Super Bowl VIII

January 13, 1974 in Houston: Larry Csonka and Miami beat the Vikings 24-7.

Super Bowl VIII decided the NFL champion of the 1973 season. It was played on January 13, 1974, at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas, where the AFC champion Miami Dolphins beat the NFC champion Minnesota Vikings 24-7. It was the Vikings' second Super Bowl.

Quick Facts

Visitor: Minnesota Vikings
Home: Miami Dolphins
Visitor coach: Bud Grant
Visitor record: 12–2
Home coach: Don Shula
Visitor total: 7
Home total: 24
Date: January 13, 1974

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Background

Miami won its second Super Bowl in a row, becoming the first team since the Green Bay Packers of Super Bowls I and II to do so, and the first team to play in three straight Super Bowls. Rice Stadium was the first Super Bowl venue that was not the home of an NFL team, because the Astrodome was considered too small. Dolphins fullback Larry Csonka was named MVP, the first running back to win the award, after setting Super Bowl records with 145 rushing yards on 33 carries. The Vikings had gone 12-2 in the regular season and beaten Washington and Dallas in the playoffs.