Jan. 2, 1982

The AFC semifinal playoff game between San Diego and Miami is a wild roller-coaster ride. The Chargers storm out to a 24-0 lead in the first quarter against the Killer B's defense, but by halftime reserve quarterback Don Strock has rallied the Dolphins to within 24-17. He gets a touchdown on the final play of the second quarter on the hook-and-ladder, when Duriel Harris catches his pass and laterals to Tony Nathan, who dashes 25 yards for the score that brings the Orange Bowl to life.

The three-point favorite Dolphins take a 38-31 lead early in the fourth quarter on a touchdown run by Nathan. Miami is seeking to tack on clinching points when fullback Andra Franklin fumbles and San Diego safety Pete Shaw recovers. Dan Fouts moves the Chargers to the Dolphins nine, where he misses Kellen Winslow in the end zone. But James Brooks, on his own initiative, runs behind Winslow and grabs the pass to tie the game with 58 seconds left in regulation.

In overtime, the usually reliable Rolf Benirschke hooks a 27-yard field-goal try wide left before nailing a 29-yarder to give the Chargers a thrilling 41-38 victory.

Winslow catches a playoff record 13 passes (one for each pound he loses in the game) for 166 yards and one touchdown. Leaping high, the 6-foot-6 star also blocks Uwe von Schamann's 43-yard field-goal try with the pinkie finger on his right hand as the fourth quarter expires. The weary tight end is helped off the field by two teammates when the game ends after more than four hours.

This is the first time in NFL history that two quarterbacks - Fouts and Strock - pass for more than 400 yards in the same game.

"A great game," Dolphins coach Don Shula says. "Maybe the greatest ever."