1982 Playoffs Chargers @ Steelers 4th QTR 

That Bradshaw INT late in the 4th didn't have to happen, he forced that throw. Dammit! I was 12 years old and it made me sick to my stomach. I really thought the Steelers had a decent team with young and old stars to make a run back to the SB. The Chargers and Fouts really had the Steelers number back then (1979, 80 and 82) losses to the Chargers. First time watching the highlights since 1982, being 52 now. And it still makes me sick. Very painful!

RIP Dick Enberg & Merlin Olsen!

This is a major reason I LOVE youtube. I miss the old-time NFL.. Fouts vs. Bradshaw.. Knoll vs. Coryell. Dick Enberg, etc.

Thank you for posting this. I watched this game when I was a little kid. Huge San Diego chargers fan. Too bad the move to LA has ruined it all. No longer care about the NFL anymore.

Was a kid and cried in the bathroom after this game. Just kind of knew the dynasty was over. Ham, Blount, Swan were all a shell of their former selves. Haven’t seen this since then and it still brings tear to my eye.

I m a cowboys fan but love watching these old vintage football games ...football back when it was football..thanks for posting these old games

RIP Mike Webster. The best Center in NFL history.

This was literally the last Home game that Bradshaw, Swann, and Ham ever suited up for. Bradshaw's next game was AT the NY Jets near the end of the 1983 season (15th game)... winning 34-7 Swann and Ham both retired after this game

AFC on NBC in the 80s was like the NBA on NBC in the 90s don't you miss it

Watched as a kid as I became a Steeler fan that year. Recall being so upset they lost and had to wait until 2005 for them to finally win a SB while I was a fan.

The Chargers roared back in this game after falling behind 14-0 in the first few minutes of the game. Dan Fouts and company were crushed the following weekend in Miami as the Dolphins got their revenge for the loss to San Diego a year earlier in the classic playoff game known as the "Epic in Miami."

i was about 9 years old when this aired. im from philly and an eagle fan but for whatever reason I liked San diego and pittsburgh back then. i was torn watching this game. i loved tthis era's charger team. i rooted hard for them from 80-82

Cómo no enamorarse de este maravilloso deporte recordando a estas super estrellas? Que equipazos los dos.

Fascinating watching this game for the first time since it was played over 40 years ago. Didn't realize how many holdovers from the great Steeler teams of the '70s were still active -- particularly Swann and Ham.

One of my favorite games of the 80's! The "Steel Curtain" Steelers dynasty ended that day. If the Steelers had won, I believe they very well could've got that thumb taken care of. The Dolphins defense was strong, but the Steelers offense was still potent. The Jets had Richard Todd...'nuff said. The Redskins vs Steelers would've made for a excellent matchup. I still think Washington wins anyway. The Chargers went down to Miami and just didn't play well at all. Its important for teams on the West Coast to get homefield. The travel is a killer, and it matters late in the season. The Chargers would return to Three Rivers Stadium 14 years later and break Pittsburghs heart again. In pne of the lesser talked about upsets, used a tremendous goal line stand as Pittsburgh tickets to Miami were rudely revoked. The Chargers were not quite ready mix it up with the 49ers, and by the time they realized they were in a Championship football game, George Seifert was about to insert the backups...in the 2nd quarter. Maybe the Chargers will get back there someday. The certainly have talent, but they always get snakebit in playoff games. It would be nice to see the Chargers own a Lombardi, but then again it would be tainted. They were The San Diego Chargers, and the people they left behind deserve it.

This was the Chargers’ first win in Pittsburgh. All-time at Three Rivers, they were 0-11 in the regular season but 2-0 in the playoffs.

It's easy to forget just how good Fouts was..wow. I grew up a Steelers/Dolphins fan who also admired the Houston Oilers, but wow....Fouts was equal to all the greats of that era. Much like Miami with Marino, you always knew San Diego was on the game until the final snap thanks mainly to Dan Fouts.

steelers up 28-17 13 minutes left in game....then lost, still perplexes me 40 years later

Little did I kniw then that I would become good friends with Eric Sievers, the other TE for SD. Absolutely humble and amazing guy, and obviously a hell of a player.

I was in attendance when the Steelers played the chargers probably five years prior to this playoff game. Johnnie Unitas started for the Bolts and the powerhouse Steelers blew Johnny U away. Rookie Fouts took over for the second half but the damage had been done for that day but Fouts made history in his prodigious career Air Coryell. Bitter loss for Pittsburgh but Noll & Co had made pittsburgh the city of champyins and the torch passed on this game.

14:40 or so... One year before, that same man was the central figure in an iconic photo after that 41-38 overtime win at Miami. battered, bruised, almost out of energy... and still put in the bulk of work.

This for me was the last chance this particular team had to win the SB ... I was gutted they lost it ...

Wow, what a classic, lots of HOF names in this Game. At first I thought it was the 1992 game, if I have that correct, where Humphries hooks up with Tony Martin on that Bomb... I can still hear Old Lee "Hacksaw" Hamilton's call in my mind, "...everyone into the pattern, Humpries back...Caught, Tony Martin..." Cheers, thanks for the upload, great to step back in time!

This was Bradshaw's last game -- he barely appeared in one 1983 game. It was really the end of the Chuck Noll winning era as well. The Steelers made the playoffs the next 2 years, but were pretenders. And then all the stars retired and they were horrible most of the rest of the 1980s.

The one playoff game I ever went to...watched it from the end zone... I was not happy.

I was 12 years old and I remember this game clearly. It was a great win for the Chargers who were underdogs going into 3 rivers. The great thing was they won. This was a wild card game. The bad thing was The next weekend, the Chargers went into Miami and got their asses kicked badly. Miami ended up going to the Superbowl and lost to Washington. I Loved seeing Miami getting their asses kicked in the Superbowl by Washington. John Riggins ran all over that killer B defense.

Faust the best ever guarterback. Lots of legends playing thus games. I miss the old chargers.

Terry Bradshaw, the original TB12

I was in the Cal Neva Sports Book in Reno when this game was playing. Some loud mouthed guy wearing a big-ass cowboy hat was saying how SD couldn't beat Pitt. Wouldn't let up. Near the end of the game, surprise! he was nowhere to be found. Thx for the upload.

I remember this game very well. Huge Chargers fan and they would usually break my heart, but not this time.

We.gave this game.away. but this team was simply past its prime..end of the greatest era in nfl.history..

Pittsburgh had no pass rush to fluster Fouts as he had all day to drop back to pass. That's the main reason why Noll drafted Gabriel Rivera

San Diego had Pittsburgh's number but didn't have the fortune of playing them in 1979 when it mattered most. Beat them in the '79 and '80 regular seasons and here in the wonky '82 playoff tournament. But Vernon Perry prevented getting them in San Diego in the '79 AFC title game with probably their most complete team.

Muncie was a horse..SD had some damn good teams back then

I am a Cowboys fan..but this was nice to see..tnx

Chuck Muncie almost a homecoming game for HIM as he was from Uniontown,PA!!! A town south of Pittsburgh by about 40 miles ( Fayette county) ALSO home to the Original McDonald's location!!!!!

Chandler, Joiner and Winslow. What a receiving corp!!

Winslow was a stud

Nothing better than that old Pittsburgh ball. But Refro caught it😆

REAL FOOTBALL!!!!!!

Pittsburgh’s lead would have been considered insurmountable in 1980, but the steel curtain allowed Muncie to rush for over 100 yards at Three Rivers Stadium. Ham’s penalty on Blount’s interception was a killer especially because it was away from the play, and Lambert’s holding penalty contributed to the winning drive. SD’s offense was shoving it down Pittsburgh’s throat in the 4th which set up that perfect screen pass to Winslow for the winning TD. It was “Ground Coryell” not Air Coryell that beat the Steelers. Bradshaw’s elbow problems were evident the last drive. Noll should have pulled him for the last throw. There was no way he could get the ball into the end zone.

The last time the steelers looked like the steelers

I was 12 years old and still can't get over this one. Hurts to this day

Paused at 14:25... Just over 12 years later, in the AFC Championship, San Diego would pull the upset at Pittsburgh.

If someone would have told me then that Bradshaw would only throw 8 more passes...I wouldn't have believed you. A very good 82 Steelers team passed on Marino in the next draft and Bradshaw got hurt soon after...

I remember watching this game. Steelers found a way to blow it.

How did Bradshaw go 24 of 26, going into the Fourth, throw to Stallworth for a TD and LOSE at Three Rivers Stadium? Say it Isn't so! Wasn't that Epic Miami/ Chargers game just the Next Week? Man I miss THAT NFL!

The scariest thought is catching a pass between Jack Lambert and Mel Blount. Ouch. Today that would have been a penalty.

I like to see this game in its entirety

A new dynasty was emerging , the 49ers , champion that year.

I wish there was a full complete video of this game.

I remember this game, I was 10. This was a crazy year of football. It was a strike shortened season. 8 teams from each conference made the playoffs. Chargers beat Steelers, Jets beat Bengals, Raiders beat Browns and Dolphins beat Patriots. Jets beat Raiders, Dolphins beat Chargers. Dolphins beat Jets. NFC: Cowboys beat Buccaneers, Redskins beat Lions, Vikings beat Falcons, Packers beat Cardinals. Cowboys beat Packers, Redskins beat Vikings, Redskins beat Cowboys. Redskins beat Dolphins

Certainly looked like the Steelers were controlling the line of scrimmage with the run game.

Cómo olvidar a las aerolíneas corriel, que buen equipo por eso me hice fan de los cargadores de San Diego

Ahhhhhh. Man that felt good watching that...they let them play..no politics..the way it used to be

The Steelers had trouble versus the Chargers from 1979-82. It was a bad matchup going up against Air Coryell as the Steelers’ secondary had become pretty average and zero pass rush.

I just stumbled across this I do not remember who won so just like new

Fouts was clutch in the 4th quarter of this game but despite all the talent they couldn't come thru in the championship game the following week...game brings back great memories steelers dynasty on its was out after this but they did get back to the championship game two years later with a different QB

Last hurrah for my beloved Coryell era Chargers.

The steelers make the playoffs all the time they are a great team. Go Steelers Steelers fan since 1984 to 2021 now steelers forever win or lose never give up hope on your team

Estos si eran los campeones, la cortina de acero

Mel Blount always laid the Wood, until Winslow came at him

The 80's just wasn't the Steelers decade

The best Charger team ever!!! Go Fouts!!!

Jack Ham and Lynn Swann's last NFL game

Noll held onto his legends too long on the defensive side of the ball otherwise the Steelers would have won this game and maybe another ring as that offense was still powerful.

Go San Diego/Los Angeles 🏙 Chargers 🔌!!…..

I’m guessing this was a Don Coryell coached team. And the great Chuck Knoll who won 4 Super Bowls 2 back to back!!

Who remembers Guy Ruff?

4:07. That was inexcusable. But Bradshaw was always a gunslinger and susceptible to the bad gamble interception

Jack Ham, holding call on the interception, might have iced the game, not a good way to end a Hall of Fame career. Terry short arming a crucial pass to possibly tie the game. Hard to relive this ending, so should have won this game!

The Kleenex Curtain ?

When did thomlinson join the team

Big Steeler fan, BRADSHAW LOST THE GAME!!! But to be fair there were tons of metal errors, you can feel the game going the other way in the 4th

Was this Terry’s last game?

Back when Announcers were fair and Unbiased.

Amazing how bad a secondary the Chargers had.

How were they not using the shotgun ? Especially at the end. Wow

How come the touchdown to Joiner didn't count? I thought you couldn't be pushed out of bounds back then.

Jack Ham and Lynn Swann's last game. Bradshaw would have 1 more game in 83.

I was at this game Man oh man did this suck

Lynn Swanns final game

James Brooks was a favorite, traded to Bengals, with whom, he played in a Super Bowl, Air Coryell never did make it. Owners stole Chargers from San Diego, now they get to play 17 road games at Rams house in Lo Cal with a fool for a HC.

Bradshaw should've run for the first down. 3rd and 6. There was nobody to stop him from getting the first down

Chargers win yeaaaaa!!!

Oddly enough, I don't remember this game.

Screw the game, what’s the story on that sweet truck @ 18:40?

Otro corevac comoveste es casi imposible y tenemos al rotesburger kin

Steelers simply let it slip away. Magic was gone, couldn’t close it out.

Always Luv to See My Chargers & Fouts take Down the Steelmen in Pitt!!

El coreaba de San Diego le decían el montañés

I cried after my Steelers blew this game...they gave it away to the chargers 😑

Back when quarterbacks called their own plays...

14:06 RB Sweep Screen transforms into TE Screen...Big Ben stole this style of player from SD...they should've won 3 Superbowls. 80s Dan, 90s Means and Defense, and 2000s LT and Gates

They should send the Chargers to Afghanistan. They have the bombs. - Paraphrasing Terry Bradshaw after the game. One of the few of the Chargers finest hours.

Like Jack lambert said put a dress on qb damn what would he say know but a skirt and thongs on them lmao

Steelers starting to get old from their 70s dynasty.

SAN DIEGO SUPER CHARGERS

Steelers are the best team in nfl.

chuck Muncie was running over the great jack lambert