 Michaels had also by this point, gained much acclaim at ABC for his 1980 "Miracle on Ice" broadcast.Michaels served as the play-by-play announcer, teaming with Gifford for a two-man booth in 1986.During that season, the Miami Dolphins again made records with the biggest blowout in "Monday Night Football" history in a 45–3 rout of the then 10-1 New York Jets (the record was later tied and subsequently broken in 2005; see below).