But once again, the Steelers stopped them from scoring when Greene forced and recovered a fumble from Foreman.

On the opening kickoff, the Cowboys ran a reverse where rookie linebacker Thomas " Hollywood " Henderson took a handoff from Preston Pearson and returned the ball a Super Bowl record 48 yards before kicker Roy Gerela forced him out of bounds at the Steelers 44-yard line.

On their next drive, the Cowboys responded by advancing to the Steelers 39-yard line, but were pushed back to their own 39-yard line after quarterback Roger Staubach was sacked twice, and they were forced to punt.

On the Steelers ' first possession, the Dallas defense forced a three-and-out and subsequent punt, which Cowboy cornerback Deion Sanders returned 11 yards to the 25-yard line.

He suffered a severe concussion that forced him to spend two days in a hospital, but surprised many by returning to play for Super Bowl X. Swann recorded four catches for a Super Bowl record 161 yards and a touchdown in the game, assisting the Steelers to a 21 – 17 win and becoming the first wide receiver to earn Super Bowl MVP honors.

Several clubs were either forced to merge ( e. g. St. George Dragons and Illawarra Steelers became St George Illawarra Dragons ), or folded.

He played in 170 consecutive games, the second most in Steelers history, until severe hamstring injuries forced him to sit out nine games in 1999 and seven more games in 2000.

After Palmer released the pass, Steelers defensive tackle Kimo von Oelhoffen dove at Palmer's left leg, violently wrenching Palmer's knee, and he was forced to leave the game.

New England was forced to punt on the opening drive of the third quarter, and Antwaan Randle El returned the ball 9 yards to the Steelers 44-yard line.

Denver forced three interceptions and a fumble from Steelers quarterback Kordell Stewart.

The Bills forced 4 turnovers and 7 sacks as they held the Steelers to just a field goal.

Five minutes into the second quarter, Indianapolis managed to get a good drive going, advancing the ball 96 yards to the Steelers 2-yard line and taking 9: 39 off the clock, but were forced to settle for a field goal from Mike Vanderjagt, cutting their deficit to 14-3.

The Steelers were forced to punt on their ensuing drive, but only after taking over 7 minutes off the clock, leaving just 6: 03 left in the game by the time Indianapolis got the ball back.

The Steelers were forced to punt on their ensuing drive.

However, the Steelers were forced to advance the ball towards another score instead of taking a quarterback kneel because the Colts still had three timeouts remaining.

For the first time since 1984, The Steelers did not host the AFC Championship game, but it hardly mattered as they forced four turnovers and went into halftime with a 24 – 3 lead en route to advancing to their sixth Super Bowl appearance in team history.

But after a Steelers punt, defensive end Brett Keisel forced a fumble on fourth down from Plummer and his teammate Travis Kirschke recovered it at the Broncos 17-yard line.

Faced with third down at the Pittsburgh 12-yard line, Stabler was forced to throw an incomplete pass, and the Raiders had to settle for a field goal to cut the Steelers ' lead, 17-13.

The Steelers defense forced 4 turnovers and held the Colts to 154 total yards of offense, while Pittsburgh's Franco Harris shreded Baltimore's defense with 153 rushing yards and a touchdown.

The injury forced Steelers rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger into action.

In a December victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, Johnson totaled 11 tackles and forced another fumble.

On the December 31 game against the Steelers, Johnson recorded six tackles and a pass deflection, and also forced a Willie Parker fumble on the one yard-line to stop the Steelers ' score in the fourth quarter.

Against the Steelers in the divisional playoff round, he recorded six tackles ( 5 solo ), a career-high three sacks, and a forced fumble that was recovered and returned for a touchdown by fellow DE Cory Redding.

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 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.

In total, the Steelers limited the Vikings to Super Bowl record lows of nine first downs, 119 total offensive yards, 17 rushing yards, and no offensive scores ( Minnesota's only score came on a blocked punt, and they did not even score on the extra point attempt ).

As Hoopes stepped up to make the kick, Steelers running back Reggie Harrison broke through the line and blocked the punt.

O ' Donnell managed to recover the fumble, but the Steelers were unable to recover from the 13-yard loss and had to punt 2 plays later.

After the punt, Dallas drove to the Steelers 24-yard line.

After an exchange of punts, Steelers wide receiver Andre Hastings returned John Jett's punt 11 yards to the Pittsburgh 46-yard line.

In addition to receiving, Hayes returned punts for the Cowboys and was the NFL's leading punt returner in 1968 with a 20. 8 yards per return average and two touchdowns, including a 90 yarder against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

During the AFC Championship Game at Heinz Field against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the playoffs that season, Brown returned a crucial punt for a touchdown which provided the winning margin, adding to the two he returned for touchdowns during the regular season.

He caused a stir in a 1996 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers ; on a Panthers punt, he jumped on the ball even though it was a live ball, turning the play into a touchback.

He went on to help the Cowboys win their third Super Bowl title in four years in Super Bowl XXX against the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he returned a punt for 11 yards and caught a 47-yard reception on offense, setting up Dallas ' first touchdown of the game and a 27 – 17 victory.

Playing with the Steelers for four seasons, he was active in all 64 regular season games with 23 starts, finding success as a wide receiver, kick returner and punt returner.

In January 2010, Randle El was named in the Bleacher Report's Pittsburgh Steelers All-Decade team for defense and special teams, as a punt returner.

After forcing a punt, the Steelers drove into scoring range for the third consecutive drive, this time scoring with Roethlisbeger's 4-yard touchdown pass to Hines Ward to tie it at 17.

Then after forcing a punt, Randle El returned the ball 22 yards to the Steelers 49-yard line.

In the second quarter, the Steelers turned the ball over three times in a span of 5½ minutes: two interceptions by Browns defensive back Daylon McCutcheon and a fumbled punt by returner Antwaan Randle El that Cleveland converted into a 32-yard touchdown completion from Holcomb to receiver Dennis Northcutt.

On December 3, 1950 Dudley fielded a 60 yard punt kicked by Steelers ' player Joe Geri.

Early in the fourth quarter, a long punt return by Steelers receiver Andre Hastings gave them the ball at midfield.

After a Steelers punt, their defense got a big chance when Warren fumbled deep in Colts territory, but guard Joe Staysniak recovered the ball in mid-air to keep the drive going.

In the final minutes of regulation, Keith Cash blocked a Pittsburgh punt and Fred Jones returned it to the Steelers 9-yard line.

Miller boomed a career-long 75-yard punt against Jacksonville in 1999, tying him for the second-longest punt in Steelers history.