead. The Tampa Bay defense was stout, holding the Miami rushing attack to just a 2.4 yards-per- carry average and limiting the Dolphins to just 3-for-13 on third down attempts. Miami finally got on the scoreboard with four seconds remaining in the first half when K Dan Carpenter hit a 33-yard field goal to cut the Tampa Bay lead to 7-3. Miami held the ball for just over six minutes in the first half and failed to convert any of their six third down attempts. Dolphins QB Tyler Thigpen completed back-to-back pass plays for 11 and 34- yards respectively, to set up a Lex Hilliard two-yard rushing touchdown, which capped a seven-play, 61-yard scoring drive to give Miami a 10-7 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Hilliard’s score would go on to account for the game winner, as Tampa Bay was unable to capitalize on any of its three fourth quarter offensive drives.
PRESEASON SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
Bob Griese throws three touchdown passes to lead Miami to 28-21 win (8/21/76)… The Dolphins use a goal-line stand in the fourth quarter to hold on for 24-20 win (8/25/78)… Doug Williams passes for 216 yards in losing effort… The Tampa defense forces five turnovers in 14-13 victory (8/24/84)…
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Scot Brantley leads defense with eight tackles and a forced fumble… Dan Marino throws for 201 yards on 14-of-18 passing in Miami’s 21-3 victory (8/29/86)… Miami comes back from 13-7 halftime deficit for 29-13 victory (8/10/91)… Scott Mitchell and Fred Banks combine for fourth quarter scores of 30 and 5 yards as Banks totals eight catches for 92 yards and the two touchdowns… Errict Rhett rushes for 95 yards and the game-winning touchdown in Bucs’ 24-17 win in Orlando (8/25/95)… Miami rallies for 14-13 victory (8/13/98) with touchdown and two-point conversion with 1:13 left in the game… K Olindo Mare boots a 42-yarder, his fifth field goal of the game, with nine seconds remaining for a 15-13 victory at Miami (8/10/00)… Miami QB Mike Quinn hits WR Robert Baker on a 43-yard Hail Mary pass on the final play of the game as the Dolphins rally for a 17-14 victory in Tampa Bay’s preseason opener (8/13/01)… Tampa Bay WR Frank Murphy returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown to lead the Buccaneers to a 14-10 win in head coach Jon Gruden’s Buccaneer debut at Raymond James Stadium (8/12/02)… Murphy, who became the fifth player in team history to return a kickoff for a TD in preseason history, propelled the Buccaneers to 7-0 lead just 16 seconds into the contest… LB Ryan Nece intercepts a fourth quarter pass and races 56 yards for a touchdown that broke a 10-10 tie in a 17-10 Bucs win (8/24/04)… Tampa Bay fell to Miami 17-14 at Dolphin Stadium (8/27/05) as the Dolphins rallied from a 14-7 fourth quarter deficit behind WR Danny Farmer’s 36-yard touchdown reception in the final quarter… RB Earnest Graham was the Buccaneers leading rusher, gaining 60 yards on 14 carries with one touchdown… LB Cato June intercepted a pass from QB Trent Green and returned it for a touchdown to start the scoring in the Buccaneers 31-28 win over Miami (8/25/07) at Dolphin Stadium… QB Bruce Gradkowski completed 10-of-16 pass attempts for 104 yards and two fourth quarter touchdowns, including the game-winning one-yard strike to WR Paris Warren with 4:51 to play in the game… RB Michael Bennett finished with a game-high 74 yards and one touchdown on 19 carries in Bucs’ 17-6 win (8/27/08)… The Buccaneers racked up 115 yards of offensive in the first quarter, compared to just 13 yards by the Dolphins as Tampa Bay RB Carnell Williams saw his first game action since his 2008 knee injury. Williams rushed for a game-high 54 yards on eight carries as the Buccaneers jumped to a 6-3 halftime lead. But, on Miami’s first possession of the second half, QB Chad Pennington connected with TE Anthony Fasano for a two-yard score for what proved to be the final points of the contest as the Dolphins beat Tampa Bay by a score of 10-6 at Raymond James Stadium (8/27/09)… Tampa Bay was able to gain 309 total yards of offense while collecting 17 first downs, but were defeated by the Dolphins 10-7 in Miami. The Bucs threw for 197 total yards and one touchdown, while also rushing for 139 yards. Josh Freeman went 4-of-4 passing for 53 yards and one touchdown, and also accumulated a perfect 158.3 passer rating (8/14/10).
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