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Super Bowl IX
Pittsburgh Steelers 16 Minnesota Vikings 6

The Steelers Defeat the Vikings 16-6 to win Super Bowl IX, Steelers RB Franco Harris named MVP

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The Steelers made their first appearance in the Super Bowl and captured their first NFL Championship with a 16-6 victory.

Super Bowl IX: Pittsburgh Steelers 16 Minnesota Vikings 6 MVP Franco Harris Pittsburgh Steelers

The veteran Vikings, meanwhile, had been to the Super Bowl twice before. The Vikings had a savvy leader in quarterback Fran Tarkenton.

The Steelers had a strong defense but their quarterback, Terry Bradshaw, was unproven.

The first half was dominated by both defenses.

Pittsburgh concentrated on the middle of the Minnesota defensive line. One defensive tackle, Ernie Holmes, played over Vikings' center Mick Tingelhoff, while the other tackle, Joe Greene, lined up at an angle pointed directly at Tingelhoff. Holmes sometimes took on the Vikings' center directly, allowing Greene to knife through and pursue Tarkenton. At other times, Greene would smash into Tingelhoff while Holmes looped behind him.

Super Bowl IX: Pittsburgh Steelers 16 Minnesota Vikings 6 MVP Franco Harris Pittsburgh Steelers

The only score in the first half was a safety registered by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Fran Tarkenton fumbled a handoff to Dave Osborn, scrambled to recover the ball in the end zone, and was downed by Pittsburgh defensive end Dwight White 7:49 into the second period.

Leading 2-0, Pittsburgh kicked to Minnesota to open the second half and forced another break and took advantage when Minnesota's Bill Brown fumbled and Marv Kellum recovered for Pittsburgh on the Vikings 30.

 

The Steelers took four plays to go score.

After Rocky Bleier failed to gain on first down, Franco Harris carried three consecutive times for 24 yards, a loss of three, and a 9-yard touchdown and a 9-0 lead.

Harris was named game MVP. He ran for 158 yards on 34 tries, both new highs for the Super Bowl, and Rocky Bleier added 65 yards on 17 carries. Minnesota, meanwhile, managed only 17 yards rushing.

Denied on the ground, the Vikings weren't much better in the air.

Tarkenton, under constant pressure from Greene, Holmes, White, and L.C. Greenwood, completed only 11-of-26 attempts for 102 yards—an average of fewer than four yards per pass.

Though its offense was completely stymied by Pittsburgh's defense, Minnesota managed to move into a threatening position after 4:27 of the final period when Matt Blair blocked Bobby Walden's punt and Terry Brown recovered the ball in the end zone for a touchdown.

Fred Cox's point after attempt failed and the Steelers led 9-6. Pittsburgh wasted no time putting the victory away.

After that touchdown, Pittsburgh put the game on ice with a drive that began on its 34. The Steelers took the ensuing kickoff and marched 66 yards in 11 plays. The big play of the drive was a 30-yard toss from Bradshaw to Larry Brown, climaxed by Terry Bradshaw's 4-yard scoring pass to Larry Brown with 3:31 left.

Soon after the ensuing kickoff, Pittsburgh's Mike Wagner intercepted a Tarkenton pass, and the Steelers held possession until the game was nearly over.

Pittsburgh's defense permitted Minnesota only 119 yards total offense, including a Super Bowl low of 17 rushing yards.

The Steelers, meanwhile, gained 333 yards, including Harris's record 158 yards on 34 carries.

SUPER BOWL IX MVP : Franco Harris RB, Pittsburgh Steelers

Super Bowl IX: Pittsburgh Steelers 16 Minnesota Vikings 6 MVP Franco Harris Pittsburgh Steelers

To earn the first of its six Super Bowl championships, the Pittsburgh Steelers turned to workhorse running back Franco Harris.

In defeating the Minnesota Vikings 16 - 6, Pittsburgh won its first-ever NFL championship.

Franco Harris rushed 34 times for 158 yards, breaking the record Larry Csonka set one year earlier.

After a baseball-like 2-0 halftime score in favor of Pittsburgh, the Steelers took advantage of a Minnesota fumble on the second-half kickoff. Harris ran the ball in from 9 yards for the touchdown.

Franco Harris' running and the powerful Steeler defense combined to make that lead stand.

 

Super Bowl IX

 

SUPER BOWL IX SCORINGQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Pittsburgh Steelers027716
Minnesota Vikings00066

 

2nd Quarter

  • PIT safety White 0, 7:49

  • 3rd Quarter

  • PIT Harris 9 run (Gerela kick), 1:35

  • 4th Quarter

  • MIN T. Brown 0 blocked punt return (kick failed), 4:27

  • PIT Brown 4 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick),11:29

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    PITTSBURGH STEELERS - TEAM STATISTICS

    Total First Downs 17
    Rushing 11
    Passing 5
    Penalty 1
    Total Net Yardage 333
    Total Offensive Plays 73
    Avg. Gain per Offensive Play 4.6
    Rushes 57
    Yards Gained Rushing (Net) 249
    Average Yards per Rush 4.4
    Passes Attempted 14
    Passes Completed 9
    Had Intercepted 0
    Tackled Attempting to Pass 2
    Yards Lost Attempting to Pass 12
    Yards Gained Passing (Net) 84
    Punts 7
    Average Distance 34.7
    Punt Returns 5
    Punt Return Yardage 36
    Kickoff Returns 3
    Kickoff Return Yardage 32
    Interception Return Yardage 46
    Fumbles 4
    Own Fumbles Recovered 2
    Opponent Fumbles Recovered 2
    Penalties 8
    Yards Penalized 122
    Total Points Scored 16
    Touchdowns 2
    Rushing 1
    Passing 1
    Returns 0
    Extra Points 2
    Field Goals 0
    Fields Goals Attempted 1
    Safeties 1
    Third-Down Efficiency 6/17
    Fourth-Down Efficiency 0/2
    Time of Possession 38:47

     

    MINNESOTA VIKINGS - TEAM STATISTICS

    Total First Downs 9
    Rushing 2
    Passing 5
    Penalty 2
    Total Net Yardage 119
    Total Offensive Plays 47
    Avg. Gain per Offensive Play 2.5
    Rushes 21
    Yards Gained Rushing (Net) 17
    Average Yards per Rush 0.8
    Passes Attempted 26
    Passes Completed 11
    Had Intercepted 3
    Tackled Attempting to Pass 0
    Yards Lost Attempting to Pass 0
    Yards Gained Passing (Net) 102
    Punts 6
    Average Distance 37.2
    Punt Returns 4
    Punt Return Yardage 12
    Kickoff Returns 3
    Kickoff Return Yardage 50
    Interception Return Yardage 0
    Fumbles 3
    Own Fumbles Recovered 1
    Opponent Fumbles Recovered 2
    Penalties 4
    Yards Penalized 18
    Total Points Scored 6
    Touchdowns 1
    Rushing 0
    Passing 0
    Returns 0
    Extra Points 0
    Field Goals 0
    Fields Goals Attempted 1
    Safeties 0
    Third-Down Efficiency 5/12
    Fourth-Down Efficiency 0/0
    Time of Possession 21:13

     

    PITTSBURGH STEELERS - PLAYER STATISTICS

    Passing CP/AT YDS TD INT
    Bradshaw 9/14 96 1 0
    Rushing CAR YDS TD LG
    Harris 34 158 1 25
    Bleier 17 65 0 18
    Bradshaw 5 33 0 17
    Swann 1 -7 0 7
    Receiving REC YDS TD LG
    Brown 3 49 1 30
    Stallworth 3 24 0 22
    Bleier 2 11 0 6
    Lewis 1 12 0 12
    Interceptions INT YDS LG TD
    Wagner 1 26 26 0
    Blount 1 10 10 0
    Greene 1 10 10 0
    Punting NO AVG LG BLK
    Walden 6 40.5 52 1
    Punt Returns NO/FC YDS LG TD
    Swann 3/0 34 17 0
    Edwards 2/0 2 2 0
    Kickoff Returns NO YDS LG TD
    Harrison 2 17 17 0
    Pearson 1 15 15 0

     

    MINNESOTA VIKINGS - PLAYER STATISTICS

    Passing CP/AT YDS TD INT
    Tarkenton 11/26 102 0 3
    Rushing CAR YDS TD LG
    Foreman 12 18 0 12
    Tarkenton 1 0 0 0
    Osborn 8 -1 0 2
    Receiving REC YDS TD LG
    Foreman 5 50 0 17
    Voigt 2 31 0 28
    Osborn 2 7 0 4
    Gilliam 1 16 0 16
    Reed 1 -2 0 2
    Interceptions INT YDS LG TD
    None -- -- -- --
    Punting NO AVG LG BLK
    Eischeid 6 37.2 42 0
    Punt Returns NO/FC YDS LG TD
    McCullum 3/0 11 6 0
    N. Wright 1/0 1 1 0
    Wallace 0/1 0 ** 0
    Kickoff Returns NO YDS LG TD
    McCullum 1 26 26 0
    McClanahan 1 22 22 0
    B. Brown 1 2 2 0

     

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