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The 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 45th in the National Football League.The 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers failed to improve on their 10–4 record from 1976 and finished with a 9–5 record; however, they appeared in the playoffs for their 6th straight season and won the AFC Central again.
Largest point differential in a season: 211 Steelers (1975 season), 204 Steelers (1979 season), 168 Steelers (1972 season), 161 Steelers (1978 season), 154 Steelers (1979 season) Largest point deficit overcome in a game : 21 ( Baltimore Ravens Oct. 5 1997), 21 ( Buffalo Bills Dec. 15, 1985), 21 ( Chicago Cardinals Oct. 11, 1953), 18 ...
In 2005, the Steelers became the first #6 seed to advance to a conference championship game, and go on to win the Super Bowl, since the playoff field was expanded to 12 teams in 1990. The Steelers are 6–2 in the Super Bowl, winning Super Bowls IX, X, XIII, XIV, XL and XLIII while losing Super Bowls XXX and XLV.
However, Pittsburgh quickly struck back starting with Jim Smith's 28-yard kickoff return to the Steelers 34-yard line. Bradshaw then hit John Stallworth for a 21-yard completion and Harris ripped off a 20-yard burst before he finished the drive with a 1-yard touchdown run to tie the game at 14 with 1:41 left in the half.
However, linebacker Tom Jackson later recovered a fumble from Pittsburgh quarterback Terry Bradshaw on the Steelers 49-yard line, where the Broncos went on to score on Dave Preston's 3-yard touchdown run that made the score 16-10. The Steelers responded with Gerela's second field goal of the day to take a 19-10 lead going into halftime.
Pittsburgh has snuck into the wild-card round only to get dominated a couple times this decade, but this year's team should have much higher aims. These Steelers feel different than recent seasons ...
With the win, the Steelers improve to 7-2 and 3-0 since Wilson took over at quarterback. Pittsburgh had to overcome multiple miscues including a dropped pass on a fake punt and a fumble at the ...
Pittsburgh Steelers: Three Rivers Stadium: Bengals–Steelers rivalry [7] 8 November 9 Baltimore Colts: 13–10: Green Bay Packers: Milwaukee County Stadium [8] 9 November 16 St. Louis Cardinals: 38–0: Dallas Cowboys: Cotton Bowl [9] 10 November 23 New York Giants: 20–23: Philadelphia Eagles: Franklin Field: Eagles–Giants rivalry [10] 11 ...