Swann and Stallworth Demolish the Browns (1977)
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- Опубликовано: 9 дек 2022
- Features all 11 devastating catches by the amazing Lynn Swann and John Stallworth. Swann catches 5 passes for 129 yards and 1 TD in the first half alone, forcing the Browns to double-cover him. No problem, because Stallworth catches 6 passes (4 in the 2nd half) for 126 yards and 2 TDs. Terry Bradshaw is red-hot, despite playing with a cast on his broken left wrist, hitting 13 of 21 for 283 yards and 3 TDs.
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Wow! That's why they called them the Dynamic Duo; I miss them to this day.
This was a virtuoso performance by two of the greatest receivers in NFL history. Swann and Stallworth made it look so easy. They both ran smart routes, created separation from the defensive backs, made good catches, and got yardage after making the grabs. They put on a clinic. This tandem won four Super Bowls in six years. No other receiving duo can say that.
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Love seeing Swann shake hands with Bradshaw after his TD. Refreshing change from today's NFL.
Agreed!
Because these guys were all about the team and all about winning. Not about self promotion and choreographed dances above all else.
Swann and Stallworth probably the best duo in history of the game
Over the years I forgot justt how strong an arm Bradshaw had. What a cannon.
Definitely one of the strongest arms in NFL history. Truly remarkable how deep he was able to heave it without even stepping into it.
@@mcmillenandwife I wonder how much Cleveland fans hated the Steelers at the time. I mean every year The Steelers contended for the SuperBowl while at times Cleveland struggled or just missed the playoffs
Oh, they hated them,@@lambert581... HATED them. 😂 My older brother was/is a Browns fans. We had some epic fights after a number of those games. I was the younger brother by 3 years, so more often than not, I came out on the short end of those fights... but the Steelers didn't, and that made up for it. 😁
GREATEST TEAM EVER
Interesting fact: the Steelers #3 receiver Jim Smith played 1 year in the USFL after his career in the NFL, in that one season he caught "20" touchdowns! (His quarterback was Cliff Stoudt)
Awesome My First Two Favorite Receivers. 💪🏈💪. Need more of this.
Thats like saying my first favorite racehorse was Secretariat. Once in a lifetime horse and once in a lifetime receiver duo.
@@winst0n888 Once in a lifetime for sure. Both those guys were "Magical" Air Jordan was nothing compared to Air Swann. Electrifying something I don't know what to call it. But living thru it was a great experience and that was my Breaking into Sports at 9 yrs old seeing my Steelers win back to back. And then having the Pirates as my favorite Baseball Team was too much. I loved Willie Stargell. My favorite play was him on a hit & run and the guy at the plate missed and Old Man Stargell pulls up eventually at 2nd base Sliding about 15 feet short and calls timeout 😂🤣 Funniest Sports Play ever
Bradshaw didn't believe in stepping into the pocket!
The arm strength combined with the speed of his deep drop were devastating.
Great performances by Swann and Stallworth, but also pinpoint passing from Bradshaw.
The Blonde bomber -A flick of the wrist and there goes a 70 yr pass.
As a 15 year old Browns fan, watching this game, reminds me how frustrating it was to watch them play the Steelers back then. But it didn't matter, win or lose, after the game I would grab my football and meet my neighborhood friends for a pickup game. Those were the best days.
You're right, those were the best of times. 👍 A lot of times, we were too impatient to even get all the way through the game. We lived right across the street from a park and depending on the weather, we'd frequently be out there playing our own game by halftime. 😄
@@mcmillenandwife Did you ever watch Big Chuck & Lil John from Cleveland one skit had Chuck bringing in broken TV's with the screens smashed John took a shoe out of a TV & said I sure do love it when the Browns lose to Pittsburgh
@@lambert581 😂 Loved Big Chuck and L'il John! I grew up in Ohio, about an hour south of Cleveland, so you couldn't miss 'em.
@@mcmillenandwife I lived right across the street from a park that included picnic area, a pool, basketball court, playground and a baseball field..which we converted the outfield to a football field. Missed many second half’s of Steelers games playing pickup football. However it was pretty cold this day and no football for us.
The good old days
With the exception of one low one, all of this looks more like extremely accurate Bradshaw.
👍🏻 Bradshaw was definitely in sharpshooter mode. Dropping dimes on ’em all afternoon.
@@mcmillenandwife It pains me how many people today, even those who watched him play, but even more with people who only look at box scores, believe he was just an average QB along for the ride. It doesn't help the way Terry downplays himself or Swann comments about Bradshaw's accuracy. Yes, Terry often times put it where only Swann could get it because of Swann's talent. But as you see in this video, as well as plenty of other highlights to Swann and Stallworth, as well as to Lewis, Shanklin and Cunningham, Bradshaw was very accurate often. It's like these people don't look up the highlights or even know that Terry was a was a League MVP and multiple Super Bowl MVP and multiple Team MVP and a 3 time Pro Bowler when it wasn't a popularity contest.
Agreed,@@80steen44, Terry doesn't get near the credit he deserves. Easily the best of his era (only Staubach compares), unflappable in big games, one of the strongest arms in NFL history. During the last 5 years of his career, he was in a league of his own. Still had the deep ball and the laser beams, but the accuracy, touch, leadership, ability to read defenses were all in full bloom by then. He had it all.
That was Legendary Sports Announcer Jim Simpson. Pretty much the best there ever was.
The Browns of that era weren’t that bad a team - it’s just that the Steelers were damn good - and they were division rivals. Pittsburgh won this 1977 game 35-31 in a close one.
Agreed. The Browns were pretty competitive in the late '70s. Some great rivalry games in there, and the games at Three Rivers in particular tended to be exciting, which enhanced the "Three Rivers Jinx." ruclips.net/video/YNCP4i4QK1M/видео.html
Swann and Stallworth basically did the same thing in Cleveland in 1975
@@howardcosell2022 You're exactly right, both were over 100 yards in that game, too.
Steelers Nation. Never will there be another.
Amen!
They were fun days.
88. Greatest player of all time.
Bradshaw throws 30 yards downfield and Mike Webster is there laying out a safety....
IKR? Webster was incredible.
Swann and Stalworth, Rice and Taylor, or Carter and Moss? Honorable mention Bilitnekof and Branch.
Some truly great names there. 👍👍 As a tandem, Swann and Stallworth top my list because they were SO huge in big games. Carter and Moss rank with them in terms of talent, no question, but only during the regular season. Rice and Taylor are a step down as a tandem because while Rice is probably the GOAT, Taylor was good but not great. Biletnikoff and Branch... great tandem, but I think Branch was a bit of a one-trick pony until later in his career after Fred was gone.
@@mcmillenandwife Well, put! I pretty much agree w everything you said.
@@mcmillenandwife Taylor was underrated and deserves mention among the greats. Clutch performer in big games. Like Swann, quality over quantity. I believe he mentored a young Rice pretty well too.
no gloves. no stickum. no five yard chuck rule yet, defense was still permitted.....bradshaw calling his own plays, and showing how it's done...and you see the results.
The touchdown to Swann would not have been a score today. The NFL has rule problems that their not addressing.
I think it would've withstood scrutiny even with today's nonsense rules, simply because he took two steps with it in his control. He wasn't falling to the ground as he caught it, but instead was tripped up after possession.
All that said, you never know what the inconsistent refs will call, and I agree with your overarching point.
I watched the '95 Steelers vs Colts AFC Championship game recently, and Ernie Mills' big catch late in the 4th definitely wouldn't have been ruled a catch today. Crazy, because it was clearly a great catch. You could see it was a catch then, and you can see it was a catch now... except now they would rule it incomplete.
It was totally a catch the reason i say that is yes the two feet were clearly down and established and I believe as Swann was getting tripped up he was going to do his customary spike behind his head, his semi trademark spike. As he started to do it he got tripped and that's why he dropped it. And I think he thought it could be ruled a fumble that's why he grabbed it so fast. If it was an incomplete pass he'd a let it go..
But by any letter of the law catch two feet possession established in end zone immediately TD..
Oh, I don’t know. That first Swann TD. Did he complete the process of the catch? 🙄. Today’s NFL rules are ridiculous.
Namaste🙏🕉🌸
Dwelling in the past??? You Steeler, Cowboy, Viking, 49er, Giant and Dolphin fans are all the same!
Not dwelling in it... delighting in it. History is an integral part of sports. There's a reason teams keep records, wear throwback jerseys, retire numbers, have rings of honor in their stadiums, etc. If you don't revel in the history of your team, it's generally because your team has a lousy history.
Why would a Steelers fan dwell in the past? Do you mean"living in the past' maybe? We don't dwell on the past because we were so successful. We have done nothing but win for the last 50 years. So I can understand why you're a jealous and butt hurt hater.
@@The_Bad_Guy. NFL fans are pathetic! How in the world can a grown man get all excited from watching grown men wearing those colorful uniforms including skintight pants tackle one another? I don’t know, maybe it’s just me!
@@michaell874 yeah it's you.