Bradshaw to Lynn Swann Super Bowl X Catch - Pittsburgh Steelers 1976

[gfpirate]

In this case and Super Bowl XIII, a Bradshaw to Swann touchdown appeared to put the game out of reach, yet each time Dallas got back within striking distance. I personally believe the latter was for the same reason, and that was the Steeler defense, which had dominated both games all day long, decided to relax late in the game and the Cowboys took full advantage.

[shaney201]

smooth like a hot knife on butter.

[tritondriver1]

I remember this when I was a kid

[TheKingofSilverFoxes]

You know what blows my mind more than the catch itself? The fact that the kicker missed the extra point, and the fact the announcers acted like it wasn't a big deal. In today's NFL, he'd have been fired instantly...

[cjs3872]

@TheKingofSilverFoxes

Keep in mind that Steelers' PK Roy Gerela had been injured when he forced Thomas Henderson out of bounds on the opening kickoff, which saved a touchdown. Gerela actually missed three kicks on the day. Add to that the fact that punter Bobby Walden dropped one punt and nearly had two others blocked, and you can see how bad the Steelers' special team actually was. And don't forget that a blocked punt led directly to the Vikings' only points in SB IX.

[inbredagogo]

They are calling it a 64 yard touchdown, but the ball was actually in the air over 70 yards.

[DatPicksburghGuy]

Not only was this an unbelievable pitch and catch, but you have to take account that as Terry released the ball he got absolutely clobbered by Randy White. Gutsy to stand in the pocket like that, ballsy to release that deep ball in a tight game. All the makings of a 2-time Super Bowl MVP.

[44Snyder]

@DatPicksburghGuy The Cowboy that hit him was # 63 Larry Cole. Bradshaw was one of the toughest QBs in the league.

[quietcool72]

Damn, did Bradshaw have a cannon. He threw it like a high-speed javelin.



[spirg]

I meant " Coil " sorry

[spirg]

What's really amazing , even after all these years , is how Bradshaw generated SO much Power on his passes , without a lot os coli !!!! He was truly a QB ahead of his time , as a kid , I was fascinated by his strength !!!!

[Jean0987654321]

The commentators were Pat Summerall and Tom Brookeshire

[banklikefrankwhite1]

holy crap that was a laser/rocket.

[zowiedied]

Over 65 yards IN THE AIR, with hardly any effort from Bradshaw. I wish quarterbacks and receivers could still play like this. The game has changed. Dink and dunk 10 times for eighty yards and a field goal. Or a lucky deep pass over blown coverage where the whole stadium is stunned in disbelief. The NFL hasn't been good since Randall Cunningham retired. Those guys were playmakers, they didn't need to be plugged into some boring system to be effective.

[cdlcrusader1]

@zowiedied Clearly you don't watch football these days.

[oystersliq]

Glad they didn't call the false start on the running back.

[bobbyraejohnson]

Bradshaw had a arm

[robmize]

After the extra point is missed you can hear the ref say "Get the hell outa here!" on his field mike.

[zonawriter]

Greatest pass in the history of football. Period. The Steelers were protecting a 5-point lead. It was middle of the 4th quarter. Dallas called a blitz (this was a very good defense). The coverage was good. Bradshaw had to sidestep one defender and keep his eyes downfield and deliver a perfect pass, with rushers about to level him. There wasn't a better, bigger, gutsiest pass ever thrown. Ever.

[GemCan78]

@zonawriter I totally agree...there isn't a quarterback in the NFL today, that could throw a pass like that...Bradshaw was the perfect quarterback...only Elway could have thrown a pass like that, because he had the exact skills that Bradshaw had...and don't forget, Larry Cole and Cliff Harris leveled him, actually Cole would have been fined by Goddell today, because of the "helmet-to-helmet" hit...Terry Bradshaw, an unbelievable quarterback, for an unbelievable team...

[HinesXL]

@GemCan78 This was actually named by NFL Films sometime during the 90s as the greatest TD pass of all time.

[banklikefrankwhite1]

@GemCan78 nah, Cole wouldn't have been fined...not that the hit wouldn't have deserved one, but just consider what team Bradshaw plays for..

[HinesXL]

@zonawriter This was actually named by NFL Films sometime during the 90s as the greatest TD pass of all time.

[vipernb47]

@zonawriter na david tyree is the greatest catch ever

[theratfarmer]

holly shit man, this dude has an arm. and of course lynn swann is right there.

[lazerlazer]

Cannon of an arm to the two best receivers of all time!

[neneshubby]

@lazerlazer 2 of the best recievers of all time? I don't think so. Good recievers to be sure but Swann/Stallworth played a combined 23 seasons and only played in 7 pro bowls combined. They are in the HOF because of their Super Bowl exploits but I don't think you;'ll find them on anybodys top 10 list of all time recievers unless its a Steelers fan.

[raidman90]

this comment will get a buttload of thumbs up for no reason

[360GamingGuy]

You know what it is...

[hubbased]

It's currently popular to say "Ben is better than Bradshaw", but Roethlisberger can't throw a football like that.

[stankfunkmusic]

@hubbased It's not that many QB's then & now that can sling it like that with a flick of the wrist. Ben is a helluva QB, but he does not have an arm like Bradshaw.

[DaveyMurray1]

@hubbased

Bradshaw won 4 super bowls in 6 years, Ben's got only 2 in 7 years in the league, of course he's not better.

[UltimateLifeformRB]

@DaveyMurray1

Yeah, and Trent Dilfer is better than Dan Marino. You can't base it solely on Super Bowls.

[HinesXL]

@UltimateLifeformRB He wasn't basing it on 1 Super Bowl he was basing it on 4.

There is a big difference. Plus Marino and Fouts would give up their stats for one ring.

[1xoirc]

BLACK AND YELLOW!!!

[PlayItAgainJohn11]

Sorry, what I meant to say was, Fluties to Phelan went from his 36 to 3-deep in the end zone, or so. That's also, 67 yards! I would give each an extra yard, maybe 3 since the ball leaves from their arm back, AND, they were both CAUGHT-passes, so each was about a 70 yard throw since it never hit the ground! Anything over 50 yards is a good toss of a football, but they really threw those. But two very different throws, one high and one a line-drive.

[PlayItAgainJohn11]

I would give each an extra yard, maybe 3 since the ball leaves from their arm back, AND, they were both CAUGHT-passes, so each was about a 70 yard throw since it never hit the ground! Anything over 50 yards is a good toss of a football, but they really threw those. But two very different throws, one high and one a line-drive.

[PlayItAgainJohn11]

Wow, the ball went at least 67 yards in the air, and it was a bullet. But it was a short-stroke line-drive. Most quarterbacks can only throw 80 - 90 % as far on a short stroke so he could probably have thrown Swann a near 80-yarder if he'd had to do it, and really cranked it - notice how quick his release was and how flat a pass it was. He was a javelin champ in high school. One big, strong dude at 6'3". Terry's pass went from his own 28 to their 5, that's 67 yards. Continued .. next post

[dhuang8]

Sick, sick throw. That ball must have been over 70 yards in the air. Bradshaw surely had one of the best arms ever.