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1973 Miami Dolphins
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Record: 12-2-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
1973 Super Bowl Champions
Scored 343 points (24.5/g), 5th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 150 points (10.7/g), 1st.
Differential of 193 points (13.8/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 12.3-1.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 12th.
Coached by Don Shula (12-2-0)
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1973 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 16 | box | W | 1-0 | San Francisco 49ers | 21 | 13 | 15 | 279 | 108 | 171 | 4 | 16 | 252 | 154 | 98 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 23 | box | L | 1-1 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 7 | 12 | 10 | 195 | 90 | 105 | 2 | 12 | 250 | 63 | 187 | 1 |
| 3 | Sun | September 30 | box | W | 2-1 | New England Patriots | 44 | 23 | 16 | 354 | 53 | 301 | 1 | 21 | 356 | 213 | 143 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 7 | box | W | 3-1 | New York Jets | 31 | 3 | 18 | 370 | 219 | 151 | 2 | 12 | 198 | 42 | 156 | 5 | |
| 5 | Mon | October 15 | box | W | 4-1 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 17 | 9 | 11 | 250 | 38 | 212 | 2 | 12 | 211 | 57 | 154 | 1 |
| 6 | Sun | October 21 | box | W | 5-1 | Buffalo Bills | 27 | 6 | 18 | 310 | 127 | 183 | 5 | 8 | 76 | 1 | 75 | 2 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 28 | box | W | 6-1 | @ | New England Patriots | 30 | 14 | 19 | 311 | 73 | 238 | 1 | 12 | 236 | 142 | 94 | |
| 8 | Sun | November 4 | box | W | 7-1 | @ | New York Jets | 24 | 14 | 21 | 346 | 193 | 153 | 2 | 16 | 281 | 168 | 113 | 2 |
| 9 | Sun | November 11 | box | W | 8-1 | Baltimore Colts | 44 | 0 | 17 | 412 | 97 | 315 | 3 | 4 | 132 | 20 | 112 | 3 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 18 | box | W | 9-1 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 0 | 17 | 277 | 123 | 154 | 15 | 309 | 71 | 238 | 2 | |
| 11 | Thu | November 22 | box | W | 10-1 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 7 | 16 | 260 | 103 | 157 | 1 | 16 | 267 | 136 | 131 | 1 |
| 12 | Mon | December 3 | box | W | 11-1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 30 | 26 | 8 | 189 | 66 | 123 | 2 | 19 | 268 | 90 | 178 | 6 | |
| 13 | Sun | December 9 | box | L | 11-2 | @ | Baltimore Colts | 3 | 16 | 11 | 228 | 135 | 93 | 3 | 15 | 201 | 35 | 166 | |
| 14 | Sat | December 15 | box | W | 12-2 | Detroit Lions | 34 | 7 | 18 | 322 | 157 | 165 | 17 | 244 | 98 | 146 | 3 | ||
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| Division | Sun | December 23 | box | W | 13-2 | Cincinnati Bengals | 34 | 16 | |||||||||||
| ConfChamp | Sun | December 30 | box | W | 14-2 | Oakland Raiders | 27 | 10 | |||||||||||
| SuperBowl | Sun | January 13 | box | W | 15-2 | N | Minnesota Vikings | 24 | 7 | ||||||||||