“I couldn't let that pass, not after the tackle I made. I looked back and yelled, 'It's not Taseff who made the tackle; it was Shula. S-H-U-L-A.'"

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Sources:

Sports Illustrated: An Arm and a Leg by S.L. Price

Sports Illustrated: Showdown by Michael Silver: https://vault.si.com/vault/1995/01/09/showdown-in-a-rare-clash-between-two-nfl-legends-dan-marinos-dolphins-beat-joe-montanas-chiefs

Sports Illustrated: Tightly Focused For Miami Dolphin Coach Don Shula and His QB Dan Marino, It May be 1995 or Never by Johnette Howard

Sports Illustrated "Kiss that Past Goodbye" by Jill Lieber 06/09/1993

Sports Illustrated: 05/09/1994 [[LT Richmond Webb]] - by Kelly Whiteside

Sports Illustrated "The Super Bowl that tore a family apart, forever changed stadium deals" by Michael Rosenberg, November 23, 2015: https://www.si.com/nfl/2015/11/23/miami-dolphins-super-bowl-joe-robbie-stadium

[1994 Miami Dolphins Team Season Highlights "Back Where They Belong"](https://youtu.be/GxNoikLidDc)

https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/05/sports/pro-football-marino-silences-all-doubters.html - NYT Article

UPI: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/09/04/Dolphins-39-Patriots-35/6628778651200/

Today in Pro Football History - https://fs64sports.blogspot.com/2014/09/1994-marino-dolphins-rally-but-moon.html

Highlights posted by SW561 on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfbVn6pV-WY&list=PLMEvmWUXOax-qCtlXyT11R3H6OJH0KKKi

https://www.colts.com/news/series-flashback-1995-8702416

https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1995/10/30/dolphins-get-best-of-bills/

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-11-13-sp-2532-story.html

https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1995/11/21/49ers-hit-gold-again-in-miami/

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/12/17/Bills-23-Dolphins-20/3945819176400/

https://greensboro.com/bills-first-half-surge-too-much-for-dolphins/article_77e040d1-ddee-5d8d-bbf9-ff8e3e267fef.html

https://www.buffalobills.com/news/top-5-memorable-bills-dolphins-rivalry-games-12201209

https://web.archive.org/web/20201130143321/https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article122362759.html

https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/miami-dolphins-complete-playoff-history-with-rematches

Don Shula Retires: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTrivU_LZuU&t=3s

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30664361/for-buffalo-bills-1995-team-playoff-surge-evokes-memories-last-franchise-ruled-afc-east

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