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.

The Jaguars hosted the Miami Dolphins in the AFC Divisional playoffs, a 62 – 7 victory in what would be Dan Marino and Jimmy Johnson's last NFL game.

Shula's early training camps with the Dolphins, with four workouts a day, would soon be the stuff of sweltering, painful legend.

In the ensuing offseason, massive changes occurred to the coaching staff, as offensive coordinator Cam Cameron left to become the head coach of the Miami Dolphins, while defensive coordinator Wade Phillips would fill the head coaching vacancy with the Dallas Cowboys.

The Miami Dolphins would do the same thing the next year.

Because of injuries to defensive linemen ( at the beginning of the season the Dolphins were down to four healthy defensive linemen ) defensive coordinator Bill Arnsparger created what he called the " 53 " defense, in which versatile Bob Matheson ( number 53 ) would be used as either a defensive end in the standard 4-3 defense or as a fourth linebacker in a 3-4 defense, with Manny Fernandez at nose tackle.

The Dolphins were still using their " 53 " defense devised at the beginning of the 1971 season, where Bob Matheson (# 53 ) would be brought in as a fourth linebacker in a 3-4 defense, with Manny Fernandez at nose tackle.

The Chargers went into the final game of the season vs. the Steelers needing a win to get the # 2 seed ( a loss would have given that spot to the Miami Dolphins ), which came with a first round bye and a home game in the divisional round of the playoffs.

A Dauphin of France would unite the coat of arms of the Dauphiné, which featured Dolphins, with the French fleurs-de-lys, and might, where appropriate, further unite that with other arms ( e. g. Francis, son of Francis I, was ruling Duke of Brittany, so united the arms of that province with the typical arms of a Dauphin of France ; Francis II, while Dauphin, was also King of Scots by marriage to Mary I, and so added the arms of the Kingdom of Scotland to those of the Dauphin of France ).

Roberts would return in 2007 during the first NFL regular season game held in England between the Miami Dolphins and New York Giants, streaking during the game at Wembley Stadium.

Never again would the Dolphins be so dominant.

Some speculate that the decision to leave the Orange Bowl might have cursed the Miami Hurricanes and would cite the Miami Dolphins as a precedent.

Parcells reportedly told him if he was to come out of retirement there would be a spot on the Miami Dolphins roster for him.

Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano said that Pennington would have to compete for the starting job.

In 1948, the Browns became the first professional football team to complete an entire season undefeated and untied — 24 years before the 1972 Miami Dolphins of the NFL would accomplish the task, but this feat is not recognized by NFL record books.

Then, in 1999, he started 15 games for the Seahawks, leading them to a 9 – 7 record ( Kitna going 8 – 7 in games started ) and winning the AFC West, though Seattle would lose the wild card game to the Miami Dolphins.

During the 2008 offseason, it was reported that new Dolphins Vice President Bill Parcells did not like Feely's outspoken nature and that he would not be assured a roster spot despite his 2007 success.

After he left, the Dolphins ' line would continue to protect the pocket superbly, extending the record to 9 straight seasons.

Van Pelt's first NFL win as a starter would come on November 2, 1997, against Dan Marino and the Miami Dolphins.

Florida would not have another major league-level football team until the American Football League added the Miami Dolphins in 1966.

Although they would jump out to a 17-10 lead in the 3rd quarter, the Dolphins would rally back behind quarterback Dan Marino, who threw for 196 yards and a touchdown, leading his team to their first playoff win on the road since 1972 in what ultimately proved to be the final game played at the Kingdome and the final win of Marino's career.

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.

Flutie Flakes became the subject of a minor controversy in January 1999 when after Flutie lost a playoff game against the Miami Dolphins, Dolphins head coach Jimmy Johnson poured Flutie Flakes on the ground and invited his team to stomp on them ; as the product was created to help individuals with autism, Flutie was upset that Johnson would use it in such a manner.

The club recorded undefeated regular seasons in 1934 and 1942, but ( unlike the 1972 Dolphins ) did not win the championship game in either season.

# Quarterback Roger Staubach – Super Bowl VI – Staubach became the fifth quarterback overall to be awarded the MVP trophy after Dallas ' win over the Miami Dolphins.

Marino led a 25-point fourth quarter comeback for a 34 – 31 Dolphins win at the RCA Dome, then in Miami Marino led another comeback to tie the game 34 – 34 with 36 seconds remaining ; Manning, however, drove the Colts in range for a 53-yard field goal as time expired ( 37 – 34 Colts win ).

The two then met in the wild-card round where the Dolphins won 23 – 17 before being blown out by Oakland 27 – 0 ( the Colts themselves had suffered a bitter loss to the Raiders in Week Two of the season when the Raiders erased a 24-7 gap to win 38-31 ).

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.

The Dolphins also won Super Bowl VIII, becoming the first team to appear in three consecutive Super Bowls, and the second team ( the first AFL / AFC team ) to win back-to-back championships.

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 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 Cowboys defeated the Dolphins by the score of 24 – 3, to win their first Super Bowl.

Soon after the Dolphins ' win in the AFC Championship Game, Shula received a phone call at his home from President Richard M. Nixon at 1: 30 in the morning.

Said Cornell Green, " The difference between the Dolphins and Cowboys was that the Dolphins were just happy to be in the game and the Cowboys came to win the game.

Morrall led the Dolphins to a 20-14 playoff win over the Cleveland Browns.

The Dolphins defeated the Vikings by the score of 24 – 7 to win their second consecutive Super Bowl.

The Redskins defeated the Dolphins by the score of 27 – 17 to win their first Super Bowl.

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.

The 49ers defeated the Dolphins by the score of 38 – 16, to win their second Super Bowl.

The Dolphins gained 405 yards of total offense in their 31-10 playoff win over the Seattle Seahawks, and over 500 yards as they defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, 45-28, in the AFC Championship Game.

The Dolphins were coming off a 31-0 blowout playoff win over the San Diego Chargers.

The Dolphins, aided by a pass interference call, responded with a drive to the Chargers ' 31-yard line, but kicker Pete Stoyanovich's potential game-winning 48-yard field goal attempt sailed far to the right of the goal posts and sealed San Diego's stirring win.

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.