Morrall had previously played for Dolphins head coach Don Shula when they were both with the Baltimore Colts, where Morrall backed up quarterback Johnny Unitas and started in Super Bowl III.īut Miami also had the same core group of young players who helped the team advance to the previous year's Super Bowl VI. In his place, 38-year-old Earl Morrall, a 17-year veteran, led Miami to victory in their nine remaining regular season games, and was the 1972 NFL Comeback Player of the Year. In the fifth game of the regular season, starter Bob Griese suffered a fractured right leg and dislocated ankle. The Dolphins went undefeated during the season, despite losing their starting quarterback. Scott became the second defensive player in Super Bowl history (after linebacker Chuck Howley in Super Bowl V) to earn a Super Bowl MVP. He recorded two interceptions for 63 return yards, including a 55-yard return from the end zone during the 4th quarter. ĭolphins safety Jake Scott was named Most Valuable Player. This game also remains as the longest period in a Super Bowl for one team to be shut out, as Washington was held scoreless until 2:07 remained in the fourth quarter. Instead of falling on the loose ball, the Dolphins kicker picked it up, attempted a forward pass, but batted it in the air, and Redskins' cornerback Mike Bass (who was Garo's former teammate on the Detroit Lions years earlier) caught it and returned it 49 yards for a touchdown. Miami attempted to cap off their 17–0 perfect season with a 17–0 perfect score shutout with a 42-yard field goal by Garo Yepremian, but instead the game and the season was jeopardized when his kick was blocked. The only drama was during the final minutes of the game, in what was later known as " Garo's Gaffe". Super Bowl VII was largely dominated by the Dolphins, and remains the lowest-scoring Super Bowl to date with a total of only 21 points (3 touchdown and 3 extra points). Despite being undefeated, the Dolphins were actually one point underdogs, largely based on the weakness of their regular season schedule. The Redskins were making their first Super Bowl appearance after posting an 11–3 regular season record and playoff victories over the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys. They posted an undefeated 14–0 regular season record before defeating the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers in the playoffs. This was the Dolphins' second Super Bowl appearance after losing Super Bowl VI. The game was played on January 14, 1973, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, the second time the Super Bowl was played in that city. They also remain the only Super Bowl team to be shut out in the second half and still win.
The Dolphins defeated the Redskins by the score of 14–7, and became the first and still the only team in NFL history to complete a perfect undefeated season. Super Bowl VII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Miami Dolphins and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Washington Redskins to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1972 season. Woody Herman, Andy Williams and the Michigan Marching Band Little Angels of Holy Angels Church, Chicago Redskins: George Allen (coach), Chris Hanburger, Sonny Jurgensen, Charley Taylor. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, Californiaĭolphins: Don Shula (coach), Nick Buoniconti, Larry Csonka, Bob Griese, Jim Langer, Larry Little, Paul Warfield.
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