In 1971, the Dolphins went 10-3-1 en route to the first Super Bowl in team history and the first of what would be three straight appearances in the championship game. However, the fourth-best scoring offense of the regular season stalled out in Super Bowl VI, scoring only three points against the Cowboys. Those Dolphins are the only team in Super Bowl history to fail to score a touchdown.

The Dolphins have made the playoffs only once in the past 13 seasons. In Tony Sparano's first year as head coach (2008), the Wildcat combination of Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams (along with QB Chad Pennington) sparked the team to an 11-5 record. In the decade prior (1992-2001), Miami made the playoffs in eight of ten seasons, including the first two after Hall of Famer Dan Marino retired (with Jay Fielder at QB).

Playing in the shadow of a Hall of Famer is tough, especially when that shadow remains more than a decade later. When you're Ryan Tannehill, you have two shadows in your midst. Tannehill, Dan Marino and Bob Griese are the only quarterbacks the Dolphins have drafted in the first round in franchise history. Marino and Griese each took the team to Super Bowls, were named to multiple All-Pro first-teams and have been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. No pressure, Ryan.

Every year we're reminded of the 1972 Dolphins, who went a perfect 14-0 and won Super Bowl VII, the only team to win the Super Bowl with an unblemished record. However, their wins that season were just a small part of an even longer streak. From 1971-1974, Miami won 27 consecutive home games ­-- the longest streak in NFL history.

Dan Marino is widely viewed as the greatest quarterback never to win a Super Bowl. In his 17-year career, Marino threw for 400 yards in game 13 times, which is more than any other quarterback besides Peyton Manning (14). That's as many 400-yard games as Joe Montana (7) and Tom Brady (6) have combined. In 1984, Marino threw for 400 yards four times, an NFL record (tied by Manning in 2013). Aaron Rodgers has only thrown for 400 yards four times in his entire career.

All-time coaching wins leader Don Shula was first hired as a head coach by the Baltimore Colts in 1963 at the ripe age of 33. At the time, he was the youngest coach in NFL history. Over his historic 33-year career, Shula coached in an NFL-record six Super Bowls (tied with Bill Belichick). Yet his two Super Bowl championships came in back-to-back seasons (1972-73). He went the first nine seasons of his career without a championship, as well as the last 22 seasons.

The 1972 Dolphins featured six future Hall of Famers: Nick Buoniconti, Larry Csonka, Larry Little, Bob Griese, Jim Langer and Paul Warfield. They are the only team in the Super Bowl era to lead the NFL in total offense, total defense, scoring offense and scoring defense in the same season.