the miami dolphins played against the dallas cowboys in the 1972 super bowl.
the miami dolphins played against the dallas cowboys in the 1972 super bowl.
who did the miami dolphins play in the 1972 super bowl?
dallas cowboys
the 1982 miami dolphins season was the team's seventeenth in the national football league. the team was coming off an unexpected 11-4-1 1981 season and a devastating loss to the san diego chargers in the divisional round the previous season in a game dubbed the epic in miami. the dolphins had clinched the 2 seed and were picked by many to reach the super bowl during the 1981 season. because of the high number of picks to reach the super bowl the previous season, many more fans picked them to win it during the 1982 season. the dolphins looked to improve on their 11-4-1 record from 1981. however, a players strike cancelled 7 of the team's 16 games. because of this, the nfl schedule was shrunk to 9 games. the dolphins started out fresh, winning their first 2 games prior to the strike. when season play resumed 2 months later, the dolphins defeated the buffalo bills 9-7 in buffalo to clinch a 3-0 start. after a loss to tampa bay, they defeated the minnesota vikings 22-14. the next week, they lost a brisk game against the patriots 3-0 in a game called the snowplow game. the dolphins would then win 3 straight games to end the season 7-2, tied for 2nd in the afc with the cincinnati bengals. the dolphins won 2nd place over them by virtue of a series of tiebreakers. in the playoffs, they defeated the patriots in a rematch by the score of 28-13. they then defeated the chargers in a rematch of the 1981 divisional playoffs by a score of 34-13. in the afc championship game, they shutout the jets, 14-0 to reach the super bowl for the first time since 1973. in super bowl xvii, they lost to the redskins 27-17 in a rematch of super bowl vii which concluded miami's perfect 1972 season.
1982 miami dolphins season
the city's first entry into the american football league was the miami dolphins, which competed in the fourth afl league from 1966 to 1969. in 1970 the dolphins joined the nfl when the afl–nfl merger occurred. the team made its first super bowl appearance in super bowl vi, but lost to the dallas cowboys. the following year, the dolphins completed the nfl's only perfect season culminating in a super bowl win. the 1972 dolphins were the third nfl team to accomplish a perfect regular season, and won super bowl viii, miami also appeared in super bowl xvii and super bowl xix, losing both games. the miami dolphins play their games at hard rock stadium in suburban miami gardens.
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