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"I mean, nobody's perfect, right? But we were. For one season, we sure were."
-Dolphins RB Larry Csonka

Super Bowl VII

January 14, 1973 - L.A. Memorial Coliseum - Los Angeles, CA

Miami Dolphins (16-0)		Washington Redskins (13-3)

	Miami -14 Washington -7

Super Bowl VII Quick Stats
Date:	January 14, 1973
Location:	L.A. Memorial Coliseum - Los Angeles, CA
Surface:	Outdoors on grass
Game Weather:	Sunny & hazy
Conditions:	Temp: 84 F
Attendance:	90,182
Kickoff Time:	12:30 P.M. Pacific
Commentary:	Curt Gowdy and Al DeRogatis (NBC)
Officials:	Referee: Tommy Bell (7), Umpire: Lou Palazzi (51), Line Judge: Bruce Alford (24), Head Linesman: Tony Veteri Sr. (36), Back Judge: Tom Kelleher (25), Field Judge: Tony Skover (50)
Pre-Game Show:	Tribute to Apollo 17 with the University of Michigan
National Anthem:	Andy Williams and Little Angels of Holy Angels Church (Chicago) Pledge of Allegiance: Apollo 17 crew
Coin Toss:	The Referee
Halftime Show:	"Happiness Is" Ftr: University of Michigan Band & Woody Herman Producer: Tommy Walker
Winner Share:	$15,000
Loser Share:	$7,500
Ticket Price:	$15
Favorite:	Washington by 1.5 pts.
TV Rating:	44.7, 72 share (NBC)
Most Valuable Player:	Dolphins S Jake Scott (2 INTs, 63 yds)

* Denotes Division Champion | † Denotes Overtime
1972 NFL Playoffs
AFC Divisional		AFC Conference		NFC Conference		NFC Divisional
Oakland* (10-3-1) at Pittsburgh* (11-3)	7 13	Miami (15-0) at Pittsburgh (12-3)	21 17	Dallas (11-4) at Washington (12-3)	3 26	Dallas (10-4) at San Francisco* (8-5-1)	30 28
Cleveland (10-4) at Miami* (14-0)	14 20					Green Bay* (10-4) at Washington* (11-3)	3 16

* Denotes Wildcard Team | Tiebreakers: Dallas did not play Washington in the divisional playoffs because, from 1970-1989, two teams from the same division could not meet prior to the conference championship.
1972 NFL Standings
American Football Conference
Eastern Division			Central Division			Western Division
Miami Dolphins New York Jets Baltimore Colts Buffalo Bills New England Patriots	14-0-0 7-7-0 5-9-0 4-9-1 3-11-0	1.000 0.500 0.357 0.321 0.214	Pittsburgh Steelers Cleveland Browns* Cincinnati Bengals Houston Oilers	11-3-0 10-4-0 8-6-0 1-13-0	0.786 0.714 0.571 0.071	Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs Denver Broncos San Diego Chargers	10-3-1 8-6-0 5-9-0 4-9-1	0.750 0.571 0.357 0.321
National Football Conference
Eastern Division			Central Division			Western Division
Washington Redskins Dallas Cowboys* New York Giants St. Louis Cardinals Philadelphia Eagles	11-3-0 10-4-0 8-6-0 4-9-1 2-11-1	0.786 0.714 0.571 0.321 0.179	Green Bay Packers Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings Chicago Bears	10-4-0 8-5-1 7-7-0 4-9-1	0.714 0.607 0.500 0.321	San Francisco 49ers Atlanta Falcons Los Angeles Rams New Orleans Saints	8-5-1 7-7-0 6-7-1 2-11-1	0.607 0.500 0.464 0.179

* Denotes night game | † Denotes Overtime
Miami 1972 Schedule
Date		Opponent	Score
Regular Season (14-0)
Sun	9/17	at Kansas City	W	20-10
Sun	9/24	Houston	W	34-13
Sun	10/1	at Minnesota	W	16-14
Sun	10/8	at N.Y. Jets	W	27-17
Sun	10/15	San Diego	W	24-10
Sun	10/22	Buffalo	W	24-23
Sun	10/29	at Baltimore	W	23-0
Sun	11/5	at Buffalo	W	30-16
Sun	11/12	New England	W	52-0
Sun	11/19	N.Y. Jets	W	28-24
Mon*	11/27	St. Louis	W	31-10
Sun	12/3	at New England	W	37-21
Sun	12/10	at N.Y. Jets	W	23-13
Sat*	12/16	Baltimore	W	16-0
Post Season
Sun	12/24	Cleveland	W	20-14
Sun	12/31	at Pittsburgh	W	21-17

* Denotes night game | † Denotes Overtime
Washington 1972 Schedule
Date		Opponent	Score
Regular Season (11-3)
Mon*	9/18	at Minnesota	W	24-21
Sun	9/24	St. Louis	W	24-10
Sun	10/1	at New England	L	23-24
Sun	10/8	Philadelphia	W	14-0
Sun	10/15	at St. Louis	W	33-3
Sun	10/22	Dallas	W	24-20
Sun	10/29	at N.Y. Giants	W	23-16
Sun	11/5	at N.Y. Jets	W	35-17
Sun	11/12	N.Y. Giants	W	27-13
Mon*	11/20	Atlanta	W	24-13
Sun	11/26	Green Bay	W	21-16
Sun	12/3	at Philadelphia	W	23-7
Sat	12/9	at Dallas	L	24-34
Sun	12/17	Buffalo	L	17-24
Post Season
Sun	12/24	Green Bay	W	16-3
Sun	12/31	Dallas	W	26-3

Starting Lineups
MIAMI				WASHINGTON
OFFENSE		DEFENSE		OFFENSE		DEFENSE
P.Warfield	WR	V.Den Herder	LE	C.Taylor	WR	R.McDole	LE
W.Moore	LT	M.Fernandez	DT	T.Hermeling	LT	B.Brundige	DT
B.Kuechenberg	LG	B.Heinz	DT	P.Laaveg	LG	D.Talbert	DT
J.Langer	C	B.Stanfill	RE	L.Hauss	C	V.Biggs	RE
L.Little	RG	D.Swift	LLB	J.Wilbur	RG	J.Pardee	LLB
N.Evans	RT	N.Buoniconti	MLB	W.Rock	RT	M.Pottios	MLB
M.Fleming	TE	M.Kolen	RLB	J.Smith	TE	C.Hanburger	RLB
H.Twilley	WR	L.Mumphord	LCB	R.Jefferson	WR	P.Fischer	LCB
B.Griese	QB	C.Johnson	RCB	B.Kilmer	QB	M.Bass	RCB
J.Kiick	RB	D.Anderson	SS	L.Brown	RB	B.Owens	SS
L.Csonka	RB	J.Scott	FS	C.Harraway	RB	R.Taylor	FS

Substitutions
MIAMI		WASHINGTON
OFFENSE	DEFENSE	OFFENSE	DEFENSE
J.Mandich (TE)	M.Moore (DL)	C.McNeil (WR)	M.Fanucci (DL)
M.Briscoe (WR)	B.Matheson (LB)	M.Alston (WR)	M.Sistrunk (DL)
D.Crusan (OL)	L.Ball (LB)	G.Burman (OL)	R.Tillman (LB)
H.Kindig (OL)	J.Powell (LB)	S.Wyche (QB)	H.McLinton (LB)
E.Morris (RB)	H.Stuckey (DB)	H.Mul-Key (RB)	T.Vactor (DB)
E.Jenkins (RB)	C.Babb (DB)	B.Brunet (RB)	A.Haymond (DB)
H.Ginn (RB)		M.Hull (RB)	J.Severson (DB)
C.Leigh (RB)			J.Jaqua (DB)
E.Morrall (QB)
KICKERS		KICKERS
G.Yepremian (K)	L.Seiple (P)	C.Knight (K)	M.Bragg (P)
DID NOT PLAY		DID NOT PLAY
O.Stowe (WR)		R.Schoenke (G)

Team Statistics
	MIA	WAS
FIRST DOWNS-Total Rushing Passing Penalty	12 7 5 0	16 9 7 0
3rd DOWN EFF.	3/11-27%	3/13-23%
4th DOWN EFF.	0/0-0%	0/1-0%
TOTAL NET YARDS Total Offensive Plays Average Gain	253 50 5.1	228 66 3.5
NET RUSH YARDS Rushing Plays Average Gain	184 37 5.0	141 36 3.9
NET PASS YARDS Pass Att-Comp-INT Tackled-Yds Lost Gross Yards Passing	69 11-8-1 2-19 88	87 28-14-3 2-17 104
PUNTS-Yards Average Dist. Blocked	7-301 43.0 0	5-156 31.2 0
RETURN YARDS-Total Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Interception Returns	132 2-4 2-33 3-95	54 4-9 3-45 1-0
PENALTIES-yards	3-35	3-25
TOTAL TURNOVERS Fumbles-Lost Had Intercepted	2 2-1 1	3 1-0 3
TOUCHDOWNS-Total Rushing Passing Returns	2 1 1 0	1 0 0 1
EXTRA POINTS-Made Kicking-Made/Att Blocked	2 2/2 0	1 1/1 0
FIELD GOALS-Made/Att Blocked	0/1 1	0/1 0
SAFETIES	0	0
TOTAL POINTS	14	7
T.O.P.	27:29	32:31

Scoring Summary
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
MIAMI	7	7	0	0	14
WASHINGTON	0	0	0	7	7

1st Quarter

MIA - H.Twilley, 28 yard pass from B.Griese. G.Yepremian kick. 6-63, TOP 2:54 (14:59)

2nd Quarter

MIA - J.Kiick, 1 yard rush. G.Yepremian kick. 5-27, TOP 1:33 (14:42)

4th Quarter

WAS - M.Bass, 49 yard fumble return. C.Knight kick. (12:53)

Dolphins coach Don Shula is lofted up by his players. (SI)

Individual Statistics

MIAMI DOLPHINS

WASHINGTON REDSKINS

PASSING

	AT	CMP	PCT	YDS	INT	TD	YDS/CMP	SK/YD
B.Griese	11	8	72.7	88	1	1	11.0	2/19

PASSING

	AT	CMP	PCT	YDS	INT	TD	YDS/CMP	SK/YD
B.Kilmer	28	14	50.0	104	3	0	7.4	2/17

RUSHING

	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
L.Csonka	15	112	7.5	49	0
J.Kiick	12	38	3.2	8	1
E.Morris	10	34	3.4	6	0
TOTAL	37	184	5.0	49	1

RUSHING

	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG
L.Brown	22	72	3.3	11
C.Harraway	10	37	3.7	8
B.Kilmer	2	18	9.0	9
C.Taylor	1	8	8.0	8
J.Smith	1	6	6.0	6
TOTAL	36	141	3.9	11

RECEIVING

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
P.Warfield	3	17	5.7	18	0
J.Kiick	2	28	14.0	4	0
H.Twilley	2	28	14.0	28t	1
J.Mandich	2	23	11.5	19	0
L.Csonka	2	11	5.5	-1	0
TOTAL	8	88	11.0	28t	1

RECEIVING

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
R.Jefferson	5	50	10.0	15
L.Brown	5	26	5.2	12
C.Taylor	2	20	10.0	15
J.Smith	1	11	11.0	11
C.Harraway	1	-3	-3.0	-3
TOTAL	14	104	7.4	15

PUNTING

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	IN20	TB
L.Seiple	7	301	43.0	50	3	1

PUNTING

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	IN20	TB
M.Bragg	5	156	31.2	38	1	0

PUNT RETURNS

	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG
J.Scott	2	2	4	2.0	4
D.Anderson	0	1	0	0.0	0
TOTAL	2	3	4	2.0	4

PUNT RETURNS

	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG
A.Haymond	4	9	2.3	0	7
T.Vactor	0	0	0.0	2	0
TOTAL	4	9	2.3	2	7

KICKOFF RETURNS

	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
E.Morris	2	0	33	16.5	17	0

KICKOFF RETURNS

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
A.Haymond	2	30	15.0	18
H.Mul-Key	1	15	15.0	15
TOTAL	3	45	15.0	18

INTERCEPTIONS BY

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
J.Scott	2	63	31.5	55
N.Buoniconti	1	32	32.0	32
TOTAL	3	95	31.7	55

INTERCEPTIONS BY

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
B.Owens	1	0	0.0	0	0

FUMBLES

MIAMI	FUM	OWN-REC	YDS	TD	FRCD	OPP-REC	YDS	TD	OOB
J.Scott	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D.Anderson	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
G.Yepremian	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
WASHINGTON	FUM	OWN-REC	YDS	TD	FRCD	OPP-REC	YDS	TD	OOB
T.Vactor	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
L.Brown	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
M.Bass	0	0	0	0	0	1	49	1	0
TOTAL	1	0	0	0	2	1	49	1	1

Defensive Statistics

(Tackles are not an official stat, hence some variation from source to source)

MIAMI DOLPHINS

REGULAR DEFENSIVE PLAYS

SPECIAL TEAMS

MISC

TKL

AST

COM

SCK/

YDS

INT

TKL

AST

TKL

AST

M.Fernandez

1.0

8.0

D.Anderson

0.0

V.Den Herder

0.0

B.Matheson

0.0

M.Kolen

0.0

L.Mumphord

0.0

B.Stanfill

1.0

9.0

B.Heinz

0.0

N.Buoniconti

0.0

C.Johnson

0.0

J.Scott

0.0

D.Swift

0.0

H.Ginn

0.0

J.Mandich

0.0

H.Stuckey

0.0

G.Yepremian

0.0

TOTAL

2.0

17.0

TKL = Tackle
PD = Pass Defense

AST = Assist
FF = Forced Fumble

COM = Combined
FR = Fumble Recovery

INT = Interception
BL = Blocked

WASHINGTON REDSKINS

REGULAR DEFENSIVE PLAYS

SPECIAL TEAMS

MISC

TKL

AST

COM

SCK/

YDS

INT

TKL

AST

TKL

AST

V.Biggs

1.0

13.0

J.Pardee

0.0

C.Hanburger

0.0

R.McDole

0.0

M.Pottios

0.0

D.Talbert

1.0

6.0

B.Owens

0.0

M.Bass

0.0

P.Fischer

0.0

M.Sistrunk

0.0

R.Taylor

0.0

M.Alston

0.0

B.Brunet

0.0

T.Vactor

0.0

B.Brundige

0.0

C.Harraway

0.0

T.Hermeling

0.0

TOTAL

2.0

19.0

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