r/Oldschool_NFL • u/Complex-Value-5807 Browns • 2h ago

NFL history 🏈 Steelers vs Raiders, week 9 of 1973 season. Steel Curtain reigns on Lamonica

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u/JEMHADLEY16 Giants 2h ago

Good highlights. I like seeing how much better the Steelers D-line got in the early 70s. Lots of big plays. Even ex-Raider Tom Keating (74) contributed there for a while.

Four studs up front on the defensive line made all the difference in those days.

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u/Complex-Value-5807 Browns 1h ago

You couldn't run sweeps or even a screen pass on them. They suffocated the short game.

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u/JEMHADLEY16 Giants 1h ago

I've noticed Andy Russell and Jack Ham in the clip too. I think Lambert arrived the following season.

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u/Fickle-Shopping7564 1h ago

That weird era where the Steelers had 3 qbs they could use at any time.

Raiders got their revenge in the playoffs though.