Miami Shuts Out Steelers 21-0
The Dolphins got their first shut out in 6 years, blanking Pittsburgh 21-0. The
defense harassed the Steelers, creating three turnovers. Zach Thomas returned an
interception 17 yards for a touchdown and cornerback Sam Madison picked off two
passes. Lorenzo Bromell picked another sack, making it three in two games. Dan Marino
attempted just 22 passes, completed 14 for 122 yards, and one touchdown. Norm
Johnson had a chance to get the scoring started, but the field goal try was blocked
by rookie Kenny Mixon.
"Obviously, this was not our best day," said Kordell Stewart. "Things were not
clicking. We got our behinds kicked. Plain and simple. You have to give credit to
the defense."
"When the ball went through his hands, I said okay it's my turn," said Lamar Thomas.
"Dan threw it very hard. We were very, very fortunate."
"That was great. I love picks," said Zach Thomas. "We're usually in a man-to-man,
but I was zoning up. I read his eyes and made the pick. To me, that's better than
any sack or any big hit."
"It's frustrating for the quarterback and the receivers to have guys in their
face the whole game," Sam Madison said. "Kordell was trying to get his timing
down, but we were knocking the receivers off their routes, and he couldn't
get his arm going. Then there were guys coming at him at 100 mph. It's
frustrating for him."
"Shutouts are hard to get, especially in this league," defensive end Jason
Taylor said. "The Steelers were a couple of plays from the Super Bowl last
season, so to shut them out is special."
"Our defensive line is a real factor to be reckoned with, it's a pretty salty
group," said Dolphins' special teams coach Mike Westhoff.
"That was an extremely poor display of offensive football," said Bill Cowher. "Miami
played good defense, but we played poor offensively. We will get this thing turned
around. We're all accountable, and it starts with the guy you're talking to. I'm not
going to wallow in self-pity. Whatever it takes to get this thing turned around,
we're going to get it done."
Player Quotes
"It was a good solid win," said Dan Marino. "The Steelers are a good team and we're
3-0 going into the bye week. We're playing very well as a group. I should have put
some air under it and let him jump for it," said Marino of the touchdown to Thomas.
"But sometimes it's nice to have a ball bounce your way."Coach Quotes
"The big concern we had with Kordell was we had to keep him in the pocket," said
Jimmy Johnson. "We didn't want to do anything with our pass rush that's going to
allow him to run. We tried to collapse the pocket and surround him. We are really
happy with the entire bunch. I told them we are playing so well right now, we should
just keep playing. Unfortunately, we have a bye coming up. You guys aren't happy
unless you stir up some controversy," he told reporters. "Dan is playing outstanding.
He did a great job for us today. He could have had a big day numbers-wise if we
needed that. The way the score was, we wanted to keep the ball on the ground."
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