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1972 DOLPHINS-2007 PATRIOTS ZOOM GALLERIES

Dolphins vs. Patriots | New England's season
Compare the teams and relive the Patriots' season in pictures. The '72 Dolphins had six future Hall of Fame players (Nick Buoniconti, Bob Griese, Larry Little, Paul Warfield, Larry Csonka, Jim Langer) and a Hall of Fame coach (Don Shula). QB Tom Brady and coach Bill Belichick appear to be HOF locks from the Patriots.

DOLPHINS-PATRIOTS COMPARISONS

Category	'72 Dolphins	'07 Patriots
Opponents' record	70-108-4	120-136
Record vs. winning teams	2-0	7-0
Points scored/allowed	385/171	589/274
Passing yards/TDs	2,235/17	4,731/50
Rushing yards/TDs	2,960/26	1,849/17
Offensive ranking	1	1
Defensive ranking	1	4
Patriots stats are for 16 regular-season games

THE PERFECT SEASONS

With their Week 17 win over the Giants, the Patriots became the first team since the '72 Dolphins to go undefeated in the regular season. A breakdown of their perfect seasons:

1972 Dolphins	Game	2007 Patriots
Dolphins 20, Chiefs 10	1	Patriots 38, Jets 14
Dolphins 34, Oilers 13	2	Patriots 38, Chargers 14
Dolphins 16, Vikings 14	3	Patriots 38, Bills 7
Dolphins 27, Jets 17	4	Patriots 34, Bengals 13
Dolphins 24, Chargers 10	5	Patriots 34, Browns 17
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THE ROSTERS

Pos.	1972 Dolphins*	Pos.	2007 Patriots**
*Offense*
QB	Bob Griese	QB	Tom Brady
RB	Larry Csonka	RB	Laurence Maroney
RB	Jim Kiick
*Defense*
DT	Bob Heinz	NT	Vince Wilfork
DT	Manny Fernandez	DE	Ty Warren
DE	Bill Stanfill	DE	Richard Seymour
*-Super Bowl VII lineup		**-Team depth chart
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