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Dolphins safety Jake Scott was named Most Valuable Player. He recorded two interceptions for 63 return yards, including a 55-yard return from the end zone during the 4th quarter. Scott became the second defensive player in Super Bowl history to earn a Super Bowl MVP.

Later, singer Andy Williams accompanied by the Little Angels of Chicago's Angels Church from Chicago performed the national anthem.
The halftime show, featuring Woody Herman and the Michigan Marching Band, was titled "Happiness Is" along with The Citrus College Singers and Andy Williams.
 
 
 
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To complete its 17-0 season and become the only unbeaten, untied team in NFL history, Miami defeated Washington 14-7.

Miami's "No-Name Defense" was one of the big reasons the team had that perfect record, so it was only fitting that one of its members won the Most Valuable Player award in the Super Bowl.

Safety Jake Scott became only the second defensive player to win the MVP. Scott had two interceptions, including one in the end zone during the fourth quarter. That interception and his 55-yard return iced the game for the Dolphins.
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This was the first Super Bowl to be televised live in the city in which it was being played. Despite unconditional blackout rules in the NFL that normally would have prohibited the live telecast from being shown locally, the NFL allowed the game to be telecast in the Los Angeles area on an experimental basis when all tickets for the game were sold.[1] The league then changed its blackout rules the following season to allow games sold out at least 72 hours in advance to be televised in the host market.
The pregame show was a tribute to Apollo 17, the sixth and last mission to date to land on the Moon and the final one of Project Apollo. The show featured the crew of Apollo 17 and the Michigan Marching Band.
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The Dolphins played virtually perfect football in the first half as their defense permitted the Redskins to cross midfield only once and their offense turned good field position into two touchdowns.

On its third possession, Miami opened its first scoring drive from the Dolphins' 37 yard line. An 18-yard pass from Bob Griese to Paul Warfield preceded by three plays Griese's 28-yard touchdown pass to Howard Twilley.

After Washington moved from its 17 to the Miami 48 with two minutes remaining in the first half, Dolphins linebacker Nick Buoniconti intercepted Billy Kilmer's pass at the Miami 41 and returned it to the Washington 27.

Jim Kiick ran for three yards, Larry Csonka for three, Griese passed to Jim Mandich for 19, and Kiick gained one to the 1-yard line. With 18 seconds left until intermission, Kiick scored from the one.

Washington's only touchdown came with 2:07 left in the game and resulted from a misplayed field-goal attempt and fumble by Garo Yepremian, with the Redskins' Mike Bass picking the ball out of the air and running 49 yards for the score.

Dolphins safety Jake Scott, who had two interceptions, including one in the end zone to kill a Redskins' drive, was voted the game's most valuable player.
GAME RECAP
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Dolphins         7    7   0    0       14
Redskins         0    0   0    7        7
BOX SCORE
1      2     3      4         Total
Date January 14, 1973
Stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
City Los Angeles, California
MVP Jake Scott, Safety
Favorite Redskins by 1
National anthem Andy Williams
Little Angels of Holy Angels Church, Chicago
Coin toss Tom Bell
Referee Tom Bell
Halftime show Woody Herman and the Michigan Marching Band
Attendance 90,182
TV in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Curt Gowdy and Al DeRogatis
Nielsen Ratings 42.7
Market share 72
Cost of 30-second commercial US$88,000
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