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It was also the last Super Bowl, and penultimate game overall (the 1974 Pro Bowl in Kansas City played the next week was the last) to feature goal posts at the front of the end zone (they were moved to the endline, in the back of the end zone, the next season). This was the Dolphins' third consecutive Super Bowl appearance.
The 1974 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise's 5th season in the National Football League, the 9th overall, and the 5th under head coach Don Shula. The team entered the 1974 season as two-time defending Super Bowl champions.
The following year, 1971, the Dolphins made their first Super Bowl appearance against the Dallas Cowboys, but lost, 24–3. In 1972 Griese started and won the first five games of the season, but fell victim to injury against the San Diego Chargers .
1974 A, 1975 A, 1978 A, 1979 A, ... Minnesota Vikings, 48 years – Lost Super Bowl XI, 1976 season; Miami Dolphins, 40 years – Lost Super Bowl XIX, 1984 season;
Which Super Bowl is the worst? With another Super Sunday on the horizon, Nate Davis ranks all 58 prior games. ... 26. XVII (17, 1982) Washington 27, Miami Dolphins 17. ... 41. IX (9, 1974 ...
The expectations were understandable: The Raiders had gone 12–2 during their regular season, had appeared in four of the previous seven AFC/AFL Championship games, advancing to Super Bowl II, and boasting the 1974 NFL MVP, Kenny Stabler, while the Dolphins, 11–3 that year, had appeared in the previous three Super Bowls (VI, VII, and VIII ...
The Miami Dolphins were the next franchise to repeat as Super Bowl winners. They beat Washington 14-7 in the 1972 season and then the Minnesota Vikings 24-7 to win the game the following season.
The Miami Dolphins modified its helmet logo so that the sunburst was centered on the dolphin's body instead of its head. Several players wore this logo during the 1973 playoffs and Super Bowl VIII . The Philadelphia Eagles switched from white to green helmets, and added sleeve stripes and trim to the numbers.