The Pittsburgh Steelers are associated with strong defensive play and a defensive identity perhaps more than any other team in the history of the NFL. After all, they were largely among the doldrums of the league before the ‘Steel Curtain’ defense of the 1970s helped to pull them out.
That is not in any way to diminish the fact that they also had a great offense at the same time that included five players who would go on to the Hall of Fame: Terry Bradshaw at quarterback, running back Franco Harris, center Mike Webster, and the pair of wide receivers, John Stallworth and Lynn Swann.