I worked with Jack with the game commission. The nicest, coolest guy you can meet. Just goes to show you that these guys are a different breed on the field
Yes it’s interesting they are actually humans until they hit field , he was superb player , I’ve watched a lot of football, no one better inside , in my opinion, no haters please
As a Cowboy's fan during the 70's, the Steelers were the only team that I dreaded Dallas playing against. I remember being elated with their 1-4 start and thinking they're done for the year but panicked as they rolled through the rest of the season. That defense is the best I ever saw. I get so tired of hearing about the '85 Bears and their defense. They were a one hit wonder. Pittsburgh did it for almost an entire decade. As much as I lived and died with Dallas back then, I had a lot of respect for that defense.
YES, THE STEELERS WERE CONSISTENTLY STRONG, NOT A FLASH IN THE PAN LIKE THE 85 BEARS. 4 TITLES IN 6 YEARS. ID RATHER HAVE THAT THAN THE BEARS OF THE MID 80s.
I'm a lifelong Steeler fan but the 85 bears were up there too. Who was better?? All anyone can do is speculate. Anyone who passionately claims the answer is obvious has no idea what they're talking about.
The 76 Steelers were the best of the Steelers 70's team, they were at the peak of their powers. They won 2 back to back superbowls going into that season and they would win 2 more after the 76 season to end with 4 superbowls from 1974-1979. Their defensive stats for 1976 are unbelievable. However 1976 was also the best Oakland raider team of the decade as well. They went 13-1 and won their first superbowl which says so much about how great the raiders were that year to beat the best Steeler team of the 70's. They not only beat them in the playoffs but they beat them in the regular season as well. They were 2-0 against the 76 Steelers. The Raider/Steeler Rivalry was off the charts those years! I am a lifetime Steeler fan born in Pittsburgh and lived here all my life BUT the 1976 Raiders Do Not get enough credit about how great they really were and what they accomplished that year going 13-1 and winning the superbowl. I think the 76 Raiders could have beat the 72 Dolphins and the 85 bears, they were that good.
Watch the SB, Raiders vs the Vikings and it looks like the Varsity taking on the freshman. There have been blowouts in SB but I have never seen a game in the NFL where the physical dominance was so one sided. Maybe the vikings have not discovered roits yet.
They never should have given away Preston Pearson who would have been a worthy replacement when both thousand yard rushers, Franco Harris and Rocky Bleier, went down. After Preston Pearson was given away he only scored 4 touchdowns in the '75 NFC championship game and stood up to Jack Lambert after Cliff Harris was dumped for patting Gerela's helmet after a missed field goal. If the had Preston Pearson who lost the '75 & '79 superbowls like he lost the '69 superbowl while on the Colts. But he also won the '77 superbowl with rhe Cowbys like he won in '74 with the Steelers. Noll should have kept Preston Pearson and they might have won 3 straight superbowls. And I don't want to get into how WR Roy Jefferson and LB Ray May went on t g e win the superbowl for the Colts in '70 and then both of them went into two of the better teams of the 70s. The Redskins and the Broncos on their way to becoming the Irange Crush. Oh well so not every move by the Steelers paid off 🤔🤨😉
And they had superior opponents , they dethroned Miami , then Raiders were excellent and later Oilers had great teams , then those Cowboy teams , that Pittsburgh team was excellent
Im 56 years old I was glued to the television when the Pittsburgh steelers came on i would watch jack lambert and Jack Ham and Joe Green and took their skills out on the football field and was demolishing people back in High school
The Steelers had very good to great defenses for 8 years from 72 to 79, easily longest run of d excellence in super bowl era for one team...patriot fan. They did their talking on the field not in media
@@spikemcge3857 Who cares?! Juiced or not, the greatest defenses did what they did. The stats are there to compare and debate. I was too young for the 1976 Steel Curtain, but old enough for the 85 Bears , and they’re still the best I’ve seen. Because the Offense was non-existent, the 1991 Philadelphia Eagles Defense never gets any love, and they stack up well against the all-time single season defenses. The only other super D that stands out in my time is the 2000 Ravens unit that nearly pitched a shutout in the Super Bowl.
They were the best defense I am a huge charger fan in those days you cannot deny the Pittsburgh Steelers I loved it when you came to town what is the coolest thing to see all my heroes
Can't play Defense like that in the Current NFL. Look at all those roughing and late hits lol. The game has changed a lot...to the point that as Lambert suggested, "(All Player today) not just QB's, should be wearing dresses". You'll never see defense played like that again.
That's why people cant compare the statistics of QB's like Bradshaw to the statistics of modern era QB's! It's not the same game! So many rule changes have been implemented to protect the QB, the Receivers, etc. Not just their health, but also their ability to move the football down the field. It's a different game!
Totally agree that the 1976 Steelers had the best defense in NFL history at that time, and I remember feeling so deflated seeing Harris and Blier reduced to cheer leaders due to injuries. It was something to behold in sports history (Steeler fan for 52 years and counting.)
Not arguing but Denver had a great defense their last Super Bowl and those Niners teams had great defenses but you’re absolutely correct , I was just pointing out some honorable mentions 👍
@@user-hu5iw4lb4x no doubt. Can even throw in some of those great Tampa Bay Defenses from late90s til mid2000s. And some of the defenses from the early part of the 49ers greatness-early/mid80s- are probably a bit underrated. Everyone always remembers Ronnie Lott,w/good reason, but they had guys like Dwayne Board,Keena Turner, & Hacksaw Reynolds as well. Ppl may still have the impression of SF being a finesse type team but they were anything but on D.
76 Steeler D is the gold standard. The measuring stick of all defenses. Not the awesome 85 Bears. Not the superb 2000 Ravens. 28 points allowed in 9 games. The greatest sustained performance (offense or defense) in league history.
sometimes you get off to a bad start, they did, but then the dee showed why it is considered the true greatest of all time...and crushed everyone on the way to the playoffs, and as i noted above, if harris and bleier, each 1000 yard rushers that year, hadnt been hurt, while thrashing the colts in the playoffs 40-14, oakland stands no chance of winning.......
I agree but they did surrender 24 points in the AFC title game against the Raiders. I know they played without Blier and Harris but they are on the offense. I don't feel like its an excuse.
haahhahaha. And he won't even hear you cuz you are absolutely no one. And if you really had any balls you would fly to Pittsburgh and call him out to his face. He is easily accessible. Everyone in Pittsburgh knows which bars he goes to. There is even a video of his house and its location here on RUclips so go be a tough guy. No the Bears were not. The Steelers stats back it up. They allowed fewer points and fewer yards per game. That Bears D isn't even the 2nd best of all time. Maybe 5th or 6th. Great overall team but a one hit wonder. I always wondered what happened to them the next year? You never heard from that team again. And its serious question. Do you know? I actually loved that Bears team. But by the way they got lucky that Miami choked in the AFC Title Game cuz they were gonna t off and the Bears Defense and beat em in the Superbowl. They scored 45 on them that season. Sorry but you can't have the greatest of all time and get 45 points scored on you in ANY game. The most the '76 Steeler team allowed, when they were healthy, was 24 points. They had 9 games dude where there were no touchdowns against them. NINE!! In a 14 game season. Five shutouts. Are you kidding?
The Steeler defensive stats are the best after the 1-4 start when they had a bunch of injuries. Over those last 9 games no one was better in history. 5 shutouts in 9 games and only 2 touchdowns scored against them is unprecedented.
Charlene Baker Hey , they didnt 3 peat... Hello shit for brains! Stats are for losers! Steelers cried they were injured in 76 afc championship.... My ass!!! Dwight white, cry me a river !!! As he said about Raiders in 75 afc championship game... Kiss my ass. #58 & #78!!!
If my memory is still good, Reggie Harrison was their only healthy running back coming into the AFC Championship game, and there was even talk of giving Terry Bradshaw a set shoulder pads and letting him play running back.
@@steelersjourney11111 the other Florida team was 6-8 that year and in the lower half of the league for points scored. The Bengals were the only winning team they played in that streak
@@steelersjourney11111 I can agree to that, however you can not deny that they werent shutting out the Raiders, Patriots and Vikings in those games (each of which had no problems reaching the end zone when they defeated the '76 Steelers).
EFFIN A JACK ! I AM A MAN FROM PITTSBURGH. AND FOOTBALL THROUGHOUT WESTERN PA, ALL FELT THIS IN EVERY BROUGH AND TOWN. THAT PRIDE IN STEELERS NATION BEGAN !
I watched the Steelers/Browns from the start ! I remember J. Lambert sitting on the sideline next to a barrel of fire , Then... light a cigarette with a cast on his arm ! The 70's were Great .
I remember this season. My favorite take in this vid was that all out against the dolphins. Im pretty sure this was a monday night game on abc. This D played like they were posessed by something not of this earth.
this was THE steeler team that was supposed to win their third sb in a row, and would have if harris and bleier, two 1000 yards rushers that year, wouldnt have been injured before the overrated raiders matchup in the playoffs.....
Oh my gosh...I remember the play when #64 dropped Bradshaw on his head. I called the Pete Franklin Sportsline, I was only 12, and made some remarks about this.
I was at that game sitting right behind the right field bullpen in old Municipal Stadium.Browns won it on a flea flicker to Greg Priutt who threw a TD pass to Paul Warfield who came back one last year from the old World Football League - great game 80,000 plus there
I was at that game in Cleveland.steelers didn't lose a regular season game. And only gave up like 50 60 point, for the rest of the season.The fill in QB, Kruzek didn't throw for a td and Franco and Rocky both rushed for over a grand. Unfortunately both were hurt in the playoff win in Baltimore and couldn't play in the AFC championship game and loss in Oakland. Best Steeler defensive season EVER. Look it up haters.
the 1976 steelers were the best team we ever had. these are the words of jack lambert. yet they complained for years when the raiders beat them in the 1976 championship game in oakland. and the raiders went on to win the superbowl. we didnt have rocky bleier, we didnt have franco harris. did you have 11 guys on offense, did you have 11 guys on defense. you were just out played by a better team. live with it steelers.
The 76 edition was the best Steelers team according to the man whose opinion matters the most, Chuck Noll. Meaning they were the best team ever, and they still lost. Man plans, and the Gods laugh. Injuries, bad luck, poor early season play all contributed to the doom of this all time great team from fulfilling its destiny. You got to hand it to Oakland. They won, and that's that. If the Raiders starting backfield would've gotten hurt the prior week, they wouldn't have cancelled the game. It's a shame Pittsburgh wasn't at full strength, but...... You play the hand that's dealt you.
Protecting quarterbacks and putting a dress on them is one thing, suplexing them with your full body weight onto their head is another thing entirely. That could be fatal and should never be allowed.
The numbers speak for themselves. Won 10 in a row after a 1-4 start, allowed 28 pts (3.1 a game) over the last 9 games of the Regular Season, 5 of them shutouts.
was at DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY in Pitt at this time Rooney family has history at Duquesne as the sons went there..such a humble organization who let their accomplishments tell the story no bullshit..character and accountability not much of this today very sad
As a longtime fan, I believe the Steelers were on their way to winning a 3 peat, had it not been for the injuries to Franco and Rocky. Oh well, those are the breaks. That’s alright, Steelers would win their 2nd back to back titles, 2 years later.
Think about this Every1 talks about the 84’ Bears an how Nasty how Great, but the Steelers did it for a F***KING DECADE LOL 😂.!!! That’s almost hard to imagine or comprehend and I’m a long life Raiders fan saying this 2U.!!
76 Steelers were the best single season defense until the 85 Bears. 70s Steelers defense is still the greatest overall because of what they did from 74 through 79.
If the 1976 Steelers had not suffered so many injuries on offense they would have beaten the Raiders and also beaten the Vikings in Super Bowl XI which would have given them three titles in a row and five titles in six seasons.
To all football fans, never allow our let your Quarterback get hit like this. "ECE ". Heads up and always on the Ball. "Swoop Down ". Attack- Attack-- Attack. Swoop Down and attack back.
The rules don’t allow the defense to play defense. Did Turkey Jones even get a flag thrown against him when he took Bradshaw by the shoulder pads and threw him to the ground? If a defensive player hits a quarterback below the knees don’t they get a one game or three game suspension?
I miss this style of football. The Steel Curtain wouldn’t survive in today’s “game”. Imagine one of today’s top teams having to play against that defense with the old style of game allowed. My money would be on the Steel Curtain. As soon as the QB got sacked a few times by Lambert, White, or Greene they would be throwing wild just so they wouldn’t get hit again.
"IRON CURTIAN" ...... NOT....? steel curtian.... I guess you just had to be there.... Bradshaw, Greene, Lambert 🏈🏉🏈🏉🏈🏉 Am I the only one that remembers that?
True sir.. however our Philadelphia Eagles offense of line must protect CW#11, a whole lot better. Cause no other quarterback should ever be hit like this again in any NFL gridiron game ever.
Probably the 70s Steelers, the league was more competitive in the 70s than the 60s. However, it could go either way, the 60s Packers were that good. Lombardi kind of predicted the Steelers becoming a force in the 70s, I remember reading somewhere that Lombardi said, “Chuck Noll is building a team up there in a Pittsburgh, watch out for them in the coming years.”
Unless we are talking about who is better pound-for-pound, it's the 70s Steeler in a walk. Bigger, much stronger players in the 70s. The Steelers strength coach of that era reported that every Steeler could bench 300 lbs, and every o-lineman could bench 500 lbs. In the 60s, teams were still laboring under the wive's tale that weights are bad for you. The 60s Packers would get pushed up and down the field.
@@SeisanStnc The Steelers were the first team to hire a strength coach. The coach was a Olympic weightlifter and competed with Russians. There he learned about steroids and passed it on to some of the players. No one knew much about steroids at that time, but soon all the teams were experimenting. My dentist knew a Steeler front office guy, who told him that one of the players butt was so calloused, that he had trouble finding a spot for the needle. Not all the players used them, but the Steelers had some pretty impressive bench presses, for players at 250 lbs and manhandled a lot of teams in the early 70’s….
Yeah, Carson Wintz #11 crowned as, NFL favorite American Philadelphia Eagles... yeah Darryl(drivs)Rivers of Moorestown NJ must hold back my tongue and thoughts on calling CW American NFL favorite. Now is not the time.
Teams didn't invest in solid backup quarterbacks back then. They could have picked Steve Grogan in the 1975 draft (picked in 5th rd) or Jim Zorn (undrafted )
I'm more than a little biased but the '91 Eagle defense could be argued as the greatest ever. Unlike the '76 Steelers with its two 1000-yard rushers and the '85 Bears with its #1 rushing attack to control the clock and rest the defense, the '91 Eagle D had to carry an absolute garbage offense. Couldn't run. Couldn't pass. Couldn't protect the QB. Couldn't protect the ball. The '76 Steelers ran for 2971 yards and 4.5 YPC. The '85 Bears ran for 2761 yards and 4.5 YPC. The '91 Eagles ran for 1396 yards and 3.1 YPC. As Dan Dierdorf said in '91 on Eagles-Redskins MNF regarding what the Eagle D must be telling the offense when it goes on the field, "Just try to hold them this time." The stats were amazing. Allowed a ridiculous 3.9 YPP (while the offense gained an almost as-ridiculous 4.3 YPP). Allowed only one team in 16 games to gain 300 yards of offense. The '91 Eagles were one of two NFC teams to go 10-6 and not make the playoffs. The NFC was loaded at that time, '91 especially.
I worked with Jack with the game commission. The nicest, coolest guy you can meet. Just goes to show you that these guys are a different breed on the field
New England Patriots fan here. Jack Lambert is my favorite football player of all time. If you can tell us more about him...please do.
I'll bet Jack didn't run into many who resisted arrest
Yes it’s interesting they are actually humans until they hit field , he was superb player , I’ve watched a lot of football, no one better inside , in my opinion, no haters please
As a Cowboy's fan during the 70's, the Steelers were the only team that I dreaded Dallas playing against. I remember being elated with their 1-4 start and thinking they're done for the year but panicked as they rolled through the rest of the season.
That defense is the best I ever saw. I get so tired of hearing about the '85 Bears and their defense. They were a one hit wonder. Pittsburgh did it for almost an entire decade. As much as I lived and died with Dallas back then, I had a lot of respect for that defense.
YES,
THE STEELERS WERE CONSISTENTLY STRONG, NOT A FLASH IN THE PAN LIKE THE 85 BEARS. 4 TITLES IN 6 YEARS.
ID RATHER HAVE THAT THAN THE BEARS OF THE MID 80s.
Me too!
But for 1 yr give me the 85bears
@@116cowboy You have your 1 year wonder. I'll take a decade of excellence.
Pittsburgh's Defense won the 1st 2 Championships,the offense won the last two
I remember these games as if it were yesterday. The best I ever saw.
Remember the snow that game in cincy and about eight hours later we got that snow in Pgh 🥶❄️🌨
I'm inclined to agree with Jack Lambert about the '76 Steeler defense as the best the NFL ever saw
Anthony Martin no
@Anthony Martin You high?
He's right they dominated everyone
I'm a lifelong Steeler fan but the 85 bears were up there too. Who was better?? All anyone can do is speculate. Anyone who passionately claims the answer is obvious has no idea what they're talking about.
I agree with Jack Lambert and you!
I'm a life long die hard Oakland Raiders fan , and I have to agree , the Steelers defense was the shit
The Raiders were so talented but then so were Pittsburgh and Miami one of those three won every Super Bowl for quite awhile
The 76 Steelers were the best of the Steelers 70's team, they were at the peak of their powers. They won 2 back to back superbowls going into that season and they would win 2 more after the 76 season to end with 4 superbowls from 1974-1979. Their defensive stats for 1976 are unbelievable. However 1976 was also the best Oakland raider team of the decade as well. They went 13-1 and won their first superbowl which says so much about how great the raiders were that year to beat the best Steeler team of the 70's. They not only beat them in the playoffs but they beat them in the regular season as well. They were 2-0 against the 76 Steelers. The Raider/Steeler Rivalry was off the charts those years! I am a lifetime Steeler fan born in Pittsburgh and lived here all my life BUT the 1976 Raiders Do Not get enough credit about how great they really were and what they accomplished that year going 13-1 and winning the superbowl. I think the 76 Raiders could have beat the 72 Dolphins and the 85 bears, they were that good.
Watch the SB, Raiders vs the Vikings and it looks like the Varsity taking on the freshman. There have been blowouts in SB but I have never seen a game in the NFL where the physical dominance was so one sided. Maybe the vikings have not discovered roits yet.
Yeah but Franco and Bleier were both injured for the playoffs. Just sayin.
They never should have given away Preston Pearson who would have been a worthy replacement when both thousand yard rushers, Franco Harris and Rocky Bleier, went down. After Preston Pearson was given away he only scored 4 touchdowns in the '75 NFC championship game and stood up to Jack Lambert after Cliff Harris was dumped for patting Gerela's helmet after a missed field goal. If the had Preston Pearson who lost the '75 & '79 superbowls like he lost the '69 superbowl while on the Colts. But he also won the '77 superbowl with rhe Cowbys like he won in '74 with the Steelers. Noll should have kept Preston Pearson and they might have won 3 straight superbowls.
And I don't want to get into how WR Roy Jefferson and LB Ray May went on t g e win the superbowl for the Colts in '70 and then both of them went into two of the better teams of the 70s. The Redskins and the Broncos on their way to becoming the Irange Crush. Oh well so not every move by the Steelers paid off 🤔🤨😉
And they had superior opponents , they dethroned Miami , then Raiders were excellent and later Oilers had great teams , then those Cowboy teams , that Pittsburgh team was excellent
Terry, Jack, mean Joe, Lynn, John, Franco, Rocky, what a hell of a team. Thanks Guys
Jack×2
You can just see they are on another level...incredible. Someone in the right place at every time with the right play. Amazing.
Im 56 years old I was glued to the television when the Pittsburgh steelers came on i would watch jack lambert and Jack Ham and Joe Green and took their skills out on the football field and was demolishing people back in High school
The Steelers had very good to great defenses for 8 years from 72 to 79, easily longest run of d excellence in super bowl era for one team...patriot fan. They did their talking on the field not in media
And with the steroid needles...
@@spikemcge3857 the offensive line juiced for sure, everyone knows that. but no one on the defense did.
@@spikemcge3857 Everyone was doing them - dbol was handed out like candy. Therefore, all things were equal you fucking dumbass.
@@spikemcge3857 Who cares?! Juiced or not, the greatest defenses did what they did. The stats are there to compare and debate.
I was too young for the 1976 Steel Curtain, but old enough for the 85 Bears , and they’re still the best I’ve seen.
Because the Offense was non-existent, the 1991 Philadelphia Eagles Defense never gets any love, and they stack up well against the all-time single season defenses. The only other super D that stands out in my time is the 2000 Ravens unit that nearly pitched a shutout in the Super Bowl.
They were the best defense I am a huge charger fan in those days you cannot deny the Pittsburgh Steelers I loved it when you came to town what is the coolest thing to see all my heroes
That run on defense was bananas.
The Steelers were scary. They made the Cowboys cry like little girls.
That's mind boggling that they gave up only 42 points in those 10 wins, 4.2 ppg.
Eight of Pittsburgh's 11 starters from the '76 team went to the Pro Bowl that year. Four were eventually inducted into the Hall of Fame.
1976 Steeler defense= MEN OF STEEL.
Mac Miles they’d get shit on if they played in today’s NFL tho lol
@@dutdut2.052 All they'd need to do is inject the roids todays guys are using and they'd be all good.
@@dutdut2.052 uh huh. One real hit from a linebacker and todays qbs would be out for the season.
In the forest, the bears run away from Lambert!
Great line. Jack lambert. Is the greatest
Being a Cowboy fan I hate to admit it, but you're right James. Lambert runs ALL the critters outta the woods especially if he's smiling.
@@timross3327 he was a backup outside linebacker! He was second string! Football is about hunger sometimes
THE BEST TEAM EVER,PERIOD
True that!👍✌
I’ve watched a lot of football, I think you’re correct 👍
The closest defense to the 76 Steelers as far as keeping their opponents off of the scoreboard was the 2000 Ravens. They had 4 shutouts
Can't play Defense like that in the Current NFL. Look at all those roughing and late hits lol. The game has changed a lot...to the point that as Lambert suggested, "(All Player today) not just QB's, should be wearing dresses". You'll never see defense played like that again.
Iloyd Martinez lol he can talk about dresses all he wants, i’d like to see the steelers play in today’s NFL though. They would get whooped
@@dutdut2.052 Spoken like a truly ignorant non-fan.
That's why people cant compare the statistics of QB's like Bradshaw to the statistics of modern era QB's! It's not the same game! So many rule changes have been implemented to protect the QB, the Receivers, etc. Not just their health, but also their ability to move the football down the field. It's a different game!
Not unless a new pro football league is formed
Totally agree that the 1976 Steelers had the best defense in NFL history at that time, and I remember feeling so deflated seeing Harris and Blier reduced to cheer leaders due to injuries. It was something to behold in sports history (Steeler fan for 52 years and counting.)
76 Steeler D, 85 Bear D, 2001 Raven D are top 3 all time. Can't go wrong taking any of those 3.
Not arguing but Denver had a great defense their last Super Bowl and those Niners teams had great defenses but you’re absolutely correct , I was just pointing out some honorable mentions 👍
@@user-hu5iw4lb4x no doubt. Can even throw in some of those great Tampa Bay Defenses from late90s til mid2000s. And some of the defenses from the early part of the 49ers greatness-early/mid80s- are probably a bit underrated. Everyone always remembers Ronnie Lott,w/good reason, but they had guys like Dwayne Board,Keena Turner, & Hacksaw Reynolds as well. Ppl may still have the impression of SF being a finesse type team but they were anything but on D.
@@igorslocks right , like I forgot those great Buc defenses , absolutely!
76 Steeler D is the gold standard.
The measuring stick of all defenses.
Not the awesome 85 Bears.
Not the superb 2000 Ravens.
28 points allowed in 9 games.
The greatest sustained performance (offense or defense) in league history.
Who on the 85 bears could crack the 76 Steelers Dent Maybe (Other than that NO ONE)
Yeah but what happened in the first 5 games and in the AFC title game?
Walter Payton on the offensive end. Dan Hampton and Singletary as well.
It don’t mean a thing unless you win the ring
sometimes you get off to a bad start, they did, but then the dee showed why it is considered the true greatest of all time...and crushed everyone on the way to the playoffs, and as i noted above, if harris and bleier, each 1000 yard rushers that year, hadnt been hurt, while thrashing the colts in the playoffs 40-14, oakland stands no chance of winning.......
Best defense ever that year
#58 - The Best There Was
So proud to be from Pittsburgh, especially those years!
The Chief even said that this may have been the Steelers best team.
GREATEST D...OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!! 1976
I agree but they did surrender 24 points in the AFC title game against the Raiders. I know they played without Blier and Harris but they are on the offense. I don't feel like its an excuse.
haahhahaha. And he won't even hear you cuz you are absolutely no one. And if you really had any balls you would fly to Pittsburgh and call him out to his face. He is easily accessible. Everyone in Pittsburgh knows which bars he goes to. There is even a video of his house and its location here on RUclips so go be a tough guy. No the Bears were not. The Steelers stats back it up. They allowed fewer points and fewer yards per game.
That Bears D isn't even the 2nd best of all time. Maybe 5th or 6th. Great overall team but a one hit wonder. I always wondered what happened to them the next year? You never heard from that team again. And its serious question. Do you know? I actually loved that Bears team. But by the way they got lucky that Miami choked in the AFC Title Game cuz they were gonna t off and the Bears Defense and beat em in the Superbowl. They scored 45 on them that season. Sorry but you can't have the greatest of all time and get 45 points scored on you in ANY game. The most the '76 Steeler team allowed, when they were healthy, was 24 points. They had 9 games dude where there were no touchdowns against them. NINE!! In a 14 game season. Five shutouts. Are you kidding?
'77 falcons are. #stats dont lie.
The Steeler defensive stats are the best after the 1-4 start when they had a bunch of injuries. Over those last 9 games no one was better in history. 5 shutouts in 9 games and only 2 touchdowns scored against them is unprecedented.
Charlene Baker Hey , they didnt 3 peat... Hello shit for brains! Stats are for losers! Steelers cried they were injured in 76 afc championship.... My ass!!! Dwight white, cry me a river !!! As he said about Raiders in 75 afc championship game... Kiss my ass. #58 & #78!!!
Can we get back,is all I would love to see. Go Steelers. We can and we will
The 1976 Patriots lit that defense up for 30 in Three Rivers Stadium. With a healthy Franco and Rocky. It was Beautiful
Wow amazing sharing ❤❤❤
If my memory is still good, Reggie Harrison was their only healthy running back coming into the AFC Championship game, and there was even talk of giving Terry Bradshaw a set shoulder pads and letting him play running back.
Bradshaw was a tremendous athlete!
terry probably could have done it. he was a good runner, hard to take down
Bradshaw would have helped the running game.
My son played for a little league team called the Steelers. He played QB and LB and wore #58.
9 Points In A 5 Week Span Is Just Unheard Of !
Them 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers were tough.
DICK TRICKLE We Beat That Other Florida Team 14-3 !
@@steelersjourney11111 the other Florida team was 6-8 that year and in the lower half of the league for points scored. The Bengals were the only winning team they played in that streak
Chris Kies Doesn’t Matter 5 Shutouts In 8 Games Is Incredibly Impressive And You’ll Never See It Ever Again !!!
@@steelersjourney11111 I can agree to that, however you can not deny that they werent shutting out the Raiders, Patriots and Vikings in those games (each of which had no problems reaching the end zone when they defeated the '76 Steelers).
EFFIN A JACK !
I AM A MAN FROM PITTSBURGH.
AND FOOTBALL THROUGHOUT WESTERN PA, ALL FELT THIS IN EVERY BROUGH AND TOWN.
THAT PRIDE IN STEELERS NATION BEGAN !
first time i ever cried in my life was 12/26/76 when they lost to the raiders 24-7
I watched the Steelers/Browns from the start ! I remember J. Lambert sitting on the sideline next to a barrel of fire , Then... light a cigarette with a cast on his arm ! The 70's were Great .
I remember this season. My favorite take in this vid was that all out against the dolphins. Im pretty sure this was a monday night game on abc. This D played like they were posessed by something not of this earth.
Here's the 4th quarter of that '76 Steelers/Dolphins game: www.mcmillenandwife.com/1976_Steelers_14_vs_Dolphins_3.html
Some of them were but i suppose it was of this earth the juice made those men into monsters and man was it fun to watch lol
The greatest defense to ever take the field.
this was THE steeler team that was supposed to win their third sb in a row, and would have if harris and bleier, two 1000 yards rushers that year, wouldnt have been injured before the overrated raiders matchup in the playoffs.....
So True!
Didn't the Raiders win their 1st superbowl that year?
Waaaaaaah
Oh my gosh...I remember the play when #64 dropped Bradshaw on his head. I called the Pete Franklin Sportsline, I was only 12, and made some remarks about this.
Ron Larson "Turkey" Joe Jones was #64
Rice Young and joe turkey jones ended up on the eagles
Thanks, Ron Larson!
I was at that game sitting right behind the right field bullpen in old Municipal Stadium.Browns won it on a flea flicker to Greg Priutt who threw a TD pass to Paul Warfield who came back one last year from the old World Football League - great game 80,000 plus there
Pete Franklin is a forgotten sports guru
Damn what sport is this? They should bring this back looks like fun to watch
What football used to be
I was at that game in Cleveland.steelers didn't lose a regular season game. And only gave up like 50 60 point, for the rest of the season.The fill in QB, Kruzek didn't throw for a td and Franco and Rocky both rushed for over a grand. Unfortunately both were hurt in the playoff win in Baltimore and couldn't play in the AFC championship game and loss in Oakland. Best Steeler defensive season EVER. Look it up haters.
the 1976 steelers were the best team we ever had. these are the words of jack lambert. yet they complained for years when the raiders beat them in the 1976 championship game in oakland. and the raiders went on to win the superbowl. we didnt have rocky bleier, we didnt have franco harris. did you have 11 guys on offense, did you have 11 guys on defense. you were just out played by a better team. live with it steelers.
The 76 edition was the best Steelers team according to the man whose opinion matters the most,
Chuck Noll.
Meaning they were the best team ever, and they still lost.
Man plans, and the Gods laugh.
Injuries, bad luck, poor early season play all contributed to the doom of this all time great team from fulfilling its destiny.
You got to hand it to Oakland.
They won, and that's that.
If the Raiders starting backfield would've gotten hurt the prior week, they wouldn't have cancelled the game.
It's a shame Pittsburgh wasn't at full strength, but......
You play the hand that's dealt you.
Strong cheers"
and Thank you"
Protecting quarterbacks and putting a dress on them is one thing, suplexing them with your full body weight onto their head is another thing entirely. That could be fatal and should never be allowed.
Wuss . FU
imagine running into jack lambert in a forest!
mel bias imaging steeling his parking spot!!!!!
id rather meet a grizzly bear!
Hall of Fame players on each level of defense - Bunch of studs that loved football.
That's the D I recall. The fans expected the Steelers D to out-score their opponents.
S.B. 9 & 10....13 & 14.... TWO BACK TO BACK S.B. WINS....
T. B. never lost a S.B. game that he played in... the first to aquire 4 rings in his career.
Jack was THE BEST Middle Linebacker EVER!!!
The numbers speak for themselves. Won 10 in a row after a 1-4 start, allowed 28 pts (3.1 a game) over the last 9 games of the Regular Season, 5 of them shutouts.
I agree but I'm always curious; why did they go 1-4 like that?
They got off to a slow start. Alert the media -- that's never happened in the NFL before or since.
Probably just a bit of complacency after winning back to back SBs and the whole league is out to get you.
Butkis n lambert 2 greatest linebackers
Dam, that defense of hit hurt. Eagles #11, CW. Yeah Philadelphia Eagles offense. Let's work together to make sir CW Untouchable.
Mr Lambert. I totally agree.
This is when football was exciting to watch...and no team had more talent or character than the Steelers...
was at DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY in Pitt at this time Rooney family has history at Duquesne as the sons went there..such a humble organization who let their accomplishments tell the story no bullshit..character and accountability not much of this today very sad
The Raiders punked them twice in 1976.
Raiders 1 Steelers 4
@@mcdonoghrahloh459 That makes no sense.
@@TDL-xg5nn If u follow Pittsburgh it does
@@mcdonoghrahloh459 I get it. You mean super bowl wins. I am happy two of those were over the Cowboys. Cowboy fans are insufferable.
@@TDL-xg5nn And 1 was over a SB champion Cowboys!!!
Jack's my favorite. Smart, tough, but not an animal.
Incredible defense
Offence does not put points on the board defense does never forget this turn and burn 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪
2:12. That cameraman got wiped out! Not even the bystanders were safe!
As a longtime fan, I believe the Steelers were on their way to winning a 3 peat, had it not been for the injuries to Franco and Rocky. Oh well, those are the breaks. That’s alright, Steelers would win their 2nd back to back titles, 2 years later.
The 1977 Falcons actually allowed fewer points in a season than the 1976 Steelers
Good lord almighty
I agree Mr Lambert. That was the best defense there was. Better than the 85 Bears and Better the 00 Ravens.
It's too bad guys like Jack didn't make the kind of cash as the players today.
I'm not going to disagree with Mr. Lambert!!!
#1 Steelers #2 Chicago #3 Redskins #4Green Bay #5 Cowboys #6 Rams #7 Minnesota
Think about this Every1 talks about the 84’ Bears an how Nasty how Great, but the Steelers did it for a F***KING DECADE LOL 😂.!!! That’s almost hard to imagine or comprehend and I’m a long life Raiders fan saying this 2U.!!
76 Steelers were the best single season defense until the 85 Bears. 70s Steelers defense is still the greatest overall because of what they did from 74 through 79.
The Pittsburgh steel curtain one those games
If the 1976 Steelers had not suffered so many injuries on offense they would have beaten the Raiders and also beaten the Vikings in Super Bowl XI which would have given them three titles in a row and five titles in six seasons.
Waaaaah
That was their best defense they ever fielded.
@@Yeomannn Yes it was.
5 shut outs in a 14 game season is unreal.
Jack would have made a hell of a linebacker's coach after retiring from playing.
Thanks Guys loved every Game 🏉
The Bengals look like the browns...
To all football fans, never allow our let your Quarterback get hit like this. "ECE ". Heads up and always on the Ball. "Swoop Down ". Attack- Attack-- Attack. Swoop Down and attack back.
where is that defense now ? We need to get it back
The rules don’t allow the defense to play defense. Did Turkey Jones even get a flag thrown against him when he took Bradshaw by the shoulder pads and threw him to the ground? If a defensive player hits a quarterback below the knees don’t they get a one game or three game suspension?
I miss this style of football. The Steel Curtain wouldn’t survive in today’s “game”. Imagine one of today’s top teams having to play against that defense with the old style of game allowed. My money would be on the Steel Curtain. As soon as the QB got sacked a few times by Lambert, White, or Greene they would be throwing wild just so they wouldn’t get hit again.
Jack, come back and kick these Kneelers where it counts.
PLEASE!!!!!!!
Bill Malec He would do jack shit
The T E A M .
"IRON CURTIAN" ...... NOT....? steel curtian.... I guess you just had to be there.... Bradshaw, Greene, Lambert 🏈🏉🏈🏉🏈🏉
Am I the only one that remembers that?
Killer defense
True sir.. however our Philadelphia Eagles offense of line must protect CW#11, a whole lot better. Cause no other quarterback should ever be hit like this again in any NFL gridiron game ever.
I wish this Steeler team should learn from them
See if you can run from that ranger into the trees. Good luck.
If the 60 Packers in their prime played the 70s Steelers in their prime, who would win?🤔
Probably the 70s Steelers, the league was more competitive in the 70s than the 60s. However, it could go either way, the 60s Packers were that good. Lombardi kind of predicted the Steelers becoming a force in the 70s, I remember reading somewhere that Lombardi said, “Chuck Noll is building a team up there in a Pittsburgh, watch out for them in the coming years.”
Unless we are talking about who is better pound-for-pound, it's the 70s Steeler in a walk. Bigger, much stronger players in the 70s.
The Steelers strength coach of that era reported that every Steeler could bench 300 lbs, and every o-lineman could bench 500 lbs. In the 60s, teams were still laboring under the wive's tale that weights are bad for you. The 60s Packers would get pushed up and down the field.
@@SeisanStnc Where'd you read about that strength coach saying that? I'd like to read more about that.
@@SeisanStnc they were steroid gobblers
@@SeisanStnc The Steelers were the first team to hire a strength coach. The coach was a Olympic weightlifter and competed with Russians. There he learned about steroids and passed it on to some of the players. No one knew much about steroids at that time, but soon all the teams were experimenting. My dentist knew a Steeler front office guy, who told him that one of the players butt was so calloused, that he had trouble finding a spot for the needle. Not all the players used them, but the Steelers had some pretty impressive bench presses, for players at 250 lbs and manhandled a lot of teams in the early 70’s….
Who was their 3rd running back?
Yeah, Carson Wintz #11 crowned as, NFL favorite American Philadelphia Eagles... yeah Darryl(drivs)Rivers of Moorestown NJ must hold back my tongue and thoughts on calling CW American NFL favorite. Now is not the time.
i wish i had a time machine so i could show up for try outs and join ham and lambert on the two step 4 3 STEEL CURTAIN
The Best Team there was
Twisting German Suplex @ 0:12
LordLowe looked like it hurt too lol.
LordLowe lol right Lord Lowe
He could have broke his neck!! That was the cheapest shot of all time! I am now 54 and remember that very well...." Turkey" Jones paid for that shit!
@@depaola63 How did he pay for it?
A fine if I remember ? Now he would lose a season in today's game !
Amen.
Teams didn't invest in solid backup quarterbacks back then. They could have picked Steve Grogan in the 1975 draft (picked in 5th rd) or Jim Zorn (undrafted )
I'm more than a little biased but the '91 Eagle defense could be argued as the greatest ever. Unlike the '76 Steelers with its two 1000-yard rushers and the '85 Bears with its #1 rushing attack to control the clock and rest the defense, the '91 Eagle D had to carry an absolute garbage offense. Couldn't run. Couldn't pass. Couldn't protect the QB. Couldn't protect the ball. The '76 Steelers ran for 2971 yards and 4.5 YPC. The '85 Bears ran for 2761 yards and 4.5 YPC. The '91 Eagles ran for 1396 yards and 3.1 YPC. As Dan Dierdorf said in '91 on Eagles-Redskins MNF regarding what the Eagle D must be telling the offense when it goes on the field, "Just try to hold them this time." The stats were amazing. Allowed a ridiculous 3.9 YPP (while the offense gained an almost as-ridiculous 4.3 YPP). Allowed only one team in 16 games to gain 300 yards of offense. The '91 Eagles were one of two NFC teams to go 10-6 and not make the playoffs. The NFC was loaded at that time, '91 especially.
Hey. If Jack Splat says it, who am I to argue?
If the Defense was so good then why did they give up 24 points to Oakland in the most important game of the year??
Jack ham and jack Lambert and Andy russell real center of steel curtain with Joe Greene l.c. greenwood mel blount donnie she'll Dwight white
The greatest team to not finish the year as Super Bowl Champions.
Why is Jack Lambert wearing a boyscout uniform?
Park ranger.