In their previous meetings, the Rams held a 12 – 1 – 2 all-time record over the Steelers, including wins in 1971, 1975, and 1978.

The Steelers held a 17 – 10 halftime lead before Elway's 37-yard touchdown pass to Vance Johnson tied the game in the third quarter.

White was the Dallas Cowboys ' first pick and the second player selected in the 1975 National Football League Draft, and was moved to middle linebacker, where he was a backup to Cowboy legend Lee Roy Jordan, playing mostly on special teams his first two seasons, including his rookie season when Dallas lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl X. Jordan retired following the 1976 season, and his slot was filled by Bob Breunig, who held the position the next nine seasons.

Grand opening ceremonies were held four days later on September 9 when the Patriots unveiled their Super Bowl XXXVI championship banner before a Monday Night Football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Although not officially retired by the Bengals, Anderson's number 14 had been held in reserve and not assigned to any player by the team until Anderson started coaching for division rival Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Ice Hockey Superleague Ltd was established on 1 November 1995 and held its first season in 1996-1997 with eight founding clubs-Ayr Scottish Eagles, Basingstoke Bison, Bracknell Bees, Cardiff Devils, Manchester Storm, Newcastle Cobras Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers.

With a defense considered one of the best in NFL history, the 1976 Steelers held opponents to an average of less than 10 points per game ( 138 points over 14 games ).

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

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 Steelers scored 20 points in the first quarter and held the Dolphins to 25 rushing yards.

Miami future hall of fame running back Larry Csonka was held to just 20 rushing yards on 10 carries in the final game of his career, while Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw threw for 230 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Unlike other matchups, this game featured two title-abundant franchises: coming into the game, the Packers held the most NFL championships with 12 ( 9 league championships prior to the Super Bowl era and 3 Super Bowl championships ), while the Steelers held the most Super Bowl championships with 6.

From 2000 until 2002 after many loyal St. George supporters held a rally and Information Night to persuade the club to move back to Jubilee Oval, the club did so and with the Dragons merging with the Illawarra Steelers they would be yet again occupying the famous rugby league ground.

This was the second time the Phoenix area hosted a Super Bowl, the other being Super Bowl XXX held in nearby Tempe at Sun Devil Stadium in 1996 when the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Meanwhile, the Steelers easily demolished the Denver Broncos, 33 – 10, and the Houston Oilers, 34 – 5.

The Steelers were the defending Super Bowl XIII champions, and finished the 1979 regular season with a 12-4 record, and posted playoff victories over the Miami Dolphins and the Houston Oilers.

Meanwhile, the Steelers went on to defeat the Miami Dolphins, 34 – 14, and the Houston Oilers, 27 – 13, in the playoffs.

Meanwhile, the defense redeemed themselves for giving up 38 points against the Oilers by holding the Steelers to only a field goal.

* 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

* Most fumbles: 14, Washington Redskins ( 8 ) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers ( 6 ), November 14, 1937 ; Chicago Bears ( 7 ) vs. Cleveland Browns ( 7 ), November 24, 1940 ; St. Louis Cardinals ( 8 ) vs. New York Giants ( 6 ), September 17, 1961 ; Kansas City Chiefs vs. Houston Oilers, October 12, 1969.

Taylor was later the head coach of the Houston Oilers in 1965, and was an assistant with the New York Titans, Pittsburgh Steelers, and the San Diego Chargers.

* Bill Saul and his twin brothers Rich Saul and Ron Saul, professional football players during the 1960s and 1970s, were born and raised in Butler – Bill played 9 years ( 1962 – 1970 ) as a linebacker for the Colts, Steelers, Saints and Lions, Rich played 12 years ( 1970 – 1982 ) at center for the Los Angeles Rams and Ron played 13 years ( 1970 – 1983 ) for the Houston Oilers and Washington Redskins.

Maples played for the Houston Oilers, Pittsburgh Steelers and Denver Broncos.

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 ).

After the Oilers lost to the eventual Super Bowl Champions 3 straight years, two consecutive AFC championship game losses to the Steelers, followed by a Wild Card loss to the Oakland Raiders, Adams fired Phillips.

The Pittsburgh Steelers played their first game in Three Rivers Stadium on September 20, 1970 — a 19 – 7 loss to the Houston Oilers.

) Under Phillips the Oilers reached the AFC Championship Game in two consecutive seasons, losing to the Super Bowl-champion Steelers 34-5 in 1978 and 27-13 in 1979.

Dungy was the emergency quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers in a 1977 game against the Houston Oilers when both Terry Bradshaw and Mike Kruczek went down with injuries on October 9, 1977.

Note: As per the rules of the NFL playoffs prior to the 1990 season ( notwithstanding the strike-shortened 1982 season ), the Pittsburgh Steelers ( the AFC 1 seed ) did not play the Houston Oilers ( the 5 seed ), nor did the Los Angeles Rams ( the NFC 1 seed ) play the Atlanta Falcons ( the 4 seed ), in the Divisional playoff round because those teams were in the same division.

On a wet, slick, and slippery field, the Steelers dominated the Oilers by forcing 9 turnovers and only allowing 5 points.

In the second quarter, a 19-yard field goal by Oilers kicker Toni Fritsch cut the score 14-3, but then the Steelers scored 17 points during the last 48 seconds of the second quarter.

With the Steelers leading 17-10, the controversial play occurred during the last seconds of the third quarter after the Oilers advanced to the Pittsburgh 6-yard line.

The original four members of the AFC Central were the Houston Oilers ( now the Tennessee Titans ), the Browns, the Bengals and the Steelers.

The Steelers have played all three existing AFC North rivals at least once in the postseason, and -- including three matchups against the Oilers / Titans franchise while the two were divisional opponents -- have an undefeated record of 9-0.

The Oilers / Titans franchise finished with a 2-5 record in such games before moving to the AFC South, while the Jaguars ( who also later played the Steelers in the playoffs after the two teams were placed in separate divisions ) finished 0-1.

The Bengals ( along with the Oilers ) moved to the AFC Central ( formerly the NFL Century, now the AFC North ) in 1970, instantly forming rivalries with the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Coincidentally the two became rivals as head coaches beginning in the AFC Central in 1995 ; Fisher's Oilers / Titans squads came out with an 11-7 record against Cowher's Steelers.

He played one season with the Calgary Stampeders of the Western Interprovincial Football Union in 1953, then from 1954 to 1965 for the San Francisco 49ers, the Detroit Lions, and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL, and then one season ( 1966 ) with the Houston Oilers of the American Football League.

But it only earned them a wild card spot in the playoffs, behind the 12 – 2 Pittsburgh Steelers, who went on to win the Super Bowl.

The Jaguars ' identity, in terms of colors, as of 2009 is exclusively teal and black, with gold only being used in the logo ; just as the Steelers identity is gold and black, with red and blue only being used in the logo.

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 ).

The Steelers ' " Steel Curtain " had led the AFC in fewest points allowed ( 189 ) and the Vikings ' " Purple People Eaters " had only given up 195.

This was the only one of the four Super Bowls the Steelers of the 1970s played in that the team wore their white jerseys, and the only Super Bowl the team would wear white at all until Super Bowl XL 31 years later.

The Steelers gained just one yard with their next two plays, but on third down Bradshaw's 4-yard touchdown pass to Brown gave the Steelers a 16-6 lead with only 3: 31 remaining.

Meanwhile, the Steelers only gave up a combined total of 20 points in their playoff victories over the Baltimore Colts, 28 – 10, and the Oakland Raiders, 16 – 10.

Officials did not call a single penalty on the Steelers during the game, while the Cowboys were called for only 2 penalties for 20 yards.

Both teams entered the game with the best defenses in the league ( the Cowboys only allowed 107. 6 rushing yards per game while the Steelers only allowed 107. 8 ), and each side took advantage of the other team's mistakes throughout the game.

After defensive lineman John Banaszak recovered the loose ball on the Pittsburgh 47-yard line, the Steelers attempted 2 running plays with running back Franco Harris carrying the ball, but only gained 1 yard.

The Steelers " Steel Curtain " defense finished the regular season as the top rated defense in the AFC, limiting opponents to only 4, 621 offensive yards.

Campbell was the league's rushing leader during the regular season with 1, 697 yards, but could only gain 15 yards against the Steelers in the AFC Championship Game.

The Raiders only allowed a combined total of 24 points in their playoff victories over the Pittsburgh Steelers, 38 – 10, and the Seattle Seahawks ( who had beaten the Raiders twice during the regular season ), 30 – 14.

After all, Denver had barely defeated the Steelers who only had a 9 – 7 regular season record.

For example, only the Charlotte Hornets had the right to offer contracts to players from the Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Colts, and Detroit Lions, and only the Chicago Winds could offer contracts to players from the Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets, and Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.

On December 7, 2008, an M & T Bank Stadium then record crowd of 71, 438 watched the Baltimore Ravens defeat the Washington Redskins 24-10 on Sunday Night Football, only to be surpassed the next week when the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Ravens 13-9 in front of 71, 502.

** The Pittsburgh Steelers currently have a policy of not retiring numbers, having retired only one number ( 70 ) in their earlier history.

Since the AFL-NFL Merger, the Steelers have the NFL's best record ( surpassing Miami in 2007 because of the Dolphins ' recent struggles ), have had a league-low three head coaches, and have had only nine losing seasons, none worse than 5-11.

Before the merger, the Steelers had long been one of the NFL's worst teams, only posting eight winning seasons, and just one playoff appearance, since their first year of existence in 1933.