In addition to two Super Bowl Championships, the Miami Dolphins have won five AFC Championships since 1969. It’s the oldest sports franchise in Florida, and to this day, only this team has managed to complete an undefeated season in the history of the NFL and won the Super Bowl.
Since 2000, when the Miami Dolphins defeated the Indianapolis Colts by a score of 23-17, the Dolphins have yet to win a playoff game. The last time they appeared in the Super Bowl was in 1985; they lost to the San Francisco 49ers by 16-38.
However, the Dolphins reached five Super Bowls between 1971 and 1985. It’s also the first franchise to have appeared in three consecutive Super Bowls. So whenever the Dolphins play in the championship game, the Super Bowl bets become quite lucrative.
The following are some of the pivotal moments of Miami Dolphins in history that no fan can forget.
A season to remember
A year after being beaten in the Super Bowl, the Dolphins won all games in 1972 and finished by 17-0.
It was the first and only perfect campaign achieved by a team in the history of the NFL, as they defeated the Redskins by 14-7 in the Super Bowl.
Super Bowl 8
Miami Dolphins won consecutive Super Bowl titles with a dominating 24-7 performance against the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl VIII.
Miami beat the Vikings by 24 points with the help of two touchdowns from Larry Csonka and one from Jim Kiick. Despite having only seven pass attempts, Miami was the first Super Bowl team to make those few passes.
Larry Csonka broke Super Bowl records with 145 rushing yards and 33 carries for the Dolphins. Csonka became the first running back to win Super Bowl MVP honors.
Dan Marino
It was a record-setting season and career for Dan Marino when it comes to passing touchdowns. He broke the single-season touchdowns record and later the career touchdowns record as the face of the Miami Dolphins from 1983 to 1999. Both of these moments are equally triumphant and significant in Dolphins’ history, despite technically being two separate moments.
As a Dolphin, he did incredible things, and if he had gotten a Super Bowl ring, it would have been the top moment on this list.
Don Shula era
According to NFL statistics, the average tenure of a head coach is 2.75 years. But, Shula’s 26 years coaching the Dolphins is an exception.
He is the definition of both greatness and the Miami Dolphins. He had a .659 winning percentage in his final season with the ‘Fins, which made his team one of the world’s most well-known and admired.
Despite winning two Super Bowls, one of Shula’s greatest achievements has been breaking the record for most career victories by a head coach. It came in a 1993 game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
A fresh breath of Ricky
There was no victory for the Miami Dolphins over the New York Jets. All eight of the teams’ most recent meetings ended in Jets victories. Ricky Williams was the Dolphins’ new weapon when the two teams clashed in Week 3 of 2002. A 53-yard sprint was one of Ricky’s best runs of the game, as he rushed for 151 yards.
Stomping a perfect run
The Chicago Bears defense and offense were ferocious in 1985. They posed the greatest threat to perfection for the first time since 1972. That is until the Dolphins arrived. It was The Miami Dolphins that thwarted the Chicago Bears’ perfect run.
