There are four NFL teams that have never appeared in a Super Bowl: the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Houston Texans, though both the Browns (1950, 1954, 1955, 1964) and Lions (1935, 1952, 1953, 1957) had won NFL Championship Games prior to the creation of the Super Bowl in the 1966 season. In 2007, the New England Patriots went 16-0 in the NFL regular season and headed to Super Bowl XLII with an 18-0 record before losing to the New York Giants 17-14. The New York Giants upset a Patriots team that was favored by 12.5-points in Super Bowl XLII, preventing New England from becoming the second team in history to finish undefeated. The 1972 Miami Dolphins remain the only undefeated Super Bowl champion in history, going a perfect 14-0 in the regular season before winning their three games in the NFL Playoffs. A member of the undefeated 1972 Dolphins Super Bowl team and decorated college wide receiver has died at age 81. Howard Twilley, who caught a 28-yard touchdown pass in Miami’s 14-7 victory over View a comprehensive list of every single NFL Super Bowl champion from 1967 to present on ESPN. Includes the finals opponent, site of the game and the final result. The two-time Super Bowl champion passed away on Wednesday. Former Miami Dolphins player Howard Twilley is seen on the field at halftime as the 1972 Miami Dolphins undefeated team is honored at More Super Bowl Pages. Super Bowl Leaders; Super Bowl Standings; Super Bowl History + indicates Hall of Fame; Table; Date SB AFC Pts NFC Pts MVP Stadium City State The Dolphins vanquished the Redskins by the score of 14–7, winning their first Super Bowl, and became the first and still the only team in modern NFL history to complete a perfect undefeated season. [4] They also remain the only Super Bowl champion to win despite having been shut out in the second half of the game. Obviously Super Bowl VII is best known for being the game that solidified the 1972 Miami Dolphins' history as the only undefeated champion in NFL history. The 1972 Dolphins consisted mostly of the same core of players that it possessed from 1970 through 1974 and was the most dominant NFL team during that stretch. In those five seasons, the Dolphins reached the playoffs all five years, won three AFC Championships, two Super Bowls and went undefeated and untied while winning the Super Bowl in 1972. Won Conference Championship 21-17 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Won Super Bowl 14-7 vs. Washington Redskins. Offensive Coordinator: Howard Schnellenberger. Defensive Coordinator: Bill Arnsparger. Other Notable Asst.: Monte Clark (Offensive Line) and Mike Scarry (Defensive Line) Stadium: Orange Bowl. Founder/Principal Owner: Joe Robbie The 1972 Miami Dolphins remain the only undefeated Super Bowl champion in history, going a perfect 14-0 in the regular season before winning their three games in the NFL Playoffs. Manning, 44, a two-time Super Bowl champion and MVP, obviously has a case based on his postseason heroics and historic place in some of the NFL’s biggest moments. He and the Giants knocked A look back at Super Bowl VII between Washington and the Miami Dolphins at the Coliseum on Jan. 14, 1973: 17 little-known facts about the NFL's only unbeaten Super Bowl champions. Before the Super Bowl era, the last undefeated team won fourteen Championship games, four of which were in the AFL. Before playoffs began in the 1933 season, the last undefeated team earned the NFL championship seven times by having the highest winning percentage (ties were not included in calculation). Morris was a part of the Dolphins' undefeated Super Bowl team. By Ryan Gaydos Mercury was a cornerstone of the Dolphins’ historic 1972 undefeated season and a two-time Super Bowl champion Eugene "Mercury" Morris, a three-time Pro Bowl running back and two-time Super Bowl champion, including the Miami Dolphins' undefeated 1972 NFL season, died Saturday night at 77, his family said A member of the undefeated 1972 Dolphins Super Bowl team and decorated college wide receiver has died at age 81. Howard Twilley, who caught a 28-yard touchdown pass in Miami’s 14-7 victory over The most recent time the last undefeated team won the Super Bowl was the 2006 Indianapolis Colts, who started the season 9-0, finished the season 12-4, and then went on to win the Super Bowl. On average, how many wins does the last NFL undefeated team have?
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