The best oh my for me as a Steelers fan isnt even for the Steelers. It was the Afc title fumble by Earnest Bynar for the Browns. No super bowl for you! Oh My!
I think I've had enough of Tony Romo! He sucked and always will be biased against the Steelers...it's an, "OLD TRADITION" So knowing we love to hate the Cowboys.. Why have him as an analyst at our games!
Men were men in those days. They didn't play with the restrictions they are under now. Now you got wusses who won't play theilast college games because they're afraid they might get hurt and ruin their NFL careers. Hey son you signed up for that possibility the day you decided to suit up. You think you're going to avoid an injury by not playing your last college game but you'll be immune to injury once you get in the NFL? 😂 Point of that is ManUp and Suit Up and all of the overcausious pussies needs to SHUT UP!
Grew up huge steelers fan. whats amazing to watch this is that i only started watching as a kid in early 80's. so seeing this is amazing because i know i would have been glued to the tv. its amazing to know what you would've been doing before you were born. thank you so much for posting!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for posting. Wonderful memories as a kid. I never stopped loving the Oilers as they broke my heart every year until moving to Nashville. Love ya blue!
Those were the best uniforms in the league by far. The Houston Texans tried buying the Oilers naming rights, so they can rebirth the Oilers in their home in Houston but, Bud Adams emphatically said hell no.. He was still angry with the city for failing to build a new stadium..
Steelers fan here. I had much respect for the Oilers, Earl Campbell and Bum Phillips. If it wasn't for the Steelers, people would still be talking about the Oilers dynasty. And I loved it when Steelers fans pounded the man trying to take Bum's hat!
@@clanshepard Pat Summerall and John Madden are the greatest NFL broadcasting duo whether on CBS or FOX while dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen at NBC are a close second
I'll never forget this game! My household was torn, because we loved Bradshaw, being from our hometown. My brother played with him and against him in High school and went to La. Tech with him. However, we had family who lived in Houston which was only a few hours away. The "no touchdown" by Renfro was one of my first memories of NFL football. I remember how bad we felt for Renfro. Tough way to lose
@@axer3515 , no way should that detract from his tremendous contribution to the Steelers'success, EVER. His teammates benefitted from his presence as much as the reverse. That's what made them as great as they were.
Did anybody notice the Michelob commercial at 42:15 showing a young 23 year old Richard Karn (Al from Tim Allen's - Home Improvement) celebrating meeting "The Woman"...I knew he looked familiar! :o)
Thanks Steeler fan from an old Oiler fan. I still can't bring myself to cheer for the Texans. Our rivalry in the late 70's was unparalleled and was the most fun I had as a fan of the NFL. B-T-W, Renfro's catch was a TD. Too bad there wasn't instant replay back then. I'm also not saying Oilers beat Steelers even with that TD but it sure would have changed the complexion of the game and given the Oilers momentum.
@Craig Willis I agree!! I'm was born and raised in Houston and when Oilers relocate to Nashville Bud Adams retired the nickname so that the new Houston team couldn't use it!!! He was so stupid!! But check this out when Houston was rewarded a team in 1998 a name the team contest was held for the fans!! The top 3 nicknames that were chosen were Stallions, Texans and Apollos!! The dam owner at the time Bob McNair, rest his soul, choose Texans!! If he had let the dam fans chose the name Apollos would have won!! Anddddddd the fans chose purple and black as the team new colors; but because the name Texans was chosen the team wore the state flag colors!! And check this out, the name Texans was already used by the Dallas franchise before they relocated to Kansas City and became the Chiefs!! He asked the Kansas City Chiefs owner, Lamar Hunt, if he could use the nickname and the owner told him, "You didn't even have to ask!!" Houston we drop the ball on that one!! We are the only NFL team that was born in the 21 century and the Texans was the best dam nickname we could come up with!! Butttttttt we have the first retractable roof stadium in NFL history!!
You said it! I was an Oilers fan and 10 years old when this game was played. I’ve lost the love for the NFL these days, with all the political BS, and now the “flu” drama. I’m thinking it would be fun to start having playoff and Super Bowl parties and letting the guests know, “You’ll be watching games from the 70’s”😂
@@frauddetector6129 My friend what an OUTSTANDING IDEA!! I know some friends that literally love to watch one of those games with commercials and Leslie Visser and Brent halftime show. Couldnt agree more about todays game, I really only watch my Steelers . Today is like a damn soap opera football with the social media teenager crappola. I could go in here forever, but no , not worth it. Thank you again Sir youre comments are spot on. Steelers/ Oiler games especially when Campbell showed up in 77 wow.Oiler defense: Larry Brazille, Curly Culp and Mike Webster titanic battles on the nose. Elvin Bethea DE vs Jin Kolb on the end just dont see that pure football anymore .WR Burroughs no 00 vs Mel Blount etc. Ill stop now, Im depressing myself.Again thank you
Ya buddy. Born 1968. Folks are from Brownsville. Moved up 30 miles east of Cleveland after Dad got out of the Corp. Great football memories. Thx for the comments gentleman. We all seem to agree. ✌️
Yeah I was 14 when they won superbowl 14 ,I've been a steelers fan forever and miss the steel curtain days ,white ,Green ,greenwood, Holmes and lambert,ham, blount,shell man those where the days couldn't wait for Sundays to see the steelers
Thanks so much for posting this and leaving the local bonus footage at the end! Being a lifelong Steeler fan from Central NY we never got to see the local stuff, so thanks!
I watched this game and also the NFC Championship game that followed. During the 1979/80 season I was 10 years old and just getting into watching sports seriously, so it was great to relive those days. The Rams also had a touchdown taken away by the referees. The difference obviously being the outcome wasn't affected as the Rams beat Tampa Bay. How many games were affected by calls that replay would have corrected? That being said, what a great time for football. It was a gargantuan effort by the Steelers to keep the great Earl Campbell in check. Great that war hero Rocky Bleier scored the clincher. And the announcing team of Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen is one of the great pairings of all time.
My late wife and I were in a temporary separation and I was renting a room from an 83 year old lady who knew nothing about football but was kind enough to let me watch the POs. I spent 2/3 of the game explaining to her what was going on, lol.
I was 7 and this was the first season I remember. I became a Dolphins fan but was pulling for Houston in this one. It was games like this and the Dolphins/Chargers Epic in Miami game in 81 that made me a lifetime fan of the NFL. Well till recently. But I still pull for the Dolphins and watch their games.
Love these old games . Thanks for loading. Crazy how Vernon Perry picked off Fouts the week prior then gets a pick 6 on the first series this game . Not enough to beat the Steelers though.
Earl Cambell was probably my ALL TIME favorite Running back...Cambell/Harris. SMASHMOUTH FOOTBALL...Steelers/Oilers..late 70s..great rivalry..in the Old AFC-Central..
I still tell our Pgh Defense to play ,"SMASHMOUTH!", IM SICK TO DEATH OF SEEING #90, TJ WATT GET HELD AND MUCH WORSE ON EVERY DOWN AND WHY R REFS U KNOOW SEE IT ON EVERY DOWN DONT CALL IT ON THE OTHER TEAMS BUT THEY DO ON US!
BTW, in many ways this might have been the best Steelers team of all their SB teams. I mean when you go 12-4 and finish the year 1st in total offensive yards gains and (really) 1st in yards allowed (technically the Bucs allowed even fewer, but their schedule was super weak compared to Pittsburgh’s) despite giving up 52 turnovers and going -10 in the overall plus/minus ratio you are *ridiculously* talented.
I will add that I was 8 years old in January of 80' as well. This was the first playoff game that I was passionately following. The Steelers were so exciting to root for (unless you were an Oilers fan).
I was 9 years old. I loved this old school football. My Chiefs were horrible...lol but watching these types of games with Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen were the best and better than today’s announcers.
@@SteveAustin. Charlie and Don were both play be play. They were never paired together. Len Dawson and Charlie Jones were a great tandem. Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy was the #2 team behind Enberg and Olsen during those years
The commercials do add to the nostalgic quality of this old recording. Leaves plenty of room for old and good vivid memories to creep in. I am dating myself something fierce. 😂
@@indy_go_blue6048 I loved the "Sack Exchange" but yes, he used tick alot of people off. I think I remember Billy Johnson's end zone dance preceding Gastineau.
Remember this game was played in Three Rivers Stadium on artificial turf, so can you imagine how the players felt every time they were hit both others and the ground which is nothing more than concrete. Concrete hardens when it becomes cold, and this was the long before the days when the NFL used field turf. Talk about concussions...
The 1970's and 1980's was an era of a bunch of crappy multi-use football/baseball stadiums with artificial turf. Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, St. Louis were the worst. The outdoor multi-use stadiums on grass or domes weren't much better either. I want to say that the Baltimore Orioles building Camden Yards in the 1990's is were all of that started to change.
@@indy_go_blue6048 Didn't OBJ tear his ACL in back to back seasons(2020 at Cincinnati and in 2021 at Super Bowl LVII....both non contact injuries)on Field Turf ?
I miss old school Football, Baseball, SNL and pro wrestling! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE all 4! My top four loves for sure! Nothing beats the 4 back in the day. Had straight up legends all over the place in all 4
Very very business professional like team. No hot dogs or individuals. Just a hard core hard hitting all about business approach. The way the late chuck Noll wanted it.
I’m a Raiders Fan growing Up Here in Altoona PA..But I was 6/7 & a Steelers fan then cause My Dad & older brother was & whn Ur tht Little U fallow Ur parents.. But Anyway watching these old Steelers teams from the 70s WOW THEY DIDNT WEAK SPOT ON TEAM EXCEPT IN KICKING GAME.. But they were 2/3 deep in each Position.!!!
Chuck noll was a calm reflective man of some intellect, to say he seemed to have no personality is a silty thing to say - and I'm a hardcore Raider fan,
I watched this game 40 years ago. That was during my senior year in high school. The AFC championship game was more respectable than the year before. Steelers prevails.
Great video! Should be in a museum somewhere...this is when football was football! How often in 2020 do you watch a game full of hall of famers..today it's all about the money 💰
Everybody remembers this game as the Mike Renfro game, how Renfro and the Oilers were robbed of a game-tying TD. But nobody remembers that the Steelers spotted the Oilers 7-0 and 10-3 leads, and still came back to win the game. And how about the Steelers on that 3rd and 20 in the fourth quarter? Lynn Swann sliding and catching the pass right at the first down mark. Matt Bahr hitting the FG in poor weather conditions.Donnie Shell recovering that fumble. And Rocky Bleier on that final drive. Were those last two drives by the Steelers cheating? Looked like two championship drives to me. Great poise and execution.
James Tressler ......exactly James.....even if Renfro makes that catch the final is 27-20 at best....no way Houston was winning even if that catch stood
@@frasierthebichon7422 You have no way of knowing that. That would've tied the score (assuming the point after was good) and then what? BTW, Renfro DID make the catch.
Not only that but Renfro took a dive earlier on that drive to draw a bad PI against Blount. Also, the reverse angle was never shown. Renfro juggled the ball as his 1st foot was leaving the turf.
What did I miss, 😲... this is nice football, 2 drives with no flags, pure aggression, man. I only saw highlights but never saw a game with this steelers team. I was born too late
1:42:25 - Willie "Pops" Stargell! Remember the "Family" Pirates? Coming off a World Series title just two months before this game when they overcame a 3-1 deficit against Baltimore? The Cuban caps they wore and had players like Parker, Ott, Garner, Candelaria, Blyleven, Moreno and Tekulve?
i'm a Raider fan and for the life of me can't understand why when Houston was given back to the NFL they didn't name the team oilers with these same uni's?
I guess Bud Adams wouldn't give up the name...and the name Texans was already used before in Dallas by both the NFL & the AFL....and the Titans was the previous name of the AFL NY Jets....bizarre
In Cleveland, the fans fought to keep the name, and the history. I just looked u p the standings for 1979, and the NFL site lists the Tenn Titans instead of the oilers. smh
@@indy_go_blue6048 2012 when NFL top 10 had their top 10 passing seasons of all time. All those QB's from 2012 season could not have played in this era. Game is totally influenced by fantasy football plus concussions
In my mind Houston and Indy are synonymous. If the Steelers and/or Patriots hadn't been around we'd both have a couple of SB rings more than we have. Tough being 2cd best.
@@indy_go_blue6048 a better way to look at it... indy & houston (& oakland imo) produced many tough, epic AFC CGs vs. dynasties... often better/tougher games than the SB itself. as a football fan (pre-Goodell), i appreciate these old playoff games more than the SBs, and certainly more than any 'football' being broadcast on sundays nowadays.
@@lloydkline3265 You should try watching this game. The Steelers stopped Campbell each time he touched the ball. Campbell couldn't gain an inch. He was a terrific back, but this game proved he could be turned into a non-factor.
@@johnnypastrana6727 from your vast years of officiating experience? Pretty easy to see on TV. Not so much at field level at full speed. FYI, we did land on the moon, and Elvis is dead.
@@johnolek4143 I am a Steelers fan and yes,,,the Oilers had a touchdown clear as day. This game was the game that broke the Houston Oiler owners heart forever. I always liked Ray Childress and Earl Campbell. I always wished those two would of had a chance to get a ring for their class act and being such hard workers on the football field.
@@docwho10th88 I'm not arguing it was a touchdown. Just saying it was a bang bang play in the very back of the end zone. It isn't easy to tell when watching at full speed. Would be even tougher to see at ground level. I'm not bashing anyone, just an observation. I'm a Steelers fan, and have seen some real stinker calls go for and against them. Sucks, but it didn't decide the game, as some calls have.
Damn the Steelers had 52 giveaways that season and 42 take aways at a -10 turnover margin. That's mind blowing. It's mind blowing that it took the Cowher led Steelers in 1995 to win a AFC Title at Three Rivers. Wow 16 years between AFC Titles!!!
Also credit NBC producer George Finkel and director Ted Nathanson for capturing the replay shot of Renfro of the non-touchdown - the officials and the decision by referee Jim Tunney accurately didn't see it because they were out of position; however, Bum Phillips' son Wade Phillips (who was one of the assistant coaches of the Oilers and was in the coach's box), saw and heard it 2:08:21
We could not see if he had possession of the ball. Although, it looks like he did. This is a lot like a hockey goal when the puck cannot be seen across the line, but it is obvious it was.
the difference in the game... Pgh's backs ran well on that concrete, but Campbell went nowhere. the NFL has been incrementally erasing the idea & possibility of a dominant capital-D Defense since the 1970's.
Thumbs up if you watched this game like me, rooting for the Oilers, and do NOT blame the loss on that horrible call on the Renfro TD. I still say, the Steelers would have found a way to win that game. They still outscored Houston 10-0 after that moment.
WHO REMEMBERS THAT MICHAEL HENDERSON MADE A SONG CALLED WIDE RECEIVER SOON AFTER THIS GAME WAS OVER AND THAT SONG BECAME HIS BIGGEST HIT OF HIS MANY HIT RECORDS?BY THE WAY I REMEMBER WATCHING THIS GAME.I WAS 16 WHEN THIS GAME WAS PLAYED ON JAN.6,1980.NOW HERE I AM TWO BIRTHDAYS AWAY FROM TURNING 60 YEARS OLD.
@Louie D That's what I remember too... But it was the Rams' fans that I heard all Monday morning doing the angry whining. They really didn't want their Rams to face the Steelers in the SB. I wonder why....
In the Game of the week show narrated by Harry Kallas, they show a new angle from behind Renfros catch, and this new angle shows Renfro bobbled the ball, and Harry says its therefore the right call. Problem is that even with that bobble, still is clear ( if you slow it down and use replay 😎) that Renfro secured it in time for the Touchdown
@@sidDkid87 Ha ha! I don't remember watching it all, but I do remember watching a few of the episodes before it was cancelled. You're right, that premier is uploaded on YT and I've fallen asleep both times I've tried to watch it.
@@kidmack1121 well, at least it's a cure for insomnia - so, it wasn't a total waste - that being said, I always liked Malden - he had an excellent film resumé
Still breaks my heart every time I watch this. It was only second down, and they did get a field goal out of it. Would my Oilers have won even if the catch was ruled a touchdown? Probably not as Pittsburgh was that good. Still can hope so though. :)
I read somewhere that a sportswriter asked if the Patriots had scored a TD on their first possession of SB20 it would've made a difference. Yes, someone answered, it would've made the final score 42-14. I think the same applies here; Pittsburgh WAS that good.
Wilson should have scored on the play after the missed TD. Lambert made a shoestring tackle. What really broke their will was the 3rd and 20 Steelers conversion on the ensuing drive.
A car and truck parked on the field in the slush. These ashtray style stadiums were so MEH. Three Rivers Pittsburgh, Riverfront Cincinnati, Fulton County Atlanta.
True... but Pgh was too busy winning to care about their hideous concrete ashtray. And when the Rooney's got their chance to build a new stadium, they built another MEH stadium. HF has views, but everything else about it is generic & forgettable.
3:17:10 The "Steel City News" promo, KDKA's "Renaissiance 2/We're Eyewitness News!" and "Evening Magazine 10th Anniversary" promos, along with KDKA's "Eyewitness News" theme music from spring 1991 (wish someone can upload it) were the most epic TV promos of my youth/young adult days...RUclips really brings back memories!
Yeah, I'm a Steelers fan and knew that the Oilers probably had a touchdown with Renfroe, but I believe it would've just tied the game, which was still in the 3rd quarter at that time, so Houston still had time but just couldn't quite overcome the ref's blunder.
Criminal there wasn't instant replay, when the Networks have the footage & angles; makes no sense: No doubt it was a RENFRO ROBBERY on that play; a real shame u lose a chance to win in that fashion: unless u have a closer 3rd side angle to see if he juggled the ball, it wasn't a close call based on the 2nd / overhead shot, where it appears he had control & feet down: maybe if Renfro had celebrated a bit to confirm the catch that may have swayed the officials, but despite that, it should have been a TD: but they it feels like they were determined to miss it & give Pittsburgh the breaks
The sight of Jim Tunney walking away from that officials' huddle and waving "incomplete"...was one of the most sickening sights I've ever seen at a sports event. Total incompetence.
Like it would have mattered, I was 4 at the time and I can say thank you Jesus that I get to witness this legendary Steelers defense and Bradshaw is terrible.
@@bicgohill8756 I was born in 1978, and I can remember the Steelers and Terry Bradshaw. In fact, I have a picture of me around Christmas 1979 wearing a Steelers sweat suit with a number 79 on it
I was there and I knew from the opposite end zone that Mike Renfro was inbounds. This is an objective observation for I am a dyed in the wool steeler fan .
I'm so glad that I got to watch this style of football in my late teens...todays game is just a poor imitation of this great example of sport....these were me , not over pampered crybabies that have to mug for the camera after every play....this was great entertainment at the time..just the best....
While I agree with you about 99% of what you said, some of those men ended up not knowing their own kids, wife, friends, and siblings. These guys had GUTS!! They FOUGHT, they pounded the field, and they kicked butt. However the toll it took on some can't be ignored. Now what's happening now, soon it's going to be FLAG FOOTBALL and YES that sucks. But again what some went through was brutal and for others to be left out in the cold by the league. THAT IS WRONG!! A league that makes billions couldn't help players who desperately needed help. That's my anger.
True, glorified flag is all they play now. Then it was about the game, now its money. I remember seeing players smoking and drinking beer in the locker rooms at halftime. Good Times.
William Yanosko could not have said it better.. I grew up watching in the 80’s and I loved every moment. Today’s game kinda of makes me sad because it’s just a shit product.
@@davidsekowski1710 before long all it is going to be is a skills challenge test...one on one passing routes, qbs hitting moving robots, one on one blocking drills...point values tallied on each individual challenge...its coming real soon...
@@SteveAustin. Yes, but Campbell was worn out in just five years. I saw videos of his days with the Saints. He still had the know-how, but his reflexes were shot. He couldn't hit the hole, couldn't cut-and-run...he was done. Playing on that rotten Astroturf didn't help.
They were BRUTAL. I'm from the NFC Central. Packers, Bears, Vikings, Lions, and lol Buccaneers? We had some hella games as well. The Steelers, Browns, Bengals, and Oilers were BRUTAL. Steelers were the "Big Dogs" in the 70's. Everyone wanted a piece. But the Steelers gave it back 5X's. Wicked games.
AFC Central was a blood bath.. People probably don’t realize that Cleveland and Cincinnati were very good in the mid 70’s and 80’s.. Growing up a Bengals fan I was always a nervous wreck when they had to go down to Houston and play in that darn Astrodome.. I almost just checked the loss column when I got my Frisch’s Big Boy schedule before the season. House of Pain was no laughing matter Nor was that Dog Pound in Cleveland.. I try not to be the bitchy old man that says back in my day.. But the NFL is a complete disaster these days. Doesn’t even resemble the same game.. just look at coaches then and now.. those coaches had substance and character.. these little suck asses now all wear their corporate gear they are told to wear. If a coach wore a cowboy hat now they would probably say it was racist..
I watch this game, I was a big Houston fan. After Vernon Perry scored the touchdown off the interception that was it for Houston. The referees made sure that the Pittsburgh Steelers were going to the Super Bowl. They did that for the Steelers quite a few years.
Thanks for leaving the commercials in. They are almost as fun as the game.
That's what I love about these old games, especially the ones from the 70's.
@@ironbeatyfly it really does make you feel like we are in a time machine! :)
❤️ watching young earl cambell& houston oiler fight song, billy white shoe johnson late 1970s etc etc
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I remember watching this whole game with my Grandfather...so long ago. Magical!
Long ago I watched this game, I m watching it now
Dick Enberg was the voice of The AFC when I was growing up. One of the greatest of all time! “Oh My!”
The best oh my for me as a Steelers fan isnt even for the Steelers. It was the Afc title fumble by Earnest Bynar for the Browns. No super bowl for you! Oh My!
I think I've had enough of Tony Romo! He sucked and always will be biased against the Steelers...it's an, "OLD TRADITION" So knowing we love to hate the Cowboys..
Why have him as an analyst at our games!
Dick Enberg and Don Criqui
No
@@r3tr0actiongamer24 They were my favorite in that time era and through the '80s
I forgot how great the broadcasting team of the late Dick Enberg and Merlin Olson were. Miss this era of the NFL!
6:45 Low tech graphics... I love it
......and the commercials complete the experience
I don't know what I'm enjoying more , the game or the commercials. Great memories.
This is a classic. I always loved Enberg and Olsen. THANK YOU.
I dearly miss this brand of football!
Yeah, this overly sensitive hybrid version of football is difficult to watch.
Players were on teams and together longer, and there wasn't any racial crap like now. Team and teammate respect and sacrifice.
The players today could learn how to be real "Pro" NFL men not spoiled babies like today!!!!!
Pittsburgher
Men were men in those days. They didn't play with the restrictions they are under now. Now you got wusses who won't play theilast college games because they're afraid they might get hurt and ruin their NFL careers. Hey son you signed up for that possibility the day you decided to suit up. You think you're going to avoid an injury by not playing your last college game but you'll be immune to injury once you get in the NFL? 😂
Point of that is ManUp and Suit Up and all of the overcausious pussies needs to SHUT UP!
👍🏈🤠..Me too.
Grew up huge steelers fan. whats amazing to watch this is that i only started watching as a kid in early 80's. so seeing this is amazing because i know i would have been glued to the tv. its amazing to know what you would've been doing before you were born. thank you so much for posting!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for posting. Wonderful memories as a kid. I never stopped loving the Oilers as they broke my heart every year until moving to Nashville. Love ya blue!
Those were the best uniforms in the league by far. The Houston Texans tried buying the Oilers naming rights, so they can rebirth the Oilers in their home in Houston but, Bud Adams emphatically said hell no.. He was still angry with the city for failing to build a new stadium..
Steelers fan here. I had much respect for the Oilers, Earl Campbell and Bum Phillips. If it wasn't for the Steelers, people would still be talking about the Oilers dynasty.
And I loved it when Steelers fans pounded the man trying to take Bum's hat!
@@edwardskeva9307 100% agree Edward, I grew up a Steelers fan as a kid but greatly admired the Coach Phillips' led Oilers.
Nothing better than watching the Steelers game called by the unforgettable voices of Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen.
They were good, but i still prefer Madden and Summerall as the best
@@clanshepard Pat Summerall and John Madden are the greatest NFL broadcasting duo whether on CBS or FOX while dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen at NBC are a close second
It wasn't a touchdown
His foot was in the line
His foot was on the line
I agree with the refs
Renfro didn't have possession of football while in bounds
I'll never forget this game!
My household was torn, because we loved Bradshaw, being from our hometown. My brother played with him and against him in High school and went to La. Tech with him.
However, we had family who lived in Houston which was only a few hours away.
The "no touchdown" by Renfro was one of my first memories of NFL football. I remember how bad we felt for Renfro.
Tough way to lose
I still can't understand why L.C.GREENWOOD isn't in the hall of fame he was a monster on defense knocked Roger Staubach into retirement.
Exactly.
Because he was around so many other great players.
Hollywood Bags need to be in the Hall.
That is really weird
@@axer3515 , no way should that detract from his tremendous contribution to the Steelers'success, EVER. His teammates benefitted from his presence as much as the reverse. That's what made them as great as they were.
This is so fantastic! The commercials, the interviews, this is so great!
Did anybody notice the Michelob commercial at 42:15 showing a young 23 year old Richard Karn (Al from Tim Allen's - Home Improvement) celebrating meeting "The Woman"...I knew he looked familiar! :o)
As a Steelers fan
The Oilers should still be in in Houston
I agree. I wish that team names would stay with the original city too.
And, of course, the records should stay as well.
Peyton Manning should never be compared to Johnny Unitas in the Indianapolis Colts record books.
Thank you! I miss the old AFC Central, games were the best!
Thanks Steeler fan from an old Oiler fan. I still can't bring myself to cheer for the Texans. Our rivalry in the late 70's was unparalleled and was the most fun I had as a fan of the NFL. B-T-W, Renfro's catch was a TD. Too bad there wasn't instant replay back then. I'm also not saying Oilers beat Steelers even with that TD but it sure would have changed the complexion of the game and given the Oilers momentum.
@Craig Willis I agree!! I'm was born and raised in Houston and when Oilers relocate to Nashville Bud Adams retired the nickname so that the new Houston team couldn't use it!!! He was so stupid!! But check this out when Houston was rewarded a team in 1998 a name the team contest was held for the fans!! The top 3 nicknames that were chosen were Stallions, Texans and Apollos!! The dam owner at the time Bob McNair, rest his soul, choose Texans!! If he had let the dam fans chose the name Apollos would have won!! Anddddddd the fans chose purple and black as the team new colors; but because the name Texans was chosen the team wore the state flag colors!! And check this out, the name Texans was already used by the Dallas franchise before they relocated to Kansas City and became the Chiefs!! He asked the Kansas City Chiefs owner, Lamar Hunt, if he could use the nickname and the owner told him, "You didn't even have to ask!!" Houston we drop the ball on that one!! We are the only NFL team that was born in the 21 century and the Texans was the best dam nickname we could come up with!! Butttttttt we have the first retractable roof stadium in NFL history!!
The game that gave momentum to the idea of using replays.
Yea 7 years later
Was an 11 yr old kid and those Sundays watching my Steelers win were and are the best memories of life to this day. Great old times!!!
You said it! I was an Oilers fan and 10 years old when this game was played. I’ve lost the love for the NFL these days, with all the political BS, and now the “flu” drama. I’m thinking it would be fun to start having playoff and Super Bowl parties and letting the guests know, “You’ll be watching games from the 70’s”😂
@@frauddetector6129 My friend what an OUTSTANDING IDEA!! I know some friends that literally love to watch one of those games with commercials and Leslie Visser and Brent halftime show. Couldnt agree more about todays game, I really only watch my Steelers . Today is like a damn soap opera football with the social media teenager crappola. I could go in here forever, but no , not worth it. Thank you again Sir youre comments are spot on. Steelers/ Oiler games especially when Campbell showed up in 77 wow.Oiler defense: Larry Brazille, Curly Culp and Mike Webster titanic battles on the nose. Elvin Bethea DE vs Jin Kolb on the end just dont see that pure football anymore .WR Burroughs no 00 vs Mel Blount etc. Ill stop now, Im depressing myself.Again thank you
Ya buddy. Born 1968. Folks are from Brownsville. Moved up 30 miles east of Cleveland after Dad got out of the Corp. Great football memories. Thx for the comments gentleman. We all seem to agree. ✌️
I am forty nine years old and have been a life long Steeler fan through thick and thin
Yeah I was 14 when they won superbowl 14 ,I've been a steelers fan forever and miss the steel curtain days ,white ,Green ,greenwood, Holmes and lambert,ham, blount,shell man those where the days couldn't wait for Sundays to see the steelers
Thanks so much for posting this and leaving the local bonus footage at the end! Being a lifelong Steeler fan from Central NY we never got to see the local stuff, so thanks!
Yes also a fan from Central NY, Onondaga county !!
I like the old commercials. Nice change of pace.
I watched this game and also the NFC Championship game that followed. During the 1979/80 season I was 10 years old and just getting into watching sports seriously, so it was great to relive those days. The Rams also had a touchdown taken away by the referees. The difference obviously being the outcome wasn't affected as the Rams beat Tampa Bay. How many games were affected by calls that replay would have corrected? That being said, what a great time for football. It was a gargantuan effort by the Steelers to keep the great Earl Campbell in check. Great that war hero Rocky Bleier scored the clincher. And the announcing team of Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen is one of the great pairings of all time.
I was ten years old as well. I can relate. Great time of life and the NFL!
I was 12, remember the old man going nutso. Screaming at the TV. LoL
My late wife and I were in a temporary separation and I was renting a room from an 83 year old lady who knew nothing about football but was kind enough to let me watch the POs. I spent 2/3 of the game explaining to her what was going on, lol.
I was 7 and this was the first season I remember. I became a Dolphins fan but was pulling for Houston in this one. It was games like this and the Dolphins/Chargers Epic in Miami game in 81 that made me a lifetime fan of the NFL. Well till recently. But I still pull for the Dolphins and watch their games.
Love these old games . Thanks for loading. Crazy how Vernon Perry picked off Fouts the week prior then gets a pick 6 on the first series this game . Not enough to beat the Steelers though.
Vernon Perry may have had the greatest defensive postseason in NFL history. 5 INT's in 3 games with a TD. Unbelievable.
Unless I'm mistaken, he was a Canadian Football League star before joining the Oilers.
Earl Cambell was probably my ALL TIME favorite Running back...Cambell/Harris. SMASHMOUTH FOOTBALL...Steelers/Oilers..late 70s..great rivalry..in the Old AFC-Central..
I still tell our Pgh Defense to play ,"SMASHMOUTH!", IM SICK TO DEATH OF SEEING #90, TJ WATT GET HELD AND MUCH WORSE ON EVERY DOWN AND WHY R REFS U KNOOW SEE IT ON EVERY DOWN DONT CALL IT ON THE OTHER TEAMS BUT THEY DO ON US!
❤️ earl Campbell & Houston oils ; ❤️ their fight song
Earl Campbell was unstoppable 🏃♂️ running with the 🏈 college & NFL
@@lloydkline1518 Houston Oilers, Houston Oilers. Houston Oilers number one. Classic.
@@ciscosvp2075 Houston oiler; ❤️ their fight song : earl Campbell: Billy white shoe 👞 👟 Johnson; Dan pastorini;playgirl model
I was 8 years old and watched this game with my Dad. Living in Kingsport, TN we watched that game while drinking Pepsi Colas and eating popcorn
i was 9 watched with folks
With the original commercials, i love it, thank you
Jack Lambert expression looks like Jaws from one of those James Bond movies.
BTW, in many ways this might have been the best Steelers team of all their SB teams. I mean when you go 12-4 and finish the year 1st in total offensive yards gains and (really) 1st in yards allowed (technically the Bucs allowed even fewer, but their schedule was super weak compared to Pittsburgh’s) despite giving up 52 turnovers and going -10 in the overall plus/minus ratio you are *ridiculously* talented.
We all know about Bradshaw and the Steelers, but I had forgotten what a gamer Dan Pastorini was.
Also, his last game as an Oiler. Traded to Raiders for Snake Stabler in off season
@@brucep9729 At least he was on the SB-winning team he still got a ring...I COULD BE WRONG!!
Remember being a 9 year old kid, waking up early to watch this game on NBC. Vintage game
I was 8, lol, but already watched football religiously.
@TCB 101 wow this is crazy...lol...I was 9 too and SB 13 was my first and favorite one to this day ....
I will add that I was 8 years old in January of 80' as well. This was the first playoff game that I was passionately following. The Steelers were so exciting to root for (unless you were an Oilers fan).
@TCB 101 Frontrunner.
@@whataboutrob442 He would've became a Rams fan if they had a QB in the 70's. Many terrific teams, but no championships
I was 9 years old. I loved this old school football. My Chiefs were horrible...lol but watching these types of games with Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen were the best and better than today’s announcers.
Now days football isn't even close to bare knuckle hits.
❤️ earl Campbell & Houston oils fight song & ❤️ Pittsburgh steelers /1970s
The Ref that blew that call..Donald Orr.. was never assigned to an Oiler game in Houston. He would have never made it out of town.
I love the announcers!
Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen were a great tandem...Charlie Jones and Don Criqui were great as well..
Agreed
Announcers involved in this telecast all did great. Unfortunately three of them are no longer with us. RIP Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen and Sam Nover.
@@SteveAustin. Charlie and Don were both play be play. They were never paired together. Len Dawson and Charlie Jones were a great tandem. Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy was the #2 team behind Enberg and Olsen during those years
Dick Engberg was the best. The Al Michaels of his day.
The commercials do add to the nostalgic quality of this old recording. Leaves plenty of room for old and good vivid memories to creep in. I am dating myself something fierce. 😂
When was the last time you saw two TEAMS playing- not a hundred look-at-me individuals?
I hear ya man
You have NYJ's Mark Gastineau to thank for that; he's the one that started the showing off after every play BS.
@@indy_go_blue6048
I loved the "Sack Exchange" but yes, he used tick alot of people off.
I think I remember Billy Johnson's end zone dance preceding Gastineau.
Remember this game was played in Three Rivers Stadium on artificial turf, so can you imagine how the players felt every time they were hit both others and the ground which is nothing more than concrete. Concrete hardens when it becomes cold, and this was the long before the days when the NFL used field turf. Talk about concussions...
It's frightening how concussions and leg injuries skyrocketed after they started using rugs over concrete.
The 1970's and 1980's was an era of a bunch of crappy multi-use football/baseball stadiums with artificial turf. Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, St. Louis were the worst. The outdoor multi-use stadiums on grass or domes weren't much better either. I want to say that the Baltimore Orioles building Camden Yards in the 1990's is were all of that started to change.
@@Golf8802 Grass fields like Candlestick Park and the Oakland Coliseum were much better.
@@thecawdsquad875 I never played on artificial turf, but the ground gets pretty hard when it's frozen in general.
@@indy_go_blue6048 Didn't OBJ tear his ACL in back to back seasons(2020 at Cincinnati and in 2021 at Super Bowl LVII....both non contact injuries)on Field Turf ?
I miss old school Football, Baseball, SNL and pro wrestling! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE all 4! My top four loves for sure! Nothing beats the 4 back in the day. Had straight up legends all over the place in all 4
Very very business professional like team. No hot dogs or individuals. Just a hard core hard hitting all about business approach. The way the late chuck Noll wanted it.
What an absolutely unbelievable six year run.
The steel curtain! The best defensive team ever!
Nah, but they were good. Best???? No.
@@andywhite8790 …..not in ‘79 but it’s tough to argue 1976
I’m a Raiders Fan growing Up Here in Altoona PA..But I was 6/7 & a Steelers fan then cause My Dad & older brother was & whn Ur tht Little U fallow Ur parents.. But Anyway watching these old Steelers teams from the 70s WOW THEY DIDNT WEAK SPOT ON TEAM EXCEPT IN KICKING GAME.. But they were 2/3 deep in each Position.!!!
Chuck noll was a calm reflective man of some intellect, to say he seemed to have no personality is a silty thing to say - and I'm a hardcore Raider fan,
Nobody's a Raider fan... you're just a football fan who's stuck in the wrong town.
He was like so many coaches then, showed little emotion. Bill Cowher, by contrast, had no qualms about shedding tears, even.
@@timhallas4275 😆
I watched this game 40 years ago. That was during my senior year in high school. The AFC championship game was more respectable than the year before. Steelers prevails.
Same here. I was 17 when this game was played. I'm 59 now. Love my Steelers then, still love them now!!!!❤❤❤❤
Great video! Should be in a museum somewhere...this is when football was football! How often in 2020 do you watch a game full of hall of famers..today it's all about the money 💰
Everybody remembers this game as the Mike Renfro game, how Renfro and the Oilers were robbed of a game-tying TD. But nobody remembers that the Steelers spotted the Oilers 7-0 and 10-3 leads, and still came back to win the game. And how about the Steelers on that 3rd and 20 in the fourth quarter? Lynn Swann sliding and catching the pass right at the first down mark. Matt Bahr hitting the FG in poor weather conditions.Donnie Shell recovering that fumble. And Rocky Bleier on that final drive.
Were those last two drives by the Steelers cheating? Looked like two championship drives to me. Great poise and execution.
James Tressler ......exactly James.....even if Renfro makes that catch the final is 27-20 at best....no way Houston was winning even if that catch stood
@@frasierthebichon7422 You have no way of knowing that. That would've tied the score (assuming the point after was good) and then what? BTW, Renfro DID make the catch.
I was an Oiler fan, but you're right, the Steelers knew how to win.
Not only that but Renfro took a dive earlier on that drive to draw a bad PI against Blount. Also, the reverse angle was never shown. Renfro juggled the ball as his 1st foot was leaving the turf.
@@outpost31mac As Roger Sterling would say, "Them's the breaks!"
Dang I wish these old videos were more clear.
Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen were a great team OH MY !!! 2:09:34
What did I miss, 😲... this is nice football, 2 drives with no flags, pure aggression, man. I only saw highlights but never saw a game with this steelers team. I was born too late
You missed out but enjoy the. Game on the tube
Thank you for uploading this!!! ❤❤❤
Love my Steelers!!!
I remember meeting Franco Harris and Joe Paterno in the bathroom at The Elks Club in State College as a kid in the 70's, we all peed side by side lol.
1:42:25 - Willie "Pops" Stargell! Remember the "Family" Pirates? Coming off a World Series title just two months before this game when they overcame a 3-1 deficit against Baltimore? The Cuban caps they wore and had players like Parker, Ott, Garner, Candelaria, Blyleven, Moreno and Tekulve?
I lived near Atlanta and got to see them play several times in the late '70s. Braves sucked but I got to see some truly all time great teams play.
Larry Anderson, there’s an unsung hero especially in the Super Bowl.
i'm a Raider fan and for the life of me can't understand why when Houston was given back to the NFL they didn't name the team oilers with these same uni's?
I guess Bud Adams wouldn't give up the name...and the name Texans was already used before in Dallas by both the NFL & the AFL....and the Titans was the previous name of the AFL NY Jets....bizarre
Bud Adams owns the name.
Love that Uniform too man
In Cleveland, the fans fought to keep the name, and the history. I just looked u p the standings for 1979, and the NFL site lists the Tenn Titans instead of the oilers. smh
Because they didn't fight for it. The city of Houston I mean
In back to back AFC Championship games (1978 and 1979) vs Houston, the Steelers defense did not allow a touchdown, giving up only 3 field goals
I really loved watching the NFL back then.
Up until about 2015, it was still watchable IMO.
@@indy_go_blue6048 2012 when NFL top 10 had their top 10 passing seasons of all time. All those QB's from 2012 season could not have played in this era. Game is totally influenced by fantasy football plus concussions
@@indy_go_blue6048 spot on. NFL has been unwatchable for at least 6-7 years now.
great memories, great commercials, even though we were in Houston crying when this happended
Bradshaw: 26 TD passes; 25 INTs, dang that's a lot of picks. RIP Curly Culp.
Wasn't an Oilers fan, but I liked watching them. They had one of the best uniform sets in the league.
In my mind Houston and Indy are synonymous. If the Steelers and/or Patriots hadn't been around we'd both have a couple of SB rings more than we have. Tough being 2cd best.
@@indy_go_blue6048 a better way to look at it... indy & houston (& oakland imo) produced many tough, epic AFC CGs vs. dynasties... often better/tougher games than the SB itself.
as a football fan (pre-Goodell), i appreciate these old playoff games more than the SBs, and certainly more than any 'football' being broadcast on sundays nowadays.
When NFL was good!!!! Campbell vs Harris!!!!
I love NFL pregame show, Houston Oilers fight song best NFL fight song ever, earl Campbell was my hero unstoppable
Campbell unstoppable? He had 11 carries for zero yards in the first half. The Steelers stopped him on every play.
@@lloydkline3265 You should try watching this game. The Steelers stopped Campbell each time he touched the ball. Campbell couldn't gain an inch. He was a terrific back, but this game proved he could be turned into a non-factor.
I'm a Steelers Fan but instant replay years later would have confirmed that Oilers catch a touchdown.
A blind man can see that was a TD...nope, not to call that a TD was incompetence or the refs were in the tank for payoffs to favor the bookmakers.
There was a run back where they said an Oiler
Stepped out and I haven’t found it
@@johnnypastrana6727 from your vast years of officiating experience? Pretty easy to see on TV. Not so much at field level at full speed. FYI, we did land on the moon, and Elvis is dead.
@@johnolek4143 I am a Steelers fan and yes,,,the Oilers had a touchdown clear as day. This game was the game that broke the Houston Oiler owners heart forever. I always liked Ray Childress and Earl Campbell. I always wished those two would of had a chance to get a ring for their class act and being such hard workers on the football field.
@@docwho10th88 I'm not arguing it was a touchdown. Just saying it was a bang bang play in the very back of the end zone. It isn't easy to tell when watching at full speed. Would be even tougher to see at ground level. I'm not bashing anyone, just an observation. I'm a Steelers fan, and have seen some real stinker calls go for and against them. Sucks, but it didn't decide the game, as some calls have.
The ALL NEW Dodge Ram with the POWERFUL 4 cylinder engine. HAHAHAHA!!!!
Damn the Steelers had 52 giveaways that season and 42 take aways at a -10 turnover margin. That's mind blowing. It's mind blowing that it took the Cowher led Steelers in 1995 to win a AFC Title at Three Rivers. Wow 16 years between AFC Titles!!!
Don't you miss cowher and noll
Also credit NBC producer George Finkel and director Ted Nathanson for capturing the replay shot of Renfro of the non-touchdown - the officials and the decision by referee Jim Tunney accurately didn't see it because they were out of position; however, Bum Phillips' son Wade Phillips (who was one of the assistant coaches of the Oilers and was in the coach's box), saw and heard it 2:08:21
We could not see if he had possession of the ball. Although, it looks like he did. This is a lot like a hockey goal when the puck cannot be seen across the line, but it is obvious it was.
And you and I both know that Wade Phillips is a dispassionate witness, right?
I bet that field felt line Frozen concrete.
viviandarkbloom100 I was on that field. It was like concrete even when it wasn’t frozen.
It was 10 Degrees that day. I was in Peanut Heaven watching the game. We kept warm by passing around the booze bottles all game long. GREAT MEMORIES !
the difference in the game... Pgh's backs ran well on that concrete, but Campbell went nowhere.
the NFL has been incrementally erasing the idea & possibility of a dominant capital-D Defense since the 1970's.
I remember watching this game with my pops as a 10 year old kid……….and pops is from Pittsburgh!!!
Go Steelers!!!
david webb the 4th.marcus welby every day of the week
Thumbs up if you watched this game like me, rooting for the Oilers, and do NOT blame the loss on that horrible call on the Renfro TD. I still say, the Steelers would have found a way to win that game. They still outscored Houston 10-0 after that moment.
58:27 hidden camera from a "service van" and secret microphone and wiring in the car to pick up the driver? You bet, I am SOLD on this AWESOME CAR!!
WHO REMEMBERS THAT MICHAEL HENDERSON MADE A SONG CALLED WIDE RECEIVER SOON AFTER THIS GAME WAS OVER AND THAT SONG BECAME HIS BIGGEST HIT OF HIS MANY HIT RECORDS?BY THE WAY I REMEMBER WATCHING THIS GAME.I WAS 16 WHEN THIS GAME WAS PLAYED ON JAN.6,1980.NOW HERE I AM TWO BIRTHDAYS AWAY FROM TURNING 60 YEARS OLD.
Henderson was wrong for picking on Marvin Gaye on Wide Receiver. Sexual Healing took care of all of that!
It does include the WIIC(WPXI) Steelers 5th Quarter post-game with the late Sam Nover and Dee Thompson.
Yeah, I remember when it was WIIC, too. The I's of Pittsburgh, wasn't it called that?
I don't recall Houston crying and whining and crying and crying ad nauseum after this non-call like New Orleans did all this year...
Because other than the games themselves, the only sports you saw on TV in 1979 was four minutes a day on your local news.
I'm not a Saints fan but I can't blame NO...the receiver got steamrolled while before the ball got there...
@@SteveAustin. Karmic justice for what they did to Favre.
@Louie D
That's what I remember too...
But it was the Rams' fans that I heard all Monday morning doing the angry whining.
They really didn't want their Rams to face the Steelers in the SB.
I wonder why....
I watched this game in 1979 I think the fix was in
Back then a coach had control of his team. He could actually coach a team
Elven Bethea #65 was the first number retired by the Oilers/Titans franchise.
What about Myron Cope's assesment of the terrifying chant of "HERE WE STEELERS, HERE WE GO!".
In the Game of the week show narrated by Harry Kallas, they show a new angle from behind Renfros catch, and this new angle shows Renfro bobbled the ball, and Harry says its therefore the right call. Problem is that even with that bobble, still is clear ( if you slow it down and use replay 😎) that Renfro secured it in time for the Touchdown
59:13 ... *"Karl Malden is back: in a special THREE HOUR PREMIERE of SKAG"* .... three *memorable* hours, no doubt - lol
I think I went out to the country to see my grandparents and missed this game (?)
But I didn't miss the premier of "Skag" that evening.
@@kidmack1121 lol - well, a *3 hour* premier gave you plenty of time to get back home before it was over 😂
@@sidDkid87
Ha ha!
I don't remember watching it all, but I do remember watching a few of the episodes before it was cancelled.
You're right, that premier is uploaded on YT and I've fallen asleep both times I've tried to watch it.
@@kidmack1121 well, at least it's a cure for insomnia - so, it wasn't a total waste - that being said, I always liked Malden - he had an excellent film resumé
Still breaks my heart every time I watch this. It was only second down, and they did get a field goal out of it. Would my Oilers have won even if the catch was ruled a touchdown? Probably not as Pittsburgh was that good. Still can hope so though. :)
I read somewhere that a sportswriter asked if the Patriots had scored a TD on their first possession of SB20 it would've made a difference. Yes, someone answered, it would've made the final score 42-14. I think the same applies here; Pittsburgh WAS that good.
After they ruled in favor of the Steelers, oilers fell apart a bad call
Wilson should have scored on the play after the missed TD. Lambert made a shoestring tackle. What really broke their will was the 3rd and 20 Steelers conversion on the ensuing drive.
Nothing wrong with hoping so
@@mikegillins4992 you know Pastorini won the super bowl in 1980 with the Raiders
Those were GREAT days! When the Steelers actually won home play off games!
Tomlin sucks
Pre-Tomlin. Now that Ben has retired you wont even have to worry about making the playoffs.
2:09:00 The start of the drumbeat towards replay in sports. These days, it's everywhere, including field hockey.
A car and truck parked on the field in the slush. These ashtray style stadiums were so MEH. Three Rivers Pittsburgh, Riverfront Cincinnati, Fulton County Atlanta.
True... but Pgh was too busy winning to care about their hideous concrete ashtray.
And when the Rooney's got their chance to build a new stadium, they built another MEH stadium. HF has views, but everything else about it is generic & forgettable.
I watched this game live in St. Louis when I was 13, now I'm 54
Notice the lack of penalty flags unlike today where there's a stupid call every play
Today we get pass interference up the ying yang
3:17:10 The "Steel City News" promo, KDKA's "Renaissiance 2/We're Eyewitness News!" and "Evening Magazine 10th Anniversary" promos, along with KDKA's "Eyewitness News" theme music from spring 1991 (wish someone can upload it) were the most epic TV promos of my youth/young adult days...RUclips really brings back memories!
Watching this live as a kid, I still hated how Houston was robbed. I was a dolphins fan and this was an outrage and why we have instant replay now
Yeah, I'm a Steelers fan and knew that the Oilers probably had a touchdown with Renfroe, but I believe it would've just tied the game, which was still in the 3rd quarter at that time, so Houston still had time but just couldn't quite overcome the ref's blunder.
Criminal there wasn't instant replay, when the Networks have the footage & angles; makes no sense: No doubt it was a RENFRO ROBBERY on that play; a real shame u lose a chance to win in that
fashion: unless u have a closer 3rd side angle to see if he juggled the ball, it wasn't a close call based on the 2nd / overhead shot, where it appears he had control & feet down: maybe if Renfro had celebrated
a bit to confirm the catch that may have swayed the officials, but despite that, it should have been a TD: but they it feels like they were determined to miss it & give Pittsburgh the breaks
This is Great, brings back good memories!!
The old AFC central was good, wish Houston were still the Oilers.
1:12:22 O.J. - "How many times have you wanted to pack it all in and take off?" Prophetic.
"I call him Simpson. You only call people you like by their nicknames." -Vince Bugliosi
That's actually pretty funny.
The sight of Jim Tunney walking away from that officials' huddle and waving "incomplete"...was one of the most sickening sights I've ever seen at a sports event. Total incompetence.
Like it would have mattered, I was 4 at the time and I can say thank you Jesus that I get to witness this legendary Steelers defense and Bradshaw is terrible.
@@bicgohill8756 I was born in 1978, and I can remember the Steelers and Terry Bradshaw. In fact, I have a picture of me around Christmas 1979 wearing a Steelers sweat suit with a number 79 on it
Call a waaaaamblance! 3rd qtr.!!! Dont forget Skag tonight starring Karl Malden!!!
C'mon man it was a tough call, even with replay I'm not sure it would have been over turned
What time in the video is this at?
Had to come here after watching the '22 probowl. What a joke. I miss the good ol days
I was there and I knew from the opposite end zone that Mike Renfro was inbounds. This is an objective observation for I am a dyed in the wool steeler fan .
The Oilres offense mirrored the Steelers defense. The bad call by the refs change the whole dynamic of the game.
I'm so glad that I got to watch this style of football in my late teens...todays game is just a poor imitation of this great example of sport....these were me , not over pampered crybabies that have to mug for the camera after every play....this was great entertainment at the time..just the best....
While I agree with you about 99% of what you said, some of those men ended up not knowing their own kids, wife, friends, and siblings. These guys had GUTS!! They FOUGHT, they pounded the field, and they kicked butt. However the toll it took on some can't be ignored. Now what's happening now, soon it's going to be FLAG FOOTBALL and YES that sucks. But again what some went through was brutal and for others to be left out in the cold by the league. THAT IS WRONG!! A league that makes billions couldn't help players who desperately needed help. That's my anger.
And you could still tackle someone
True, glorified flag is all they play now. Then it was about the game, now its money. I remember seeing players smoking and drinking beer in the locker rooms at halftime. Good Times.
William Yanosko could not have said it better.. I grew up watching in the 80’s and I loved every moment. Today’s game kinda of makes me sad because it’s just a shit product.
@@davidsekowski1710 before long all it is going to be is a skills challenge test...one on one passing routes, qbs hitting moving robots, one on one blocking drills...point values tallied on each individual challenge...its coming real soon...
Earl Campbell is the man 😀
Dude had thighs the size of tree trunks ..I wished the Steelers could have got him...a triple threat backfield of Harris,Bleier and Campbell
@@SteveAustin. Yes, but Campbell was worn out in just five years. I saw videos of his days with the Saints. He still had the know-how, but his reflexes were shot. He couldn't hit the hole, couldn't cut-and-run...he was done. Playing on that rotten Astroturf didn't help.
These _were_ the good old days.
Right on
❤ earl Campbell, Houston oilers fight song, old Pittsburgh steelers football team
Rip Dan Pastorini
@@bentrujllo581 ❤ billy white shoe johnson, earl Campbell, Houston oilers fight 🎵 song,
@@bentrujllo581 playgirl magazine model
It's funny watching them call "Illegal motion". I was 14 then. Now it's "false start". Got some hall of famer's in this game.
Damn I miss the old AFC Central rivalries.
Yeppers, that was such a good division for a long time I tell ya what! 👍
They were BRUTAL. I'm from the NFC Central. Packers, Bears, Vikings, Lions, and lol Buccaneers? We had some hella games as well. The Steelers, Browns, Bengals, and Oilers were BRUTAL. Steelers were the "Big Dogs" in the 70's. Everyone wanted a piece. But the Steelers gave it back 5X's. Wicked games.
The AFC Central, in large part became the AFC North. There are 3 teams now in the North that were Central teams: Steelers, Browns, and the Bengals.
@@EdsterIII Were the Buccaneers in the NFC Central? Their 1st season, 1976, they were in the AFC, but I don't know what division.
AFC Central was a blood bath..
People probably don’t realize that Cleveland and Cincinnati were very good in the mid 70’s and 80’s..
Growing up a Bengals fan I was always a nervous wreck when they had to go down to Houston and play in that darn Astrodome..
I almost just checked the loss column when I got my Frisch’s Big Boy schedule before the season.
House of Pain was no laughing matter
Nor was that Dog Pound in Cleveland..
I try not to be the bitchy old man that says back in my day..
But the NFL is a complete disaster these days. Doesn’t even resemble the same game.. just look at coaches then and now.. those coaches had substance and character.. these little suck asses now all wear their corporate gear they are told to wear.
If a coach wore a cowboy hat now they would probably say it was racist..
Their 4th super bowl was coming right up!
Let's face it, the Oilers didn't lose because of a call. they lost cause Earl Cambell had like 5 yards rushing.
A total non factor.
20 years later, the Houston Oilers(As the Tennessee Titans) would eventually meet the Rams in the Super Bowl.
He did get both feet in BUT he didn't have control until the 2nd foot drug the turf. Good call. Miss this type of football.
Worst decision in Oilers/Titans history was firing Bum Phillips after the 1980 season.
I watch this game, I was a big Houston fan. After Vernon Perry scored the touchdown off the interception that was it for Houston. The referees made sure that the Pittsburgh Steelers were going to the Super Bowl. They did that for the Steelers quite a few years.