The Mud Bowl

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The Mud Bowl is the popular nickname for the rain-soaked, mud-covered 1982 AFC Championship Game between the Miami Dolphins and New York Jets, remembered for its brutal field conditions and low-scoring defensive struggle.

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instanceOf AFC Championship Game ⓘ
American football game ⓘ
sports event nickname ⓘ
attendance approx. 72,000 ⓘ
awayTeam New York Jets ⓘ
broadcasterType national television ⓘ
category AFC Championship Games ⓘ
Miami Dolphins playoff games ⓘ
New York Jets playoff games ⓘ
Nicknamed sporting events ⓘ
city Miami ⓘ
coachOfLosingTeam Walt Michaels ⓘ
coachOfWinningTeam Don Shula ⓘ
competition AFC Championship Game ⓘ
conference American Football Conference ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date January 23, 1983 ⓘ
defensiveHighlight multiple interceptions by Miami defense ⓘ
DolphinsDefensePerformance dominant ⓘ
DolphinsSubsequentOpponent Washington Redskins ⓘ
era early 1980s NFL ⓘ
fieldCondition muddy ⓘ
waterlogged ⓘ
finalScore Miami Dolphins 14–0 New York Jets ⓘ
hasOfficialName 1982 AFC Championship Game ⓘ
homeTeam Miami Dolphins ⓘ
JetsOffensePerformance shut out ⓘ
league National Football League ⓘ
loser New York Jets ⓘ
losingScore 0 ⓘ
nicknameOrigin mud-covered playing surface ⓘ
notableFor low-scoring defensive struggle ⓘ
poor field conditions ⓘ
shutout victory ⓘ
partOf 1982 NFL season ⓘ
playoffRound conference championship ⓘ
quarterbackOfLosingTeam Richard Todd ⓘ
quarterbackOfWinningTeam David Woodley ⓘ
referee Fred Wyant ⓘ
seasonYear 1982 ⓘ
sport American football ⓘ
stadium Orange Bowl ⓘ
state Florida ⓘ
televisionNetwork NBC ⓘ
weatherCondition heavy rain ⓘ
winner Miami Dolphins ⓘ
winnerAdvancedTo Super Bowl XVII ⓘ
winningScore 14 ⓘ

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1982 AFC Championship Game → nickname → The Mud Bowl ⓘ