Wide receivers (73 receptions, 1,389 yards, 18 touchdowns) and (71 receptions, 1,306 yards, 8 touchdowns) became the first teammates ever to each gain over 1,300 receiving yards in one season, while Clayton's 18 touchdown catches broke the NFL single-season record of 17 set by in 1942. Coming into Super Bowl XIX, Marino had only been sacked 13 times in the regular season and not once in the playoffs.The Dolphins had a number of offensive threats for Marino to use. In addition, he had protection given to him by an offensive line led by All-Pro center and Pro Bowl guard. Marino had a unique ability to read the defenses quickly before setting up to throw, and his skill of quickly releasing the ball made it very difficult for defenders to sack him.
And he had the most games (6) and the most consecutive games (4) with at least 4 touchdown passes.Thus going into Super Bowl XIX, many sports writers predicted that it would be the first of many Super Bowls that Marino would play in during his career.
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