God it was great being a kid in the 70s watching these great players ..I was 11 when this was played..my older brother was 12 and the younger was 10...during halftime we'd run outside and start slinging the ball pretending we were Bradshaw, Swann and Stallworth..and getting to watch Earl Campbell in real time was awesome, that guy was a tank with feet.....good times..thanks for posting

Now this is good football!!!!

"When Donnie Shell hit you, you knew you'd been hit." -- Mel Blount

Watching these classic games on large TV are just as great as watching the current games today

The late Sam Nover broadcasting this game.Like Myron Cope or Jack Fleming a voice of Pittsburgh

I grew up in Pittsburgh, Mount Lebanon. 65 / 85. These games take me back to a time in the 70’s that just give me a good feeling. I really can’t explain it. You had to be there and experience it.

I remember watching this as a 12 yr old. I was rooting for the Oilers. But this Steeler team might have been the greatest NFL team ever. This was a great game.

Back in the day when a 40 yard field goal wasn't considered automatic.

I don’t watch nfl today ,2022 but never missed a game at 3 rivers today watching this masterpiece I still get into it big time

That turf was brutal.  Every player getting up slowly after each play in the 2nd half.  It is a crime that LC Greenwood is not in the Hall of Fame😪

The Oilers vs Steelers rivalry was short but extremely physical and both teams respected each other and you could tell by how clean the game was. Great defense by both teams, but the biggest difference between the two was1. The Steelers experience. 2. The Oilers not able to muster a running game. 3. Pittsburgh had Bradshaw, Harris, Swann, Cunningham, Grossman, Stallworth, Blier, and maybe the best O line collectively in the NFL. The Oilers were a notch below offensively and when they absolutely had to make a play, they did.  I often wondered if the Oilers had the Steelers at the Dome in the playoffs, would they had been able to take them down. My thought would be no. Campbell would have to have had a monster game, and even then, it probably wouldn’t be enough. But that doesn’t diminish the intensity of this first class rivalry, and it was no shame losing to the team that won the Super Bowl both years they met in the Championship Game.  I felt a little robbed when the Oilers fell off the cliff after the ‘80 season. The rivalry took a major hit and wasn’t the same until Warren Moon came to town.

Wow hustle, tackling, and a kickoff that doesn’t suck. Too bad today’s NFL will never experience that!!!

Jack Ham , Robert Brazille,  Jack Lambert , in the HOUSE OF PAIN---When I used to watch the NFL MISS YA BLUE

It's a major blemish on the NFL for allowing the Oilers name, colors and logo to disappear after so many exciting games  throughout their history. Bud Adams guilty as well.

The most violent game of 1978!  No question about it!  A total street fight!

My very first Oiler game.   I was 9 rows up in the end zone

I watched this game live when I was a sophomore in college back in 1978. It was a BRUTAL game as a result of the Oilers winning in Pittsburgh 24-17 earlier in the year and the Great Earl Campbell scoring 3 touchdowns. 'Mean' Joe Greene, Jack Lambert, and the whole Steel Curtain were very upset after that game and promised that the return game was going to be very physical.
Well, they kept their promise and went on to win the Super Bowl against the Cowboys 35-31.

I was at the Astrodome this night. My dad took me. Houston was my team. We were so disappointed 😢

I rember this game ,one of the hardest hitting games I've ever seen on both sides,the low score didn't matter, one of the best games ever!!!

What a joy that was to watch.
I was 8 years old when that game was played…and I remember watching it.