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On November 7, 1943, a game between the New York Giants and Detroit Lions ended in a 0-0 tie. A couple of other more recent low-scoring games: December 11, 1993: New York Jets 3, Washington Redskins 0 November 26, 2007: Pittsburgh Steelers 3, Miami Dolphins 0
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BlakeThe lowest total combined points: 21 Super Bowl VII
Miami Dolphins - 14 (Bob Griese, Purdue)
Washington Redskins - 7 (Billy Kilmer, UCLA)
Location: Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
Date: 1/14/1973
MVP: Jake Scott, S, Miami The lowest number of points scored by a team: 3 Super Bowl VI
Dallas Cowboys - 24 (Roger Staubach, United States Naval Academy)
Miami Dolphins - 3 (Bob Griese, Purdue)
Location: Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, LA
Date: 1/16/1972
MVP: Roger Staubach, QB, Dallas
Super Bowl VII, played on January 14, 1973. The Miami Dolphins beat the Wahington Redskins 14-7. That 21-point total is the lowest in SB history.
The next-lowest total (22) was in SB IX, a 16-6 win by the Steelers over the Vikings.
The third-lowest (23 total points) was in SB III; the Jets' 16-7 win over the Baltimore Colts.
The fewest points scored by ONE team in the Super Bowl happened in SB VI, when the Dallas Cowboys allowed only one field goal by the Dolphins, winning 24-3.
1970: With a record of 10-4 the Lions, finished 2nd in the NFC Central, and qualified for the playoffs as the NFC's Wild Card. In their first trip to the postseason since 1957 the Lions are matched up against the Dallas Cowboys. The Lions defense was able to stop and frustrate the Cowboys all game long. However, the Cowboys defense was also able to frustrate the Lions. In the end the Lions would fall 5-0 in the lowest scoring game in NFL Playoff history.
The lowest scoring NFL playoff game was played in December, 1970 between the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys won 5-0.
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