The repeat showing had the whole game in sequence. The reasons the 70s Rams never won a Super Bowl were on display, first of all, the special teams. With one exception, the Steelers ran every Ram kickoff back to nearly mid-field.
Ram placekicker, Frank Corrall, came in with 9 straight misses from 30 yards and over. On this day, he missed an extra point, which always hurts in a close game. Each of the Ram kickers during the decade, Ray, Dempsey, Septien, and Corrall, could miss from any distance. Ironically, Rafael Septien, did better with the Cowboys after being cut in favor of Corrall in 1978.
Ram safety Nolan Cromwell dropped an interception. The ball hit him right in the hands with nothing between him and the goal line. It would have put the Rams up 26-17 midway in the third quarter.
After Terry Bradshaw hit John Stallworth with the long TD, the Rams drove into Steeler territory. Ram QB Vince Ferragamo, who had started around half a dozen games, had been playing as well or better than Bradshaw. Unfortunately, he threw a bad pass right to Steeler MLB Jack Lambert. This broadcast didn't show it, but Billy Waddy was wide open in the end zone.
Another oddity is that the Rams were only 9-7. Of their 7 divisional winners from 1973-79, this team was the weakest and the only one to make the Super Bowl. Super Bowl XIV was considered with its several lead changes the most exciting up to that time.
