▁watch ▁the ▁games ▁on ▁TV . ▁For ▁Miami - D ade ▁residents ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁meant ▁driving ▁north west ▁on ▁Florida ' s ▁Turn pi ke ▁towards ▁Or lando , ▁or ▁north ▁on ▁Inter state ▁ 9 5 ▁to ▁areas ▁along ▁the ▁east ▁coast ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁which ▁picked ▁up ▁signals ▁from ▁Or lando ▁and / or ▁Jackson ville . ▁▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁year ▁that ▁all ▁home ▁games ▁were ▁black ed ▁out ▁on ▁local ▁television ▁even ▁if ▁they ▁sold ▁out . ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁VII ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁to ▁be ▁tele vised ▁in ▁the ▁market ▁of ▁origin ▁under ▁new ▁rules ▁which ▁would ▁come ▁into ▁effect ▁the ▁following ▁season ▁– ▁games ▁must ▁be ▁sold ▁out ▁within ▁ 7 2 ▁hours ▁of ▁kick off ▁time ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁a ired ▁in ▁the ▁market ▁of ▁origin ▁( th ese ▁black out ▁rules ▁were ▁lifted ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ). ▁As ▁all ▁Super ▁Bow ls ▁except ▁the ▁first ▁have ▁sold ▁out , ▁none ▁have ▁been ▁black ed ▁out ▁since ▁( tick ets ▁sell ▁out ▁rather ▁quickly ▁due ▁to ▁high ▁demand ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁most ▁major ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁NFL ▁season ▁schedule ). ▁ ▁Co inc ident ally , ▁President ▁Richard ▁N ixon , ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁White ▁House ▁staff , ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁Congress ▁were ▁anger ed ▁by ▁the ▁black out ▁rules , ▁since ▁they ▁could ▁not ▁watch ▁the ▁Dol ph ins ’ ▁event ual ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁oppon ent , ▁the ▁Red