| One of the best quarterbacks to ever play in the | | | | that Marino put up during his prime. Quarterbacks are |
| National Football League wore number 13 for the Miami | | | | usually measured by the amount of 300 yard games |
| Dolphins. At the time of his retirement, Dan Marino held | | | | they put up. During his career, Marino threw for more |
| nearly every major passing record. Though he never | | | | than 300 yards in an amazing 67 games. There are a |
| won a Super Bowl, he was one of the most | | | | number of great quarterbacks, some even in the Pro |
| successful quarterbacks in league history. Over the | | | | Football Hall of Fame like Marino, who didn't even |
| course of his career he put up some amazing | | | | come close to having half as many 300 yard games |
| performances too, but statistically what were his | | | | as him. His best game in terms of yardage though |
| greatest games? | | | | came in a 1988 44-30 loss, again to the rival Jets, |
| Marino threw for four or more touchdowns in a game | | | | when he completed 35 of 60 passes for a total of 521 |
| 22 times during his career. This is quite an | | | | yards. |
| accomplishment that any quarterback would be proud | | | | Few quarterbacks deserve to be mentioned in the |
| of. In a 51-45 loss to the New York Jets in 1986 though, | | | | same breath as Dan Marino. It seems odd though that |
| he completed six touchdown passes to five different | | | | his best games came in losses, and even odder still |
| Dolphins receivers. | | | | that both losses were at the hands of the New York |
| Few quarterbacks could match the yardage numbers | | | | Jets. |