the 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers:
quite possibly the best team to not win a Super Bowl...
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| Week | Opponent | Result | Score |
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| 1 | at Oakland Raiders | L | 28-31 |
| 2 | Cleveland Browns | W | 31-14 |
| 3 | New England Patriots | L | 27-30 |
| 4 | at Minnesota Vikings | L | 6-17 |
| 5 | at Cleveland Browns | L | 16-18 |
| 6 | Cincinnati Bengals | W | 23- 6 |
| 7 | at New York Giants | W | 27- 0 |
| 8 | San Diego Chargers | W | 23- 0 |
| 9 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W | 45- 0 |
| 10 | Miami Dolphins | W | 14- 3 |
| 11 | Houston Oilers | W | 32-16 |
| 12 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W | 7- 3 |
| 13 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W | 42- 0 |
| 14 | at Houston Oilers | W | 21- 0 |
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5 shutouts.
8 games in which the defense did not give up a Touchdown.
110 points allowed in their first 5 games...
28 points allowed in their last 9 games.
5 straight games without giving up a touchdown.
Only 1 Touchdown allowed in their last 9 games.
Postseason:
AFC Divisional Playoff: won 40 - 14 at Baltimore Colts
AFC Championship Game: lost 7 - 24 at Oakland Raiders
- in the AFC Championship game, both starting running backs (Franco Harris & Rocky Blier) were injured & unable to play.
- on the season, both running backs ahd rushed for over 1000 yards in 14 games.
- QB Terry Bradshaw was injured for part of the season. Backup Mike Kruczek started 6 games and won all 6 without throwing a single touchdown pass.
- Pro Bowlers: Mel Blount (db), Glen Edwards (db), Joe Greene (dl), L.C. Greenwood (dl), Jack Ham (lb), Franco Harris (rb), Jack Lambert (lb), J.T. Thomas (db), Mike Wagner (db). [that's 8 out of 11 starters on defense]
1 comment:
and you said you had nothing to blog about.
sometimes you frighten me. most people won't realize that most of these facts are probably right out of your head- they aren't just things you randomly looked up.
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