Frank
October 30, 2010, 2:39am
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OldGuy:
Actually the 1948 Cleveland Browns were 14-0 and won the AAFC title game to also go have a perfect season so the Dolphins are not unique. The Browns also challenged the NFL champions to a playoff game but were rebuffed as they were each of their four years. When they were admitted to the NFL. They had an undefeated streak of 29 games surrounding the 1948 season though it included 2 ties since there was no overtime in those days. They won 18 straight over that time, the same as the Dolphins did who lost the second game of the next season.
You’re assuming that the AAFC was a major league.
That said, I agree that if the Patriots had gone 19-0, they would correctly be viewed as having surpassed the Dolphins. So, even assuming that the AAFC was a major league, the 17-0 Dolphins obviously surpassed the 15-0 Browns. Yes?
kenobi_65:
I’m guessing you’re referring to when Csonka (and fellow Dolphins Jim Kiick and Paul Warfield, among others) jumped to the World Football League, which was a bit earlier than the late '70s. Csonka, Kiick, and Warfield all signed with the Memphis Southmen of the WFL in early '74 (the WFL’s first season), though none of them were able to leave the Dolphins until after the 1974 season. They all played with Memphis in 1975, but the WFL folded partway through the '75 season.
Thanks for the correction.
Somewhere, NFL Films must have a 1985 Bears tape. If if doesn’t awe you, then nothing will.