“Best Steelers Team Of All-Time” Playoffs: Round One

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Published: June 3, 2009

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... with two teams from consecutive years forced to play against each other.

The '75 Steelers opened the game with an eight-play, 60-yard drive that saw a fumble by Franco Harris that the offense recovered, and a critical third down conversion where Terry Bradshaw hit tight end Larry Brown for a 17-yard gain.

On 1st and goal at the 10 following a 13-yard run by Harris, Bradshaw found John Stallworth in the end zone for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead following a Roy Gerela extra point.

Gerela added onto the lead with a 26-yard field goal with 3:14 left to make it 10-0 at the end of the first quarter. That field goal was set up by a 39-yard run by Harris from their own 48-yard line.

The '74 Steelers struck back in the second quarter when Bradshaw threw a touchdown pass to Lynn Swann from the 2-yard line right after the two-minute warning to cut the lead to three at the half. A 43-yard pickup by Harris on a sweep helped put the Steelers deep in the red zone.

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