Super Bowl IX
Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6
MVP: RB Franco Harris, Pittsburgh

Photograph by: Neil Leifer The Steel Curtain, Pittsburgh's suffocating defense, came down on the Vikings. Right to left: Jack Ham (59), L.C. Greenwood (68), Mean Joe Greene (75) and Ernie Holmes (63).

January 12, 1975
New Orleans, Tulane Stadium

The Steelers, paced by Harris's 158 yards rushing on 34 carries, outgained Minnesota on the ground by 232 yards to win their first title. A tense first half ended with the Steelers leading 2-0, the result of a Dwight White sack of Fran Tarkenton in the end zone. The Steelers controlled the second half, exploiting the Vikings' inability to stop the run—just as the Dolphins had the previous year. Or perhaps Pittsburgh's dominance was due to a technological advantage: At halftime, many of the Steelers changed to special shoes that equipment manager Tony Parisi had imported from Canada to help the Steelers cope with the rain-slickened artificial turf at Tulane Stadium.

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