Or today’s so called “NFL”. The league is a joke now. Teams moving, players jumping around after a play like the game was over, and it was only the third play of the game. Money is everything, the fans mean nothing.
Nope, never be seen again. Only thing that could maybe come close to this rivalry, cowboys 49ers of the 90s maybe but that's the only one that can come close to skill and great players.
@@nick56677 Bradshaw still hates Chuck Noll. He held a grudge even after the man died. He was one of the few Steelers of the Noll Era that blew off his funeral. I doubt it ever happened, and since Noll can't say for himself, everything else is useless speculation.
I grew up a Raiders fan during the 1970s in Santa Rosa, California, where the Raiders had their training camp. My loathing of the Steelers was second to none. It's interesting how my hatred of those Pittsburgh teams has grown into respect and appreciation over the years.
Been a Steelers fan for 50 years and can’t deny that I always had respect for them Raiders. Dave Casper was my guy on that Seventies squad. They were loaded and good!!
As a Raiders fan, I especially appreciated the way that the Steelers campaigned for Ken Stabler's induction into the Hall of Fame after that All-Time asshole, Sports Illustrated writer Paul Zimmerman, kept him out by influencing the other spineless journalists on the HOF voting committee.
Die hard Steelers fan that hated the Raiders in the 70s but I wish the Raiders would've got the chance to play Dallas in a super bowl back then and see what would've happened. I definitely would've rooted for the Raiders
Bro im a die hard raiders i got alot of respect for the steelers cuz if there was a team that play hard and put fear in opponet like the raiders its the steelers ravens not even close but thru the slump years of the raiders when your team went to the playoffs id root for them every time lol but yup back then that was real football.not 2 hand touch now adays lol but hopefully our 2 teams will meet meet again in the afc championship lol.
The Raiders rivalry with the Kansas City Chiefs pre-dates any animosity, bitterness and shared acrimony Oakland/Pittsburgh may have had or put on display throughout the 1970's. It also goes back further, the Chiefs, Raiders and the Bills were sort of the kings of the old AFL, the Chiefs/Raiders played in and won 3 out of the last 4 AFL title games that went on to play NFL reps in SBs I-IV. Kansas City may have become a mediocre franchise during the 70's and 80's, but since 1989, they've actually been one of the most consistently successful, winniest franchises over the past 3 decades and in some respects, Chiefs/Raiders rivalry is still ongoing, despite the Raiders relocation to Las Vegas for the 2020 season. Pittsburgh/Oakland was very much a heated yearly rivalry that belongs firmly in the context of the NFL sports world of the 1970's. By the early 80's, Raiders had left Oakland for L.A., most of the great, legendary HOF "Steel Curtain" defense had retired, was aging and injured and the rivalry lost a lot of its momentum and poignancy. During the 1980's, NFL slowly evolved into a tactical series of weekly contests where out-thinking, outmanuevering, speed and quickness became just as essential ingredients for winning SBs then being the most physical, overpowering punishing defense in the NFL. That's why 49ers and Redskins played in and won more SBs than any other NFL team during that period and why the Bears only had 1 SB to compensate for having one of the greatest defenses of all time.
@@TommyC503 That the Raiders/Chiefs rivalry is older, more bitter, contested and nasty history than the Steelers/Raiders rivalry of the 1970’s. It dates back to the early 1960’s when both teams were fledgling new AFL franchises and then they became kings of that league for the entire decade.
@@davidroberts7282 It’s all opinion so nobody is right but I disagree completely. Time doesn’t make a great rivalry. Two great teams having to go through each other to win Championships.....that makes an all time great rivalry. The Steelers and Raiders won multiple championships and had to play each other in the playoffs multiple times in that rivalry window. And you are saying Chiefs Raiders were nastier? Are you kidding me?
From the Raiders-Steelers rivalry in 1970-1983, those two are the toughest team I ever watch compete against each other. Steel Curtain vs Soul Patrol is two badass defenses that want to hurt team offense. The scariest/dominant Steelers vs outlaw/badass Raiders. Dominant Steelers vs dark side Raiders
I love this rivalry. When I was 13 Christmas 1976 my dad got me a dart board. The AFC Championship was on the 26th. My dad found me with pics of Harris Swan and Bradshaw on the dartboard he joined in. Now, I respect that the Steelers & Raiders were looking in the mirror at each other, so were their fans. There was always someone in black.Then when The Snake died, the old Steelers pushed for the Hall of Fame. Thanks and respect
This Rivalry Between The Steelers and The Raiders in The Early 1970’s Up Until The Late 70’s Was So Nasty Which Started With The Famous Play in The NFL!
You should really do some research on the history, shared bad blood, and mutual antagonism between the Eagles/Cowboys. Now, that is probably the one modern NFL rivalry that still carries some of the same intensity, nastiness that was viscerally seen and observed during the height of the Steelers/Raiders 1970's rivalry. Philadelphia is kind of the NFC's version of Oakland, just with a much older, archived franchise history thats essentially almost 30 years older than Oakland's.
@@davidroberts7282 Your ass again? You watch WAY too much NFL Network. They overrated the Cowboys-Eagles rivalry and ranked it #1 all-time. Ridiculous. Like Raiders-Chiefs, never ended up in the courts like Raiders-Steelers. Even Steve Sabol, President of NFL Films, said Raiders-Steelers was NFL's greatest feud. And NFL Films is based in Philly!
@@davidroberts7282 Cowboys/Eagles...compared to Raiders/Steelers????? Not even close! Raiders/Steelers was a rivalry between 2 competing dynasties, not just a nasty divisional rivalry. They were 2 teams who dominated the NFL but kept getting in each others way, and it got so nasty it almost wound up in court! During the height of that rivalry, these 2 teams won 7 of the Super Bowls played in a 10 year stretch. The Eagles have never dominated the NFL like that. There was never as much at stake with Cowboys/Eagles
I'm a die hard Steelers fan but I have mad respect for the raiders and the history we have they pride themselves on being physical we pride ourselves on being physical and we knew the most physical team was gonna win the battle and become champion
As a Steeler fan in the 70s, I hated the Raiders. But I learned to have respect and admiration for them. Some of my fondest memories are Kenny Stabler, the thinking man's quarterback, after a play, standing there with his hands on his hips, deciding what play to call next. I'm glad they won one.
My favorite Alltime wide receiver was Little Freddy Biletnikoff. But I'd be the first to tell you that you'd be hard pressed to find highlights of Freddy lighting up that Steelers defense. 😂
Damn. I see a lot of younger people like myself decrying the dirtiness, but I love it. Hell fucking yes. I’m ready for football season even though it’s not the same game
Back then, you weren't penalized for "hitting too hard." A hard hit was a hard hit. Props to Ken Stabler and Terry Bradshaw. Tom Brady wouldn't have lasted two games in this rivalry. GOAT my ass.
Al Davis should have never told chuck noll to start Bradshaw..... Al Davis is why the Steelers have 4 Super Bowls in the 70s. Raiders we lead all time series 16-13. Looking forward to 2021 in Pittsburgh
Couple of things about that. I think Gilliam gets pulled anyway down the road. Would that have mattered still? Not sure. 2. Indirectly I believe the Dolphin dynasty continues if Csonka and Mercury Morris had not made that ill advised jump to the WFL before the 1974 season. I dont think either the Steelers or Raiders beat them in that scenario but hey, still makes for great discussion.
You mean Csonka, Jim Kiick, and Paul Warfield. They were the three key Dolphins superstar players to defect and sign much larger, lucrative contracts with the WFL because they were making so little comparatively with the Dolphins, even after appearing in 3 straight SB's and winning two of them. And they were far from being the only ones to defect. Kenny Stabler actually signed with the Birmingham Americans briefly in 1974 due to a larger contract offer relative to his Raiders surgery. Archie Manning almost signed a huge bonafide large contract with Memphis Southmen of the WFL during the 1974 pre-season but backed out due to concerns he had with his agent about the WFL's long-term viability/sustainability. Vikings WR John Gilliam signed a huge contract with a WFL team around the same time, too. Mercury Morris career, sort of flamed out by 1976, partly due to his increasing substance abuse, his egotistical rants and feuds with HC Don Shula, and Dolphins management. At one point during the 1974 season, Shula actually suspended Morris for conduct detrimental to the team. In 1982, on the 10th anniversary of Miami's perfect season, during a halftime midfield ceremony, Mercury Morris was serving time in a federal prison for drug possession and drug trafficking.
It’s not really what happened. Joey Gilliam lost the job due to substance abuse and later died from an OD. Terry gave a tribute to Joey and said he didn’t beat Joey out. Joey lost the job.
As a kid in the 70s this era was and always will be the greatest football ever played these 2 teams were tough as nails and brought out the best in each other the field was littered with hall of famers as a cowboy fan I never missed this matchup
That's what kills me when people try to compare Bradshaw's stats to today's QB's,....and then say Bradshaw wasn't that good! They don't understand,... It's an entirely different game! From what the defense can do to a QB,...to what the defense can do to a WR! Totally different game! ...But man Bradshaw had a cannon for an arm! Look at those passes!
You could fight with the receiver all the way down the field, and the O line was not allowed to use their hands to pass block until 1978. You simply cannot compare passing stats before and after 1978 at all.
If you are being bullied, the last thing you should do is what Swann did: go to the media with your complaint. He would've been better served if he blindsided Atkinson after a play. Even if he and Tatum ended up kicking his butt, they at least would've respected him.
My2 Cents I don't know if you're an NBA fan, but I always saw a parallel with this and the Bulls-Pistons rivalry. The Pistons treated the Bulls Scottie Pippen just like the Raiders treated the Steelers Swann: They felt he was a whiner and a finesse player who didn't like contact, so they turned it up a notch with more physical play and intimidation. When I saw Lynn Swann years later say on this clip, "What you had to do as a receiver, is not let that (Raiders secondary's physical play) bother you." LMAO 🤣 🤣 🤣!!! He didn't do a good job of that, did he?
Atkinson’s hit in Swann - I GET that, completely. Wanna make the field icy? Fine. That’s fine. Take THIS for your ice, ya cheap #%@!*#%@... YEEAAAAAHHHHHHH...
This is why my San Francisco born kid became a a devout Oakland Raiders fan to this day. Yes he is all in on Brock and the Niners. But he is Raiders faithful of the Bay.
I wish they would explain why Atkinson hit Swann, the season before Mel Blount lifted Cliff Branch over his head and body slammed him right on top. If Cliff hadn't ducked his head in he could have snapped his neck no foul was called Madden was pissed, the next season George got revenge and said ask Mel Blount
Mel Blount, 4 titles, Hall of fame. Swann, four titles, Hall of fame. Atkinson, 1 title, and the only way he gets into the Hall of fame is when he pays entrance at the door. He epitomises why the Raiders only won that single title, their defence played dumb. If Jack Tatum had of played the ball, instead of the man, there would be no immaculate reception.
I grew up in the 70s a die hard Steelers fan !! But I had a great amount of respect for the Raiders!! These two teams were probably the toughest in the league during this decade. I don't watch the politically correct, weak, woke No Fun League anymore. Roger Goodell & the political nonsense has ruined the game. By the way, can you imagine the Tom Brady of today trying to play in one of those games ???
As a Steelers fan for many years those were great games mud and blood ...I have to say for the most part in the new era the Steelers have showed up with the better roster but just a little light lite lol or what ever in the loafers just one guys opinion the guy's like Lambert green and Greenwood Holmes and White with some Blount Wagner Shell Ham and Russell....not to mention the good player on the team ....
Steeler fan hear but up most respect for the radayss.....there D. was too much alike why I beleive they hated each other,mean,tough and play Hard nose Defense.....this was TRUE football,and looked what they got payed,IT was from the heart and loyalty......unlike today.
As one Raider pointed out in another documentary, the words of a hypocrite will always come back to haunt you, referring to Noll's whining about the Raiders playing dirty. How did Noll think his teams won four Super Bowls? By respecting the Marquis of Queensbury rules? At the court proceeding, Atkinson's lawyers made Noll look silly by showing the courtroom footage of one Steelers clubbing Ken Anderson in the head three steps out of bounds, Mel Blount almost breaking Cliff Branch' neck by slamming him head first downward into the turf. Noll had to grudgingly admit that those actions could be described as being just as criminal as Atkinson's cheap shots on Swann. A decade later, it was hard not to vomit when Noll confronted Jerry Glanville at midfield after losing to the Oilers about their aggression causing injuries to his players. Seems as if Three Rivers Stadium was the only place which could be a House of Pain for visitors.
sportshistorybuff the two teams were constantly retaliatory. The Blount hit on branch was revenge to Atkinson clubbing swann the year before, then Atkinson clubbed swann again later in the same game. Mel was very lucky he didn’t seriously hurt branch on that hit. Same w Atkinson. Blount was extremely physical but normally not dirty. Edwards was a dirty player and the hit on Anderson was ridiculous. Atkinson was a goon, which in the 70s most teams had a few. Nolls issue was goons were accepted as a part of football then. Atkinson running around breaking people’s noses and clubbing people in the head was straight dirty. He was part of a criminal element in the NFL. Conrad Dobler, Cliff Harris, Ken Houston among others come to mind immediately as guys that tried to injure v hit you.
@@Biggdoom344 Glad you didn't drag Jack Tatum into this "criminal element" nonsense. He was just a hard, violent hitter. Playing with Atkinson and the unfortunate result of his legal hit on Darryl Stingley has kept him out of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
@@JAWrightonline I styled my play after Tatum. I never considered him a dirty player and even former Steelers don’t call him dirty. Atkinson is another story. What got Tatum in trouble was the hit on stingley, him admitting he didn’t have to hit him that hard, then outing the dark side of the NFL...bounties. He broke the code.
Fans like to trumpet their teams’ success like it’s a game of King Of The Hill, there’s the team on TOP, then everybody else. And “winning isn’t everything, it’s the ONLY thing” (which never made much grammatical sense to me, as well as being just plain WRONG) may be a good rallying cry for the competitors, as a way to motivate themselves, but after the dust settles, I wish we could be HONEST instead of trying to talk trash constantly, and give some credit to teams and players who DON’T come out on top, because without the need to OVERCOME great competition, “Winning” can seem pretty hollow. For the FAN, IMO it’s about seeing the big picture, and not being willfully ignorant to anything and everything that doesn’t have to do with the team I root for and/or the eventual “Champion”.
I cannot believe NFL films is getting so much wrong in this. 1974 AFC championship game the raiders lead 10 to 3 not 13 to 3. The Steelers score 2 touchdowns to go up 17 to 10. The Raiders went down the field to try to tie but only get a field goal. The Steelers got a late touchdown to make it 24 to 13 They are worse than some of the people who post.
In all fairness to George (and that clubbing of Swann was dirty) it was a retaliation to Blount's pyle driving of Branch earlier in the rivalry. "You take one of our receivers, we'll take one of yours." The lawsuit was dismissed when Knoll was forced to admit that his players played the same way. Lots of bad blood and mutual respect, very few rivalries approach this level of intensity. Modern day gladiators!
@@1983jblack Quoting Tatum;" a typical Raiders/Steelers game with solid contact and flaring tempers" When the"Criminal Element" T shirts were sold in Pittsburgh, a fan actually gave Atkinson one after a game there. On the Steel Curtain defense (again quoting Tatum) " They were intimidating, insensitive and brutally violent. But I'm not complaining because they were everything a great defense should be." These guys had lots of respect for each other; funny that Franco Harris and Phil Villipiano became good friends and toured the autograph signings together
5:45 The usual biased reporting. By not showing the play that happened earlier where Cliff Branch is picked up and slammed headfirst into the ground. It could have broken his neck! I am not defending Atkinson, but you need context, to see what provoked him.
1976 the Steelers win that game if Franco and Rocky would of played. The 1975 game, the ice on the outside of the field made it for awful conditions, but that was a terrible offensive display by both teams. Each team had 6 turnovers! 12 turnovers in a championship game! Never see that again.
It’s a shame that the Steelers have been able to keep a winning tradition but the Raiders have really become a shell of their former self. The constant moving and losing and coaching changes. No franchise QB in forever. Same with the Dolphins. Those 3 teams dominated the league for a long time. Just as the Rams, Cowboys and Vikings did in the NFC.
Both teams were loaded with steroid freakazoids and cheap shot artists. Overall if you go into the 80’s, they won a combined 7 Super Bowls in 10 years. Also, the NFL did not have the salary cap and open free agency like we have now, which allowed bitterness to grow between players on teams that rivaled each other. The Steelers would have dismantled in the early going, as Joe Greene would have signed with Dallas, Jack Lambert would have signed with Oakland for two years, and Stallworth would have ended up in Los Angeles because the amount Pittsburgh would have paid Bradshaw would have capped them. This is one reason why the NFL nowadays sucks.
Ok, Steelers lost the initial matchup against Oakland in 1970 31-14...Pittsburgh won the next 3 matchups: 1972 Opening Day 34-28...the 1972 Divisional Playoff game 13-7, and 1973 week 9 at Oakland 17-9. Pittsburgh lost 1973 Divisional game at Oakland 33-14, and 1974 week 3 17-0.....Pittsburgh won the 1974 AFCCG 24-13 in Oakland, and the 1975 AFCCG at home 16-10. The Raiders won the next 3 games: 1976 Opening Day in Oakland 31-28, the 1976 AFCCG also in Oakland 24-7, and 1977 week 2 in Pittsburgh 16-7. In that 8 year span since the merger, Oakland won 6 and Pittsburgh won 5
@ the 36 second mark, completely Fake News and poorly written by NFL Films. The Steelers, did not, in fact, "wilt in the heat of their battles with the Raiders" after the immaculate reception. They did not lose three straight to Oakland. They decidedly beat the Raiders in their very next matchup, in November of 1973 in Oakland. They then lost 33-14 to the Raiders in the divisional round of the playoffs, and again in Pittsburgh in the '74 regular season. Then they beat the Raiders 24-13 to go to the Super Bowl. This truly was an incredible rivalry. 3 straight AFC Championship games. 5 consecutive years meeting in the playoffs.
@@IanMalcolm-rw5pn That play was was 3rd down. Atkinson was so into hurting Swann, he watched Franco Harris catch a Bradshaw pass and run it down to the Raiders one yard line.
Steelers are better than the Raiders than the Steelers won 6 Superbowls than the Raiders and the Steelers were the team of the 70's after the immaculate reception.
That was real football where men were men they killed each other and didn't complain now you can't hit them cause they start crying 😭 but they want all that money
I cant think of anything more apt than "kill opposing team player on field: get receipt sue the other team" its the most raidersy thing ever people ask why i love em : this you have to have bad guys.
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A combined 25 HOF's between both teams from 1974-76. Will never be seen by today's so called rivalries
Or today’s so called “NFL”. The league is a joke now. Teams moving, players jumping around after a play like the game was over, and it was only the third play of the game. Money is everything, the fans mean nothing.
Nope, never be seen again. Only thing that could maybe come close to this rivalry, cowboys 49ers of the 90s maybe but that's the only one that can come close to skill and great players.
Raiders-Steelers rivalry was might be the greatest interdivisional rivalry in any conference ever in the history of the NFL since the merger.
Absolutely agree 100%
The road to the Super Bowl in the 1970s went through Three Rivers or the Coliseum. Period. Full Stop. Two elite teams !!
I'm a Steeler fan but always loved ol' Al Davis. His Bradshaw story was hilarious lol.
I don't believe a word of it. The Emperor Chuck Knoll did not need advice from anyone.
@@CoachBarnyard Why would Al lie? No one from the Steelers ever denied it
@@scottengels4143 I didn't say he lied. I said Knoll would not have listened and made his own mind up.
@@nick56677 Bradshaw still hates Chuck Noll. He held a grudge even after the man died. He was one of the few Steelers of the Noll Era that blew off his funeral. I doubt it ever happened, and since Noll can't say for himself, everything else is useless speculation.
Al Davis = micro managing first class POS. You never bite the hand that feeds you...
You gotta love Phil Villipiano
I always found him annoying.
I grew up a Raiders fan during the 1970s in Santa Rosa, California, where the Raiders had their training camp. My loathing of the Steelers was second to none. It's interesting how my hatred of those Pittsburgh teams has grown into respect and appreciation over the years.
Kinda like how some Steelers fans from that era look at the Raiders from 70s-80s now.
I'm a die hard Steelers fan but I love Villapiano. He's honest and doesn't sugar coat anything!
Been a Steelers fan for 50 years and can’t deny that I always had respect for them Raiders. Dave Casper was my guy on that Seventies squad. They were loaded and good!!
As a Raiders fan, I especially appreciated the way that the Steelers campaigned for Ken Stabler's induction into the Hall of Fame after that All-Time asshole, Sports Illustrated writer Paul Zimmerman, kept him out by influencing the other spineless journalists on the HOF voting committee.
@@MrNewman31177me too. “Foo” was awesome
Die hard Steelers fan that hated the Raiders in the 70s but I wish the Raiders would've got the chance to play Dallas in a super bowl back then and see what would've happened. I definitely would've rooted for the Raiders
Norman As a Eagles Fan Since 1995 I Agree With Your Points And This Rivalry Was Amazing!
Norman I always felt the Steelers were the most complete team in the 70s but the Raiders were right there with them.
Jeremy Krause True That Was When Football Was Football!
Bro im a die hard raiders i got alot of respect for the steelers cuz if there was a team that play hard and put fear in opponet like the raiders its the steelers ravens not even close but thru the slump years of the raiders when your team went to the playoffs id root for them every time lol but yup back then that was real football.not 2 hand touch now adays lol but hopefully our 2 teams will meet meet again in the afc championship lol.
@@vinceniederman bra it like 2 hand touch players now players dnt play with the passion the players of old shit.its a damn Shame now
7:21-7:31--Gotta love the great sportsmanship here, no taunting or trash-talking...😏 😏 😏
Why 30 for 30 or NFL Films wouldn't do a full feature on this rivalry is beyond me. This is the only rivalry in NFL history.
Yes!!! The two giants of the 70’s
The Raiders rivalry with the Kansas City Chiefs pre-dates any animosity, bitterness and shared acrimony Oakland/Pittsburgh may have had or put on display throughout the 1970's. It also goes back further, the Chiefs, Raiders and the Bills were sort of the kings of the old AFL, the Chiefs/Raiders played in and won 3 out of the last 4 AFL title games that went on to play NFL reps in SBs I-IV. Kansas City may have become a mediocre franchise during the 70's and 80's, but since 1989, they've actually been one of the most consistently successful, winniest franchises over the past 3 decades and in some respects, Chiefs/Raiders rivalry is still ongoing, despite the Raiders relocation to Las Vegas for the 2020 season.
Pittsburgh/Oakland was very much a heated yearly rivalry that belongs firmly in the context of the NFL sports world of the 1970's. By the early 80's, Raiders had left Oakland for L.A., most of the great, legendary HOF "Steel Curtain" defense had retired, was aging and injured and the rivalry lost a lot of its momentum and poignancy.
During the 1980's, NFL slowly evolved into a tactical series of weekly contests where out-thinking, outmanuevering, speed and quickness became just as essential ingredients for winning SBs then being the most physical, overpowering punishing defense in the NFL. That's why 49ers and Redskins played in and won more SBs than any other NFL team during that period and why the Bears only had 1 SB to compensate for having one of the greatest defenses of all time.
@@davidroberts7282 What in the hell are you even saying?
@@TommyC503 That the Raiders/Chiefs rivalry is older, more bitter, contested and nasty history than the Steelers/Raiders rivalry of the 1970’s. It dates back to the early 1960’s when both teams were fledgling new AFL franchises and then they became kings of that league for the entire decade.
@@davidroberts7282 It’s all opinion so nobody is right but I disagree completely. Time doesn’t make a great rivalry.
Two great teams having to go through each other to win Championships.....that makes an all time great rivalry.
The Steelers and Raiders won multiple championships and had to play each other in the playoffs multiple times in that rivalry window.
And you are saying Chiefs Raiders were nastier? Are you kidding me?
From the Raiders-Steelers rivalry in 1970-1983, those two are the toughest team I ever watch compete against each other. Steel Curtain vs Soul Patrol is two badass defenses that want to hurt team offense. The scariest/dominant Steelers vs outlaw/badass Raiders. Dominant Steelers vs dark side Raiders
I love this rivalry. When I was 13 Christmas 1976 my dad got me a dart board. The AFC Championship was on the 26th. My dad found me with pics of Harris Swan and Bradshaw on the dartboard he joined in. Now, I respect that the Steelers & Raiders were looking in the mirror at each other, so were their fans. There was always someone in black.Then when The Snake died, the old Steelers pushed for the Hall of Fame. Thanks and respect
This Rivalry Between The Steelers and The Raiders in The Early 1970’s Up Until The Late 70’s Was So Nasty Which Started With The Famous Play in The NFL!
RAIDER NATION. THIS IS WHAT I GREW UP ON.
Raiders Steelers was as nasty as it gets, They're was respect between these two teams but they truly hated each other.
You should really do some research on the history, shared bad blood, and mutual antagonism between the Eagles/Cowboys. Now, that is probably the one modern NFL rivalry that still carries some of the same intensity, nastiness that was viscerally seen and observed during the height of the Steelers/Raiders 1970's rivalry.
Philadelphia is kind of the NFC's version of Oakland, just with a much older, archived franchise history thats essentially almost 30 years older than Oakland's.
@@davidroberts7282 WHAT?!!?
@@davidroberts7282 Your ass again? You watch WAY too much NFL Network. They overrated the Cowboys-Eagles rivalry and ranked it #1 all-time. Ridiculous. Like Raiders-Chiefs, never ended up in the courts like Raiders-Steelers. Even Steve Sabol, President of NFL Films, said Raiders-Steelers was NFL's greatest feud. And NFL Films is based in Philly!
@@davidroberts7282 Cowboys/Eagles...compared to Raiders/Steelers????? Not even close! Raiders/Steelers was a rivalry between 2 competing dynasties, not just a nasty divisional rivalry. They were 2 teams who dominated the NFL but kept getting in each others way, and it got so nasty it almost wound up in court! During the height of that rivalry, these 2 teams won 7 of the Super Bowls played in a 10 year stretch. The Eagles have never dominated the NFL like that. There was never as much at stake with Cowboys/Eagles
@@davidroberts7282hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
When football was played by men! No era like it!
Back when life was real
Yes sir. Not a cell phone in sight and people lived their lives. This weak BS era is a joke
I'm a die hard Steelers fan but I have mad respect for the raiders and the history we have they pride themselves on being physical we pride ourselves on being physical and we knew the most physical team was gonna win the battle and become champion
very cool that the raider's SB ring had the steeler's game score on it - that says it all as to what they thought about this rivalry
Two Awesome Teams. Raiders and Steelers
Not taking anything away from the Steelers but man those Raiders were awesome very tough ... scary
Steelers vs Raiders, the NFLs version of the Crips vs the Bloods!lol
Naw i would say the hatred was more like the Palestinians and israelies lol.
This was football's version of Ali-Frazier
OMG! ha ha ha ha
Raiders are garbage
As a Steeler fan in the 70s, I hated the Raiders. But I learned to have respect and admiration for them. Some of my fondest memories are Kenny Stabler, the thinking man's quarterback, after a play, standing there with his hands on his hips, deciding what play to call next. I'm glad they won one.
Al Davis even put the score on the ring, priceless! 🤣
LOL
I'm a Steeler fan but love it. Al Davis was an original troll lol
12/26/76..i was 9 years old..first time i ever cried....
1970s NFL it's Fantastic. Real Football. Real Dudes Kick Ass Football. Best Decade Ever.
As of 1/11/21, there are two "dislikes." Who? Roger Goodell and his troll account.
My favorite Alltime wide receiver was Little Freddy Biletnikoff. But I'd be the first to tell you that you'd be hard pressed to find highlights of Freddy lighting up that Steelers defense. 😂
That's right Raider Nation ☠️ just win baby ☠️🖤
In 1973 they did not call the wildcard games it was a divisional round playoff game. Cmon NFL FILMS
Back when the game was a gladiator battle
If this was boxing, at least Lynn Swann would’ve been reminded to DEFEND YOURSELF AT ALL TIMES 😂 😂
Not a fan of either team but loved watching these games growing up..the 70s Steelers were the best defense of all time...this was football!
Thank you for posting this this is win football was football
Damn. I see a lot of younger people like myself decrying the dirtiness, but I love it. Hell fucking yes. I’m ready for football season even though it’s not the same game
Back then, you weren't penalized for "hitting too hard." A hard hit was a hard hit. Props to Ken Stabler and Terry Bradshaw. Tom Brady wouldn't have lasted two games in this rivalry. GOAT my ass.
Al Davis should have never told chuck noll to start Bradshaw..... Al Davis is why the Steelers have 4 Super Bowls in the 70s. Raiders we lead all time series 16-13. Looking forward to 2021 in Pittsburgh
Couple of things about that. I think Gilliam gets pulled anyway down the road. Would that have mattered still? Not sure. 2. Indirectly I believe the Dolphin dynasty continues if Csonka and Mercury Morris had not made that ill advised jump to the WFL before the 1974 season. I dont think either the Steelers or Raiders beat them in that scenario but hey, still makes for great discussion.
You mean Csonka, Jim Kiick, and Paul Warfield. They were the three key Dolphins superstar players to defect and sign much larger, lucrative contracts with the WFL because they were making so little comparatively with the Dolphins, even after appearing in 3 straight SB's and winning two of them. And they were far from being the only ones to defect. Kenny Stabler actually signed with the Birmingham Americans briefly in 1974 due to a larger contract offer relative to his Raiders surgery. Archie Manning almost signed a huge bonafide large contract with Memphis Southmen of the WFL during the 1974 pre-season but backed out due to concerns he had with his agent about the WFL's long-term viability/sustainability. Vikings WR John Gilliam signed a huge contract with a WFL team around the same time, too.
Mercury Morris career, sort of flamed out by 1976, partly due to his increasing substance abuse, his egotistical rants and feuds with HC Don Shula, and Dolphins management. At one point during the 1974 season, Shula actually suspended Morris for conduct detrimental to the team.
In 1982, on the 10th anniversary of Miami's perfect season, during a halftime midfield ceremony, Mercury Morris was serving time in a federal prison for drug possession and drug trafficking.
It’s not really what happened. Joey Gilliam lost the job due to substance abuse and later died from an OD. Terry gave a tribute to Joey and said he didn’t beat Joey out. Joey lost the job.
As a kid in the 70s this era was and always will be the greatest football ever played these 2 teams were tough as nails and brought out the best in each other the field was littered with hall of famers as a cowboy fan I never missed this matchup
One of my favorite matchups of all time.
That's what kills me when people try to compare Bradshaw's stats to today's QB's,....and then say Bradshaw wasn't that good! They don't understand,... It's an entirely different game! From what the defense can do to a QB,...to what the defense can do to a WR! Totally different game! ...But man Bradshaw had a cannon for an arm! Look at those passes!
You could fight with the receiver all the way down the field, and the O line was not allowed to use their hands to pass block until 1978. You simply cannot compare passing stats before and after 1978 at all.
If you are being bullied, the last thing you should do is what Swann did: go to the media with your complaint. He would've been better served if he blindsided Atkinson after a play. Even if he and Tatum ended up kicking his butt, they at least would've respected him.
My2 Cents I don't know if you're an NBA fan, but I always saw a parallel with this and the Bulls-Pistons rivalry. The Pistons treated the Bulls Scottie Pippen just like the Raiders treated the Steelers Swann: They felt he was a whiner and a finesse player who didn't like contact, so they turned it up a notch with more physical play and intimidation. When I saw Lynn Swann years later say on this clip, "What you had to do as a receiver, is not let that (Raiders secondary's physical play) bother you." LMAO 🤣 🤣 🤣!!! He didn't do a good job of that, did he?
Silver and black vs. black and gold
2 Of The Best NFL Colors Ever For Both The Raiders and The Steelers!
Two rough, blue collar towns in grudge matches.
@@vinceniedermanYeah I agree. Both teams have the best and most unique colors in the league.
@@nick56677 Wish I Could Had Been Around To Watch Those Games in The 70’s Since I Was Born in 91 While Becoming a Eagles Fan in 1995
@vinceniederman I really like those Eagles throwbacks with the lighter green helmets and more smaller wings on the helmets. Lovely jerseys and helmets
Southern Steeles fan since 1975 love this rivalry Go Steeles best ever
Brutal medieval combat, like football should be.
Greatest games of the 70's. Hate the tRaiders but respect them....#steelernation
Atkinson’s hit in Swann - I GET that, completely. Wanna make the field icy? Fine. That’s fine.
Take THIS for your ice, ya cheap #%@!*#%@... YEEAAAAAHHHHHHH...
This teams would play against each other at 1pm Sunday at a football field...
... or 3am in a back alley.
And play just as hard in either venue.
I'm from Pittsburgh and a diehard Steelers fan and even though I don't like the Raiders I respect them a lot.
When two rival football teams clash, football players are not playing. Those are gladiators in a gridiron colosseum.
OLD SCHOOL NFL BEST RIVALRY. Today's NFL is a no no to this.
That’s when the Raiders were the Raiders the days are long gone
This is why my San Francisco born kid became a a devout Oakland Raiders fan to this day. Yes he is all in on Brock and the Niners. But he is Raiders faithful of the Bay.
Still a Sunday football bal fan but nfl go to corporate I miss when players really hated other teams
Ugh the good ole days
Greatest Rivalry of all time. So many hall of famers. Amazing quality of vicious football.
Terry and Snake took some shots.
How many rings for the big game? Only 3? Yeah, bite me Raiders.
The only other playoff rivalry that I can think of that comes close to this one is the Cowboys and Niners. Raiders-Steelers is just iconic!
Great stuff Great stuff !!
I wish they would explain why Atkinson hit Swann, the season before Mel Blount lifted Cliff Branch over his head and body slammed him right on top. If Cliff hadn't ducked his head in he could have snapped his neck no foul was called Madden was pissed, the next season George got revenge and said ask Mel Blount
Mel Blount, 4 titles, Hall of fame. Swann, four titles, Hall of fame. Atkinson, 1 title, and the only way he gets into the Hall of fame is when he pays entrance at the door. He epitomises why the Raiders only won that single title, their defence played dumb. If Jack Tatum had of played the ball, instead of the man, there would be no immaculate reception.
I never had any beef with Atkinson's shot on Swann in '75, but the one in '76 is another story
I love Phil Villapiano, hes that uncle you just wanna hear stories from all day. But those were the good old days when men were men
It’s 2024 and the Raiders still have the edge in this rivalry.
Love my Raiders 🏴☠️🖤🩶🤍
I grew up in the 70s a die hard Steelers fan !! But I had a great amount of respect for the Raiders!! These two teams were probably the toughest in the league during this decade. I don't watch the politically correct, weak, woke No Fun League anymore. Roger Goodell & the political nonsense has ruined the game. By the way, can you imagine the Tom Brady of today trying to play in one of those games ???
That was great football
As a Steelers fan for many years those were great games mud and blood ...I have to say for the most part in the new era the Steelers have showed up with the better roster but just a little light lite lol or what ever in the loafers just one guys opinion the guy's like Lambert green and Greenwood Holmes and White with some Blount Wagner Shell Ham and Russell....not to mention the good player on the team ....
Steeler fan hear but up most respect for the radayss.....there D. was too much alike why I beleive they hated each other,mean,tough and play Hard nose Defense.....this was TRUE football,and looked what they got payed,IT was from the heart and loyalty......unlike today.
Al Davis buys his team rings that beat a Steelers team with no Franco or Blier...SWEET.
One of the best rivalries of the 1970's the steelers turned out to be the better team ..
No
The Raiders could've went back to the Super Bowl in '77 but got robbed by the refs on a botched call against denver
@@jondadon7993 true
the raiders are definitely the greatest team ever i mean they've been going since the 60s so they must be amazing
This was the best nfl rivalry because both teams beat each other multiple times in the playoffs.
As one Raider pointed out in another documentary, the words of a hypocrite will always come back to haunt you, referring to Noll's whining about the Raiders playing dirty. How did Noll think his teams won four Super Bowls? By respecting the Marquis of Queensbury rules? At the court proceeding, Atkinson's lawyers made Noll look silly by showing the courtroom footage of one Steelers clubbing Ken Anderson in the head three steps out of bounds, Mel Blount almost breaking Cliff Branch' neck by slamming him head first downward into the turf. Noll had to grudgingly admit that those actions could be described as being just as criminal as Atkinson's cheap shots on Swann. A decade later, it was hard not to vomit when Noll confronted Jerry Glanville at midfield after losing to the Oilers about their aggression causing injuries to his players. Seems as if Three Rivers Stadium was the only place which could be a House of Pain for visitors.
sportshistorybuff the two teams were constantly retaliatory. The Blount hit on branch was revenge to Atkinson clubbing swann the year before, then Atkinson clubbed swann again later in the same game. Mel was very lucky he didn’t seriously hurt branch on that hit. Same w Atkinson. Blount was extremely physical but normally not dirty. Edwards was a dirty player and the hit on Anderson was ridiculous. Atkinson was a goon, which in the 70s most teams had a few. Nolls issue was goons were accepted as a part of football then. Atkinson running around breaking people’s noses and clubbing people in the head was straight dirty. He was part of a criminal element in the NFL. Conrad Dobler, Cliff Harris, Ken Houston among others come to mind immediately as guys that tried to injure v hit you.
@@Biggdoom344 Glad you didn't drag Jack Tatum into this "criminal element" nonsense. He was just a hard, violent hitter. Playing with Atkinson and the unfortunate result of his legal hit on Darryl Stingley has kept him out of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
@@JAWrightonline I styled my play after Tatum. I never considered him a dirty player and even former Steelers don’t call him dirty. Atkinson is another story. What got Tatum in trouble was the hit on stingley, him admitting he didn’t have to hit him that hard, then outing the dark side of the NFL...bounties. He broke the code.
Dwight White was a cheap shotter too
@@piggyroo100 he definitely wasn’t a choir boy. However the dirtiest player on the D line was actually Steve Furness #64.
When the Raiders blew out the Steelers in that AFC title, I cried like a baby...FOR JOY!
Look at how well spoken these men were. Now most of the players sound like gangsters.
Legendary Rivalry!! Sucks the Steelers had to Ice the Field & Cheat to Win the 1976 AFC Championship!! But we got Revenge the Following Year!! 🏴☠️🏆
Fans like to trumpet their teams’ success like it’s a game of King Of The Hill, there’s the team on TOP, then everybody else. And “winning isn’t everything, it’s the ONLY thing” (which never made much grammatical sense to me, as well as being just plain WRONG) may be a good rallying cry for the competitors, as a way to motivate themselves, but after the dust settles, I wish we could be HONEST instead of trying to talk trash constantly, and give some credit to teams and players who DON’T come out on top, because without the need to OVERCOME great competition, “Winning” can seem pretty hollow.
For the FAN, IMO it’s about seeing the big picture, and not being willfully ignorant to anything and everything that doesn’t have to do with the team I root for and/or the eventual “Champion”.
My step-dad use to tell me stories about the 1070's steelers vs. RAIDERS AND HOW MUCH THEY HATED EACHOTHER the hate was real
They were that far back in history? lol
In the '70s if you were in the AFC and managed to defeat the Raiders, you must've known you were going to win The Super Bowl.
real football
I cannot believe NFL films is getting so much wrong in this. 1974 AFC championship game the raiders lead 10 to 3 not 13 to 3. The Steelers score 2 touchdowns to go up 17 to 10. The Raiders went down the field to try to tie but only get a field goal.
The Steelers got a late touchdown to make it 24 to 13 They are worse than some of the people who post.
See Cliff Branch SLIIIIIIIDDDDDDE on that ice at around 4:15? Ugh.
In all fairness to George (and that clubbing of Swann was dirty) it was a retaliation to Blount's pyle driving of Branch earlier in the rivalry.
"You take one of our receivers, we'll take one of yours."
The lawsuit was dismissed when Knoll was forced to admit that his players played the same way. Lots of bad blood and mutual respect, very few rivalries approach this level of intensity. Modern day gladiators!
That game escalated from the start. Jack Tatum punched Randy Grossman, so Blount spiked Bramch, then Atkinson clubbed Swann
@@1983jblack Quoting Tatum;" a typical Raiders/Steelers game with solid contact and flaring tempers"
When the"Criminal Element"
T shirts were sold in Pittsburgh, a fan actually gave Atkinson one after a game there. On the Steel Curtain defense (again quoting Tatum)
" They were intimidating, insensitive and brutally violent. But I'm not complaining because they were everything a great defense should be."
These guys had lots of respect for each other; funny that Franco Harris and Phil Villipiano became good friends and toured the autograph signings together
Look at those helmets 😮 not much protection
Swann still went across the middle.Tougher than you thought
Facts dudes called him soft but he still ran across the middle
5:45 The usual biased reporting. By not showing the play that happened earlier where Cliff Branch is picked up and slammed headfirst into the ground. It could have broken his neck! I am not defending Atkinson, but you need context, to see what provoked him.
ruclips.net/video/Uyf1m-a7PDc/видео.html
how can it be biased; its a Raiders page lol
Ah, but Jack Tatum punched Randy Grossman in the face in the same game. The 1976 opener became a game of who tops who
1976 the Steelers win that game if Franco and Rocky would of played. The 1975 game, the ice on the outside of the field made it for awful conditions, but that was a terrible offensive display by both teams. Each team had 6 turnovers! 12 turnovers in a championship game! Never see that again.
Shut up, Raiders would have beaten them if both played stop with the lame excuses
When the nfl was Rated R
It was football , not no targeting or protect the QB BS
It’s a shame that the Steelers have been able to keep a winning tradition but the Raiders have really become a shell of their former self. The constant moving and losing and coaching changes. No franchise QB in forever. Same with the Dolphins. Those 3 teams dominated the league for a long time. Just as the Rams, Cowboys and Vikings did in the NFC.
Both teams were loaded with steroid freakazoids and cheap shot artists. Overall if you go into the 80’s, they won a combined 7 Super Bowls in 10 years. Also, the NFL did not have the salary cap and open free agency like we have now, which allowed bitterness to grow between players on teams that rivaled each other. The Steelers would have dismantled in the early going, as Joe Greene would have signed with Dallas, Jack Lambert would have signed with Oakland for two years, and Stallworth would have ended up in Los Angeles because the amount Pittsburgh would have paid Bradshaw would have capped them. This is one reason why the NFL nowadays sucks.
The shit they did to Swann shoulda made any Raider disgusted. They were the Bengals before Burfict. No class.
One of Roger Goodell's burner accounts...🙄🙄🙄
Ok, Steelers lost the initial matchup against Oakland in 1970 31-14...Pittsburgh won the next 3 matchups: 1972 Opening Day 34-28...the 1972 Divisional Playoff game 13-7, and 1973 week 9 at Oakland 17-9. Pittsburgh lost 1973 Divisional game at Oakland 33-14, and 1974 week 3 17-0.....Pittsburgh won the 1974 AFCCG 24-13 in Oakland, and the 1975 AFCCG at home 16-10. The Raiders won the next 3 games: 1976 Opening Day in Oakland 31-28, the 1976 AFCCG also in Oakland 24-7, and 1977 week 2 in Pittsburgh 16-7. In that 8 year span since the merger, Oakland won 6 and Pittsburgh won 5
@ the 36 second mark, completely Fake News and poorly written by NFL Films. The Steelers, did not, in fact, "wilt in the heat of their battles with the Raiders" after the immaculate reception. They did not lose three straight to Oakland. They decidedly beat the Raiders in their very next matchup, in November of 1973 in Oakland. They then lost 33-14 to the Raiders in the divisional round of the playoffs, and again in Pittsburgh in the '74 regular season. Then they beat the Raiders 24-13 to go to the Super Bowl. This truly was an incredible rivalry. 3 straight AFC Championship games. 5 consecutive years meeting in the playoffs.
Yeah, but who has win 6 Superbowls and who hasn't?
Al Davis reminds me of Donald Trump....A Con Artist !!!
@5:44 All time CHEAP SHOT 😳
@@IanMalcolm-rw5pn That play was was 3rd down. Atkinson was so into hurting Swann, he watched Franco Harris catch a Bradshaw pass and run it down to the Raiders one yard line.
You're an all-time cry baby
Steelers are better than the Raiders than the Steelers won 6 Superbowls than the Raiders and the Steelers were the team of the 70's after the immaculate reception.
Yeah chucky but Andy Reed got your number and he is winning record OVER chucky.
That was real football where men were men they killed each other and didn't complain now you can't hit them cause they start crying 😭 but they want all that money
Go Raiders RN4L
If there is a team I hate it’s the Steelers
I've been a Steelers fan for over 30 years, so I encourage you to hate them and me even more. It means they're doing something right
I cant think of anything more apt than "kill opposing team player on field: get receipt sue the other team" its the most raidersy thing ever people ask why i love em : this you have to have bad guys.