Frozen Fight Between Iconic Rivals! (Raiders vs. Steelers 1975, AFC Championship)

Check out the 1975 AFC Championship game highlights between the Oakland Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers!
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[@calvinbealer7264]

Hard to Believe this game was 47 Years Ago. I remember watching this game as a 11 Year old. RIP Mr Franco Harris.

[@kentkearney6623]

Coke tabs for jerseys"Hey kid."

[@jameswilson7790]

Same here. I was 11 years and 2 and a half months old when this game took place.

[@robertdore9592]

Big respect to Franco from a UK Raider fan, this game was full of mistakes uncharacteristic of player of this calibre.

[@markcianfarani8777]

Steelers should bring back these older Uniforms..with the large numbers... the ones they use now. Dont really like them. In all honesty..

[@markcianfarani8777]

I was 11 also..5/29/ 64..

[@epm5433]

This was one of the greatest rivalries in NFL history.

[@peterferraiolo4071]

If not, it was the best. I’ll tell you one thing. It was definitely the most physical rivalry.

[@jaycompany4886]

@@peterferraiolo4071 yes it was, they were clobbering every one in sight, especially Jack Tatum n Lambert

[@peterferraiolo4071]

@@jaycompany4886 Also, when you see players like Swann and Bradshaw leaving the field like the way they did, you know it’s a rough game.

[@CarlettoPuglia]

@@jaycompany4886 Also Atkinson, Blount, Villapiano, and Glen Edwards

[@adamdorgant9454]

You’re right about that!!!!

[@fencer5411]

This is one of the great, unrecognized NFL games of all time. As a kid and a die-hard Raider fan, this was a tough loss. Even now, though, I appreciate what an incredible battle this was. Two outstanding, physical teams with a great deal of mutual dislike beating the tar out of each other on a frozen field in sub-zero wind chill and a Super Bowl berth on the line. Truly a man's game out there that day.

[@jaycompany4886]

I agree....i was 11 then but, i loved the raiders....the following yr the raiders destroyed the vikes to win the SB...alot of characters on those 70 raider teams, starting with their head coach madden

[@CarlettoPuglia]

@@jaycompany4886 yes and the Raiders should have won the AFC Championship in 1977 except the blind refs didn't see the fumble caused by Jack Tatum's harsh hit that knocked out the running back Rob Lytle. They would have played Dallas in the 1977 Super Bowl which would have been a great game.

[@stephenlewis8498]

If you are a Raider fan there are two little known facts about this game that would end an era for the Raiders. The first was this was the last game John Madden would wear a necktie as a coach. After this Madden would wear a more casual look. The second is this is the last game Stabler would hold for placekicks. The Raider would bring in a backup Quarterback who was also left handed named David Humm who would take over the holding duties and for the rest of his career Stabler would not have to do that.

[@justjeph6927]

Ok, die hard. I'm the only one picking up the Raider hate from the announcers? Subtle, but definitely present.

[@louisalvarado4272]

I’m a Texan, but since the days of Daryl Lamonica and George Bland, a die-hard Raider for life!!

[@Fireyninjadog]

The afc's powerhouses of the 70s. Can't get quite better than this

[@chadanderson9872]

Really of the NFL as a whole. Whoever won these AFC Championships went on to dominate in their Super Bowls.

[@stephaniegormley9982]

The only NFC team that had a 'snowball's chance in heck' was Dallas.

[@CapeFear1]

Dont forget Miami.

[@adamdorgant9454]

Not to mention the Miami Dolphins!!!!🏈🏈

[@adamdorgant9454]

@@CapeFear1 True!!!

[@DeepH2Ov1]

For those old enough to remember those Raiders vs Steeler games were war. They were the first 2 teams to meet 5 straight years in the playoffs. If I told people the number of Hall of Famers from these two teams that met repeadily, people wouldn't believe it. These two teams were so good, there were *12* turnovers and the two teams combined for only 26 points.

[@1981expos]

Just think that the Raiders QB TE 2 WR and 3 OL are HOF..Pitt had QB RB 2 WR and C in Canton. Oak D had 1 CB 1 LB and Pitt had 2 LB 1S and 1 CB and 1 DL Oak have K and P in HOF And the 2 coaches are top 10 and both in hall.

[@jamesdye8473]

When they played, it was respect personified!

[@robbie192]

Yes, we can add 16 and 10 5 straight times in the playoffs with the winner of the last 3 winning the super bowl

[@ltjjenkins]

They need a 30 for 30 on this amazing rivalry. Oakland outplayed Pittsburgh in more than one. Oakland was considered an under achieving team by some.

[@DeepH2Ov1]

@@ltjjenkins, look at it this way, Under John Madden's 10 years coaching at that time the Raiders played in 7 AFC Championship games. In the 6 losses only Denver(and the Raiders got jobbed in the game. They would've repeated)didn't win the Superbowl, all the other teams they lost too in those games won the Superbowl. I don't think losing to the eventual Superbowl champs on 6 different occasions is underachieving. The Raiders lost to some great teams during that stretch.

[@robertwallace183]

Steelers/Raiders in the 1970's was Real Football. Back when Men were Men and Women were glad that they Were!

[@jaycompany4886]

Yeah, not like today...when a player scores n waves bye bye, back in day do something like that....next time they see you're the one who's going bye bye, after a Jack Tatum hit.

[@adamp3765]

Amen brother

[@RodneyRae]

And us little boys at the time grew up to be the masculine men we are today; and I have no desire to be a woman!!

[@kd78orangerangerpete30]

What normal men should think like. 👍 There have been far too many raised the wrong ways since this game took place. I am fortunate I was not. 🙏

[@jrwoodson3927]

Yeah girls was girls and men were men 🎼

[@eric194]

Ray Guy is one of the best to ever do it every one of his punts shown impacted the game crazy

[@luvlethr]

He hit the roof in the Super Dome once too! Had a hell of a leg.

[@eric194]

@@luvlethr that’s insane! Never knew that lol

[@jaycompany4886]

Best punter ever.

[@ralphmelvin1046]

The man had a leg of steel, boy could he punt so high and so long

[@timothykozlowski2945]

Still the only punter to be a number one draft pick.

[@elijahhartle749]

This Steelers defense was so unbelievably good

[@fredthompson4568]

Its intreaging to see this game from 1975, and then compare it to last Sunday's game in 2021.

[@allanfuentes9694]

More defense then before all the rule changes

[@yeathatsright369]

Since the merger until now , the steelers are just that team 🏈

[@jamesc5209]

The Oakland D was not too shabby either back then. Arguably the most fearsome secondary of the 70s. Tatum and Atkinson were beasts.

[@billm3706]

@James Jones one of the most overated QBs ever. And a real jack ass.

[@007ndc]

As a kid I lived for these legendary AFC playoff games. Classic rivalry

[@ST0NE_206]

That was quite the decade for NFL. Great matchups, amazing dynasties (Steel Curtain), hilarious misery (Vikings), but most importantly… actual football.

[@ST0NE_206]

@@QuiltHoncho What I mean by actual football is the Officiating wasn’t ruining games and screwing teams over. Oh and I first started watching football in *2008.* I still enjoy today’s football regardless, and I wasn’t even complaining. So chill out.

[@MrBeyondbelief]

@@QuiltHoncho Like defying the law of gravity when you land on the QB??

[@sandrabecht4489]

No one ever thought there would be something stupid like a black national anthem....

[@Lunzie]

Absolutely true!!!! Football was fun to watch back then!!!! Not now!!!!

[@williamgessler1759]

Watching football in the late 60s and 70s as a kid was truly a Golden age. AFC Central was a dogfight year after year. The Wild card usually came out of that division.

[@theoneandonlystork]

Honestly, seeing all these primitive camera graphics actually feels good for some reason. It's weird, I wasn't even alive then, but it just feels nostalgic.

[@robbierob808]

it's better then Black & white 😅🤣😂

[@MisterMasterShafter1]

Because it was much more about the game then, without all the shiny balls and commercial glitz.. ie; crap.

[@stephaniegormley9982]

Video tape, even those of poor quality or black & white, always have that "live" quality to them.

[@fredthompson4568]

I was 15 yo in 1975 and I sure miss these days..the 2000' suck.

[@Sirharryflash82]

@@MisterMasterShafter1 It was a better game then, they actually played defense. Now days the NFL has turned in to touch football and NBA fast break offense.

[@cosmoevents21st56]

Back when football was football. Jack Lambert recovered the fumble like it was no big deal. He just got up and started running to the sideline. No running into the end zone doing stupid antics and showing off.

[@justinhainley9663]

Couldn’t agree more

[@Last_brain_cell555]

lol old men on the porch yelling for kids to get off the lawn type of dude right here

[@timg2088]

Didn't take the whole team to the endzone (where the cameras are) to help celebrate an interception or a 4th down stop. Fans would have thought you were a showboat.

[@cosmoevents21st56]

@@timg2088 Yup. Different world back then and one I miss.

[@timg2088]

@@cosmoevents21st56 Ain't that the truth?!?! I would sit between my Dad and my big brother. Two men that I looked up to the most. Such great times and great memories over 40 years later.

[@davidvenesky9053]

Just listening to these names......Tatum, Atkinson, Hubbard, Stabler, Hamm, Swan, Bradshaw, Harris, Chuck Knoll, John Madden!!!! Just awesome! GOD? Can I please go back to 1975?

[@davidvenesky9053]

And oh by the way I forgot to mention Jack Lambert lol

[@terrancethomas9792]

There’s a commercial in about lawyers in Raleigh.::: Tatum and Atkinson, we’re the heavy hitters. I think the Raiders can sue them.

[@terrancethomas9792]

Branch, Biletnikoff, Casper, Swann and Stallworth. The Snake, the Mad Stork, the Ghost, Mean Joe, and Arrowhead. Now we know why they were great.

[@josealfredohernandezuribe6163]

Yeap, good times

[@radar0412]

And Highway 63 Gene Upshaw. The Greatest Raider of them all!

[@SPTO]

Now this is OLD SKOOL! It's before my time but as someone that appreciates history (and I was born in '79 so not TOO far behind my time) I really love this kind of stuff. This is what the young ones gotta see to learn the real history of the NFL. Great stuff here!

[@randallbexell3481]

Amen, it's nice to watch a REAL football game and not see penalties for sneezing on the quarterback or the ticky tack interference penalties too. Thanks for posting.

[@henrybrowne7248]

Wonderful comment. I'd like to urge all KZbin users to explore our past. I'm doing it with music.

[@davey6022]

True that

[@Frip36]

Robert R Moore Esq. "Mr. Lambert I suspect you're going to make contact with me after the play is whistled dead. And with flagrant mal intent. Which WILL be caught on camera. As a lawyer I strongly advise you to reconsider. I'm sure you'll do the right thing." 11:17

[@michaeldehass8626]

I'm almost sixty and I remember these games like it was yesterday watching them with my dad. Man those guys were so tough back then. Thank you for posting.

[@g.t.richardson6311]

I’m 61 , same

[@rileyjackfansmithandjones8238]

So I'm 60.....can we all agree we had heart surgery? , I played hockey till 43, heart attack at 49.....still blame the Raiders

[@davey6022]

@@rileyjackfansmithandjones8238 Watching the Raiders now days is going to give me a heart attack.

[@MilePost106]

These were the best years of football!!!! They played the game and didn’t act childish like you see today!

[@sludge4125]

TV ratings are sky high this year. The public loves today’s game. Maybe the problem is you. 🤪🤪🤪

[@Artamusgordon]

@@sludge4125 The NFL today is a mere shadow of what is was Back then. The players now jump up & down like they just won the SuperBowl after making a tackle, first down, or any other basic fundamental football move. It’s ridiculous. There’s no problem other than you not respecting someone’s opinion. Besides, TV ratings are different now & you’ve got more brain-dead morons that watch their Television Brainwashing Machine.😎

[@robertferguson533]

@@sludge4125 I hear what you’re saying but there’s a whole lot of lamé stuff that’s popular today

[@sports3117]

This took place the year before Madden finally got a ring and then became what we all know him to be the greatest NFL color analyst of all time

[@JamesGrinstead]

Madden had to wait until 2006 to finally be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame

[@tyreepowell8367]

@@JamesGrinstead He is a true football legend

[@jefflouis3113]

Until Tony Romo

[@PelicanGuy]

@@jefflouis3113 Nah, Romo can't touch Madden.

[@8avexp]

"Boom! Whap! Bang! Doink!"

[@cshaffer8258]

God!! I miss those days! What a rivalry those 2 teams were! It seems like every year it was the Steelers and Raiders in the playoffs. Thank you for posting this! It was awesome to see even though I hated the outcome. Seeing the Snake and the Ghost connect again was really special! Wasn’t this the game that coach Knoll called the Raiders secondary a bunch of convicts? He was very upset about Swann getting knocked out. It might have been the following year! Lol 😂 if that game were played today, there would be a penalty flag on every play! That’s when football was at its best! Great years!

[@osaji922]

Knoll called them that after the '76 opener when Atkinson knocked Swann out again and Swann didn't even have the ball.

[@terrancethomas9792]

Frozen Rivers Stadium. The Steelers and, excuse me as I go into my John Facenda voice, Oakland Raidas.

[@norbertrossi7925]

Yes, indeed. Football as it was meant to be played.

[@ThatGuy-xg5hj]

Go Steelers 🔶♦️🔷🖤💛

[@phishfearme2]

criminal element

[@angrytacos5497]

70s raiders were a thing of beauty

[@chadanderson9872]

The best defense of the 70s vs the best o-line of the 70s. These games were brutal.

[@kennycarlson9654]

thought dallas had the best offensive line of the 70s

[@chadanderson9872]

@@kennycarlson9654 Dallas had the best QB but Oakland had HOF’s Art Shell and Gene Upshaw at Tackle/Guard. Both are widely considered their best duo in Raiders history.

[@davidcobb2693]

@@chadanderson9872 In 1975 Jim Otto retired after starting 210 consecutive games at Center, 1960-1974, so the Raiders had THREE Hall Of Fame offensive linemen in the 70's. How many HOF offensive linemen did Dallas have in the 70's besides Rayfield Wright? NONE! Mike Webster was a rookie for Pittsburgh in 1976 but he wasn't Pro Bowl caliber until 1978 so the Steelers 70's offensive line ranks 4th best of the 1970's, 1. Oakland, 2. Miami, 3. Dallas, 4. Pittsburgh.

[@johnnypastrana6727]

Pitts' D line won that battle multiple times.

[@Lunzie]

You are so right!!! They hated each other there was no ands, if’s, or buts about it!!! The way football was supposed to be played!!!! Now you can’t even look at a QB!!!!!

[@sports3117]

The introduction to this game was something that is missing in today’s world

[@ericpackers1700]

We need the 90s more it was more passing and smashmouth

[@osaji922]

@@ericpackers1700 No, screw the 90s as far as NFL goes. 70s all day.

[@ericpackers1700]

@@osaji922 more offense in the 90s but still cracking heads on the field

[@jasonllerena5526]

This was George Blanda's last official game that he played in. What a great career he had. 26 consecutive years playing pro football.

[@kennycarlson9654]

tom brady, hold my beer lol

[@davidcobb2693]

I loved George Blanda and one of my greatest memories is that I got to see him play in person, but he did NOT play in 26 consecutive years, he played in a total of 26 seasons, he did not play in 1959, he had retired. He played in 10 consecutive years from 1949-1958, retired and then he came back to play in 16 consecutive years from 1960-1975.

[@mayhemjr.803]

Blanda was mathusula at the end of his career. He played in the 20's when players had to play in leather helmets!

[@g.t.richardson6311]

@@davidcobb2693 another western pa product

[@davidcobb2693]

@@mayhemjr.803 George Blanda was born in 1927, I don't think he was slinging TD passes and kicking FG's and extra points in 1929, though it was rumored he knocked out a sibling when he threw his baby bottle 50 yards striking them in between their eyes!

[@drewcolquitt1288]

I remember watching this game on my grandfather's TV. A seven year old boy was reborn. Raider fan for life.

[@Jimmy_Hopkins15]

Is just me or did football look more physical back then all those turnovers and hits

[@7omni748]

Football now might as well be flagged football.

[@mr.majestic2667]

Less rules.

[@andrewlarson7]

i understand why they’ve made all these rules geared towards safety, but i still miss the older style with defenses actually being allowed to play defense...

[@juandsilvera4634]

Noticed that too ... much more dynamic (and violent) back in the day

[@tonyreid3188]

NO YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY FING RIGHT IT'S A VIOLENT GAME AND YOU NEW THAT GOING IN NIT THIS BS OF TODAY!!!!!! BACK WHEN IF YOU WERE SCARED STAY ON THE PORCH!!!!!!

[@mr.mendez9378]

I remember these games like it was yesterday…. A young boy from Oakland watching these two rivals go at it. Thanks for the memories.

[@alfaman4113]

Players in those days never carried on with stupid antics after they made a good tackle or sack or touchdown or interception

[@adamdorgant9454]

You’re right about that!!!!

[@haroldmccoy6748]

The 70's was the decade in which players were promoting themselves with TD endzone celebrations ,celebratory motions after a good defensive play , the 70's ushered in a era in which the late baby boomers were eager to separate from various culture mandates of the previous silent generation. Every sport was populated with a fresh improv from it's younger late baby boomer brigade that challenged the old guards unwritten regulations rule of thumb . From uniform attire ,white shoes , gestures like ball spikes hi five ,dance routines , peace signs , mugging for the television camera inthe sign line ,the 70's were filled with game time extracurricular cantor by players . You can observe those actions on practically many 1970's decade teams season high lites .

[@chrismccormick6371]

I'm a lifelong VIKINGS FAN from Loudoun County, Virginia! I was going on 10 when this game was played! I couldn't stand these 2 teams! But I respected them ! I remember this game well! Love Curt Gowdy! The Pittsburgh Steelers/ Oakland Raiders games in the 70s were the best ever! Many stars! My choice for the two best teams ! As a kid you were in awe! Today's game is soft! I'm 56 now! Time marches on! 😎😎

[@tedskins]

Now this is a throwback!

[@ericsigersmith6067]

Amen

[@PelicanGuy]

Yes sir!

[@jtb3333]

I wish I was alive during this era of football. They style of play the camera angles and the commentary just feels good.

[@jweyek]

You are right. I'm 69 years old, and I miss the way they used to broadcast the games. The camera work was simpler. The announcers didn't run their mouths as much (hello Chris Collinsworth). It was more like being at the game.

[@GBU61]

I am old enough to remember watching the transition from the late 60s when there were two leagues into the 70s when, in my opinion, pro football was at its best. Games in the 70s, like this one, were fantastic!

[@markheithorn3905]

Curt Gowdy was great.

[@Lunzie]

It was good!!! I’m so glad I lived it!!!! I’ve been a Steelers fan for over 55 years!!!!!

[@LiveINtheGood53]

I was a live then but I was 6 then and probably didn't remember a lot about this game, haha.

[@fpopee]

Football with actual hitting.... minimal pass interference calld....tackling by the head, forearm shivers, holding up ball carriers to force fumbles, trap blocking, high hits, low hits....great football. Watched this game on TV as a teenager

[@sludge4125]

I question the maturity level of all these armchair warriors doing 12 ounce curls while whining that today’s warriors aren’t “real” men. Mike Webster used to use some type of stun gun so he could get a little sleep. It broke my heart to see Gale Sayers practically brain dead in his later years. Ever see Jim Otto in his later years?

[@davey6022]

True football

[@richardrobinson9815]

@@davey6022but it was also bad. Dropped passes. Inaccurate throws. QBs taking 5 mins to get the pass off. They’d get killed by a last place nfl team today. I loved the old Steelers but that was a display of errors not great plays

[@michaelconnor5378]

@@davey6022Steelers won the Super Bowl on that field. Then two weeks later they played an exhibition against the Computer nerds (Cowboys) and collected trophy. It didn’t get any better than Steelers-Raiders

[@joeseddit]

@@sludge4125 Uhhh...waitaminut. this is a rerun, innit?

[@90sSportsNostalgia]

Keep producing these classics from the '70s. Thanks a lot.

[@benaiahyaaharalah7937]

THANKS FOR PUTTING THIS VIDEO ON KZbin .I REMEMBER THIS BRUTAL. RIVALRY . I HAVE BEEN A STEELER FAN FOR 46 YRS BUT I RESPECTED THE RAIDERS RIP TO KENNY THE SNAKE STABLER.

[@davidellis5141]

Nice last minute for the Raiders. Needed one more play !

[@JayDogTitan-he6wo]

This is awesome footage, I watched this game when I was 11 years old, I just remember that icy field.

[@tino6846]

I had just turned 65 watching this game well I never would have thought I would still be alive

[@chuckgraham1695]

My first ever NFL game was watched in Sears, on the TV display they had. It was the 1972 playoff game between the Steelers and the Raiders. Even as a young kid, I fell in love with the brutalities of that game, the hits that just kept coming, the defense was surreal. (had no clue till later in my teens) Now in my late 50's, I still love those two teams, want them to be special again. The NFL is not the same, it's become more pussyified than ever (no offense to anyone) as they want more scoring. NOTHING says NFL more than brutal defense, players knocking the shit out of each other and coming back for more. To this day, I'm STILL a huge Steelers/Raiders fan.

[@deaterk]

Agreed on all counts Chuck! I am a Steelers fan by birthright (Born & raised not far from Pittsburgh) but a Raiders fan by choice! It doesn’t get any better than 70s Steelers AND Raiders.

[@mayhemjr.803]

You're definately old school if you watched any sporting event at a Sears back then, or and shop that had TV''s in the windows

[@Frip36]

"Even as a young kid, I fell in love with the brutalities of that game." Let me guess the style of t-shirt you wear.

[@seanpollack5897]

1975 football between oakland and Pittsburgh three afc title games from 74to76 will go down as the greatest football as ever played in any time span then or now

[@sweetrobertos]

Best Decade of football. Several dominant teams. I am old enough to remember watching these games live.

[@davey6022]

Same here

[@Frip36]

You only have to be in your 50s to remember these games. So...

[@MaxAmerica.Freedom]

Authentic NFL. Not the crap they've shown the past 30 years. Thanks for the upload.

[@montanaelkwhisperer1744]

Jack Lambert was such an animal. One of the greatest players to ever wear the black and gold.

[@thefrase7884]

One word describes him. Awesome!!!! And I’m not even a Steeler fan

[@montanaelkwhisperer1744]

@@thefrase7884 and even awesomener that after his football career ended, he had a second career as a Game Warden!!

[@aarondigby5054]

​@@montanaelkwhisperer1744wtf? I did not know that !!!

[@timg2088]

These were the days of my youth. Such great memories watching this. Remembering how my dad would come outside and we'd throw the ball at halftime. This was around the holidays and my brother was in town. Good times...Great times! Curt Gowdy was one of the voices of my youth. Along with Dick Enberg, Pat Sumerall and of course John Madden. I enjoy watching these, and it just reminds me of how much the game has changed from the 70's when I was a football crazy kid to now and these 45+ point games and targeting issues. Thanks for posting

[@mshahnazi7636]

The Great Curt Gowdy and Dandy Don Meredith commentary was fantastic for such an awe inspiring game. Raiders back then broke all of the rules and injured a lot of receivers and QBs. However, Steelers of 1970s were not a team to trifle with. The Awesome Steel Curtain of Mean Joe Green, L.C. Greenwood, Ernie Holmes and Dwight White along the magnificent Line backers of Andy Russell, Jack Lambert and Jam Ham. The secondary boasted Mel Blount, Donnie Shell, Mike Wagner and Glen Edwards. The great Terry Bradshaw was great QB under Horrible conditions with WRs John Stallworth and Lynn Swann along with TE Randy Grossman. What can you say about Rocky Bleier and Franco Harris as running Backs. This was a Loaded team and just the fact that Raiders kept it as close as they did in that Icy condition in Three River Stadium demonstrated their tremendous Mental and physical toughness. In this video I did not once hear the name of Raiders Hall Fame Wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff, however plenty of Dave Casper, Cliff Branch and Mike Siani. Kenny the Snake Stabler was also pretty good under that icy condition. There was genuine hate between these two teams, but also great respect. There were punches, Horse collar tackles, helmet slaps and were always after the whistle shenanigans going on. It was BRUTAL AND BEAUTIFUL at the same time. I watched this video with my 2 teenage sons, and they said: Dad in your youth people didn't play football; they killed each other. To which I said that' why it was so great. Just Magnificent.

[@regano6775]

Fred Biletnikoff did not play in this game. I cant remember what his injury was but he was out. In fact, he did not play in the Raiders previous playoff game against the Bengals, or in the final regular season game against the division rival Chiefs.

[@Frip36]

I believe Fred is Canadian. So he may have been fishing. @@regano6775

[@jimmyplenderleith9471]

72-76 they played every year in the playoffs......Steelers won 3 and Oakland 2. Both won AFC Titles from the others (2 for PIT and 1 for OAK) One of the best rivalries in NFL History. Hatred, brutal play between two Championship caliber teams.......From 1972 - 1979 at least one of these teams played in the AFC Championship Game.....

[@tonybunting1828]

They also played some great regular season games against each other during that same period. Truly an exceptional rivalry.

[@jorad4887]

Hard hits, no silly calls, all brute strength and no referee biases!! No rigged games by the NFL this is what football should be played!

[@Frip36]

"No silly calls" let certain players know that they should feel free to put a player in the hospital. Have you ever played football Jorad?

[@jorad4887]

@@Frip36 if that's the case how about boxing? Should we let them out on a helmet? This is a violent sport and should be violent and yes I played football and I'm still hurting from the hits 30 years so let's put more regulations on the sport soon it will be flag football

[@rafaelramirez1507]

Wow man those Raiders look incredibly tough , very impressive 👏

[@tomfrankiewicz7951]

Two great teams. Would love to see this game in its entirety

[@metalbent9078]

Two awesome teams in that tough 70's AFC. I think these guys duked it out like five times in the playoffs 1972 to 1976.. 3 were for the AFC title if I'm not mistaken but what a rivalry.

[@peterferraiolo4071]

During that stretch from 1972-76, The Raiders and Steelers met a total of 10 times. Once in the regular season and then once in the playoffs. That was for 5 consecutive years. My cousin Nick, who introduced me to the then Oakland Raiders in 1978 as a fan, was always on the edge of his seat 💺 when these 2 teams met. Great memories of watching football 🏈 like this from my youth.

[@peterferraiolo4071]

Just a side note 📝 I watched football 🏈 around 1973-77 with my father but had no favorite 🤩 team at the time. I just enjoyed watching it. Thus, that’s where I came up with the watching football 🏈 from my youth comment. Still, it was so much more fun 🤩 watching the game flow back then.

[@akumawani]

back when it was still a mans game- falling on that that field has gotta feel like falling on cold concrete..

[@erik6162]

Put some dirt on that wound Youll be fine

[@sure2fckitupguy]

Pop that blister

[@sludge4125]

Watch Franco run...out of bounds.

[@ericc2083]

I always loved Dandy Don Meredith, but he sure sounded totally gooned during this game. "Uuuhhhhhhh" followed by "Uuuuuuhhhhhhh" followed by "gulp, gulp, gulp". Classic Don.

[@CarlettoPuglia]

One of the hardest hitting games ever ! An NFL classic. Must be in the Top 10 games of all time.

[@classicgalactica5879]

Yep. This and the 1990 NFC Championship Game between the New York Giants and the San Francisco 49ers were the two most brutal Championship games ever played.

[@CutandShoot5x5]

The “Golden Era” of Football 🏈

[@ericpackers1700]

The super smashmouth era you mean

[@davey6022]

Special times

[@davidmurray5399]

You'll never see fans charge on to the field like that anymore.

[@mekyelhall6041]

When I imagine NFL throwback… this what I be thinking😂😂😂

[@blazer7731]

Watching these old games makes you realise how much we take the constant score box, timer and virtual 1st down markers for granted.

[@JAWrightonline]

I like the scoring/timer graphic but the virtual first down marker is overkill. Like most of today's TV, too much on the screen. I pray theater movies don't deteriorate into that.

[@blazer7731]

@@JAWrightonline I guess, but it does make it a lot easier to watch for the casual fans

[@wastedanguish9927]

Makes you realize how annoying all that crap is.

[@JAWrightonline]

@@wastedanguish9927 I'm with you, W.A.

[@onepumpedbysweat]

Can’t wait for this weekend! Gonna be a really interesting and hard game!

[@robfalter2522]

this along with the 1990 nfc title game between the niners and giants are the 2 most physical games i ever saw

[@Bigrosty44]

That was a whole lot of hard hitting with no flags. God I miss those days. The Raiders got em the next year. That was a real rivalry between 2 great teams.

[@earachemyeye1751]

No shit about the flags huh ! did you catch Swan getting carted off forearm to the head ☠️

[@sludge4125]

Yep, as did so many others. I question the maturity level of all these armchair warriors doing 12 ounce curls while whining that today’s warriors aren’t “real” men. Mike Webster used to use some type of stun gun so he could get a little sleep. It broke my heart to see Gale Sayers practically brain dead in his later years. Ever see Jim Otto in his later years?

[@dsfddsgh]

Man Bradshaw had a gun for a arm.

[@selfdiscardedkingofruin7291]

Born in '72. Been a Steelers fan before I can remember. Still have all my cards from the 70s on including a couple Bradshaw rookies.

[@georgem3673]

It was a completely different game in the 70's. However, the players are so much better today that they wouldn't last if they played by 70's rules. That's why QB's like Brady last so long.

[@smoothALOE]

Damn, nice game! I need to watch more of these old school matchups.

[@karencarter8292]

Yes, they were of another era.

[@0668mpu]

That Pete Banezak fumble after the Raiders recovered a muffed punt was the play of the game. The Raiders failed to capitalize on all those Steelers mistakes and couldn't score. The first game I remember watching was the Sea of Hands game, became a Raider fan for life after that. Was crying after the '74 championship, and was equally disappointed in '75. Those games between the Raiders and Steelers were so intense, so brutally violent.

[@marcuswilliams6840]

@0768mpu Steeler fan here. Much respect for the Raiders and hope the two teams get back to that level soon. Then we can start seeing games like this again between you guys again!

[@marcuswilliams6840]

@0668mpu Sorry for the name misspelling, Raider Nation!😉

[@johnward6699]

Listening to Gowdy and Meredith brings back so many memories. Much more enjoyable than Troy and Buck. Ugh

[@Sweeney-Kubach]

Two of the greatest Defenses ever to play the game of Pro Football. I was 4 years old when I watched this game with my family. There was a lot of cursing going on in my House that day. It was so cold in PA that words can't describe it. Thank you for sharing this video to the World.

[@sludge4125]

You must be a wussy. It was 18 degrees Fahrenheit *above* zero that day.

[@mikehelak8874]

When football was football. Pittsburgh was a running team for their first two Superbowls and a passing team for their last two. The Raiders were just tough, period. The only reason they knelt back then was because they usually just got done throwing up. Aahhh the good old days. Saw this live back in the day, I was a HUGE Steelers fan.

[@davidcobb2693]

Tell me again how Jack Tatum was just a "thug", played dirty and all the bullshit, the man was a DAMN GOOD Safety, he picked off 2 Bradshaw passes in this game!

[@danieljones8876]

Yes, I thought the same thing. He was technically sound in this game and proved to be a lot more than just a hard-hitter.

[@davidcobb2693]

@@danieljones8876 Most people fail to realize Jack Tatum was a Ballhawk and not a headhunter, in a 1972 regular season game against Green Bay he returned a fumble 104 yards for a TD to set the NFL record, Aeneas Williams tied Tatum's record in 2000.

[@mikeiyc]

He was a thug when he played Pittsburgh . Knocked out Swann in this game with a concussion . But he played the next Sunday in super bowl and caught two iconic catches and was named mvp of super bowl. Balls !

[@davidcobb2693]

@@mikeiyc George Atkinson damaged Chuck Noll's little ballerina, NOT TATUM!

[@mikeiyc]

@@davidcobb2693 That ballerina has 4 rings on his fingers and the Super Bowl MVP the game after that thug knocked him out.

[@oakchar]

Thank you for showing VIDEO TAPE from the actual broadcast. Much better than the theatrical NFL Films.

[@markshuput5228]

This was real football. No roughing the passer flags, no targeting, no down by contact. I liked this video.

[@trevorhembrough1290]

Blanda’s last game

[@dwaynegreen1786]

I’m a lifelong Raider fan and the Steeler defense was so great I remember the entire starting defense with arguably the best trio of linebackers ever. More than I can say for the Pittsburg stadium security. On that last play you couldn’t tell if Branch was in or out of bounds because of all the fans on the field. Great rivalry, great channel.

[@MrBeyondbelief]

You sound exactly like the late owner of the vegabond RAIDERS, CRY CRY CRY CRY!!! GO STEELERS!

[@24quorthonschuldiner62]

@@MrBeyondbelief Fuck the Squealers WE DA BEST!!! GO RAIDERS

[@joeseddit]

During the 70s, this was a great rivalry in the playoffs. In the regular season, the whole AFC Central had a rivalry going on with each other.

[@recoilrob324]

I was at that game...two rows from the top of Three Rivers Stadium and -10F wind chill. Man...it was cold, so cold that the fellow behind me dropped a bottle of Sloe Gin that broke right between my feet and when I turned around to see what had happened I nearly fell down because that stuff froze solid almost instantly. Was there with my brother...and we left before the first quarter was over, hopped in the car and was home with a blanket and big bowl of popcorn for the start of the second half. Will NEVER go to another cold game like that again.

[@leoderosia9279]

They had some brutal games ....the Steelers were the one team who would never back down to raiders

[@scottmitchell3641]

There are so many future NFL Hall of Fame players in this game. Amazing.

[@radar0412]

If someone would'a told me the guy being taken out on a Stretcher (Swann) would be the Superbowl MVP in a couple of weeks, I'da said they were Crazy! 😂

[@bwicked3059]

Awesome game. Thanks bud 🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@danieljones8876]

Randy Grossman and Mike Wagner were standouts in this game.

[@williamgessler1759]

Baseball was never really meant for Three Rivers. However, something magical about the Steelers playing there. I know Heinz has the grass, better views, etc ..but I miss watching the Steelers at this old park. People don't realize the best year the Steeler defense had was '76. If Harris and Bleier were not hurt, they would have beat the Raiders again in the '76 Championship game.

[@ericglenn979]

William, I agree but Raider fans will never admit that. Plus, Three Rivers was intimidating in the winter. Heinz was built for Jazz concerts.

[@timothykozlowski2945]

The Pittsburgh Steelers won the last 9 games that year and only gave up 28 points in those 9 games.

[@cameronsprow1656]

The Raiders beat them 24-7. Sorry, but Harris and Bleier wouldn't have made much difference. The Raiders were determined they weren't gonna lose again.

[@kidmack3556]

I watched this game with my Step-Dad (finally lost him to Agent Orange poisoning about three years ago) These were my two favorite teams in the '70s, and this is still one of my all-time favorite games. Hoping someone posts the entire game, including the commercials.

[@charliebabbitt3314]

WOW!!!!!! What a game!!!!!!!! I felt every hit these guys were taking. Man did they put their bodies on the line. Very impressive on both sides!!!

[@brettshepherd5240]

I'm so glad I was around to see this...later on that day, my rams got lit up by dallas

[@jaycompany4886]

Loved the intro, this was a fierce rivalry in the 70's, rip to my all time favorite QB Ken "the snake" Stabler

[@steveneppler5301]

Typical Steeler-Raider slug fest of the time...Two teams that hated each other. Brutal conditions...Called by Curt Gowdy, Don Meredith,and Al DeRogatis... What's not to like? An overlooked classic game from the mid-70"s. Plenty of future Hall of Famers out there. Really miss that era... Thanks so much for posting this....

[@erics2739]

real smashmouth football! No meek bs to say the least!

[@pastorjimwalls5924]

I watched this game as a nine year old kid in 75. This was REAL Football played by a tough caliber of men who loved contact !! We had community teams that played with helmets & shoulder pads and old blue jeans. We loved the full contact as well. In my opinion today's soft breed of players would have never made it back then.

[@richardrobinson9815]

Pure delusion. teams today are coached by players from that era and would destroy those old teams

[@princezaahir]

Classic 70s football. Being a Raider fan I hate the loss but love this era of football.

[@davey6022]

I agree, they were special times.

[@DASwitcha]

They're playing like NFL Blitz on the PS1 out there

[@rollotomassi6374]

I was a Baltimore Colts season ticket holder back then, and we had our hands full playing both of these powerhouses…..but the games were so different than they are now……the hitting was ferocious…..

[@georgejones3104]

The decade of 12 and they're all in the hall of fame so many greats and Staubach was my favorite and Bradshaw ripped my heart out twice lol but he had a cannon for an arm just flicked it from the elbow perfect spiral what a great decade of football

[@pulsarlights2825]

Joe Namath, Ken Stabler, Bob Griese all wore number 12. and Tom Brady was born in 1977, does that count?

[@kenwesaw1944]

Two very tough teams and teams kept their players for a long time so you knew both team's personality

[@devinjerryfreedomisfree4599]

So cool to watch this old film.

[@darrylsmith1471]

Immaculate Reception in '72, then from 74, 75,76 the raiders and steelers met in the AFC title game to go to the Super Bowl.

[@redpillfreedom6692]

That old artificial turf combined with the icy conditions...yikes. That's a torn ACL waiting to happen.

[@yancyjenkinssr1824]

But torn acl's weren't common bak then. That's the funny part

[@panama8009]

Funny how Bradshaw try coming at Otis Sistrunk. Hilarious

[@danieljones8876]

That was indeed hilarious 🤣

[@adamdorgant9454]

Great video!!!🏈🏈🏈🏈

[@trailcutterii9827]

What a Glorious Battle!

[@bridesblade5307]

The punt at 3:31 was one of many of which Ray Guy would make in his career. It seemed like everytime he punted the other team was pinned in their own red zone.

[@danieljones8876]

The only punter in the HOF!

[@Stryper1]

When football was really football…players played for the love of the game and they were proud to be Americans!!!

[@sludge4125]

How many fumbles, interceptions, and dropped passes were there again?

[@adamdorgant9454]

True!!!!

[@wanyelewis9667]

@Sludge did you actually see the conditions that this game was played in? Today, they would never have even attempted it. Probably a good thing.

[@stevesalyards6228]

This was two great teams playing the game the way it was meant to be played. I’m a huge Raider fan and I know both of these teams had much respect for each other. I just recently lost one of my childhood best buddies and close friends all through life too soon (we are 53) from pancreatic cancer. He died 3 weeks after getting the official diagnosis. His name was Mike and he was a huge Steeler fan. We bantered back and forth through the years as one of our teams got the best of the other, all in good fun. Here is a win for him and I’m gonna miss him….😇

[@hammer44head]

It isnt till you get a bit older that you can truly appreciate how good we had back in the day, heck, even the broadcasters were legends, Gowdy and Dandy Don. Though i have always been a Viking homer those Raider/Steelers games were epic in the 70's and really enjoyed watching their games. AFC teams were so stacked in the 70's only the Cowboys from the NFC got a couple SB wins.