The Dolphins won for just the second time in Oakland, beating the Raiders 27-17. The defense was the star. They sacked the Raider quarterback 8 times and had six interceptions, 2 of which were run in for touchdowns.

Player Quotes

"Our defense was able to force them to make crucial mistakes. They've carried us for several games," said Dan Marino, who had a 19-yard scoring pass to Oronde Gadsden. "We're tied for first and now we get to play for the title."

"We knew our offense was hurting, we knew things had already happened with the other games in the AFC East, we knew we had to ignore all that and step up today, no excuses," Sam Madison said. "Somebody needed to have a big day and I think the defense played one of our best games of the season."

"He didn't see me, I guess, because I'm so short," Zach Thomas said. "I guess that helps sometimes. We had to take the crowd out of the game early and we did. That was a key for us and we talked about that all week. I had a great day, I got two picks and a TD. I was real lucky. It's always a great feeling anytime you make a catch and get a touchdown on the same play."

"We played great team ball today," said Robert Jones, who also had two interceptions. "We studied film all week and we thought we could really hit them hard by using our linebackers aggressively. It's a great feeling to be in the position we're in in our division."

"We're going through some stuff right now that every team does," said Donald Hollas. "It's stuff that will cost you games, but eventually we'll be all right. I'm not going to deny I cost the team the game. I can't justify what I did. I just played hard and didn't get a break."

Coach Quotes

"Obviously, the Raiders are a far better team than this," said Miami coach Jimmy Johnson. "The difference was our defense. They just made big play after big play. Usually when a team suffers a couple interceptions, the life just goes out of them and that's what happened with the Raiders."

"Sometimes, the best play a quarterback can make is to throw the ball away, giving you another down, another chance," John Gruden said. "I think you witnessed Marino doing that a few times today. We spent the end of the first half and all the second in the two-minute drill. You just can't win a football game in that situation."

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