Their saving grace was the Dolphins' own array of mistakes kicker Dan Carpenter missed a 47-yard fieldgoal in regulation and a 48-yarder in overtime and Sanchez's strong play late.
Perhaps most famously, heavy snowfall in New England led to the controversial 1982 Snow Plow Game, in which Patriots kicker John Smith hit a game-winning fieldgoal only after a snowplow had cleared a spot for him to kick from.