The last L.A. Rams team to get to a Super Bowl was about as improbable an entrant as could be imagined. Jack Youngblood remembers the day well. A look back at a memorable game, and an iconic Super Bowl catch.
The Pittsburgh Steelers came in the heavy favorites with the Los Angeles Rams a double-digit underdog. That didn't stop Terry Bradshaw from struggling to sleep the night before over the thought of losing instead of clinching an unprecedented fourth Super Bowl ring. The Steelers trailed 19-17 as the fourth quarter began at the Rose Bowl before more than 103,000 people. The Associated Press is republishing verbatim the story on Bradshaw and Pittsburgh beating the Los Angeles Rams 31-19 for those Steelers' last Super Bowl championship in Pasadena on Jan. 20, 1980:
Jan. 4 1970 The Minnesota Vikings become the first expansion team to win the NFL title by beating the Cleveland Browns 27-7 in 8-degree temperatures in Bloomington, Minn. 1970 Kansas City’s defense, highlighted by four interceptions, three in the final quarter, carries the Chiefs to a 17-7 victory over Oakland Raiders in the last AFL title game.
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