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Nick Buoniconti

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Miami Dolphins · LB

Nick Buoniconti recorded 102 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 14 rostered seasons with Miami Dolphins, BOS, Boston Patriots.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

13

playoff games

14

indexed seasons

102

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Nick Buoniconti's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
VIII
MIAMIDOLPHINS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 13, 1974

Miami Dolphins vs Minnesota Vikings

Super Bowl VIII · Jan 13, 1974

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
VII
W
MIAMIDOLPHINS
WSH
JAN 14, 1973

Miami Dolphins vs WSH

Super Bowl VII · Jan 14, 1973

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Super Bowl
VI
DALLASCOWBOYS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 16, 1972

Dallas Cowboys vs Miami Dolphins

Super Bowl VI · Jan 16, 1972

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1974
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 21, 1974

Miami Dolphins vs Oakland Raiders

Divisional Round · Dec 21, 1974

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1973
OAKLANDRAIDERS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 30, 1973

Oakland Raiders vs Miami Dolphins

Conference Championship · Dec 30, 1973

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Nick Buoniconti's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 3 interceptions

Regular Season
1968
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
OCT 20, 1968

Buffalo Bills vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Oct 20, 1968

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 3 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Nick Buoniconti's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1960–1975

01
NEBUONICONTI—Nick Buoniconti
NECAPPELLETTI—Gino Cappelletti
NEPARILLI—Babe Parilli

A wandering AFL club finds Foxborough

New England Patriots · The Boston Patriots

The Patriots reached the 1963 AFL title game but struggled for stability while playing in a succession of Boston-area stadiums.

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Franchise era

1966–1969

02
MIABUONICONTI—Nick Buoniconti
MIAGRIESE12Bob Griese
MIALITTLE—Larry Little

A young franchise waits for Shula

Miami Dolphins · The expansion Dolphins

Miami's difficult opening seasons supplied several core pieces before the league's winningest coach arrived.

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Franchise era

1970–1974

03
MIABUONICONTI—Nick Buoniconti
MIAGRIESE12Bob Griese
MIACSONKA—Larry Csonka

Three straight Super Bowls and the only perfect season

Miami Dolphins · Perfection

Shula built a disciplined, adaptable powerhouse that went 17–0 in 1972 and repeated as champion the next season.

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Franchise era

1975–1982

04
MIABUONICONTI—Nick Buoniconti
MIAGRIESE12Bob Griese
MIAMOORE89Nat Moore

The Killer B's defense returns Miami to the Super Bowl

Miami Dolphins · The bridge to Marino

Miami remained a regular contender and rode its defense through the strike-shortened 1982 postseason before drafting its next defining quarterback.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 1972, 197314 NFL seasons102 career gamesJersey: 013 playoff appearances3 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 6, 1962Most recent: Dec 11, 1976

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history