Three things to remember from the Raiders’ Sunday 20–13 loss to the Dolphins at Miami Garden, Florida’s Hard Rock Stadium:
1. Raiders did not profit from prosperity
The Raiders’ chances largely depended on their ability to seize every opportunity. That is not what they did. Not by a long shot.
The defence stopped the Dolphins on a fourth down and forced three turnovers. However, the Raiders (5-6) were only able to muster six points in return.
The Raiders wasted chances to either take the lead or extend it due to poor penalties and odd play calling that strongly skewed conservative rather than aggressive.
The recent UM graduate posted a mysterious video of herself momentarily cuddling up to someone in bed to her more than 5 million followers on Sunday. Although the man wasn’t named or tagged, sharp-eyed social media users were able to piece together his identity. The person is Braxton Berrios of the Miami Dolphins. As far back as March, when Earle uploaded a video of herself preparing sushi with an unidentified man, there were rumours that he and the influencer were dating.
Of all the NFL teams, the Raiders have arguably had the most memorable plays and games with names attached to them.
“The Heidi Game” (1968), “The Sea of Hands” (1974), “Old Man Willie” (1977), “Ghost to the Post” (1977), “The Holy Roller” (1978), and “The Mistake by the Lake” (1981) were among them.
Of course, there were also “The Immaculate Reception” in 1972 and “The Tuck Play” in 2002, which were negative examples.
In 1968, the Raiders were hosting Joe Namath and the New York Jets at the Oakland Coliseum. The game was running late in the fourth quarter when NBC decided to cut it short since it coincided with the Eastern time zone for the premiere of the beloved children’s film “Heidi.”
With 1:05 left in the game, Jim Turner’s 26-yard field goal gave the Jets a 32-29 lead. However, the Raiders responded with two thrilling touchdowns to win 43-32.
Daryle Lamonica first found running back Charlie Smith with a ball across the middle. Smith then pivoted and carried the remaining distance for a 43-yard touchdown, giving the Raiders a 36-32 lead.
Following a series of Raider hits at the 10-yard line, Jets kicker Earl Christy fumbled. Running back Preston Ridlehuber of Oakland recovered the ball and scored another touchdown nine seconds later to make the final score 43-32. The ball squirted back to the two.
Voted the most memorable regular-season professional game in 1997 was “The Heidi Game.”
“Television missed one of football’s most exciting and exhausting minutes of emotion,” sportswriter Bob Valli stated in the Oakland Tribune. Oakland supporters witnessed delirium change from despair at that minute.
In an Oakland, California, divisional playoff game in 1974, the two-time reigning champion Miami Dolphins were headed for a third Super Bowl victory, leading 26–21 over the Raiders.
Though the Raiders managed to drive to the Miami eight-yard line, Dolphins defensive end Vern Den Herder appeared to be poised to sack quarterback Kenny ‘The Snake’ Stabler when he desperately passed to running back Clarence Davis in the end zone.
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