Super Bowl History
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Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA January 12, 1975 Attendance: 80,997 MVP: Franco Harris |
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The Steelers, in their initial Super Bowl appearance, took on the experienced Minnesota Vikings, who were in their third Super Bowl and their second in a row.
The Steelers struggled through a first half in which the only score was a produced by the Steelers' defense when Dwight White sacked Viking quarterback Fran Tarkenton in the end zone for a safety 7:49 into the second period.
The Steelers forced another break and took advantage on the second-half kickoff when Minnesota's Bill Brown fumbled and Marv Kellum recovered for Pittsburgh on the Vikings' 30.
After Rocky Bleier failed to gain a yard on first down, Franco Harris carried 3 consecutive times for 24 yards, a loss of 3, and a 9-yard touchdown run, giving the Steelers a 9-0 lead.
Though its offense was completely stymied by Pittsburgh's defense, Minnesota made it close with 10 minutes to play when Matt Blair blocked Bobby Walden's punt and Terry Brown recovered the ball in the end zone for a touchdown.
Fred Cox's kick failed and the Steelers led 9-6.
But in true champion fashion, the Steelers came right back, taking the ensuring kickoff and marching 66 yards in 11 plays, culminating with Terry Bradshaw's 4 yard touchdown pass to Larry Brown.
Pittsburgh's defense held Minnesota to only 119 yards of total offense, including a Super Bowl record low of 17 yards rushing.
The Steelers, meanwhile, gained 333 yards, including Harris's record 158 yards on 34 carries.
| 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Final | |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Pitt - Safety, White downed Tarkenton in end zone (7:49)
Pitt - Harris 9 run (Gerela kick) (1:35)
Minn - T. Brown recovered blocked punt in end zone (kick failed) (4:27)
Pitt - L. Brown 4 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick) (11:29)
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Super Bowl X |
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Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida January 18, 1976 Attendance: 80,187 MVP: Lynn Swann |
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The Steelers became only the second team in NFL history to win back-to-back Super Bowls after Terry Bradshaw's 64 yard-touchdown pass to Lynn Swann and an aggressive defense stopped a late rally by the Cowboys with an end-zone interception on the final play of the game.
In the fourth quarter, Pittsburgh ran on fourth down and gave up the ball on the Cowboys' 39 yard line with 1:22 to play.
Roger Staubach ran and passed for 2 first downs but his last desperation pass was picked off by Glenn Edwards in the end-zone.
Staubach had already thrown two touchdowns, one a 29-yard pass to Drew Pearson and the other a 34-yard pass to Percy Howard.
The Cowboys other score came on a Toni Fritsch 36-yard field goal.
The Steelers scored on 2 touchdown passes by Bradshaw to Randy Grossman for 7 yards and the long bomb to Swann.
Roy Gerela had 36 yard and 18 yard field goals. Reggie Harrison blocked a punt through the end zone for a safety. Swann set a Super Bowl record by gaining 161 yards on his 4 receptions.
| 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Final | |
| Dallas | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Dal - D. Pearson 29 pass from Staubach (Fritsch kick) (4:36)
Pitt - Grossman 7 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick) (9:03)
Dal - FG Fritsch 36 (0:15)
Pitt - Safety, Harrison blocked Hoopes's punt through end zone (3:32)
Pitt - FG Gerela 36 (6:19) Pitt - FG Gerela 18 (8:23)
Pitt - Swann 64 pass from Bradshaw (kick failed) (11:58)
Dal - P. Howard 34 pass from Stauback (Fritsch kick) (13:12)
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Orange Bowl,
Miami, Florida
January 21, 1979
Attendance: 79,484
MVP: Terry Bradshaw
Terry Bradshaw passed for a record 4 touchdowns to lead the Steelers to victory. The Steelers became the first team to win three Super Bowls, mostly because of Bradshaw's accurate arm. Bradshaw, voted the game's Most Valuable Player, completed 17 of 390 passes for 318 yards, a personal high.
Four of those passes went for touchdowns – 2 to John Stallworth and the third, with 26 seconds left in the second quarter, to Rocky Bleier for a 21-14 halftime lead.
The Cowboys scored twice before intermission on Roger Staubach's 39–yard pass to Tony Hill and a 37-yard fumble return by linebacker Mike Hegman.
The Steelers broke open the contest with 2 touchdowns in a span of 19 seconds midway through the final period. Franco Harris rambled 22 yards up the middle to give the Steelers a 28-17 lead with 7:10 left.
Pittsburgh got the ball right back when Randy White fumbled the kickoff and Dennis Winston recovered for the Steelers. On first down, Bradshaw fired his fourth touchdown pass of the game, an 18-yard pass to Lynn Swann to boost the Steelers' lead to 35-17 with 6:51 to play. But the Cowboys refused to die, as Staubach connected with Billy Joe DuPree on a 7-yard scoring strike with 2:23 to play.
Then the Cowboys recovered an onside kick and Staubach marched them down the field for another touchdown, a 4-yard pass to Butch Johnson with 22 seconds remaining. But then Rocky Bleier recovered another onside kick with 17 seconds left, and the Steelers had their third Super Bowl championship.
| 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Final | |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| Dallas | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
Pitt - Stallworth 28 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick) (5:13)
Dal - Hill 39 pass from Staubach (Septien kick) (15:00)
Dal - Hegman 37 fumble recovery return (Septien kick) (2:52)
Pitt - Stallworth 75 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick) (4:35)
Pitt - Bleier 7 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick) (14:34)
Dal - FG Septien 27 (12:24)
Pitt - Harris 22 run (Gerela kick) (7:50)
Pitt - Swann 18 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick) (8:09)
Dal - DuPree 7 pass from Staubach (Septien kick) (12:37)
Dal - B. Johnson 4 pass from Staubach (Septien kick) (14:38)
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Super Bowl XIV
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Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA January 20, 1980 Attendance: 103,985 MVP: Terry Bradshaw |
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Terry Bradshaw completed 14 of 21 passes for 309 yards and set two passing records as the Steelers became the first team to win four Super Bowls.
Despite 3 interceptions by the Rams, Bradshaw kept his poise and brought the Steelers from behind twice in the second half.
Trailing 13-10 at halftime, Pittsburgh went ahead 17-13 when Bradshaw hit Lynn Swann with a 47-yard touchdown pass 3 minutes into the third quarter.
On the Rams' next possession, quarterback Vince Ferragamo, who completed 15 of 25 passes for 212 yards, responded with a 50-yard pass to Billy Waddy that moved Los Angeles from its 26 to the Steelers' 24.
On the following play, Lawrence McCutcheon connected with Ron Smith on a halfback option pass that gave the Rams a 19-17 lead.
On Pittsburgh's initial possession of the 4th quarter, Bradshaw lofted a 73-yard scoring pass to John Stallworth to put the Steelers in front to stay 24-19.
Franco Harris scored on a 1-yard run later in the quarter to seal the verdict. A 45-yard pass from Bradshaw to Stallworth was the key play in the drive to Harris's score.
Bradshaw, the game's MVP for the second straight year, set career Super Bowl records for most touchdown passes (9) and most passing yards (932).
Larry Anderson gave the Steelers excellent field position throughout the game with 5 kickoff returns for a record 162 yards.
| 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Final | |
| LA Rams | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Pitt - FG Bahr 41 (7:29)
LA - Bryant 1 run (Corral kick) (12:16)
Pitt - Harris 1 run (Bahr kick) (2:08)
LA - FG Corral 31 (7:39)
LA - FG Corral 45 (14:46)
Pitt - Swann 47 pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick) (2:48)
LA - Smith 24 pass from McCutcheon (kick failed) (4:45)
Pitt - Stallworth 73 pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick) (2:56)
Pitt - Harris 1 run (Bahr kick) (13:11)
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