Miami was almost always a team that had to be considered when the season started in the 80s and 90s a possible SB team.
Miami came very close to winning against the Redskins, the team Miami played in 84 was one of the most talented offensive and defensive teams ever to play the game in that 1984 49ers team.... Miami plays any other team that year, they win a SB. In 83, they did not get any further because a Rookie QB (Granted, an Elite Rookie QB) made some young mistakes in the playoffs and in 1985, Miami came very close to going down and giving the Bears a rematch of the humiliation they gave them during the season. Unlike the Jets in any era, the Dolphins were very relivent in the 70s, 80s, and 90s.