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Steelers and dominated
The Steelers ' " Steel Curtain " defense dominated the league, ranking third in fewest yards allowed ( 4, 019 ) and sending 8 of their 11 starters to the Pro Bowl: defensive linemen Joe Greene and L. C. Greenwood ; future Hall of Fame linebackers Jack Ham and Jack Lambert ; Andy Russell, the team's third starting linebacker ; future Hall of Fame defensive back Mel Blount ; and safeties Glen Edwards and Mike Wagner.
The Dolphins then found themselves dominated by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the playoffs.
Iron Shooters which then changed its name to Redcliff Steelers dominated Midlands Basketball with players like Henry Kupakuwana, Tinashe Masawi, Greaterman Mudzengi and Trynos Moyo.
The Selkirk Steelers dominated, between 1974 and 1987, winning eight MJHL championships, including three in a row.
The Steelers dominated the Colts with 526 yards of total offense, while limiting Baltimore to only 170.
On a wet, slick, and slippery field, the Steelers dominated the Oilers by forcing 9 turnovers and only allowing 5 points.
Although the Bengals won the first AFC Central Division Championship in 1970, the Steelers dominated the division for most of the 1970s, a decade that also saw them win four Super Bowls.

Steelers and Broncos
The Broncos, led by Morton and the Orange Crush Defense, made their first Super Bowl appearance after also posting a 12-2 regular season record and postseason wins over the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Oakland Raiders.
Meanwhile, the Broncos earned their first ever trip to the Super Bowl in team history by defeating the two previous league champions: the Pittsburgh Steelers, 34-21, and the Oakland Raiders, 20-17, in the playoffs.
Meanwhile, the Steelers easily demolished the Denver Broncos, 33 – 10, and the Houston Oilers, 34 – 5.
The 49ers defeated the Broncos by the score of 55 – 10, winning their second consecutive Super Bowl, and tying the Pittsburgh Steelers with four Super Bowl victories.
First, he led the Broncos on a last minute touchdown drive to narrowly defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 24 – 23.
Only four teams have appeared in more Super Bowls than the Redskins: the Pittsburgh Steelers ( 8 ), Dallas Cowboys ( 8 ), New England Patriots ( 7 ), and Denver Broncos ( 6 ).
* Most fumbles recovered, game: 10, Denver Broncos ( 5 own, 5 opponents ) vs. Buffalo Bills, December 13, 1964 ; Pittsburgh Steelers ( 5 / 5 ) vs. Houston Oilers, December 9, 1973 ; Washington Redskins ( 2 / 8 ) vs. St. Louis Cardinals, October 25, 1976
Maples played for the Houston Oilers, Pittsburgh Steelers and Denver Broncos.
* June 7 – 1989 Panasonic Cup tournament final: Brisbane Broncos 22 – 20 Illawarra Steelers at Parramatta Stadium
Such franchises include the Broncos, Eagles, Seahawks, Buccaneers, Bengals, Steelers, Lions, Cardinals, and Colts.
Elway debuted for the Broncos in the 1983 season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Three Rivers Stadium.
Two-time defending Super Bowl champions who failed to three-peat include the Green Bay Packers ( 1968 ), Miami Dolphins ( 1974 ), Pittsburgh Steelers ( twice: 1976, 1980 ), San Francisco 49ers ( 1990 ), Dallas Cowboys ( 1994 ), Denver Broncos ( 1999 ), and New England Patriots ( 2005 ).
As 1970 approached, three NFL teams ( the Baltimore Colts, Cleveland Browns, and Pittsburgh Steelers ), agreed to join the ten AFL teams ( the Cincinnati Bengals and Miami Dolphins had joined the original Boston Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, Houston Oilers, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, and San Diego Chargers ) to form the American Football Conference ( AFC ).
The Kansas City Chiefs, Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, Houston Texans, Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Seattle Seahawks, Arizona Cardinals and Indianapolis Colts are all teams who have recently received a significant amount of public financing to either construct or upgrade the stadiums in which they currently play.
It hosted the 2006 AFC Championship Game, which the Broncos lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 34 – 17.
The first game this new rule applied to ended in a tie between the Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers.
This rule did not actually come into use during the 2011 playoffs, as the sole overtime game that season resulted in the Denver Broncos scoring a long touchdown on their first play from scrimmage against the Pittsburgh Steelers, but nonetheless the rule was adopted for the start of the 2012 regular season shortly afterwards.
In 1992 and 1993 coached by the former Illawarra Steelers coach Brian Smith, the Dragons met the Brisbane Broncos in successive deciders.
The Broncos raced to a 16-0 lead and it seemed the Steelers much more fancied opponents would run away with the game.
The next week, the Steelers were set to face off against the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship game.
He recorded his first double-digit tackle total of the season with 10 stops vs Denver Broncos and intercepted his first pass of the season vs. Buffalo ( 10 / 12 ), recovered a fumble and ranked second on the team with 12 tackles at Tampa Bay and led the team with 10 tackles in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game at Pittsburgh Steelers and ranked second on the team in the postseason with 14 stops.
* NFL practitioners of the playoff beard include Ben Roethlisberger and Brett Keisel ( both of the Pittsburgh Steelers ) and Denver Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer.
The 1977 season was the most successful in franchise history to that point ; the Broncos had one of the NFL's best defenses, went 12 – 2 and then beat Pittsburgh Steelers and Oakland Raiders, the team with which he would later star, in the playoffs to reach Super Bowl XII.
The Broncos again went to the AFC playoffs, losing the first round to the eventual champions Steelers.
He helped the Steelers defeat eventual Super Bowl champion San Francisco for that team's only loss of the season, and led the Steelers in a playoff run that featured an upset win over the Denver Broncos in the AFC Divisional Playoffs at Denver's Mile High Stadium.

Steelers and by
This was especially impressive since two of the teams swept by the Bengals ( the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens ) had both made it to the AFC Championship Game the previous season.
The Steelers won Super Bowl X and Super Bowl XIII ; both games were decided in the final seconds, first on a last-second throw by Roger Staubach, then as a fourth-quarter rally by Dallas fell short on an onside kick.
The Cowboys sealed the victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers by converting both of Brown's interceptions into touchdowns.
The next week against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Jaguars earned their first home win by defeating the eventual AFC Champions 20 – 16.
It was also the first time in the 50 + year history of the Steelers that they had been beaten twice at home by the same team in the same season.
QB Bob Greise was victim to a broken leg and dislocated ankle in Week 5 versus the San Diego Chargers and was replaced by veteran Earl Morrall for the rest of the regular season, but returned to the field as a substitute during the AFC Championship game versus the Pittsburgh Steelers and then started in Super Bowl VII.
Kellen Winslow caught 10 passes for 171 yards and Chargers clinched their second straight AFC West title by defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers 26 – 17 and finished the regular season with an 11 – 5 record.
Despite those two close triumphs ( 22 – 21 against the Dolphins in the Divisional Round, and 17 – 13 against the Steelers in the AFC Championship Game ), the Chargers lost Super Bowl XXIX to the San Francisco 49ers by a score of 49 – 26, who were led by quarterback Steve Young ( Super Bowl MVP ) and wide receiver Jerry Rice.
On January 11, 2009 the Chargers were defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers 35 – 24 in the AFC Divisional Game ending the 2008 San Diego Chargers season.
However, Griese started the second half of the AFC Championship Game to help rally the Dolphins to a 21 – 17 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, largely due to a fake punt by Dolphin Larry Seiple.
The Steelers defeated the Vikings by the score of 16 – 6 to win their first Super Bowl.
Led by quarterback Terry Bradshaw and the Steel Curtain defense, the Steelers advanced to their first Super Bowl after posting a 10-3-1 record season record and playoff victories over the Buffalo Bills and the Oakland Raiders.
The Vikings cut the score, 9-6, late in the fourth quarter by recovering a blocked punt in Pittsburgh's end zone for a touchdown, but the Steelers then drove 66 yards on their ensuing possession to score on Larry Brown's 4-yard touchdown pass to pull the game out of reach.
The Steelers accomplished this despite losing starting linebackers Andy Russell and Jack Lambert, who were injured and replaced by Ed Bradley and Loren Toews for most of the second half.
The Steelers defeated the Cowboys by the score of 21 – 17 to win their second consecutive Super Bowl.
Trailing 10-7 in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl X, the Steelers rallied to score 14 unanswered points, including a 64-yard touchdown reception by Pittsburgh wide receiver Lynn Swann.
Still, the Steelers had a fine passing attack led by quarterback Terry Bradshaw.
Perhaps the most talented player in the backfield was Halfback Preston Pearson ( no relation to receiver Drew Pearson ), who signed on the team as a free agent after being cut by the Steelers in the pre-season.
The Steelers won their second straight Super Bowl, largely through the plays by Swann and by stopping a rally by the Cowboys late in the fourth quarter.
The Steelers subsequently advanced to the Cowboys 36-yard line on their next possession, but on fourth down and two, Bradshaw's pass was broken up by Dallas safety Cliff Harris.

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