Rocky bleier autobiography of a flea
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CURTAIN CALL FOR THE STEELERS
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a bunch of roughnecks with money in their pockets. The Dallas Cowboys figured that if you want to take it away from them, you don't use a blackjack. You use three shells and a pea. So, in the great computer room in Dallas, Tom Landry punched the button marked Steelers, the machines whirred and hummed, and the printout came out titled: Finesse. Subheading: Trickery.
Look at what the Cowboys were up against. The Steelers' defensive line has a tackle called Mean Joe and an end called Mad Dog. Their middle linebacker has almost no teeth. Their right linebacker is named Dirt. And their quarterback...man, if Terry Bradshaw ain't limping and bleeding, the argument hasn't even started.
The computer told the Cowboys what to do, but here's the funny thing about computers. They can't cut down a linebacker or move out a defensive tackle; they can't get down in a four-point stance and fight off a double-team. And when the verdict was in at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh last Sunday, when the Steelers had stopped every bit of flimflammery and gimmickry the Cowboys threw at them and had knocked Roger Staubach out of the box while winning by a 14-to-3 score, Mean Joe Greene, the elder statesman of the defensive line, drew a deep
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Here’s a momentary tale slope the tape:
Points: Steelers 2,967, Browns 2,748
Wins: Steelers 79, Browns 62
Home Record: Steelers 50-22, Browns 40-29
Shutouts: 9 (Steelers 5, Browns 4)
Steelers 31, Browns 0 (12/28/2008), Steelers 41, Browns 0 (12/24/2005), Steelers 43, Browns 0 (9/12/1999), Steelers 35, Browns 0 (12/23/1990), Browns 51, Steelers 0 (9/10/1989), Steelers 30, Browns 0 (12/3/1972), Browns 24, Steelers 0 (11/10/1957), Browns 28, Steelers 0 (12/9/1951), Browns 17, Steelers 0 (10/21/1951)
Biggest Win Margin: 9/10/1989 - Browns 51, Steelers 0
Closest Game: 09/09/2018 - Steelers 21, Browns 21
Overtime Games: 7 - Steelers 5, Browns 1, 1 Tie
Postseason Record: Steelers 2, Browns 1
September 24, 1978 Steelers 15, Browns 9 (OT)
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Throwback Jerseys have good memories
In 1978 the Steelers defeated the Browns, 15-9, in an OT thriller at Three Rivers Stadium, while defeating the Browns, 34-14, on the road.
Both teams came into the first game with 2-0 records, but it would be the Steelers who would walk away unblemished after their first meeting of the season.
Browns quarterback Brian Sipe was intercepted by Donnie Shell on the first offensive play of the game, and the Steelers put points on the board when Roy Gerela hit a 19-yard field goal. The Browns came back with three unanswered field goals by Don Cockroft, giving them a 9-3 lead going into the fourth quarter.
Gerela closed the gap to 9-6 with his second field goal of the game and tied it when he hit a 36-yard field goal with just 2:35 left to play.
The game headed into overtime and it didn't look good for the Steelers. Larry Anderson fumbled on the return, and the Browns recovered. Or at least that's what it looked like. Officials ruled that the whistle had blown prior to the fumble, and the Steelers maintained possession. Franco Harris converted a fourth-and-one with a one-yard run. The play of the game was the one that won it, with Terry Bradshaw handing off to Rocky Bleier, who then gave it to Lynn Swann for a reverse. Swann later