Classic NFL Games on VHS
(1990 - 1995)
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'90 Pittsburgh vs. L.A. Rams (41-10): Condition EX+: The Steelers pound the Lambs! Big Bird's rookie season, NOD in street clothes, Foster gets late action, Woodson bites on pump fakes but makes up for it with KO returns.
'90 Pittsburgh vs. San Fran (7-27): Condition EX+: The final score belies how close this game actually was. Rod Woodson and the rest of the Steelers secondary give Montana fits for most of the game, and the Steelers have a real chance to pull an upset. Enter rookie Barry Foster... Trailing 13-7, Foster makes a fatal error when he handles a kickoff return as if it was a punt, letting the untouched ball come to rest at the Steeler 1 yard line. The Niners happily pounce on the live ball and score a back-breaking TD a few plays later, ending Pittsburgh's hopes for victory. '90 Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland (35-0): Condition EX++: I LOVE this one! The Browns suffer through a comedy of errors, fumbling on their first 3 offensive plays (not to mention the additional half dozen turnovers they commit)! This game is hillarious! The shell-shocked Brownies never have a chance! The look of utter exasperation on coach Jim Shofner's face is PRICELESS! '90 Pittsburgh vs. N.Y. Jets (24-7): Condition VG-: Video interference throughout the game. Game summary coming soon. '90 NFC Championship N.Y. Giants at San Fran (15-13): Condition EX++: New Addition! Unreal video quality! As intense and hard-hitting of a football game as you'll ever see. The two teams traded FGs in a hard fought first half which ended in a 6-6 deadlock. But early in the 3rd quarter, a Giants DB gambled trying for a pick and was burned for a 61-yard Montana to Taylor TD pass and it looked as though the Niners were taking control. Trailing 13-9 in the 4th following a long Bahr FG, L.T. and company DESTROYED Montana with a crushing blow, knocking him out of the game. The Giants then stunned the Niners with a fake punt in which LB Gary Reasons ran 30 yards to set up a FG, narrowing the score to 13-12. Steve Young came in to run out the clock, but with 2-1/2 minutes left, Roger Craig coughed up the ball & L.T. recovered. Hoss quickly moved the G-Men into FG range, & former Steeler Matt Bahr hit the 43-yd game winner as time expired. Outstanding game! '90 Super Bowl XXV N.Y. Giants vs. Buffalo (20-19): Condition EX+/EX++: Great Quality! Very Nice Recording! NEW! Definitely one of the most memorable Super Bowls. The Bills control the game for most of the first half behind Jim Kelly's sharp passing & Thurman Thomas' bruising running, and when Bruce Smith nails Hostetler in the end zone fo a safety and a 12-3 lead, it appears as though the Giants are in trouble. But an 87-yd TD drive to end the half and a grueling 14-play drive to open the 3rd quarter puts the Giants on top 17-12. A beautiful 31-yd TD burst by Thomas puts Buffalo back on top 19-17, but again, the Giants mount a 14-play drive to take a 20-19 lead on Bahr's kick. Kelly orchestrates a furious 2-minute drive to the Giant 29, but Scott Norwood's infamous kick sails wide right on the final play of the game! Lots of pre and post game stuff, including Whitney Houston's unforgetable rendition of the National Anthem in the midst of the Gulf War. '91 Pittsburgh vs. Dallas (10-20): Condition EX+: Game summary coming soon. '91 Pittsburgh vs. Buffalo (52-34): Condition EX-: Don Beebe catches his first NFL touchdown. And his second. And his third. And yes, his fourth. In spite of this, the Steelers actually trail only 27-31 early in the 4th quarter, and if not for an early whistle by the officials, Pittsburgh would've had another TD on a Jim Kelly fumble. '91 Super Bowl XXVI Washington vs. Buffalo (37-24): Condition EX+: MVP Mark Rypien, the "Posse" (WR’s Gary Clark, Art Monk and Ricky Sanders), and a well-rounded running game roll up 417 yards of offense against an overwhelmed Bill defense. The 37-24 final score is made respectable only by two late and inconsequential Buffalo TDs. Down 17-0 at the half, the Bills dig themselves a deeper hole when Jim Kelly is intercepted on the 3rd quarter’s first play from scrimmage. The ball is returned to the Bills’ two-yard line, and, a play later, Buffalo trails by 24. '92 Pittsburgh vs. Houston (29-24): Condition VG-: Bill Cowher's first game as head coach! Trailing 14-0 early in the game, Cowher shows he has some Kahunas, calling a brilliant fake punt that goes all the way to the 1 yard line to get the Steelers back in it. As usual, Woodson is fantastic, recording 2 of Pittsburgh's 5 interceptions, including a crucial pick in the end zone and subsequent 60 yard return to set up the winning TD! O'Donnell is particularly sharp all day. '92 Pittsburgh vs. Kansas City (27-3): Condition EX++: Rod Woodson sets the tone in a typical "All-World" performance, returning a punt 80 yards for a TD, body slamming running backs, intercepting a pass and defensing everything thrown in his general direction as the Steelers scalp the Chiefs! Greg Lloyd is also particularly frightening as the young "pre-Blitzburgh" defense crucifies Dave Kreig. '92 Pittsburgh vs. N.Y. Jets (27-10): Condition EX++/EX: Barry Foster explodes for 190 yards, simply bulldozing over Jets defenders! What a slasher! Original recording, but some video problems very early in the game. Missing first play or two. '92 Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati MNF (20-0): Condition EX+: Game summary coming soon! '92 Pittsburgh vs. Houston (21-20): Condition EX: Barry Foster is absolutely superb, shredding Houston his 6th 100 yard game of the season! Woodson also comes up big, DESTROYING Warren Moon on a blitz and knocking him out of the game! After a pitiful start, O'Donnell (who's earlier fumble inside the 10 gave the Oilers a 20-7 lead) gets hot late and gives the Steelers a 21-20 lead on his 10th straight completion (a TD to Eric Green). Houston battles back to set up for a 39 yard FG to win the game on the final play, but Del Greco is wide left! '92 Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland (23-13): Condition EX++: Foster ties Dickerson's 100 yard game record (11). Game summary coming soon. '92 AFC Playoffs Pittsburgh vs. Buffalo (3-24): Condition EX++: Game summary coming soon. '92 Super Bowl XXVII Dallas vs. Buffalo (52-17): Condition EX+: Troy Aikman throws 4 TDs, Emmitt Smith rushes for 108 yds and the Cowboys convert 9 turnovers into 35 points. After Buffalo jumps to a 7-0 lead, Aikman hits Novacek with a 23-yard TD to tie. On the next play from scrimmage, Jim Kelly fumbles when he's sacked by Charles Haley, and the Cowboys’ Jimmie Jones picks up the loose ball and stumbles two yards into the endzone. Dallas takes control of the game when Aikman hits Irvin with 19- and 18-yard TD passes 18 seconds apart late in the second quarter to give the Cowboys a 28-10 halftime lead. The Cowboys put the game away with three 4th-quarter TDs. MVP Aikman completes 22-of-30 passes for 273 yards and no interceptions. '93 Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati (34-7): Condition EX++: Game summary coming soon. '93 Pittsburgh vs. Atlanta MNF (45-17): Condition EX++: Game summary coming soon. '93 Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland (23-28): Condition EX+: Game summary coming soon. '93 Pittsburgh vs. San Diego (16-3): Condition EX++: Player of the game Greg Lloyd is incredible, recording numerous sacks, tackles for losses, and forcing 2 fumbles including one returned for a TD by Levon Kirkland! Pittsburgh's defense is incredible, and San Diego's only real scoring threat of the afternoon is thwarted when Kevin Green BLASTS John Friesz, forcing an interception and sending to the sidelines with a concussion! '93 Pittsburgh vs. New Orleans (37-14): Condition EX++: Woodson completely dominates in this game putting on what is probably the best performance by a defensive back I've ever seen! The first quarter is literally a Woodson highlight reel as Rod intercepts 2 passes (one of which he returns for a TD and one which sets up another TD) and bats away numerous other passes, not to mention some excellent punt returns! OUTSTANDING! '93 Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati (24-16): Condition EX+: O'Donnell gets off to a miserable start! Trailing 3-0, the Steelers drive to the Cinci 6 only to have O'Donnell throw the ball right to a Cinci DB who races 96 yards for a TD. On Pittsburgh's next offensive play, O'Donnell fumbles the snap leading to another Cinci TD and a 16-0 deficit. NOD redeems himself when he hits Eric Green deep down the middle for a 71 yard TD pass and the game is all Pittsburgh from there as the Steelers come back to win. Chad Brown's first start (2 sacks and a forced fumble). '93 Pittsburgh vs. Buffalo MNF (23-0): Condition EX++: The first of many Buffalo thumpings to come at Three Rivers Stadium! An absolutely flawless game both offensively and defensively for the Steelers on Monday Night! Game summary coming soon. '93 Pittsburgh vs. Miami MNF (21-20): Condition EX++: A thriller, highlighted by savvy play by NFL Defensive Player of the year Rod Woodson! Game summary coming soon. '93 Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland (16-9): Condition EX++: The sight of Lloyd's famous halftime locker room explosion! Pittsburgh comes back in 2nd half to secure playoff spot. Game summary coming soon. '93 Dallas vs. Miami Thanksgiving Day: Condition EX+: Leon Lett's famous bungle! '93 Pittsburgh vs. New England (17-14): Condition EX++: Another thriller! In spite of throwing 5 interceptions, Bledsoe finds himself poised at the 1 inch line on the game's final play! QB sneak is barely turned back to preserve Steeler win! '93 AFC Playoffs Pittsburgh vs. Kansas City (24-27 OT): Condition EX+: Game summary coming soon. '93 Super Bowl XXVIII Dallas vs. Buffalo (30-13): Condition EX+: The Cowboys trail 13-6 at halftime but use a devastating ground attack led by Emmitt Smith and a stifling defense to rally and win their second Super Bowl in a row over the Bills. Dallas ties the score at 13-13 just 55 seconds into the second half when FS James Washington picks up a Thurman Thomas fumble and returns it 46 yards for a TD. The Cowboys force the Bills to punt on their next possession, and Smith carries 7 times for 61 yds on an 8-play, 64-yard scoring drive to give the Cowboys a 20-13 lead. The Cowboys push the margin to 3 TDs when Washington’s interception paves the way for Smith’s 1-yard TD blast. The loss is Buffalo’s 4th in a row at the Super Bowl and the AFC representative’s 10th straight defeat. '94 Pittsburgh vs. Dallas (9-26): Condition EX+: The Steelers put on one of the poorest offensive displays I have ever seen while the Cowboys put on one of the finest. Neil O'Donnell is absolutely HORRIBLE, throwing consistently off-target passes and repeatedly curling up in a ball at the first hint of pressure. Absolutely pitiful! '94 Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland (17-10): Condition EX++/EX: Cleveland jumps out to a 10-0 lead as the Steelers commit 9 penalties in the 1st quarter alone! While Vinnie Testeverde looks like an actual NFL quarterback early, Darren Perry brings him back to reality by single-handedly intercepting 3 passes. With the Steelers clinging to a 17-10 lead late in the contest, a controversial holding call on Cleveland wipes out a Browns TD in the final moments and keeps the game from OT! Reception is just slightly grainy. '94 Pittsburgh vs. Indianapolis (31-21): Condition EX: Throwback game! Oh, those horrible uni's! Indy returns the opening kick 95 yards for a TD, then blasts O'Donnell a few plays later and returns his fumble 78 yards for another TD. Enter Barry Foster (31 carries, 179 yards). Foster piles up massive amounts of yardage spurred on by an overpowering performance by the Steeler offensive line. Pittsburgh's previously stagnant offense piles up 500 yards! '94 Pittsburgh vs. Houston MNF (30-14): Condition EX++: Barry Foster gains over 100 yards for the 2nd straight week running through absolutely gaping holes provided by the O-line! Foster runs 10+ yards before an Oiler even lays a finger on him no less than 5 times during the game! Kevin Greene and Greg Lloyd (who knocks Cody Carlson out of the game) are also standouts as Houston's offense is absolutely smothered! After running the score up 30-0, Gary Jones completely whiffs Ernest Givins late in the game to blow the shutout for the Steelers. Overall, a near perfect game for the Black & Gold! '94 Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati (14-10): Condition EX++: Game summary coming soon. '94 Pittsburgh vs. N.Y. Giants (10-6): Condition EX: Not one of Rod's (or the Steelers) better days, but Pittsburgh escapes with a win. Game summary coming soon. '94 Pittsburgh vs. Miami (16-13 OT): Condition EX+: Game summary coming soon. '94 Pittsburgh vs. Houston (21-9): Condition EX++: Game summary coming soon. '94 Pittsburgh vs. Buffalo MNF (23-10): Condition EX++: Yet another drubbing of the Bills on Monday Night Football! Rod Woodson dominates the game, returning an interception for a TD and nailing Jim Kelly for several sacks, including once near the goal line forcing a fumble which is recovered for a TD! Woodson's outstanding play in this game won him '94 NFL Film's "Best Performance by a Defensive Back" award. '94 Pittsburgh vs. L.A. Raiders (21-3): Condition EX++: Blitzburgh defense is AMAZING! Hoss takes a beating, finally succumbing to a Kevin Green hit and leaving the game with blurred vision. Mike Tomzcak suffers through a very shaky performance in relief of an injured Neil O'Donnell, and Ron Erhardt calls some unbelievably stupid plays, but the one-two punch of Foster and Morris eventually pounds the Raiders into submission. Network cuts away with 2 minutes left (Steelers lead 21-3). '94 Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati (38-15): Condition EX++: Game summary coming soon. '94 Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia (14-3): Condition EX++: Superb defensive performance by the Steelers-maybe their best outing of '94 (which is awfully darn good)! After giving up a huge return on the opening kickoff to set up an Eagle FG, the Steelers give Philly NOTHING! I love defensive football, so this is among my favorite recent games! Thigpen has uncharacteristic drop-itis. '94 Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland (17-7): Condition EX++: The Steelers strike quickly on an O'Donnell to Thigpen TD bomb and then stifle the Browns to clinch the AFC Central Division! Game summary coming soon. '94 AFC Playoffs Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland (29-9): Condition EX++: Cleveland never knew what hit 'em! The Steelers thouroghly dominate the first postseason match-up between these two bitter rivals and defeat the Browns for the third time in the same season. Pittsburgh scores on their first three possessions to open a 17-0 lead. Barry Foster (133 yards) dissects Cleveland's vaunted defense for huge chunks of yardage. The Steeler O-line simply blows the Browns off the ball over and over and over as the Pittsburgh gains 424 yards on offense, controlling the ball for 42:37. A stellar performance by Blitzburgh Defense as well! '94 AFC Championship Pittsburgh vs. San Diego (13-17): Condition EX++: Infamous "Three More Yards" game. In spite of Pittsburgh's complete dominance (415 yards to 226), the Steelers blow a 13-3 lead as San Diego hits two big plays and then stops the Steelers on 4th and goal at the 3 to win the game. One of the biggest heartbreakers in Steelers history. Still gives me nightmares... '94 Super Bowl XXIX San Francisco vs. San Diego (49-26): Condition EX+: Steve Young throws the first two of his Super Bowl-record 6 TD passes to Jerry Rice and Ricky Watters before the game is 5 minutes old, and the 49ers are never seriously threatened. Young has a brilliant day in finally getting out from under the shadow of Joe Montana. Young completes 24-of-36 for 325 yards and no INTs. The overpowering San Francisco offense scores 7 TDs and consistently overwhelms the San Diego defense. '95 Pittsburgh vs. Detroit (23-20): Condition EX++: I'll never forget the image of my main man Rod Woodson going down with a torn right anterior cruciate ligament in the 1st quarter of this season opener. To make matters worse, O'Donnell suffers a fracture to his right pinky finger shortly thereafter. Somehow, the Steelers hang on to win on Norm Johnson's 31-yard field goal as time expires! Tomzcak (who was picked off 3 times) takes a blindside shot in this thriller that is unbelievable (definite highlight material for years to come), but comes back to direct Pittsburgh's game-winning, 12-play, 67-yard drive. '95 Pittsburgh vs. Houston (34-17): Condition EX++: Hastings returns a punt 72 yards for a TD, Lake scores on a 32-yard interception return and linebacker Chad Brown had 3 sacks to lift the Steelers as the Steelers rout the Oilers. The Pittsburgh defense racks up 5 sacks and 2 INTs to shut down the Oilers, who are never really in the game. Hastings scores on a punt return just 1:11 into the game and the Steelers roll from there. Del Greco's 43-yard FG pulls Houston within 7-3, but Tomczak's 15-yard TD pass to Bruener makes it 14-3 at the end of the 1st quarter. Johnson's 43-yard field goal with just before halftime makes it 17-3, and McAfee's 22-yard TD run early in the 3rd quarter breaks the game open. Lake returns Chandler INT early in the 4th for a 31-10 lead. '95 Pittsburgh vs. San Diego (31-16): Condition EX++: Revenge (well, sort-of). The Steelers simply take it to the Bolts in a game my wife and I attended! Willie Williams and Alvoid Mays each return INTs for touchdowns in a 21-point first quarter and Bam Morris rushes for two 1st-half TDs as Pittsburgh builds a 31-6 halftime lead in a rematch of the '94 year's AFC Championship. But the Steelers are on a mission in this one, marching 75 yards in 11 plays, capped by a 1-yard scoring run by Morris, on their opening drive. Pittsburgh's defense then steps up with two interceptions for TDs. Williams picks off a pass by Humphries and returns it 63 yards for a touchdown with 6:10 left in the quarter. Mays then returns an INT 32 yards for another score with 1:33 left in the quarter to increase Pittsburgh's lead to 21-0. Williams and Mays finish with two interceptions EACH for the Steelers, who pick off Humphries a total of four times. '95 Pittsburgh vs. Chicago (37-34 OT): Condition EX+: Without question, the turning point of the season! O'Donnell plays exceptional football in a must-win situation. Johnson kicks a 24-yard field goal with 6:41 remaining in overtime to lift the Steelers to a wild 37-34 victory over the Chicago Bears. The Steelers win in Chicago for the first time in 12 games. The game has 4 ties and 5 lead changes as the Steelers move into first place in the AFC Central. Pittsburgh stops Chicago on the first possession of overtime, then caps a 13-play, 63-yard drive with Johnson's kick. The Steelers force the extra session on a 10-yard scoring pass from O'Donnell to Ernie Mills with 1:06 left in the 4th quarter. O'Donnell, who finishes 34-of-52 for 341 yards, finds Mills with an 11-yard pass on third-and-11 to keep the overtime drive alive. O'Donnell throws two TDs and two INTs in his fourth career 300-yard game. '95 Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland MNF (20-3): Condition EX++: Slash! Rookie Kordell Stewart throws his first career TD pass and Erric Pegram rushes for 112 yards as the Steelers stuff the lethargic Cleveland Browns, 20-3, and take control of the AFC Central. Johnson kicks two FGs and O'Donnell adds a 4th-quarter TD pass as the Steelers win their 3rd straight. Stewart, in a formation foretelling things to come, lines up behind center with the game scoreless in the 2nd quarter and Pittsburgh at the Cleveland 2. Stewart rolls right and is cut off. With no receivers open, he sprints back left and looks as if he is going to run, but he pulls up at the last moment and lofts a pass to Mills drifting across the back of the end zone. Stewart, who catches 2 passes for 21 yards, also picks up a key 1st down in the 4th quarter when he runs 11 yards on an option. Five plays later, O'Donnell hits Thigpen with a 9-yard scoring toss. The Browns manage just 120 yards, only 10 of which came in the 2nd half (with ZERO first downs)! Cleveland goes 1-of-10 on 3rd-down conversions and is sacked 4 times. '95 Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati (49-31): Condition EX++: One of the greatest comebacks in franchise history! This is definitely one of my favorite "modern-era" games. The Bungles had already embarrased the Steelers 27-9 a few weeks earlier before a stunned Three Rivers crowd, dropping Pittsburgh to 3-4 and threatening to end the team's playoff hopes just midway through the season. This time, the Bengals jump out to a 21-3 advantage just one series into the 2nd quarter, and still hold a 31-13 lead early in the 3rd after they march down the field for a TD on their opening drive of the 2nd half. Already counting his chickens, Dave Shula is absolutely tickled pink on the sideline, so much so that he actually taunts Pittsburgh players. His euphoria evaporates rather quickly over the next quarter and a half, however, as he watches his coaching career go down the tubes (you can almost hear the giant flushing sound at Riverfront Stadium), the victim of 36 unanswered points by Pittsburgh. O'Donnell throws for a career-high 377 yards and 3 TDs and Morris rushes for 101 yards and three scores. Pittsburgh scores 5 straight TDs while the defense allows Cinci only one 1st down on its final four possessions. There are many memorable moments in this pivotal game, but the image that will stay with me till the day I die is that of Kordell "Slash" Stewart's electrifying 71-yard TD grab. On 3rd and long, O'Donnell finds a wide-open Stewart over the middle about 20 yards downfield. Slash somehow knifes between two DBs, then turns on the afterburners, completing the play with a 360 degree piroutte as he slips out of the grasp of a defender en route to the end zone. Stewart's play gives the Steelers their first lead of the game, solidifies Kordell's superstar status, and ostensibly ends Dave Shula's coaching career. Gotta love that. '95 Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland (20-17): Condition EX++: The final game in one of the bitterest rivalries in NFL history! Cornerback Willie Williams gets a pair of turnovers on Cleveland's first two offensive plays that lead to Steeler TDs and Johnson's 27-yard field goal 7 seconds into the fourth quarter breaks a tie to lift the Steelers to a 20-17 victory over the Browns. The Steelers (8-4) inch closer to their 4th consecutive playoff berth and 2nd straight division title,building a 3-game lead in the AFC Central. '95 Pittsburgh vs. Houston (21-7): Condition EX+: Another game we attended! The Steelers clinch the AFC Central. The Steelers win their sixth straight and clinch their 3rd AFC Central title in 4 years as O'Donnell throws a pair of 1st-half scoring passes in a 21-7 victory over the Ho-town Oilers. O'Donnell hits Thigpen on a 33-yard crossing pattern, in which Thigpen gathers in the pass, avoids two tacklers at the 15-yard line and cruises into the end zone, to open the scoring on the final play of the first quarter. After Houston ties the score on a fluke 76-yard TD pass from Chandler to Sanders, O'Donnell puts the Steelers ahead to stay when he connects with rookie TE Bruener from 7 yards out. Brueners score caps a 6-play, 59-yard drive that consumes just 81 seconds. '95 Pittsburgh vs. Oakland (29-10): Condition EX++: This is the game when I knew for sure the Steelers had what it took to go all the way. Joined in progress with 2:28 remaining in 1st quarter with the Steelers leading 7-0 courtesy of an O'Donnell to Mills pass. O'Donnell struggles early, throwing a horrible pass at the goal line that is tipped and intercepted for an easy 1-yd Raider score. A few plays later, O'Donnell throws a "Garo Yepremian-esque" interception at midfield for ANOTHER TD. Fortunately for the Steelers, a blind ref rules O'Donnell in the grasp & the Steelers retain possession. Neil eventually composes himself, and from that point on, the Steelers OWN the Raiders. A great Greg Lloyd INT at midfield with 0:30 left in the half sets up a TD pass to Mills (keyed by a long recpetion by Kordell) giving the Steelers a commanding 20-7 lead at halftime. Eric Pegram plays a great game. '95 Pittsburgh vs. New England (41-27): Condition EX++: Mills catches a 62-yard TD pass with 1:28 remaining and Chris Oldham returns a fumble for a score 19 seconds later as the Steelers hold off a late comeback by New England and defeat the Pats, 41-27. The Steelers (11-4) win their 8th straight game by scoring a pair of TDs in the final two minutes of each half, including defensive scores by cornerback Oldham and defensive end Brentson Buckner. Buckner's TD is hillarious... there's nothing quite like watching a huge defensive lineman rumble 50+ yards with the football. Pittsburgh clinches a 1st-round bye in the playoffs. Bledsoe completes 39 of 60 passes for 336 yards and 3 TDs, including 11 passes for 87 yards and two scores to TE Ben Coates. The Patriots rally from a 24-12 deficit and tie the game at 27-27 before Mills catches O'Donnell's short pass and races past safety Terry Ray for a TD. '95 AFC Playoffs Indianapolis vs. Kansas City: Condition EX+: HUGE Upset! '95 AFC Playoffs Pittsburgh vs. Buffalo (40-21): Condition EX++: A balanced Steelers offense produces 409 yards, including 262 yards passing by Neil O’Donnell and 106 yards rushing by Bam Morris. The Steelers jump out to a 23-0 second quarter lead that paves the way to the Steelers second straight home AFC Championship game. '95 AFC Championship Pittsburgh vs. Indianapolis (20-16): Condition EX++: One of the most exciting games of all time! A 37-yard pass from O'Donnell to Ernie Mills sets up the winning TD just as it looks as though the game has slipped away from the Steelers. Gritty Jim Harbaugh moves within striking distance in the waning moments only to watch helplessly as his "Hail Mary" bounces in and out of the arms of Colt receiver Aaron Beasley in the end zone on the game's final play! Also includes Greg Lloyd's infamous "F-ing Super Bowl" postgame quote on national TV (score: Greg Lloyd, 1 -- TV censor button guy, 0). '95 Super Bowl XXX Pittsburgh vs. Dallas (17-27): Condition EX++: O'Donnell throws it away, earning Larry "I was just standing there and the ball came right to me" Brown MVP honors! This is a Super Bowl that will be remembered more for Neil's devastating interceptions than for any spectacular plays by Cowboy players. Dallas jumps to a 13-0 lead midway through the 2nd quarter on two Boniol FGs and a Jay Novacek TD reception. It looks like another Super Bowl blowout is in the making. But the Steelers quiet the Cowboys when O’Donnell connects with WR Yancey Thigpen for a score in the final seconds of the 1st half. In the 3rd quarter, Cowboy CB Larry Brown intercepts a HORRIBLE O’Donnell pass and returns it 44 yards, setting up a DallasTD (a 1-yard Emmitt Smith run that ups the score to 20-7). Early in the 4th quarter, Steeler PK Norm Johnson kicks a field goal to narrow the score to 20-10. The Steelers then recover an onside kick (a BRILLIANT call!), which ultimately leads to a Bam Morris TD that brings the Steelers to within 3 points of the lead and swings momentum in their favor. The Steelers are driving late in the 4th quarter when O’Donnell misfires again, and it was Brown who recorded his 2nd interception of the day and returned it 33 yards. Smith scored a TD in the waning seconds of the game to seal the Cowboy win. |
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