The last meeting was a forgettable 34-14 blowout by Miami that wasn’t really as close as the score suggests. Arriving originally in 1989 it would mix Rush's vintage classics along with the newer material from this recording. Bob Griese would end his career in Miami after the 1980 season. The first, set up by a huge 29-yard pass interference penalty, ended in a 16-yard Griese to Warfield TD strike, putting the Dolphins ahead 16-14 after Bubba Smith blocked a Garo Yepremian extra point attempt. The Dolphins were not as dangerous offensively in 1974 as they had been in previous years, due in large part to injuries to running back Mercury Morris (who was also the Dolphins’ primary kickoff returner) and future Hall of Fame wide receiver Paul Warfield, but still managed to finish 3rd in the NFL in scoring offense and 11th in total offense. In a play that became known as the Sea of Hands, the Raiders' Clarence Davis somehow caught the winning touchdown pass with 24 seconds left in the game among "the sea of hands" of three Dolphins defenders. The Dolphins put together another drive to get a field goal early in the fourth quarter, pushing their advantage to 19-14 as the clock began to tick down.With under five minutes to play, the Raiders – who had struggled to move the ball since the Biletnikoff TD – started at their own 17 yard line.

Then Stabler went back to his go-to man: a deep hook to Biletnikoff gave them 18 yards and a first down, followed by the Raiders first time out of the half. The Raiders’ 12-2 mark was their best regular season since their 1967 Super Bowl run out of the AFL, and they were gunning for their long-awaited first Super Bowl championship under head coach John Madden.The 1974 Divisional playoff would pit the reigning champ and team to beat in the NFL against the NFL’s bad boys, a team that had finished just short too many times in the past and was looking to make things right after having their season ended by the champs the year prior. Today in the Holiday Tournament of Touchdown Shots, the third matchup of the second round is up for grabs. After an 11-yard out to Biletnikoff moved them to the 28, Madden and Stabler unleashed the vaunted Raider vertical game: Stabler heaved a long bomb to a streaking Cliff Branch, who had to stop and come back to the underthrown pass. The Dolphins, by the time they reached the 1974 playoffs, were the kings of the NFL: they were 57-12-1 in regular season play over the last five seasons, had won three straight AFC titles and two straight Super Bowls with a playoff record of 8-2 over that five year stretch. Not to be denied, Stabler came back to the same play from 13 yards out a few plays later, and this time Biletnikoff made an unbelievable one-handed catch on the pass with a Dolphins defender all over him, getting his feet down just in time. On a magnificent catch by the Hall of Famer, the Raiders had taken a 14-10 lead over the Dolphins midway through the third quarter. The Raider defense was vicious, intimidating, and opportunistic: they had recorded 41 takeaways in the 1974 regular season. His favorite target, Fred Biletnikoff, finished with eight catches for 122 yards and a touchdown; Cliff Branch added another 84 yards on just three receptions to go with his touchdown. The team’s defense had earned the collective nickname the “no-name defense” and was led by five time Pro Bowl (and one-time Super Bowl MVP) safety Jake Scott – who was also a dangerous punt returner – and middle linebacker Nick Buoniconti, who had been an AFL All-Star six times (five with the Patriots) and an NFL Pro Bowler twice. After starting the drive going 33 yards on 4 plays – including a 10 yard run by Clarence Davis – Stabler found running back Charlie Smith open deep for a 31 yard touchdown pass, tying the score at 7-7.