NFL films just unbelievable here. The cinematography , music , and narration just makes this incredible. I think I’ve watched this like a hundred times and I’m an eagles fan.
Same, NFL Films we’re probably the major reason the NFL overtook Baseball as the most popular sport in the US. NFL Films in general have my vote for the best television programs ever on TV.
Because it's the God voice of John facienda who narrated most of the NFL films, his voice was first considered the voice of God, his voice and description of plays just awe me!
Not a fan of either team, but this was one of the greatest games ever played. This basically was the Super Bowl and Pro Bowl all in one. The game was very exciting, because even with a 35-17 lead, the Steelers knew the Cowboys were capable of coming back for the win. It doesn't get much better than this classic.
@@TDL-xg5nn I was 7 years old, but was a Steeler fan at the time. I remember being very nervous after the Cowboys closed within 4. The Steelers gave up nothing easy.
It's better to see a team down by more than 2 touchdowns to continue to claw and scratch. Modern Super Bowls after the 1970's often saw one team just curl up in the fetal position and not compete anymore. For some reason, this Super Bowl game resonates something special about NFL football at its best at the time. I felt the Steelers had this game won due to their big game experience, but I'm glad Dallas still made a game of it towards the end. I remember this game the most about the NFL in the '70's.
@Todd Sands Exactly! I always tell people this, for example when the Falcons blew out the Patriots in 2016 they just basically gave up and went into the fetal position smh
My favorite wide out too. Very under rated because he didn't have the flamboyant personality as Lynn Swann. But I still think he should had gotten MVP in Super Bowl XIII had he finished the game. He sat out for the rest of the game due to severe leg cramps. He most definitely should had gotten MVP in SB XIV, but they gave it to Bradshaw.
Because the Cowboys lost this classic game, it kept many of their greatest players out of the Hall of Fame....Charlie Waters, Tony Hill, Harvey Martin, Ed Too Tall Jones, etc. If they win that game all of those players are in today.
A great point is made. I always felt that Everson Walls was a potential Hall of Famer. However, because he's on the receiving end of the famous 1981 NFC Championship game - "The Catch," he has been snubbed for selection to this day. And Walls had an outstanding game in that Championship game until Dwight Clark caught that amazing pass.
Born and raised in Dallas... Born in 1979. Was fortunate enough to have enjoyed the Cowboys dynasty in my teenage years. My father and older brother (who was 14 years older than me... I remember them both telling me about these 2 classic duels in the late 70s between The Cowboys and The Steelers. Of course it was with regret and a few curse words but I will tell you one thing.... They had the up most respect for The Pittsburgh Steelers. RIP to Dad.... Cancer.... RIP to my big brother... Drunk driver. 2 of the greatest NFL franchises.... The Dallas Cowboys and The Pittsburgh Steelers.
Honestly, 3:43 begins my favorite part of this video. There's a real beauty to an all-out jailbreak blitz; seeing those eight guys at the line ready to charge. That's one of the greatest defenses in NFL history right there! Staubach's bravery in standing his ground & delivering the pass to Hill for the touchdown is just tremendous. The music to accompany this play (Aces High) is so brilliant and perfect. It's all wonderful.
@@Staceyatkinson4496 Using the words "class" and "Steeler fans" in the same sentence doesn't work for me. I had the misfortune of encountering busloads of them arriving at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore back in 1980 as I and my family were walking to the stadium. Even though we had young children in our group, countless Steeler "fans" lowered the windows on the bus and started yelling all manner of profanity at us. What classless, intoxicated "fans" they were. My regret is that, in the final minutes of the game, with Baltimore trailing by 3 points and inside the Steeler ten yard line, Bert Jones threw an interception to Donnie Shell to give Pittsburgh the victory.
“Perhaps Franco Harris said it best, This was the greatest game I ever played in.” And he was in a whole slew of big games. I wasn’t a fan of either team, but looking back on that game I can really appreciate how great they both were.
This is the first Super Bowl I remember watching, what an era for football, none of the shenanigans of today's game. Even though I'm a Stillerz fan, I have massive respect for Staubach & his never say die attitude, not only in this game, but what I saw throughout his career. So many legends in this game, so many memeries from watchin NFL films when I was a kid. The music, the commentary, the voice, still gives this older man chills & the sting of nostalgia.
Staubach’s fierce competitiveness & leadership that instilled contagious “belief” in his teammates as demonstrated in the final 6mins of this game was the reason Landry’s ingenuous “system” thrived mercilessly & into five Super Bowls in the ‘70’s. After this game and upon Staubach’s retirement after the following (‘79) season, Landry’s Cowboys never returned to another Super Bowl (thru ‘89).
Landry's system worked in the 1960s and 1970s because he had players, such as Staubach, who were willing to improvise. That was especially true on defense, where the linebackers and safeties often would stray from the play call because they saw something in the offensive formation. Staubach often would do that with pass plays, telling his receivers to either take it deep or cut off a route, depending on how the opposing defense was lined up. Once Staubach and others left, the Cowboys' system started to deteriorate, and Landry made no attempt to fix or alter it.
@@gregford2103 1982 in San Francisco, Dallas had the lead, but let the Niners go 89 yards for "The Catch". But Danny White didn't have the fortune of Staubach. White threw a dime in between three Niner defenders, but the 4th grabbed Pearson by the collar. Had Drew gone 10 more yards, Landry calls a running play to get Septien in position to kick Dallas to another Super Bowl. Mysteriously, the one player Dallas was missing post Staubach wasn't Staubach. It was Hollywood Henderson. with him, they went to SB X, XII and XIII. Without him, nothing.
First Super Bowl I can remember watching. Five years old, only play I can vividly remember was Swann’s TD. All I know was my older brothers wanted the Steelers, my sister and I had Dallas. I sat in orange bean bag watching in the family room on the last black and white TV we ever owned.
That sounds like that superbowl got bought out, a drop ball in endzone. Get real people Cowboys never had a chance Steelers were pick in lottery ticket to win Las Vegas. Fix keep game interested
Another thing was in Skip Bayless' book about Tom Landry, "God's Coach", Terry Bradshaw pretty much admitted that he knew how to beat the Flex defense. He knew that Dallas was geared for the run on first downs, so Bradshaw came out throwing on first down.
The Cowboys geared to stop the run and Franco which was their main threat for the Pittsburgh Steelers and they did so in both SBs but in doing so also opened up some passes and great catches by the Steelers.
Roger and Terry were HIT back then..not like today where a QB is "brushed" and then called for roughing the passer. wow. Great game here..one of the best SBs ever!
This was the greatest Super Bowl ever played in my opinion, these were the two best teams of the era. I thought that Rocky Bleier saved the game for the Steelers. I loved the shot of the Dallas Cowboys cheerleader looking worried the Steelers were the Dynasty of the 1970s.
Swann and Stalworth? Best receiving tandem of all time. I've often wondered what Staubach and Bradshaw were saying to each other at the start of the game.
The fact that the Cowboys allowed it to happen right after mugging Bradshaw and going up 14-7 in part proves why they deserved to lose this game. Swann and Stallworth ate up the secondary. The Cowboys dropped a wide open touchdown in the end zone and a guy with a cast on his hand decides to pick up the ball and try to run with it.
John Fecenda's comment on Bradshaw's fumble by Hegman and Henderson as held up and robbed one the held up the other the robber is why superbowl 13 is my favorite 🤣
Stallworth could had been considered for MVP had he finished the game. He caught a 28 yard TD pass from Bradshaw in the 1st quarter. Then he turned a 10 yard hitch pass into a 75 yard TD. He had over 100 yards of pass receptions in the 1st half. He sat out the entire 2nd half due to severe leg cramps.
This one hurt... I wish the Cowboys had used Dorsett more. That Jackie Smith drop, the joke of a pass interference call on Benny Barnes, then the Randy White fumble... Man, what a sequence. Bradshaw made all the plays when they counted. We didn't. But My Cowboys fought hard, and simply ran out of time.
+William Cooper well if you look at the entire Landry era (and I'm not saying those Dallas teams weren't good because they were) Dallas won two Super Bowls (6 & 12) but they lost two NFL Championships to Green Bay in 1967 & 68 (they were the Championships which took place before Super Bowls 1 & 2); then lost Super Bowls 5, 10, & 13; and then lost three straight NFC Championships in 1980, 1981, & 1982. So yeah that was my reasoning behind my comments. They lost more big games than they won.
I really have not watch football since the Steelers beat the Rams and was always a Steelers fan. But yeah, what a great time of football with the videos like this and the weekly NFL videos each week.
Plenty of history to be made in this game by both teams...the winner to become the first franchise to win 3 Super Bowls, and for the Cowboys to become only the 4th franchise to win back to back Super Bowls
Probably, along with Super Bowl X & Super Bowl XVI, one of the best Super Bowls EVER played. The unfortunate thing for me was I was born after this super bowl but born prior to the 1981 season
What is the name of the song at the first of the video. The Steelers are in the tunnel and Fasenda says”For the last 10 years….” That sends a chill down my spine every time. This video made me an NFL football fan for life.
His body was still moving and he misjudged the ball. Yes he was wide open but that catch was harder than it looked. Smith would later say he didn’t realize how open he was and tried to catch the ball with his body expecting to get hit. He catches too much heat for this play.
Stahbach threw the ball low! Had it been higher, Smith would have made an easy catch. Maybe Roger was too excited and tried to guide the ball instead of just throwing it. I don't blame Smith.
Smith had to slide to catch the pass, which probably threw off his timing. It was a catchable pass, but it was not as easy a grab as people make it out to be.
Years later, I saw Jackie Smith tearing up as recalled the drop. Probably because it's impact on the game is the most overstated in NFL history. It was the end of the third quarter and the Cowboys got a FG out the drive. There was a whole quarter left in the game, your down by four, and the reason you lost is because of a dropped pass in the third quarter? I wish there was a clip of a receiver reacting the same way as Staubach did after a Staubach interception. Nobody says anything about Randy White suddenly thinking he's a RB and wisely carrying the ball with his casted hand. Yeah, Smith shoulda caught it. But that ain't why they lost. Not even close to a good excuse. Late in the fourth quarter ok, but not late in the third. Buck up and go win the game.
I agree 100%, Jackie Smith takes too much blame and Randy White's gaffe was worse. Great player, but did he think he was going to run with the ball with a cast on? Yet he gets a pass.
Randy White's fumble was the nail in the coffin, because it results in Pittsburgh getting an 18-point lead. To this day, I'm still wondering whose dumb idea it was to put White and broken thumb on kick return.
I’m a die hard Cowboys fan...and as painful as the Cowboys bad luck was in the second half....the 1978 Steelers were probably one of the greatest NFL teams of all time
I couldn't believe it. Back then, most players played with one team for their entire career. When someone mentioned he'd been on the Cardinals (Dallas and St. Louis were divisional rivals) I said, "No wonder! As if he were some sort of Russian spy. In my defense, I was like 13 at the time. I couldn't get over that.
10:28--Notice the clever adaptation of Chopin's "Polonaise Heroique" from this point and following. Also, at 11:52, on the far right of the screen, there is what looks to be a Polish flag!
I also like how they incorporate the commentary by Verne Lundquist (this game had the "sickest man in America" line for Jackie Smith) and Myron Cope into the film to complement the flawless narration of John Facenda.
There is a "Game of the Week" that chronicles the opening drive, the turnover by Dallas which led to the Steelers first touchdown of the game. It also shows the Steelers 3 consecutive turnovers which led to Dallas scoring 2 Touchdowns and taking the lead. With 2 minutes left in first half, Staubach threw a pass which was intercepted by Mel Blount. It led to Rocky Bleier's TD pass which put Pittsburgh back in the lead for good.
The interference call against Swan was bs. This is the best comeback ever. Imagine if Jackie Smith had caught that ball. Would've been the 1st super bowl with ot.
Watching this still gets me angry. I've got plenty of problems in my own life without dwelling on this, but that's the way it is. That pass interference call, and the ref blocking Waters was B.S.
The ref actually got in the way of Ray Pinney who was about block Waters. Watch the replay. Pinney was right behind the ref and between Waters and Franco. As it was, Pinney had to pick Waters off the ref's left shoulder in order to carry out his assignment. Had the ref not been there, Waters would've been blocked anyway. The play was designed and executed perfectly.
I loved how Dallas kept shooting themselves in the foot. Like, White trying to pick up the ball and run with a cast on his hand. Or, Jackie Smith dropping that wide open TD lol. Swann and Stallworth ran circles around the Cowboys. They just couldn't tackle either one all afternoon.
The 1976 Steelers had 5 shutouts and gave up a total of 28 points the final 9 games for average points given up 3.1 per game but they lost to the Raiders in the AFC Championship
Bears did it once…beat a young Phil simms, the Dieter Brock,..then Tony Eason lol. Steelers beat stabler, Tarkington, staubauch, Griese…all hall of fame QBs over a period of several years.
love this music on NFL films that last piece when the cowboys comeback any one now , what it is , absolutely inspiring I thought roger would have got it done with that background inspiration , allas not
@@forrestmarques7256 I think that he's in now. But I've been watching a lot of 70's Cowboys games lately, and that guy made so many great catches. His numbers should be good enough. I think he should have been a first ballot HOFamer.
That game, along with Super Bowl X (which saw Pittsburgh and Dallas meet in the same stadium--the Orange Bowl in Miami--both times), didn't decide who won until the last minute. The Cowboys may have lost two of their biggest heartbreakers in history--both by 4 points!
Greatest matchup in NFL history, period. Half of Canton on the field, what a treat. Mt Olympus had nothing on this..two epic heavyweights. Gods of the Gridiron...
@@johngogas4682 Sorry John. Luck? Steelers were just better, even gave Dallas an easy 7 w that Hegman fumble. Cowboys were just fortunate Stallworth missed the entire 2nd half, they might have rolled 40-45 points on you. Both teams had some breaks, Pittsburgh refused to be stopped, even up by 18 at one point.
40 years later Roger Staubach Is worth $600 million and Terry Bradshaw is worth $ 45 million having been in movies and hosting NFL Sunday on Fox. Not bad.
Wish I had seen this one live. Love my Cowboys!!! I think the main thing separating those teams was probably the weakness in the Cowboys secondary. It also got worse in the early 80s and that combined with the loss of Staubach kept us out of the Super Bowl 3 years in a row
I was a 9 year old Cowboy fan when this game was played. I have never gotten over this game. That being said, the Steelers were just flat out better than we were.
+apollo792 Steelers put 9 players, 1 coach and 1 owner in the Hall, I think Dallas had 4 players, 1 coach, 1 owner and 1 other special administrator, 18 I believe
I am the only person in America who thinks it's not Jackie Smith's fault that the Cowboys lost the Super Bowl. The real killer was the Randy White fumble which led to Lynn Swann's masterful touchdown.
I don't think it was Jackie Smith's fault, but it seemed to knock the air out of the Cowboys. It had something to do with Landry's response or, even, lack of response. I could picture someone like Jimmy Johnson, sensing it having an adverse emotional effect on the Cowboys, and him making sure to rally back there confidence. "We got this boys!", I could here Jimmy yelling at them. However, Landry was more stoic and he didn't really address it 'on the fly' the way he should have, in my opinion. Someone like Bill Walsh would have made sure they Cowboys maintained their composure. The Cowboys were incredible during this time, but they were sometimes a little erractic emotionally and in their fundamentals, surprisingly...
Well lets see....he drops a touchdown pass which could have been 7 points....but they get a field goal for three points.....the difference is 4 points.....like the final score?
As a long cowboys fan & this one still hurts, the next Sb with Piit & the rams was more exciting, they both got away from the cowboys & Rams in the 4th qtr, but the rams & steelers had 6 lead changes while there was only 3 in this game
Steelers rams Might be the most underrated SB of all time…and the most nerve wracking. This was the only SB the 70s Steelers played in that i every had the thought…they might lose this one. Noll in his arrogance with two former coaches on the rams staff, didn’t change his defense. And they could not stop the rams. Luckily Ferragamo threw into coverage and ignored a wide open Billy Waddy for an easy touchdown
Just like Super Bowl X: Cliff Harris overrated ass EXPOSED on WORLDWIDE TV!!! LMFAO!!! As we saw in the 70s, no way Swann does that to Jack Tatum and George Atkinson.
@@JAWrightonline Jack and George did not make HOF because of that Criminal Element Stuff. Now the overrated players on the Steelers were Franco and Bradshaw. Without that Gold Bond Offense Line they were chumps. Again, the refs were the difference in SB 13. zwischenzug
@@ksivad5634 Hmmmm...I really hit a nerve...GOOOOD!!. Ignorance? Let's deal with the facts. During Tatum's career, he played against Swann six times and Swann never posted a 100-yard game, set NO records, and scored ONE touchdown. Additionally, he actually cried on a court witness stand saying he feared for his life playing against Tatum and Atkinson. Meanwhile, after Swann got thumped badly by Tatum and Atkinson in the AFC Title game (leaving him questionable to even play in Super Bowl X), Harris foolishly calls out Lynn Swann and punctuated it with THIS crazy claim: "If Swann thinks he got hit by the Raiders secondary, wait 'til he plays the Cowboys." Swann's performance--Super Bowl records 161 receiving yards, game-winning TD gives a good indication of the quality of Harris' performance. It also showed whose secondary was better and whose safeties were more feared. In five games vs. Cliff Harris Swann had multiple 100-yard games and scored three TDs. It could be argued the Dallas Cowboys put Lynn Swann in the Hall of Fame. Harris was given--not earned, GIVEN--Jack Tatum's spot on the All-Decade Team of the '70s. That is the ONLY reason Harris' sorry, overrated ass was brought into the Hall. Tatum and Harris each played ten years in the same era as free safeties. Harris could only muster 29 INTs. Tatum, not known as a pass thief, tallied 37. Harris best season was five picks. Tatum had six INTs one year and seven INTs his final year. Tatum was a first round draft pick. Harris was an undrafted free agent. Racism, you ask? Well let's examine that. The Hall of Fame writers also vote on the All-Decade Teams. The '70s secondary had eight spots available: four corners, four safeties. The corners were Willie Brown, Jimmy Johnson (not the coach), Louis Wright, and Roger Werli. The safeties were Dick Anderson, Ken Houston, Larry Wilson, and Harris' sorry ass. Let that settle for a second. These writers (all White...what a coincidence 🙄) obviously didn't want any predominately Black or (God forbid) all-Black units on the defense. Let's take the corners. Roger Werli over Mel Blount? Blount was THE dominant corner from the mid-70s on. The Cardinals defenses were comical in the 70s. Which leads us to the safeties. Because of the negative image placed on Tatum (Steelers Head Coach Chuck Noll's "criminal element" statement; Darryl Stingley injury), the writers desperately looked for other safeties to put on the 70s team. They found Harris' overrated ass and Larry Wilson. Wilson, 70s-wise played from 1970-72, making only ONE Pro Bowl. If the writers were so big on keeping Tatum (or Spider Lockhart, Glen Edwards, and Donnie Shell, for that matter) off the '70s team they should have gone with Paul Krause, Jake Scott, Tommy Casanova, or Mike Wagner--ALL better players than Harris and all who made a larger impact than Larry Wilson in that decade.
This was the game of games. Great teams playing for keeps. Dallas was a great team. Steelers were just a little better. Not just this game but in SB 10, 28-13 beating of Dallas in 77 then in the SB 13 rematch 14-3. Dallas was 1-4 v the Steelers in the 70s.
The td pass that Bradshaw threw to Rocky Blair right before half to make the score 21 to 14 looks a lot like the pass that Joe Montana threw against Dallas in 1981"the catch"
As a Cowboy fan, it took me like 30 years to get over this loss and admit how great the Steelers were LOL. Two great powerhouses of the 70s
Respect for that. Guys got your revenge in 95 tho!
Same here... i still hate the steelers tho
I'm a Steelers fan and I have nothing but respect for the Cowboys for the way they came back in this game
I'm still NOT over this game as well nor the 81 NFC Championship Game loss to SF
You ain't lying I cried after that game big Cowboys fan I was 11 years old then in 79
NFL films just unbelievable here. The cinematography , music , and narration just makes this incredible. I think I’ve watched this like a hundred times and I’m an eagles fan.
Same, NFL Films we’re probably the major reason the NFL overtook Baseball as the most popular sport in the US. NFL Films in general have my vote for the best television programs ever on TV.
If young kids all over the world got to see these type of films soccer would no longer be the most popular sport
The sequence beginning at 10:27 is magical. The narration, music and action are something the likes of which may never see again.
NFL Films is as responsible for the success of the NFL as any player or coach ever.
@@rachmanwalker4145 I think it’s chopinaise from Sam Spence
The music and commentary during the Cowboys comeback at the end is chilling. Legendary. This type of sports production will never again be recreated.
Indeed. Super Bowl highlight films over the past 35 years have been lame.
John Facenda narrating and that music playing could make a video of grass growing seem exciting. He is the best voice in the history of narrators.
Because it's the God voice of John facienda who narrated most of the NFL films, his voice was first considered the voice of God, his voice and description of plays just awe me!
They were defending Champs, of course they were not gonna quit on Landry
This film and the following year (SB XIV, Steelers beat the Rams) are my two favorite Super Bowl films. Nothing made in recent years has come close.
Still after all these years this still remains a top 5 Super Bowl all time.
The greatest ever still.
And my grandpa won that Super Bowl 🔥
I love the clip of Bradshaw and Staubach talking and laughing before the game. Two straight up legends.
Not a fan of either team, but this was one of the greatest games ever played. This basically was the Super Bowl and Pro Bowl all in one. The game was very exciting, because even with a 35-17 lead, the Steelers knew the Cowboys were capable of coming back for the win. It doesn't get much better than this classic.
I agree. It was like a Hall of Fame game
Dallas scored two TDs is garbage time to make it look closer than it was. The game was never in doubt.
@@TDL-xg5nn I was 7 years old, but was a Steeler fan at the time. I remember being very nervous after the Cowboys closed within 4. The Steelers gave up nothing easy.
It's better to see a team down by more than 2 touchdowns to continue to claw and scratch. Modern Super Bowls after the 1970's often saw one team just curl up in the fetal position and not compete anymore. For some reason, this Super Bowl game resonates something special about NFL football at its best at the time. I felt the Steelers had this game won due to their big game experience, but I'm glad Dallas still made a game of it towards the end. I remember this game the most about the NFL in the '70's.
@Todd Sands Exactly! I always tell people this, for example when the Falcons blew out the Patriots in 2016 they just basically gave up and went into the fetal position smh
Just beautiful. John Stallworth is still my favorite wide receiver !
My favorite wide out too. Very under rated because he didn't have the flamboyant personality as Lynn Swann. But I still think he should had gotten MVP in Super Bowl XIII had he finished the game. He sat out for the rest of the game due to severe leg cramps. He most definitely should had gotten MVP in SB XIV, but they gave it to Bradshaw.
I always thought John Stallworth was better than Lynn Swann( although they were both great)
@@michaelleroy9281 Swann was better than Stallworth for 6 of the 9 years they played together. Check the stats.
❤️ Lynn swan & John Stallworth
Still probably the greatest Super Bowl ever, 13 future Hall of Famers in the two starting line ups, most in any Super Bowl?
Because the Cowboys lost this classic game, it kept many of their greatest players out of the Hall of Fame....Charlie Waters, Tony Hill, Harvey Martin, Ed Too Tall Jones, etc. If they win that game all of those players are in today.
Most definitely
A great point is made. I always felt that Everson Walls was a potential Hall of Famer. However, because he's on the receiving end of the famous 1981 NFC Championship game - "The Catch," he has been snubbed for selection to this day. And Walls had an outstanding game in that Championship game until Dwight Clark caught that amazing pass.
Record number of Hall of Famers (players and coaches) in a single NFL game...
And it shows.
Can add Drew Pearson and Cliff Harris to the list.
Born and raised in Dallas... Born in 1979. Was fortunate enough to have enjoyed the Cowboys dynasty in my teenage years. My father and older brother (who was 14 years older than me... I remember them both telling me about these 2 classic duels in the late 70s between The Cowboys and The Steelers. Of course it was with regret and a few curse words but I will tell you one thing.... They had the up most respect for The Pittsburgh Steelers. RIP to Dad.... Cancer.... RIP to my big brother... Drunk driver. 2 of the greatest NFL franchises.... The Dallas Cowboys and The Pittsburgh Steelers.
Chuck Noll and Tom Landry (R.I.P.)
😔😔😔😔
Honestly, 3:43 begins my favorite part of this video. There's a real beauty to an all-out jailbreak blitz; seeing those eight guys at the line ready to charge. That's one of the greatest defenses in NFL history right there! Staubach's bravery in standing his ground & delivering the pass to Hill for the touchdown is just tremendous. The music to accompany this play (Aces High) is so brilliant and perfect. It's all wonderful.
the nfl should be grateful to sabols and nfl films how many 70s and 80s kids became life long fans because of these films
Like a pack of wolves coming! Jolly Roger!
Love the cowboy fans trying to sing "here we go cowboys" totally outclassed by the steeler fans
@@Staceyatkinson4496 Using the words "class" and "Steeler fans" in the same sentence doesn't work for me. I had the misfortune of encountering busloads of them arriving at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore back in 1980 as I and my family were walking to the stadium. Even though we had young children in our group, countless Steeler "fans" lowered the windows on the bus and started yelling all manner of profanity at us. What classless, intoxicated "fans" they were. My regret is that, in the final minutes of the game, with Baltimore trailing by 3 points and inside the Steeler ten yard line, Bert Jones threw an interception to Donnie Shell to give Pittsburgh the victory.
“Perhaps Franco Harris said it best, This was the greatest game I ever played in.” And he was in a whole slew of big games. I wasn’t a fan of either team, but looking back on that game I can really appreciate how great they both were.
RIP Franco Harris
SB 13 is like an artist who paints away to create something memorable.
These Super Bowl Highlights had the best music.
They sure do! Love the fast paced music when Dallas is on its 4th quarter comeback. So surreal.
Mark Muffs Dave volsky has the musuc
Daniel Faircloth Dave volsky has it look it up
Well put together
@@spencerpearson3986 not anymore he got reported NFL license
This is the first Super Bowl I remember watching, what an era for football, none of the shenanigans of today's game. Even though I'm a Stillerz fan, I have massive respect for Staubach & his never say die attitude, not only in this game, but what I saw throughout his career. So many legends in this game, so many memeries from watchin NFL films when I was a kid. The music, the commentary, the voice, still gives this older man chills & the sting of nostalgia.
I attended both Super Bowl X and this one, Super Bowl XIII at the Miami Orange Bowl. Great games.
eighteen future hall of famers in this game.
I love the PITTSBURGH STEELERS SUPER 1970'S FOREVER! My GOD I miss that Steelers team. 😢😢
Referring to Bradshaw Pittsburgh's Superman is now a bubbling Clark Kent classic 😂
bumbling
Staubach’s fierce competitiveness & leadership that instilled contagious “belief” in his teammates as demonstrated in the final 6mins of this game was the reason Landry’s ingenuous “system” thrived mercilessly & into five Super Bowls in the ‘70’s. After this game and upon Staubach’s retirement after the following (‘79) season, Landry’s Cowboys never returned to another Super Bowl (thru ‘89).
Landry's system worked in the 1960s and 1970s because he had players, such as Staubach, who were willing to improvise. That was especially true on defense, where the linebackers and safeties often would stray from the play call because they saw something in the offensive formation. Staubach often would do that with pass plays, telling his receivers to either take it deep or cut off a route, depending on how the opposing defense was lined up. Once Staubach and others left, the Cowboys' system started to deteriorate, and Landry made no attempt to fix or alter it.
@@gregford2103 1982 in San Francisco, Dallas had the lead, but let the Niners go 89 yards for "The Catch". But Danny White didn't have the fortune of Staubach. White threw a dime in between three Niner defenders, but the 4th grabbed Pearson by the collar. Had Drew gone 10 more yards, Landry calls a running play to get Septien in position to kick Dallas to another Super Bowl.
Mysteriously, the one player Dallas was missing post Staubach wasn't Staubach. It was Hollywood Henderson. with him, they went to SB X, XII and XIII. Without him, nothing.
Nice to see Roger the Dodger in action again. I forgot how unique he was in the art of getting away
The Steelers sacked him 12 times in the 2 superbowls.
First Super Bowl I can remember watching. Five years old, only play I can vividly remember was Swann’s TD. All I know was my older brothers wanted the Steelers, my sister and I had Dallas. I sat in orange bean bag watching in the family room on the last black and white TV we ever owned.
Moments like these us 90s babies wish we had the luxury to watch the old school cowboys😓😓. You’re a legend just for witnessing it trust me!!
Die hard Steeler fan but must say. Steelers were lucky so many times in this game!
maybe, if the Cowboys learned how to tackle.....
Right! Wonder how many penalties would of been called for hitting to hard if that game would of been officiated today?
A few....probably :)
That sounds like that superbowl got bought out, a drop ball in endzone. Get real people Cowboys never had a chance Steelers were pick in lottery ticket to win Las Vegas. Fix keep game interested
Luck is when preparation meets opportunity
They ignored the Mel Blount interception. That interception led to Rocky Bleier touchdown.
They also ignored the roughing call on Billy Joe DuPree for TACKLING him too.
@@ksivad5634 That was a bad call on Billy Joe Dupree. He made a good solid hit on Mel Blount.
There were so many big plays in this game that they had to leave some out
Another thing was in Skip Bayless' book about Tom Landry, "God's Coach", Terry Bradshaw pretty much admitted that he knew how to beat the Flex defense. He knew that Dallas was geared for the run on first downs, so Bradshaw came out throwing on first down.
The Cowboys geared to stop the run and Franco which was their main threat for the Pittsburgh Steelers and they did so in both SBs but in doing so also opened up some passes and great catches by the Steelers.
Roger and Terry were HIT back then..not like today where a QB is "brushed" and then called for roughing the passer. wow. Great game here..one of the best SBs ever!
This was the greatest Super Bowl ever played in my opinion, these were the two best teams of the era. I thought that Rocky Bleier saved the game for the Steelers. I loved the shot of the Dallas Cowboys cheerleader looking worried the Steelers were the Dynasty of the 1970s.
One of the best games in history of the Super Bowl
I was 7 years old, this was the first football game I ever watched.
Great game. Remember watching this over a friend's house. Time flies but the memories are great.
Swann and Stalworth? Best receiving tandem of all time. I've often wondered what Staubach and Bradshaw were saying to each other at the start of the game.
Bradshaw was saying y’all better cover 88 and 82..or it’s going to be an L lol
Think Rice and Owens would like a word or 24 squijillion with you
Stallworth's catch and run for 80 yards is one of my favorite Super Bowl plays ever.
The fact that the Cowboys allowed it to happen right after mugging Bradshaw and going up 14-7 in part proves why they deserved to lose this game. Swann and Stallworth ate up the secondary. The Cowboys dropped a wide open touchdown in the end zone and a guy with a cast on his hand decides to pick up the ball and try to run with it.
Terrible tackling on the part of the Cowboys' defense!
Yeah. It exposed Cliff Harris OVERRATED ass. Hall of Fame? GTFOH!!!
John Fecenda's comment on Bradshaw's fumble by Hegman and Henderson as held up and robbed one the held up the other the robber is why superbowl 13 is my favorite 🤣
I Truely Believe This Was The Cowboys Best Team Ever .Even Better Then All 3 Troy Aikman ,Emmitt Smith Teams In The 90's !!
steelersjourney11111 Oh Yeah without a doubt ! ,
Only Landry's cowboys are worthy of the star on their helmet
That's bold statement but if that's the case it means my 70s Steelers are better than the 90s Cowboys lol
77 was the best...#1 offense #1 defense.
cs292 The Steelers Beat The Cowboys That Year 27-13 But Barely Beat Them In The Super Bowl 35-31 !!
i was 10 watching this game, lifetime Cowboy fan and I was heartbroken but mad respect to Bradshaw, still a fan of his
john facenda we miss you
The voice of God!
Lynn Swann obviously made the more dramatic catches in the Super Bowls he played in, but yards after catch goes to Stallworth all the way 🏈🤩
Stallworth could had been considered for MVP had he finished the game. He caught a 28 yard TD pass from Bradshaw in the 1st quarter. Then he turned a 10 yard hitch pass into a 75 yard TD. He had over 100 yards of pass receptions in the 1st half. He sat out the entire 2nd half due to severe leg cramps.
Swann's TD catch, poetry in motion!! I'd like to know the music played in that sequence
For sure ! Him & Stallworth were deadly to the opposition. Legendary !
Paul Bennett Dave volsky has it
I feel sorry for Jackie Smith but I was one of the Happiest Men in America when Pittsburgh won that Super Bowl.
This one hurt... I wish the Cowboys had used Dorsett more. That Jackie Smith drop, the joke of a pass interference call on Benny Barnes, then the Randy White fumble... Man, what a sequence.
Bradshaw made all the plays when they counted. We didn't. But My Cowboys fought hard, and simply ran out of time.
dallas sucks
+MICOLE WHYTE Dallas did what they usually did in championship games of the Landry era: choked.
Daniel Faircloth
OUCH...Two Super Bowls in 5 appearances is choking?
+William Cooper well if you look at the entire Landry era (and I'm not saying those Dallas teams weren't good because they were) Dallas won two Super Bowls (6 & 12) but they lost two NFL Championships to Green Bay in 1967 & 68 (they were the Championships which took place before Super Bowls 1 & 2); then lost Super Bowls 5, 10, & 13; and then lost three straight NFC Championships in 1980, 1981, & 1982. So yeah that was my reasoning behind my comments. They lost more big games than they won.
You are right they should have used Dorsett more.
I really have not watch football since the Steelers beat the Rams and was always a Steelers fan. But yeah, what a great time of football with the videos like this and the weekly NFL videos each week.
Plenty of history to be made in this game by both teams...the winner to become the first franchise to win 3 Super Bowls, and for the Cowboys to become only the 4th franchise to win back to back Super Bowls
the cowboys didn't win this game
+steven acosta Yes, we know who won..the TRUE AMERICA'S TEAM
+Keith Clark damn right
even if smith catches touch down Barnes doesn't. get pass inter Terence call Steelers still win the game they are the greatest ever.
Keith Clark no way
Probably, along with Super Bowl X & Super Bowl XVI, one of the best Super Bowls EVER played. The unfortunate thing for me was I was born after this super bowl but born prior to the 1981 season
This super bowl is so overrated it was 35-17 late in the 4th quarter.
MICOLE WHYTE #Oneplus6T no it wasn’t Dallas came back
@@pp3k3jamail It was back and forth up until the 4th. I've watched many games and this was one of the most entertaining. And I'm a Cowboys fan.
@@spencerpearson3986 it was 35-17 with 7 minutes left in the 4th quarter. This super bowl was overrated like I said.
@@pp3k3jamail and Dallas scored two touchdowns
one the best videos NFL films has ever done
That music when Stallworth does the 75 yard run.....
Bryan Sarracino Dave volsky has it
What is the name of the song at the first of the video. The Steelers are in the tunnel and Fasenda says”For the last 10 years….” That sends a chill down my spine every time. This video made me an NFL football fan for life.
If u look up “Super Bowl 13 music” there’s a playlist of all the songs
Lifelong Steelers fan, but Staubach's bravery in the fourth quarter is the stuff of legend. Bodies flying everywhere!
If I live to be 100 I'll still never understand how Jackie Smith drops that wide open pass. Truly one of life's great mysteries!
His body was still moving and he misjudged the ball. Yes he was wide open but that catch was harder than it looked. Smith would later say he didn’t realize how open he was and tried to catch the ball with his body expecting to get hit. He catches too much heat for this play.
Stahbach threw the ball low! Had it been higher, Smith would have made an easy catch. Maybe Roger was too excited and tried to guide the ball instead of just throwing it. I don't blame Smith.
Smith had to slide to catch the pass, which probably threw off his timing. It was a catchable pass, but it was not as easy a grab as people make it out to be.
One of my favorite Superbowls of all time fun and very exciting!!!
I was there got in at half time for 10 bucks from a scalper 50 yard line 4 rows back what a great game.
Years later, I saw Jackie Smith tearing up as recalled the drop. Probably because it's impact on the game is the most overstated in NFL history. It was the end of the third quarter and the Cowboys got a FG out the drive. There was a whole quarter left in the game, your down by four, and the reason you lost is because of a dropped pass in the third quarter? I wish there was a clip of a receiver reacting the same way as Staubach did after a Staubach interception. Nobody says anything about Randy White suddenly thinking he's a RB and wisely carrying the ball with his casted hand. Yeah, Smith shoulda caught it. But that ain't why they lost. Not even close to a good excuse. Late in the fourth quarter ok, but not late in the third. Buck up and go win the game.
I agree 100%, Jackie Smith takes too much blame and Randy White's gaffe was worse. Great player, but did he think he was going to run with the ball with a cast on? Yet
he gets a pass.
Randy White's fumble was the nail in the coffin, because it results in Pittsburgh getting an 18-point lead. To this day, I'm still wondering whose dumb idea it was to put White and broken thumb on kick return.
I’m a die hard Cowboys fan...and as painful as the Cowboys bad luck was in the second half....the 1978 Steelers were probably one of the greatest NFL teams of all time
RIP to all those great players who aren't here anymore. Dallas Cowboys for life!
13:05 - "Bless his heart he's got to be the sickest man in America...yeah, dropping a sure TD pass in a Super Bowl will definitely make you sick...
he was greatest tight to play at that time.1 of greatest ever
I couldn't believe it. Back then, most players played with one team for their entire career. When someone mentioned he'd been on the Cardinals (Dallas and St. Louis were divisional rivals) I said, "No wonder! As if he were some sort of Russian spy. In my defense, I was like 13 at the time. I couldn't get over that.
@@erikthorsen240 I wonder, did you know at the time that Preston Pearson was a former Steeler?
@@bgraham928 No!
@@bgraham928 And also played for the Colts
still my favorite super bowl ever.
10:28--Notice the clever adaptation of Chopin's "Polonaise Heroique" from this point and following. Also, at 11:52, on the far right of the screen, there is what looks to be a Polish flag!
sam spence "chopinaise" is the song
I also like how they incorporate the commentary by Verne Lundquist (this game had the "sickest man in America" line for Jackie Smith) and Myron Cope into the film to complement the flawless narration of John Facenda.
Swann made all the GREAT catches in the Steelers SB run. Oh, and John, as well.😎
One iconic team taking on another iconic team. HOF coaches QB's, RB's, LB's, etc. Never be another game like this
There is a "Game of the Week" that chronicles the opening drive, the turnover by Dallas which led to the Steelers first touchdown of the game. It also shows the Steelers 3 consecutive turnovers which led to Dallas scoring 2 Touchdowns and taking the lead. With 2 minutes left in first half, Staubach threw a pass which was intercepted by Mel Blount. It led to Rocky Bleier's TD pass which put Pittsburgh back in the lead for good.
The interference call against Swan was bs. This is the best comeback ever. Imagine if Jackie Smith had caught that ball. Would've been the 1st super bowl with ot.
Watching this still gets me angry. I've got plenty of problems in my own life without dwelling on this, but that's the way it is. That pass interference call, and the ref blocking Waters was B.S.
@@erikthorsen240 I know right I was 12 years old I was so pissed off
Aint changing ish
Garbage TD by Johnson with 22 seconds left made it closer than it really was.
The ref actually got in the way of Ray Pinney who was about block Waters. Watch the replay. Pinney was right behind the ref and between Waters and Franco. As it was, Pinney had to pick Waters off the ref's left shoulder in order to carry out his assignment. Had the ref not been there, Waters would've been blocked anyway. The play was designed and executed perfectly.
This was everything a Super Bowl was supposed to be.
Like two burglars, one held him, the other robbed him. Chills. Spine tingle mind boggle. Oofaa.
I loved how Dallas kept shooting themselves in the foot. Like, White trying to pick up the ball and run with a cast on his hand. Or, Jackie Smith dropping that wide open TD lol. Swann and Stallworth ran circles around the Cowboys. They just couldn't tackle either one all afternoon.
Never could. 88 and 82 made the hall abusing Dallas in the 70s.
I'm a Bills fan, A lot of people talk about the 85 Bears D being the best ever? When I say the 75-78 Steelers d passes them by far.
The 1976 Steelers had 5 shutouts and gave up a total of 28 points the final 9 games for average points given up 3.1 per game but they lost to the Raiders in the AFC Championship
Especially that 1976 defense.
Bears did it once…beat a young Phil simms, the Dieter Brock,..then Tony Eason lol. Steelers beat stabler, Tarkington, staubauch, Griese…all hall of fame QBs over a period of several years.
love this music on NFL films that last piece when the cowboys comeback any one now , what it is , absolutely inspiring I thought roger would have got it done with that background inspiration , allas not
easy andy anything you want Dave volsky has the music
So intent on guarding Drew Pearson and then the Hall of Fame shuns him??? what the f*** man?? Is that Thug Mel Blount in the Hall of Fame????
@@forrestmarques7256 I think that he's in now. But I've been watching a lot of 70's Cowboys games lately, and that guy made so many great catches. His numbers should be good enough. I think he should have been a first ballot HOFamer.
@@forrestmarques7256 Yes, Mel is. Beat the living daylights out of Golden Richards in Super Bowl X, thank you very much.
THE best Super Bowl EVER!
SB XXV wants to have a word with you
It can talk?Awesome!!
That game, along with Super Bowl X (which saw Pittsburgh and Dallas meet in the same stadium--the Orange Bowl in Miami--both times), didn't decide who won until the last minute. The Cowboys may have lost two of their biggest heartbreakers in history--both by 4 points!
They also lost to the Colts by 3 points in the same stadium.
One Of The Best Running Back Ever Rip Franco Harris
As a Steelers fan one the best Superbowl ever
Greatest matchup in NFL history, period. Half of Canton on the field, what a treat. Mt Olympus had nothing on this..two epic heavyweights. Gods of the Gridiron...
Totally agree but that year Dallas was the better team .. so much bad luck in that game
@@johngogas4682 Sorry John. Luck? Steelers were just better, even gave Dallas an easy 7 w that Hegman fumble. Cowboys were just fortunate Stallworth missed the entire 2nd half, they might have rolled 40-45 points on you. Both teams had some breaks, Pittsburgh refused to be stopped, even up by 18 at one point.
Watched every down in this game when Live. Rewatching it for first time!
(Not counting highlights in 1980s)
The best teams go at it. Best football years (Bradshaw and Staubach). Never again.
2 best super bowls I ever saw
40 years later Roger Staubach Is worth $600 million and Terry Bradshaw is worth $ 45 million having been in movies and hosting NFL Sunday on Fox. Not bad.
How is Rodger worth that much , he retired before big money , 1979 and how is Bradshaw worth 45 mill he also retired before big money in 1983 .
Remember Dallas was the reigning SB champs!!and the Steelers really handled them!
Rahloh McDonogh they got lucky
harold mccoy the cowboys should’ve won man they should’ve won
@@spencerpearson3986 Keep suffering...LMFAO!!!
Joseph Wright nah man Dallas all the way
Just my opinion this was the greatest super bowl ever. Even though I was a Dallas cowboy fan
Greatest super bowl of all time...idc what anybody says. This was a grudge match. Aggressive, down and dirty classic football.
Hands down the best. And I'm a Cowboys fan saying this
The two best teams of the decade ... then came the Dolphins and Raiders ...
Last time I checked the best Super Bowl ever was played on February 5, 2017 number 51
Man oh man football how it ought'ah be!
If you’re a 22 year old rookie in 1978, you are 65 years old today (2021).
All three super bowls the cowboys lost during the 70's was at the orange bowl ! Bad luck!
pittsburg in those days was good AND lucky, hard to beat a team like that.
(from a non Steelers fan ) Best traveling fans in the league, without question, Pittsburgh Steelers!
I'd have to disagree and say its the packers.
+BlitzinLB27 Steelers don't travel better than most teams, they live everywhere, 2 different things
ACCORDING TO SUMMERALL AND MADDEN IT WAS THE COWBOYS THE MOTELS WERE ALLWAYS FULL AND THE AWAY GAMES WERE SOLD OUT SO WHO YA GOING TO BELEIVE
Jim Stewart HEINZE FIELD??? This rules out a NFL fan or a middle school graduate
Jim Stewart almost none of the starters on offense played, no one in this town cares about preseason games
Does anyone know the name of the music at 18:00 when Staubach tries to rally the Cowboys?
+Jason Brandt The song is "War Footing" by Jack Trombey.
Oh man that Rocky Blier music is so great
Wish I had seen this one live. Love my Cowboys!!! I think the main thing separating those teams was probably the weakness in the Cowboys secondary. It also got worse in the early 80s and that combined with the loss of Staubach kept us out of the Super Bowl 3 years in a row
Great game and you gotta love the headphones at 4:57!
As of today(05/10/2024) there are 26 players, coaches, front office personnel who are enshrined in the HOF
Hey Dallas, that wasn't Denver and Craig Morton! Its the STEELERS, SON! Seriously, Dallas and Pittsburgh had some incredible teams.
sha9infinite boo
Ya the Broncos that went 14-1 against all teams that year other than Dallas (beating them twice) and also knocked Pittsburgh out of the playoffs.
Great block by the umpire to spring Franco for the TD that made it 28-17!
At 15:00
Not as good as the game changing pass completion by Fred Swearingen and Lynn Swann.
I was a 9 year old Cowboy fan when this game was played. I have never gotten over this game. That being said, the Steelers were just flat out better than we were.
The best super bowl of all time
+Bee Danger Because this game put the SUPER in Super Bowl. How many hall of famers in this one game???
+Bee Danger Most star studded, yes. This would've been the equivalent to the Raiders/49ers playing in SB XXIV to settle team of the 80's.
+apollo792 Steelers put 9 players, 1 coach and 1 owner in the Hall, I think Dallas had 4 players, 1 coach, 1 owner and 1 other special administrator, 18 I believe
+Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot the raiders never played the niners in the Superbowl
I totally agree. Before salary cap, before modern passing rules. Definitely the Greatest Superbowl ever. This video is theater.
I am the only person in America who thinks it's not Jackie Smith's fault that the Cowboys lost the Super Bowl. The real killer was the Randy White fumble which led to Lynn Swann's masterful touchdown.
I don't think it was Jackie Smith's fault, but it seemed to knock the air out of the Cowboys. It had something to do with Landry's response or, even, lack of response. I could picture someone like Jimmy Johnson, sensing it having an adverse emotional effect on the Cowboys, and him making sure to rally back there confidence. "We got this boys!", I could here Jimmy yelling at them. However, Landry was more stoic and he didn't really address it 'on the fly' the way he should have, in my opinion. Someone like Bill Walsh would have made sure they Cowboys maintained their composure. The Cowboys were incredible during this time, but they were sometimes a little erractic emotionally and in their fundamentals, surprisingly...
you know jackie smith a had a problem with his arm that caused him to miss the pass.
Well lets see....he drops a touchdown pass which could have been 7 points....but they get a field goal for three points.....the difference is 4 points.....like the final score?
Both teams played like champions. This was one of my favorite Super Bowls. Doesn't seem like 38 years have gone by
That.., and the refs inadvert block on our safety allowing Franco to score. Hold them to a FG there and it may be a diff game.
That attempt to tackle Stallworth on the 75 yard TD pass is hilarious.
As a long cowboys fan & this one still hurts, the next Sb with Piit & the rams was more exciting, they both got away from the cowboys & Rams in the 4th qtr, but the rams & steelers had 6 lead changes while there was only 3 in this game
Steelers rams Might be the most underrated SB of all time…and the most nerve wracking. This was the only SB the 70s Steelers played in that i every had the thought…they might lose this one. Noll in his arrogance with two former coaches on the rams staff, didn’t change his defense. And they could not stop the rams. Luckily Ferragamo threw into coverage and ignored a wide open Billy Waddy for an easy touchdown
lynn swann and john Stallworth videos are timeless🔥🔥🔥💯
The speed of Stallworth & Swann was too much for the Dallas secondary and thus the difference maker in the game.
Cant forget about how fast Fred Swearingen threw that flag on Bennie Barnes after Swann pushed him down.
Just like Super Bowl X: Cliff Harris overrated ass EXPOSED on WORLDWIDE TV!!! LMFAO!!! As we saw in the 70s, no way Swann does that to Jack Tatum and George Atkinson.
@@JAWrightonline Jack and George did not make HOF because of that Criminal Element Stuff. Now the overrated players on the Steelers were Franco and Bradshaw. Without that Gold Bond Offense Line they were chumps. Again, the refs were the difference in SB 13.
zwischenzug
@@ksivad5634 Hmmmm...I really hit a nerve...GOOOOD!!.
Ignorance? Let's deal with the facts. During Tatum's career, he played against Swann six times and Swann never posted a 100-yard game, set NO records, and scored ONE touchdown. Additionally, he actually cried on a court witness stand saying he feared for his life playing against Tatum and Atkinson.
Meanwhile, after Swann got thumped badly by Tatum and Atkinson in the AFC Title game (leaving him questionable to even play in Super Bowl X), Harris foolishly calls out Lynn Swann and punctuated it with THIS crazy claim: "If Swann thinks he got hit by the Raiders secondary, wait 'til he plays the Cowboys." Swann's performance--Super Bowl records 161 receiving yards, game-winning TD gives a good indication of the quality of Harris' performance. It also showed whose secondary was better and whose safeties were more feared.
In five games vs. Cliff Harris Swann had multiple 100-yard games and scored three TDs. It could be argued the Dallas Cowboys put Lynn Swann in the Hall of Fame. Harris was given--not earned, GIVEN--Jack Tatum's spot on the All-Decade Team of the '70s. That is the ONLY reason Harris' sorry, overrated ass was brought into the Hall. Tatum and Harris each played ten years in the same era as free safeties. Harris could only muster 29 INTs. Tatum, not known as a pass thief, tallied 37. Harris best season was five picks. Tatum had six INTs one year and seven INTs his final year. Tatum was a first round draft pick. Harris was an undrafted free agent.
Racism, you ask? Well let's examine that. The Hall of Fame writers also vote on the All-Decade Teams. The '70s secondary had eight spots available: four corners, four safeties. The corners were Willie Brown, Jimmy Johnson (not the coach), Louis Wright, and Roger Werli. The safeties were Dick Anderson, Ken Houston, Larry Wilson, and Harris' sorry ass. Let that settle for a second. These writers (all White...what a coincidence 🙄) obviously didn't want any predominately Black or (God forbid) all-Black units on the defense. Let's take the corners. Roger Werli over Mel Blount? Blount was THE dominant corner from the mid-70s on. The Cardinals defenses were comical in the 70s. Which leads us to the safeties. Because of the negative image placed on Tatum (Steelers Head Coach Chuck Noll's "criminal element" statement; Darryl Stingley injury), the writers desperately looked for other safeties to put on the 70s team. They found Harris' overrated ass and Larry Wilson. Wilson, 70s-wise played from 1970-72, making only ONE Pro Bowl. If the writers were so big on keeping Tatum (or Spider Lockhart, Glen Edwards, and Donnie Shell, for that matter) off the '70s team they should have gone with Paul Krause, Jake Scott, Tommy Casanova, or Mike Wagner--ALL better players than Harris and all who made a larger impact than Larry Wilson in that decade.
@@ksivad5634 Why'd you re-edit all that crap you came in with about racism, Bill Clinton, and O.J.? Ignorant coward...not O.J., YOU!
RIP #32 Franco
14 Hall of Famers from this game ( most from any Super Bowl) wait, it's up to 18 now
I was born in Pittsburgh and I LOVE the 70's Steelers! Hate them today, though, as well as the whole NFL.
This was the game of games. Great teams playing for keeps. Dallas was a great team. Steelers were just a little better. Not just this game but in SB 10, 28-13 beating of Dallas in 77 then in the SB 13 rematch 14-3. Dallas was 1-4 v the Steelers in the 70s.
The td pass that Bradshaw threw to Rocky Blair right before half to make the score 21 to 14 looks a lot like the pass that Joe Montana threw against Dallas in 1981"the catch"