The Pittsburgh Steelers quite rightly decided to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Super Bowl X and the Terrible Towel this season.
After winning their third division title in 1975, the Steelers went into the playoffs for the fourth straight season.
With the division title guaranteed before the season finale, Coach Noll decided to rest some players. Their 10-3 defeat at the Rams brought a streak of eleven unbeaten games to an end, but they remained the number one seed in the AFC.
The Steelers finished the regular season 12-2 and set more franchise records. Those records were wins (12), touchdowns (46), first downs (288), points scored (373) and points allowed (162).