Originally published on Aug. 17, 2020
By Zane Miller
On Sunday, January 12th, 1975, the Pittsburgh Steelers
defeated the Minnesota Vikings 16-6 in Super Bowl IX to win the 55th championship
in NFL history. It was the first championship for the Steelers franchise as Steelers
fullback Franco Harris won the Super Bowl MVP Award. The game was held at Tulane
Stadium in New Orleans.
Oakland Raiders Ken Stabler won the 1974 MVP Award with 26
passing touchdowns and 2469 passing yards, while Steelers defensive tackle Joe Greene
won the 1974 Defensive Player of the Year Award, the second time that Greene
would claim the honor.
Out of Playoffs: Dallas Cowboys (8-6), Denver Broncos
(7-6-1), Houston Oilers (7-7), Detroit Lions (7-7), New York Jets (7-7), Cincinnati
Bengals (7-7), Philadelphia Eagles (7-7), New England Patriots (7-7), San
Francisco 49ers (6-8), Green Bay Packers (6-8), New Orleans Saints (5-9), Kansas
City Chiefs (5-9), San Diego Chargers (5-9), Chicago Bears (4-10), Cleveland
Browns (4-10), Atlanta Falcons (3-11), New York Giants (2-12), Baltimore Colts
(2-12)
Out in first round: Miami Dolphins (L 28-26 to Raiders), St.
Louis Cardinals (L 30-14 to Vikings), Buffalo Bills (L 32-14 to Steelers), Washington
Redskins (L 19-10 to Rams)
Out in second round: Los Angeles Rams (L 14-10 to Vikings),
Oakland Raiders (L 24-13 to Steelers)
Most passing touchdowns: #12 Ken Stabler (Raiders)- 26 TD
Most rushing touchdowns: #25 Tom Sullivan (Eagles)- 11 TD
Most receiving touchdowns: #21 Cliff Branch (Raiders)- 13 TD
Most interceptions: #18 Emmitt Thomas (Chiefs)- 12 INT
Best field goal percentage (min. 11 attempts): #12 Don
Cockroft (Browns)- 14 for 16, 87.5%
Scoring Summary
Link to stats database: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1974/
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