1994 Miami Dolphins season The 1994 season was the 29th in Dolphins history . On March 23 , the NFL approved the transfer of majority interest in the club from the Robbie family to Wayne Huizenga . Both teams debuted new owners in Wayne Huizenga of the Dolphins and Robert Kraft of the Patriots . The game marked the return of Dan Marino after missing most of 1993 with injury . The new - look Patriots took a 14 – 10 halftime lead , then Drew Bledsoe lobbed a 40 - yard bomb caught by Ben Coates and run in for a 63 - yard touchdown . Marino and Bledsoe erupted to eight touchdowns combined , and with the Patriots leading 35 – 32 Marino on 4th and 5 launched a 35 - yard touchdown strike to former Patriot Irving Fryar . The Dolphins held off New England ' s last - minute rally for the 39 – 35 win . Marino ' s second straight win of the season came as the Dolphins , playing in Milwaukee , raced to two Marino touchdown throws and a 24 – 0 lead after three quarters . Brett Favre managed two touchdowns but it wasn ' t enough to hold off a 24 – 14 Dolphins win . After defeating the New York Jets the Dolphins ' winning streak came to a halt at the Hubert H . Humphrey Metrodome as Warren Moon lit up the Dolphins defense with three first - half touchdowns and a 28 – 0 Vikings lead . But the Dolphins began clawing back and in the fourth three Marino touchdowns and Bernie Parmalee ' s rushing score tied the game . The Vikings then added another touchdown while ex - Dolphin Fuad Reveiz booted a 38 - yard field goal , enough cushion to neutralize a late Keith Byars touchdown run and a 38 – 35 Vikings win . The Colts entered Joe Robbie Stadium beginning to build some momentum for the future , having won three of their previous five games . The Colts clawed to a 14 – 6 lead after three quarters but then the Dolphins began storming back on Irving Spikes ' touchdown run marred by a missed two - point conversion . The Dolphins got the ball back but Marino was picked off by Ray Buchanan and he ran in a 28 - yard touchdown , but despite this setback Marino whipped the Dolphins downfield and fired a 28 - yard score to O . J . McDuffie , then the Dolphins got the ball back and Pete Stoyanovich ' s field goal finished off the 22 – 21 win from 34 yards out . Following back - to - back losses the Dolphins appeared shellshocked as the Jets raced to a 17 – 0 lead . A Marino touchdown to Mark Ingram in the third was followed by Norman Esiason ' s second touchdown of the game to Johnny Mitchell . But in the fourth everything changed ; after a second Marino - to - Ingram score Esiason was intercepted and this led to a third Marino - to - Ingram touchdown ; a series of fumbles led to another Esiason pick by J . B . Brown , and with no timeouts left the Dolphins had the ball with 2 : 34 left . Marino drove the Dolphins to the Jets eight - yard line ; at this point Marino called out " Clock ! Clock ! Clock ! " in anticipation of spiking the ball to stop the clock – Marino , however , had worked out a trick play and was paying attention to Ingram ' s matchup with rookie Jets cornerback Aaron Glenn ; with Ingram understanding Marino ' s code signal and Marino seeing a favorable matchup , Marino took the snap and motioned downward as though spiking the ball , but then lofted it toward Ingram running to the back corner of the endzone where he caught it , the fourth touchdown of the game . The stunned Jets faltered on their final drive and The Clock Play became one of the most famous and bizarre finishes in NFL history . Despite the stunning win the 8 – 4 Dolphins were facing a division race where the Bills , entering at 6 – 6 , were still in contention and the Patriots were on a late - season roll . The Dolphins raced to a 17 – 7 lead on the Bills but Marino was intercepted three times and the Bills scored three touchdowns in the third quarter , then answered a fourth - quarter Marino score to Keith Jackson with Carwell Gardner ' s rushing score and an 83 - yard bomb from Jim Kelly to Andre Reed . With the outcome beyond saving Marino was benched and Bernie Kosar tossed a one - yard score to Scott Miller , but there was no saving a 42 – 31 Bills win . Dan Marino faced a former San Francisco 49ers quarterback , but it wasn ' t regular Chiefs starter Joe Montana , sidelined after a 10 – 9 loss to Seattle a few weeks before ; instead it was Joe Cool ' s former backup Steve Bono , but regardless of starter the Dolphins , now 8 – 5 and the division race not secure yet , played like they needed the win . The Chiefs took a 14 – 7 lead but Marino tied it at the half on a four - yard strike to Irving Fryar , then in the third ran in a four - yard score himself . On the next Dolphins drive Troy Vincent caught a lateral and ran in a 56 - yard touchdown ; Jon Vaughn of the Chiefs then ran in the ensuing kickoff for a Chiefs touchdown . 28 – 21 was the closest the Chiefs came as the Dolphins scored 17 more points to win 45 – 28 . The Dolphins celebrated Christmas by clinching the AFC East title . Bernie Parmalee ran wild as he scored three touchdowns and the Dolphins led 27 – 10 at the half . Two second - half Lions scores could not stop a 27 – 20 Dolphins win , finishing a 10 – 6 Dolphins record . Playoffs . AFC Wild Card . After a 17 – 17 tie at halftime , the Dolphins forced two turnovers in the second half to stop any Chiefs scoring threat . Both teams scored on each of their first 3 possessions of the game . Kansas City quarterback Joe Montana , playing in his last NFL game before retiring , threw two touchdowns in the first half : a 1 - yard completion to tight end Derrick Walker and a 57 - yarder to running back Kimble Anders . Meanwhile , Kansas City kicker Lin Elliot made a 21 - yard field goal . For Miami in the first half , running back Bernie Parmalee scored a 1 - yard touchdown , quarterback Dan Marino threw a 1 - yard touchdown pass to tight end Ronnie Williams , and kicker Pete Stoyanovich made a 40 - yard field goal . The Dolphins then took the opening kickoff of the second half and marched 64 yards to score on wide receiver Irving Fryar ' s 7 - yard touchdown reception . Stoyanovich then kicked a 40 - yard field goal to give Miami a 27 – 17 lead . Early in the fourth quarter , Dolphins defensive back J . B . Brown intercepted a pass from Montana at the goal line . Then with 7 : 31 left in the game , Dolphins defensive back Michael Stewart wrestled the ball away from Chiefs running back Marcus Allen at the Miami 34 - yard line with 7 : 31 left to stop a second Kansas City scoring threat . Montana finished his final postseason game with 314 passing yards and 2 touchdowns , with 1 interception . Marino evened his post - season record vs . Montana at 1 – 1 ( Montana having won Super Bowl XIX ) .