Why did the 1972 Miami Dolphins (15-0 at the time) have to travel to Pittsburgh to play the 12-3 Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship game? What was the rule about home-field advantage in playoff games at the time?
2007-11-18 15:43:57 · 3 answers · asked by Thomas V 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Home-field advantage was rotated among the divisions at that time. The AFC Central had it that year, so they played the game at Pittsburgh.
2007-11-18 16:01:45 · answer #1 · answered by phunkeephukah 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
phunkeep is right. h-f-a rotated from 1970 to 1974. only the wildcard (and there was only 1 in each conference)team had a guaranteed road game, but they werent allowed to play a team from their own division (like baseball).
the best-seed system we know today started in 1975.
2007-11-18 16:43:57 · answer #2 · answered by expletive_xom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dunno but if what you say is true, it must have been that the orange bowl was already booked. maybe for the orange bowl?
2007-11-18 16:02:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋