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Furthermore, Pittsburgh became the second Super Bowl team after the Miami Dolphins
in Super Bowl VII to hold their opponents' offense scoreless; Minnesota's only
score came on a blocked punt, and they did not even score on the extra point
attempt. The Steelers accomplished all of this with two backups: linebackers Ed
Bradley and Loren Toews replaced injured starters Andy Russell and Jack Lambert
for most of the second half. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh had 333 yards of total offense. Steelers running back Franco Harris, who ran for a Super Bowl record 158 yards (more than the entire Minnesota offense) and a touchdown, was named the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player. |
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To earn the first of its four Super Bowl championships,Pittsburgh turned to workhorse
running back Franco Harris. In defeating Minnesota 16-6, Pittsburgh won its
first-ever NFL championship. Harris rushed 34 times for 158 yards, breaking the
record Larry Csonka set one year earlier. After a baseball-like 2-0 halftime score in favor of Pittsburgh, the Steelers took advantage of a Minnesota fumble on the second-half kickoff. Harris ran the ball in from 9 yards for the touchdown. Harris' running and the powerful Steeler defense combined to make that lead stand. |
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show on CBS used this game as a plotline on the episode aired
the night before the game. Lou Grant was teaching Ted Baxter how to bet on football
games, and used Ted's money, as well as some of his own to bet on the Vikings
winning the Super Bowl. The Vikings won the Super Bowl in this episode but
Ted's hopes were dashed when it was revealed that Lou actually bet all the money
on the Steelers. At the end of the show, Mary Tyler Moore announced the following
over the credits: "If the Pittsburgh Steelers win the actual Super Bowl
tomorrow, we want to apologize to the Pittsburgh team and their fans for this purely
fictional story. If they lose, remember, you heard it here first.". And,
as it turned out, her apology did go into effect. |
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AFC champion Pittsburgh, in its initial Super Bowl appearance, and NFC champion Minnesota,
making a third bid for its first Super Bowl title, struggled through
a first half in which the only score was produced by the Steelers' defense when
Dwight White downed Vikings' quarterback Fran Tarkenton in the end zone for a
safety 7:49 into the second period. The Steelers forced another break and took advantage on the second-half kickoff when Minnesota's Bill Brown fumbled and Marv Kellum recovered for Pittsburgh on the Vikings' 30. After Rocky Bleier failed to gain on first down, Franco Harris carried three consecutive times for 24 yards, a loss of three, and a 9-yard touchdown and a 9-0 lead. Though its offense was completely stymied by Pittsburgh's defense, Minnesota managed to move into a threatening position after 4:27 of the final period when Matt Blair blocked Bobby Walden's punt and Terry Brown recovered the ball in the end zone for a touchdown. Fred Cox's kick failed and the Steelers led 9-6. Pittsburgh wasted no time putting the victory away. The Steelers took the ensuing kickoff and marched 66 yards in 11 plays, climaxed by Terry Bradshaw's 4-yard scoring pass to Larry Brown with 3:31 left. Pittsburgh's defense permitted Minnesota only 119 yards total offense, including a Super Bowl low of 17 rushing yards. The Steelers, meanwhile, gained 333 yards, including Harris's record 158 yards on 34 carries. |
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Date January 12, 1975 Stadium Tulane Stadium City New Orleans, Louisiana MVP Franco Harris, Running back Favorite Steelers by 3 National anthem Grambling State University Band Coin toss Bernie Ulman Referee Bernie Ulman Halftime show "Tribute to Duke Ellington" with Mercer Ellington and Grambling State University Band Attendance 80,997 TV in the United States Network NBC Announcers Curt Gowdy, Al DeRogatis and Don Meredith Nielsen Ratings 42.4 Market share 72 Cost of 30-second commercial US$107,000 |
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