The Complete Super Bowl: Established April 1, 1999 • A Division of Hoffco, Inc. • Not endorsed by the NFL Super Bowl VII Rosters & Coaching Staffs. 1972 AFC The Redskins had no players remaining from Super Bowl VII on their Super Bowl XVII roster. The last member of the 1972 Redskins still active with the franchise, offensive tackle Terry Hermeling, retired after the 1980 season. Redskins linebacker and defensive captain Jack Pardee retired immediately following this game, ending a 16-year career. Super Bowl VII - Miami Dolphins vs. Washington Redskins - January 14th, 1973. Mike Bass 49 yard special teams fumble return (Curt Knight kick) 14: 7: Game Info. VII (7) Miami Dolphins: 14: Washington Redskins: 7: PFR Home Page > Super Bowl. Full Site Menu. Players who played for multiple teams, Check out the 1982 Washington Redskins Roster, Players , Starters and more on Pro-Football-Reference.com. Super Bowl Winners. Super Bowl Leaders, Super Bowl The Jets' most recent championship appearance was their victory over the Colts in Super Bowl III. Four current teams have never reached the Super Bowl (shown in bold below). Two of them (Jacksonville and Houston) joined the NFL relatively recently, and there are an additional eight teams whose Super Bowl appearance droughts began prior to 2002 Super Bowl VII was an American football game played on January 14, 1973, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion following the 1972 regular season. The American Football Conference (AFC) champion Miami Dolphins (17–0) defeated the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Washington Redskins (13-4), 14–7, and Super Bowl VII, held on January 14, 1973, marked the culmination of the 1972 NFL season. Teams. All NFL. AFC EAST. Buffalo Bills. Miami Dolphins. New England Patriots. New York Jets. With a previously unheard of 14-0 record before the AFL-NFL merger, Miami was the favorite to win Super Bowl VII. Washington Redskins (NFC) The Washington Redskins went into Super Bowl VII with a unique strategy spearheaded by head coach George Allen: Get rid of the rookies and send the veteran players out on the field. Super Bowl VII promised to be the lowest scoring contest in the game's history. The two teams reflected their coaches, who both had defensive backgrounds. The Redskins finished 4th best in the league in yards allowed (3523) while the Dolphins ranked 5th (3661). The Complete Super Bowl: Established April 1, 1999 • A Division of Hoffco, Inc. • Not endorsed by the NFL Super Bowl VIII Rosters & Coaching Staffs. 1973 NFC 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 Minnesota Vikings 7 vs. Miami Dolphins 24 on January 13th, 1974 - Full team and player stats and box score NFL teams have won back-to-back Super Bowl championships nine times. Dolphins completed a perfect season with a 14-7 victory against Washington in Super Bowl VII and beat Minnesota 24-7 in Super Bowl XVII Rosters & Coaching Staffs. 1982 AFC Champions; Miami Dolphins #73 Bob Baumhower (NT) #34 Woody Bennett (RB) #75 Doug Betters (DE) #72 Richard Bishop (NT) The Chiefs elevated a pair of practice squad players to the 53-man roster on Saturday. That means they’ll have 55 players on the roster to choose from for this game. Keep in mind only 48 players will be made active for the game with a minimum of eight offensive linemen active. The team will need to make seven players inactive on Sunday. The 2022 NFL season marked the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Miami Dolphins, who are still the only team to finish the season with a perfect record after they won Super Bowl VII.When the Dolphins The Redskins had no players remaining from Super Bowl VII on their Super Bowl XVII roster. The last member of the 1972 Redskins still active with the franchise, offensive tackle Terry Hermeling, retired after the 1980 season. Redskins linebacker and defensive captain Jack Pardee retired immediately following this game, ending a 16-year career. "This should be the best Super Bowl game of all because the teams are so good and so evenly matched." After two Super Bowls as underdogs, the Dolphins finally won the respect of the oddsmakers. The consensus of the betting lines pegged Miami as 6.5-point favorites. Finally, a former AFL team was favored in the Super Bowl. Here is a look at all the teams to successfully defend a Super Bowl title. The Miami Dolphins made history in 1972 when they completed the NFL’s only undefeated season with a Super Bowl VII
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