Lynn Swann Super Bowl X | All 4 Catches | Greatest Performance by a WR

All 4 of the great Lynn Swann's catches in Super Bowl X. Nobody made more from limited opportunities than Swannie. IMO, this is still the greatest Super Bowl Performance by a wide receiver.

[@davidmessersmith786]

Notice how professional and mature Swann is after the catches! No theatrics, just plain celebration with his teammates.

[@mcmillenandwife]

Agreed, Swann was the epitome of class.

[@colderbeer]

Generally, the only time you saw showboating behavior back then was when a TD was scored........players back then were classy and all business.

[@alex13ra59]

Yeah, today they celebrate a blocking like if it was a SB win, can’t stand the disrespect.

[@mandelltaylor1378]

I know who's saying this your racism is showing

[@chrisoakley5830]

Back then, players didn't do the stupid stuff that they do today.

[@albertjimenez7896]

I cannot believe my eyes because Washington had him covered on all four plays and Swann still caught the balls.

[@ckobo84]

He was only covered on the second one because Bradshaw threw it to the inside for some odd reason when Swann was to the outside. If Bradshaw throws it to the outside Swann has an uncontested catch.

[@makaha5750]

Yes, I agree; Washington provided good coverage on Lynn Swann. This made 'Swanny' look even better.

[@patrickcolon8809]

What made these catches even more incredible was the fact that Mark Washington had Swann covered like a blanket on all 4 catches ...... fortunately for Washington, he got to play in all 5 Super Bowls that Cowboys played in in the 1970's. He played a solid 10 seasons in the NFL from 1970 through 1979, and his teams won 2 Golds and 3 Silvers.

[@mcmillenandwife]

Agreed, there's no faulting Mark Washington on these plays. He played them as well as they could be played. Swann was just playing in a whole different universe that day.

[@papasteel804]

Sick blocks by Bleier on two of those plays. So many stars, easy to overlook how important he was to that offense.

[@mcmillenandwife]

Rocky was great. An absolute workhorse, truly great blocker, and he never gets credit for his pass catching. Such an underrated part of that team.

[@charlesritter6640]

The dude was missing half of one of his feet.

[@mikebodner1812]

He destroyed DD Lewis on the second pass, and Cliff Harris on the 4th.

[@Biggdoom344]

Saved the day on that final TD taking out Cliff Harris

[@jaydogtitan-ok3vw]

He was told by doctors that he would never play again after being severely injured in Vietnam, Rocky Blier was a major contributor in the Steelers 4 championships in the 70s.

[@irahwebster1088]

Swann was one of the best! The most acrobatic receiver for sure! What a weapon!

[@emilgilels]

Iconically great catches by Swann (what grace!), brilliant passes by Bradshaw (what a gun of an arm!), great pass blocking by Rocky Bleier (what guts and heart!).

[@mcmillenandwife]

Great observation on Bleier. Rocky made fantastic blocks on the two most iconic catches. Without those blocks, those catches never happen. He was the ultimate team player in the ultimate team sport.

[@dberdes]

My gosh, Bradshaw sure had a cannon for an arm.

[@mcmillenandwife]

Truth. 🎯 One of the greatest arms in NFL history. 💪🏻🏉

[@dennisatkinson22]

He flicked that ball 50 yards like he was tossing keys on the table. Amazing strength and accuracy

[@lucecooler]

I have new respect for Terry. I had to rewind that last pass: He released it at his own 30 and Swann caught it at the 5. Watching QBs struggle to get hail mary into end zone from much beyond midfield.

[@AllinGold2]

@@lucecooler Swan caught it around the 7. But still 63 yards in the air.

[@tomalcock620]

He could throw it 100 yards!!

[@garrygoers8866]

Pat Summerall classic calls of great catches.

[@johnryan4573]

Incredible catches. I was able to go to his MVP party as a ten year-old kid in Foster City. My brother and I took a photo with him. Still have it to this day. :)

[@marvinclay4476]

The last Swann catch won the Super Bowl.

[@wreckim]

Even with all those rings, I think Bradshaw is still underrated....and yes, Swann was awesome.

[@stevepeterson3622]

I was an Oakland Raiders fan back then who hated the Steelers because they kept knocking my Raiders out of the playoffs back then, but I say to this day, that Lynn Swann had one of the best Super Bowl games as a WR that I've ever seen; especially when you take into account how difficult 2 of those catches were!

[@jefferysimmons4501]

Swann's first catch was one of the greatest plays I have ever seen!!!! He literally is out of bounds, comes back in bounds, floats in the air and makes the play... AMAZING!!! The bobbling catch falling to the ground speaks for itself. What concentration!!! The final catch for the touchdown is the same play as the bobbled one, a post vs man to man. The greatness of this play is not the catch, but Bradshaw's bravery to hang in the box vs an all out blitz, knowing he was going to get blasted, and throwing a perfect strike. Everybody talks about Mahomes and Brady being great, and they are. All I know is when the money was on the table, Bradshaw delivered.. EVERYTIME!!!! 4 Super Bowls, 4 wins. Great players make great plays in great games. Two of the best to do it. Thanks for posting!!!

[@watchalay74]

4-0 Super Bowl record. Great QB.

[@CCTH2221-lp2zj]

I was in 4th grade in North Jersey and this was the first Super Bowl I really watched. I remember that night throwing my foam football to myself in my bedroom and purposely bobbling it before catching it. Lynn Swann turned that Super Bowl into his personal showcase…

[@user-ud7ko4cq1n]

Bradshaw's arm strength would STILL be considered top tier in the modern NFL. That TD ball to Swann traveled 65 yards in the air. That's an absolute MONSTER of a throw even in today's game. Let alone to be deadly accurate with it while about to get totally smoked by the defender. End to end, one of the finest throws in NFL history.

[@mcmillenandwife]

Agreed 100%. 🎯 NFL Films rated Bradshaw’s TD bomb to Swann in SB X the greatest throw of all time: kzbin.info/www/bejne/haO2nKqInqhjgrssi=Eo1WEIoFCOG2xAIk

[@kennyhuskisson2684]

Terry Bradshaw could throw the football from end zone - end zone! Really!👍✌️

[@greggsloate4677]

" Would 'still' be considered top-tier in the NFL"? Bradshaw had the most powerful harm in NFL history--I'm talking distance plus the bullet speed getting it there. With a football that was more difficult to get distance with than today's footballs. Note that Terry never once in his career aired it out/i.e., threw it his hardest; even this last one at the end of Super Bowl X was not the hardest he tried/farthest he could throw it, although in this case, he at least looked "somewhat" close to doing that.

[@fabiancardenas6970]

You will not find Lynn Swann on anyone's list of all-time top ten receivers but he is undoubtedly the most fluid, graceful, and acrobatic reciever of all-time. You don't hear Terry Bradshaws name mentioned when discussing the greatest Quarterback ever but in the 4 Superbowls he played in he was superb. Arguably the best deep thrower ever.

[@KennyBFunky]

Swann is on my personal list of all-time top FIVE NFL receivers. I don't care about inflated stats; I care about who can get it done when it counts the most, and nobody has ever been better at that than Swann.

[@mattbailey7049]

Everyone wants to make their success all about their defense. Which was extremely good!

[@hollowmane-b6k]

No one ever talks about it but Bradshaw's dropback was so quick and efficient. He gets back there in the blink of an eye and just launches the ball. Really incredible to watch.

[@mattbailey7049]

As a kid, pretending to be a quarterback out in the back yard, it was this last throw I always imagined I was making to win the game. I wasn’t old enough to remember this game, but a few years after it, they still showed the highlight someplace where i recall seeing it.

[@ephraimfink9010]

Only 4 pass completions between them but completely game changers/difference makers

[@JAWrightonline]

Unlike Art Monk or Cris Carter. Stat-padders.

[@floridagator1765]

When I fell in love with 🏈! I was in 3rd grade

[@17maxcloudjr73]

2:35 My Late Great Momma & I in living room Omaha NE … same place we saw Hail Mary vs Vikings … Steelers ripped hearts out of Vikings Cowboys Rams Fans … being a Shreveporter Terry Bradshaw Performances Salt In The Wound … Great Post … Thx For Posting! Cheers!

[@bryansarracino8623]

Beautiful to watch. Terry makes it look so easy.

[@balrog322]

Swann’s second reception is probably the indelible memory most people have of this game, and among the most iconic plays in SB history, but I’m pretty sure it didn’t lead to a Pittsburgh score. His first catch, the big play in Pittsburgh’s first quarter drive to tie the game, is the finest sideline catch I’ve seen in nearly 60 years watching football.

[@mikel5582]

In a game of inches, every yard matters.

[@JTWaters68]

You are correct-- that second catch is the one replayed over and over again, and perhaps the most memorable catch in super bowl history, but the Steelers did not score on that drive. So it was really an inconsequential play, as great as it was.

[@JimFox-vm9rx]

That's just God given talent right there both QB & Receiver!

[@gynandroidhead]

You're the man. THANK YOU for posting this. Super Bowl X was my first big-time memory watching an NFL game, a few months short of ten years of age.

[@mcmillenandwife]

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[@gynandroidhead]

@@mcmillenandwife That's an automatic.

[@Entiox]

I was three when this game happened, and all I remember of it is Lynn Swann.

[@charlesritter6640]

Super bowl 10 instantly turned me into a football fan and had to watch every Steelers game after that. Lynn Swann was my one and only favorite player and I went on to play wide receiver and of course wore#88 in H.S. I still have dreams of playing football 37 years later.

[@emilgilels]

Me too - I was about 10, and it's my first "big-time memory" of watching an NFL game as well.

[@daveatkins3796]

The 2nd catch was one of the most illustrious and iconic catches in NFL history. The last catch he had came when the Cowboys came with an all out blitz which left Swann in single coverage. Not only was it an incredible pass, but it came under an intense rush where Bradshaw got knock silly by Larry Cole. Bradshaw never got a chance to admire his efforts.

[@bravobravoh1344]

Hard to beat that 70's Steelers air attack with Bradshaw and those great receivers Swann and Stallworth.

[@mcarlkv53]

love how on the td catch lambert is the first to greet him

[@JAWrightonline]

Lambert (yelling at Swann): "F$#&IN' YEEEEEAAAAHHHH, MAAAAAAANNNN!!!"

[@chr970]

You can see the arm strength from TB , especially on the last throw. Must have been reassuring in his mind he had Swann to throw to, … or Stallworth. You can just see for an instant on the behind view the wallop Bradshaw was about to receive. Growing up along the east coastline in Canada, I always marvelled at the nice Super Bowl weather in January.

[@dallasgadawgdude9871]

Thanks for posting, I remember this as a kid

[@patrickwalker3568]

Lynn Swann is one of the greatest players in the history of the NFL!!

[@victorgonzales3863]

No doubt

[@jjerg]

Lynn Swan inspired a good friend to take ballet lessons. He saw a news story that Mr Swan took lessons to improve his body control and my buddy, as a kid, thought this was his way into the NFL. Funny enough, it didn't help him become a better receiver but he's had a multi-decade career, and made a good living, as a dancer. Funny how some find their niche.

[@seanherring9340]

This is when he became my favorite receiver✌️

[@jhart05]

Wow. And Swann doesn’t get up pounding his chest saying “Look at me. Look what I did.” Miss those days when players just did their job and when we knew what a catch was without waiting 10 minutes for the replay to tell us.

[@johnmandujano7328]

Love my Steelers............been a fan since early 70s

[@kennyhuskisson2684]

Me too, sense 1972!🏈👍✌️

[@mikeymartin80]

Mr. poetry in motion Lynn Swann.

[@tornaperinso1484]

The block of Webster on the 2nd pass. He pushed Petersen about 15 yards away from Bradshaw, and the arm of Bradshaw on the 4th pass, that was about 65 yards in the air after having to reset his feet to launch it.

[@davidbonnick7661]

Those were the days.

[@seanbracken587]

Definitely can see why he was the MVP. I found the 2nd catch to be more impressive than the immaculate reception. That catch was a thing of beauty.

[@80steen44]

great clarity, amazing. How in the world? Wish all their old clips could look like this.

[@GlutenFree-e]

Technology now is terrifying 😂

[@gynandroidhead]

That looks like a master copy

[@GNXXRAY]

This is still one of the Top 5 Super Bowl performances of All Time. 3 of those 4 catches are in the Top 50 Plays in Football history and 2 are in the Top 10!!!

[@mcmillenandwife]

🎯👍🏻 Agreed.

[@djtennessee9014]

No critic has ever played a snap of high school football, lynn swann played professional football in the 1970s at 160 pounds,winning 4 super bowl rings as a member of the last true dynasty in NFL history

[@elliottfisher2384]

What an absolute stud Swann was ..... insane talent

[@tomfrankiewicz4030]

I wish the NFL channel would show this Superbowl

[@chrisoakley5830]

It was a great one, I was 10 years old and watched it on tv, I have never forgotten it.

[@KennyBFunky]

Lynn Swann doesn't have eye-popping career stats, but no wide receiver did more with the time he played and the plays he made than Swann. Quality over quantity. If you have one game to win, and everything is on the line, there's nobody better than Swann!

[@allenboyer2207]

The last touchdown pass. 65 yards standing flat footed. Geez, what an arm!

[@rufuspipemos]

I've measured it closely on video.... that pass was thrown from the 29 and would have landed at the 7 yard line. That was 64 yards in the air.

[@mcmillenandwife]

Truly, a thing of beauty. Deep and perfect. NFL Films ranked it the greatest throw of all time: kzbin.info/www/bejne/haO2nKqInqhjgrs

[@kennyhuskisson2684]

Bradshaw could throw from end zone - end zone!👍✌️

[@davidgrillo9928]

thanks guys for another great videp

[@mcmillenandwife]

You're welcome!

[@trevorregay9283]

Definitely the greatest game by a WR in a SB. That last catch was somewhat surprising since Swann wasn't exactly a burner and somehow managed to get behind Washington......but hey, we will take it!!!

[@mcmillenandwife]

Yes, good but not great speed… but man, his hands and leaping ability were off the charts. 😮🏆

[@Bluestone524]

Bradshaw had balls of steel, two hall of fame receivers, and the Steel Curtain. Good luck.

[@makula5543]

Great first two catches! Bradshaw standing tall in the pocket and throwing 65 Yard dime was epic!

[@Catdaddyacab]

My god! Terry had a CANNON!!!

[@aaronfentress7364]

This is great stuff.

[@jlh4jc]

Mark Washington did everything right. Yet Swann still made those great plays. Between being there and this being one of the most replayed moments ever, I imagine Washington has had many nights where he's wakened up in a cold sweat.

[@tomschoenke5519]

There’s a lot of hyperbole out there, but the greatest THROW in NFL history is that final pass. A five point lead with five minutes to go in the Super Bowl, a rush that knocks you out, 64 yards in the air, dead on target, to help ice the game. I’m not a Steeler fan, but the truth is the truth. And this the day after KC beat SF 25-22 in OT at SB 58.

[@jefferysimmons4501]

Agreed.... BUT Big Ben's game winning touchdown throw to Santoino Holmes in front of AND between 3 defenders, ranks right up there as an NFL all timer as well.

[@hectorlopez1069]

He was impressive with his great catches. I liked his catches.

[@charlesbraun8867]

Man i had forgotten about swann .

[@David-wc7lx]

I watched every single one of them live. I hated every minute of it. Still, that Swann was amazing!

[@johnnybarnes2120]

Lynn Swann saved his best for the biggest day

[@ironhorse127]

When the NFL was worth watching.

[@jmc597]

Swann was the best receiver of the 70’s. His teammate Stallworth was 2nd best.

[@mcmillenandwife]

Agreed. Getting them BOTH in the same draft was like winning the lottery. Not to mention Lambert and Webster in that draft (and Shell as an undrafted free agent). Just amazing. There will never be another draft like it.

[@theraven3481]

Beautiful work.....as usual my brother

[@southamcaballero]

Bradshaw is the most humble quarterback ever, considering his 4 superbowl titles!

[@mentalcog2187]

When Football was Football. Those were the days! Swann, Bradshaw and the "Iron Curtain." Even if you weren't a Steeler's Fan,.. you had tons of respect and awe inspiring appreciation. Yeah. When Football was Football.

[@victorgonzales3863]

Jack Lambert was the first one to meet Swann in the end zone. That was a team

[@GodsInTheMachine]

From the 30yrd line to the 5yrd line…65yards on a medium arc? Wow.

[@mcmillenandwife]

Bradshaw had a flippin' cannon, didn't he?

[@QuickHittinEm]

Swann is the GOAT, followed by Rice, Moss, M Harrison, Stallworth, and AB

[@jefferysimmons4501]

Nah nah nah... Love me some Swann, but the G.O.A.T? Absolutely not!!! Jerry Rice is not only the G.O.A.T. from the receiver position, but many think he is in the conversation, with Jim Brown, as the greatest football PLAYER ever.

[@MRKRG9]

Promise as I sit here, I cried in the back seat on my way home from my Grandmas house in my first ever Super Bowl party. Yes, this Steeler team made a 10 yr old boy cry lol. My mom looked around at me and asked If I was crying because my team lost.... "NO' I yelled, I felt better and dried it up... oh and after she said "Dry it up back there, right now, there will be NO feelings in this household"

[@charlesritter6640]

I had bet on the cowboys to win. After this game the Steelers were my favorite team and Lynn Swann was my favorite player.

[@QwenLee]

Swann flies! 0:09 🦢

[@EngineVSEngine]

Swann was a great WR, it was a shame he retired so early..

[@vincekoep2050]

Effortless passes so great

[@stephenjackson5131]

I wasn't a steeler fan. Butt I loved swan and those catches

[@nala3038]

The last name is spelled Swann

[@marcvslicinivscrassvs7536]

Serra HS has produced some monster athletes.

[@johnryan4573]

Bonds, Brady, Swann, Bakhtiari, Jefferies, eh. What did they ever accomplish? :)

[@adolfsson2705]

My steelers!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@michaelargenti1253]

I was there!

[@jackprecip5389]

Something you'll never see again, a Super Bowl played in the beautiful early afternoon sunshine. Then again, Goodell and the current owners are so greedy, they just might play a 1:30 PM Super Bowl in London someday if they get paid enough, and they'll still get their 6:30 PM EST TV start for maximum ratings.

[@johnnybarnes2120]

The Steelers are the best football team ever. Calculate the number of Hall of famers on that team and that tells the story

[@andan04]

I've deduced that #72 Gerry Mullins was Swann's biggest fan.

[@averydaymond1560]

At 2:34 I think that fan is having a religious moment after Lynn Swann’s TD.

[@mcmillenandwife]

😂 He’s the poster child for heartbreak.

[@JAWrightonline]

He's eulogizing the cremation of Mark Washington.

[@mcmillenandwife]

@@JAWrightonline 😂

[@Rob-vy4bu]

Bradshaw threw that ball 65 yards and hit Swann in stride. And he got knocked out.

[@shanematson1925]

Love them Steelers

[@richardcranium3579]

Swan - goat

[@nala3038]

Swann

[@nala3038]

Bradshaw the original TB12

[@chrisoakley5830]

He's the better of the two also, Brady didn't play the same game that Bradshaw had to play.

[@nala3038]

@@chrisoakley5830 a lot of people would disagree with u.

[@chrisoakley5830]

@@nala3038 Yes, that's true, and as you can see I would disagree with them. It's all a matter of opinion.

[@kennyhuskisson2684]

​@@chrisoakley5830Yep, different era of football, it was real football back then, today it's more like flag football👍✌️

[@3headachesNOW]

I really Old 😢😢

[@robertgoulet7886]

Weird to think that the game started when it was still morning on the West Coast. Also, I had no idea that the Orange Bowl ever had artificial turf.

[@mcmillenandwife]

I preferred earlier starts for the Super Bowl. This game kicked off at 2 pm EST, so maybe 11 am was a little too early on the West Coast. But a 4 pm EST kickoff like Super Bowl XIII was perfect IMO. First half in daylight, second half under the lights. I think they've all kicked off at 6 pm EST or later since SB XIV.

[@tylermoore6675]

The ball travelled 65 yards in the air.... Bradshaw had a cannon for an arm.....

[@graywolf432]

@2:10 Okay. That was about a 70-yard throw.

[@mcmillenandwife]

Insane, isn’t it? 😮💪🏻

[@JSalonsky]

Wow

[@jeffersonianideal]

The Cowboys thought they were a good team. The Steelers knew it.

[@stephensaltau6481]

It was a tough day for the Cowboys that day.

[@totallyfakefakename4664]

Bradshaw was concussed the week before. And they finally got him on the last play.

[@rashard4]

Swann was concussed the week before vs the Raiders as well.

[@kenearnest3921]

Terry had one of the quickest releases ever

[@mcmillenandwife]

He really did. Very underrated part of his game.

[@anthonytripp2251]

Great block by Bleier

[@emilgilels]

Great blocks by him on two of the passes - the second and the fourth ones!

[@jayNicks10]

That 4th pass. Bradshaw suffered a concussion on that play. There would easily be a flag on that play today for roughing the passer. Surprised there wasn’t one there.

[@JAWrightonline]

You think Tom Brady would've completed that pass?

[@llamadice1]

On that same play a false start would be called on bleier if it were today’s game

[@chrisoakley5830]

@@JAWrightonline He might have completed the pass, but if Brady had to play in the 70s he wouldn't have 6 SBs.

[@kennyhuskisson2684]

​@@chrisoakley5830Exactly!🏈👍✌️

[@louie24seven]

3 epic catches & one horse collar (no call).😅

[@jorad4887]

Cheap shots were legal! Love the hard nose football back in the day

[@Yeomannn]

2:35

[@mcmillenandwife]

😂

[@NemesisEn4cer]

Before Megatron, there was Swann.

[@polotrey]

I bet Mark Washington still has nightmares from this game 🤣

[@gynandroidhead]

He probably does, but he has nothing to be ashamed of.