1976 Raiders vs 1974 Steelers

Question

Who would win? Why?

Answer 1

I think the Vikings lost to BOTH of `em Super Bowls. I'd vote for Steelers. They just had very little weakness.

Answer 2

The Raiders O-line in 1976 is the best O-line in the history of the NFL and Ken Stabler who is a great QB. So the Raiders.

Answer 3

The Raiders had an amazing offense led by Ken Stabler who had the highest passer rating that year. Stabler who was helped by and excellent receiving core in Dave Casper, Fred Biletnikoff, and Cliff Branch who caught a combined 29 touchdown passes. The Raiders also had an adequate running game that was lead Mark van Eeghen who ran for over 1000 yards in a time where every time still only played 14 games a season instead of 16. However, I'd take the '74 Steelers because of the Raiders' poor defense and the Steeler's overall dominance at the time. They had arguably the best defense of all time and a pretty decent offense. The Steelers were just a better team overall.

Answer 4

I'd say '76 Raiders.  Yes, I'm a lifelong Raiders fan, but the Steelers of 74 and 75 won 2 straight Super Bowls, but only by a combined 14 points, while the Raiders won in 76 by 18.

Also, Raiders D was underrated and very good, with several Hall of Famers like W. Brown, Ted Hendricks, and soon L. Hayes.  Also, 74 Pitt didn't decide on a QB at all until Joe Gilliam got injured; he had already won the job from Bradshaw before that.

Answer 5

Steelers, but I'm a Steelers fan and wasn't born yet for either so not good logic lol.