1972 NFL Season Highlights & Super Bowl VII Highlights

(Time: 45:07) Narrated By: John Facenda

[@DeplorableJaredBrodersen]

Something so relaxing about these old NFL films.

[@willmack5909]

So true!

[@CarlosReyes-qe2iq]

Facendas voice. He wasn't narrating a game, he was telling a story. ​@@willmack5909

[@KingLeonLionheart]

R.I.P. Franco Harris (1950-2022), the man who made "The Immaculate Reception".

[@davidfuertes1973]

You mean the immaculate deception

[@goldeneve]

Raise your glass and a toast to the greatest coach the only coach to become the perfect team…RIP Shula

[@jamesfarrington9030]

Kilmer was as tough as they come. Didnt look pretty doing it but got the job done. That last play with his helmet coming off and the look of exhaustion on his face is tough to look at. He was a gamer.

[@bluetickfreddy101]

Met coach Shula for a try out 1981 Didn’t make team but was a highlight if my fb life Rip Cheers

[@mikeraulerson4375]

Great Miami had still my idols I was,5 when had the perfect season but I could name most the players and can thank my dad God bless his soul for introducing me to to football a great game great football back then lot's of good teams and coaches back then I think it was a better game played with heart and soul

[@brianevans6328]

The Atlanta Falcons also had a 1000 yard rusher in 1972. Dave Hampton, #43 who appears in a couple of plays on this video, rushed for over 1000 yards on the last game of the season. The Falcons stopped the game to give him a trophy for being the 1st 1000 yard rusher in their franchise history. On the next play he lost 6 yards and finished the season with 995 yards. Well, I'm sure that's the worst letdown the Falcons ever had in their history.

[@MatthewBaumgarten]

1972 was the year of the perfect season

[@michaelleroy9281]

I heard this about 5, 000 times the Dolphins and their weak schedule, so what, they won them all

[@dantheman5745]

You probably only hear that in response to the assertion that the '72 Dolphins "were the greatest team of all time." Because they weren't. Don Shula himself said the '73 team was better. The '72 Dolphins are one of 13 teams to have defeated every mediocre team on their schedule during the regular season en route to winning the Super Bowl. The other 12 teams all had to face teams that were at least 3 games over .500, which is where their losses occurred. Miami's opponents in 1972 had a combined winning % of .367. They faced 0 division winners. They faced only 1 team from the other 5 divisions that finished as high as 2nd place. (8-6 Kansas City) And they faced a total of 2 teams with winning records. (8-6 NY Giants were the other one) Miami was undoubtedly the best team in the NFL in 1972. They deserved to be celebrated for their perfect season. But they were not the best team in NFL history. At the very least, the '73 Dolphins are ahead of them on that list.

[@fritterfoof5146]

@@dantheman5745 SEE ABOVE , The only team to lead the league in scoring off and scoring def and total off and total def , 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 , no team has ever done that in any season 12, 14 , 16 games including post season .Show me where there is an ASTERISK next to their championship , they are only critiqued about their Strength of Schedule because they lost NONE , What other SB winner has their schedule Examined when they lose 1 game or 2 games , they played The Jets 2x, the colts 2x the vikings on road and chiefs on road , ALL in the SUPER BOWL since 1969, only 3 years later by 1972 and most of these teams players were in SB , NO FREE AGENCY back then so players hung around 10 years .Winning percentage means nothing on any given Sunday , when Griese went down Miami was not expected to win 10 games with a 17 yr vet , that argument is WEAK , They won all their games on road and at home ,, they went on the ROAD to NE - Dec 3 rd and NY - Dec10th and won in bad weather and finished the season NUMBER ONE in 4 Categories and UNBEATEN .

[@dantheman5745]

@@fritterfoof5146 SEE ABOVE - Much, MUUUUUUCH easier to accomplish that statistical feat while playing nothing but the dregs of the league.

[@michaelleroy9281]

@@dantheman5745 The Vikings at 7-7 just had an off year so did the Chiefs at 8-6

[@haroldmccoy6748]

@@dantheman5745 The two Franchises in 72 that finished above 500 that the dolphins vanquished , Chiefs and Giants both actually defeated two post season participants. Giants beat western division champ 49ers and defending SB champ cowboys ,the chiefs conquered the central division champion browns and Western division winner raiders .This rationally places more merit upon the 72 dolphins having a objective place in the goat conversation. Two of the 72 Dolphins adversary's that fell victim vs them , who finished with winning records succeeded at placing a "L" on the season ledger of those playoff teams , and both chiefs ,and Giants teams hosted the visiting dolphins .Both had excessive incentive towards vanquishing the dolphins ,the chiefs craved revenge from the previous post seasons double overtime loss at arrow head stadium,and the Giants were competing for a post season slot in the week 13 dolphins contest . The dolphins obviously persevered in both meetings ,displaying that imprint of historical great intestinal fortitude, fundamentals,talent ,IQ, and coaching . There are many SB champ 🏆 teams who were either knocked off by below 500 teams or teams who missed post season ,yet they finished barely above 500 , yet the 72 Dolphins weren't victimized by any of those obstacles . They earned the right to be in that goat conversation. Nope ,I'm not a dolphins fan .

[@michael.prescott4016]

no one could say The Dallas Cowboys like John Facenda

[@Methadone4Life]

Facenda was the voice of my childhood football dreams! When I was running a touchdown on the playground I was hearing Jon Facenda...The Voice of God!

[@willmack5909]

Or "THE RAIDAHS"!

[@douggauzy6258]

Still played football on grass fields and the elements of the outdoors . Larry Brown of the Redskins was my favorite player .

[@drobson8004]

Larry was grossly underrated.

[@bena.3955]

Most teams had astroturf by 1972 including my Fins.

[@jamesfarrington9030]

The NFL that year brought the hashmarks in to align with the goal posts. They believed this would open up the passing game. What happened is that that year there were more 1,000 yard rushers than ever before. It wasnt until 1978 that the passing game opened up with the addition of the "bump and run" rule.

[@michaelleroy9281]

Every team in the league had better looking uniforms than they do now

[@haroldmccoy6748]

I respectfully disagree .Eagles,Rams,Broncos,Bills, Bengals, uniforms are now improved .

[@Marcuswelby-nx2te]

i always preach that

[@rockymvvrcianu6846]

Lies.

[@g.r.x.racer-1737]

+@@haroldmccoy6748 Your NUTS! They all look like they're dancing around in STUPID USFL, Trump Arena underwear. Outta your Mind!

[@DeplorableJaredBrodersen]

Not every team. What you mean is some people just prefer the primitive, basic, retro uniforms more even though they've improved them now. My God, those early eagles helmets, how ugly.

[@georgevila1778]

SPORTS ODYSSEY : WHAT HAPPENNED TO 1971 NFL Season Highlights @ Super Bowl VI Highlights ? PLEASE POST THAT OUTSTANDING NFL FILMS CLASSIC, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU.

[@georgevila1778]

SPORTS ODYSSEY : If you were permitted to post all the other NFL Season and Super Bowl Highlights which appear here, then you can very well post NFL ' 71 : A SEASON OF CHANGE, and the full highlights of SUPER BOWL VI, here on KZbin. I expect to see those 2 NFL FILMS CLASSICS, posted here AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Thank you.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

37:14...Brig Owens casually makes one of the best plays in Super Bowl history.

[@tommythomason6187]

Whether some liked coach Van Brocklin, or not, he really improved the Falcons. They were a terrible team when he took over, four games into the 1968 season. In 1971, they had their first winning season (7-6-1) and 7-7 could have been 8-6 in '72. Botching a last minute, chip-shot field goal at New England, cost them the game. I was rooting for the Giants in '72. Went 8-6 but could not stop Larry Brown, and could not beat the Redskins. I recall their games being roughouse affairs.

[@stephengrahn9361]

Dolphins should go back to their old helmets. A dolphin wearing a helmet on a helmet was great.

[@michaelleroy9281]

The game of the year could have been the Cowboys 49ers playoff game

[@dantheman5745]

Yep, Staubach come on and saved the Cowboys' bacon, rallying them from a 28-13 4th quarter deficit. And this was on the heels of Thanksgiving Day, 31-10 thrashing by San Francisco in Dallas.

[@willmack5909]

40:42 I wish we could have heard announcer Herzog say "TOUCH DOWN WASHINGTON RED SKEEEEEENSS!"

[@dodu8281]

man pat fisher had an atrocious sb....

[@sportshistorybuff]

I recall three of the Dolphins' four wins against the weak Jets and Bills seemed fairly competitive, but maybe that was more a result of the Dolphins ball control strategy making those games seem closer on the scoreboard than they were on the field. All told, Miami's 17 wins included only 5-6 victories over winning teams, the primary criticism of those questioning their greatness. Even with 2 losses, the the 1973 Dolphins might have been the better squad, especially given how they destroyed their three playoff opponents by 17-18 points, in comparison to the 1972 team which almost lost to the Browns and Steelers .

[@dantheman5745]

Don Shula himself said that the '73 Dolphins were a better team than the '72 team.

[@dantheman5745]

@@fritterfoof5146 Just as it is muuuuuuuuch easier to compile wins if you only play the dregs of the league, so to it is muuuuuuch easier to compile better stats if you only play the dregs of the league. In 1972, the Dolphins played nothing but the dregs of the league. The Dolphins were the best team in the NFL in 1972. They were not the best team in NFL history. Sorry, but I'll go with Don Shula's opinion over yours.

[@kirgeez-gaming]

Does anyone know the name of the track that plays at 18:22?

[@RafaelSale]

Bobby Douglas ran a lot for two reasons: 1 Bears offensive line was horrible. 2. He was the teams only offense they had. Walter Payton wasn't there yet.

[@lewisjones4130]

RIP FRANCO HARRIS

[@dannythomas7378]

The goal posts prevented a sure touchdown for the redskins in that game and who knows what the final result would be if they had been at the back of the end zone that year

[@davidfuertes1973]

I was born and raised in Miami Florida. The Miami Dolphins undefeated team is a very big deal. I have the privilege to sit in the old Orange bowl On a Monday night game in 1985 when they beat the Bears. I am also a triple with the classic uniforms are so much nicer than the modern ones the Old Denver Broncos, Houston Oilers, Miami Dolphins And the Washington REDSKINS We’re so much better than the modern ones don’t care about the Eagles. I hate them with a passion on a cowboy fan and a Miami Dolphins fan. The Eagles can implode for all I care.

[@utahsilvey5930]

I think they would have buried tom brady and mahomes in the early 70s to a early grave

[@stephaniegormley9982]

25:12 Number 67 is completely out of sync. The others are OK

[@douglasbell8408]

Gotta wonder why Kilmer didn't use a chin strap...

[@rubenandreshuertaacosta6318]

22:18

[@23jakesmith23]

1:26 Favorite NFL Films opening ever, and I HATE the Steelers.

[@haroldmccoy6748]

4 SB Championships ,a then record AFC Conference 8 consecutive playoff appearances ,4 Conference Championship wins ,has made a lot of fans of opposing teams hate Pittsburgh . Congratulations to the undefeated 72 Dolphins ,still the only undefeated SB Champion 🏆 ,the most underrated SB champions .They could have played in any era ,Don Shula proved his ability to adapt successfully with Marino .Those SB the Dolphins possessed all of the essential elements to play in a passing era ,a mobile ,efficient Hof QB ,Hof WR , excellent offensive line with a Hofer amongst it's legion Larry Little ,Hof RB , multifaceted RB , tromendous speed back , complimentary wr's and te's ,a complex 34 defense which could negate any proficient pass attack ,that also had it's Hof personel supported by elite complimentary teammates .Great coaching staff and fan base . I'm.a Steelers fan but I'm objective ,those SB Dolphins 71,72,73 were incredible .

[@TOMCAT5.5149]

Great football... Not like todays junk.

[@MarklovesJoan]

I have absolutely NOTHING nice to say about the fins and so I will say nothing at all...

[@michaelleroy9281]

I will, NOTHING in the loss column

[@Mr.MikeBarksdale]

Ah, yes. George Allen, the most overrated coach in the history of sports. Remind me again, what did he win? But of course, he coached a marquee franchise marginally better than others, and thus he's in the same Hall of Fame Two Time Super Bowl Winner Mike Shanahan gets snubbed out of. Say hello to Bill Cowher and Don Coryell, and all the other perennial Division Round losers.

[@mikevanriel7573]

At least Bill Cowher won a Super Bowl.

[@williamstocker584]

Your argument is baseless and biased and all you do is spread hate and lies