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Super Bowl IX
Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC) (10–3–1)
Minnesota Vikings (NFC) (10–4)
16
6
Head coach: Chuck Noll
Head coach: Bud Grant
1
2
3
4
Total
PIT
0
2
7
7
16
MIN
0
0
0
6
6
Date
January 12, 1975 (1975-01-12)
Stadium
Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana
MVP
Franco Harris, fullback
Favorite
Steelers by 3[1][2]
Referee
Bernie Ulman
Attendance
80,997[3]
Hall of Famers
Steelers: Art Rooney (owner), Dan Rooney (team administrator), Bill Nunn (scout), Chuck Noll (head coach), Mel Blount, Terry Bradshaw, Joe Greene, Jack Ham, Franco Harris, Jack Lambert, Donnie Shell, John Stallworth, Lynn Swann, Mike Webster Vikings: Bud Grant (head coach), Carl Eller, Paul Krause, Alan Page, Fran Tarkenton, Mick Tingelhoff, Ron Yary
Ceremonies
National anthem
New Orleans Chapter of the Society for the Preservation of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America--Chorus
Coin toss
Bernie Ulman
Halftime show
"Tribute to Duke Ellington" with Mercer Ellington and Grambling State University Band
TV in the United States
Network
NBC
Announcers
Curt Gowdy, Al DeRogatis, Don Meredith and Charlie Jones
Nielsen ratings
42.4 (est. 56 million viewers)[4]
Market share
72
Cost of 30-second commercial
$107,000[5]
Radio in the United States
Network
NBC Radio
Announcers
Jim Simpson and John Brodie
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Super Bowl IX was an American football game played between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Minnesota Vikings to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1974 season. The game was played on January 12, 1975, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Steelers defeated the Vikings by the score of 16–6 to win their first Super Bowl championship.[6]
This game matched two of the NFL's best defenses and two future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterbacks. Led by quarterback Terry Bradshaw and the Steel Curtain defense, the Steelers advanced to their first Super Bowl after posting a 10–3–1 regular-season record and playoff victories over the Buffalo Bills and the Oakland Raiders. The Vikings were led by quarterback Fran Tarkenton and the Purple People Eaters defense; they advanced to their second consecutive Super Bowl and third overall after finishing the regular season with a 10–4 record and defeating the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Rams in the playoffs.
The first half of Super Bowl IX was a defensive struggle, with the lone score being the first safety in Super Bowl history when Tarkenton was downed in his own end zone. The Steelers then recovered a fumble on the second-half kickoff and scored on fullback Franco Harris's 9-yard run. The Vikings cut the score, 9–6, early in the fourth quarter by recovering a blocked punt in Pittsburgh's end zone for a touchdown, but the Steelers then drove 66 yards on their ensuing possession to score on Larry Brown's 4-yard touchdown reception to put the game out of reach.
In total, the Steelers limited the Vikings to Super Bowl record lows of nine first downs, 119 total offensive yards, 17 rushing yards, and no offensive scores (Minnesota's only score came on a blocked punt, and they did not even score on the extra point attempt). The Steelers accomplished this despite losing starting linebackers Andy Russell and Jack Lambert, who were injured and replaced by Ed Bradley and Loren Toews for most of the second half. On the other hand, Pittsburgh had 333 yards of total offense. Harris, who ran for a Super Bowl record 158 yards (more than the entire Minnesota offense) and a touchdown, was named the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player.
^DiNitto, Marcus (January 25, 2015). "Super Bowl Betting History – Underdogs on Recent Roll". The Sporting News. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
^"Super Bowl History". Vegas Insider. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
^"Super Bowl Winners". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
^"Historical Super Bowl Nielsen TV Ratings, 1967–2009 – Ratings". TVbytheNumbers. Archived from the original on February 8, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
^"Super Bowl Ad Cost: Rates For Commercials Climbs Through The Years". Huffington Post. Associated Press. January 25, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
^Fink, David (January 13, 1975). "Super Steelers win!". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 1.
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