@@KS-xo3oh That's true. Tom Brookshier and Summerall were a great broadcast team. You can see at the beginning of this broadcast they are both super hungover. Summerall even calls them "survivors." But by 1980 the network decided to separate them because they were too bad an influence on each other, getting drunk all the time and partying after games. So that's how Summerall ended up being paired with John Madden.
59 years old this year 2023 and was in high school my sophomore year and remember this like it was only yesterday. Born and bred and still live in Pennsylvania and STILL a diehard fan of my Steelers. This Steelers team I will never forget which was loaded with the most talented and fearsome players I've seen play in my lifetime. Respect though to the LA Rams who in my opinion also had one of the greatest teams ever in their entire history. Classic memories!!!
This is a very underrated SB the Rams played the mighty Steelers even until the very end and that throw Bradshaw threw to Stallworth is a thing of Beauty,what an arm Terry Bradshaw had.
People forget that the Rams of this period dominated their division, and were consistent contenders. They won the NFC West every season from 1973 to 1979. If the Vikings and the Cowboys hadn't been in their way for the entire decade, they would have absolutely made it to more Super Bowls.
The NFL sucks now this was the NFL when I was a little kid this was what I think of when I think of football at his best America was America men were men we didn't have all these transvestites and homosexuals everywhere America was at its peak and on that night we saw the Last Vestige of the greatest football team that's ever played those 1970 Steelers teams and on that night they rode off into the sunset they were never the same but on that night they crown themselves as the greatest team of all time and I'm a Cowboys fan saying this but that's 70 Steelers has more Hall of Famers more everything than any other team I've ever seen they would have beaten any team that's ever played and I don't want to hear that the teams are bigger now or whatever if you played that game you have to adjust the Steelers to be bigger now too and they would still beat these teams Bradshaw would have a field day with the soft defenses they have now
UGH! I'm 55 years old now and 43 years later, this STILL hurts! I was in 7th grade at the time. Been a Rams fan since 76 and this is still the most pain AND pride I have felt as a Rams fan.
"By day, the Rams sparkling spirit had kept the game close. But by night, it faded into the black reality of the Pittsburgh Steelers mustering whatever it takes to win games when most of America is watching," - John Facenda A 10-year-old boy heard that and became an NFL fan for life.
As a Steelers fan it's really cool to watch this old Super Bowl game from back in the day. Watched this game with my Dad. I was 9 years old at the time. Brings back some great memories of time spent with my father. I even remember the beer he drank that day. Pabst Blue Ribbon. My dad has always been a diehard Rams fan. I am a Steelers fan but that day I was hoping the Rams would win it for my Dad. Admired many of the Steelers greats that played in this game. But really admire Number 20 Rocky Blier the most for his service in Vietnam. Thank you Mr. Blier for your service to our country.
When Rocky came back from Vietnam he still had shrapnel in one of his legs, the Steelers took care of him, Rocky Blier performed one of the greatest human comebacks of all time.
Jack Lambert is a beast! He's in on nearly every play. I'm a die hard Cowboys fan from these days but damn, to watch the Steelers years later, no wonder they always won.
The Steeler Dynasty of the 70's began and ended with a Franco Harris Touchdown run (from the Immaculate Reception to the last TD of Super Bowl XIV). Amazing when you think about it.
@@adminstrativeuser8930 -yeah it was the Dallas/Buffalo Superbowl--the reason that they did not play another SB the NFL mandates that the Rams left LA and a SB needs to be played in an NFL city-amazing LA had no NFL franchise for 25 years and then they get 2...
you probably already know it's the UCLA Bruins home stadium...but every year, the Pac 12 schools vote on which stadium has the best playing surface, and the Rose Bowl wins every year...
I was 12 or 11 at the time also. I wanted LA win because I really hated the Steelers; I was still upset about the Dallas Superbowl the Steelers won..I remember watching and was really upset when LA lost..lol
And you can tell Brookshier was just being figurative, whereas nowadays somebody would take him literally and get offended. People are so heavy/literal-minded these days. Must be all that fast food clogging their brains.
Remember Super Bowl IV? Kansas City Chiefs' Head Coach Hank Stram was wired for sound and his assessment of the confused Minnesota Vikings defense was: "Look at them out there, running around. They look like a Chinese fire drill out there!"
I must say ... considering it's age this video is of an excellent quality. Thank You for posting this Gem. I watched this game is live and in living color. Even threw my first Superbowl party as an 11yr old with my buddies from way back when days.
@@Joe-ng5ez Nice try, except they weren't anabolic steroids. They were actually smaller than average players for their day and no one ran faster from college to pros. They used cortisone steroidal meds for faster healing from injury that were used league wide. Now do yourself a favor and stop making yourself look lame
Wow Lame huh hmmm according to many sources,a few are Hearing the noises by Preston Pearson,False Glory Steve Courson. Terry Bradshaw and Moon Mullins statements etc etc . A Player was only allowed to get medication from a team doctor not from out side sources so when the O line was shooting up in Websters Kitchen that was breaking the rules..The Steroid Steelers had the strongest O line at that time 2 or 3 were always competing in the strongman competition.Hence why they were called Steroid Steelers @@Price70
This super bowl is why I'm a Steelers fan, I was almost 7 years old, this was the first super bowl that I knew what it meant to win,and one of few of superbowls that I remember where I was when I watched it, remember telling my dad I'm a steelers fan for life, my family was cowboys fans, this was a good game
quoting John Facenda is misleading....the Rams already had the respect of not just the Steelers, but the entire league..they didn't have to earn it...they were one the most winning organizations throughout the 1970's...they actually beat Pitts in 1975 & 78 in the reg season...those were both super bowl years for Pitts too..
I remember Terry Bradshaw saying that this was a bittersweet Super Bowl victory because he knew this one would probably be the last one for the great Steelers dynasty of the 70s, and he was right, But what a run they had, 4 championships in 6 years, Awesome.
In the fall of 1980 I remember Howard Cosell was calling a Steelers' game (can't remember who they were playing) and Howard says something very close to "The wheels have come off the Pittsburgh Steelers!" I didn't give it too much thought at the time but over the years it seems to resonate. Then, going into that season there was talk of "One for the thumb" which I remember made me wince a little. I also remember thinking that if there were ever a group that could back up that sort of bravado it was the Pittsburgh Steelers. While I admire the modern age Steelers for their achievements and Super Bowl victories it's the '70s Steelers I rerun in memory. Because of my family heritage, moving east from the Pittsburgh-metro area in the early-'50s to make steel in southeastern Pennsylvania, I also root for the Eagles because my father adopted his new hometown and became an Eagles/Phillies fan and remained so up until the time of his death in late-2010. My maternal grandfather was a Pirates and Steelers fan with the move east and I used to always ask him the scores of the Pirates games as he listened on his Cadillac's radio out in the driveway in front of the garage.
@@TralfazConstruction First off I'm very sorry to hear about your father, My dad passed away December 23rd 1972 the very same day as the Immaculate Reception, I remember the "One for the thumb in '81" There was a story I remember Joe Greene telling that during his career Pete Rozelle fined him $5000 for something and not long after he retired he got a check in the mail from Rozelle for $5000, The 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates will always be my all time favorite baseball team, I watched that entire series at my friends house that was full of Orioles fans who swore that series was over, I said no way, They wouldn't listen to me.
@@JayDogTitan-he6woMy sympathies in losing your father in juxtaposition with something like that, Jay. Oh, I remember that World Series for the effect it had on my family. While I haven't researched it at this moment, wasn't there a Titanic moonshot homerun by Willie Stargell that was framed in the TV picture either next to the full moon or traveling across its face? That sticks in memory somehow. I was watching that game (might have been the clincher for the Pirates) with my wife at her aunt and uncle's home.
The Rams had nothing to hang their heads about, other than not leaving with the Lombardi, but they played a hell of a game, and considering what a rough season it was with all the many injuries they had and starters they lost, (even Jack Youngblood was playing on a broken lower leg here) their effort here was even more impressive. This was like Ferragamo's sixth start of his career, and he played well and hung tough throughout.
Rams alway gave the Steelers trouble in the 70s. They were good plus has a few ex Steelers coaches on their staff. This was the only time the Steelers beat them that decade
@@Biggdoom344 it was only the 2nd time in the history of the Steelers organization they beat the Rams...heading into this game the Los Angeles Rams organization had an all time winning record of 12-1-1 against Pitts...that's effin dominant
@Eric McKenna, Realtor They weren't supposed to be there and gave the mighty Steelers all they could handle. Sure they lost. But the Steelers had to earn it!
Not just because of the rare meeting of the two teams, but because The Rose Bowl was "slab" seating in those days. You could squeeze about 100,000 in there.
Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier was SUPER hungover here. Lol. It’s a reason why Madden eventually ended stepping in...these were outta control. Partying HARD. Mentioned it on A Football Life...
I read that and saw that too. CBS was trying hard to break up the Summerall/Brookshire both after this game. They were very hung over for this Super Bowl. I honestly think these two were the best team ever, Summerall/Madden was awesome too.
No. Madden came in because Brookshier got fired for making a disparaging and somewhat racist comment about Louisville basketball. Had Brookie not gotten fired, we would have never had Madden/Summerall.
@@Rockhound6165 Thee real reason was their partying, especially during this Steelers vs Rams Super Bowl. His other remarks came later. He was a great announcer. Jada Pinkett Smith recently announced her hate for white women and the media looked the other way.
OMG thank you for this upload. This is the game I've been wanting to see complete ever since I saw the highlights recap on the super bowl DVD collection. From the summary it seemed like one badass game and I always wished to see it; new school and old school football all in one game. What great players took the field that day.
I'm not sure it would have been that big of an upset. Sure, the Rams were playing a relatively untested QB in Vince Ferragamo in the Super Bowl, but of all the teams in the NFC back then, the Rams were the one that gave the Steelers the most trouble. (Believe it or not, Roger Staubach, as great as he was, never beat the Steelers.) In fact, in the two greatest seasons of that iteration of the Steelers, they lost a total of four games, two each in 1975 and '78. The Rams were responsible for two of those losses, beating the Steelers during each of those two seasons. And to be quite honest, the Rams had a better chance to win with Ferragamo than they would have with Pat Haden, had he been healthy, because Ferragamo could stretch a defense, something Haden couldn't do. So the fact that the Rams played the Steelers like they did should not have surprised anyone.
@@cjs83172 Yes sir, the Rams always played Pitts tough and tougher still this game cause the LA had Bud Carson as their D coordinator...one of the best of all time.
Steelers were aging, Had already been blown out earlier in the season by the chargers probably the best team in the league then. Plus some coaches on the Rams had worked for the Steelers, knew the plays
Never saw this one before now. Good video quality! John Stallworth should have been the MVP, but heck, they almost never give it to a receiver. Thanks for posting!
Definitely Stallworth; especially with Steelers losing Swann. Stallworth performing brilliantly in the 4th Quarter. Second catch, 45 yd'er even more impressive than 73 yd score.
Greetings to you sir from Los Angeles or thereabouts from Southern California and a Rams fan from Scooby from near Chicago and a Bears fan. Cannot wait for the showdown in Chicago with the Bears and Rams this upcoming Sunday. Anyway I may sound just a bit too excited but ... GO RAMS!
The Rams played well against a Steelers team that had aged. But the Steelers had the superior skilled players which helped them pull it out as a veteran team will do
I remember this Superbowl as a child the first I remember watching was Dallas vs Denver. Next year Pittsburgh beat my boys I loved football so much I watched all the others since. I watched all of this one it's been so long the names I remember well. Pittsburgh was a great dynasty thanks for posting this game.
No stupid dances no show boating no locker room celebrations. They let it be known that we've been here and done that . class and professionalism at it's best a reflection of the greatest coach in Pittsburgh Steelers history.
@ ukcatfan383: The Steelers' big play capabilities in the form of long touchdown throws to Swann and Stallworth spelled doom for the Rams. Great game, all around...
going into this game the L.A Rams had an all time record of 12-1-1 against Pitts... Bradshaw & Co were also 0-3 against the Rams, losing to them in the reg season in 1971, 75 & 78...the Rams actually had the Steelers number, so it was no surprise the Rams had them on the ropes until the last 7 minutes..Bradshaw was quoted as saying, the Steelers sideline was anxious as hell with a "here we go again, these guys have our number" feeling as the game wore on...the Rams being portrayed as little underdogs in this game was incredibly misleading...the Rams were one of the best teams in the NFC the decade leading up to this SB, having gone to 5 NFC title games from 1974 to 1979..that's 5 NFC title game appearances in a 6 year period...the Rams were no fluke...if you look at the Rams full body of work the decade leading up this SB, their 9-7 record was negligible..
I'm a Steelers fan and I agree. Even 12 points is close but The Rams shutdown the run, picked Bradshaw off twice and led early in the 4th and were only down 2 scores late in the game.
the Rams weren't a little Cinderella team who came out of no where...they were a perennial contender throughout the 1970's...they more than deserved their shot at the Lombardy...
How close was this game? The lead changed hands 6 times and neither team led by more than five points until the Steelers scored their final touchdown with just under 2 minutes left in the game. The Steelers’ 12 point margin of victory masks how very close this game actually was. This was probably the greatest super bowl ever played.
According to Behind The Curtain: A little-known fact, seen only by the Rose Bowl crowd, but captured on game film, may have been the game changer in Super Bowl XIV. At the end of the third quarter, the Rams sprinted to the other end of the field, appearing eager to finish off the victory. The Steelers stood in place on the field, watching the Rams run. Several Steelers said later that it made them mad, and inspired their play the rest of the way.
None of that b/s meant anything. A blown assignment by Eddie Brown on Stallworth's TD and Ferragamo missing a wide open Billy Waddy on the Lambert INT made the difference, not some ginned up motivation by the Steroided Steelers.
@@manuginobilisbaldspot424 and don't forget Cromwell's dropped picked 6. that was a big one the Rams missed out on. had he not tensed up, Steelers would have been in serious trouble.
A very underrated game. The Rams of the 70s and 80s were quietly really good and it's a shame that history has mostly forgotten them. As a side note, the feel of this game, particularly with how close the game was despite the final score, reminds me a lot of how Super Bowl 54 went down.
There was nothing quiet about them. Rams were in the nfc championship 4 out of 6 years. Minnesota and Dallas had better HC and QB. 75 and 78 Rams were the best team in the NFC but melted down in the nfc title game twice. They were also the top NFC seed in 74 but due to pre determined playoffs brackets they had to play at Minnesota instead of the game being in LA.
The following is an excerpt from an article written by Behind The Steel Curtain: "You're seeing the end of a dynasty." 35 years later, my mom still remembers my dad telling her this following the Steelers' 31-19 victory over the Rams in Super Bowl XIV. Maybe it was seeing the decline in the aging defense. Maybe it was seeing the Steelers offense commit the most turnovers in the NFL in '79. Maybe is was witnessing the fight of the youthful Rams, who at times looked like the superior team in Super Bowl XIV
but it really was....the Rams had them on the ropes up until the last 5 minutes... if Cromwell doesn't drop that pick 6, and if Vince doesn't miss a wide open Waddy in the end zone, the Rams win this game...Rams had their chances to put this game away, but blew it, and brashaw and co. know it...
@@1USACitizen192 there was no specific big play opportunity the Steelers didn't take advantage of. were as the Rams had 2, of which i illustrated in my previous comment. had they not blown at least one of those, there's a very good chance the Rams win this one
As a Steeler fan in the 70s, I knew that Lambert was all over the place to compensate for the defense that had aged and wasn't playing as well as before
Donnie Shell #31 of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Undrafted free agent Played from 1974-87 5 time pro bowl selection 3 time all pro 4 time super bowl champion 51 career interceptions Not in the hall of fame...
Great superbowl remember watching this when I was a kid...lambert 4th quarter int was hugh, he had six picks that year very rare for a linebacker to have that many in one year
Does anyone else notice that old fashioned offenses played a lot faster than today's offenses? The run plays out of those close-split, multi-back formations were so explosive back then. Nowadays running backs start further back and it's a jogging taxi to the hand-off and THEN the run starts, and the name of the game is accurate blocks, finding the hole, etc.; back then it was about speed and explosion, and the running back would treat the entire play like a sprinter, the quarterback having to be just as fast to feed him the ball without him slowing down. Take 16:15 as a perfect example; just watch how everything explodes so quickly.
Was 7 yrs old when this game was played. Wished the Rams had won it. When they moved to St. Louis and won the Super Bowl, I was so angry and disgusted. At least they've come home again and hopefully one day will win the Super Bowl as the Los Angeles Rams, as it should be.
If Nolan Cromwell can come down with that dropped INT for a pick-six it might have been different for the Rams. Nolan was - along with Bobby Douglas - one of thee most underrated dual-threat collegiate QBs of all-time. This game reminded me what a hard tackler he became as a Pro safety.
1980. Air Force Academy. Colorado Springs, Colorado. Watching this game with my pops when I was 10 years old………and pops is from Pittsburgh! Go Steelers!!!
Los Angeles Rams running back Wendell Tyler was already playing hurt which was the reason why he kept getting injured on just about every play he rushed... A tremendous running back who later played and won a super bowl with the San Francisco 49ers!!!
I was at this game, great memories despite the heartbreaking 31-19 loss. Rams' defensive end Jack Youngblood played with a fractured left fibula, the epitome of toughness. Players today sit out 2 weeks with a blister..
Such bullshit. Players today push themselves through serious pain every week for your entertainment while you sit on your Cheetos stained couch and bitch. Lmao.
Found some more old man talk. Back then the teams had to walk to the next game cross country up hill both ways in 15 feet of snow. Old man talk rinse n repeat locked in the 1920 box stereotyped get off my lawn Mudd fencers rinse n repeat. The only out of style old man lingo missing is real men & real football.
I am a Dallas Cowboy fan. Judging from the comments, you people are A. Not really Steelers fans or B. You are, and have no class. I have always stated that the Steelers were just a little better than Dallas in those 2 SB games in the 70's. Was glad to finally get a SB victory over the Steelers. But I still think O'Donnel was paid off, to throw that game. To the real Steelers fans, it's always been fun playing against you. Respect.
As a lifelong Steeler fan, Respect backatcha. O'Donnell didn't do us any favors, but the 'Boys beat us fair and square that day. Those Cowboy teams in the 90s were a treat to watch, but those Cowboy teams in the 70s will always be special to me. I'll always have a Hate/Admire relationship with the Cowboys, lol.
it is an interesting theory about O'Donnell. He was the NFL's all time leader in LOWEST interception percentage even at the time of the game (he might still be #1 on the list). The two picks he threw to Larry Brown were a bit odd.. Corey Holiday did appear to run a wrong route (he went the opposite way) or... did he? Guess we'll never know for sure. But one more fact (aside from the above mentioned record)... was that O'Donnell was with the Jets the very next season. Leading speculation towards the fact he just wanted out of the Burg.. (he was miffed at the rise of K.Stewart within the team). Dunno. I try not to think about it. I actually brag on Neil for the other games he played during his career.. the low INT rate sure helped the defense by keeping them off of the field and fresh all the time. *shrug*
Cowboys Steelers games were epic. Tremendous admiration for the Steelers organization. They are very loyal to their coaches, Noll, Cowher and Tomlin. I still hate them for beating us in the 70's.
It's also amazing to me watching these games that you never no how much time is left in the quarter and in many cases don't know what the down and distance in on each play. Lol
The Rams held on for three quarters and played their hearts out. They were just as much champions and you wouldn't think they were a 9-7 team during the regular season. They dealt the Cowboys probably their worst heartbreaker at the time 21-19 in the divisional on 12/30/79. Who now has the guts to play with a broken leg as Jack Youngblood did? Bless their hearts. Wendell Tyler and Jack "Hacksaw" Reynolds would eventually get their Super Bowl rings with the 49ers.
Everyone loved to pick on the Rams for their 9-7 regular season record but they had been perennial contenders that won the western division seven years in a row. They had to overcome a lot of injuries early in the 1979 season. In 1978, they went 12-4 and got to the NFC championship game... So, they were actually one of the elite teams in the league. Their defense was every bit as tough as Pittsburgh’s and they had in fact beaten the Steelers 10-7 during a 1978 Monday night game (The Steelers lost only twice that year...). What the Rams lacked from 1973-78 was a quarterback who could match a Staubach, Tarkenton, Stabler or Bradshaw... That was the missing ingredient. Farragamo was a very good QB. If he had joined the Rams in 1973, they would’ve performed better in the big games against the Vikings and Cowboys... As it was, the Rams were decent under Farragamo in 1980 - went 11-5... But went downhill after that because their defensive core got too old... They played a very good game against the Steelers. If Cromwell gets his interception and scores, and Jack Youngblood gets his, they woulda had an excellent chance ... But alas, Jack Lambert got one instead and sealed the deal... The Steelers were a GREAT team!
As a 14-yr old Rams fan, this game broke my heart. Had Ferragamo not thrown that interception to Lambert in the end zone and the Rams scored on that drive ( even a FG ) they had a very good chance of winning that game.....Jack Youngblood is my favorite NFL player of all time......
I remember watching this game Very sad that the Rams didn't get the win but they played their hearts out and almost got the win. Have to give the Steelers credit they came up with the plays when they needed to.
As a Steelers fan, I'd like to salute a couple players on the Rams for just playing damn good. Wendell Tyler (who'd go on to play for the 49ers).... he ran well and hard. Jack Youngblood, who according to history, wanted to play in this game so bad he didn't report that he had a broken leg. Yes. He played on a broken leg. Good lord.
No, everyone knew it was broken. He had a fractured fibula, the smaller of the two lower leg bones. It happened in the playoff game vs. Dallas. He came out of that game but later returned. Then he played in the NFC Championship Game, Super Bowl, and also the Pro Bowl a week or two later all with the fractured leg.
I broke my fibula skiing in first grade.Had a cast halfway up my thigh. Never had a walking cast. There is no way he could have played if his injury was as severe as mine was.
1:24:20 What an amazing grab by Franco Harris, reminiscent of his Immaculate Reception, just excellent display of hand eye coordination, agility, instincts and intelligence.
Hall of famer Terry Bradshaw was a tough sob. Brady couldn't survive half the brutality that man went through. It is why I have a helluva lot of respect for the players back then n the 60s 70s 80s. Too weak today....
Hate that nit wit bradshaw, but that time he got crunched by Turkey Jones. Man that was the most brutal sack in nfl history. Glad it happened to bradshaw
Yeah, Terry is never mentioned with the great big game QBs but he certainly belongs there as he made big plays in all four of their superbowl wins...what is a great player, a player who comes up big in big games...Bradshaw fits the bill.
As a bronco fan, that’s just a lie. I’ve watched my team (along with the ravens and giants) put Brady in the turf and he gets up every time. Plus Brady was getting hit by way bigger and stronger athletes
@@drakebudasz8837 Say What? Giselle is hitting Brady harder than any NFL defender, the rules today protect the QB better than the POTUS, what fucking NFL have you been watching
Easily the most underrated Super Bowl ever played. The official NFL Films documentary showed someone was running wide open on the Lambert interception. I think it was Waddy. Would've been the biggest SB upset (bigger than Namath over the Colts) Indeed, as someone else pointed out, the 1979 season was a weird one. The Saints blew two memorable games at home that year, to the Falcons and Raiders, that cost them not just the division but a playoff berth altogether. That's who was leading the NFC West at midseason. Then the Bucs came out of nowhere to host the NFCCG, which they lost to the Rams in a defensive struggle. Over the AFC, the Steelers are pretty lucky they didn't have to travel to play the Air Coryell Chargers in the AFCCG. The Chargers had beaten them up pretty bad in the regular season matchup. But they were upset at home by the Oilers in the divisional playoffs, and without Earl Campbell or Dan Pastorini playing in the game.
As far as point spreads go if I remember correctly Pitts. was a 10 pt. favorite over the Rams,the Colts were 17 pt. favorites over the Jets so it wouldn't of been the biggest upset according to the odds..
Per Bryan Ardo of Behind The Steel Curtain: "You're seeing the end of a dynasty." 35 years later, my mom still remembers my dad telling her this following the Steelers' 31-19 victory over the Rams in Super Bowl XIV. Maybe it was seeing the decline in the aging defense. Maybe it was seeing the Steelers offense commit the most turnovers in the NFL in '79. Maybe is was witnessing the fight of the youthful Rams, who at times looked like the superior team in Super Bowl XIV. Regardless of why or how, my dad knew Super Bowl XIV was the Steelers' swan song (no pun intended). I feel like Super Bowl XIV is the least remembered of the four Super Bowls Pittsburgh won during that six-year span, even though it was the best of the four games.
Yes, I was 8 years old. First SB I ever watched. I remember being impressed when the announcers said it was Pittsburgh's fourth SB, that it was a big achievement. And I remember being really disappointed when they didn't make the playoffs the following year.
The Steelers lost four division games by a total of 10 points in 1980; three by a total of four points in the first half of the season. Bahr missed FGs and PATs in all of those games but special teams matter. Worst part was the drafting by the Steelers. The team actually had two second-round picks and whiffed on both while also missing on Malone in round one in the ’80 draft. A real chance to get younger on defense but it wasn’t in the cards.
The Very First Team in the NFL to ever have A Home Field Advantage, The 1979 Los Angeles Rams, being that The Rose Bowl is in Pasadena, California, which is in Los Angeles.
@@coreylevine3856 Hoping very hard that the Rams will get over on those 49ers and avoid being defeated by this team 3 times in one season. That right there would be the icing on the cake for the San Francisco 49ers. And with The NFC Championship Game being played at Los Angeles, 49ers Fans will have a story to tell to their children in the future if their team wins.
Los Angeles Rams 2021 World Champion and Kansas City Chiefs 2019 and 2022 World Champion maybe those two teams meet next year in Las Vegas for it all i been hoping for a Rams vs Chiefs Super Bowl since 1990 when i saw the two teams played a preseason game in Germany
I followed the Steelers closely in the 70s; Lambert was all over the place to try to compensate for the fact the team was aging the defense wasn't playing as well as it used to
This was the first super bowl I remembered. I was 6 years old. I started remembering them all after this one. I'm from Philly but everyone in the house seemed to be rooting for the Steelers so I did too, which was interesting because a couple of weeks earlier I was rooting for Miami to beat them... for no logical reason, maybe I felt sorry for Miami because they were getting beat bad. I remember everyone saying "what's wrong with them" meaning the Steelers. Then, they won it in the 4th quarter. Then, in the 80 season I rotted for the Eagles but I also rooted for San Diego and Houston. It was weird I had a favorite team in each division dor 80 and 81 ----- Eagles, Lions, Falcons, Bills, Houston and San Diego... the other rooting interests didn't last beyond that timeframe
I was deeply honored, to be nicknamed "Franko", during my highschool years, while playing "iron-man football", as a full-back, and as a middle line-backer. I never knew what that meant, because we had bad tv reception, so I didn't get to watch pro games. Now I have a better idea. This is the first time, apart from occasionally ads, I've been able to watch him in action. I know the feeling. Funny how things work out, with time. Now, all I can do is miss playing that game. I even got to run 99 yrds for a TD, on the first play of a homecoming game, once, after our receiver dropped it. We were fired up after that... And won it. I even ran a 90yrd return, in that game, too. Glory days! Glad I could have a few.
A big play in this game starts at 1:15:46. If Nolan Cromwell holds on to that pass from Terry Bradshaw, he likely scores a touchdown and the Rams probably hold the Steelers off the rest of the way. But ... we'll never know for sure. The Steelers did what they needed to do, and the Rams simply didn't. It was a great game, though.
No doubt. Makes it 26-17 Rams. Steelers still have plenty of time, but the game is going down to the final minutes if Cromwell makes that pick and scores. Cromwell was an All-Pro player, and picked off quite a few passes in his career, but he probably had nightmares for a long time not picking that pass off.
beautiful weather, the mountains in the background, natural light because the game in played in the afternoon, Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier. No BS, not all the hoopla you have today, A wonderful Super Bowl. Doesn't hurt that I'm a Steeler fan born and raised in western Pa. Go Stillers!
Nolan Cromwell’s dropped pick six I’m sure has haunted him since that 1980 January night! Rams were closer than I thought of winning this game! (1:15:10 mark)
I Am Writing ✍ This On Sunday, February 13, 2022. Anticipating Superbowl 56, The Los Angeles Rams 🐏 ( 1-3 ) Against The Cincinnati Bengals🐆( 0-2 )🏈🏟🏃♂️🔥🔥
The fourth championship was the most difficult one to achieve for the Steelers! The L.A. Rams gave the Steelers a run for their money and challenged the toughness of this team, but like the true champions they were, they found a way to win another SB. The tail end of the Pittsburgh Steelers dynasty was probably a bittersweet feeling as the following decade would see this team start to decline.
@@thescatman5029 I have a love hate relationship with FB's. I used to love blowing those dudes up on HB lead plays, screwing the play up right from the get go. The game changed partly because physical linebackers advanced for being able to take on those lead blockers and screw up the play right from the jump. Fast forward 20 years and inside LB's are tall, lean, and fast. Perfect opportunity to bring those bruisers back like the Niners did. That guy is such a physical specimen, he can do things that old school fullbacks never could. Start a lane towards the right b gap and cut back to throw a block to the left b or c gap? That was impossible to run efficiently back in the day. The fb's simply didn't have that type of athleticism. Thats why I think 44 is so special. His position will be reborn if future players can play with that type of ability. Simply filling in a tight end is no substitute for that type of play.
@@bthorn5035 I go back to the days of Robert Newhouse. Thighs big as me! (LOL!). And I went to Syracuse with Darryl "Moose" Johnston, who became Emmitt's blocker in Dallas!
John Facenda: "By day, the Rams sparkling had kept the game close. But by night, it faded into the black reality of the Pittsburgh Steelers mustering whatever it takes to win games when most of America is watching."
Elmendorf missed interceptions @ Dallas & in this SB because he was trying to play through a broken hand. In this game, "if" he catches it he scores & the Rams lead may well have been enough. Injuries were a major problem the whole season for Los Angeles. They were 5 - 6 earlier in the year.
That voice of Pat Summerall on a Sunday afternoon is comforting. Brings back wonderful memories of many NFL Sundays past
@@KS-xo3oh That's true. Tom Brookshier and Summerall were a great broadcast team. You can see at the beginning of this broadcast they are both super hungover. Summerall even calls them "survivors." But by 1980 the network decided to separate them because they were too bad an influence on each other, getting drunk all the time and partying after games. So that's how Summerall ended up being paired with John Madden.
Dan Bev the greatest days of my life
@@jadentrez Didn't Summerall die of Cirrhosis ? I think Troy Aikman read the eulogy at his funeral ?
@@peterheeley8206 I think he quit drinking for good in 1991 or so and lived another 20 years and continued broadcasting until into the 2000s.
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59 years old this year 2023 and was in high school my sophomore year and remember this like it was only yesterday. Born and bred and still live in Pennsylvania and STILL a diehard fan of my Steelers. This Steelers team I will never forget which was loaded with the most talented and fearsome players I've seen play in my lifetime. Respect though to the LA Rams who in my opinion also had one of the greatest teams ever in their entire history. Classic memories!!!
This is a very underrated SB the Rams played the mighty Steelers even until the very end and that throw Bradshaw threw to Stallworth is a thing of Beauty,what an arm Terry Bradshaw had.
Very underrated. I have seen every one from SB 9 to now. This game should definitely be top 5.
People forget that the Rams of this period dominated their division, and were consistent contenders. They won the NFC West every season from 1973 to 1979. If the Vikings and the Cowboys hadn't been in their way for the entire decade, they would have absolutely made it to more Super Bowls.
I completely agree !
The NFL sucks now this was the NFL when I was a little kid this was what I think of when I think of football at his best America was America men were men we didn't have all these transvestites and homosexuals everywhere America was at its peak and on that night we saw the Last Vestige of the greatest football team that's ever played those 1970 Steelers teams and on that night they rode off into the sunset they were never the same but on that night they crown themselves as the greatest team of all time and I'm a Cowboys fan saying this but that's 70 Steelers has more Hall of Famers more everything than any other team I've ever seen they would have beaten any team that's ever played and I don't want to hear that the teams are bigger now or whatever if you played that game you have to adjust the Steelers to be bigger now too and they would still beat these teams Bradshaw would have a field day with the soft defenses they have now
@@BruceWayne-ri4wr The modern day NFL wants all that you mention. Different world to the 70s.
UGH! I'm 55 years old now and 43 years later, this STILL hurts! I was in 7th grade at the time. Been a Rams fan since 76 and this is still the most pain AND pride I have felt as a Rams fan.
HEHE im 55 and I have been a Steelers fan since 76 also lol watched them on black and white TV :)
I was 12, we should have won. Rams loaded with talent
@@Solitude47152 I'm sure they were, was good game though never the less
They finally won it in 2021 as the Los Angeles Rams
I’m 55 too. You aren’t alone brother. Being a Rams fan in the 70s was so much fun and heartbreaking at the same time. Nothing has ever come close
"By day, the Rams sparkling spirit had kept the game close. But by night, it faded into the black reality of the Pittsburgh Steelers mustering whatever it takes to win games when most of America is watching," - John Facenda
A 10-year-old boy heard that and became an NFL fan for life.
As a Steelers fan it's really cool to watch this old Super Bowl game from back in the day. Watched this game with my Dad. I was 9 years old at the time. Brings back some great memories of time spent with my father. I even remember the beer he drank that day. Pabst Blue Ribbon. My dad has always been a diehard Rams fan. I am a Steelers fan but that day I was hoping the Rams would win it for my Dad. Admired many of the Steelers greats that played in this game. But really admire Number 20 Rocky Blier the most for his service in Vietnam. Thank you Mr. Blier for your service to our country.
When Rocky came back from Vietnam he still had shrapnel in one of his legs, the Steelers took care of him, Rocky Blier performed one of the greatest human comebacks of all time.
@@p.j.4738 Rocky Blier is a Steelers Legend and a Hero for his service to the USA. God bless.
Watched it with my dad when I was 8. My dad was a Vietnam Marine, he let me know all about Rocky.
Jack Lambert is a beast! He's in on nearly every play. I'm a die hard Cowboys fan from these days but damn, to watch the Steelers years later, no wonder they always won.
I'd have definitely given him the MVP over Bradshaw with 3 Ints and nearly a couple more.
The Steeler Dynasty of the 70's began and ended with a Franco Harris Touchdown run (from the Immaculate Reception to the last TD of Super Bowl XIV). Amazing when you think about it.
Except The Immaculate Reception counts as a catch and run and they didn't win the SB that year. I'm being ticky tacky lol
1-yard.
@@drbonesshow1 A tough yd
It end with Terry Bradshaw's elbow
@@80steen44He said the dynasty started with the immaculate reception not the Super Bowl
Every super bowl could be played in that stadium. Beautiful setting and real grass.
shame that they have not played a Superbowl there since '93---agree it sure beats a dome full of luxury suites...
@@docpj72 outrageous. 93? When the ' Boys won it with Aikman? This is the best football field in the country
@@adminstrativeuser8930 -yeah it was the Dallas/Buffalo Superbowl--the reason that they did not play another SB the NFL mandates that the Rams left LA and a SB needs to be played in an NFL city-amazing LA had no NFL franchise for 25 years and then they get 2...
Brian Richard And sunlight!
you probably already know it's the UCLA Bruins home stadium...but every year, the Pac 12 schools vote on which stadium has the best playing surface, and the Rose Bowl wins every year...
I was 12 years old in 80. I’m 52 now. I remember this game well.
same here Mike :))
Just a tad bit before mine. My first Super Bowl memories were of XVI, and haven't missed one since
I was 12 or 11 at the time also. I wanted LA win because I really hated the Steelers; I was still upset about the Dallas Superbowl the Steelers won..I remember watching and was really upset when LA lost..lol
i remember my dad throwing his Michelob at the tv when Cromwell dropped that pick 6....
Same age as you Mike. I was born in Pittsburgh, so the Steelers were and are my team. I miss those days.
Read about the great Mike Webster and just had to watch this game. May he R.I.P
Fred Dryer #89 was Hunter...works for me.
Bring back Super Bowls that start before sunset. Day into Night
Bradshaw was incredible ... some of his passes he is standing flat footed and throws a laser 50-60 yards .... talk about arm strength.
I like the way they introduced the players it was simple yet intense and fun
"Franco runs like an Indian running through a forest" Can't say that today! Lol
Tom Miller sure did. Think it was after this sometime. Not for sure.
Lmao!!!!
And you can tell Brookshier was just being figurative, whereas nowadays somebody would take him literally and get offended. People are so heavy/literal-minded these days. Must be all that fast food clogging their brains.
James Tressler fast food clogging brains? Thats interesting
Remember Super Bowl IV? Kansas City Chiefs' Head Coach Hank Stram was wired for sound and his assessment of the confused Minnesota Vikings defense was: "Look at them out there, running around. They look like a Chinese fire drill out there!"
I must say ... considering it's age this video is of an excellent quality. Thank You for posting this Gem. I watched this game is live and in living color. Even threw my first Superbowl party as an 11yr old with my buddies from way back when days.
To quote John Facenda: "Great teams aren't always great. They're just great when they have to be." And the Steelers certainly were...
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You are right because they could have lost three of their Super Bowls at least in the 70s
Two big pass plays were the game, Rams had an opportunity to win, absolutely
Yes!
The ⚡Chargers⚡ were never great when they had to be. 😰
Now that Donnie Shell is in the HOF, L.C. Greenwood should be in the NFL Hall Of Fame!
Agreed
and there's about 3 Los Angeles Rams in this game who should be in the HOF too...
No reason why the offense should have more or as much HOF's than that defense. Greatest EVER
I wholeheartedly agree...why he isn't in is mind-blogging...without him, the defense wouldn't be the Steel Curtan
Only a handful of the 70s dynasty are not in the hall of fame, Mike Webster, rocky blier, LC Greenwood,
10 HOF players, 5 on offense and 5 on defense plus the HOF coach. 4 Super Bowl titles in 6 years and back to back twice. Greatest Team ever
steroid steelers
@@Joe-ng5ez Nice try, except they weren't anabolic steroids. They were actually smaller than average players for their day
and no one ran faster from college to pros. They used cortisone steroidal meds for faster healing from injury that were used league wide. Now do yourself a favor and stop making yourself look lame
Wow Lame huh hmmm according to many sources,a few are Hearing the noises by Preston Pearson,False Glory Steve Courson. Terry Bradshaw and Moon Mullins statements etc etc . A Player was only allowed to get medication from a team doctor not from out side sources so when the O line was shooting up in Websters Kitchen that was breaking the rules..The Steroid Steelers had the strongest O line at that time 2 or 3 were always competing in the strongman competition.Hence why they were called Steroid Steelers @@Price70
This super bowl is why I'm a Steelers fan, I was almost 7 years old, this was the first super bowl that I knew what it meant to win,and one of few of superbowls that I remember where I was when I watched it, remember telling my dad I'm a steelers fan for life, my family was cowboys fans, this was a good game
Cromwell just makes that interception, and we're talking about the Rams' first Super Bowl win. That was the game right there.
Not so. TB threw 3 pics in that game and the Rams couldn't capitalize. That was your ballgame,
"The Los Angeles Rams earned respect, and the Pittsburgh Steelers earned another World Championship" ----- John Facenda
With the very good teams they had throughout the '70s, it's sad that they never won a championship. Dallas and Minnesota pretty much had their number.
"The Rams earned a dignity in defeat, which they had never achieved in victory."
"Won" not "earned" and it's a Steve Sabol quote as much as Facenda
quoting John Facenda is misleading....the Rams already had the respect of not just the Steelers, but the entire league..they didn't have to earn it...they were one the most winning organizations throughout the 1970's...they actually beat Pitts in 1975 & 78 in the reg season...those were both super bowl years for Pitts too..
@@bconni2 well it's a Steve Sabol line, Facenda just read it. However, he meant the 9-7, 1979 Rams
I remember Terry Bradshaw saying that this was a bittersweet Super Bowl victory because he knew this one would probably be the last one for the great Steelers dynasty of the 70s, and he was right, But what a run they had, 4 championships in 6 years, Awesome.
In the fall of 1980 I remember Howard Cosell was calling a Steelers' game (can't remember who they were playing) and Howard says something very close to "The wheels have come off the Pittsburgh Steelers!" I didn't give it too much thought at the time but over the years it seems to resonate. Then, going into that season there was talk of "One for the thumb" which I remember made me wince a little. I also remember thinking that if there were ever a group that could back up that sort of bravado it was the Pittsburgh Steelers.
While I admire the modern age Steelers for their achievements and Super Bowl victories it's the '70s Steelers I rerun in memory. Because of my family heritage, moving east from the Pittsburgh-metro area in the early-'50s to make steel in southeastern Pennsylvania, I also root for the Eagles because my father adopted his new hometown and became an Eagles/Phillies fan and remained so up until the time of his death in late-2010. My maternal grandfather was a Pirates and Steelers fan with the move east and I used to always ask him the scores of the Pirates games as he listened on his Cadillac's radio out in the driveway in front of the garage.
@@TralfazConstruction First off I'm very sorry to hear about your father, My dad passed away December 23rd 1972 the very same day as the Immaculate Reception, I remember the "One for the thumb in '81" There was a story I remember Joe Greene telling that during his career Pete Rozelle fined him $5000 for something and not long after he retired he got a check in the mail from Rozelle for $5000, The 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates will always be my all time favorite baseball team, I watched that entire series at my friends house that was full of Orioles fans who swore that series was over, I said no way, They wouldn't listen to me.
Retirements started setting in soon after. Within four years most of the dynasty players were gone.
@@JayDogTitan-he6woMy sympathies in losing your father in juxtaposition with something like that, Jay. Oh, I remember that World Series for the effect it had on my family. While I haven't researched it at this moment, wasn't there a Titanic moonshot homerun by Willie Stargell that was framed in the TV picture either next to the full moon or traveling across its face? That sticks in memory somehow. I was watching that game (might have been the clincher for the Pirates) with my wife at her aunt and uncle's home.
Summerall and Brookshier. That's how you call a game.
Ed9870 Summerall and Brooksheier were outstanding.
lucky enough to remember this duo-people forget that they were the best tandem prior to Summerall and Madden...
yup, get shit faced drunk the night before and do your thing the following day!
Brookshire was definitely pro Steelers in this game...he had so many opportunities to praise the Rams during this game, but chose not to....
No question. The "announcers" today aren't even in the same league and they know it...
The Rams had nothing to hang their heads about, other than not leaving with the Lombardi, but they played a hell of a game, and considering what a rough season it was with all the many injuries they had and starters they lost, (even Jack Youngblood was playing on a broken lower leg here) their effort here was even more impressive. This was like Ferragamo's sixth start of his career, and he played well and hung tough throughout.
Rams alway gave the Steelers trouble in the 70s. They were good plus has a few ex Steelers coaches on their staff. This was the only time the Steelers beat them that decade
@@Biggdoom344 when it counted.
@@Biggdoom344 it was only the 2nd time in the history of the Steelers organization they beat the Rams...heading into this game the Los Angeles Rams organization had an all time winning record of 12-1-1 against Pitts...that's effin dominant
@Eric McKenna, Realtor They weren't supposed to be there and gave the mighty Steelers all they could handle. Sure they lost. But the Steelers had to earn it!
@@Biggdoom344 so true on there coaching staff......they knew steelers in and out.....and still lost.
One of the best games I have seen. My brother rooting for the Steelers, and I went with the Rams. Good memories.
This game holds the record for the biggest crowd at a Superbowl
Not just because of the rare meeting of the two teams, but because The Rose Bowl was "slab" seating in those days.
You could squeeze about 100,000 in there.
makes sense, when you consider it was basically a home game for L.A...Rams fans didn't have to do any travelling....
Rams #89 Fred Dryer played on the T.V. Detective show " Hunter" 😎
Works for me 😂😂
I remember watching this game at 10 years old.. I loved the fact they just played without all of the hoopla bullshit of today's Super Bowls.
True instead they played some football
I was as well. Born in 69 - well I was 9. I remember all of those games back then without the BS. It makes the game way better.
The same here and the rams even had some of Steelers coaching and coordinators that year.
The Super Bowl jumped the shark a long time ago.
Back when the steel curtain was the steel curtain not like it is now these players are just showboaters
Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier was SUPER hungover here. Lol. It’s a reason why Madden eventually ended stepping in...these were outta control. Partying HARD. Mentioned it on A Football Life...
I read that and saw that too. CBS was trying hard to break up the Summerall/Brookshire both after this game. They were very hung over for this Super Bowl. I honestly think these two were the best team ever, Summerall/Madden was awesome too.
@@nymike06 was Harry karay drunk
huh?
No. Madden came in because Brookshier got fired for making a disparaging and somewhat racist comment about Louisville basketball. Had Brookie not gotten fired, we would have never had Madden/Summerall.
@@Rockhound6165 Thee real reason was their partying, especially during this Steelers vs Rams Super Bowl. His other remarks came later. He was a great announcer. Jada Pinkett Smith recently announced her hate for white women and the media looked the other way.
OMG thank you for this upload. This is the game I've been wanting to see complete ever since I saw the highlights recap on the super bowl DVD collection. From the summary it seemed like one badass game and I always wished to see it; new school and old school football all in one game. What great players took the field that day.
Good picture quality for a game so long ago .Been wanting to see a re broadcast of this game forever.
Rams nearly pulled off a serious upset. Actually a very good game. L.A. had their chances. Lambert int in the 4TH was huge.
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I'm not sure it would have been that big of an upset. Sure, the Rams were playing a relatively untested QB in Vince Ferragamo in the Super Bowl, but of all the teams in the NFC back then, the Rams were the one that gave the Steelers the most trouble. (Believe it or not, Roger Staubach, as great as he was, never beat the Steelers.) In fact, in the two greatest seasons of that iteration of the Steelers, they lost a total of four games, two each in 1975 and '78. The Rams were responsible for two of those losses, beating the Steelers during each of those two seasons. And to be quite honest, the Rams had a better chance to win with Ferragamo than they would have with Pat Haden, had he been healthy, because Ferragamo could stretch a defense, something Haden couldn't do. So the fact that the Rams played the Steelers like they did should not have surprised anyone.
@@cjs83172 Yes sir, the Rams always played Pitts tough and tougher still this game cause the LA had Bud Carson as their D coordinator...one of the best of all time.
wouldn't had been a big upset...Rams had the Steelers number coming into this game...
Steelers were aging, Had already been blown out earlier in the season by the chargers probably the best team in the league then. Plus some coaches on the Rams had worked for the Steelers, knew the plays
Never saw this one before now. Good video quality! John Stallworth should have been the MVP, but heck, they almost never give it to a receiver. Thanks for posting!
Reg E. Scott yeah I agree Bradshaw should have never gotten the MVP even though they won he still threw 3 interceptions.
I collect games on DVD and this is the best version I've seen. Every other version is crap!
Definitely Stallworth; especially with Steelers losing Swann. Stallworth performing brilliantly in the 4th Quarter. Second catch, 45 yd'er even more impressive than 73 yd score.
Ya man you're right. Why do receivers not get the MVP? That's weird.
1:54:03, look at that separation. The man has to lean back for it and he's still 2 yards beyond the defenders.
Swann, Stallworth, Ward and Holmes - Some of the greatest catches in Super bowl History!
My 20th birthday on 1-20-80 and my happiest to have my LA Rams FINALLY playing in the Super Bowl. We had this damn game won.
Yeah, until Ferragamo realized he was Ferragamo!
Greetings to you sir from Los Angeles or thereabouts from Southern California and a Rams fan from Scooby from near Chicago and a Bears fan. Cannot wait for the showdown in Chicago with the Bears and Rams this upcoming Sunday. Anyway I may sound just a bit too excited but ... GO RAMS!
The Rams played well against a Steelers team that had aged. But the Steelers had the superior skilled players which helped them pull it out as a veteran team will do
I remember this Superbowl as a child the first I remember watching was Dallas vs Denver. Next year Pittsburgh beat my boys I loved football so much I watched all the others since. I watched all of this one it's been so long the names I remember well. Pittsburgh was a great dynasty thanks for posting this game.
No stupid dances no show boating no locker room celebrations. They let it be known that we've been here and done that . class and professionalism at it's best a reflection of the greatest coach in Pittsburgh Steelers history.
The Steelers of today should watch these games and interviews and leave the Prim donna, egotistical, cry baby attitude at the door.
@@JimFox-vm9rx don't watch football snowflake its you sound like its not for you. You are welcome
Man ur depressed
@Jamil McCoy
Hey Frosty The Snowflake, you should blame the 85 Bears Super Bowl Shuffle for that one
@@goldenthug9
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This was practically a home game for the LA Rams.
johnny10301968 and they didn't even win!
Ironically there were more Steeler fans at this game than Rams fans
@ ukcatfan383: The Steelers' big play capabilities in the form of long touchdown throws to Swann and Stallworth spelled doom for the Rams. Great game, all around...
going into this game the L.A Rams had an all time record of 12-1-1 against Pitts... Bradshaw & Co were also 0-3 against the Rams, losing to them in the reg season in 1971, 75 & 78...the Rams actually had the Steelers number, so it was no surprise the Rams had them on the ropes until the last 7 minutes..Bradshaw was quoted as saying, the Steelers sideline was anxious as hell with a "here we go again, these guys have our number" feeling as the game wore on...the Rams being portrayed as little underdogs in this game was incredibly misleading...the Rams were one of the best teams in the NFC the decade leading up to this SB, having gone to 5 NFC title games from 1974 to 1979..that's 5 NFC title game appearances in a 6 year period...the Rams were no fluke...if you look at the Rams full body of work the decade leading up this SB, their 9-7 record was negligible..
no there wasn't...it was about a 50/50 split..
This was a much closer game than the final score indicated.
I'm a Steelers fan and I agree. Even 12 points is close but The Rams shutdown the run, picked Bradshaw off twice and led early in the 4th and were only down 2 scores late in the game.
picked off bradshaw 3 times actually and should've been 4@@Price70
@@chriseffler7082 I knew that not sure why I said twice.
His deep ball 3 times was the only offense.
the Rams weren't a little Cinderella team who came out of no where...they were a perennial contender throughout the 1970's...they more than deserved their shot at the Lombardy...
How close was this game? The lead changed hands 6 times and neither team led by more than five points until the Steelers scored their final touchdown with just under 2 minutes left in the game. The Steelers’ 12 point margin of victory masks how very close this game actually was. This was probably the greatest super bowl ever played.
According to Behind The Curtain:
A little-known fact, seen only by the Rose Bowl crowd, but captured on game film, may have been the game changer in Super Bowl XIV. At the end of the third quarter, the Rams sprinted to the other end of the field, appearing eager to finish off the victory. The Steelers stood in place on the field, watching the Rams run. Several Steelers said later that it made them mad, and inspired their play the rest of the way.
"The third quarter is nice. But it's the fourth quarter that counts." -- Franco Harris
None of that b/s meant anything. A blown assignment by Eddie Brown on Stallworth's TD and Ferragamo missing a wide open Billy Waddy on the Lambert INT made the difference, not some ginned up motivation by the Steroided Steelers.
@@manuginobilisbaldspot424 Yeah and your mama was still wiping your nose.
Bradshaw never got the credit he deserved.
@@manuginobilisbaldspot424 and don't forget Cromwell's dropped picked 6. that was a big one the Rams missed out on. had he not tensed up, Steelers would have been in serious trouble.
A very underrated game. The Rams of the 70s and 80s were quietly really good and it's a shame that history has mostly forgotten them. As a side note, the feel of this game, particularly with how close the game was despite the final score, reminds me a lot of how Super Bowl 54 went down.
There was nothing quiet about them. Rams were in the nfc championship 4 out of 6 years. Minnesota and Dallas had better HC and QB. 75 and 78 Rams were the best team in the NFC but melted down in the nfc title game twice. They were also the top NFC seed in 74 but due to pre determined playoffs brackets they had to play at Minnesota instead of the game being in LA.
The following is an excerpt from an article written by Behind The Steel Curtain:
"You're seeing the end of a dynasty."
35 years later, my mom still remembers my dad telling her this following the Steelers' 31-19 victory over the Rams in Super Bowl XIV. Maybe it was seeing the decline in the aging defense. Maybe it was seeing the Steelers offense commit the most turnovers in the NFL in '79. Maybe is was witnessing the fight of the youthful Rams, who at times looked like the superior team in Super Bowl XIV
"This was one of the toughest Super Bowls I've ever played." Ha, Bradshaw says it so casually, like he's been there before.
but it really was....the Rams had them on the ropes up until the last 5 minutes... if Cromwell doesn't drop that pick 6, and if Vince doesn't miss a wide open Waddy in the end zone, the Rams win this game...Rams had their chances to put this game away, but blew it, and brashaw and co. know it...
@@bconni2 The Steelers also had many chances to blow LA Ram out and blew it.
@@1USACitizen192 there was no specific big play opportunity the Steelers didn't take advantage of. were as the Rams had 2, of which i illustrated in my previous comment. had they not blown at least one of those, there's a very good chance the Rams win this one
@@bconni2 Had Swann not been out most of the second half things would have been different too. Let's not forget that HOF LB Jack Ham missed this game.
I'm a Dolphins fan but I love this Super Bowl
Jack Lambert is Mr. Versatility. The INT was a huge play. John Stallworth should have been awarded Super Bowl MVP..
I would have given it to Larry Anderson who had great kickoff returns all day.
As a Steeler fan in the 70s, I knew that Lambert was all over the place to compensate for the defense that had aged and wasn't playing as well as before
This was a much closer game than the end score tells
Donnie Shell #31 of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Undrafted free agent
Played from 1974-87
5 time pro bowl selection
3 time all pro
4 time super bowl champion
51 career interceptions
Not in the hall of fame...
Thats crazy. As great as he was. Still not in the hall of fame
He is now. Well deserved. He and Blount are my two favorite Steelers.
Great superbowl remember watching this when I was a kid...lambert 4th quarter int was hugh, he had six picks that year very rare for a linebacker to have that many in one year
The vaunted "Steel Curtain" Pittsburgh was one of the best franchises in the Super Bowl era of the NFL.
Does anyone else notice that old fashioned offenses played a lot faster than today's offenses? The run plays out of those close-split, multi-back formations were so explosive back then. Nowadays running backs start further back and it's a jogging taxi to the hand-off and THEN the run starts, and the name of the game is accurate blocks, finding the hole, etc.; back then it was about speed and explosion, and the running back would treat the entire play like a sprinter, the quarterback having to be just as fast to feed him the ball without him slowing down. Take 16:15 as a perfect example; just watch how everything explodes so quickly.
Was 7 yrs old when this game was played. Wished the Rams had won it. When they moved to St. Louis and won the Super Bowl, I was so angry and disgusted. At least they've come home again and hopefully one day will win the Super Bowl as the Los Angeles Rams, as it should be.
sjdrifter72 Go Steelers
actually it should be the Cleveland Rams
If Nolan Cromwell can come down with that dropped INT for a pick-six it might have been different for the Rams. Nolan was - along with Bobby Douglas - one of thee most underrated dual-threat collegiate QBs of all-time. This game reminded me what a hard tackler he became as a Pro safety.
Go steelers
I was six
1980. Air Force Academy. Colorado Springs, Colorado. Watching this game with my pops when I was 10 years old………and pops is from Pittsburgh!
Go Steelers!!!
Wendell Tyler is a very under appreciated running back. He had some great moves..
He was known for fumbling. He went on to play for the 49ers and won a Superbowl in 1984.
Very frustrating back; made lots of mistakes and fumbles. I have preferred to see Bryant get the ball more he was extremely reliable and got the yards
Los Angeles Rams running back Wendell Tyler was already playing hurt which was the reason why he kept getting injured on just about every play he rushed... A tremendous running back who later played and won a super bowl with the San Francisco 49ers!!!
The greatness of the steelers!!
Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshire were a pretty good duo. I always enjoyed their "This Week in the NFL" recap show.
I was at this game, great memories despite the heartbreaking 31-19 loss. Rams' defensive end Jack Youngblood played with a fractured left fibula, the epitome of toughness. Players today sit out 2 weeks with a blister..
Such bullshit. Players today push themselves through serious pain every week for your entertainment while you sit on your Cheetos stained couch and bitch. Lmao.
@@Kaddywompous Complete BS, today's Crybrady QBs can't take a simple tackle. Now go to the kitchen and make a sandwich for your man.
Found some more old man talk. Back then the teams had to walk to the next game cross country up hill both ways in 15 feet of snow.
Old man talk rinse n repeat locked in the 1920 box stereotyped get off my lawn Mudd fencers rinse n repeat. The only out of style old man lingo missing is real men & real football.
Great game! Six lead changes: still a Super Bowl record.
One of the greatest Super Bowls ever
I am a Dallas Cowboy fan. Judging from the comments, you people are A. Not really Steelers fans or B. You are, and have no class. I have always stated that the Steelers were just a little better than Dallas in those 2 SB games in the 70's. Was glad to finally get a SB victory over the Steelers. But I still think O'Donnel was paid off, to throw that game. To the real Steelers fans, it's always been fun playing against you. Respect.
As a lifelong Steeler fan, Respect backatcha. O'Donnell didn't do us any favors, but the 'Boys beat us fair and square that day. Those Cowboy teams in the 90s were a treat to watch, but those Cowboy teams in the 70s will always be special to me. I'll always have a Hate/Admire relationship with the Cowboys, lol.
it is an interesting theory about O'Donnell.
He was the NFL's all time leader in LOWEST interception percentage even at the time of the game (he might still be #1 on the list).
The two picks he threw to Larry Brown were a bit odd.. Corey Holiday did appear to run a wrong route (he went the opposite way) or... did he?
Guess we'll never know for sure. But one more fact (aside from the above mentioned record)... was that O'Donnell was with the Jets the very next season.
Leading speculation towards the fact he just wanted out of the Burg.. (he was miffed at the rise of K.Stewart within the team).
Dunno. I try not to think about it. I actually brag on Neil for the other games he played during his career.. the low INT rate sure helped the defense by keeping them off of the field and fresh all the time. *shrug*
Cowboys Steelers games were epic. Tremendous admiration for the Steelers organization. They are very loyal to their coaches, Noll, Cowher and Tomlin. I still hate them for beating us in the 70's.
O'Donnell was NOT paid off. Come on.
@@barrypartington8198 Thank You. This coming from a Cowboys fan.
It's also amazing to me watching these games that you never no how much time is left in the quarter and in many cases don't know what the down and distance in on each play. Lol
You had to pay attention. People had much longer attention spans back then.
The Rams held on for three quarters and played their hearts out. They were just as much champions and you wouldn't think they were a 9-7 team during the regular season. They dealt the Cowboys probably their worst heartbreaker at the time 21-19 in the divisional on 12/30/79. Who now has the guts to play with a broken leg as Jack Youngblood did? Bless their hearts.
Wendell Tyler and Jack "Hacksaw" Reynolds would eventually get their Super Bowl rings with the 49ers.
The Rams had one of the most amazing games ever vs the Seattle Seahawks in a 24-0 victory. They had 475 yards to Seattle's -7
Everyone loved to pick on the Rams for their 9-7 regular season record but they had been perennial contenders that won the western division seven years in a row. They had to overcome a lot of injuries early in the 1979 season. In 1978, they went 12-4 and got to the NFC championship game... So, they were actually one of the elite teams in the league. Their defense was every bit as tough as Pittsburgh’s and they had in fact beaten the Steelers 10-7 during a 1978 Monday night game (The Steelers lost only twice that year...).
What the Rams lacked from 1973-78 was a quarterback who could match a Staubach, Tarkenton, Stabler or Bradshaw... That was the missing ingredient.
Farragamo was a very good QB. If he had joined the Rams in 1973, they would’ve performed better in the big games against the Vikings and Cowboys... As it was, the Rams were decent under Farragamo in 1980 - went 11-5... But went downhill after that because their defensive core got too old...
They played a very good game against the Steelers. If Cromwell gets his interception and scores, and Jack Youngblood gets his, they woulda had an excellent chance ... But alas, Jack Lambert got one instead and sealed the deal...
The Steelers were a GREAT team!
Good points. The Rams had everything else except at QB. Haden and James Harris didn’t cut it..
As a 14-yr old Rams fan, this game broke my heart. Had Ferragamo not thrown that interception to Lambert in the end zone and the Rams scored on that drive ( even a FG ) they had a very good chance of winning that game.....Jack Youngblood is my favorite NFL player of all time......
I remember watching this game
Very sad that the Rams didn't get the win but they played their hearts out and almost got the win. Have to give the Steelers credit they came up with the plays when they needed to.
Lambert, Ham and Joe Greene were imo the catalyst that kept the Steelers winning year after year.
The rams are world champs now! 2021/22
This is the first Superbowl I can remember and the day I became a Pittsburgh Steelers Fan.
As a Steelers fan, I'd like to salute a couple players on the Rams for just playing damn good. Wendell Tyler (who'd go on to play for the 49ers).... he ran well and hard.
Jack Youngblood, who according to history, wanted to play in this game so bad he didn't report that he had a broken leg. Yes. He played on a broken leg. Good lord.
No, everyone knew it was broken. He had a fractured fibula, the smaller of the two lower leg bones. It happened in the playoff game vs. Dallas. He came out of that game but later returned. Then he played in the NFC Championship Game, Super Bowl, and also the Pro Bowl a week or two later all with the fractured leg.
I broke my fibula skiing in first grade.Had a cast halfway up my thigh. Never had a walking cast. There is no way he could have played if his injury was as severe as mine was.
@@raddmann336 First grade vs an Adult male linebacker hell bent on playing in a SB so bad he kept the injury a secret.
Anyways.... look up his story.
1:24:20 What an amazing grab by Franco Harris, reminiscent of his Immaculate Reception, just excellent display of hand eye coordination, agility, instincts and intelligence.
the rams had great talent, Cowboys and Vikings were always a thorn to them.
Hall of famer Terry Bradshaw was a tough sob. Brady couldn't survive half the brutality that man went through. It is why I have a helluva lot of respect for the players back then n the 60s 70s 80s. Too weak today....
Hate that nit wit bradshaw, but that time he got crunched by Turkey Jones. Man that was the most brutal sack in nfl history. Glad it happened to bradshaw
Yeah, Terry is never mentioned with the great big game QBs but he certainly belongs there as he made big plays in all four of their superbowl wins...what is a great player, a player who comes up big in big games...Bradshaw fits the bill.
As a bronco fan, that’s just a lie. I’ve watched my team (along with the ravens and giants) put Brady in the turf and he gets up every time. Plus Brady was getting hit by way bigger and stronger athletes
@@drakebudasz8837 Say What? Giselle is hitting Brady harder than any NFL defender, the rules today protect the QB better than the POTUS, what fucking NFL have you been watching
So true the players were much tougher back then
Easily the most underrated Super Bowl ever played. The official NFL Films documentary showed someone was running wide open on the Lambert interception. I think it was Waddy. Would've been the biggest SB upset (bigger than Namath over the Colts) Indeed, as someone else pointed out, the 1979 season was a weird one. The Saints blew two memorable games at home that year, to the Falcons and Raiders, that cost them not just the division but a playoff berth altogether. That's who was leading the NFC West at midseason. Then the Bucs came out of nowhere to host the NFCCG, which they lost to the Rams in a defensive struggle. Over the AFC, the Steelers are pretty lucky they didn't have to travel to play the Air Coryell Chargers in the AFCCG. The Chargers had beaten them up pretty bad in the regular season matchup. But they were upset at home by the Oilers in the divisional playoffs, and without Earl Campbell or Dan Pastorini playing in the game.
@ Shabba6884: You definitely know your NFL History! You are correct that it was Billy Waddy who was wide open on that back-breaking interception...
Shabba6884 The chargers have always choked in the playoffs. Then and now.
No doubt. Personally, the NFL Films documentary that year was the best one ever filmed and narrated!
U no ur football
As far as point spreads go if I remember correctly Pitts. was a 10 pt. favorite over the Rams,the Colts were 17 pt. favorites over the Jets so it wouldn't of been the biggest upset according to the odds..
Per Bryan Ardo of Behind The Steel Curtain:
"You're seeing the end of a dynasty." 35 years later, my mom still remembers my dad telling her this following the Steelers' 31-19 victory over the Rams in Super Bowl XIV.
Maybe it was seeing the decline in the aging defense. Maybe it was seeing the Steelers offense commit the most turnovers in the NFL in '79. Maybe is was witnessing the fight of the youthful Rams, who at times looked like the superior team in Super Bowl XIV.
Regardless of why or how, my dad knew Super Bowl XIV was the Steelers' swan song (no pun intended). I feel like Super Bowl XIV is the least remembered of the four Super Bowls Pittsburgh won during that six-year span, even though it was the best of the four games.
Yes, I was 8 years old. First SB I ever watched. I remember being impressed when the announcers said it was Pittsburgh's fourth SB, that it was a big achievement. And I remember being really disappointed when they didn't make the playoffs the following year.
Two Fifteen .....I’m not sure about that.....if the injury bug didn’t hit them in 1980 I think they were still the best team.
Actually I think the Pittsburgh Minnesota Super Bowl was forgettable
The Steelers lost four division games by a total of 10 points in 1980; three by a total of four points in the first half of the season. Bahr missed FGs and PATs in all of those games but special teams matter. Worst part was the drafting by the Steelers. The team actually had two second-round picks and whiffed on both while also missing on Malone in round one in the ’80 draft. A real chance to get younger on defense but it wasn’t in the cards.
I believe Jack Youngblood played this game on a broken leg.
yes he did
That's true
The Very First Team in the NFL to ever have A Home Field Advantage, The 1979 Los Angeles Rams, being that The Rose Bowl is in Pasadena, California, which is in Los Angeles.
Now they got to beat the 49ers this week to host the Super Bowl hoping they play the Bengals in it
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Hoping very hard that the Rams will get over on those 49ers and avoid being defeated by this team 3 times in one season. That right there would be the icing on the cake for the San Francisco 49ers. And with The NFC Championship Game being played at Los Angeles, 49ers Fans will have a story to tell to their children in the future if their team wins.
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Are you a Cincinnati Fan, or are you afraid of Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs?
@@Jiltedin2007 RAMS got it done, Fuck SF.
Los Angeles Rams 2021 World Champion and Kansas City Chiefs 2019 and 2022 World Champion maybe those two teams meet next year in Las Vegas for it all i been hoping for a Rams vs Chiefs Super Bowl since 1990 when i saw the two teams played a preseason game in Germany
Jesus, Lambert was all over the field. That guy had great range.
I followed the Steelers closely in the 70s; Lambert was all over the place to try to compensate for the fact the team was aging the defense wasn't playing as well as it used to
This was the first super bowl I remembered. I was 6 years old. I started remembering them all after this one.
I'm from Philly but everyone in the house seemed to be rooting for the Steelers so I did too, which was interesting because a couple of weeks earlier I was rooting for Miami to beat them... for no logical reason, maybe I felt sorry for Miami because they were getting beat bad.
I remember everyone saying "what's wrong with them" meaning the Steelers. Then, they won it in the 4th quarter.
Then, in the 80 season I rotted for the Eagles but I also rooted for San Diego and Houston.
It was weird I had a favorite team in each division dor 80 and 81 ----- Eagles, Lions, Falcons, Bills, Houston and San Diego... the other rooting interests didn't last beyond that timeframe
1.35...ONE OF THE BEST CATCHES.
I was deeply honored, to be nicknamed "Franko", during my highschool years, while playing "iron-man football", as a full-back, and as a middle line-backer.
I never knew what that meant, because we had bad tv reception, so I didn't get to watch pro games.
Now I have a better idea. This is the first time, apart from occasionally ads, I've been able to watch him in action. I know the feeling. Funny how things work out, with time. Now, all I can do is miss playing that game.
I even got to run 99 yrds for a TD, on the first play of a homecoming game, once, after our receiver dropped it. We were fired up after that... And won it. I even ran a 90yrd return, in that game, too.
Glory days! Glad I could have a few.
A big play in this game starts at 1:15:46. If Nolan Cromwell holds on to that pass from Terry Bradshaw, he likely scores a touchdown and the Rams probably hold the Steelers off the rest of the way. But ... we'll never know for sure. The Steelers did what they needed to do, and the Rams simply didn't. It was a great game, though.
No doubt. Makes it 26-17 Rams. Steelers still have plenty of time, but the game is going down to the final minutes if Cromwell makes that pick and scores. Cromwell was an All-Pro player, and picked off quite a few passes in his career, but he probably had nightmares for a long time not picking that pass off.
There was one Steeler lineman who had shot at tackling Cromwell. We will never know since Nolan dropped it.
beautiful weather, the mountains in the background, natural light because the game in played in the afternoon, Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier. No BS, not all the hoopla you have today, A wonderful Super Bowl. Doesn't hurt that I'm a Steeler fan born and raised in western Pa. Go Stillers!
Jack Ham sat this one out with an ankle injury. Dobre Shunka.
Nolan Cromwell’s dropped pick six I’m sure has haunted him since that 1980 January night! Rams were closer than I thought of winning this game! (1:15:10 mark)
Still haunts me, what could have been?
One of the best Super Bowls...
Henry Frederick Pittsburgh Steelers the team of the 1970's.
Not really; the year before against the boys was electric
What a beautiful stadium
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The fourth championship was the most difficult one to achieve for the Steelers! The L.A. Rams gave the Steelers a run for their money and challenged the toughness of this team, but like the true champions they were, they found a way to win another SB. The tail end of the Pittsburgh Steelers dynasty was probably a bittersweet feeling as the following decade would see this team start to decline.
Bring back fullbacks!
Kyle Juszczyk #44 for the Niners. He's amazing to watch.
the tight end position has spelled doom for fullbacks
@@bthorn5035 Love that dude!
@@thescatman5029 I have a love hate relationship with FB's. I used to love blowing those dudes up on HB lead plays, screwing the play up right from the get go. The game changed partly because physical linebackers advanced for being able to take on those lead blockers and screw up the play right from the jump. Fast forward 20 years and inside LB's are tall, lean, and fast. Perfect opportunity to bring those bruisers back like the Niners did. That guy is such a physical specimen, he can do things that old school fullbacks never could. Start a lane towards the right b gap and cut back to throw a block to the left b or c gap? That was impossible to run efficiently back in the day. The fb's simply didn't have that type of athleticism. Thats why I think 44 is so special. His position will be reborn if future players can play with that type of ability. Simply filling in a tight end is no substitute for that type of play.
@@bthorn5035 I go back to the days of Robert Newhouse. Thighs big as me! (LOL!). And I went to Syracuse with Darryl "Moose" Johnston, who became Emmitt's blocker in Dallas!
I don’t know the touchdowns for Los Angeles and Pittsburgh.
El mejor fútbol que he mirado en mi vida.
John Facenda: "By day, the Rams sparkling had kept the game close. But by night, it faded into the black reality of the Pittsburgh Steelers mustering whatever it takes to win games when most of America is watching."
Cowboys vs. Steelers part 3. Staubach’s last stand would have been epic. Damn Rams. Still a great SB !
Yup, remember that Billy Wady deflection to surprise boys
Cowboys would still lose and maybe by a bigger score
Elmendorf missed interceptions @ Dallas & in this SB because he was trying to play through a broken hand. In this game, "if" he catches it he scores & the Rams lead may well have been enough. Injuries were a major problem the whole season for Los Angeles. They were 5 - 6 earlier in the year.
The Rams hung tough all game, but the Steelers were able to put an exclamation mark at the end of the Steeler decade.
Steelers only had 84 rushing yards. But Terry had two Hall of Fame receivers, and got 309 yards in the air, for the win.
and three interceptions. Bradshaw is overrated.
The Rams back in the Super Bowl again this time in their own Stadium
146:51. LOVE how Blount drives Dennard's head into the ground, INJURING him, and taking a key Rams' player out of the game.