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The Steelers, however, reversed four decades of futility and went on to become a dominant force in the NFL for the subsequent decade, winning four Super Bowls with such stars as Bradshaw, Harris, John Stallworth, and Lynn Swann and the Steel Curtain defense led by Jack Ham, Jack Lambert, " Mean Joe " Greene, Mel Blount, and Dwight White.
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The Steelers main offensive weapon however was running the ball.
On second down, however, Brown intercepted another O ' Donnell pass and returned it 33 yards to the Steelers ' 6-yard line.
The Steelers were scheduled to open the regular season play at Heinz Field on September 16 against the Cleveland Browns, however, due to the September 11 attacks, all NFL games of the week were postponed ; thus moving the stadium's premiere to October 7, against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Ultimately, however, Bettis's mistake did not result in a Steelers loss, as Colts kicker Mike Vanderjagt missed a 46-yard game-tying field goal, ending the game with a 21-18 Steelers victory.
Six days later, on September 8, 2006, however, Davenport was signed to the roster of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Had the Seahawks won Super Bowl XL, he would have become the first head coach in NFL history to win a Super Bowl with two different franchises, however they fell short, losing 21-10 to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Pittsburgh Steelers had a verbal agreement to sign Jackson ; however, he backed out at the last minute and signed with the Arizona Cardinals instead.
At the midway point of the season, Bush had yet to score a touchdown either receiving or running the ball ; however, on November 12, 2006, Bush rushed for his first touchdown from scrimmage on a reverse against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Selkirk Steelers, however joined the Central Manitoba Junior Hockey League ( CMJHL ).
Banta-Cain did not play another defensive snap for the season however, did manage to lead the team with 20 Special Teams tackles on a 6th ranked Special Teams unit coached by Al Everest ( Steelers ).
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The play was a turning point for the Steelers, who reversed four decades of futility with their first playoff win ever, and went on to win four Super Bowls by the end of the decade.
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Since 1968, the Jets have appeared in the playoffs thirteen times, and in the AFC Championship Game four times, most recently losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2010.
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 did slightly better with 18 passing yards, 61 rushing yards, and four first downs.
Instead of trying to immediately tie the game on a long passing play, the Steelers ran the ball on the first four plays of their ensuing possession, and then quarterback Terry Bradshaw completed a 32-yard pass to wide receiver Lynn Swann to reach the Cowboys 16-yard line.
After Gerry Mullins recovered Dallas ' onside kick attempt, the Steelers then tried to run out the clock on the next drive with four straight running plays, but the Cowboys defense stopped them on fourth down at their 39-yard line, giving Dallas one more chance to win.
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.
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 ).
* Chuck Noll, who coached the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl titles
Also noteworthy is that the Pittsburgh Steelers have won four Super Bowls in six years ( 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979 ) and was the first team to win four Lombardi trophies overall.
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.
Along the way, the Cowboys made four straight appearances in the NFC Championship Game ( 1992 – 1995 ) and captured three Super Bowl titles with back-to-back wins over the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVII and Super Bowl XXVIII, and the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XXX.
While the Colts and Browns were respectable playoff contenders during this period, AFL fans accepted the Steelers because of the team's dominance throughout the league, winning four Super Bowls in a six year span.
The Pittsburgh Steelers ' logo, which is based on the Steelmark, includes three astroids ( hypocycloids of four cusps ).
Three Rivers Stadium hosted seven AFC Championship Games from 1972 to 1998 ; the Steelers won four.
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.
The League handed out 30 games in suspensions to four players and Steelers coach Mike Blaisdell and a total of £ 8, 400 in fines.
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.
He is the only player to have played in the two most lopsided games in the Browns – Steelers rivalry, getting his first career start at center in the Steelers 51-0 loss to the Cleveland Browns at home ( still the worst loss for the Steelers in franchise history ), but was victorious in the Steelers 43-0 win against the Browns in Cleveland ten years later, in the Browns ' first game in four years.
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Both the Pirates and Steelers had worn black and gold for decades, and both were fresh off world championship seasons at that time.
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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.
They won the NFC Championship Game in 2005, and went on to lose in the Super Bowl against the Pittsburgh Steelers ( though it was not without controversy as NFL Films has Super Bowl XL at number 8 on its top ten list of controversial calls ).
Oakland went on to defeat the previous season's Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers, which was missing starting running back tandem of Franco Harris and Rocky Bleier, 24 – 7.
Meanwhile, the Steelers went on to defeat the Miami Dolphins, 34 – 14, and the Houston Oilers, 27 – 13, in the playoffs.
The Chargers went into the final game of the season vs. the Steelers needing a win to get the # 2 seed ( a loss would have given that spot to the Miami Dolphins ), which came with a first round bye and a home game in the divisional round of the playoffs.
* Terry Hanratty, an All-American quarterback from Notre Dame who won the National Championship in 1966 and went on to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 1970s as a back-up, was born in Butler, PA in 1948.
A few of the players from this team went on to play for the original Pittsburgh Pirates football team in 1933 ; the team later became the Steelers.
" Despite losing to the Steelers in that game, Sapp and the Buccaneers went on to win Super Bowl XXXVII five weeks later.
Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Shaun Suisham kicked off and the ball went out of the back of the end zone, resulting in a touchback and no time off the clock.
In 2001, the Patriots went 11 – 5 in the regular season, and defeated the Oakland Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers on the way to the Super Bowl.
He went on to win a championship ring with the Steelers in Super Bowl IX but did not record any receptions in the tough defensive struggle ( Pittsburgh quarterback Terry Bradshaw completed only nine passes in the game ).
He went to the United States for surgery and began playing again, firstly with Los Angeles Heat and then to Canada with the Edmonton Brickmen and with the Hamilton Steelers.
In the third game of the season vs. the Tennessee Titans, Graham threw for 254 yards in one of the best offensive showings for the Steelers in over two seasons before injuring his hip late in the game and being replaced by Stewart, who went on to lead the team to two straight victories as Graham recovered.
Having knocked Palmer out of the game the Steelers went on to win 31 – 17.
After playing quarterback in college for the University of Minnesota, Dungy went undrafted in 1976 and was signed as a free agent by the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League as a defensive back.
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.
Steelers went on to qualify for the Sprite National Basketball League in 2000.
After being drafted eighth overall in the 2000 NFL Draft, Burress went on to play five years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, amassing 261 receptions for 4, 164 yards, 22 touchdowns, and six fumbles over the span of 71 games.
Shepherd went on to join rivals Sheffield Steelers.
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.
They were replaced by Greg Gumbel ( former WFAN morning host and brother to Bryant Gumbel ), famous former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw and longtime sportswriter Lesley Visser, bringing a female reporter back to The NFL Today for the first time since Phyllis George went on maternity leave during the 1983 season.
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