(Walter Iooss Jr./Sports Illustrated)It took his players a moment to react, to decide whether their coach had just said what he had just said. What followed would be an amazingly sloppy second half in which both teams combined for 10 turnovers.
It looked like a blob, just one continuous leg with no form.
Hubbard rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns, while also catching a 17-yard pass.
As was their habit, the Raiders continued to run left during the first half, behind Upshaw and Shell.
By design, he put the ball in the hands of Harris and Bleier. Tarkenton completed only 10/21 passes for 133 yards and a touchdown with one interception, while also rushing for 16 yards. (Arthur Anderson/Getty Images)The Steelers took a 10–3 lead midway through the second quarter—or so they thought—when Bradshaw lobbed an apparent eight-yard touchdown pass to John Stallworth at the far left edge of the end zone. Then after a 4-yard catch by Branch, Trailing 28–26, the Dolphins got the ball back with 24 seconds left.
.” Otto was on the defensive, vulnerable. “I don’t mind another player shaking my hand, but not when I’m trying to catch a pass,” Stallworth said after the game. Surgical scars crisscrossed his legs like train tracks. Note: Prior to the 1975 season, the home teams in the playoffs were decided based on a yearly rotation. John Vella, a Raiders offensive tackle, studied Greene on film before the AFC title game. Like the previous NFL seasons, the home teams in the playoffs were decided based on a yearly divisional rotation, excluding the wild card teams who would always play on the road. Holmes (63), Lambert (58) and the rest of the Steelers D held Oakland to just 29 yards on 21 carries. But on their second play of the drive, Oakland linebacker "This has to be the toughest loss I've ever suffered", said Miami coach Don Shula, "The Raiders are a great credit to professional football", he added.
Published by Simon & Schuster, Inc. and reprinted by permission. Then Otto got up at seven, the swelling much improved, and headed off to practice.
Bradshaw threw an interception two plays later, and Stallworth, still furious over the earlier call, got penalized for a late hit on the interception return.
Greene once railed at Otto on the field and Otto simply said, “How’s your wife and children, Joe?” This was Double O’s way of saying, “Shuddup and play!”
But even Greenwood couldn’t resist this one. First, you had to Otto had stayed too long.
With Russell, Lambert and safety Glen Edwards blitzing, Ham cut in front of running back Charlie Smith to intercept his second Stabler pass of the game, this one at the Oakland 34. His injured right knee ruined his blocking posture and balance. But the head linesman ruled Stallworth out of bounds, a call TV replays proved incorrect. He was a destructive force.” Steelers line coach Dan Radakovich later said that during the 1974 NFL postseason, “Joe Greene was the greatest defensive lineman that ever lived.” “Whatcha watching, L.C. The team trainer approached Otto to help stop the bleeding. 1974 AFC Championship game The Pittsburgh Steelers (11-3-1) at the Oakland Raiders (13-2-0) The Steelers’ defense began the game powerfully, forcing a combined six yard loss on the Raiders’ first three plays forcing their opponents to kick.
During the latter half of the 1974 season, ligaments pulled and creaked in his right knee, which trainers drained thrice weekly. Los Angeles scored on the opening drive of the game, moving the ball 72 yards in eight plays, with quarterback After trailing 10–3 at the end of the third quarter, the Steelers scored three touchdowns in the final period to earn their first championship appearance in team history. In the huddle, Ham, the linebacker on the other side, playfully told Russell that he was bored.
Otto went home to bed after practices and his wife iced his legs. He revealed no emotion, though his insides roiled. “I just watched films and thought of Joe.” Now, with the Raiders intending to send running back Marv Hubbard up the middle, between Buehler and Otto, Greene moved into the gap between them in the Stunt 4-3 and took his three-point stance, his nose inches from the ground. Brown rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown, while also catching 2 passes for 13 yards. It wasn’t From THEIR LIFE’S WORK by Gary M. Pomerantz. ?” Upshaw asked. On their first possession of the game, St. Louis drove to the Vikings 35-yard line, but lost the ball on a failed 4th and 1 conversion attempt. “They stopped Oakland’s running,” Then the Steelers opened up the ground game, their offensive line asserting control, Harris and Bleier running eight times in a time-consuming nine-play drive.
“Today the congratulations go to you.”