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The Dolphins went 14–0 in the regular season and won all three postseason games to finish 17–0, the only undefeated and untied season in NFL history. Three other teams, the Chicago Bears in 1934 and 1942 and the New England Patriots in 2007 , reached the NFL's title game undefeated and untied, but all three lost the championship.
Griese was selected by the AFL's Miami Dolphins as the fourth player in the 1967 Common Draft. [20] Griese threw for 2,005 yards and 15 touchdowns his rookie year. Griese was an AFL All-Star his first two years with the Dolphins, and earned AFL All-Star or AFC-NFC Pro Bowl honors in six additional seasons. [ 21 ]
The 1972 NFL season was the 53rd regular season of the National Football League. The Miami Dolphins became the first (and to date the only) NFL team to finish a championship season undefeated and untied when they beat the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII. The Dolphins not only led the NFL in points scored, while their defense led the ...
Morris' best season came in Miami's perfect 1972 campaign. He rushed for an even 1,000 yards as he and Csonka became the first teammates in NFL history to run for 1,000 yards in the same season.
Larry Csonka has long been unique. He's in the Hall of Fame. He was part of the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins team. He was one of the toughest players in the history of the league.
For yet another season, the 1972 Dolphins (17-0) will remain the NFL's only perfect champions. For years, the members of the '72 Dolphins have celebrated their undefeated legacy by drinking ...
During his National Football League (NFL) career, he participated in 79 games. Ball is the only player in NFL history to play an entire season for both an undefeated team, the 1972 Miami Dolphins (where he won Super Bowl VII), and a winless team, the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The 1972 Dolphins’ tragic bond. Buoniconti was right and a diagnosis after his death confirmed it. In all, there are now six members of those undefeated 1972 Dolphins who have been diagnosed ...