▁C ac oph ony ▁breaks ▁out , ▁and ▁three ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁' 7 2 ▁Dol ph ins , ▁Larry ▁Little , ▁Paul ▁War field , ▁Larry ▁C son ka , ▁are ▁shown ▁cas ually ▁sitting ▁at ▁a ▁table ▁together ▁uniqu ely ▁dressed ▁in ▁aqu a - color ed ▁formal ▁co ats , ▁and ▁all ▁three ▁are ▁drink ing ▁champ agne , ▁la ughing ▁at ▁the ▁cha os ▁happening ▁around ▁them . ▁ ▁The ▁perfect ▁season ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Miami ▁Dol ph ins ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁to ▁execute ▁a ▁perfect ▁regular ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁post - mer ger ▁NFL . ▁They ▁are ▁the ▁only ▁team ▁in ▁NFL ▁history ▁to ▁go ▁und efe ated ▁and ▁un t ied ▁in ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁and ▁post season . ▁ ▁After ▁their ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Cow bo ys ▁in ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁VI ▁( M iami ' s ▁only ▁loss ▁during ▁calendar ▁year ▁ 1 9 7 2 ), ▁Don ▁Sh ula ▁had ▁v owed ▁to ▁not ▁get ▁to ▁the ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁but ▁to ▁win ▁it . ▁To ▁achieve ▁this , ▁he ▁made ▁the ▁team ▁watch ▁the ▁loss ▁two ▁times ▁at ▁training ▁camp . ▁Sh ula ▁would ▁later ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁say : ▁▁ ▁An ▁end uring ▁controvers y ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Dol ph ins ▁played ▁a ▁soft ▁schedule ▁not ▁possible ▁under ▁the ▁current ▁sched uling ▁formula . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁position ▁sched uling ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁oppon ents ▁were ▁set