This Date in NFL History
On this date back in 1974 one of the greatest NFL games ever was played.
It was a divisional round game matching the Oakland Raiders and the two time defending champion Miami Dolphins. It was billed as the real Super Bowl or Super Bowl “Eight and a half.”
The consensus was that these were the two best teams and the winner of Dolphins at Raiders, would win Super Bowl 9. That did not happen.
However, as rarely is the case in sports or life in general, the game/event lived up to the great hype surrounding it.
The lead in the game changed hands seven times with Ken Stabler’s touchdown pass, while falling down, to Clarence Davis the final change and score in the Raiders’ (28-26) victory.
However, the next week at home and favored in the AFC Title tilt, John Madden’s Raiders were humbled by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Pittsburgh went on to win its first NFL title that season and would win four in six seasons with such greats as Joe Greene, Terry Bradshaw, and John Stallworth.
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