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When asked about the Dolphins ' defensive team prior to Super Bowl VI, Landry said that he could not recall any of the players ' names, but they were a big concern to him.
And Miami's " No-Name Defense " ( a nickname inspired by Dallas Cowboys head coach Tom Landry when he could not recall the names of any Dolphins defenders just before Super Bowl VI ), led by future hall of fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti, allowed the fewest points in the league during the regular season ( 171 ).
Visiting team quarterbacks often complained to referees or were forced to call time out as their teammates could not hear them barking out the signals due to the unbearable noise, especially when the Dolphins were making a goal-line stand in the closed West End Zone.
The Miami Dolphins had cut him after the 1992 season largely because a corollary of this filing would have meant he could have become a free agent and left Miami at any point of the following season, but he continued to play professionally until 1998 and later became marketing and development director for Backfield in Motion, a non-profit group mixing athletics and academics to help inner city boys.
Øystein Sunde became a part of the musician social environment in the capital, and he could often be found at the singer's club Dolphins with talented people like Kari Svendsen, Lillebjørn Nilsen, Ole Paus, Finn Kalvik and Hege Tunaal.
It could also use the Blizzard Flurry using the ripcord on the Lion, the Dolphin Blast, using the ripcord on the Dolphin, and the Dolphin Laser which has blue lasers come from the Dolphins eyes.
Brees nearly played for the Miami Dolphins, but the team's doctors doubted whether Drew's arm could recover in time for the season.

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The only successful drop kick in the NFL since the 1941 NFL Championship game was by Doug Flutie, the backup quarterback of the New England Patriots, against the Miami Dolphins on January 1, 2006, for an extra point after a touchdown.
The rivalry was effectively retired after this ; the two clubs did meet in a memorable Monday Night Football matchup in 2009 where the Colts, despite having the ball for only fifteen minutes, defeated the Dolphins 27 – 23.
In 1972, the Dolphins completed the NFL's only perfect season culminating in a Super Bowl win, winning all 14 of its regular-season games, both of its NFL playoff games, and also Super Bowl VII.
His Dolphins teams posted losing records in only two of his 26 seasons as the head coach of the team.
In 1972 the Dolphins completed the only fully undefeated season in the NFL, winning all 14 regular season games, two playoff games and Super Bowl VII, defeating the Washington Redskins 14 – 7.
Before the 1972 Dolphins, only the Chicago Bears, in 1934
Despite the lopsided loss in the Super Bowl, Beathard, who traded for or drafted the bulk of the Chargers roster, and who hired coach Ross, was named the NFL's smartest man by Sports Illustrated, and became the only general manager to lead three different teams to the Super Bowl ( Chargers, Dolphins, Redskins ).
However, the 11-5 mark only earned them third place in the AFC East behind the Miami Dolphins and the New York Jets.
The win against Miami had been especially surprising, not only because Miami was the only team to beat Chicago in the season, but also because New England had not won in the Orange Bowl ( Miami's then-home field ) since 1966, the Dolphins ' first season ( then in the AFL ).
The Dolphins defeated the Redskins by the score of 14 – 7, and became the first and still the only team in NFL history to complete a perfect undefeated season.
Super Bowl VII was largely dominated by the Dolphins, and remains the lowest-scoring Super Bowl to date with a total of only 21 points ( 3 touchdown and 3 extra points ).
( The only Dolphins starter in Super Bowl VII over the age of 30 was 32-year-old Nick Buoniconti.
Then after forcing Minnesota to punt after three plays, the Dolphins went 56 yards in 10 plays ( aided with three runs by Csonka for eight, 12, and eight yards, and Griese's 13-yard pass to Briscoe ) to score on running back Jim Kiick's one-yard run ( his only touchdown of the season ) to give them a 14-0 lead.
But the Dolphins defense only allowed Washington to advance to the 3-yard line on their next three plays, and so the Redskins had to settle for another field goal from Moseley to cut their deficit to 17 – 13.
Receiver Duriel Harris, who recorded 2 receptions for 15 yards, was the only other Dolphins player to catch a pass in the game besides Cefalo.
The 49ers defense only allowed 25 rushing yards and 16 Dolphins points.
The only Super Bowl featuring a better matchup record wise was Super Bowl XIX when the San Francisco 49ers had a 17 – 1 record and the Miami Dolphins had a 16 – 2 record.
The team also wore their white uniforms in home games, as opposed to their time in Houston, when their blue uniforms were worn at home – in the two years as the Tennessee Oilers, the team only wore their colored jerseys twice, for road games against the Miami Dolphins and a Thanksgiving Day game against the Dallas Cowboys.
The Redskins reached the NFC Championship Game, defeating Dallas 26 – 3, only to lose to the undefeated Miami Dolphins 14 – 7 in Super Bowl VII.
* Charlie Babb, a safety for the Miami Dolphins who was a member of the NFL's only perfect season, was born in Sikeston.
* Super Bowl VII – Miami Dolphins won 14 – 7 over the Washington Redskins to complete the only perfect ( unbeaten and untied ) season in the modern NFL era.
Their wide receiver / kick returner Roell Preston ( who previously played for the Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers, and Tennessee Titans ) held the distinction of being the only former Pro Bowler ( 1998 as a Packer ) to play in the XFL.
* Garo Yepremian, Former Armenian-Cypriot NFL placekicker, played as a member of the 1972 Miami Dolphins, to date the only team in NFL history to finish with a perfect record.

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He was released following the Dolphins ' week 2 loss to the Houston Texans when he only ran the ball once for a 2 yard gain.

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* 2008 – The first NFL game is played in Canada at Rogers Centre in Toronto as the Buffalo Bills defeated the Miami Dolphins 16 – 3.
Powered by QB Earl Morrall Baltimore would be the first non-AFL franchise to win a division title in the conference, outlasting the Miami Dolphins by one game, and leading the division since Week 3 of 1970.
They finished the regular season with 11 straight wins ( tying the 1961 team record & is also tied for the 5th longest win streak entering the playoffs ), finished with an impressive 13 – 3 record, ( including 4 – 0 in December, extending their NFL record with 18 straight wins in December, & also tying the Dolphins 1970 – 1974 in November for the longest winning streak in any month ).
The Cowboys defeated the Dolphins by the score of 24 – 3, to win their first Super Bowl.
The Dolphins were making their first Super Bowl appearance after building a 10 – 3 – 1 regular season record, including eight consecutive wins, and posting postseason victories over the Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Colts.
Miami had to settle for Yepremian's 31-yard field goal to cut the Dolphins deficit to 10 – 3 going into halftime.
Entering Super Bowl XVII, the Dolphins were favored to win the game, primarily because of their " Killer Bees " defense, which had recorded 12 interceptions in their 3 playoffs games, including 5 each in the final two.
But Buffalo's defense dominated the Dolphins offense, intercepting quarterback Dan Marino twice, recovering 3 fumbles, and limiting Miami to just 33 rushing yards.
Bills running back Thurman Thomas, who had rushed for 158 yards and caught 3 passes for 42 yards in Buffalo's wild card playoff win over the Miami Dolphins, was held to just 46 rushing yards and 12 receiving yards.
The Broncos demolished the Miami Dolphins, 38 – 3, and the New York Jets, 23 – 10, in the playoffs.
Davidson's league garnered major publicity when the Toronto Northmen, led by John F. Bassett, signed three Miami Dolphins players, fullback Larry Csonka, halfback Jim Kiick, and wide receiver Paul Warfield to what was then the richest three-player deal in sports, an astounding US $ 3. 5 million to start in 1975.
* Super Bowl VI – Dallas Cowboys won 24 – 3 over the Miami Dolphins
The Dolphins are 5 – 3 in playoff games held here, losing the most recent one in January, 2009, against the Baltimore Ravens.
Robert Allen " Bob " Griese (; born February 3, 1945 ) is a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback who earned All-American honors with the Purdue Boilermakers before being drafted in 1967 by the American Football League's Miami Dolphins.
* 1971 ( NFL )-Super Bowl VI-1 / 16 / 72 NFC Dallas Cowboys 24, AFC Miami Dolphins 3
Under Shula, the Dolphins were an impressive 57 – 9 – 1 ( 60 – 10 – 1 including playoff contests ) against the Baltimore / Indianapolis Colts ( 15 – 3 ), the Boston / New England Patriots ( 15 – 1 ), the Buffalo Bills ( 16 – 1 ) and the New York Jets ( 13 – 4 – 1 ).
Other NFL veterans who signed with the Stallions included former Kansas City Chief RB Earl Gant ( 2 years, 20 games with the Chiefs ), RB Ken Talton ( 1 year, 2 games with the Lions ), WR / KR Kevin Miller ( 3 years, 20 games with the Vikings ), TE Steve Stephens ( 1 year, 16 games with the Jets ), OT Robert Woods ( 8 years, 99 games with the Jets and Saints ), OG Buddy Aydelette ( 1 year, 9 games with the Packers ), DE Mike Raines ( 7 years, 104 games with the CFL Ottawa Rough Riders ), DE Reggie Lewis ( 2 years, 22 games with the Buccaneers ), LB Dallas Hickman ( 6 years, 91 games with the Redskins ), CB Mike Thomas ( 6 years, 77 games with the Redskins and Chargers ) and SS Billy Cesare ( 5 years, 46 games with the Buccaneers, Dolphins and Lions ),
He is the first Dolphins quarterback since Hall of Famer Dan Marino to throw for 3, 500 yards.
A film adaptation of Island of the Blue Dolphins was released on July 3, 1964.
Karlos Montez Dansby ( born November 3, 1981 in Birmingham, Alabama ) is an American football linebacker for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League.
The Dolphins released McMichael on March 5, 2007, in lieu of paying him a $ 3 million bonus due the following week.

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