It has never been easier to make the NFL postseason ... drought went from 1949 through 1973. The Pittsburgh Steelers almost had a 25-year playoff drought of their own. The team was founded ...

DAVE STARCHER FROM BUTLER, PA: Can you explain the seeding of the 1973 NFL Playoffs, specifically why the AFC's No. 1 seed Miami Dolphins played the Cincinnati Bengals instead of the Steelers, who ...

On a cloudy Saturday in December of 1973 in the city of Oakland, the Oakland Raiders would take the field against what would become a familiar opponent in the Pittsburgh Steelers. These two teams ...