To finally see this mostly unseen footage for over 50 years! Wow! A very close game that almost ended the historic acheivement. To grow up here in Pittsburgh at this time at the dawn of Steeler dynasty....just the greatest place on Earth to be. Thank you for posting
I was so mad when the Steelers won their third Super Bowl; I wanted the 'fins to be the first team to win three. But ya' know, those mid-to-late 70s Steelers were the defining team of their era.
This game would become an afterthought in Pittsburgh a few hours after its conclusion when news broke of the death of Roberto Clemente. Rough day in Pittsburgh sports
I remember praying with my Grand Parents for the everyone involved. As involved as they were with Missionaries all over the globe it really hit home hard. My Grand Parents were always my view of the heart and soul of Pittsburgh. Churches, Missions, Community, US Steel, Kennywood, Buccos, Pens, Panthers and Steelers.
With all the talk of the Immaculate Reception this is how it ended for the Steelers. The ridiculous part of this was 14-0 Miami having to travel to 11-3 Pittsburgh thanks to the most idiotic playoff rules of all-time.
I'll tell you sir im in my 60's and Ive been watching footage of games since the late 60's ... as much as I could as a kid.. then more and more in the mid 80's thru about 2000 I had a 12 foot satellite dish and was able to gather live feeds on both c band /ku band and what I just watched here was tremendous..I'm neither a steeler or dolphin fan ..those ground level shots (look like NFL films) are great... the intro ..the graphics.... the radio broadcast all it it !!! very enjoyable sir Thank you for that .....one other thing roy gerela's fg % was horrible !!
@@mediadugout2684 Just curious did you work in the media at one time or know folks that did ??? these compilations you put together are really great by the way how terrible was Nick Bouniconti as an announcer that is ...great stuff to watch
The Dolphins were 15-0 taking on Pittsburgh Steelers and the Steelers were the home team in the 1972 AFC Championship and that was Steelers turn to be the home team.
So you're 15-0 and you have to go TO PITTSBURGH for the AFC championship? Really smart, NFL! Assigning home field advantage before the season even starts. Makes perfect sense that a 15-0 team is on the road at a 12-3 team. Bravo!
I can close my eyes and I am back at Three Rivers. The sights, the sounds, and the smell of the stadium are so vivid. What an electric atmosphere. This was the 2nd of 8 conference Championships we attended in the 70's. Funny thing is I have never attended another conference Championship since.
That was a rough day in my grandparents' home. We attended the game that afternoon. As missionaries in the Burgh, they hurt for everyone involved. That was when I really learned how good works can reach globally.
So many have to ask why the Dolphins had to play this game on the road, if you know the history of the NFL nobody would have to answer this question over and and over again
Grew up in Pittsburgh. Larry Seiple is on my very personal grudge list... Ed Westfall, David Volek, Keith Primeau, in Hockey. Larry Brown Larry Seiple in Football, Sid Bream, Francisco Cabrera, Bob Moose in Baseball., And Tom Brady in his own Special Category for his total Douchness that ruined SuperBowls for Twenty years. All these people took down a Pittsburgh Team in a Do or Die Game, and I have a Jack Lambert kind of Grudge for ALL of 'em!
@@mediadugout2684 Goes to show you how the NFL has grown in the last 40 years. Unbelievable that an undefeated team had to go on the road in a Championship Game.
I have the audio from Pittsburgh and Miami radio broadcasts but not the complete NBC broadcast. There are a handful of the NBC broadcast clips with Jim Simpson on the call mixed in here. I would give anything to see the NBC broadcast of this one. We were on the NBC truck about 45 minutes before kickoff. Did not see the broadcast as we were in the stadium for the game.
Back then the playoffs went on a rotational by division system. Hosts were East one year, Central next, etc. Except the one wild card team, they were on the road always since there were 3 division champs and 1 wild card team. Not until a few years later did they come up with seeding system. This game was one of the catalysts for bringing that change about.
The location at that time was based on rotation by divisions, not by best record. It was warmer in Pittsburgh than in Miami on this day. It was 71 degrees in Pittsburgh.
