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Super Bowl VII was largely dominated by the Dolphins, and is the second-lowest-scoring Super Bowl to date with a total of only 21 points (three touchdowns and three extra points), behind only the 13–3 score of Super Bowl LIII. The only real drama occurred during the final minutes of the game, in what was later known as "Garo's Gaffe". [9]
The 1974 season was the first played under a major rules reform intended to promote offensive football, including a reduction of the penalty for offensive holding from 15 yards to 10, elimination of unlimited "chucking" of pass receivers and banning low blocks against them, moving the goalposts to the end line to incentivize more aggressive ...
The NFL awarded Super Bowl VIII to Houston on March 21, 1972, at the owners' meetings held in Honolulu. For the first time, multiple Super Bowl sites were selected at a single meeting, as hosts for both VII and VIII were named. Houston became the first Super Bowl host city provided with more than one year to prepare for the game, and lead time ...
25. Super Bowl VII (1973) Miami Dolphins def. Washington Redskins, 14-7. This was a game where the final score is a bit deceptive of how close the contest actually was, Super Bowl VII was a ...
Super Bowl III in January 1969 was the first such game that carried the "Super Bowl" moniker in official marketing; the names "Super Bowl I" and "Super Bowl II" were retroactively applied to the first two games. [4] A total of 20 franchises, including teams that have relocated to another city or changed their name, have won the Super Bowl. [5]
1974: Super Bowl VIII. Average Ticket Price: $15. Inflation Adjusted: $91. Attendance: 71,882. Fans paid just $15 to attend Super Bowl VIII, held on January 13, 1974, at Rice Stadium in Houston ...
Super Bowl IX was an American football game played between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Minnesota Vikings to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1974 season.
The 49ers won Super Bowl XIX after a 15-1 season in 1984 and beat the Bengals again in Super Bowl XXIII at the end of the 1989 season. Walsh stepped down as the 49ers’ head coach after that game ...