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Overall Record

14 - 5 - 0 ---4th Ranked

Total Offense

214.63 Yds/Game ---6th Ranked

Total Defense

182.00 Yds/Game ---6th Ranked


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Admission: I’m a long time Miami Dolphins fan. Ouch! The Dolphins golden age occurred before I was even cast into this world. Luckily, though, as a kid and teenager, Miami was a solid, if not dominant team; a team that nearly every season made it to the playoffs; a team that could score at will with Dan Marino and the Marks Brothers. If not for those ridiculous Buffalo Bills teams of the early nineties I am certain Miami would have made it to two Super Bowls during that time. Wait, isn’t this a post about Wesley Walker? Why am I blabbering on about the Miami Dolphins? I’ll tell you why.

I used to tape Dolphins games, and on one such occasion Miami played the favored Jets on Monday Night Football, winning 45-3. Earlier that season, the Dolphins and Jets engaged in one of the most prolific offensive performances in league history, with the Jets finally winning 51-45 in OT. Frank Gifford, as he was so proficient at doing, set the stage for the upcoming MNF match up. Part of Gifford`s presentation involved recapping that offensive explosion. I’ll never forget Gifford`s words: `Wesley Walker has caught 12 TD passes this season. Four in the Jets 51-45 victory over Miami in September, including the tying TD and the winner in overtime` (video below). This was my introduction to Wesley Walker.

This memory came to life immediately following the Week 8 Tecmo Legacy League game that I was apart of, where the Chaos led Jets defeated the Giants 27-21 in overtime. The Giants had scored a late touchdown to take the lead 21-14 over the Jets (just as Miami did against the Jets in September of 1986, after interestingly Wesley Walker`s late fumble set up Marino`s sixth TD pass of the game). With under a minute left in the game the Jets were backed up nearly to their end zone. As Brad van Pelt raced from the edge toward QB Richard Todd a surge shocked through me-it appeared BVP was going to sack Todd in the end zone for a safety. Todd, though, managed to release the ball at the last possible second. What ensued was one of the craziest plays in Tecmo I have ever witnessed. Wesley Walker caught a short slant pass in stride, and raced out in front of the closest Giant defenders. I was mostly helpless to watch, as BVP was recovering from the hit he had put on Todd. BVP finally regained his footing, and managed to inch closer and closer to Walker. However, simultaneously Walker was quickly narrowing the gap between himself and the goal line. Near the two yard line BVP had one last shot to take Walker down, but with style and grace Walker put a move on BVP that twisted him silly- Walker would cruise into the end zone for the tying score with no time left on the clock. After blocking a Giant FG in overtime, the Jets marched down the field, eventually winning on a Todd lob to Wesley Walker in the corner of the end zone. It reminded me so much of Gifford`s words over twenty years prior.

Wesley Walker had again, not only scored the game tying TD with no time left in regulation and the game winner in overtime, but he also torched the opposing team wholly though. In the 51-45 OT victory over the Dolphins, Walker made 6 catches for 194 yards and 4 TDs. Against the Giants in the 1977 TLL season, Walker managed 5 catches 244 yards and 3 TDs. Just as with the clip that introduced me to Walker all those years ago, his latest torching of one of my teams brings forth bittersweet feelings and waves of nostalgia.

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The New York Jets, formerly known as the Honey Badgers, managed to win their first game of the season against the Buffalo Bills 21-13, but in the process New York lost their starting TE, Jerome Barkum. The versatile TE came up lame after hauling in a 15 yard strike (lob) from QB Richard Todd.

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Following the play Barkum immediately hobbled on one leg to the sideline, where he crashed onto a player bench. Trainers quickly attended to Barkum. After probing around Barkum`s ankle area for a few minutes the trainers called for the injury cart. Barkum was cheered on by the fans, as he lay grimacing. Barkum`s worst fears were realized hours later, as the team announced after the game that Barkum would be lost for the season with a ruptured achilles. Barkum had 4 catches for 56 yards and a TD on the fledgling season.

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Mark Gastineau was ever-present while the Steelers attempted to run their offense. The high octane defensive end had 10 tackles and 2 sacks in the game.

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Gastineau's 19 sacks on the season are the most since LB Chris Hanburger also recorded 19, and LB Tom Jackson, who still holds the single season record, posted 20. While Hanburger and Jackson achieved their accomplishment through the control of a MAN player, Gastineau did so on pure dronage tenacity.

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Below in the video is Gastineau's sack dance.

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Quarterbacks

Name # Age RS RP MS HP BB AG PS PC PA AR CO
Richard Todd14296925131313196356694456
Pat Ryan10276925131313194438383838

Running Backs

Name # Age RS RP MS HP BB AG BC RE
Freeman McNeil24236944565063815631
Mike Augustyniak35266931316331506331
Scott Dierking25276938315031256925
Dwayne Crutchfield45236931256313385019

Wide Recievers

Name # Age RS RP MS HP BB AG BC RE
Wesley Walker84276950501363697563
Lam Jones80246944441350506350
Derrick Gaffney81276938441338446944
Bobby Jones89276938311325446331

Tight Ends

Name # Age RS RP MS HP BB AG BC RE
Mickey Shuler82266931315019256331
Jerome Barkum83326925253125196938

Offensive Lineman

Name # Age RS RP MS HP BB AG
Joe Fields6529695644753863
Dan Alexander6027693831562544
Stan Waldemore7027695019633138
Marvin Powell7927693844693838
Chris Ward7227692519561325

Defensive Lineman

Name # Age RS RP MS HP BB AG INT QU
Mark Gastineau9926564469751331688
Abdul Salaam7429442544561319650
Marty Lyons9325445031631356663
Joe Klecko7529383838561331650
Kenny Neil7723384444501338644
Ben Rudolph7625382519441319631

Linebackers

Name # Age RS RP MS HP BB AG INT QU
Greg Buttle51283831446319562556
Stan Blinka54253850315619441950
Lance Mehl56243844506319633869
Bob Crable50233831313819251931
John Woodring57233125384419311331

Defensive Backs

Name # Age RS RP MS HP BB AG INT QU
Bobby Jackson40265044501344756975
Jerry Holmes47255638501344565063
Kirk Springs21243144381344503838
George Floyd38223838441344442531
Ken Schroy48304431385025504450
Darrol Ray28244438566325695675
Johnny Lynn29263831254425503838

Kicker

Name # Age RS RP MS HP BB AG KP AB AC
Pat Leahy531815681311338565050

Punter

Name # Age RS RP MS HP BB AG KP AB
Chuck Ramsey15308125443113384444


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Overall Record

14 - 5 - 0


4th

Home Game Record

7 - 4 - 0


26th

Away Game Record

7 - 1 - 0


27th

Passing Yards

129.05 Yds/Game


11th

Rushing Yards

85.58 Yds/Game


3rd

Total Offense

214.63 Yds/Game


5th

Passing Yds Allowed

120.89 Yds/Game


8th

Rushing Yds Allowed

61.11 Yds/Game


4th

Total Defense

182.00 Yds/Game


3rd

0 Super Bowls, 0 Super Bowl Rings

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