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 (4) – appeared in Super Bowls IV, VIII, IX, and XI; they won the NFL Championship in 1969, the last year before the AFL–NFL merger, but failed to win the subsequent Super Bowl. Buffalo Bills (4) – XXV , XXVI , XXVII , and XXVIII ; in 1964 and 1965 , they won the last two AFL Championships before the first Super Bowl in Minnesota Vikings 7 vs. Miami Dolphins 24 on January 13th, 1974 - Full team and player stats and box score 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. Super Bowl. Year. Player. Position. Team. Super Bowl V. 1971. Chuck Howley. LB. Dallas Cowboys. Super Bowl VII. 1973. Jake Scott. S. Miami Dolphins. Super Bowl VIII View the Box Score for the NFL football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Miami Dolphins on January 13, 1974. Miami defeated the Vikings 14-7 to win Super Bowl VIII, at the Los Angeles Coliseum, January 13, 1974. (Associated Press) Associated Press 17 / 35 Super Bowl VIII The Miami Dolphins won against the Minnesota Vikings, 24 to 7, in Super Bowl VIII on January 13, 1974. The Dolphins won 24-7 to win Super Bowl VIII, finishing their championship season with a record of 12-2-0 in the regular season, 3-0 in the playoffs. The Vikings finished their season 12-2-0 in the regular season, 2-1 in the playoffs. Larry Csonka was voted as the Super Bowl MVP, the first Super Bowl MVP of his career. Miami Dolphins: Super Bowls VII and VIII. The Miami Dolphins made history in 1972 when they completed the NFL’s only undefeated season with a Super Bowl VII win against Washington. A perfect The lead-up to Super Bowl VIII was unprecedented. The Miami Dolphins became the first team to qualify for three consecutive championships, a brand new city volunteered to host the big game (Houston, Texas), and both teams went into Super Bowl VIII with the same regular-season record (12-2). January 13, 1974, brought together reigning Super Bowl [] The Packers would also win Super Bowl II, and in 1970, the NFL would rename the “World Professional Football Championship Trophy” to the Vince Lombardi Trophy. VIII. Jan. 13, 1974. Miami 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 In Super Bowl VIII, the Dolphins sought to become the 2nd team to ever win two straight Super Bowls, the first team to do so since Vince Lombardi's Packers t Comment: Patriots win third Super Bowl in four-year span. Super Bowl XL. Date: February 5, 2006; Winner: Pittsburgh Steelers; Opponent: Seattle Seahawks; Score: 21-10; Location: Ford Field, Detroit, MI; Comment: Jerome Bettis returns home to Detroit to win it all. Super Bowl XLI Larry Csonka won the Super Bowl MVP award once in Super Bowls in Super Bowl VIII versus the Vikings on January 13, 1974. Patrick Mahomes won his third Super Bowl MVP after throwing the game-winning touchdown pass in overtime to Mecole Hardman. Mahomes was 34/46 for 333 yards with 2 The Miami Dolphins easily beat the Minnesota Vikings, 24 to 7, in Super Bowl VIII on January 13, 1974. Super Bowl VIII had all the excitement and suspense of a master butcher quartering a steer. The slaughterhouse was Houston's Rice Stadium and the butcher was Miami Quarterback Bob Griese, whose deft dismemberment of the Minnesota Vikings may have had a certain esthetic appeal for serious students of the science of football, but left devotees of drama more than a little bored. Super Bowl VIII: Miami Dolphins 24 Minnesota Vikings 7 - MVP Dolphins RB Larry Csonka - Racking up over 100 yards rushing for two Super Bowls in a row, Csonka's 33 carries wore down the Vikings. The bruising back finished with 145 yards and two touchdowns in Miami's second consecutive Super Bowl victory (24-7). Miami quarterback Bob Griese attempted only seven passes. Minnesota quarterback
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