The miami Dolphins team that went the whole of the 1972 season unbeaten under Don Shula (above) have made a tradition of meeting for a champagne meal every year since to celebrate when the last unbeaten team of each season loses its first game.

They had to wait a long time for that meal this season but when the New England Patriots blew their unbeaten record in Sunday's Super Bowl, those old Dolphins must have started planning one hell of a party.