Thanks for leaving the commercials in. They are almost as fun as the game.

@ironbeatyfly

3 жыл бұрын

That's what I love about these old games, especially the ones from the 70's.

@colleenflattery4755

3 жыл бұрын

@@ironbeatyfly it really does make you feel like we are in a time machine! :)

@loydbruceleewouldbescary2637

Жыл бұрын

❤️ watching young earl cambell& houston oiler fight song, billy white shoe johnson late 1970s etc etc

@mariecarroll-crawford8342

Жыл бұрын

Lltggfgtyy6gg6hh

I remember watching this whole game with my Grandfather...so long ago. Magical!

@joeolivas2406

Жыл бұрын

Long ago I watched this game, I m watching it now

I forgot how great the broadcasting team of the late Dick Enberg and Merlin Olson were. Miss this era of the NFL!

@josephinetracy1485

2 жыл бұрын

6:45 Low tech graphics... I love it

Dick Enberg was the voice of The AFC when I was growing up. One of the greatest of all time! “Oh My!”

@warrenrudolph4475

2 жыл бұрын

The best oh my for me as a Steelers fan isnt even for the Steelers. It was the Afc title fumble by Earnest Bynar for the Browns. No super bowl for you! Oh My!

@kellycostello220

2 жыл бұрын

I think I've had enough of Tony Romo! He sucked and always will be biased against the Steelers...it's an, "OLD TRADITION" So knowing we love to hate the Cowboys.. Why have him as an analyst at our games!

@r3tr0actiongamer24

2 жыл бұрын

Dick Enberg and Don Criqui

@ryanholman8284

2 жыл бұрын

No

@thepleiadianlightgridproje4337

2 жыл бұрын

@@r3tr0actiongamer24 They were my favorite in that time era and through the '80s

......and the commercials complete the experience

I dearly miss this brand of football!

@ciscosvp2075

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this overly sensitive hybrid version of football is difficult to watch.

@josephinetracy1485

2 жыл бұрын

Players were on teams and together longer, and there wasn't any racial crap like now. Team and teammate respect and sacrifice.

@Thomas-uw1gq

Жыл бұрын

The players today could learn how to be real "Pro" NFL men not spoiled babies like today!!!!! Pittsburgher

@steveshelton6771

Жыл бұрын

Men were men in those days. They didn't play with the restrictions they are under now. Now you got wusses who won't play theilast college games because they're afraid they might get hurt and ruin their NFL careers. Hey son you signed up for that possibility the day you decided to suit up. You think you're going to avoid an injury by not playing your last college game but you'll be immune to injury once you get in the NFL? 😂 Point of that is ManUp and Suit Up and all of the overcausious pussies needs to SHUT UP!

@J.R.Graham

Жыл бұрын

👍🏈🤠..Me too.

The game that gave momentum to the idea of using replays.

@g.t.richardson6311

Жыл бұрын

Yea 7 years later

This is a classic. I always loved Enberg and Olsen. THANK YOU.

I don't know what I'm enjoying more , the game or the commercials. Great memories.

Earl Cambell was probably my ALL TIME favorite Running back...Cambell/Harris. SMASHMOUTH FOOTBALL...Steelers/Oilers..late 70s..great rivalry..in the Old AFC-Central..

@kellycostello220

2 жыл бұрын

I still tell our Pgh Defense to play ,"SMASHMOUTH!", IM SICK TO DEATH OF SEEING #90, TJ WATT GET HELD AND MUCH WORSE ON EVERY DOWN AND WHY R REFS U KNOOW SEE IT ON EVERY DOWN DONT CALL IT ON THE OTHER TEAMS BUT THEY DO ON US!

@lloydkline1518

2 жыл бұрын

❤️ earl Campbell & Houston oils ; ❤️ their fight song

@lloydkline1518

2 жыл бұрын

Earl Campbell was unstoppable 🏃‍♂️ running with the 🏈 college & NFL

@ciscosvp2075

2 жыл бұрын

@@lloydkline1518 Houston Oilers, Houston Oilers. Houston Oilers number one. Classic.

@lloydkline1518

2 жыл бұрын

@@ciscosvp2075 Houston oiler; ❤️ their fight song : earl Campbell: Billy white shoe 👞 👟 Johnson; Dan pastorini;playgirl model

I'll never forget this game! My household was torn, because we loved Bradshaw, being from our hometown. My brother played with him and against him in High school and went to La. Tech with him. However, we had family who lived in Houston which was only a few hours away. The "no touchdown" by Renfro was one of my first memories of NFL football. I remember how bad we felt for Renfro. Tough way to lose

Was an 11 yr old kid and those Sundays watching my Steelers win were and are the best memories of life to this day. Great old times!!!

@frauddetector6129

2 жыл бұрын

You said it! I was an Oilers fan and 10 years old when this game was played. I’ve lost the love for the NFL these days, with all the political BS, and now the “flu” drama. I’m thinking it would be fun to start having playoff and Super Bowl parties and letting the guests know, “You’ll be watching games from the 70’s”😂

@kevincostello3856

2 жыл бұрын

@@frauddetector6129 My friend what an OUTSTANDING IDEA!! I know some friends that literally love to watch one of those games with commercials and Leslie Visser and Brent halftime show. Couldnt agree more about todays game, I really only watch my Steelers . Today is like a damn soap opera football with the social media teenager crappola. I could go in here forever, but no , not worth it. Thank you again Sir youre comments are spot on. Steelers/ Oiler games especially when Campbell showed up in 77 wow.Oiler defense: Larry Brazille, Curly Culp and Mike Webster titanic battles on the nose. Elvin Bethea DE vs Jin Kolb on the end just dont see that pure football anymore .WR Burroughs no 00 vs Mel Blount etc. Ill stop now, Im depressing myself.Again thank you

@briansabo4738

2 жыл бұрын

Ya buddy. Born 1968. Folks are from Brownsville. Moved up 30 miles east of Cleveland after Dad got out of the Corp. Great football memories. Thx for the comments gentleman. We all seem to agree. ✌️

@jonahheeg2032

2 жыл бұрын

I am forty nine years old and have been a life long Steeler fan through thick and thin

@arthurthomas5787

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was 14 when they won superbowl 14 ,I've been a steelers fan forever and miss the steel curtain days ,white ,Green ,greenwood, Holmes and lambert,ham, blount,shell man those where the days couldn't wait for Sundays to see the steelers

I still can't understand why L.C.GREENWOOD isn't in the hall of fame he was a monster on defense knocked Roger Staubach into retirement.

@notmebutyou8350

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly.

@axer3515

2 жыл бұрын

Because he was around so many other great players.

@winst0n888

2 жыл бұрын

Hollywood Bags need to be in the Hall.

@josephinetracy1485

2 жыл бұрын

That is really weird

@shannonrhett3304

2 жыл бұрын

@@axer3515 , no way should that detract from his tremendous contribution to the Steelers'success, EVER. His teammates benefitted from his presence as much as the reverse. That's what made them as great as they were.

Grew up huge steelers fan. whats amazing to watch this is that i only started watching as a kid in early 80's. so seeing this is amazing because i know i would have been glued to the tv. its amazing to know what you would've been doing before you were born. thank you so much for posting!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for posting. Wonderful memories as a kid. I never stopped loving the Oilers as they broke my heart every year until moving to Nashville. Love ya blue!

@ciscosvp2075

2 жыл бұрын

Those were the best uniforms in the league by far. The Houston Texans tried buying the Oilers naming rights, so they can rebirth the Oilers in their home in Houston but, Bud Adams emphatically said hell no.. He was still angry with the city for failing to build a new stadium..

@edwardskeva9307

2 жыл бұрын

Steelers fan here. I had much respect for the Oilers, Earl Campbell and Bum Phillips. If it wasn't for the Steelers, people would still be talking about the Oilers dynasty. And I loved it when Steelers fans pounded the man trying to take Bum's hat!

@67marlins

Жыл бұрын

@@edwardskeva9307 100% agree Edward, I grew up a Steelers fan as a kid but greatly admired the Coach Phillips' led Oilers.

Nothing better than watching the Steelers game called by the unforgettable voices of Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen.

@clanshepard

4 жыл бұрын

They were good, but i still prefer Madden and Summerall as the best

@juliansmith4352

4 жыл бұрын

@@clanshepard Pat Summerall and John Madden are the greatest NFL broadcasting duo whether on CBS or FOX while dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen at NBC are a close second

@rickeyricardomatthews2147

2 жыл бұрын

It wasn't a touchdown His foot was in the line

@rickeyricardomatthews2147

2 жыл бұрын

His foot was on the line

@rickeyricardomatthews2147

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with the refs Renfro didn't have possession of football while in bounds

This is so fantastic! The commercials, the interviews, this is so great!

@paulp8937

2 жыл бұрын

Did anybody notice the Michelob commercial at 42:15 showing a young 23 year old Richard Karn (Al from Tim Allen's - Home Improvement) celebrating meeting "The Woman"...I knew he looked familiar! :o)

As a Steelers fan The Oilers should still be in in Houston

@civlyzed

4 жыл бұрын

I agree. I wish that team names would stay with the original city too.

@Kents1969

4 жыл бұрын

And, of course, the records should stay as well. Peyton Manning should never be compared to Johnny Unitas in the Indianapolis Colts record books.

@ecnumber1fan

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I miss the old AFC Central, games were the best!

@ktcarl

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steeler fan from an old Oiler fan. I still can't bring myself to cheer for the Texans. Our rivalry in the late 70's was unparalleled and was the most fun I had as a fan of the NFL. B-T-W, Renfro's catch was a TD. Too bad there wasn't instant replay back then. I'm also not saying Oilers beat Steelers even with that TD but it sure would have changed the complexion of the game and given the Oilers momentum.

@nickj3513

4 жыл бұрын

@Craig Willis I agree!! I'm was born and raised in Houston and when Oilers relocate to Nashville Bud Adams retired the nickname so that the new Houston team couldn't use it!!! He was so stupid!! But check this out when Houston was rewarded a team in 1998 a name the team contest was held for the fans!! The top 3 nicknames that were chosen were Stallions, Texans and Apollos!! The dam owner at the time Bob McNair, rest his soul, choose Texans!! If he had let the dam fans chose the name Apollos would have won!! Anddddddd the fans chose purple and black as the team new colors; but because the name Texans was chosen the team wore the state flag colors!! And check this out, the name Texans was already used by the Dallas franchise before they relocated to Kansas City and became the Chiefs!! He asked the Kansas City Chiefs owner, Lamar Hunt, if he could use the nickname and the owner told him, "You didn't even have to ask!!" Houston we drop the ball on that one!! We are the only NFL team that was born in the 21 century and the Texans was the best dam nickname we could come up with!! Butttttttt we have the first retractable roof stadium in NFL history!!

I like the old commercials. Nice change of pace.

Remember being a 9 year old kid, waking up early to watch this game on NBC. Vintage game

@chandlerwhite8302

4 жыл бұрын

I was 8, lol, but already watched football religiously.

@SteveAustin.

4 жыл бұрын

@TCB 101 wow this is crazy...lol...I was 9 too and SB 13 was my first and favorite one to this day ....

@craiggibson4037

4 жыл бұрын

I will add that I was 8 years old in January of 80' as well. This was the first playoff game that I was passionately following. The Steelers were so exciting to root for (unless you were an Oilers fan).

@whataboutrob442

4 жыл бұрын

@TCB 101 Frontrunner.

@frankgifford207

4 жыл бұрын

@@whataboutrob442 He would've became a Rams fan if they had a QB in the 70's. Many terrific teams, but no championships

I'm so glad that I got to watch this style of football in my late teens...todays game is just a poor imitation of this great example of sport....these were me , not over pampered crybabies that have to mug for the camera after every play....this was great entertainment at the time..just the best....

@shannonrhett3304

2 жыл бұрын

You know, it IS possible to appreciate "the way it was," WITHOUT the trite comparisons to the way things are now. I miss 1979, too, and I would love to revisit those days every NFL season, but they are never coming back. Get with the times and move forward, or stay stuck and get left behind.

@indy_go_blue6048

2 жыл бұрын

@@shannonrhett3304 It's possible but not easy; it's far easier to just give up the "pro" game and get your fix watching these or watching college ball. Football's always been a diversion, not a necessity.

@shannonrhett3304

2 жыл бұрын

@@indy_go_blue6048 , separating one era from another is only as difficult as one chooses to make it it for one's self. I've always preferred pro football over college football; especially now with so many one-sided matchups in today's collegiate games. I lose interest in a game such as last week's Ohio State-Michigan State game early on once I sense it's becoming a runaway. Plus, there's no one in the college game I feel I just have to see. No one stands out to me the way Herschel Walker, Doug Flutie and several others did when I was much younger, and age is a big part of that for me. I find it nearly as hard to identify with current NFL players, but being a faithful Steeler fan makes it easier. I follow several college teams, including Ohio State and Michigan State, but I couldn't name more than one player between the two.

@ChildOfThe1970s

2 жыл бұрын

@@shannonrhett3304 Who says we have to appreciate everything in the current culture? Should we all listen to Ariana Grande and rap music just so we can "get with the times"? lol. What might put us "behind" would be stuff like no internet connection, no electricity, treating diseases with leaches, etc. But today's entertainment isn't a "modern" necessity.

@shannonrhett3304

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChildOfThe1970s , I dig and fully identify with your username, but I'm afraid you missed my point.

I was 8 years old and watched this game with my Dad. Living in Kingsport, TN we watched that game while drinking Pepsi Colas and eating popcorn

@Marcuswelby-nx2te

2 жыл бұрын

i was 9 watched with folks

Vernon Perry may have had the greatest defensive postseason in NFL history. 5 INT's in 3 games with a TD. Unbelievable.

@lincolnmaceachern2410

2 жыл бұрын

Unless I'm mistaken, he was a Canadian Football League star before joining the Oilers.

Thanks so much for posting this and leaving the local bonus footage at the end! Being a lifelong Steeler fan from Central NY we never got to see the local stuff, so thanks!

@kevincostello3856

3 жыл бұрын

Yes also a fan from Central NY, Onondaga county !!

BTW, in many ways this might have been the best Steelers team of all their SB teams. I mean when you go 12-4 and finish the year 1st in total offensive yards gains and (really) 1st in yards allowed (technically the Bucs allowed even fewer, but their schedule was super weak compared to Pittsburgh’s) despite giving up 52 turnovers and going -10 in the overall plus/minus ratio you are *ridiculously* talented.

I watched this game and also the NFC Championship game that followed. During the 1979/80 season I was 10 years old and just getting into watching sports seriously, so it was great to relive those days. The Rams also had a touchdown taken away by the referees. The difference obviously being the outcome wasn't affected as the Rams beat Tampa Bay. How many games were affected by calls that replay would have corrected? That being said, what a great time for football. It was a gargantuan effort by the Steelers to keep the great Earl Campbell in check. Great that war hero Rocky Bleier scored the clincher. And the announcing team of Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen is one of the great pairings of all time.

@Kents1969

4 жыл бұрын

I was ten years old as well. I can relate. Great time of life and the NFL!

@thomasodetinape4180

4 жыл бұрын

I was 12, remember the old man going nutso. Screaming at the TV. LoL

@indy_go_blue6048

4 жыл бұрын

My late wife and I were in a temporary separation and I was renting a room from an 83 year old lady who knew nothing about football but was kind enough to let me watch the POs. I spent 2/3 of the game explaining to her what was going on, lol.

@GR-bn3xj

Жыл бұрын

I was 7 and this was the first season I remember. I became a Dolphins fan but was pulling for Houston in this one. It was games like this and the Dolphins/Chargers Epic in Miami game in 81 that made me a lifetime fan of the NFL. Well till recently. But I still pull for the Dolphins and watch their games.

The Ref that blew that call..Donald Orr.. was never assigned to an Oiler game in Houston. He would have never made it out of town.

Love these old games . Thanks for loading. Crazy how Vernon Perry picked off Fouts the week prior then gets a pick 6 on the first series this game . Not enough to beat the Steelers though.

Notice the lack of penalty flags unlike today where there's a stupid call every play

@jamiecrawford8133

2 жыл бұрын

Today we get pass interference up the ying yang

The steel curtain! The best defensive team ever!

@andywhite8790

2 жыл бұрын

Nah, but they were good. Best???? No.

@thefrase7884

Жыл бұрын

@@andywhite8790 …..not in ‘79 but it’s tough to argue 1976

With the original commercials, i love it, thank you

Remember this game was played in Three Rivers Stadium on artificial turf, so can you imagine how the players felt every time they were hit both others and the ground which is nothing more than concrete. Concrete hardens when it becomes cold, and this was the long before the days when the NFL used field turf. Talk about concussions...

@indy_go_blue6048

4 жыл бұрын

It's frightening how concussions and leg injuries skyrocketed after they started using rugs over concrete.

@Golf8802

2 жыл бұрын

The 1970's and 1980's was an era of a bunch of crappy multi-use football/baseball stadiums with artificial turf. Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, St. Louis were the worst. The outdoor multi-use stadiums on grass or domes weren't much better either. I want to say that the Baltimore Orioles building Camden Yards in the 1990's is were all of that started to change.

@thecawdsquad875

2 жыл бұрын

@@Golf8802 Grass fields like Candlestick Park and the Oakland Coliseum were much better.

@mrtnt3462

2 жыл бұрын

@@thecawdsquad875 I never played on artificial turf, but the ground gets pretty hard when it's frozen in general.

@keithclark7266

Жыл бұрын

@@indy_go_blue6048 Didn't OBJ tear his ACL in back to back seasons(2020 at Cincinnati and in 2021 at Super Bowl LVII....both non contact injuries)on Field Turf ?

Very very business professional like team. No hot dogs or individuals. Just a hard core hard hitting all about business approach. The way the late chuck Noll wanted it.

@Kents1969

4 жыл бұрын

What an absolutely unbelievable six year run.

The ALL NEW Dodge Ram with the POWERFUL 4 cylinder engine. HAHAHAHA!!!!

Bradshaw: 26 TD passes; 25 INTs, dang that's a lot of picks. RIP Curly Culp.

I’m a Raiders Fan growing Up Here in Altoona PA..But I was 6/7 & a Steelers fan then cause My Dad & older brother was & whn Ur tht Little U fallow Ur parents.. But Anyway watching these old Steelers teams from the 70s WOW THEY DIDNT WEAK SPOT ON TEAM EXCEPT IN KICKING GAME.. But they were 2/3 deep in each Position.!!!

I remember meeting Franco Harris and Joe Paterno in the bathroom at The Elks Club in State College as a kid in the 70's, we all peed side by side lol.

Thank you for uploading this!!! ❤❤❤ Love my Steelers!!!

We all know about Bradshaw and the Steelers, but I had forgotten what a gamer Dan Pastorini was.

@brucep9729

3 жыл бұрын

Also, his last game as an Oiler. Traded to Raiders for Snake Stabler in off season

@mrtnt3462

2 жыл бұрын

@@brucep9729 At least he was on the SB-winning team he still got a ring...I COULD BE WRONG!!

Yes, Pittsburgh was a great team, no doubt, but if there was a call that they could get, they certainly seemed to get it, especially in Pittsburgh. Renfro's catch was a TD.

@jacobmeleciox8707

2 жыл бұрын

let it go dude🤣🤣

@usmc6004

Жыл бұрын

@Jacob Melecio tough to let that go if you were an Oilers fan, that call was a momentum shifter, if that's get called correctly then it's a tie game, never know what would have happened because of the momentum change. Good game by both teams love the fact that the Steelers players acted with class & showed mad respect for the Oilers in post game interviews.

Chuck noll was a calm reflective man of some intellect, to say he seemed to have no personality is a silty thing to say - and I'm a hardcore Raider fan,

@timhallas4275

4 жыл бұрын

Nobody's a Raider fan... you're just a football fan who's stuck in the wrong town.

@TheBrooklynbodine

4 жыл бұрын

He was like so many coaches then, showed little emotion. Bill Cowher, by contrast, had no qualms about shedding tears, even.

@shannonrhett3304

2 жыл бұрын

@@timhallas4275 😆

I was 9 years old. I loved this old school football. My Chiefs were horrible...lol but watching these types of games with Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen were the best and better than today’s announcers.

@genetomcheck3934

2 жыл бұрын

Now days football isn't even close to bare knuckle hits.

@lloydkline1518

2 жыл бұрын

❤️ earl Campbell & Houston oils fight song & ❤️ Pittsburgh steelers /1970s

Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen were a great team OH MY !!! 2:09:34

The commercials do add to the nostalgic quality of this old recording. Leaves plenty of room for old and good vivid memories to creep in. I am dating myself something fierce. 😂

I watched this game in 1979 I think the fix was in

What did I miss, 😲... this is nice football, 2 drives with no flags, pure aggression, man. I only saw highlights but never saw a game with this steelers team. I was born too late

@seanpollack5897

2 жыл бұрын

You missed out but enjoy the. Game on the tube

Jack Lambert expression looks like Jaws from one of those James Bond movies.

Wasn't an Oilers fan, but I liked watching them. They had one of the best uniform sets in the league.

@indy_go_blue6048

2 жыл бұрын

In my mind Houston and Indy are synonymous. If the Steelers and/or Patriots hadn't been around we'd both have a couple of SB rings more than we have. Tough being 2cd best.

@mpower1969

2 жыл бұрын

@@indy_go_blue6048 a better way to look at it... indy & houston (& oakland imo) produced many tough, epic AFC CGs vs. dynasties... often better/tougher games than the SB itself. as a football fan (pre-Goodell), i appreciate these old playoff games more than the SBs, and certainly more than any 'football' being broadcast on sundays nowadays.

I watched this game live in St. Louis when I was 13, now I'm 54

I love the announcers!

@SteveAustin.

4 жыл бұрын

Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen were a great tandem...Charlie Jones and Don Criqui were great as well..

@0791hook

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@tommyparkerparker

4 жыл бұрын

Announcers involved in this telecast all did great. Unfortunately three of them are no longer with us. RIP Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen and Sam Nover.

@frankgifford207

4 жыл бұрын

@@SteveAustin. Charlie and Don were both play be play. They were never paired together. Len Dawson and Charlie Jones were a great tandem. Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy was the #2 team behind Enberg and Olsen during those years

@rubbersole79

3 жыл бұрын

Dick Engberg was the best. The Al Michaels of his day.

Dang I wish these old videos were more clear.

When was the last time you saw two TEAMS playing- not a hundred look-at-me individuals?

@marybasics3061

3 жыл бұрын

I hear ya man

@indy_go_blue6048

2 жыл бұрын

You have NYJ's Mark Gastineau to thank for that; he's the one that started the showing off after every play BS.

@kidmack1121

2 жыл бұрын

@@indy_go_blue6048 I loved the "Sack Exchange" but yes, he used tick alot of people off. I think I remember Billy Johnson's end zone dance preceding Gastineau.

Had to come here after watching the '22 probowl. What a joke. I miss the good ol days

i'm a Raider fan and for the life of me can't understand why when Houston was given back to the NFL they didn't name the team oilers with these same uni's?

@joea7565

3 жыл бұрын

I guess Bud Adams wouldn't give up the name...and the name Texans was already used before in Dallas by both the NFL & the AFL....and the Titans was the previous name of the AFL NY Jets....bizarre

@CelestialWoodway

3 жыл бұрын

Bud Adams owns the name.

@trevormadden4301

3 жыл бұрын

Love that Uniform too man

@jimtaggert42

2 жыл бұрын

In Cleveland, the fans fought to keep the name, and the history. I just looked u p the standings for 1979, and the NFL site lists the Tenn Titans instead of the oilers. smh

@whataboutrob442

2 жыл бұрын

Because they didn't fight for it. The city of Houston I mean

They don’t make em like Ol #58 Jack Lambert anymore ! No dancing after every play like they just won the game but are behind by 20 points like they do today. Love 70’s & 80’s football.

I watch this game, I was a big Houston fan. After Vernon Perry scored the touchdown off the interception that was it for Houston. The referees made sure that the Pittsburgh Steelers were going to the Super Bowl. They did that for the Steelers quite a few years.

1:42:25 - Willie "Pops" Stargell! Remember the "Family" Pirates? Coming off a World Series title just two months before this game when they overcame a 3-1 deficit against Baltimore? The Cuban caps they wore and had players like Parker, Ott, Garner, Candelaria, Blyleven, Moreno and Tekulve?

@indy_go_blue6048

2 жыл бұрын

I lived near Atlanta and got to see them play several times in the late '70s. Braves sucked but I got to see some truly all time great teams play.

After that interception- I looked at my dad - he said " This looks like our year" - I was jumping up and down - dang it

Larry Anderson, there’s an unsung hero especially in the Super Bowl.

I was there and I knew from the opposite end zone that Mike Renfro was inbounds. This is an objective observation for I am a dyed in the wool steeler fan .

great memories, great commercials, even though we were in Houston crying when this happended

Seeing Mike Webster in the post game interview was heartbreaking..he was so eloquent and together at this time and a few short years later he was living in his car suffering from dementia brought on by his years of success at football.....a friend of mines ex husband was his last doctor in Wheeling W..Virginia and told me of a story when he was at their house playing with their kids, to them he was just Mike, one of their dads patients..the kids had no idea of who he was and the success that he enjoyed a few years earlier....a real tragic ending....

@davidlafleche1142

4 жыл бұрын

Yet today, I see a lot of posts from fans who yearn for the "good old days" of old-school, smashmouth football. I remind them of Jim Plunkett, Junior Seau and Tim Fox, how much suffering they went through. Seau is dead, the others nearly so. They don't care.

@williamyanosko4010

4 жыл бұрын

@@davidlafleche1142 the guy thg s of that era should of gotten paid what the guys of this era are getting and todays guys are worth what those guys got paid....that era was brutal, but it was amazing to watch....even then there were only a few teams willing to play that style of ball, and Pittsburgh was one of them....I still watch, but it's no fun....its a business selling a vastly watered down product that people are willing to pay for

@indy_go_blue6048

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidlafleche1142 Prior to 1970 one very rarely heard of concussions and CTE in the earlier players. I firmly believe that the advent of artificial turf, esp. that shit used in the '70s is more responsible for brain damage than any number of hits. JMHO.

@davidlafleche1142

2 жыл бұрын

@@indy_go_blue6048 The only athlete who got any attention for that was Jerry Quarry: a tough son of a gun who could take a beating, but could not win the title. During that time, other pro sports (especially baseball and football) were notorious for threatening injured players. Nobody dared admit an injury (especially not a concussion), for fear of losing their roster spot. "I took the most expensive aspirin in history." (Wally Pipp)

I watched this game 40 years ago. That was during my senior year in high school. The AFC championship game was more respectable than the year before. Steelers prevails.

@notmebutyou8350

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. I was 17 when this game was played. I'm 59 now. Love my Steelers then, still love them now!!!!❤❤❤❤

I was in the end zone at 3 Rivers where Renfro caught the ball and saw it with my own eyes. HE CAUGHT THE BALL. Frustrating...

@michaelbacchiocchi8111

2 жыл бұрын

I thought it was an amazing catch even at first glance. Of course I'm seeing it from the comforts of my couch, but the fact he raised his arm immediately afterwards should have been enough for the refs - and would have created an immortal NFL films clip!

@Marcuswelby-nx2te

2 жыл бұрын

yes he did skip

@jamiecrawford8133

2 жыл бұрын

And decades later you became the coach of the Eagles????

@Marcuswelby-nx2te

2 жыл бұрын

going back to nfl?

@chipkelly5121

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamiecrawford8133 Wrong Chip Kelly.😊

Chuck Knoll - like Bum Phillips- were 2 of the Greatest- watching Rob Carpenter drag himself back to the huddle- in severe pain- represented this Rilvary- but represented the loyalty of Houston Oilers fans - MISS YA BLUE- wont ever be the same for me

I really loved watching the NFL back then.

@indy_go_blue6048

4 жыл бұрын

Up until about 2015, it was still watchable IMO.

@frankgifford207

4 жыл бұрын

@@indy_go_blue6048 2012 when NFL top 10 had their top 10 passing seasons of all time. All those QB's from 2012 season could not have played in this era. Game is totally influenced by fantasy football plus concussions

@mpower1969

2 жыл бұрын

​@@indy_go_blue6048 spot on. NFL has been unwatchable for at least 6-7 years now.

I likeed Merlin Olson had an interesting life great football player great actor sports commentator sad to hear his passing

@ironbeatyfly

3 жыл бұрын

Olsen and Enberg were an excellent team, they worked so damn good together for many years

Elven Bethea #65 was the first number retired by the Oilers/Titans franchise.

The old AFC central was good, wish Houston were still the Oilers.

Also credit NBC producer George Finkel and director Ted Nathanson for capturing the replay shot of Renfro of the non-touchdown - the officials and the decision by referee Jim Tunney accurately didn't see it because they were out of position; however, Bum Phillips' son Wade Phillips (who was one of the assistant coaches of the Oilers and was in the coach's box), saw and heard it 2:08:21

@sanfordson2551

4 жыл бұрын

We could not see if he had possession of the ball. Although, it looks like he did. This is a lot like a hockey goal when the puck cannot be seen across the line, but it is obvious it was.

@indy_go_blue6048

2 жыл бұрын

And you and I both know that Wade Phillips is a dispassionate witness, right?

Back then a coach had control of his team. He could actually coach a team

42 Years later & I still say the Oilers Got Hosed by the Crooked Refs in this Game!.....Renfro Scored that Touchdown! (there were multiple bad calls in this game)

@killalltogepis9916

3 жыл бұрын

Including several bad calls that went against the Steelers.

@richardgranville7629

2 жыл бұрын

"I agree"

@timwilliams8343

2 жыл бұрын

@@richardgranville7629 And what's is sad is that it was probably the Oilers Best chance at getting to the Super Bowl!

The sight of Jim Tunney walking away from that officials' huddle and waving "incomplete"...was one of the most sickening sights I've ever seen at a sports event. Total incompetence.

@bicgohill8756

3 жыл бұрын

Like it would have mattered, I was 4 at the time and I can say thank you Jesus that I get to witness this legendary Steelers defense and Bradshaw is terrible.

@jackmomma7481

3 жыл бұрын

@@bicgohill8756 I was born in 1978, and I can remember the Steelers and Terry Bradshaw. In fact, I have a picture of me around Christmas 1979 wearing a Steelers sweat suit with a number 79 on it

@oditz

3 жыл бұрын

Call a waaaaamblance! 3rd qtr.!!! Dont forget Skag tonight starring Karl Malden!!!

@brucep9729

3 жыл бұрын

C'mon man it was a tough call, even with replay I'm not sure it would have been over turned

@danielvrodriguez81

2 жыл бұрын

What time in the video is this at?

I'm a Steelers Fan but instant replay years later would have confirmed that Oilers catch a touchdown.

@johnnypastrana6727

5 жыл бұрын

A blind man can see that was a TD...nope, not to call that a TD was incompetence or the refs were in the tank for payoffs to favor the bookmakers.

@stevemtc1

4 жыл бұрын

There was a run back where they said an Oiler Stepped out and I haven’t found it

@johnolek4143

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnnypastrana6727 from your vast years of officiating experience? Pretty easy to see on TV. Not so much at field level at full speed. FYI, we did land on the moon, and Elvis is dead.

@docwho10th88

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnolek4143 I am a Steelers fan and yes,,,the Oilers had a touchdown clear as day. This game was the game that broke the Houston Oiler owners heart forever. I always liked Ray Childress and Earl Campbell. I always wished those two would of had a chance to get a ring for their class act and being such hard workers on the football field.

@johnolek4143

4 жыл бұрын

@@docwho10th88 I'm not arguing it was a touchdown. Just saying it was a bang bang play in the very back of the end zone. It isn't easy to tell when watching at full speed. Would be even tougher to see at ground level. I'm not bashing anyone, just an observation. I'm a Steelers fan, and have seen some real stinker calls go for and against them. Sucks, but it didn't decide the game, as some calls have.

In back to back AFC Championship games (1978 and 1979) vs Houston, the Steelers defense did not allow a touchdown, giving up only 3 field goals

I don't recall Houston crying and whining and crying and crying ad nauseum after this non-call like New Orleans did all this year...

@AndyBruinewoud

4 жыл бұрын

Because other than the games themselves, the only sports you saw on TV in 1979 was four minutes a day on your local news.

@SteveAustin.

4 жыл бұрын

I'm not a Saints fan but I can't blame NO...the receiver got steamrolled while before the ball got there...

@indy_go_blue6048

2 жыл бұрын

@@SteveAustin. Karmic justice for what they did to Favre.

@kidmack1121

2 жыл бұрын

@Louie D That's what I remember too... But it was the Rams' fans that I heard all Monday morning doing the angry whining. They really didn't want their Rams to face the Steelers in the SB. I wonder why....

It's funny watching them call "Illegal motion". I was 14 then. Now it's "false start". Got some hall of famer's in this game.

Those were GREAT days! When the Steelers actually won home play off games!

@seanpollack5897

2 жыл бұрын

Tomlin sucks

@1USACitizen192

2 жыл бұрын

Pre-Tomlin. Now that Ben has retired you wont even have to worry about making the playoffs.

I remember watching this game with my pops as a 10 year old kid……….and pops is from Pittsburgh!!! Go Steelers!!!

@Marcuswelby-nx2te

2 жыл бұрын

david webb the 4th.marcus welby every day of the week

Rocky Blieier should be in hall fame.

RIP Houston Oilers.

1979 was a cold winter in Baltimore as a Orioles & colts fan .Both losing to Pittsburgh. Lol I was 14 & still hate the song" We are family" those were the worries we had back then.

Key on Harris? Rocky will spoil your Sunday.

My dad and I shoveled our driveway and hill/street that morning and we all were done before kickoff!!

1:12:22 O.J. - "How many times have you wanted to pack it all in and take off?" Prophetic.

@indy_go_blue6048

2 жыл бұрын

"I call him Simpson. You only call people you like by their nicknames." -Vince Bugliosi

@kidmack1121

2 жыл бұрын

That's actually pretty funny.

Damn the Steelers had 52 giveaways that season and 42 take aways at a -10 turnover margin. That's mind blowing. It's mind blowing that it took the Cowher led Steelers in 1995 to win a AFC Title at Three Rivers. Wow 16 years between AFC Titles!!!

@seanpollack5897

2 жыл бұрын

Don't you miss cowher and noll

I bet that field felt line Frozen concrete.

@Biggdoom344

4 жыл бұрын

viviandarkbloom100 I was on that field. It was like concrete even when it wasn’t frozen.

@Katmandu2

3 жыл бұрын

It was 10 Degrees that day. I was in Peanut Heaven watching the game. We kept warm by passing around the booze bottles all game long. GREAT MEMORIES !

@mpower1969

2 жыл бұрын

the difference in the game... Pgh's backs ran well on that concrete, but Campbell went nowhere. the NFL has been incrementally erasing the idea & possibility of a dominant capital-D Defense since the 1970's.

WHO REMEMBERS THAT MICHAEL HENDERSON MADE A SONG CALLED WIDE RECEIVER SOON AFTER THIS GAME WAS OVER AND THAT SONG BECAME HIS BIGGEST HIT OF HIS MANY HIT RECORDS?BY THE WAY I REMEMBER WATCHING THIS GAME.I WAS 16 WHEN THIS GAME WAS PLAYED ON JAN.6,1980.NOW HERE I AM TWO BIRTHDAYS AWAY FROM TURNING 60 YEARS OLD.

@forensicaccountant259

2 жыл бұрын

Henderson was wrong for picking on Marvin Gaye on Wide Receiver. Sexual Healing took care of all of that!

Crazy fact for me is Bum Phillip's was shared my son and grandmas birthday and he passed away on my birthday.

2:09:00 The start of the drumbeat towards replay in sports. These days, it's everywhere, including field hockey.

Watching this live as a kid, I still hated how Houston was robbed. I was a dolphins fan and this was an outrage and why we have instant replay now

@paulp8937

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm a Steelers fan and knew that the Oilers probably had a touchdown with Renfroe, but I believe it would've just tied the game, which was still in the 3rd quarter at that time, so Houston still had time but just couldn't quite overcome the ref's blunder.

@csracingreport2024

Жыл бұрын

Criminal there wasn't instant replay, when the Networks have the footage & angles; makes no sense: No doubt it was a RENFRO ROBBERY on that play; a real shame u lose a chance to win in that fashion: unless u have a closer 3rd side angle to see if he juggled the ball, it wasn't a close call based on the 2nd / overhead shot, where it appears he had control & feet down: maybe if Renfro had celebrated a bit to confirm the catch that may have swayed the officials, but despite that, it should have been a TD: but they it feels like they were determined to miss it & give Pittsburgh the breaks

Great video! Should be in a museum somewhere...this is when football was football! How often in 2020 do you watch a game full of hall of famers..today it's all about the money 💰

Worst decision in Oilers/Titans history was firing Bum Phillips after the 1980 season.

I remember watching this game dick and merlin the best

This is what America fell in love with...add all the commecialism and I tune out.

Still breaks my heart every time I watch this. It was only second down, and they did get a field goal out of it. Would my Oilers have won even if the catch was ruled a touchdown? Probably not as Pittsburgh was that good. Still can hope so though. :)

@indy_go_blue6048

2 жыл бұрын

I read somewhere that a sportswriter asked if the Patriots had scored a TD on their first possession of SB20 it would've made a difference. Yes, someone answered, it would've made the final score 42-14. I think the same applies here; Pittsburgh WAS that good.

@smokingstoking7357

2 жыл бұрын

After they ruled in favor of the Steelers, oilers fell apart a bad call

@wxman5401

2 жыл бұрын

Wilson should have scored on the play after the missed TD. Lambert made a shoestring tackle. What really broke their will was the 3rd and 20 Steelers conversion on the ensuing drive.

@mikegillins4992

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with hoping so

@smokingstoking7357

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikegillins4992 you know Pastorini won the super bowl in 1980 with the Raiders

Dick Enberg and Melin Olsen were the best...they were both adamant it was a TD...I was a Steeler fan at the time and it upset me that they didn't get the call right...total bullshit.

@IamChrisL712

4 жыл бұрын

I'm a Steeler's fan too and I'll say TD until my dying day.

The Oilres offense mirrored the Steelers defense. The bad call by the refs change the whole dynamic of the game.

It's so strange, the difference between then and now.

@mpower1969

2 жыл бұрын

Defense was legal back then.

These _were_ the good old days.

@ronniep8030

3 жыл бұрын

Right on

@lloydkline6946

3 жыл бұрын

❤ earl Campbell, Houston oilers fight song, old Pittsburgh steelers football team

@bentrujllo581

3 жыл бұрын

Rip Dan Pastorini

@lloydkline6946

3 жыл бұрын

@@bentrujllo581 ❤ billy white shoe johnson, earl Campbell, Houston oilers fight 🎵 song,

@lloydkline6946

3 жыл бұрын

@@bentrujllo581 playgirl magazine model