50 years later, ’72 Dolphins remain unmatched in perfection
Associated PressMIAMI — Fifty years ago, members of the 1972 Dolphins team lifted fiery coach Don Shula onto their shoulders for a victory lap out of Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, celebrating not just a Super Bowl victory over Washington, but an emphatic exclamation point on the NFL’s only perfect season. “Oh my goodness, couldn’t do that.” They did the unspeakable anyway, going 17-0 for a mark that could stand another 50 years or more given the parity and length of the modern NFL season. “There were games that we had chances to lose, as well as win.” Seiple said he doesn’t believe that another perfect season will happen, at least not in his lifetime. “No one’s thinking, ‘Let’s win 10 in a row.’ I don’t think anybody would be shooting for it.” Horrigan added that it’s especially hard to go undefeated with the advances in technology, especially replay.
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