Snowplow Game
The snowplow—actually a tractor with a snow sweeper—clearing an area for a field goal attempt | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 12, 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Schaefer Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Miami by 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Bob Frederic | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 25,716 | ||||||||||||||||||
| TV in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jay Randolph and Bob Griese | ||||||||||||||||||
The Snowplow Game was a regular-season National Football League (NFL) game played between the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots on December 12, 1982, at Schaefer Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Due in part to icy conditions, the game remained scoreless until late in the fourth quarter, when the snowplow operator was called in to clear a spot on the snowy field specifically for New England kicker John Smith so he could kick the game-winning field goal to give the Patriots a 3–0 win.