THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS OF THE 1970'S WAS THE GREATEST TEAM EVER TO PLAY PRO FOOTBALL.  AND HERE ARE SOME OF THE STATS TO BACK IT UP.

IN 1972 IT ALL STARTED WITH THE IMMACULATE RECEPTION.  A HOME GAME IN THE PLAYOFFS AGAINEST THE OKLAND RAIDERS, THE FIRST TIME THE STEELERS EVER MADE THE PLAYOFFS.  FOR 8 STRAIGHT SEASONS THE STEELERS WENT TO THE PLAYOFFS, 7 TIMES AS THE AFC CENTRAL DIVISION  CHAMPS.  THEY ARE STILL THE ONLY TEAM TO HAVE WON 4 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE SPAN OF ONLY 6 YEARS( THE SEASONS OF 1974, 1975, 1978, AND 1979).

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MADE THIS TEAM GREAT WAS ITS AWSOME DEFENSE KNOWN AS THE STEEL CURTAIN.  IN SUPERBOWL IX AGAINST THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS, THE DEFENSE HELD MINNESOTA TO A TOTAL OF ONLY 17 YARDS RUSHING FOR THE ENTIRE GAME.  NO TEAM HAS EVEN COME CLOSE TO THIS RECORD.  THE ONLY POINTS SCORED IN THE GAME BY MINNESOTA WAS ON A BLOCKED PUNT THAT THE VIKINGS RECOVERED IN THE ENDZONE. THE STEEL CURTAIN FORCED 4 TURNOVERS: JOE GREENE WITH A FUMBLE RECOVERY & AN INTERCEPTION,  MEL BLOUNT & MIKE WAGNER WITH AN INTERCEPTION APIECE.

IN SUPERBOWL X AGAINST THE DALLAS COWBOYS, THE STEELERS WON AGAIN WITH THERE DEFENSE.  SETTING ANOTHER SUPERBOWL RECORD BY SACKING ROGER STAUBACH 7 TIMES(THIS RECORD IS CURRENTLY TIED WITH THE CHICAGO BEARS WHO DID IT IN SUPERBOWL XX AGAINST NEW ENGLAND).

AND WITH 7 PLAYERS AND THE HEAD COACH ALL IN THE HALL OF FAME FROM THIS TEAM, ITS HARD TO ARGUE AGAINST THEM BEING THE BEST EVER.  WHEN THE NFL PICKED THEIR ALL-TIME TEAM FOR THEIR 75TH ANNIVERSARY, 6 STEELERS WERE ON THE TEAM, MORE THAN ANY OTHER FRANCISE & 5 OF WHICH PLAYED FOR THE STEELERS ON ALL 4 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS(THE 6TH PLAYER WAS ROD WOODSON 1987-1996, WHO WILL PROBABLLY BE IN THE HALL OF FAME SOONER OR LATER AS WELL).
 
 
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