1976 Pittsburgh Steelers The ... their 1971 opponents to only 9.9 points per game, capping what might be the best three-year defensive run in NFL history. (In 1970, they gave up 10.2 ppg, and ...

The result of that was the best defensive effort in NFL history. In all, Pittsburgh shut out five of their final nine opponents during the 1976 season ... AFC Championship Game after Franco ...

1976 Buccaneers (0-14 ... O.J. Simpson, in his third NFL season, gained less than 750 yards. Meanwhile, the defense's best performance came in game three, when they held the Vikings to "only ...

The Raiders had already locked up the top ... the 1976 AFC Championship game and went on to win Super Bowl XI, a 32-14 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. Upon reflection, Madden told NFL Films ...