in the 70's it seemed like each division was dominated by 1 certain team. AFC East: dolphins, Central: steelers, West: raiders, NFC East: cowboys, Central: vikings and West: rams.
Total sincerity on the part of Tarkenton here. Some say he's cocky or arrogant, no way. That's how QB's are suppose to be.
At 2:23 Vilapiano trying to sweep the the facts under the rug. Did'nt have a chance against Pittsburg huh?? Take out your opponents two 1000 yrd running backs , and EVRYONE has a chance Phil.
That game was merely one of three in which the Raiders defeated the Steelers between September of '76 and September of '77, and the Steelers had those 2 RBs in each of the other two games. With or without Harris and Bleier, the Steelers didn't have a chance against the Raiders. That fact became blatantly obvious to the whole world the night that the Raiders helped the Steelers get into the playoffs by beating the Bengals.
Despite Bradshaw and the great WR's the key to the Steelers offense was their running game.One can't ignore the impact of losing 2, 1000 yrd RB's, who where replace by 2 having less than 300 between them!
In 76' the Steelers had a terrible start, at one point 1-4. They then ran 10 straight victories including a 40-14 playoff drubbing of an excellent Balt.Colts team. At that point they where considered the best team in the NFL.They had more than a chance without the injuries.
The Steelers and Raiders met in the regular season in both 1976 and 1977. Those two 1000 yard rushers played in both of those games and the Steelers still lost both of those games. The Raiders were clearly the better team.
All three of those games featured pretty much the same Steeler team, as in the same players in the lineup. Sure, they were on a hot streak the 2nd half of the '76 season. I can see that point, but it was their defense that was making a difference. They had five shutouts in their last nine games and allowed a combined 28 points in the other four. Being without those two RBs does not explain how the Raiders managed to score 24 points against that incredible defense.
You know that's not true, how could you say that friend?Take out Harris and Bleir and replace them with Reggie Harrison and John Fuqua and your telling me they where basically the same team???
I saw that game back in 76' Raiders scored points because the Steelers could'nt move the ball, field position was another factor. Bradshaw,had a horrid day.The best defense is to have a great offense, right. Look at the Dolphins when they lost Kick & Csonka... dynasty ended!
If you want to play that card, what if Fred Biletnikoff hadn't been out the previous year? At least that game was close, with the Steelers beating the Raiders 16-10. Fred may or may not have made a difference had he played that game, but all Harris and Bleier could have done in '76 was make the score a little closer. The game was a massacre. The final score was 24-7 and it wasn't even that close, with the Raiders playing run out the clock mode for most of the 2nd half.
That game your reffering to has nothing to do with the three we've been discussing so far. We can all believe what we choose, but anyone will tell you that the key to the Steelers offense was their running game.Especially in76'.Take it away...what do you have?
Your dismissing both Bleir and Harris as if they where marginal players who's presence meant very little.
If ever there was a game the Steelers should have lost, it's this one.
Remember, the Steelers needed help from the Raiders just to make the playoffs that year. If the Raiders let Cincinnati beat them in the 2nd to last game the Steelers never get a shot at the AFC title game. The Raiders had been upset by these guys in each of the previous 2 title games and had a score to settle. There was no way they were going to get beat by them for a 3rd consecutive year. It wasn't even an option. If ever there was a game the Raiders were destined to win, this was it.
@DaveKostka I rememebr that MNF game. That's when Lambert said he would'nt be surprised if the Raiders lost on purpose.
Can't remember the point spread in the 74 tilte game , but in the 75' game at Pittsburg, the Steelers where heavy favorites. Could be the as you say with the destiny thing. But still, the 76' Steelers were quite possibly the best of all of the great teams they fielded. They here every bit as destructive as the 85 Bears , but with a much better offense.
Yes, the Steelers had a great team. I get that, but I think you're underestimating just how great that Raiders team was and more importantly how determined they were not to get beat by the Steelers in the AFC Championship for a 3rd consecutive year. The thing that bugs me about Pittsburgh fans always bringing up the Harris/Bleier injuries is that you never hear anybody mention the Biletnikoff injury the previous year. If we're going to make excuses let's make them both ways.
If you'd say that both Biletnikoff and Cliff Branch were out in the 76' game THEN that evens the playing field more. I get the Raiders where determined not to get beat 3 times. But they had better teams than 76's.
There where issues in their playoff run in 76'. Against the Patriots, you tell me about the roughing the passer call??
In th reg. season they got creamed 48-16 by that same team. Begining in 76' season, they struggled.
And for what it's worth I think the best Steeler team of all was 1978. In '76 they had that incredible 9-game run to finish off the regular season, but in '78 they dominated from Week 1 though the Super Bowl.
I want to thank the poster of this video. God bless you. This gives a more in dept look at what it was like. For instance Fran Tarkenton made some great points. Yes He thought the Vikings were going to win. He's supposed to. You NEVER doubt your team. As a Raiders fan however; I'm glad the end result went the other way. Poor Fran. Great quarterback, bad luck.
I remember the SB XI post-game interview with John Madden and I think either Dick Enberg or Curt Gowdy, and as the interview ended, Madden knocked the microphone off of the table as he left. Anyone know where I could view that priceless piece of history?
This is the last time the Vikings would appear in a Super Bowl.Phil Villapiano would later be traded to Buffalo.Both these teams ruled their NFC/AFC divisions during this time period
I know many wont' recognize him and question when I say he was one of the best CB to ever play the position. Certainly not in the hot dog part, but in his ability to make the huge play at the precise moment, he' give any modern day player a run for his money. Vikings right CB Bobby Bryant.
I have this game on tape...MINN played timid, like pussies...the Oakland secondary played cheap and dirty...administering late hits and jawing at the Viking receivers after each pass attempt.
Tarkenton's swear word at 3:15, tells it all.....he was nervous, feeling the pressure after two previous losses in the Super Bowl, and his team got wupped because of it..........
Bud Grant and Tom Landry are the coolest coaches ever!!
VenetianSymbol 4 months ago
@ 6:00. Dirty........all there was to him !
6400az 4 months ago
GREAT answer starting at 3:21.
thielees 4 months ago
These interviews were not Dick Schapp's best work. Pretty poor questions.
rai11ders 6 months ago
in the 70's it seemed like each division was dominated by 1 certain team. AFC East: dolphins, Central: steelers, West: raiders, NFC East: cowboys, Central: vikings and West: rams.
slydawg221 8 months ago
villa your the man ,,,,
tengordon1942 10 months ago
villa your the man
tengordon1942 10 months ago
Total sincerity on the part of Tarkenton here. Some say he's cocky or arrogant, no way. That's how QB's are suppose to be.
At 2:23 Vilapiano trying to sweep the the facts under the rug. Did'nt have a chance against Pittsburg huh?? Take out your opponents two 1000 yrd running backs , and EVRYONE has a chance Phil.
6400az 1 year ago
That game was merely one of three in which the Raiders defeated the Steelers between September of '76 and September of '77, and the Steelers had those 2 RBs in each of the other two games. With or without Harris and Bleier, the Steelers didn't have a chance against the Raiders. That fact became blatantly obvious to the whole world the night that the Raiders helped the Steelers get into the playoffs by beating the Bengals.
DaveKostka 8 months ago
@DaveKostka
Despite Bradshaw and the great WR's the key to the Steelers offense was their running game.One can't ignore the impact of losing 2, 1000 yrd RB's, who where replace by 2 having less than 300 between them!
In 76' the Steelers had a terrible start, at one point 1-4. They then ran 10 straight victories including a 40-14 playoff drubbing of an excellent Balt.Colts team. At that point they where considered the best team in the NFL.They had more than a chance without the injuries.
6400az 8 months ago
@6400az
The Steelers and Raiders met in the regular season in both 1976 and 1977. Those two 1000 yard rushers played in both of those games and the Steelers still lost both of those games. The Raiders were clearly the better team.
DaveKostka 8 months ago
@DaveKostka
I se how your basing your rational, but those two game are irrelevant to the AFC Champ Game.
Let's make a comparison.Assuming Harris and Bleir would never have gotten injured. Which Steeler team do you think is best?
1. The early, struggling 1976 team.
2. The late 1976 team that had TWO 1000 yard backs allowed 138 pts on defense, ran 10 straight wins.
3. The 1977 tean that went 9-4-1 and lost itn the 1st round of the playoffs Wich would you take?
6400az 8 months ago
@6400az
All three of those games featured pretty much the same Steeler team, as in the same players in the lineup. Sure, they were on a hot streak the 2nd half of the '76 season. I can see that point, but it was their defense that was making a difference. They had five shutouts in their last nine games and allowed a combined 28 points in the other four. Being without those two RBs does not explain how the Raiders managed to score 24 points against that incredible defense.
DaveKostka 8 months ago
@DaveKostka
You know that's not true, how could you say that friend?Take out Harris and Bleir and replace them with Reggie Harrison and John Fuqua and your telling me they where basically the same team???
I saw that game back in 76' Raiders scored points because the Steelers could'nt move the ball, field position was another factor. Bradshaw,had a horrid day.The best defense is to have a great offense, right. Look at the Dolphins when they lost Kick & Csonka... dynasty ended!
6400az 8 months ago
@6400az
If you want to play that card, what if Fred Biletnikoff hadn't been out the previous year? At least that game was close, with the Steelers beating the Raiders 16-10. Fred may or may not have made a difference had he played that game, but all Harris and Bleier could have done in '76 was make the score a little closer. The game was a massacre. The final score was 24-7 and it wasn't even that close, with the Raiders playing run out the clock mode for most of the 2nd half.
DaveKostka 8 months ago
@DaveKostka
Not playing any card.
That game your reffering to has nothing to do with the three we've been discussing so far. We can all believe what we choose, but anyone will tell you that the key to the Steelers offense was their running game.Especially in76'.Take it away...what do you have?
Your dismissing both Bleir and Harris as if they where marginal players who's presence meant very little.
If ever there was a game the Steelers should have lost, it's this one.
6400az 8 months ago
@6400az
Remember, the Steelers needed help from the Raiders just to make the playoffs that year. If the Raiders let Cincinnati beat them in the 2nd to last game the Steelers never get a shot at the AFC title game. The Raiders had been upset by these guys in each of the previous 2 title games and had a score to settle. There was no way they were going to get beat by them for a 3rd consecutive year. It wasn't even an option. If ever there was a game the Raiders were destined to win, this was it.
DaveKostka 8 months ago
@DaveKostka I rememebr that MNF game. That's when Lambert said he would'nt be surprised if the Raiders lost on purpose.
Can't remember the point spread in the 74 tilte game , but in the 75' game at Pittsburg, the Steelers where heavy favorites. Could be the as you say with the destiny thing. But still, the 76' Steelers were quite possibly the best of all of the great teams they fielded. They here every bit as destructive as the 85 Bears , but with a much better offense.
6400az 8 months ago
@6400az
Yes, the Steelers had a great team. I get that, but I think you're underestimating just how great that Raiders team was and more importantly how determined they were not to get beat by the Steelers in the AFC Championship for a 3rd consecutive year. The thing that bugs me about Pittsburgh fans always bringing up the Harris/Bleier injuries is that you never hear anybody mention the Biletnikoff injury the previous year. If we're going to make excuses let's make them both ways.
DaveKostka 8 months ago
@DaveKostka
Two different games friend.
If you'd say that both Biletnikoff and Cliff Branch were out in the 76' game THEN that evens the playing field more. I get the Raiders where determined not to get beat 3 times. But they had better teams than 76's.
There where issues in their playoff run in 76'. Against the Patriots, you tell me about the roughing the passer call??
In th reg. season they got creamed 48-16 by that same team. Begining in 76' season, they struggled.
6400az 8 months ago
@6400az
And for what it's worth I think the best Steeler team of all was 1978. In '76 they had that incredible 9-game run to finish off the regular season, but in '78 they dominated from Week 1 though the Super Bowl.
DaveKostka 8 months ago
@DaveKostka
Could be, the 78 team sustained the great paly through out the season.
6400az 8 months ago
Great stuff. Tarkenton footage is so cool, almost more relevant today than it was then
erinnx27 1 year ago
I want to thank the poster of this video. God bless you. This gives a more in dept look at what it was like. For instance Fran Tarkenton made some great points. Yes He thought the Vikings were going to win. He's supposed to. You NEVER doubt your team. As a Raiders fan however; I'm glad the end result went the other way. Poor Fran. Great quarterback, bad luck.
Oaklandgirlpitlover1 1 year ago
Love the Vikings & Raiders of the 70's. Need football to be like this again.
soonerxx 1 year ago
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@jimpurdie- "does john madden still commentate?"
Jim,
No, he does not...not even in the video game series with his name on it!
shootbinary 1 year ago
Bud Grant and John Madden looked so young
mH8675309 1 year ago
does john madden still commentate?
jimpurdie 1 year ago
@jimpurdie no
MrStones64 1 year ago
I remember the SB XI post-game interview with John Madden and I think either Dick Enberg or Curt Gowdy, and as the interview ended, Madden knocked the microphone off of the table as he left. Anyone know where I could view that priceless piece of history?
Thrive7 1 year ago
@yankobutt and the problem was
vikings always ran into tough teams in the playoffs too
glencoe428 1 year ago
awesome stuff here. I loved Fran's comment about "the bullshit." Phil Villipiano was always great.
casheasy 1 year ago
Notice John Madden is trying to find the right words to say to the media without alienating himself from Al Davis
Metaliconian 1 year ago
This is the last time the Vikings would appear in a Super Bowl.Phil Villapiano would later be traded to Buffalo.Both these teams ruled their NFC/AFC divisions during this time period
generationll 2 years ago
You sure can tell that Fran likes to talk alot!!! He opened up his cake hole all year about Farve!!
DrVegasIII 2 years ago
The very first Super Bowl that was played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.
Jiltedin2007 2 years ago
Thanks for posting this video.
raiders1967 2 years ago
Starting at 6:10. Classic !!
I know many wont' recognize him and question when I say he was one of the best CB to ever play the position. Certainly not in the hot dog part, but in his ability to make the huge play at the precise moment, he' give any modern day player a run for his money. Vikings right CB Bobby Bryant.
6400az 2 years ago
great vid, check out young foo
Sexiraina1993 2 years ago
Fran looked loose and in a good spirits... they lost the game... but I wouldn't say Tark looked tight in the interviews.
eugenemcgirt 2 years ago
I have this game on tape...MINN played timid, like pussies...the Oakland secondary played cheap and dirty...administering late hits and jawing at the Viking receivers after each pass attempt.
hotprofdude 2 years ago
@hotprofdude No other way to put it, quite truthfully. Similar to all their other SB appearances.
6400az 2 years ago
Great video, thanks, Tark was candid and great.
topcat42 2 years ago
Thanks for sharing this gem!
RockbertoRocks 2 years ago
Tarkenton's swear word at 3:15, tells it all.....he was nervous, feeling the pressure after two previous losses in the Super Bowl, and his team got wupped because of it..........
bubbabubbabooba 2 years ago
LOL Tarkenton swore so that means he was nervous, yeah he really looked nervous in this clip.Shit, oops I must be nervous.
topcat42 2 years ago
cool video!
godwhyisthistaken 2 years ago