1977 Steelers vs Cowboys - 11/20/77

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The 8-1 Cowboys capitalize on a Franco Harris fumble to take an early 6-0 lead, but Franco redeems himself immediately, making a great cutback & then turning on the afterburners for a 61 yard TD burst on the very next play! Harris goes on to dominate the game, grinding out 179 yards on 29 carries as the Steelers run almost exclusively (Bradshaw is playing with a cast on his broken left wrist but still manages to throw a pair of TDs) and physically punish Dallas' Doomsday defense. The Steel Curtain is all over Staubach, especially in the 2nd half, sacking him several times & forcing a pair of interceptions, including a pick returned to the Dallas 2 yard line to seal the game 28-13. Video has complete halftime show (including a piece on Sadat's historic visit to Israel) and all commercials. Final 9 seconds of game missing (no biggee).

[@muttonchopsgayever]

Pat Summerall is probably the only announcer in the history of sports to be universally liked. What a calming, enjoyable atmosphere he created

[@phibber]

my favorite...

[@starshiptrooper7670]

Yes, Pat was one in a million. For me, when John Madden joined, it was like ice cream and cake. Miss that combination but nothing lasts forever. Enjoy everything while you have it, especially your family...

[@seanburgmeier]

I liked it when Madden joined him.

[@kazilziya830]

I love watching these games from the 70s which I never missed , especially when my Steelers were playing. That was real football.

[@williamrowlett740]

I was in high school during the 70's growing up in Dallas, TX. Pittsburgh Steelers were Public Enemy. #1 with us. But they are a class act and always have been. You cannot say the same for America's Team after Jethro Jones bought them.

[@jamesyoung6829]

Summerall was such a pro. Just straight down the line with a little bit of subtle humor. No one like him today except maybe Jim Nantz.

[@jamy8575]

In later years he would get drunk during broadcasts

[@stevemoore3951]

I agree. Both class acts.

[@garypulliam3740]

This was Sunday in 1970s America. Slow, warm, relaxing NFL football game where everyone seemed like family and Pat Sumerall was Grandpa.

[@muffs55mercury61]

Absolutely. 1970s America was a good time to be young. No more threat of Vietnam after latter 1972.

[@oreldm]

Its so much better than todays NFL football.

[@colebendoggettyounger2610]

It would've been nice seeing a pro football game in person in the 1970s. I grew up on the Summerall-Madden connection. Summerrall-Brookshier were great too I understand.

[@NeoNitty]

Wow...simply put, as simple as you said it, ya just kind of painted a picture for me..

[@Lava1964]

True. The same thing could be said of Dick Enberg, Merlin Olson, and Curt Gowdy.

[@alysamystery6644]

Classic 70’s game. Dominating Defense’s

[@sweetrobertos]

My favorite decade for football. So many dominant teams throughout.

[@zenpaganwarrior]

Mine too.

[@samakrosario5546]

Absolutely, without a doubt the greatest era of football, you put; 1. Steelers in any era they would be the team of the decade. And thats from a Cowboys fan. 2. Cowboys, if not for the Steelers Cowboys would have won 4 Superbowls. 3. Dolohins went to 3 straight SBs winning 2 back to back SBs before losing some of their best players to new league( WFL) in 74. 4. Raiders definitely would have won more than 1 SB if not for Steelers and Dolphins. The 80s, 90s, 2000s have never had an era were 3 teams won multiple SBs in the same decade and you cannot name an opponent that was as tough as the Raiders. This is the era I fell in Love with football and to this day in my opinion the greatest era of football.

[@sammyvh11]

Without a doubt it was. Old school rules with new training methods ie Roids.

[@timcoast8488]

So many dominant teams? The Steelers won 4 Super Bowls , who was more dominant than that?

[@TDL-xg5nn]

@@samakrosario5546 Disagree. Dallas would not have won 4 super bowls. If the Cowboys played the Raiders instead of the Steelers they still would have lost.

[@copsondonuts]

Pitt native here. Grew up with these games. I used to hate the dallas fans until 2 things happened in recent memory... 1. Cowboy fans in Dallas said they were gonna lock arms and prevent the steelers from leaving with tje lombardi had we beaten green bay lololololol. Yes...there is a 'special' type of hatred in this rivalry. 2. When chuck Noll died, the cowboy fans LOADED the steeler pages online with condolences. The raider fans did too. I thought that was pretty awesome. The NFL was built on the Dallas/Oakland/Pittsburgh rivalries

[@marcamerine7941]

as a raiders fan growing up in Altoona pa witch is about 2 1/12 hr ride from Pitts. but i was a Steelers fan growing up being born in 73.. i became raiders die hard fan in 80 watching Lester Hayas in SB Against the Eagles an the STICKUM he worei instantly Changed teams LOL... BUT UR RIGHT COWBOYS RAIDERS STEELERS AN MAYBE MIAMI MADE WHAT THE NFL IS TODAY

[@jamessveinsson6006]

Bears/Pack too

[@indy_go_blue6048]

I lived in Bear country and near Atlanta in the '70s, but I had a special affection for the '70s Steelers. Nothing was better than watching the Steelers vs Dallas and especially Oakland. IMO there was a rivalry with Dallas based on head-to-head games (much like the '00s Colts-Patriots) but I think the Steelers and Raiders REEALLY hated each other with a passion.

[@havingfun1968]

copsondonuts I never cared about this rival of the Cowboys being a Steelers fan, since we win the big ones. But the Raiders, THOSE WERE GAMES UNTIL THE LAST WHISTLE. I STILL THINK THE RAIDERS ARE DIRTY AND I LIVE IN VEGAS NOW. Why did the Raiders have to come here???

[@mikej7475]

Bert Jones and the Colts had some great games against the Raiders and Steelers back then also.

[@thomasberry2198]

Jefro Pugh was still playing. Unbelievable. A true legend of the game.

[@KT72273]

Earlier that day on CBS, Bears RB Walter Payton broke the single game running record by gaining 275 yards in a 10-7 win at Soldier Field over the Vikings!

[@thefrase7884]

What does that say about the rest of your offense? A 275 yard rushing day and your team only puts up 10.

[@rayehill9578]

I WAS THERE,LIVED N ST.PAUL,REAL TALK

[@marcusoglesby4217]

Harvey Martin should be in the HOF. 23 sacks in a 14 game season. The best period.

[@havingfun1968]

The TV commercial kills me for that 19 inch television. Many families back then only had one TV in your living room that was 26 inch and weighted a ton, sat on the floor. Things were so different and in some cases, BETTER.

[@csracingreport2024]

I remember; it was just a different time; and w/ time comes the technology to go back & revisit these games, courtesy of fans and / or industry / network individuals: If we had that access @ the time, it probably would have been as enjoyable then as it is now: U can actually take your much lighter laptop and/ or view on a TV u can actually lift by yourself if it ever needs to be moved, lol: one thing that was BETTER was how players acted; sometimes too reserved / business like, but not overly cocky like today's players; not a fan of guys celebrating like they scored when making a 1st down: @ the end of the game, maybe; I'm cut from the "act like a pro" cloth & if u do celebrate, do so in a smooth & classy fashion.

[@nogoogleplus]

I enjoy this 1000x more than today’s nfl! Not just the game, but the tv presentation as well!

[@mcmillenandwife]

Agreed. There’s no comparison.

[@brucekish7576]

Yes. Less is more in terms of production. Just put the game out with some simple narration and insightful analysis, and let the story unfold. Networks can't do that anymore. It's now all about being jerked around for three hours with flashy graphics and endless replays and camera angle switches; just because the gee-whiz technology is available now doesn't automatically mean better coverage, especially if it's not used judiciously. There's too much bloviating from broadcasters, the majority of whom are unremarkable and cut from the same beige cloth. Meanwhile, the pace of play has become agonizingly slow with extended delays from replay reviews and mandatory commercial breaks; games no longer have a good rhythm. Don't even get me started on the post season, which is over-produced and has all but made the actual games secondary behind a steady stream of pop culture and celebrity.

[@rodneyrankin3878]

Also, cool to have Summerall and Brookshire in the booth.

[@samakrosario5546]

As a true fan of Football since I was a child the 70s to me was the greatest era of football, and had some of the greatest teams of all time in the same decade. I am a Dallas Cowboys fan, I was 7 years old when this game was played I didnt fully understand the game back then like I do now, but I loved Tony Dorsett and remember this rivalry, it made football what it is now, I remember growing up telling my friends how fearsome the Steelers were and how Dallas could not beat them, it seemed like the Steelers had their number, they faced each other in two SBs and nearly faced each other 2 more times but both teams were upset in the playoffs, first steelers in 77 and Cowboys in 79, But Super Bowl 13, in my opinion was the greatest SB ever, the only Super Bowl were both teams had won 2 SBs in the same decade, the winner would be the first team to win 3 SBs, that game was so intense and had many twist and turns in that game were it could have turned the game in either teams direction, but 3 plays in that game Cowboys fans will never forget; 1. The dropped TD pass by Smith, The Pass Int. On Barnes, and the slip, accidental onside kick that R. White Fumbled, these 3 plays cost The Boys this game. In the end The Steelers were just better than the Cowboys, as a true fan of football, I have to admit that The Steelers were the greatest dynasty of any era and I believe they would have beaten all of the greatest teams of any era, because they dominated in my opinion the greatest era of football, the 70s, And that is from a life long Cowboys fan.

[@bishlap]

the 'BOYS were all Tom Landry - every year no matter the roster, The Cowboys played a system that worked - it worked when Don Perkins was RB, it worked when Dorsett was RB, it worked regardless of QB, whether a truly GREAT player like Roger Staubach, or a stiff like Danny White, a far better punter than QB. As great a coach and system as the NFL has ever seen, and I say that as GIANTS fan. AND, think about this; over 40 years ago Tom Landry took the dust of of a system that hadn't been used since the 1950's, it was he, Tom Landry that reintroduced THE SHOTGUN when NOBODY had heard of or used it. That man was wayyyy ahead of his time.

[@reesepacker7983]

.@@bishlap ..i agree Tom Landry is STILL the greatest head coach the Cowboys ever had .but for some reason he seems forgotten now after Jimmy Johnson .who could have arguably won four straight but didn't want to stick it out ..where as Landry went to five Superbowls (winning 2) and just missed out on going to a couple more ..not to mention all those division titles and play off wins

[@bishlap]

@@reesepacker7983 I'm a lifelong Giants fan, 60's so I know all about Landry's greatness. The Cowboys talent level w/ JJ was better than most Landry teams, but Tom kept innovating and was always a step ahead. The 'Boys always had great O-LINES and D-LINES, their offensive talent WAS TOM LANDRY -PERIOD

[@kevinshannon955]

When the NFL was still great. I remember watching this game when I was ten years old. The commercials really brought back memories. We had a Ford Pinto back then 😅

[@steven2212]

Just perfect. An era we can never duplicate, booth crew the best in the game and two of the most historic teams in NFL history. Packed with HOF talent.

[@raysolt2984]

What struck me was the huge rushing yardage the Steelers racked up, as opposed to the two Super Bowls against Dallas where they struggled to run the ball. Probably why they cruised to such an easy win this day. So many greats on both sides in this one, even with Lambert and Russell out. Amazing to look back on and realize how spoiled you were to watch back then.

[@markheithorn3905]

This is great. I remember following Dallas throughout the 77 season as a 14 year old. Staubach was my role model. I remember playing a lot of Strategy football games in the 70s. Paydirt was my favourite. Still have the 77 Season charts.... Still play the game ...or computerised version of the game.. Its now called Data Driven Football. Thanks for the time capsule Tim.. Cheers.

[@mcmillenandwife]

Glad you enjoyed the trip down Memory Lane.

[@Biggdoom344]

Mark Heithorn nfl strategy was my favorite

[@mikehospodar6431]

Nerd

[@peterborneman7247]

Stratomatic Football

[@markheithorn3905]

@@peterborneman7247 Great game. I have the computerized version. Have the 74,75 and 76 seasons. 76 season is my favourite.

[@cfoster81]

Probably simply the 2 best teams in the NFL throughout the 1970's, period.

[@uncletony6210]

don't forget the Raiders.

[@myroseaccount]

I think the Raiders would have something to say about that.....

[@drlee2]

The Miami Dolphins have a case, 3 straight SB appearances, 2 SB wins, including that perfect season.

[@shawnbush1488]

drlee2 trash

[@shawnbush1488]

myroseaccount trash

[@doncampbell7303]

I grew up in Pittsburgh and watched these games at home with my family in the 70's. Lazy Sundays looking forward to a pot roast early dinner. Fun times for those of us who grew up in that era.

[@TheJlgraham]

How I miss the hard hitting games of the early years. Can't imagine the fines that would be levied on the players if today rules were used.

[@muffs55mercury61]

Smash mouth at it's best especially if Jack Lambert is there, then even more so.

[@michaelclyburn5858]

Been a Steeler fan since the 70's. Great game but missing my favorite Jack Lambert who was hurt. Dirt Winston played great.. Eerie words: somewhere in the third quarter, Dwight White jumps high, landing on Roger Staubach for a sack; Pat Summeral says "It's like the World Trade Center falling down on top of you..." Really freaked me out😳

[@thefrase7884]

Why did that freak you out? Purely coincidental.

[@dolphinbuc]

Gotta love that Star Wars theme at the beginning.

[@keithclark7266]

There's always a team that gives another team problems

[@davanmani556]

Too bad it wasn’t Bill Murray singing.

[@davanmani556]

Steelers wearing the black face masks for the first time that year.

[@jackkitchen737]

Wow I was 11 and followed the NFL religiously and do not remember this game. I am gonna watch it now for the first time ( I think) and I thank you for this.

[@baerhomburg6447]

'Life-long' Dallas Cowboy fan here; nothing but total amazement and respect for these Steelers. And with no Jack Lambert - who IMO is the greatest MLB to ever play!!. This is by far, the best football (74-79 Steelers) team ever!!! We just could not beat them!! Lambert never lost to the Cowboys, not even in '82, when Dallas was a better team.

[@babakazi5818]

Well protected in the middle original middle linebacker Henry Davis retired from neck injury d dirt w just as good see the game no drop off

[@user619tlsdca5]

If you were born after 1990 and love Football, please do not over look the Old NFL games no matter if team was great or not. The old NFL has a real mystique of how dangerous it was to be a NFL player. If you ever saw them comedy movies with scenes of guys getting carried out by stretcher into an ambulance, that s how it really was during those games but it was never a joke. most of starters played all downs and why it seems slow only due to players pacing their energy for the next down. The plays were so isolated as in man vs man, impacts were fierce. So many variables of the difference of rules but we can never set these players of yesterday a side as old timers. They were truly the last of the Gladiators.

[@jameskrautheim4987]

I can’t believe i found this!

[@mcmillenandwife]

James Krautheim, , go to our website, www.mcmillenandwife.com for hundreds more classic Steelers games you can freely enjoy.

[@astrostar49]

A lot less commercials during the time of these broadcasts. Also, just the two commentators. No sideline reporters. That is one aspect I like compared to what we get today.

[@PRHILL9696]

Everything was so much better then

[@keithclark7266]

And no stats...every 10 minutes the networks would show the scores of the other games

[@indy_go_blue6048]

And no logo pasted on the screen. The overwhelming number of commercials and the bullshit announcers pretty much drove me away from watching the NFL even before the kneeling started. Love these old games though.

[@lamontburton1233]

To TheLoneDraftsmen:Yeah Social Justice Weenie Me Too eye candy.

[@edpra7068]

Oh yeah, those sideline reporters take away from the game in my opinion.

[@jobu88]

Love watching old time games like this. Especially the 1970s commercials!

[@leodurocher5454]

the 2 powerhouse teams of the 70s....those 2 pitt dallas super bowls really helped the nfl become the Goliath it is now

[@donaldpennington7646]

great point! I'm a Dallas native and Cowboys fan. I always respect the Steelers of the 70s too

[@nymike06]

Not me. The Steelers fan base is very smug and hates the Cowboys as much as teams n their own division. As a Cowboys fan, my dislike for them goes back to the 70s. Happy the Cowboys beat Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XXX.

[@toddsands6000]

@@nymike06 For every fan that finds a smugness in one team, other fan bases can find the same hypocrisy. As a Cowboys fan, I had no problems of Steeler fans not liking the Cowboys. But it was more of a respectful hatred. As a kid growing up, I started discovering how much Washington fans hated Dallas fans. The Philly fans try to outdo Washington fans on who hates Dallas more. And the Browns hatred towards the Steelers, and the Raiders too. Man those rivalries were personal! In today's football, I only see the Ravens and Steelers have a deep hatred for each other. And maybe the 49ers and Seahawks.

[@nymike06]

@@toddsands6000 True but the vast amount of Steeler fans I've encountered since the 70's have been horrible towards us Cowboys fans. Very arrogant fan base. Thank goodness for Super Bowl XXX.

[@toddsands6000]

@@nymike06 Fan jealousy has gotten out of control. I have heard nightmare stories of people's vehicles getting vandalized because they see a team logo they hate. I won't put anything on my truck identifying me as a Cowboys fan. It's a lightning rod for bad attention. I have a good friend from Philly who was a Cowboys fan. He told me he was involved in quite a few fights during his school days because of it. And at a Giants vs Chargers game at the Meadowlands in the mid 1990's, a Steelers fan wearing the colors was relentlessly pelted by snowballs trying to get to his seat. Fans wearing the colors of traditionally successful teams breeds weird resentment, jealousy and hatred for the wrong reasons.

[@thomasberry2198]

I love John Madden but Tom Brookshire and Pat Sommerell are my favorite football commentary team.

[@csracingreport2024]

Great team: Dick Enberg & Merlen Olsen were good; Frank Gifford & "Dandy" Don Meredith, Monday Night Football w/ Cosell were my top: they also had Fran Tarkenton & Joe Namath, then OJ SIMPSON came in for a while before he went over to NBC before he got into a little trouble later on in life.

[@stardaddyo9]

Steelers D-line vs Dallas O-line was a mismatch the Cowboys could not over come.

[@havingfun1968]

I loved hearing Curt Gowdy call the NFL as well...

[@headley62]

Curt Gowdy and Al Derogotis were the best in the history of football announcers.

[@sabrecatsmiladon7380]

Famous Pittsburgh HOF QB Big Ben said this ------ When I came into the league, it was ALL about the Team. Now that I am retiring, it is ALL about the individual and their "brand" Loved football in the 70's-90's ...BIG money corrupt the majority of people

[@havingfun1968]

I love these days, and I loved THIS IS THE NFL. That may be the ONLY way you ever saw anyone who played far away from you.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

Youngers don't remember that. In the '60s you watched your home team and their opponent until the playoffs. Then in the '70s they started doing the double-headers (though often the second game was blacked out if your home team didn't sell out) so you got to see Dallas, Dallas, or Dallas on CBS and Oakland on NBC. Until the playoffs you didn't get to see a lot of the teams.

[@Cut-Throat-Trader]

Love the 70's commercials

[@LordApathy1]

Strange that Danny White went from Dallas' punter(even though he was backup QB) to full-time QB. Can't remember that ever happening again in the NFL.

[@6400az]

I believe Steve Spurrier did it. Bob Lee as well ( kinda sorta)

[@Pupda]

George Blanca was a place kicker instead of a punter…but he did it at Kentucky and twice in the NFL, with both da Bearzs and the Raiders. He retired for good the year before Danny White came into:the game. They’re the only two that I’m aware of in the modern era, but in the earlier years the kicker(s) were just position players that could also kick - kicking hadn’t become as specialized as it is today, so there are likely others from way back in the day. In fact Pat Summerall, although primarily a kicker in the NFL, was also a tight end and defensive end in college. Interestingly as a sign of the evolution of the specialized kicker, while George Blanda was still playing in Oakland, mostly as just a kicker, the Raiders drafted Ray Guy, the only pure punter ever drafted #1 overall… George Blanda eventually retired at 48 years of age, older even though Tom Brady.

[@matthamilton3906]

at around 10:00 Summmerall and Brookshier are talking about Dorsett and how he's really a badass because he'll run inside a lot of the time. I loved Dorsett and I remember one real superpower he had was getting outside from inside with a nice cut and accelerate. Walter Payton was real good with that too. Strength and speed. Thanks for posting the video!

[@csracingreport2024]

Former Cowboy fan here; the Steelers read Staubach well on crucial plays & Dallas failed to plan or adjust @ some point to use Dorsett in the open as a receiver to create space & 1 on 1 matchups. He ran the ball reasonably well, but u always want to incorporate your back into the pass game; another key was Pittsburgh bottling up & teeing off on DREW PEARSON; Some brutal hitting going on in the middle of the field. this era was when my pro team was Dallas, college, Pitt Panthers though the DAN MARINO era.

[@addisonsteiner6473]

@02:17:30 Jeff Christy, the 8 year old boy from Freeport, PA who won the punt,pass, kick. He later became a professional NFL center. He was a 2x Pro Bowl, 3x All Pro and has a Super Bowl ring from Super Bowl XXXVII.

[@csracingreport2024]

I was curious as to whether anyone from that PP & Kick group had any success; great story: correct me here, but he was on the team was faced & defeated Seattle; or was it the last title Pittsburgh won?

[@Zigg6411]

Thanks for posting. I love the old ones from the 70s and 80s when the game resembled what its creators meant it to be.

[@mcmillenandwife]

Indeed. This is football the way it was meant to be played.

[@hoss73ford]

I can watch these all day from that era. I don't get into much after 1990.

[@keithclark8299]

Tim McMillen Do you have the 1983 Monday night game between Steelers and Bengals?

[@mcmillenandwife]

Sorry, I don't, Keith. I have almost nothing from '83: Bradshaw's final game vs. the Jets (which is on the Mac & Wife site) and the 40-28 win over Houston.

[@keithclark8299]

Tim McMillen Ok....what about 1995 Steelers @ Bengals

[@davidfisher462]

That defense was just physical...they could definitely play in today's game.

[@njdxnjdx]

What are you talking about? The Steelers defense gave up 100 more points than the 1976 team did.

[@charlieyellowstone8248]

@@njdxnjdx Goes to show you how good they were

[@sdrob6374]

The 99 Rams forced defenses get exponentially faster and versatile

[@stealthbomber2127]

@@sdrob6374 The 93 Cowboys would beat the hell out that Rams team, one last second win and a loss. The 93 Cowboys would have brutalized their defense and run them into the ground.

[@MDJ-wb1pn]

The cowboys couldn’t touch the Steelers in the 70’s.

[@robertzenniful]

Akim Smith nope

[@Price70]

@Akim Smith How? Since the merger the Steelers have won 29 division titles and made the playoffs 30 times, won 8 conference titles and 6 SBs.

[@zacdorsey1906]

Truth has been spoken and I'm a cowboys fan

[@patricksmith5282]

Akim Smith If they were better, they would have beaten the Steelers head to head. Didn’t happen. Plus in the 70’s, Steelers four championships, Cowboys two.

[@Price70]

@@patricksmith5282 Dallas fans live in some dream world that the 70s Cowboys were on the 70s Steelers level but just lost close games. The reality is from Jan 76 to Sept 82 Landry went 0-5 vs Noll and Bradshaw, including 2 SB losses. If they on their level they would have beaten them at least once. Staubach was 0-4 vs Pittsburgh during that run.

[@thedoctorkellyshow5252]

I was 10 growing up in Pittsburgh, brought up a lot of memories.

[@bryanburrage9041]

The Pittsburgh Steelers OWNED the Dallas Cowboys in the 70's. A 21-17 win in Super Bowl X (1976, 75 season); a 28-13 regular season win in 3 Rivers in 1977; a 35-31 win in Super Bowl XIII (1979, 78 season); and a 14-3 regular season win at 3 Rivers in 1979.

[@Zigg6411]

But the Cowboys owned the Steelers in the 90s. Dallas won in 91', 94', 95' (SB) and 97'.

[@mgb4692]

And to go further: Steelers won both matchups in the 2000s, and the Cowboys have won both in the 2010s.

[@keithclark7266]

Steelers won 2 of the 3 games in the 80's: 36-28 victory in 82... a 27-13 loss in 85....and a 24-20 victory in 88, which was Tom Landry's final season as Cowboys head coach

[@christopheragan8465]

the dallas cowboys owned the steelers in the 90s

[@PRHILL9696]

Yeah I dont know why people thought the cowboys were good when the Steelers owned them so bad!

[@snakeoiler1292]

The 81 Niners would be the first NFC team to beat Pittsburgh in Three Rivers since 1971. The Rams. Odd how the Rams owned the Steelers in the 70,s except for Superbowl XIV Jan 80. The Rams beat the 78 Cowboys 27-14 and the 78 Steelers 10-7 one of their 2 losses that season in the mudbowl of the L.A. Colisium on a Sunday night ABC game. Remind you Rams outplayed Steelers for 3 quarters in Superbowl XIV.

[@mcmillenandwife]

The '70s Rams were definitely tough. Damn good defense. Not sure I can accept the term "owned," but they did seem to have the Steelers' number. I don't give much weight to the '75 game. Yes, LA won in '75... but it was the last game of the season, nothing was at stake for 12-1 Pittsburgh (who already had homefield wrapped up and rested starters like Bradshaw) while LA needed a win to earn homefield over Minnesota. But to your point, the Rams did give the Steelers a pretty good spanking in '78, and they were a Nolan Cromwell dropped INT away from winning Super Bowl XIV. Having Bud Carson certainly gave LA an extra edge in '78/'79.

[@stevenjoyce5541]

Bradshaw playing with a cast ! You won’t see that in todays NFL or players not celebrating after a first down 😮

[@Deperdussin1910]

Tim McMillen thank you much for this. What a blast of memories. Favorite team with my favorite announcers. I even knew one of the kids in the Punt-Pass and Kick competition!

[@mcmillenandwife]

Deperdussin1910, glad you enjoyed it! Go to our website www.mcmillenandwife.com for hundreds more classic Steelers games.

[@johnsobocinski8300]

Thanks Tim for posting this game. I remember watching it at my buddies house in his basement.

[@muffs55mercury61]

Second (in a row) of the only two Cowboy losses this year. This was actually an off year for the Steelers (9-5) Leave it to the Steelers to be the spoilers. 42 years & I still watch these games. Pat & Brookie were the best calling the game here.

[@mjzenitram3064]

One of those little kids throwing at halftime in the PPK was MIN/TB center Jeff Christy. Who knew. Thanks for the upload. Love the interconference games. I always look for the 79 DAL/PIT game.

[@csracingreport2024]

I think he also played on the Steelers Super Bowl team that defeated Seattle and was All- Pro multiple times; nice story...

[@mikevanriel7573]

A 3 man booth of Pat Summerall, Tom Brookshire and John Madden would not have been bad!

[@mcdonoghrahloh459]

Mike Vanriel Never got the Madden appeal?

[@coreylevine3856]

yes but John were still coaching at the time

[@SantiagoTM1]

I'm NOT a Steeler or Cowboy fan, but in July 2020, & since I'm "Jonesing" for some Tackle Football, my cold Beer, I can't wait to see this game, & when Football was Football...

[@darwinblinks]

This is a goldmine, including Summerall's comment that Franco is in "classy company" with OJ on the all-time 100 yard rushing game list

[@patrickj.7887]

Near the end of the game Bradshaw gets sacked, hurt. already has a cast on he gets up and runs off the field! You wanna talk tough!

[@VolumedMusicMan]

Patrick J. Now they miss games because someone has a hangnail in their toe and can’t play. The rules have been changed where no one can play defense. I miss the old school...

[@Rescue162]

Thanks for posting this game. I was always interested in how it played out.

[@jamesgrinder2491]

Thank you Tim. This was the first Steeler game I went to at 3Rivers. I went to 2 games at Pitt Stadium in the 1960's.

[@mcmillenandwife]

You're very welcome!

[@tedbert2836]

The commercials are great too.

[@theraven3481]

tim....do you have the 1991 thanksgiving game between these two

[@mcmillenandwife]

Strangely, I do.

[@theraven3481]

+Tim McMillen what's the chance you could post it or put it on your page

[@jamespetty6052]

Man, Franco looked awesome still in this game. Didn't remember that speed? I remember the 80s Franco, had slowed down considerably

[@mcmillenandwife]

Franco still had pretty good speed even in '82. Check this game out, last game of the 1982 season. Franco looks great. www.mcmillenandwife.com/1982_Steelers_37_vs_Browns_21.html

[@keithclark7266]

When the 1980 season began, Franco just turned 30

[@billymc2681]

He was deceptively fast.

[@cfoster81]

@@mcmillenandwife I wished that Franco would have played his entire career in Pittsburgh and he just looked very out of place wearing a Seahawks uniform in 1983, but almost got to a 5th Super Bowl if Seattle won the AFC championship game against the Raiders

[@mrmgr690]

@@cfoster81 I think he was with Seahawks in 84

[@montanaelkwhisperer1744]

"Great balls o' comfort!" What an epic sales slogan.

[@martinf9368]

Thank you for uploading it.

[@mcmillenandwife]

Martin Fong, go to www.mcmillenandwife.com. There are literally hundreds more classic Steelers games you can watch.

[@jameswilliams2085]

The Steelers OWNED the Cowboys in the 70's. The Steelers had better players on both sides of the ball and Knoll out coached Laundry in the 70's.

[@davidlacy4771]

Laundry.....???.....really ....?.......you obviously are a fool .......Laundry.....

[@whataboutrob442]

@@davidlacy4771 😆

[@keithclark7266]

@@davidlacy4771 Chuck Noll's teams were 4-1 in the 70's vs Landry's teams...2-1 in the 80's....6-2 overall since 1970 merger which includes 2 Super Bowl victories

[@debbiehenson1096]

They had refs in there back pocket. 76 superbowl, not ONE penalty on steelers.

[@Tcbelvizz]

Idiot

[@ronniep8030]

I loved life so much back then...... So many great memories

[@darryljorden9177]

Interesting to see a broadcast with commercial breaks but no commercials. Also cool to see coach Dungy in his playing days.

[@wally1452]

Around the mid series in the 1970's, watching the Steelers, because my brother was a Steelers fan...thus I finally "got it," understood the game and began loving this great Bradshaw and football. I am not a sports nut but I like football & baseball...Steelers & N. Y. Yankees my 2 favorites...Mickey Mantle and Walter Payton my biggest hero's. I was sad indeed when Walter died so young, a great player and wonderful man...and "the Mick." Think what stats would have been had Mickey been healthy & well for a full 20 plus years in the Yanks.

[@kbobdonahue1966]

The NFL was so cool back in the 70s.

[@michaels5253]

My Steelers were kicking tail while I'm just a little new born baby. I love it! Man both of our teams have got some major legends!

[@ronleight9341]

Landry and Staubach had lots of success against the other 26 teams in the league, but Pittsburgh had their number!

[@timothyvaughan11]

To me the best era of football. The defenses were so good they had names. Steelers was steel curtain. Cowboys was doomsday. Broncos was orange crush. Vikings was purple people eaters. Dalfins no name defense. Redskins over the hill gang.

[@havingfun1968]

Love my Steelers but Cliff Harris, Charlie Waters and Drew Pearson belong in the HALL OF FAME, as well as Donnie Shell and John Kolb for my Steelers.

[@kimberlymetzinger9840]

havingfun1968 Drew Pearson maybe........ ..Kolb and Shell ABSOLUTELY!!

[@havingfun1968]

Kimberly Montalbano True. I'd say possibly but he made some huge catches on some huge games, for many years. Harris and Waters could HIT like trucks, and both thrived off one another.

[@waynejohanson1083]

Pearson and Shell for sure.

[@frasefra5297]

Congrats to Shell for finally making the HOF. The only Steeler from the 70s team’s left that should be a HOFer is Greenwood, IMO.

[@quincee3376]

Chuck Howley deserves in . And yes Donnie Shell for sure.

[@KeithFroehlich07]

Look at the guy holding the down marker cheering when Jimmy Allen is running back the interception LOL

[@csracingreport2024]

As a former Cowboy fan, no doubt Allen should have scored; great run until the end: if he stays on the outside by going partially inside of the block, he gets in; that's further exploited on the replay; just 1 or 2 lanes left instead of 4 or 5 lanes inside & he avoids the tackle; great pick otherwise; the Steelers read Staubach's throws very well; Major key to the win.

[@williamhicks7736]

These were two of the very best teams in the history of the NFL... Dallas won SB in 1977 but Steelers had their number... I think Chuck Noll and his staff of coaches did a great job of preparing ... Had Landry’s schemes figured out ... Steelers beat Dallas like a drum four times. SB X 1976, this game in 1977, SBXIII in ‘78 and the following season in week 9...

[@1USACitizen192]

5x if you count 1982.

[@csracingreport2024]

As a former Cowboy & Pitt Panther college fan, no dispute there; they would bend but rarely break on crucial plays w/ sacks & interceptions being prime examples in this game; the mistake Dallas made was under- using Dorsett as a receiver to spread the field; & mix in the runs: the Steelers DB's were tough to exploit upfield: best option was to go underneath: And to your point, u had to play error free against the Steel Curtain. u throw 3, or was it 4 interceptions and you're not going to beat anyone, never mind a defense like Pittsburgh's, which had depth, because if I'm Correct me, Jack Lambert missed this contest

[@jackb348]

SB XIII was played in 1979.

[@jetjack74]

I love how they put the new cars on the warning track of the field near the end zones

[@patrickramirez5840]

This was my first seson as a 49ers fan.

[@3321far]

I was shocked when the Steelers lost to Denver. I guess the Steelers were too, I think they were looking past Denver to the fourth round with the Raiders. No matter how good you are, you gotta focus on the guy in front of you.

[@waynejohanson1083]

Great Point.

[@njdxnjdx]

How is it you were "shocked" when the Steelers lost to Denver? The Broncos were 12-2, and the #1 seed in the AFC. The Steelers were 9-5. How did that shock you? Are you also shocked when the sun comes up in the morning? Or when it gets warm in the summer?

[@shelbysmitherman1056]

Franco was hurt and didn't play

[@Biggdoom344]

Denver was the hot team and tough at home. They beat the Steelers twice that year but outside mile high the broncos were mentally unprepared for Dallas and lost twice in non competitive games.

[@topJimmyP1984]

The Broncos only lost 3 games that year including the SB and 2 of the three were to the Cowboys.

[@olimpo59]

Against Pittsburgh regular defense Roger Staubach the Cowboys scored 10 points in superbowl x,13 in 1977,10 in superbowl xiii and 3 in 1979. Tells you something.

[@csracingreport2024]

Former Cowboys fan here; The Steelers speed added to Noll's schemes, w/ big plays: Dallas didn't have the run game in the 1st S Bowl matchup as a Wild Card; the 2nd clash w/ Dorsett, much better. This game, they over - committed to testing the Steelers quickness w/ intermediate & deep routes, & w/ few attempts to use Dorsett & Newhouse underneath to spread the field; U can't fault the Steelers for taking advantage, for it played to their strengths to aggressively blitz, tee off, & make reads on Staubach, resulting in those crucial interceptions: And they did so w/ o a few starters which speaks to their depth defensively.

[@realMartinHamilton]

Wow Tim this is awesome because I love the old commercials. Really brings back the youthful feeling of the days when my brother and I would watch and sometimes have the neighbor friends over, or go to their houses, and experience this great time of the NFL. We would often get our Topps bubble gum cards out and trade and read the history of each player and their hobbies, special interests, birthplaces and birthdays. I still remember Cliff Harris (#43 Dallas defensive back) has a birthday 3 days before mine. His is on November 10th.

[@jamespetty6052]

Martin Hamilton i would do the same thing starting about 1980-81. Steelers of course was my favorite team & all my buddies and me would get as many Steelers cards as possible. Esp Terry Bradshaw cards. I still have all of his cards now somewhere

[@keithclark7266]

No scoreboard ticker throughout the current game. Out of town scores were shown every 10 minutes

[@floridagator1765]

Thanks for leaving in the commercials

[@johnlevalley521]

Im surprised this wasnt a Monday Night game. Seems made to order for primetime.

[@adamthornberry8475]

Dallas had just lost to St. Louis at Texas Stadium the game before on MNF.

[@hotraw69]

YOU ARE THE MAN MR.TIM

[@SpottedSharks]

Love the commercials!

[@frostedashes451]

The Steelers of 70s played a super physical game. Couple that with intimidation and there you have it. When The Bulls could not beat The Pistons. It reminded me of this rivalry. Unfortunately the Boys could not get it done. The Bulls eventually would go on to get over the "OLE HUMP". The Boys finally got a win out of The Steelers, decades later. Still to this day one of the greatest love hate relationships in sports. Besides the other teams in the The NFC East. So Far its 2-1, hopefully before my time is up. They play another 2 Bowls! RIP CHUCK AND LANDRY!!!!! BOYS FAN SINCE 1979!!!

[@leodurocher5454]

interesting that best dallas team of 70s still could not beat the steelers

[@Zigg6411]

Before my time, but I've heard the 71' Cowboys were the better of the 2 teams.

[@KingOfTheNighttime]

Depends on what one looks for in an elite team I suppose. I'd say the 77 team was more consistently strong, but the 71 team exploded once Staubach was finally named the starting quarterback and didn't lose a game after a 4-3 start.

[@Zigg6411]

When you look at those 71' and 77' teams, it seems that the one advantage the 71' team had was their CBs. Herb Adderley and Mel Renfro were clearly better than Aaron Kyle and Benny Barnes. But otherwise, both were pretty darn good. The 71' team had more Hall of Famers, but I think a few of the 77' Cowboys should be in the HOF themselves. Especially Drew Pearson, Harvey Martin and Too Tall.

[@leodurocher5454]

Zigg6411 patriots fan here, not sure who was better. Steelers and dallas were certainly 2 best teams of the 70s followed by mia and raiders

[@castiellight4142]

They got the easy draw in Denver that year.

[@412sportz5]

I wish I could have watched these games live

[@Biggdoom344]

2:27:30 Tony Dungy with the INT lol. HOFer Donnie Shell was injured this game. So was Mike Wagner and Jack Lambert. D didn’t miss a beat.

[@csracingreport2024]

Former Cowboys fan here: To follow -up on your point on the Steelers depth, ROBIN COLE came into the picture soon afterward, maybe 78 or 79, and was a force as well: Cracking skulls left & right.

[@martinfelsenfeld6012]

In a game where Tony Dorsett--a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh--returned to town to make his actual first NFL start for Dallas, there was something unusual during the first quarter: organ music for entertainment, and maybe the first NFL game to use an organ player instead of the traditional marching band! The pipe music was played twelve minutes from the beginning of this 1977 video! Thanks!

[@csracingreport2024]

As a Forner Cowboy fan, my college team was the Pittsburgh Panthers; Dorsett was "under- used" as a receiver in this one; ran the ball about as well as u could against that defense; Just imagine if another Pitt Panther Predator, DAN MARINO had played w/ the Steelers after the Steel Curtain era: I'm sure many in the Steel City have nightmares, but to their credit, unlike Dallas, post Jimmy Johnson, they rebuilt that program.

[@Musicvidsetc]

@Tim McMillen Thank you very much for this and your other NFL uploads, however, if I may make one small suggestion, please put the exact date rather than the score in the title. That way viewers can watch the game as if they were watching it back then w/out knowing the final score. If they want to know the final score before the end of the video they can easily look it up online. Thanks!

[@stevenstrube5334]

became a fan in the 70's, bleed blue ever since, good and bad !!!!!

[@juscogens5541]

I love at 1 hour 17 when Tom Brooksheir says: "I haven't had the chance to see him work...that's going to be an experience"...... YEA I'D SAY SO....LOL

[@paulh8098]

tim mcmillen tell your wife i love you man. incredible steeler content.

[@sabrecatsmiladon7380]

AS a Cowboy and Oiler fan...I say this was great respect..."Those DAMN #$$!%@@ Steelers!"

[@thehammah8444]

I am a diehard Steeler fan... but love Touchdown Tony!

[@michaelseay9783]

Looks like Captain Jack, LC, and Wagner did not play (injuries?). The Steelers had incredible depth. Winston, Toews, and Furness really stepped up.

[@csracingreport2024]

Former Cowboy fan chiming in to say, that depth Noll had is overlooked in a sea of Hall of Fame talent; ROBIN COLE is another terror that comes to mind: the ability to rotate & maintain the schemes was the impressive quality, aided by the speed in the linebacking core & defensive backfield.

[@Borrow919]

39:37 - Franco to the house - 61 yards 1:09:07 - Bradshaw to Swann - TD 1:58:04 - Bradshaw to Stallworth - TD 2:05:58 - Franco to the house again!

[@averydaymond1560]

Whenever I see Pat Summerall the first thing I think about is I would have NEVER guessed he was a lifelong alcoholic! But he said it himself that he was. He just seemed like the professional well prepared announcer every time on all broadcasts. I think what helped him was he was a true fan of the game and never made it about himself. Ok also why are there vehicles on the field just past the endzone?

[@stevenmandl4920]

might've been drunk or hungover during this broadcast,his buddy too was a drunk

[@Biggdoom344]

A local car dealership was a big sponsor and the cars were on display for sale.

[@joeleicht5764]

See at 10:28 how Holmes helps Staubach up off the turf after the sack. That's back when players had mutual respect, even for rivals. Nowadays, the defender would have flexed his muscles, trash-talked the QB, maybe even spit on or kick him.

[@altfactor]

The font CBS used for graphics was the same font they used on their news programs.

[@patrickramirez5840]

This game was playd Nov 20 1977. The Rams won that game vs the 49ers that day 23 10.

[@kennethcamilleri4678]

Tampa Bay Bucs lost their 24th game in a row on this date in the NFL….what a difference a few years has made…..44 years to be exact…

[@ericsamuelson5656]

The celebs in the Schlitz Light Beer commercial are Phyllis George & the late James Coburn

[@bajikimran2304]

Cowboys had lost to the Cardinals the previous Monday night, so they were going on short rest, plus they were playing on the road. Pittsburgh went 4-0 against the Cowboys during the 1970's, but none of the games were played in Dallas. Both Super Bowls were played in Miami and both regular season games were played in Pittsburgh.

[@bobscott2429]

Steelers went 4-1. Cowboys won, 17-13, in Dallas in 1972. I happened to watch the '72 Steelers highlight film the other day.

[@csracingreport2024]

Former Cowboys fan: the "mid - season slumps" were a talking point, and if there's any truth to the movie portrayal of the Dallas "off field" lifestyle in "North Dallas Forty", that added to their tall tasks of dealing w/ a team like Pittsburgh, lol. the tactical error was either in "pre- planning" and / or as the game developed, was under - using Dorsett & Newhouse as receivers to spread the field / get 1 on 1 underneath; hard to exclusively commit to intermediate / deep routes on a speedy & hard - hitting Steel Curtain defense; that was a major key to the interceptions & the final outcome.