![]() Who blocked the PAT? Answer at bottom.Ī round of applause for Florida AD Scott Stricklin and the university administration for their COVID-19 transparency by revealing numbers of positive tests or contact-tracing among their athletes, including football players. The last time Florida State beat Miami, it took a blocked extra point for the Seminoles to pull out a 20-19 victory. It will take a special set of circumstances to make it as riveting as it was that first time.Īfter releasing a sensational 18-yard TD pass last week to Adam Humphries, it’s amazing Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill didn’t suffer rib damage on that clean hit to the chest by Jaguars’ pass-rusher Josh Allen. The Jaguars-Dolphins rivalry has diminished significantly from two decades ago. It’s not feasible to replicate the electric atmosphere that was there on that magical night in 1998. Plus, in this COVID-19-impaired season, instead of a full house, TIAA Bank Field is limited to 25 percent capacity (16,962). Twenty-two years later, circumstances are so much different heading into Thursday’s prime-time matchup, besides the fact McCardell is now the Jaguars' receivers coach. For one, the Jaguars and Dolphins are no longer NFL playoff regulars like they were in the late 1990s, but striving to get over a decade of mostly underachieving. “This had been a Dolphin town and those long-time fans didn’t want to give it up.” “The reason that game stood out so much is it was the first time those teams played, and Dolphins’ fans didn’t like that Jacksonville was no longer a Dolphin town,” Sexton said. Something else about that game also resonated with Sexton: the animosity from Miami fans about this three-year-old Jaguars’ franchise taking over northeast Florida that used to be the Dolphins’ property. ![]() Beating the Dolphins really meant something to the Jags fans. “When the outcome was final, it was sort of a validation for the Jaguars. “That place was lit like a fire ready to go off,” said Brian Sexton, then the Jaguars’ play-by-play announcer. From a 77-yard TD run by rookie Fred Taylor on the game’s first play, to offensive tackle Tony Boselli dominating his physical battle with Dolphins’ Hall of Fame defensive end Jason Taylor, to Tony Brackens sealing the outcome with a strip-sack of Dolphins’ quarterback Dan Marino, all played a big part in the Jaguars improving their record to 5-0. The nationally-televised spectacle had a little bit of everything. ![]() The Jaguars rallied for a 28-21 victory, thanks to quarterback Mark Brunell connecting on a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown passes of 23 and 56 yards to Keenan McCardell, the game-winner coming one play after Dolphins’ kicker Olindo Mare missed a 54-yard field goal wide right. It happened on October 12, 1998, right in the middle of the Camelot period for Jacksonville’s franchise. With the broadcast expected to remain remote, the opportunity for wet willies between Peyton and Eli will be limited, unfortunately.There’s no chance, regardless of the outcome, that Thursday night’s Jaguars-Miami Dolphins matchup on NFL Network could have anywhere near the electricity of their first ever meeting on ABC's “Monday Night Football.” Build that relationship,” wrote the New York Post’s Andrew Marchand. “If you wanted Peyton Manning to one day call your Super Bowl, this is how you would start. While Manning’s involvement will certainly draw in some fans, it seems more likely the deal is the next step in a potential long-term relationship, especially considering ABC (which like ESPN is owned by the Walt Disney Company) will broadcast the Super Bowl in 20. ![]() Meanwhile, Monday Night Football announcers Steve Levy, Brian Griese, and former Eagles scout Louis Riddick will return to call the main broadcast on ESPN, as well sideline reporter and King of Prussia native Lisa Salters. But ESPN’s move locks Manning up for the foreseeable future.įor now, the Mannings will be joined by a yet-to-be-announced group of celebrity guests and NFL players for a Zoom-style live chat during the game. Peyton Manning has been the most highly sought-after NFL analyst this side of Tony Romo, and there had been talk he might land at Amazon to call their Thursday Night Football package, potentially alongside current Sunday Night Football announcer Al Michaels. The alternative broadcast will debut the first three weeks this season, meaning Manning and crew will be on for Week 3 when the Eagles take on the Dallas Cowboys. Sort-of.ĮSPN announced Monday that Manning and younger brother Eli would cohost a Monday Night Football MegaCast on ESPN2 for 10 games a season. Peyton Manning will call an Eagles game this season.
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