Super Bowl VIII

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Super Bowl VIII was the NFL championship game played in January 1974 in which the Miami Dolphins capped their early-1970s dynasty with a dominant victory over the Minnesota Vikings.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football game
NFL championship game
Super Bowl
announcer Bart Starr
Pat Summerall
Ray Scott
attendance 71482
awayTeam Minnesota Vikings
city Houston, Texas NERFINISHED
coachLosingTeam Bud Grant
coachWinningTeam Don Shula
conferenceChampionAFC Miami Dolphins
conferenceChampionNFC Minnesota Vikings
date 1974-01-13
DolphinsConsecutiveSuperBowlAppearances 3
DolphinsPreviousSuperBowl Super Bowl VII
DolphinsRecordEnteringGame 12–2
DolphinsSuperBowlAppearancesToDate 3
DolphinsSuperBowlTitlesToDate 2
finalScore Miami Dolphins 24–7 Minnesota Vikings
firstSuperBowlInCity Houston NERFINISHED
firstSuperBowlInState Texas
halftimeShow Arkansas State University Band
University of Texas Longhorn Band
homeTeam Miami Dolphins
hostCity Houston NERFINISHED
hostState Texas
loserPoints 7
losingTeam Minnesota Vikings
MVP Larry Csonka
MVPPosition fullback
MVPTeam Miami Dolphins
networkUS CBS
notablePlayer Alan Page
Bob Griese
Larry Csonka
Mercury Morris
partOf 1973 NFL season
pointSpreadFavorite Miami Dolphins by 6.5 points
referee Ben Dreith
scoringSummaryFirstQuarter MIA – Larry Csonka 5-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick)
scoringSummaryFourthQuarter MIN – Terry Brown 4-yard run (Fred Cox kick)
scoringSummarySecondQuarter MIA – Garo Yepremian 28-yard field goal
MIA – Jim Kiick 1-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick)
scoringSummaryThirdQuarter MIA – Larry Csonka 2-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick)
season 1973
stadium Rice Stadium
VikingsPreviousSuperBowl Super Bowl IV
VikingsRecordEnteringGame 12–2
VikingsSuperBowlAppearancesToDate 2
winnerPoints 24
winningTeam Miami Dolphins


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