Miami Dolphins: 3 franchise records that will never be broken

Miami Dolphins unbreakable record #3:

Dan Marino’s 420 career touchdowns

Ah, yes. The king of the Miami Dolphins record book.

Dan Marino holds every significant team passing record by a mile, and the same used to be true when you spoke about the entire NFL. Before the league turned in to the pass-happy, quarterback friendly game that it is today, Marino lived at the top of the record books.

But guys like Drew Brees and Tom Brady have eclipsed many of the former Dolphins’ numbers, and Patrick Mahomes and other young signal callers are putting up big numbers early in their careers. Most of Marino’s career stats have been eclipsed by now, but he’ll likely live on forever atop the list of greatest Dolphins QBs.

There are plenty of records that we could choose from in determining which is the most unbreakable. For this particular list, we’ll go with Marino’s 420 touchdown passes.

The record stood for a good while as the most touchdowns thrown by any quarterback ever, a number that has been eclipsed 6 times over in the 20+ years following. Marino’s retirement. But it will very likely remain as the highest touchdown total for Dolphins quarterbacks, as no one has even come remotely close. Ryan Tannehill threw 123 touchdowns in a Dolphins uniform, and Jay Fiedler is after him on the list with 66 total.

If Tua Tagovailoa hopes to challenge Marino for the top spot in franchise history, he’ll have to throw roughly 39 touchdowns a year for the next 10 years. Good luck.