Super Bowl VII
Miami Dolphins 14
Washington Redskins 7
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The Miami Dolphins completed the only perfect season in NFL history — 17 games without
a defeat—by beating the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII 14 to 7.
The Dolphins played virtually perfect football in the first half as their defense permitted the Redskins to cross midfield only once and their offense turned good field position into two touchdowns.
On its third possession, Miami opened its first scoring drive from the Dolphins' 37 yard line. An 18-yard pass from Bob Griese to Paul Warfield preceded by three plays Griese's 28-yard touchdown pass to Howard Twilley.
After Washington moved from its 17 to the Miami 48 with two minutes remaining in the first half, Dolphins linebacker Nick Buoniconti intercepted Billy Kilmer's pass at the Miami 41 and returned it to the Washington 27.
Jim Kiick ran for three yards, Larry Csonka for three, Griese passed to Jim Mandich for 19, and Kiick gained one to the 1-yard line. With 18 seconds left until intermission, Kiick scored from the one.
Washington's only touchdown came with 2:07 left in the game and resulted from a misplayed field-goal attempt and fumble by Garo Yepremian, with the Redskins' Mike Bass picking the ball out of the air and running 49 yards for the score.
Dolphins safety Jake Scott, who had two interceptions, including one in the end zone to kill a Redskins' drive, was voted the game's most valuable player
SUPER BOWL VII MVP : Jake Scott S Miami Dolphins
To complete its 17-0 season and become the only unbeaten, untied team in NFL history, Miami defeated Washington 14-7.
Miami's "No-Name Defense" was one of the big reasons the team had that perfect record, so it was only fitting that one of its members won the Most Valuable Player award in the Super Bowl.
Safety Jake Scott became only the second defensive player to win the MVP. Scott had two interceptions, including one in the end zone during the fourth quarter. That interception and his 55-yard return iced the game for the Dolphins.
SUPER BOWL VII SCORING
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|
Miami Dolphins | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
|
Washington Redskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
1st Quarter
MIA Twilley 28 pass from Griese (Yepremian kick),14:59
2nd Quarter
MIA Kiick 1 run (Yepremian kick), 14:42
4th Quarter
WAS Bass 49 defensive fumble recovery (Knight kick), 12:53
TEAM STATISTICS | Dolphins | Redskins |
|
Total First Downs | 12 | 16 |
|
Rushing | 7 | 9 |
|
Passing | 5 | 7 |
|
Penalty | 0 | 0 |
|
Total Net Yardage | 253 | 228 |
|
Total Offensive Plays | 50 | 66 |
|
Avg. Gain Per Offensive Play | 5.1 | 3.5 |
|
Rushes | 37 | 36 |
|
Yards Gained Rushing (Net) | 184 | 141 |
|
Avg. Yards per Rush | 5.0 | 3.9 |
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Passes Attempted | 11 | 28 |
|
Passes Completed | 8 | 14 |
|
Had Intercepted | 1 | 3 |
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Tackled Attempting to Pass | 2 | 2 |
|
Yards Lost Attempting to Pass | 19 | 17 |
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Yards Gained Passing (Net) | 69 | 87 |
|
Punts | 7 | 5 |
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Avg. Distance | 43.0 | 31.2 |
|
Punt Returns | 2 | 4 |
|
Punt Return Yardage | 4 | 9 |
|
Kickoff Returns | 2 | 3 |
|
Kickoff Return Yardage | 33 | 45 |
|
Interception Return Yardage | 95 | 0 |
|
Fumbles | 2 | 1 |
|
Own Fumbles Recovered | 1 | 1 |
|
Opponent Fumbles Recovered | 0 | 1 |
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Penalties | 3 | 3 |
|
Yards Penalized | 35 | 25 |
|
Field Goals | 0 | 0 |
|
Field Goals Attempted | 1 | 1 |
|
Third-Down Efficiency | 3 / 11 | 3 / 13 |
|
Fourth-Down Efficiency | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 |
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Time of Possession | 27:29 | 32:31 |
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Miami Dolphins Player Statistics
|
Passing |
CP/AT |
YDS |
TD |
INT |
|
Griese |
8/11 |
88 |
1 |
1 |
|
Rushing |
CAR |
YDS |
TD |
LG |
|
Csonka |
15 |
112 |
0 |
49 |
Kiick |
12 |
38 |
1 |
8 |
Morris |
10 |
34 |
0 |
6 |
|
Receiving |
REC |
YDS |
TD |
LG |
|
Warfield |
3 |
36 |
0 |
18 |
Kiick |
2 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
Twilley |
1 |
28 |
1 |
28t |
Mandich |
1 |
19 |
0 |
19 |
Csonka |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Interceptions |
INT |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
|
Scott |
2 |
63 |
55 |
0 |
Buoniconti |
1 |
32 |
32 |
0 |
|
Punting |
NO |
AVG |
LG |
BLK |
|
Seiple |
7 |
43.0 |
50 |
0 |
|
Punt Returns |
NO/FC |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
|
Scott |
2/2 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
Anderson |
0/1 |
0 |
** |
0 |
|
Kickoff Returns |
NO |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
|
Morris |
2 |
33 |
17 |
0 |
|
Washington Redskins Player Statistics
|
Passing |
CP/AT |
YDS |
TD |
INT |
|
Kilmer |
14/28 |
104 |
0 |
3 |
|
Rushing |
CAR |
YDS |
TD |
LG |
|
Brown |
22 |
72 |
0 |
11 |
Harraway |
10 |
37 |
0 |
8 |
Kilmer |
2 |
18 |
0 |
9 |
C. Taylor |
1 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
Smith |
1 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
|
Receiving |
REC |
YDS |
TD |
LG |
|
Jefferson |
5 |
50 |
0 |
15 |
Brown |
5 |
26 |
0 |
12 |
C. Taylor |
2 |
20 |
0 |
15 |
Smith |
1 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
Harraway |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Interceptions |
INT |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
|
Owens |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Punting |
NO |
AVG |
LG |
BLK |
|
Bragg |
5 |
31.2 |
38 |
0 |
|
Punt Returns |
NO/FC |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
|
Haymond |
4/0 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
Vactor |
0/2 |
0 |
** |
0 |
|
Kickoff Returns |
NO |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
|
Haymond |
2 |
30 |
18 |
0 |
Mul-key |
1 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
|
January 14, 1973
Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, California)
Attendance: 90,182
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