Sunday’s game in Pittsburgh will mark only the fourth playoff meeting between two tradition-rich franchises that combined for six Super Bowl victories in a six-season span in the 1970s.
Miami won championships at the end of the 1972 and 1973 seasons, and the Steelers won Super Bowls to close the 1974, 1975, 1978 and 1979 seasons.
Recapping their playoff matchups:
Dolphins punter Larry Seiple, deciding on his own, runs 37 yards out of punt formation to key a touchdown drive in the 1972 AFC Championship against the Steelers. MIAMI HERALD FILE
1972 AFC Championship: Dolphins 21, Steelers 17 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh
Bob Griese, playing for the first time since breaking his right leg 11 weeks before, replaced Earl Morrall early in the third quarter, with the Dolphins down 10-7, and immediately sparked an 80-yard touchdown drive with a 52-yard pass to Paul Warfield.