| Dan Marino was one of the most statistically dominant | | | | season was the only year in this great quarterback's |
| players ever to play in the National Football League. At | | | | career in which he led the league in interceptions |
| the time of his retirement, he held nearly every major | | | | thrown. He threw 22 interceptions that season as the |
| passing record in the league. That isn't to say that the | | | | Dolphins put up a mediocre record of 8-8. |
| man was perfect though, here is a look at three stats | | | | -Over the course of his entire career, Dan Marino not |
| that the most famous quarterback in Miami Dolphins | | | | only put up great stats, but he also had a great deal of |
| history would rather forget. | | | | success. Most of he teams he played against, he had |
| -In his only Super Bowl appearance, Dan Marino had | | | | either a winning record against or had at least broken |
| twice as many interceptions (2) as touchdown passes | | | | even with. The New York Giants though seemed to |
| (1). To make matters worse, both interceptions | | | | have his number. The Dolphins only played the Giants |
| happened just outside the opposing team's 20 yard line | | | | twice during his time in Miami, but he could never get a |
| and ended decent drives that the Dolphins were | | | | win against them. The Giants are also the only team to |
| putting together. | | | | hold Marino to a 50% completion percentage when |
| -Dan Marino put up some amazing stats over the | | | | playing him, he completed a better percentage of his |
| years, but in 1989 he led the league in a category that | | | | passes against every other team in the league. |
| no quarterback ever wants to be the leader in. That | | | | |