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Encyclopedia > Snowplow Game
During the Snowplow Game, a snow plow was used to clear an area where the ball was to be spotted for a field goal attempt.
During the Snowplow Game, a snow plow was used to clear an area where the ball was to be spotted for a field goal attempt.

In National Football League lore, the Snowplow Game refers to a regular-season game played between the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots on December 12, 1982. Image File history File links An NFL Films shot during The Snow Plow Game when a snow plow was used to clear the area where the ball was to be spotted for a field goal attempt. ... Image File history File links An NFL Films shot during The Snow Plow Game when a snow plow was used to clear the area where the ball was to be spotted for a field goal attempt. ... NFL redirects here. ... City Miami Gardens, Florida Other nicknames The Fins Team colors Aqua, Coral, White and Navy Head Coach liljimjim Owner Wayne Huizenga General manager Randy Mueller Mascot T.D. League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1966-1969) Eastern Division (1966-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970-present... City Foxborough, Massachusetts Other nicknames The Pats Team colors Nautical Blue, New Century Silver, Red, and White Head Coach Bill Belichick Owner Robert Kraft General manager Bill Belichick (de facto) Mascot Pat Patriot League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960–69) Eastern Division (1960–69) National Football League (1970–present... is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1982 NFL season was the 63th regular season of the National Football League. ...


Playing in a heavy snowstorm at New England's Foxboro Stadium, the two teams remained scoreless late into the fourth quarter. With 4:45 left to go in the game and on-field conditions worsening, Patriots coach Ron Meyer turned to the stadium's snowplow operator and - in the face of furious protests from Miami coach Don Shula - directed him to veer off course and clear a spot on the field for placekicker John Smith. The snowplow driver, Mark Henderson, was serving a 15-year prison term for burglary and out on work release. He was released from prison a few years before the game. His plow was a John Deere tractor with a sweeper attached. When interviewed by a TV reporter about the controversy, Henderson replied, "What are they gonna do, throw me in jail?" Smith's subsequent field goal gave the Patriots a 3-0 lead that held until the final gun. For the present stadium in Foxborough, see Gillette Stadium. ... Ron Meyer is a former College and Professional Football Coach. ... A large snowplough mounted on a dump truck on a main street in Washington, DC A snowplough (also spelled snow plow, snowplow or snow plough, see miscellaneous spelling differences) is a vehicle, or a device intended for mounting on a vehicle, for removing snow and sometimes ice from outdoor surfaces... Donald Francis Shula (born January 4, 1930 in Grand River, Ohio) is a former professional football coach for the National Football League. ... An amateur place kicker attempts to kick a field goal Placekicker, or simply Kicker, is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals, extra points, and, in many cases, kickoffs. ... John Michael Smith (born December 30, 1949, in Leafield, England) is a retired American football placekicker. ... John Deere This article is about John Deere, the person. ...


The following year, the NFL banned the use of snow plows on the field during a game.


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