1979 Pittsburgh Steelers Season
Season Summary: The 1979 Steelers were a contradiction... mistake-prone, but explosive and nearly impossible to beat. At 12-4, Pittsburgh claimed its 8th straight AFC Central title with the league's highest scoring offense. Bradshaw threw for 3,724 yards, Stallworth topped 1,000 yards, Swann brought artistry and impact, and Harris rumbled for nearly 1,200 yards.
But the offense was also league-worst in turnovers, so the Steel Curtain — anchored by Lambert, Greene and Blount — was forced to deliver elite-level damage control, repeatedly shutting down short fields and keeping opponents out of the end zone.
At times, the team seemed schizophrenic. After faceplanting in a bizarre 9-turnover loss to winless Cincinnati, the Steelers went on an epic 4-game tear, decimating Denver, Dallas, Washington and K.C. by a combined score of 124-20... only to implode with 8 turnovers in San Diego.
But in the postseason, they flipped the switch. Pittsburgh steamrolled Miami, outmuscled Houston, and outlasted the Rams in Super Bowl 14. Incredibly, both the Steelers and Rams were league-worst in turnovers committed in 1979, a Super Bowl matchup that defies logic and will never happen again. With 10 Pro Bowlers, 10 future Hall of Famers and a record 4th Super Bowl in 6 years, the exciting '79 Steelers closed out the greatest dynasty in NFL history with a bang.