Snowplow Game

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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.

The "Snowplow Game" refers to a National Football League game played between the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots on December 12, 1982.

Playing in a heavy snowstorm at New England's Foxboro Stadium, the two teams remained scoreless late into the game's fourth quarter. With 4:40 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. Smith's subsequent field goal gave the Patriots what proved to be a winning 3-0 margin.

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  • The snowplow driver, Mark Henderson, was serving a 15-year prison term for burglary and out on work release. His plow was a John Deere tractor with a sweeper attached.

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