Bob Griese
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) is pushed out of bounds by San Francisco 49ers safety Talanoa Hufanga (29) during the second half of the NFC Championship NFL football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Super Bowl features matchup of 1st and 2nd team All-Pro QBs

By Josh Dubow Feb. 01, 2023 06:00 AM EST

Today in Sports History-Week Ahead, Nov. 18-24

By The Associated Press Nov. 17, 2022 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 22 1945 — Jim Benton of the Cleveland Rams is the first NFL player to have more than 300 receiving yards in a game. Benton has 10 receptions for...

FILE - Former Miami Dolphins 1972 players Bob Griese (12) and Earl Morrall (15) enjoy a half time celebration honoring the 1972 undefeated team at an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in Miami. Even though they weren't chasing perfection at the time, they ended up accomplishing something that no team since has repeated. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
Dolphins celebrate '72 team ahead of Sunday night game

By Alanis Thames Oct. 23, 2022 08:51 PM EDT

FILE - Former Miami Dolphins 1972 players Bob Griese (12) and Earl Morrall (15) enjoy a half time celebration honoring the 1972 undefeated team at an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in Miami. Even though they weren't chasing perfection at the time, they ended up accomplishing something that no team since has repeated. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
50 years later, '72 Dolphins remain unmatched in perfection

By Alanis Thames Oct. 18, 2022 06:00 AM EDT

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) aims a pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Tagovailoa, Dolphins rally from 21 down to beat Ravens 42-38

By Noah Trister Sep. 18, 2022 04:45 PM EDT

FILE - Washington Redskins coach George Allen, right, talks to newsmen Jan. 14, 1973, after his team was defeated by the Miami Dolphins in the NFL football Super Bowl in Los Angeles. (AP Photo, File)
AP WAS THERE: Dolphins complete perfect season in 14-7 win

By Bruce Lowitt Feb. 01, 2022 01:56 PM EST

FILE - Miami Dolphins' head coach Don Shula, left, and Washington Redskins' defense coach Charley Winner inspect the turf at the Los Angeles Coliseum before the start of Super Bowl game on Jan. 14, 1973 in Los Angeles. The 1973 game was the last Super Bowl held at the Coliseum, which originally was built for the 1932 Summer Olympics and remodeled several times. (AP Photo/File)
Analysis: Miami's unbeaten season still stands test of time

By Barry Wilner Feb. 01, 2022 01:56 PM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Nov. 23, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 24 1904 — Fullback Sam McAllester is thrown for a touchdown to give Tennessee a 7-0 victory over Alabama. McAllester, wearing a wide...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Nov. 18, 2021 10:51 AM EST
Nov. 23 1947 — Sammy Baugh throws six touchdown passes as the Washington Redskins beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 45-21. ...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady reacts after winning the NFC championship NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in Green Bay, Wis., Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. The Buccaneers defeated the Packers 31-26 to advance to the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)
Old (Brady), young (Mahomes), different Super Bowl 55 awaits

By Eddie Pells Jan. 24, 2021 10:22 PM EST

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Chad Henne scrambles up field during the second half of an NFL divisional round football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, in Kansas City. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Chiefs' Chad Henne goes from backup QB to playoff stage

By Josh Dubow Jan. 20, 2021 02:42 AM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Nov. 23, 2020 10:00 AM EST
Nov. 24 1904 — Fullback Sam McAllester is thrown for a touchdown to give Tennessee a 7-0 victory over Alabama. McAllester, wearing a wide...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Nov. 19, 2020 12:48 PM EST
Nov. 22 1875 — Harvard beats Yale 4-0 in the schools’ first football meeting. With 15 players on each side, the game is a mix of rugby and...

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, center, talks with quarterbacks coach Robby Brown, right, during practice at the NFL football team's training facility Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, in Davie, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
AP source: Tagovailoa replaces Fitzpatrick as Miami starter

By Steven Wine Oct. 20, 2020 06:24 PM EDT

FILE - At left, in a Dec. 29, 2019, file photo, Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick rolls out to pass against the New England Patriots in the first half of an NFL football game in Foxborough, Mass. Fitzpatrick says he has talked with rookie Tua Tagovailoa about this season's most important handoff for the Dolphins. That will be when Fitzpatrick gives up the starting job at quarterback. And he's aware that day will come. (AP Photo/File)
Dolphins QB Fitzpatrick says he and Tua have hit it off

By Steven Wine Aug. 01, 2020 01:36 PM EDT

The Miami Dolphins team flag flies at half mast outside the NFL football team's training camp facility, Monday, May 4, 2020, in Davie, Fla. Former Dolphins coach and Hall of Famer Don Shula died Monday at his home in Indian Creek, Fla. He was 90. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Reaction to the death of Hall of Fame coach Don Shula

By The Associated Press May. 04, 2020 05:03 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2009, file photo, former Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula waves to the crowd during a half time ceremony of an NFL football game between the Miami Dolphins and the New Orleans Saints in Miami. Shula, who won the most games of any NFL coach and led the Miami Dolphins to the only perfect season in league history, died Monday, May 4, 2020, at his South Florida home, the team said. He was 90. (AP Photo/Jeffrey M. Boan)
Shula, winningest coach in pro football history, dies at 90

By Steven Wine May. 04, 2020 10:40 AM EDT

In this still image from video provided by the NFL, Tua Tagovailoa shows off the lining of his jacket during the NFL football draft Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Alabaster, Ala. (NFL via AP)
Dolphins' Tagovailoa now knows where he'll play, but when?

By Steven Wine Apr. 24, 2020 01:28 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 17, 1999, file photo, Texas running back Ricky Williams poses with a New Orleans Saints jersey after the Saints made Williams their first pick in the NFL draft and the fifth overall pick, in New York. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett, File)
Hall of Famers Roaf, Jackson, highlight Saints draft history

By Brett Martel Apr. 21, 2020 03:31 PM EDT

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) stretches during practice at the team's NFL football training facility in Santa Clara, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. The 49ers will face the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 54. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Garoppolo gets 49ers to Super Bowl with handoffs not throws

By Josh Dubow Jan. 23, 2020 06:19 PM EST