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The Miami Dolphins completed the first ever undefeated regular season and postseason record in NFL history when they beat the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII .


MAJOR RULE CHANGES

  • The inbounds lines or hashmarks were moved closer to the center of the field, 23 yards, 1 foot, 9 inches from the sidelines.

  • If a legal receiver goes out of bounds, either accidentally or forced out, and returns to touch or catch the pass in bounds, the penalty is a loss of down (but no penalty yardage will be assessed).

  • If a punt or missed field goal crosses the receivers' goal line, a member of the receiving team may advance the ball into the field of play.

  • All fouls committed by the offensive team behind the line of scrimmage will be assessed from the previous spot.



FINAL STANDINGS

''W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against''







Tiebreakers

  • None-->



PLAYOFFS

See Also: NFL playoffs, 1972-73


Home team in capitals


AFC

  • Divisional playoffs: PITTSBURGH 13, Oakland 7; MIAMI 20, Cleveland 14

  • AFC Championship: Miami 21, PITTSBURGH 17

    • NFC

  • Divisional playoffs: Dallas 30, SAN FRANCISCO 28; WASHINGTON 16, Green Bay 3

  • NFC Championship: WASHINGTON 26, Dallas 3

    • Super Bowl VII

Miami (AFC) 14, Washington (NFC) 7, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , Los Angeles, California


REFERENCES

  • ''NFL Record and Fact Book'' (ISBN 193299436X)

  • NFL History 1971-1980 (Last accessed December 4, 2005)

  • ''Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League'' (ISBN 0062701746)



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