The 1972 Miami Dolphins can pop the champagne. The Washington Football team surprised the Steelers, 23-17, on Monday. The loss was Pittsburgh’s first after 11 wins to open the season.
The game-winning score was a 45-yard field goal by Dustin Hopkins with just more than two minutes left. Hopkins added another field goal from the same distance with 17 seconds left for the final score.
The first field goal was set up by a beautiful catch on a pass from Alex Smith to Cam Sims for 29 yards.
The perfect ’72 Dolphins celebrate every season when the last undefeated team loses its first game so no other team can match their mark.
Cam Sims with ONE HAND. #WashingtonFootball
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On the Steelers’ next drive, Ben Roethlisberger was picked by Jon Bostic.
Right place, right time for the INT 🙌 @JonBostic @WashingtonNFL
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Chase Young is FIRED UP 🔥 @youngchase907 @WashingtonNFL
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The last play saw Roethlisberger hit tight end Eric Ebron for 22 yards to the Pittsburgh 47 but the clock ran out as he could not get out of bounds.
