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Super Bowl power rankings: Which winner is the greatest?

By Cody Williams

St. Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner looks to make pass in a 23-16 win over the Tennessee Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV on January 30, 2000 at Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Allen Kee/Getty Images)
St. Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner looks to make pass in a 23-16 win over the Tennessee Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV on January 30, 2000 at Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Allen Kee/Getty Images) /
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HOUSTON, TX – JANUARY 13: Larry Csonka #39 of the Miami Dolphins carries the ball and gets hit by Roy Winston #60 of the Minnesota Vikings during Super Bowl VIII at Rice Stadium January 13, 1974 in Houston, Texas. The Dolphins won the Super Bowl 24-7. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX – JANUARY 13: Larry Csonka #39 of the Miami Dolphins carries the ball and gets hit by Roy Winston #60 of the Minnesota Vikings during Super Bowl VIII at Rice Stadium January 13, 1974 in Houston, Texas. The Dolphins won the Super Bowl 24-7. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /

13. 1973 Miami Dolphins (SB VIII)

When you think about the 1970s and the Miami Dolphins, the team that naturally comes to mind is the 1972 team that still holds the distinction of being the only team in the history of the league to finish the regular season and the postseason with an undefeated record (they’ll show up near the end of the rankings, I would suspect). However, the 1973 Dolphins were far from anything to forget about as they continued the dominance of that 1972 squad, even if they “tripped up” and lost a couple of games along the way.

The 1973 Miami team finished the regular season with a 12-2 record, but did so in impressive fashion. The Dolphins were the fifth-best offense in the NFL with Bob Griese at the helm of the offense and with Larry Csonka and Mercury Morris providing more than ample help in the rushing attack. However, it was the defense that was again unbelievable as the top-ranked scoring unit in the league behind the likes of Dick Anderson, Jake Scott, Nick Buoniconti, and Bill Stanfill. They allowed 10.7 points per game, a truly dominant mark.

Unlike the 1972 team (as I said, we’ll get to them), the 1973 Dolphins ran through the postseason as well. They topped the Bengals 34-16 in the Divisional Round game, handled the Raiders in the AFC Championship game, and then never left the Super Bowl in doubt with a 24-7 victory of the Vikings.

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