The Steelers are also the only team with the most safeties in two games — Super Bowls 9 and It was the first score of the game midway through the second quarter. The ball went through the end zone for a safety, taking the Steelers to within one point of the Cowboys.
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Something went wrong. More Steelers Wire. By the time the clock ran out, the Steelers were ahead 16—6 and had won their first-ever Super Bowl. The Steelers have collected six Lombardi Trophies in franchise history. The NFC champion Cowboys finished the regular season with a 10—4 record and then dispatched the Vikings and the Rams in the playoffs.
Even though the Steelers were defending champs, the Cowboys were a more experienced team when it came to big games.
They had won the Super Bowl in and lost it in Between and , they had appeared in the NFC championship game seven times.
Navy veteran Roger Staubach led the Cowboys at quarterback and made the Pro Bowl during the regular season. Dallas struck first after Pittsburgh punter Bobby Walden mishandled a snap and gave the Cowboys prime field position.
Staubach hit wide receiver Drew Pearson with a yard touchdown pass. The Steelers responded on their next possession with a scoring drive that culminated in a seven-yard touchdown pass from Bradshaw to tight end Randy Grossman. The first quarter ended with the score tied at seven. Dallas scored quickly in the second quarter with a yard field goal by Toni Fritsch, but the rest of the second quarter was dominated by defense.
The teams traded punts several times and failed to move the ball. The Steelers managed to claw their way into field goal range with seconds left in the half, but kicker Roy Gerela missed from 36 yards. Again the teams traded punts in the third quarter before the Steelers managed to return Gerela to field goal range. Again he missed, but this time caused a chain of events that arguably altered the momentum of the game. Cowboys safety Cliff Harris patted Gerela on the helmet and taunted him after the play, drawing the attention of ill-tempered Steelers linebacker Jack Lambert.
Enraged, Lambert grabbed Harris and chucked him to the turf. It was a minor scuffle that sent a major message: the Steelers were done being pushed around. The Steelers blocked a punt through the back of the Cowboys' end zone in the fourth quarter for a safety, then took the ensuing free kick and marched down the field for a field goal.
Steelers safety Mike Wagner picked off Staubach on the next Cowboys possession, and again Gerela put the ball through the uprights for three points. When the clock ran out, the Steelers were ahead 21— Staubach's last-minute heroics nearly earned him two more rings. They had been dubbed "America's Team" and were primed for their second straight Super Bowl appearance and another showdown with the Steelers. Staubach and the Doomsday Defense were back, but the Cowboys had added some major offensive weapons since the season.
Running back Tony Dorsett had won a Heisman Trophy at Pitt in , and by his second year in the NFL, he had established himself as one of the best backs in the league. He was fast, elusive, and tougher than his size would suggest. By , Staubach had another skilled receiver to complement Drew Pearson as well: Tony Hill hauled in 46 passes during the regular season and made the Pro Bowl. While some of the names remained, this was not the same Cowboys team the Steelers had defeated in Super Bowl X.
Fortunately, Pittsburgh had evolved as well. By , the Steelers had taken a huge step forward. Bradshaw, once a game manager who performed his best in the biggest games, had morphed into one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. He threw for over 2, yards and 28 touchdowns during the regular season. Franco Harris still dominated on the ground, and the Steel Curtain defense ranked first in the NFL for points allowed.
Bradshaw and Staubach both fired touchdown passes in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Cowboys linebacker Mike Hegman scooped up a Bradshaw fumble and ran it back 37 yards for a touchdown. Bradshaw responded on the next series by hitting John Stallworth with a yard scoring bomb. The teams staggered into the locker rooms at halftime with the Steelers ahead 21— The pace slowed in the third quarter as the teams traded punts.
The Cowboys got on the board once more with a yard Rafael Septien field goal. The fourth quarter started with a successful Steelers drive that chewed up the clock and culminated in a Franco Harris touchdown run.
Dallas fumbled the ensuing kickoff, and Bradshaw hit Swann on the next play for an yard touchdown pass. The Steelers had scored two touchdowns in less than a minute and led the Cowboys 35—17 with left in the game. But the Cowboys came storming back. Staubach marched his team downfield and scored with a seven-yard pass to tight end Billy Joe DuPree.
Dallas recovered the onside kick, and again Staubach willed his team down the field as the clock ticked. Wide receiver Butch Johnson hauled in a touchdown pass with 22 seconds left in the game. Another onside kick attempt failed, and the Steelers eked out one of the most exciting Super Bowls ever played with a 35—31 win.
Today, many Steelers fans regard this game as the greatest win in team history. The Rams of the s were somewhat of a low-key powerhouse. Only the dominance of the Cowboys and Vikings kept them from reaching the big game more often. But reach the big game they did in After finishing 9—7 in the regular season, they defeated the Cowboys and the Buccaneers in the playoffs and earned the right to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. Rams starting quarterback Pat Haden led the team to a 5—5 record before breaking his finger.
Backup Vince Ferragamo stepped in and posted a 4—1 record, good enough to get Los Angeles into the playoffs. The Steelers were in their prime in Though the team had struggled with injuries during the regular season, by the time the Super Bowl kicked off, all hands were on deck. Bradshaw had thrown for an incredible 3, yards during the regular season. Harris had rushed for 1, yards and 11 touchdowns.
Receiver John Stallworth had hauled in 70 catches for over 1, yards and made his first All-Pro team. A veteran defense, packed with future Steelers Hall of Famers, stood ready to demolish an underdog Rams offense. Most football pundits and oddsmakers agreed: By the time halftime came around, the Steelers were thought to be shoo-ins for their fourth Super Bowl ring.
Pittsburgh countered with a Franco Harris touchdown dive in the second quarter. The Rams put together a field-goal drive, forced a Steelers punt, and then plodded down the field for one more field goal. At halftime, the Rams led the Steelers 13— Bradshaw connected with Swann on a yard touchdown pass early in the third quarter to put Pittsburgh ahead. Undaunted, the Rams pulled a trick out of their helmets on the next possession when halfback Lawrence McCutcheon threw to wide receiver Ron Smith for a touchdown.
Frank Corral missed the extra point, and the third quarter ended with the score 19—17, Rams. One could only imagine the discussions on the Pittsburgh sidelines as the fourth quarter began. Whatever was said, the Steelers responded. Bradshaw connected with Stallworth on a yard scoring pass. Later in the quarter, linebacker Jack Lambert intercepted Ferragamo as Los Angeles moved the ball into Pittsburgh territory.
The Steelers closed out the game by plowing over an exhausted Rams defense with running backs Harris, Rocky Bleier, and Sydney Thornton. Harris plunged into the end zone for the final score of the game with left on the clock. Though the Rams had proven that they were worthy opponents, the Steelers had won their fourth Super Bowl in six years with a final score of 31— Philip G.
They dominated in the regular season with a 13—3 record and then defeated Washington and Carolina in the playoffs. The Seahawks were a fitting opponent for the underdog Steelers who had made the playoffs as a wild-card team and reached the Super Bowl by defeating the Colts, Broncos, and Bengals, arguably the three best teams in the AFC. Alexander had rushed for an impressive 1, yards and 27 touchdowns in the regular season behind the bone-crushing blocking of Strong and a powerful Seattle offensive line.
They would face a Pittsburgh defense that was ranked third in the NFL against the run and fourth in points against. Today, Ben Roethlisberger is known as one of the top quarterbacks in Steelers history, but back in , he was a mistake-prone, second-year quarterback who needed a lot of support from a strong Steelers rushing attack and a stingy defense.
The running game and the defense both needed to step up as they had in the AFC playoffs to give Pittsburgh a shot at winning the Super Bowl. Both teams struggled to move the ball in the first quarter, until Seattle managed a yard field goal by kicker Josh Brown. Defense dominated the second quarter as well, until Roethlisberger put together a string of completions to receivers Hines Ward and Cedric Wilson that put the ball on the Seahawks' one-yard line.
The Seahawks stopped Bettis twice, then Roethlisberger carried the ball around left end on third down for the score. It was a controversial play, but after review, the touchdown stood. The Steelers took a 7—3 lead into halftime.
On the second play of the third quarter, Steelers running back Willie Parker blasted off right tackle and outran the Seahawks' defense for a record-setting yard touchdown run. This put Pittsburgh up 14—3, but Seattle stormed back later in the quarter when Hasselbeck connected with tight end Jerramy Stevens for a yard touchdown pass. With left in the game and holding a tenuous 14—10 lead, the Steelers hammered the final nail in the coffin. On first down and with the ball on the Seattle yard line, Parker took a pitch and started left, then handed off to wide receiver Antwaan Randle El on a reverse.
As he raced around right end, Randle El tossed a deep pass without breaking stride. Receiver Hines Ward hauled it in for a spectacular gadget-play touchdown. When the clock ran down to zero, the Steelers had won their fifth Super Bowl in franchise history with a score of 21— In the decades before , the Cardinals had suffered as one of the worst teams in the NFL.
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