Hieght: 6-4
Weight: 224
Born: 9/15/61
College: Pittsburgh '83
NFL: 16th Season
Dolphins: 16th Season

1989
 In 1989 was 308-550 for 3,997 yards with 24 touchdowns and 22 interceptions . . . Had a quarterback rating of 76.9, finishing fifth in the AFC and 11th in the NFL in passing. Reached the 100-games played plateau on Dec. 3rd at Kansas City. Was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending September 18th after going 17-28 for 226 yards, three touchdowns (including his 200th career TD pass) and three INTs on September 17th in New England to lead Miami to a 24-10 win over the Patriots... Marino finished first in the AFC and third in the NFL (behind Don Majkowski's 4,318 yards and Jim Everett's 4,310 yards) in passing yardage (3,997), first in the AFC and second in the NFL (behind Majkowski's 599) in attempts (550), first in the AFC and second in the NFL (behind Majkowski's 353) in completions (308), third in the AFC and sixth in the NFL in touchdown passes (24), and first in the AFC and tied for first in the NFL (with Vinny Testaverde) in interceptions (22). Marino's 11-yard completion to Mark Duper in the second quarter vs. Cleveland on Oct. 8th put him over 25,000 career yards passing, becoming the 25th player in NFL history to reach the 25,000 yards passing milestone. With 3,997 yards passing in 1989, Marino missed his fifth 4,000-yard season by three yards. Marino went over the 3,000 yards passing mark on Dec. 3rd at Kansas City, his sixth straight 3,000-yard season. Threw for 400 yards once in 1989, accumulating 427 yards passing against the Jets on Sept. 24th, the most yards passing by an AFC quarterback in 1989. Marino threw for 300 or more yards five times in 1989: Dec. 24th vs. Kansas City (339 yards), Dec. 10th vs. New England (300 yards), Nov. 12th at N.Y. Jets (359 yards), Oct. 22nd vs. Green Bay (333 yards), and on Sept. 24th vs. the Jets (427 yards). Marino's five 300-yard games tied him for second with Washington's Mark Rypien for the most 300-yard games in the NFL in 1989, surpassed only by Green Bay's Don Majkowski, who had six 300-yard games. His 10-yard touchdown pass to Jim Jensen with 7:15 elapsed in the second quarter on September 17th at New England was the 200th career TD pass of his career, and he became the 13th player in NFL history to throw 200 TD passes. He reached that plateau faster than any quarterback in NFL history; Johnny Unitas, the former record-holder, threw for his 200th touchdown in the 121st game of his career, while Marino threw his 200th career TD pass in his 89th career game (covering 3,152 pass attempts)

 He Threw 22 interceptions in 1989, and his +2 touchdown to interception differential (24 TD passes, 22 interceptions) was the lowest of his career. Marino was sacked an NFL-low ten times in 1989 for a total of 86 yards in losses. When Bills NT Jeff Wright tackled Marino for an 11-yard loss on Oct. 29th, it stopped the Dolphins' NFL record of 19 consecutive games (the last 12 games in 1988 and the first seven in 1989) without allowing a quarterback sack, covering 775 total passes, including 759 attempts by Marino (as well as 11 by Ron Jaworski, three by Scott Secules, and one each by Troy Stradford and Jim Jensen). The last time Marino had been sacked prior to the Bills game was on September 25, 1988 at Indianapolis, when he was sacked by Duane Bickett of the Colts in the third quarter of that game. Had two rushing touchdowns in 1989, on Oct. 15th vs. Cincinnati and on Dec. 10th vs. New England. They were the fourth and fifth rushing TDs of his career. His TD against the Bengals came on a one-yard bootleg with 6:42 elapsed in the third quarter. It was his first rushing touchdown since December 7, 1987 vs. the N.Y. Jets in Miami. In 1989, Marino (who already held the Dolphins team record for touchdown passes entering the season) broke Bob Griese's club career records in attempts, completions, and yards . . . On Sept. 24th against the Jets, Marino broke Griese's team record of 1,926 completions and on Oct. 8th vs. Browns his 20-yard pass to Fred Banks in overtime broke Griese's team record of 25,092 career passing yards. Griese played 14 NFL seasons (1967-80), while Marino was finishing his seventh year in the league.. Was 8-16 for 128 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions Nov. 26th vs. Pittsburgh. His eight completions and his 16 pass attempts both are the second-lowest single-game figures of his career . . . Suffered a contusion of his right AC joint (located in the shoulder) in the second quarter on a hit by Carnell Lake, forcing him to leave the game for good with seven minutes left in the third quarter.


1988
 Was 354-606 for 4,434 yards with 28 touchdowns and 23 interceptions. Was sacked six times for 31 yards lost. Had a passing efficiency rating of 80.8, finishing fifth in the AFC and tenth in the NFL in passing. Led the NFL in attempts (606), completions (354), and yards (4,434), and finished tied for second in the NFL (and tied for first in the AFC with Cincinnati's Boomer Esiason) in touchdown passes (28), behind the Rams' Jim Everett (31) . . . Also finished second in the NFL (and first in the AFC) in interceptions (23), behind Tampa Bay's Vinny Testaverde (35). Threw for over 400 yards twice (521 yards vs. Jets on October 23rd and 404 yards vs. Cleveland on Monday, December 12th), and his 521 yards passing vs. Jets on October 23rd was the high yardage figure by a QB in 1988 and not only was a new Dolphins single-game record, but it also is the fourth highest single game passing yardage total by a QB in NFL history.



 In that October 23rd game vs. the Jets, Marino also set a team record with 60 attempts (completing 35) and tied a team record with five interceptions. It was his first-ever game of five interceptions; his previous high had been four interceptions, twice (vs. San Francisco on November 28, 1986, and vs. Atlanta on November 30, 1986).. Had two games of four or more touchdown passes: November 27th at Jets (five TD passes) and December 12th vs. Cleveland (four TDs). His five-TD game at the Jets was the fifth five-plus TD game of his career and his first since December 14, 1986. Marino's first TD pass on December 12th vs. Cleveland was his 193rd career TD pass, breaking Bob Griese's Dolphins team record of 192 career touchdown passes. Had a ratio of one sack every 101 pass attempts (606 attempts/six sacks). Was not sacked in his last 12 games, with his last sack coming on September 25th at Indianapolis. Carried ball 20 times for minus-17 yards. Made the first opposition fumble recovery of his career on December 12th vs. Cleveland. Had three sub-50 percent completion percentage games (September 4th at Chicago, October 9th at the Raiders, and November 27th at the Jets). Became the 45th quarterback in NFL history to go over 20,000 career yards passing, reaching that milestone September 18th vs. Green Bay. With his 4,434 yards passing, Marino went over 4,000 yards in a season for the fourth time. Enjoyed the finest game percentage wise (81.3) of his career on December 4th vs. Indianapolis, hitting on 26 of 32 passes for 304 yards and three TDs with only one interception. Threw an 80-yard touchdown pass to tight end Ferrell Edmunds at the Jets on November 27th, the longest pass play of the season and tied for the fourth longest pass play in Dolphins history. On September 25th at Indianapolis, Marino was sacked four times for only the third time in his career . . . Against Bears at Chicago on September 4th, had a then-career low nine completions, while his 113 yards passing was the third lowest figure of his career.


1987
 Led AFC in attempts (444) and completions (263). Was second in NFL in attempts behind Neil Lomax (463) and third in completions behind Lomax and Montana (266). Finished second in AFC in passing with 89.2 rating behind Bernie Kosar (95.4). Placed fourth in league passer rating. Was behind Boomer Esiason (3,321) in AFC passing yards with 3,245 yards. Led AFC in touchdowns with 26 (Montana topped league with 31). Did not play in three replacement games, breaking his string of 50 straight starts. Had a streak of 30 consecutive games with at least one TD pass stopped at Buffalo on November 29th, marking the end of the second-longest string in NFL history behind Johnny Unitas' 47 straight games with a TD pass.




1986
 Led AFC in passer rating (92.5); second in league to Tommy Kramer (92.6). Only QB in league to throw TD pass in every game in '86. Threw for 4,746 yards, third-highest total in NFL history. Threw 44 TDs in '86, second-highest total ever behind his own 48. Set an NFL record of three consecutive seasons throwing for 30 or more touchdown passes (a record Brett Favre broke in 1997). At one point, had 103 straight pass attempts without interception. Was named AFC offensive player of the week following week 15 (OT win over Rams in Anaheim) when he hit on 29 of 46 for 403 yards and five TDs, including 20-yard toss to Mark Duper in OT for the win. Tabbed AFC's player of the month for November when in five games he completed 122 of 198 (61.6%) for 1,510 yards (302 per-game average) and 16 TDs. Had longest pass completion in league (85 yards for TD to Duper vs. Houston, 11/2/86). Tied team record, set personal high with six TD passes versus Jets (9/21/86). With his second touchdown pass on September 7th at San Diego, he set an NFL record for 100 career TD passes in the fewest amount of games to start a career, reaching that milestone in his 44th contest, breaking the previous mark (53 games) held by Johnny Unitas. Went over 15,000 yards passing in career versus Atlanta (11/30/86). For first time in career, threw four INTs in a game; did it twice, vs. 49ers (9/28) and Atlanta (11/30).




1985
 Finished fourth in AFC in passing; fifth in league. Led league in yards (4,137), completions (336) and touchdowns (30). Was second in AFC in attempts behind John Elway (605). Threw for over 300 yards six times; Dolphins won all six games. Was 45 of 93 for 486 yards, three TDs and three INTs in two playoff games.




1984
 Had sensational season in '84 (named in nationwide poll by CBS and The New York Times as most popular pro football player in America despite second-year status). Led NFL in attempts (564), completions (362), yards (5,084), average gain per pass attempt (9.0), percentage of TDs per attempt (8.5), TDs (48) and rating (108.9). His yards, TDs and completions were new NFL records. His completions record was later broken by Warren Moon in 1991. Marino's 48 touchdowns are more than 22 of Miami's 23 other quarterbacks have thrown in their Dolphins careers. Only Bob Griese (192) threw for more touchdowns in his career than Marino recorded in 1984. In additi on , Marino's 5,084 yards in 1984 are more than 21 of those quarterbacks threw in their Dolphins careers, surpassed only by Griese (25,092 yards) and David Woodley (5,928). Threw four TDs versus Patriots (10/21), breaking Bob Griese's single-season team record for TD passes in just eight games. In game number nine, broke Griese's seasonal team mark for passing yards that was set in '68. Set AFC Championship game records by throwing for 421 yards and four TDs in 45-28 win over Pittsburgh on 1/6/85. In Super Bowl XIX, completed 29 of 50 for 318 yards and one TD.




1983
 Enjoyed unparalleled success for first-year QB in '83. Named Rookie of the Year and was first rookie QB named to start in Pro Bowl. Amazingly, accumulated all stats and honors despite playing only the equivalent of 10 games. Miniscule interception rate of 2.0 shattered Griese's '71 team record of 3.4. Led AFC in passing with 96.0 rating; first rookie QB since 1970 league merger to lead a conference in passing (fifth in NFL history). Third in league behind Steve Bartkowski (97.6) and Joe Theismann (97.0). Tied for fourth in AFC in TDs with 20. In relief appearance against Raiders (9/18), engineered TD drives on first two possessions as an NFL quarterback. Made first start in overtime loss to Buffalo (10/9) and was 19 of 29 for 322 yards and three TDs. At one point, threw 95 passes without an INT and tossed just three in 242 attempts. First play as an NFL QB was a sideline pass completion thrown to Mark Duper for nine yards versus the Raiders (9/18). Marino's first NFL TD came at the end of his first drive in the league: a six-yarder to TE Joe Rose. Marino's first NFL INT came a week later (10/2) in New Orleans as Reggie
 Lewis returned it 27 yards for a TD. Suffered left knee sprain in fourth quarter at Houston (12/4) and missed last two regular-season games (Strock quarterbacked Dolphins to wins in both). With knee brace, returned to complete 15 of 25 in playoff loss to Seattle. First-round draft choice (27th overall and sixth QB, behind John Elway, Todd Blackledge, Jim Kelly, Tony Eason, and Ken O'Brien) of Miami in 1983.