Will the 1972 Undefeated Season still be as special when another team goes 19-0?

[jtex316]

?

I have to imagine that - if some team goes 19-0 at some point - that the 1972 Undefeated Team will lose a lot of shine and it won't be any kind of deal anymore. It wasn't the first undefeated team in NFL history - just the first in the modern playoff era. If another team does it, will people still care?

[Dave Gray]

Nothing can take away their undefeated season, but what makes it special is that it's never been done again.  It will be just like any other record.  When it's broken, it will feel less special.

[Brian Fein]

Bait much?

Another thread by a non-Dolphins'-fan bringing up 1972.  Can we stop talking about this?

[Dave Gray]

Non-Phin fans pretend that it's not a big deal, but it's obviously a big deal, as it's a topic of conversation for a few weeks out of the year, EVERY YEAR, by the media and other teams.

It was one thing when every team was out by week 5 or 6, but in the last few years, with teams rattling off 12+ wins before going down, it only makes the 1972 team shine brighter.

[StL FinFan]

Bait much?

Another thread by a non-Dolphins'-fan bringing up 1972.  Can we stop talking about this?

word

[Denver_Bronco]

Non-Phin fans pretend that it's not a big deal, but it's obviously a big deal, as it's a topic of conversation for a few weeks out of the year, EVERY YEAR, by the media and other teams.

It was one thing when every team was out by week 5 or 6, but in the last few years, with teams rattling off 12+ wins before going down, it only makes the 1972 team shine brighter.

It's not a big deal to me because I wasn't even alive when it happened. That's exactly why I don't even understand the more then half of this board that wasn't even alive to see it, that talks about it like they were around then.

[bsmooth]

It's not a big deal to me because I wasn't even alive when it happened. That's exactly why I don't even understand the more then half of this board that wasn't even alive to see it, that talks about it like they were around then.

Really I know Tommy is not petite but he hardly makes up half the board. The majority of fans here have come to the realization that it will probably be tied at some point and are fine with it. So far the majority of threads on this subject have been started by non phin fans.

[Denver_Bronco]

Really I know Tommy is not petite but he hardly makes up half the board.

LMFAO! Thanks for the laugh! 

[YoFuggedaboutit]

It will be special because it is something that no NFL team will probably ever accomplish again.

[Spider-Dan]

I have to imagine that - if some team goes 19-0 at some point - that the 1972 Undefeated Team will lose a lot of shine and it won't be any kind of deal anymore. It wasn't the first undefeated team in NFL history - just the first in the modern playoff era.

They are the only undefeated championship team in the history of the NFL, period.

All of the other undefeated teams (1934 Bears, 1942 Bears, 2007 Patriots) lost in the title game.