9. 1980 NFC CHAMPION PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at 8. 1974 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION PITTSBURGH STEELERS
8. 1974 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Record: 10-3-1
Pythag: 11-3
Off: 6th
Def: 2nd
1st AFC Central
d. Bills Div Rnd 32-14
d. Raiders AFC Title 24-13
d. Vikings Super Bowl 16-6
HC Chuck Noll DC Bud Carson
Three Rivers Stadium: 45 degrees
Jack Fleming/Myron Cope
Offense
QB Terry Bradshaw 26 La Tech
RB Rocky Bleier 28 N Dame
RB Franco Harris 24 Penn St
WR Lynn Swann 22 R USC
WR John Stallworth 22 R Ala A&M
TE Larry Brown 25 Kansas
LT Jon Kolb 27 Okla St
LG Sam Davis 30 Allen
C Ray Mansfield 33 Wash
RG Gerry Mullins 25 USC
RT Gordon Gravelle 25 BYU
Defense
LDE LC Greenwood 28 All Pro Ark PB
LDT Mean Joe Greene 28 All Pro N Texas
RDT Ernie Holmes 26 Tex So
RDE Dwight White 25 Tex A&M Comm
LLB Jack Ham All Pro 26 Penn St
MLB Jack Lambert 22 R Kent
RLB Andy Russell 33 Missouri
LCB JT Thomas 23 Florida St
RCB Mel Blount 26 Southern
SS Mike Wagner 25 W Illinois
FS Glen Edwards 27 Fla A&M
K Roy Gerela 26 N Mex St
P Bobby Walden 36 UGA
KR Steve Davis 26 Delaware St
PR Lynn Swann 22 USC
Just 4 Steelers teams have moved on; here are the '74 Super Bowl Champs, seeded 8th in Region 14. 2nd best defense in football. 3 All Pros. 28 year old LC Greenwood, 28 year old Mean Joe Greene, 26 yar old Jack Ham. Terry Bradshaw's 26, in 7 starts he had 9 scores and 8 picks. 11 starts for 24 year old Franco Harris and he rushed for a thousand yards.
9. 1980 NFC CHAMPION PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
Record: 12-4
Pythag: 13-3
Off: 6th
Def: 1st
1st NFC East
d. Vikings Div Rnd 31-16
d. Cowboys NFC Title 20-7
Lost Super Bowl 27-10
HC Dick Vermeil DC Marion Campbell
Offense
QB Ron Jaworski 29 Young St
RB Wilbert Montgomery 26 Ab Christ
RB Leroy Harris 26 Ark St
WR Harold Carmichael 31 Southern
WR Charlie Smith 30 Grambling
TE Keith Krepfle 28 Iowa St
LT Stan Walters 32 Syracuse
LG Petey Perot 23 NW St
C Guy Morriss 29 TCU
RG Woody Peoples 37 Grambling
RT Jerry Sisemore 29 Texas
Defense
LDE Dennis Harrison 24 Vandy
NT Charles Johnson 28 All Pro Colo
RDE Carl Hairston 28 ME Shore
LOLB John Bunting 30 UNC
LILB Bill Bergey 35 Ark St
RILB Frank LeMaster 28 UK
ROLB Jerry Robinson 24 UCLA
LCB Roynell Young 23 Alcorn St
RCB Herm Edwards 26 S Diego St
SS Randy Logan 22 Mich
FS Brenard Wilson 25 Vandy
K Tony Franklin 24 Tex A&M
P Max Runager 26 S Carol
KR Billy Campfield 24 Kansas
PR John Sciarra 26 UCLA
All Pennsylvania battle here; the Eagles looking for their 5th team to advance with the 1980 NFC Champs. Best defense in football, they've got an All Pro, 28 year old Charlie Johnson. On offense Ron Jaworski's 29, 28 scores and 12 picks. 26 year old Wilbert Montgomery had 12 starts and scored 10 times. The winner will face the top seeded '94 Niners in round 2 - lets go to Three Rivers for the kick.
1st Qtr
Steelers at the 30.
One first down, Bradshaw 9 yards to Stallworth, but the drive ends in a punt.
Eagles at the 31.
1/10 - Ron Jawowski finds Harold Carmichael, 11 yards.
1/10 - Jaws to Keith Krepfle 18 yards and quickly the Eagles are at the Steeler 40.
1/10 - Give to Wilbert Montgomery -- Montgomery Bursts Through the Line -- Montgomery has a Step -- Wilbet Montgomery Is Gonna Go All the Way Into the End Zone --- TOUCHDOWN EAGLES - 40 yard TD run for Montgomery and in just 3 plays the Philadelphia Eagles reach paydirt.
Steelers at the 19. 3 and out.
Eagles at the 42 - 3 and out with a Jack Lambert sack.
Steelers at the 33.
They get a first down - Bradshaw 21 yards to Frank Lewis.
But another punt - Eagles at the 16.
1/10 -Jaworski sacked by Mean Joe Greene. Eagles in trouble here.
2/15 - 12 yard pickup, Jaws to Leroy Harris.
3/3 - Eagles pick it up - Jaws to Montgomery and the qtr ends, Eagles at the 31.
2nd Qtr: Eagles 7 Steelers 0
Philly defense and the long Montgomery run - Eagles up a score and they have the ball.
1/10 - Montgomery stopped at the line.
2/10 - Jaws to Rodney Parker, 19 yards and a first down.
1/10 - Jaws to Harold Carmichael - 15 yards and the Eagles are at the Steeler 35 yard line.
The drive stops - and when Franklin.....misses....the FG, Pittsburgh takes over at the 37.
Another 3 and out. Nothing for the Steelers in the first half.
Eagles at the 25. 3 and out.
Steelers at the 45. One first down on a holding call - back to back Charlie Johnson sacks stop the drive.
Eagles at the 9. They get nothing at all - Steelers at midfield with 3 minutes left in the half.
1/10 - Franco Harris gets 14.
1/10 - Franco gets 10, Steelers at the 26 at the 2 minute warning.
1/10 - Preston Pearson gets 1.
2/9 - Bradshaw to Stallworth - 13 yards to the 12 yard line.
The Eagles defense stiffens, short Gerela FG makes it 7-3 with under a minute to go.
Eagles at the 22.
1/10 - Jaws finds Keith Krepfle, 23 yards to the 45.
1/10 - 3rd Steeler, sack, LC Greenwood, Eagles stop the clock with 39 seconds left.
2/15 - Give to Montgomery -- and He Busts One Again -- Wilbert Montgomery 45 yards - Wilbert Montgomery goes all the way to the Steeler 15 yard line! Eagles call timeout at 24 seconds left in the half at the Steeler 15!
3 straight incomplete passes burns the rest of the game clock - and when Franklin....misses...another FG we go to the half.
3rd Qtr: Eagles 7 Steelers 3
Philly misses 2 FGs and that keeps Pittsburgh in the game.
Eagles at the 22.
One first down, Jaws 16 yards to Charlie Smith - but that's all - after the punt, Steelers at the 39.
3 and out.
Eagles at the 29.
One first down - Jaws another 16 yard gain to Smith - but another punt - Steelers at the 27.
1/10 - Franco with the big hitter - 45 yard gain to the 18 yard line.
1/10 - Rocky Bleier for 4.
2/6 - Incomplete
3/6 - Franco 10 yards, first down to the 14.
1/10 - Franco -- Franco is going to rumble Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN STEELERS - Pittsburgh takes its first lead of the game, 10-7.
Eagles at the 22.
2 first downs, Jaws 24 yards to scott Fitzkee; Jaws 32 yards to Keith Krepfle - but the drive and the quarter ends at the Steeler 26 on an Andy Russell sack, 4th Steeler sack of the day. Eagles will be lining up for a FG when the 4th qtr begins
4th Qtr: Steelers 10 Eagles 7
Franco gives the Steelers the lead - Eagles lining up for a long FG to tie the game.
They miss it - Tony Franklin with 3 missed FGs and the Steelers take over at the 33.
1 first down - 21 yard reception by Lewis. Again, they kick.
Eagles ball, at the 20, 10 minutes left.
1/10 - Jaws - Jaws for the Home Run -- 51 yard Bomb -- Jaws to Harold Carmichael - 51 yard big, big shot - and like that the Eagles are at the 29 yard line!
1/10 - Jaws to Krepfle. 2 yards.
2/10 - Jaws to Montgomery -- 13 yards to the Steeler 14 yard line.
That's all -- Pittsburgh gets its 5th sack, second for Joe Greene -- Eagles....Make....the Game Tying kick. And with 6:30 to go we are all tied at 10.
Steelers at the 21.
1/10 - Bleier stopped at the line.
2/10 - Bradshaw to Lynn Swann -- 14 yards to the 35.
1/10 - Franco gets 4.
2/6 - Franco gets 1.
3/5 - Bradshaw to Pearson, first down at the 46.
1/10 - 5 yard gain for Franco
2/5 - Bradshaw to Pearson - 2 yards, that gets us to the 2 minute warning, Steelers at the Eagles 47, big 3rd down coming. Steelers not in FG range, we are tied at 10 -- Steelers 3rd and 3.
3/3 - Bradshaw - super clutch catch by Larry Brown, just sits at the sticks.
1/10 - Franco gets 1
2/9 - Bradshaw...scrambles, gets 2.
3/7 - Incomplete
It's 4th and 7 at the Philly 41 with 90 seconds left. Tie score.
Chuck Noll with a big dice roll here - Roy Gerela coming on for a 58 yard attempt. A miss and Philly is in good field position.
Here's Gerela....Snap...Kick.........And It's Good! Roy Gerela with the biggest kick of his life - 58 yards and the Steelers take the lead.
Great runback by Billy Campfield - all the way to the 42. 1:15 left.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/7 - Jaws dumps to Montgomery, 3 yards. Eagles have to stop the clock.
3/7 - Incomplete
56 seconds left, Eagles at the 45. 4th and 7.
4/7 - Jaws - In Trouble -- Jaws -- Jaws is Going to Be Sacked by Joe Greene -- the 6th Steeler sack of the day and that will end this game.
Pittsburgh runs out the clock and it is over.
Final: Steelers 13 Eagles 10
The Steeler defense, led by Joe Greene's 3 sacks, takes over and Pittsburgh moves on.
Bradshaw: 13 for 20, 100 yds
Jaworski: 17 for 27 260 yds
Franco: 24 carries, 128 yds, TD
Montgomery: 16 carries, 95 yds TD
Lewis: 3 catches, 39 yds
Carmichael: 4 catches, 75 yds
Greene: 3 sacks
Johnson: 2 sacks
Player of the Game: Mean Joe Greene
