1974 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Pittsburgh Steelers 42nd US football season / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 42nd in the National Football League (NFL). They improved to a 10–3–1 regular-season record, won the AFC Central division title, sending them to the playoffs for the third consecutive season, and won a Super Bowl championship, the first league title in Steelers' history. This was the first of six consecutive AFC Central division titles for the Steelers, and the first of four Super Bowl championships in the same time period.
1974 Pittsburgh Steelers season | |
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Owner | Art Rooney |
General manager | Daniel M. Rooney |
Head coach | Chuck Noll |
Home field | Three Rivers Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 10–3–1 |
Division place | 1st AFC Central |
Playoff finish | Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Bills) 32–14 Won AFC Championship (at Raiders) 24–13 Won Super Bowl IX (vs. Vikings) 16–6 |
Pro Bowlers | 6
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AP All-Pros | 4
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Team MVP | Glen Edwards |
Team ROY | Jack Lambert |
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The Steelers also made history by playing in the NFL's first-ever regular season overtime game, the league having introduced a 15-minute sudden-death period to break ties. Their Week 2 contest against the Denver Broncos nevertheless ended in a 35–35 tie. As of 2023 no other team has ever won the Super Bowl after recording a tie in the overtime era.
On March 9, 2007, NFL Network aired an episode of America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions that covered the 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers, with team commentary from Franco Harris, Joe Greene, and Andy Russell, and narrated by Ed Harris.