The Mud Bowl

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The Mud Bowl is the popular nickname for the rain-soaked, mud-covered 1982 AFC Championship Game between the Miami Dolphins and New York Jets, remembered for its brutal field conditions and low-scoring defensive struggle.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf AFC Championship Game
American football game
sports event nickname
attendance approx. 72,000
awayTeam New York Jets NERFINISHED
broadcasterType national television
category AFC Championship Games NERFINISHED
Miami Dolphins playoff games
New York Jets playoff games
Nicknamed sporting events
city Miami
coachOfLosingTeam Walt Michaels NERFINISHED
coachOfWinningTeam Don Shula NERFINISHED
competition AFC Championship Game NERFINISHED
conference American Football Conference NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date January 23, 1983
defensiveHighlight multiple interceptions by Miami defense
DolphinsDefensePerformance dominant
DolphinsSubsequentOpponent Washington Redskins NERFINISHED
era early 1980s NFL
fieldCondition muddy
waterlogged
finalScore Miami Dolphins 14–0 New York Jets
hasOfficialName 1982 AFC Championship Game NERFINISHED
homeTeam Miami Dolphins NERFINISHED
JetsOffensePerformance shut out
league National Football League
loser New York Jets NERFINISHED
losingScore 0
nicknameOrigin mud-covered playing surface
notableFor low-scoring defensive struggle
poor field conditions
shutout victory
partOf 1982 NFL season
playoffRound conference championship
quarterbackOfLosingTeam Richard Todd NERFINISHED
quarterbackOfWinningTeam David Woodley NERFINISHED
referee Fred Wyant NERFINISHED
seasonYear 1982
sport American football
stadium Orange Bowl NERFINISHED
state Florida
televisionNetwork NBC NERFINISHED
weatherCondition heavy rain
winner Miami Dolphins NERFINISHED
winnerAdvancedTo Super Bowl XVII NERFINISHED
winningScore 14

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1982 AFC Championship Game nickname The Mud Bowl