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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.
Miami's seven pass attempts were the fewest ever thrown by a team in the Super Bowl. The Dolphins rushed for 196 yards, did not have any turnovers, and were not penalized in the first 52 minutes. Tarkenton set what was then a Super Bowl record for completions, 18 out of 28 for 182 yards, with one interception, and rushed for 17 yards and a ...
1968–1974 1979: No. 1 draft pick, 1968. Powerful runner. Only 21 fumbles in 1,891 carries. Over 1,000 yards rushing three seasons. Four-time All-AFC, Five Pro Bowls. MVP in Super Bowl VIII. Made comeback with 1979 Dolphins. Bob Griese: 1990: Quarterback: 1967–1980: No. 1 draft pick, 1967. Led ball-control offense. Super Bowl VII win capped ...
The next year, the Dolphins became the first team in NFL history to win their division following a 1–15 season; until 2020, it was the last time when the AFC East was not won by the New England Patriots. Since 2000 (the last season they won a playoff game), the Dolphins have made the postseason five times, but never progressed past the Wild ...
Miami and New England are also the only two franchises to have posted undefeated regular-season records since the NFL-AFL merger, with Miami going 14–0 in 1972 and New England going 16–0 in 2007, but only the 1972 Dolphins were able to win the Super Bowl. As of the 2024 season, the Dolphins lead the all-time series 64–55.
In the same year the Dolphins collected their first winning season and playoff berth, but lost against the Oakland Raiders, 21–14, in the divisional round. The following year, 1971, the Dolphins made their first Super Bowl appearance against the Dallas Cowboys, but lost, 24–3.
The 24-year-old helped Denver snap an eight-year playoff drought in Sean Payton's second season with the franchise while continuing to establish himself as the league's best cornerback.
In 1973, Csonka was voted Super Athlete of the Year by the Professional Football Writers Association. [2] That season, the Dolphins won a second straight title and "Zonk", as he was known, was the Super Bowl VIII MVP. Exploiting brilliant blocking by his offensive line, he rushed 33 times for two touchdowns and a then-record 145 yards.