It’s pretty easy to look back at the Chargers-Dolphins history. Lots of games with Miami, some that mattered and some that didn’t, but the best one is still on the list of best games of all-time. January 2,1982, divisional playoffs at the Orange Bowl in Miami. Bolts vs. Dolphins in hot and humid south Florida. Everything you’d want in football. What a game.
Let’s start with the coaches. A couple of Don’s. Shula versus Coryell. The hall-of-famer versus the should be hall-of-famer. The greatest coach versus the greatest offensive coach. Shula had won two Super Bowls in the early 70’s with Miami and had lost Super Bowl III to the Jets while head coach with the Baltimore Colts (Yes, they used to be in Baltimore).