Steelers Aim to Maintain Team Unity in Playoff Push
Colts and Steelers face off as Pittsburgh touts a rebuilt locker room and balanced attack. Neil O'Donnell credits teammates Thigpen Mills Hastings and Stewart for an air powered offense while Williams and Cowher emphasize unity after last season's struggles. Indy arrives after beating San Diego and Kansas City in a wild playoff chase.
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John L. Williams
Neil O'Donnell
Steelers
Barry Foster
Eric Green
O'Donnell
Yancey Thigpen
Ernie Mills
Andre Hastings
Kordell Stewart
Pittsburgh
Air Force
Bill Cowher
United Front
Colts
San Diego
Kansas City
Chiefs
NFL
Indy
Bizarre Bowl: Colts Steelers 1976 Plane Crash Remembered
The 1976 AFC playoff meeting at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore ended 40-14 for the Steelers amid a plane crash near the stands after the game. Pilot Donald Kroner and three city officers were injured while Ted Marchibroda faced a controversial departure and the Colts future relocation. Bleier recalls the event as a dramatic backdrop to a lopsided game that altered both teams’ trajectories and left lasting what-ifs about their eventual Super Bowl ambitions.
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Colts
Steelers
Baltimore
Rocky Bleier
Pittsburgh
Oakland
Donald Kroner
NFL
Bleier
Marchibroda
Indianapolis
Franco Harris
Raiders
Steelers Rally From 1-4 Start Behind Dominant Defense
Pittsburgh overcame a 1-4 start and Bradshaw’s season-long absence to post a nine-game winning streak. The unit, led by Mean Joe Greene and teammates, shut out five opponents and limited three more to field goals. Only Houston scored a touchdown in the stretch.
Packers seek final showdown with Cowboys after breaking through
Mike Holmgren says Green Bay's win over San Francisco was big but unfinished business remains. The Packers face Dallas, a team they’ve struggled against in recent years, with changes including Robert Brooks at flanker and Edgar Bennett as lead rusher. Brett Favre earned MVP honors as Green Bay ended a long NFC Central title drought with a 37 20 victory over Atlanta.
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Mike Holmgren
Green Bay
49Ers
San Francisco
Holmggren
Packers
Cowboys
Texas Stadium
Dallas
Roy Butler
Buffalo
Robert Brooks
Edgar Bennett
Wayne Simmons
Paup
Favre
Sharpe
Dan Marino
Atlanta
Lambeau Field
Ice Bowl ends in frostbitten drama from 1967 championship
The piece recalls the 1967 NFL title game between the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys played in brutal cold. Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry led famed teams as Bart Starr executed a decisive late drive culminating in the wedge play and a Packers victory.
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Packers
Cowboys
NFL
Vince Lombardi
Tom Landry
Landry
Lambeau Field
Lombardi
Vince
North Pole
Dallas
Bart Starr
Green Bay
Don Meredith
Tom Brown
Jerry Kramer
Starr
Dan Reeves
Wedge
Kramer
Jethro Pugh
Pugh
Packer
Bart
Gale Gillingham
Jerry
Forrest
Gregg
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Terry Bradshaw
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Oftead
Ord
Anise
RCA
al Er
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Peru
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