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  • Claude White
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    Still the best Super Bowl of all time! Thanks for the great work by the 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers, IMO, the greatest football team of all time!

  • Harold Plemons
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    I wish football was still like this,no buying other teams players every year or short,dinky passes all the time. But most of all a commitment and execution of a quality running game.

  • mikem987
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    Should have just kept giving the ball to Dorsett. Would have been a blowout with Dorset getting an MVP. Steelers had no answer for him. Even Mean Joe was perplexed why they didn't keep giving the ball to Dorsett. Landry maybe overthought the situation or wasn't flexible to change the game plan to keep giving the ball to Dorsett.

  • rick fedorick
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    In 77 Dallas had a great team that went 15-2. Never mentioned as one of the greatest either? That year was among the SB losses to the Steelers.

  • A Escoto
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    what was with that pass interference penalty??? That was the decisive play of the game. That and when Harris scores on that 20 yard run, anyone else notice the referee pick off the safety waters trying to make the tackle? Boys should have had this, that PI was BS

  • rick fedorick
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    The lowest amount of points given up in a SB was Dallas. They only gave up 3 points to a Miami team who went undefeated shortly after? The Bears of 85 are so revered? Did they ever go to another SB? Why not?

  • J Anthony
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    I didn't realize Merlin had such a criticizing mouth on him either. Making fun of Henderson showed his own immaturity. Just because you don't like somebody, call the game and shut-up with your own agenda.

  • doug starr
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    One of the greatest games ever. Two powerhouse offenses and two great defenses. Neither team had any pronounced weakness other than Pittsburgh's field goal kicker. This game matched the best 2 franchises of the 1970's and both came in with tremendous confidence. There was no clear cut favorite. For those that state that Tony Dorsett should have kept getting the ball, although he had some very early success, I noticed that Pittsburgh adjusted defensively to him and anticipated the run blocking much better and closed the gaps. Dorsett was great at reading his blocks but they were disappearing after the first quarter. Dallas of that day was famous for their offensive line shifts and an adjustment was made. To this day I feel bad for Jackie Smith. He is such a class act and a long time professional. Overlooked as well is the injury to Stallworth that limited him in the 2nd half. In terms of the announcers, I thought that they were rather complimentary to Dallas but they were more familiar with Pittsburgh as NBC did cover the AFC at the time and they were more familiar with Pittsburgh. In terms of the pass interference penalty, you might recall that in 1978 there was an NFL rule change that prohibited contact after 5 yards which dramatically opened up the passing game. The referees that year called pass interference with more frequency. In this day and age, it would be a terrible call, at that time it was questionable. Part of what made this great as well is the contrast in fan bases. Dallas was known for their super stars and glitter, Pittsburgh is now for being blue collar. This game had some many different factors going into it. I wish they could have played it 20 times.

  • GBev2K
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    Love the old school, matter of fact broadcasts. Two teams, a couple of announcers, low on hype…strap on the helmets and let's go.

  • MisterMasterShafter1
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    A great SB game and matchup. I remember watching itoriginally.I love the respect Lambert shows George Halas there after the coin toss. Not only was Halasthe Father of Pro Football, but he also appreciated hardass football players,and Lambert knew it.