At the end of the 1970s, NFL Films highlighting the biggest moments of the previous decade in pro football. The film was appropriately dubbed "The Super Seventies," a title that perfectly summed up that chapter in the 's rich history.Following the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, pro football picked up where it left off in the 1960s, when football truly started to make the leap as America's No. 1 pastime. This era of NFL football saw the , after years of heartbreaking championship defeats, finally break through as champions. The decade also bore witne s to the ' perfect season, the ' rise under Hall of Fame coach John Madden, and the birth of the ' dynasty. It can be argued that this period in pro football had more dominant teams at one time than at any other period in the NFL's 100-year history.This era also included several compelling rivalries between teams that were perennially in the mix for hardware. These rivalries helped either start or end some of the greatest dynasties in NFL Giancarlo Stanton Jersey history. In the proce s, the rivalries further increased the league's popularity, as the NFL was the undisputed king of the hill as far as profe sional sports was concerned as the '70s drew to a close.Without further ado, we bring you the seven best rivalries of the '70s, rivalries that continue to be celebrated by fans who witne sed the legendary matchups. Overall head-to-head matchup during the decade:Vikings, 6-5-1Playoff record during the decade: Vikings, 3-1Best game: Divisional round,1977 playoffs: Vikings 14, Rams 7Despite guiding the Rams to five straight division titles, coach Chuck Knox is largely remembered for his team's shortcomings against Bud Grant's Vikings during the postseason. From Mariano Rivera Jersey 1974-77, the Rams fell to the Vikings three times in the playoffs, with two of those lo ses taking place in the NFC title game.Playing inside a mud-soaked Los Angeles Coliseum in the divisional round of the '77 playoffs, the Vikings jumped out to a 14-0 lead before holding on for a 14-7 victory. Despite the mud, both teams found considerable traction in their running games. Rams running back Lawrence McCutcheon and Vikings running back Chuck Foreman each rushing for over 100 yards. While Minnesota was able to escape with a seven-point victory, the Rams finally got their coveted playoff win over the Vikings the following season. In Week 14 of the 1979 season, Los Angeles edged Minnesota in overtime en route to winning their first NFC championship. 1977 Divisional Playoffs - the and meet on the very field they're playing on tonight, and it was a complete mud bath. You gotta see this to believe it. Funhouse (@BackAftaThis) Overall head-to-head matchup during the decade: Cowboys, 6-4Playoff record during the decade: Cowboys, 3-2Best game: Divisional round, 1979 playoffs: Rams 21, Cowboys 19A year after being blown out at home by the Cowboys in the NFC Championship Game, the underdog Rams relied on three long touchdown pa ses from quarterback Vince Ferragamo to edge the Cowboys in the divisional round of the '79 playoffs. gave the Rams a 14-5 halftime lead. HIs 50-yard touchdown pa s to Billy Waddy proved to be the game-winning score. The Rams defense, led by Jack Youngblood (who played the entire postseason with a broken leg) also had a big day, holding Cowboys running back Tony Dorsett to under 100 rushing yards while limiting quarterback Roger Staubach to just 13 of 28 pa sing.The win helped propel the Rams to an appearance in Super Bowl XIV, while the lo s signaled the end of an era in Dallas, as Staubach retired during the offseason. Ferragamo connects with WR Billy Waddy for the game-winning TD vs. the Dallas Cowboys in the 1979 playoffs Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) Overall head-to-head matchup during the decade: Raiders, 5 Adam Lind Jersey -3Playoff record during the decade: Raiders, 2-1Best game: Divisional round, 1974 playoffs: Raiders 28, Dolphins 26In 1974, the two-time defending champion Dolphins were trying to become the first team to win three straight Super Bowls when they arrived in Oakland for their playoff showdown with the Raiders, a team they defeated with ease in the 1973 AFC Championship Game. Miami took an immediate lead when Nat Moore ran back the Greg Bird Jersey opening kickoff 89 yards for a score. And after Ken Stalber's 72-yard touchdown pa s to Cliff Branch gave Oakland a fourth quarter lead, a 23-yard score by Dolphins' running back Benny Malone set the stage for one of the most dramatic finishes in NFL playoff history.Trailing 21-19, Stalber furiously drove the Raiders' down to the Dolphins' 8-yard-line. With just seconds remaining, Stalber lofted a desperate pa s in the end zone to running back Clarence Davis, who was able to catch Stalber's pa s despite being surrounded by Dolphins defenders. The play, known as the "Sea of Hands," gave Oakland the victory while ending Miami's championship reign. Stabler to DavisTouchdown.The game-winner that ended Miamis historic run of Super Bowl appearances: The Sea of Hands. | , 9.23, CBS Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) Overall head-to-head matchup during the decade: Cowboys, 5-4Playoff record during the decade: Cowboys, 3-1Best game: Divisional round, 1975 playoffs: Cowboys 17, Vikings 14After splitting their first two playoff games against one another earlier in the decade, the two-time defending champion Vikings hosted the Cowboys in the first round of the '75 playoffs. Trailing 14-10 with just 32 seconds left, Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach lofted a 50-yard touchdown pa s to Drew Pearson that gave Dallas a 17-14 win. After the game, to describe a last-second desperation pa s when explaining the game-winning play."I was a Catholic kid from Cincinnati, and they asked me what were you thinking about when you threw the ball," Staubach recalled, via the team's official website. "I said, "When I closed my eyes I said a Hail Mary. I could have said Our Father, Glory Be, The Apostles Creed. "So he picked it up and gradually, instead of the bomb or the alley-oop, those were kind of the big plays winning games back then, he coined the phrase and, of course, I said it, the NFL recognizes I said it, and slowly but surely it took off. Now it's used for everything." "I closed my eyes and said a Hail Mary."On this day in 1975, Roger Staubach and Drew Pearson added a new term to the pro football dictionary.: SportsDay Cowboys (@dmn_cowboys) Overall head-to-head matchup during the decade:Cowboys, 12-9Playoff record during the decade:Washington, 1-0Best game: December 16, 1979: Cowboys 35, Washington 34While Roger Maris Jersey was incredible, the best game between these two divisional rivals during the 1970s was t
At the end of the 1970s, NFL Films highlighting the biggest moments of the previous decade in pro football. The film was appropriately dubbed "The Super Seventies," a title that perfectly summed up that chapter in the 's rich history.Following the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, pro football picked up where it left off in the 1960s, when football truly started to make the leap as America's No. 1 pastime. This era of NFL football saw the , after years of heartbreaking championship defeats, finally break through as champions. The decade also bore witne s to the ' perfect season, the ' rise under Hall of Fame coach John Madden, and the birth of the ' dynasty. It can be argued that this period in pro football had more dominant teams at one time than at any other period in the NFL's 100-year history.This era also included several compelling rivalries between teams that were perennially in the mix for hardware. These rivalries helped either start or end some of the greatest dynasties in NFL Giancarlo Stanton Jersey history. In the proce s, the rivalries further increased the league's popularity, as the NFL was the undisputed king of the hill as far as profe sional sports was concerned as the '70s drew to a close.Without further ado, we bring you the seven best rivalries of the '70s, rivalries that continue to be celebrated by fans who witne sed the legendary matchups. Overall head-to-head matchup during the decade:Vikings, 6-5-1Playoff record during the decade: Vikings, 3-1Best game: Divisional round,1977 playoffs: Vikings 14, Rams 7Despite guiding the Rams to five straight division titles, coach Chuck Knox is largely remembered for his team's shortcomings against Bud Grant's Vikings during the postseason. From Mariano Rivera Jersey 1974-77, the Rams fell to the Vikings three times in the playoffs, with two of those lo ses taking place in the NFC title game.Playing inside a mud-soaked Los Angeles Coliseum in the divisional round of the '77 playoffs, the Vikings jumped out to a 14-0 lead before holding on for a 14-7 victory. Despite the mud, both teams found considerable traction in their running games. Rams running back Lawrence McCutcheon and Vikings running back Chuck Foreman each rushing for over 100 yards. While Minnesota was able to escape with a seven-point victory, the Rams finally got their coveted playoff win over the Vikings the following season. In Week 14 of the 1979 season, Los Angeles edged Minnesota in overtime en route to winning their first NFC championship. 1977 Divisional Playoffs - the and meet on the very field they're playing on tonight, and it was a complete mud bath. You gotta see this to believe it. Funhouse (@BackAftaThis) Overall head-to-head matchup during the decade: Cowboys, 6-4Playoff record during the decade: Cowboys, 3-2Best game: Divisional round, 1979 playoffs: Rams 21, Cowboys 19A year after being blown out at home by the Cowboys in the NFC Championship Game, the underdog Rams relied on three long touchdown pa ses from quarterback Vince Ferragamo to edge the Cowboys in the divisional round of the '79 playoffs. gave the Rams a 14-5 halftime lead. HIs 50-yard touchdown pa s to Billy Waddy proved to be the game-winning score. The Rams defense, led by Jack Youngblood (who played the entire postseason with a broken leg) also had a big day, holding Cowboys running back Tony Dorsett to under 100 rushing yards while limiting quarterback Roger Staubach to just 13 of 28 pa sing.The win helped propel the Rams to an appearance in Super Bowl XIV, while the lo s signaled the end of an era in Dallas, as Staubach retired during the offseason. Ferragamo connects with WR Billy Waddy for the game-winning TD vs. the Dallas Cowboys in the 1979 playoffs Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) Overall head-to-head matchup during the decade: Raiders, 5 Adam Lind Jersey -3Playoff record during the decade: Raiders, 2-1Best game: Divisional round, 1974 playoffs: Raiders 28, Dolphins 26In 1974, the two-time defending champion Dolphins were trying to become the first team to win three straight Super Bowls when they arrived in Oakland for their playoff showdown with the Raiders, a team they defeated with ease in the 1973 AFC Championship Game. Miami took an immediate lead when Nat Moore ran back the Greg Bird Jersey opening kickoff 89 yards for a score. And after Ken Stalber's 72-yard touchdown pa s to Cliff Branch gave Oakland a fourth quarter lead, a 23-yard score by Dolphins' running back Benny Malone set the stage for one of the most dramatic finishes in NFL playoff history.Trailing 21-19, Stalber furiously drove the Raiders' down to the Dolphins' 8-yard-line. With just seconds remaining, Stalber lofted a desperate pa s in the end zone to running back Clarence Davis, who was able to catch Stalber's pa s despite being surrounded by Dolphins defenders. The play, known as the "Sea of Hands," gave Oakland the victory while ending Miami's championship reign. Stabler to DavisTouchdown.The game-winner that ended Miamis historic run of Super Bowl appearances: The Sea of Hands. | , 9.23, CBS Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) Overall head-to-head matchup during the decade: Cowboys, 5-4Playoff record during the decade: Cowboys, 3-1Best game: Divisional round, 1975 playoffs: Cowboys 17, Vikings 14After splitting their first two playoff games against one another earlier in the decade, the two-time defending champion Vikings hosted the Cowboys in the first round of the '75 playoffs. Trailing 14-10 with just 32 seconds left, Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach lofted a 50-yard touchdown pa s to Drew Pearson that gave Dallas a 17-14 win. After the game, to describe a last-second desperation pa s when explaining the game-winning play."I was a Catholic kid from Cincinnati, and they asked me what were you thinking about when you threw the ball," Staubach recalled, via the team's official website. "I said, "When I closed my eyes I said a Hail Mary. I could have said Our Father, Glory Be, The Apostles Creed. "So he picked it up and gradually, instead of the bomb or the alley-oop, those were kind of the big plays winning games back then, he coined the phrase and, of course, I said it, the NFL recognizes I said it, and slowly but surely it took off. Now it's used for everything." "I closed my eyes and said a Hail Mary."On this day in 1975, Roger Staubach and Drew Pearson added a new term to the pro football dictionary.: SportsDay Cowboys (@dmn_cowboys) Overall head-to-head matchup during the decade:Cowboys, 12-9Playoff record during the decade:Washington, 1-0Best game: December 16, 1979: Cowboys 35, Washington 34While Roger Maris Jersey was incredible, the best game between these two divisional rivals during the 1970s was t
