1974: The Steelers seeking to round out there team had one of the greatest drafts in NFL history selecting 4 Hall of Famers. To complete the Steel Curtain the Steelers select LB Jack Lambert, to strengthen the offensive line the selected C Mike Webster, and to give the team a deep threat they drafted a pair of receivers in Lynn Swann and John Stallworth to give the offense another dimension. Despite the new weapons QB Terry Bradshaw struggled early as was benched in favor of John Gilliam. However, Gilliam did not do much better, and by the end of the season Bradshaw had earned his job back. Despite the Quarterback inconsistency the Steelers would capture the AFC Central with a 10-3-1 record, as the Steel Curtain defense, led by Defensive Player of the Year Mean Joe Greene, began to dominate the NFL. In the Divisional Playoffs the Steelers completely shut down O.J. Simpson on the way to beating the Buffalo Bills 32-14. In the Championship Game the Steelers continued to dominate beating the Raiders 24-13 in Oakland to earn a trip to the Super Bowl. 

Super Bowl IX: The Steelers met the Minnesota Vikings in the Super Bowl on cold, damp, and windy day in New Orleans. The first half was a completely defensive struggle as the only points scored came when Dwight White took down Vikings QB in the endzone for a safety. The Steelers caught a break right away after halftime when they recovered a fumble on the Vikings 33-yard line. Franco Harris would collect all 33 yards on 3 straight handoffs to give the Steelers a 9-0 lead. In the 4th Quarter the Steelers defense continued to dominate, although the Vikings got on the board when they blocked Bobby Walden's punt, and recovered it in the endzone. After the Vikings missed the PAT the Steelers put the game away driving 66 yards on 11 plays to seal the 16-6 victory, as Franco Harris was named the game's MVP. Following the game a choked up Art Rooney received the Lombardi Trophy, after 40 years of frustration.

1975: The Steel curtain defense continued to dominate allowing just 167 points, as CB Mel Blount became the 2nd straight Steelers to capture Defensive Player of the Year honors. Meanwhile on offense Terry Bradshaw had his finest season to date by passing for 2,055 yards while connecting on 18 TD passes to just 9 interceptions, as the Steelers captured the AFC Central for the 3rd time in 4 years with a 12-2 record that was highlighted by a dominant 11-game winning streak. In the Divisional Playoffs at Three Rivers the Steelers overcame a 10-7 halftime deficit and beat the Baltimore Colts going away 28-10. In the AFC Championship the Steelers faced the Oakland Raiders on brutally cold and windy day with periodical snow flurries. The game would tune into a turnover filled defensive struggle, as Jack Lambert caused 3 fumbles to give the Steelers a16-0 lead in the 4th Quarter. However, the Steelers turned the ball over 3 times in the final 5 minutes to get the Raiders back into the game at 16-10. Things were thrown into further peril when the Raiders recovered an on-side-kick. However, the Steelers defense would toughen up and time would run out preserving the 16-10 win.

Super Bowl X: In the Super Bowl for the 2nd year in a row the Steelers were matched up against the Dallas Cowboys in Miami. Heading into the 4th Quarter the game was a defensive struggle as the Cowboys had a 10-7. However, the game turned Reggie Harrison blocked a Dallas punt through the endzone. On the ensuing possession the Steelers would take a 12-10 lead on a 36-yard Roy Garella FG. Garella would add another Field Goal just 2 minutes later after Cowboys turnover. The Steelers would strike again on their next possession when Terry Bradshaw hit Lynn Swann on a 64-yard TD pass. However, the Cowboys grabbed momentum back when Garella missed the extra point. The Cowboys would strike quickly to get back in the game at 21-17. After the Steelers recovered an on-side-kick, the Cowboys got the ball back on their own 39 when the Steelers offense playing without Bradshaw who was knocked out on the TD pass to Swann failed to get a first down. However, when need the Steel curtain came crashing down on Dallas as Glen Edwards picked off desperation pass. Lynn Swann who set a Super Bowl record by collecting 161 receiving yards on 4 acrobatic catches was named the game's MVP, after most thought he would not play after suffering a concussion in the AFC Championship Game.

1978: A greater commitment to the passing game proved to be the spark the Steelers need as Terry Bradshaw has his finest season, winning the NFL while passing for 2,915 yards while connecting on 28 TD passes. The Steel curtain would respond too allowing just 195 points, as the Steelers won the AFC Central again with an impressive 14-2 record. The Steelers dominance continued into the playoff where they beat the Denver Broncos 33-10 at Three Rivers Stadium. A week later in the AFC Championship Game the victims were the Houston Oilers who were utterly destroyed in a dominant 34-5 win at the confluence.

Super Bowl XIII: After a 2-year absence the Steelers were back in the Super Bowl facing the Dallas Cowboys in a rematch in Miami. Unlike the first match up when the defense ruled, this game was about offense as the Steelers out slugged the Cowboys 21-14 in the first half. After the Cowboys scored a FG in the 3rd Quarter the Steelers seemed to put the game away in the 4th Quarter when they scored 2 Touchdowns in 19 seconds. However, the Cowboys would make a furious comeback score 2 TDs in the final 3 minutes. However, with 22 seconds left the Steelers recovered an on side kick to seal a 35-31 victory, that mad them the first team ever to win 3 Lombardi Trophies. Terry Bradshaw was named the game's MVP by passing for 318 yards.

1979: Times could not be better for sports fans in Pittsburgh as The Pirates were on the way to winning the World Series, the Steelers began defense of their Super Bowl Championship. With Terry Bradshaw passing for 3,724 yards the Steelers won their 6th straight, and 8th Division title in 9 years by posting a solid 12-4 record. This time it was the offense that drove the Steelers furnace as the team scored 416 points on the season, while the defense allowed 226. In the Playoffs the Steelers continued to roll beating the Miami Dolphins 34-14 in the Divisional Playoffs at Three Rivers Stadium. In the AFC Championship Game the Steelers found themselves in a tight game with Houston Oilers. In the 3rd Quarter it appeared the Oilers shad actually tied the game but a TD catch was ruled out of bounds, as the Steelers stayed out in front before pulling away with a 27-13 victory.  

Super Bowl XIV: Even though they were essentially the road team playing the Ls Angeles Rams in the LA suburb of Pasadena the Steelers were a heavy favorite to win the 4th Super Bowl in 6 years. Playing before the largest crowd in Super Bowl history the Steelers actually found themselves down 19-17 entering the 4th Quarter. This could have been worse as the Rams missed 2 PATs, while outplaying the Steelers through the first 45 minutes. On the first possession of the 4th Quarter the Steelers finally grabbed control of the game when Terry Bradshaw hit John Stallworth on a 73-yard TD pass to give the Steelers a lead. The Steel curtain would close on the Rams as the Steelers scored late in the 4th to seal a 31-19 victory that cemented them as the team of the decade. Terry Bradshaw who passed for 309 yards became the first player ever to win 2Super Bowl MVP awards while the Steelers became the first team with 4 Lombardi Trophies.

2005: In the playoffs the Steelers would face the Cincinnati Bengals again, and would get an early break as Kimo von Oelhoffen inadvertently injured Bengals QB Carson Palmer on the first series of the game. Despite the loss of Palmer the Bengals got off to a fast start leading 10-0 after the 1st Quarter and 17-7 midway through the second. However, the Steelers defense would stiffen and not allow another point as they pulled to with a field goal on a short TD pass from Ben Roethlisberger to Hines Ward. In the second half it was all Steelers a Jerome Bettis put them ahead on a 5-yard run in the 3rd Quarter, which was followed up by a Roethlisberger to Cedric Wilson 43-yard TD score, as the Steelers won 31-17. Facing the Indianapolis Colts the Steelers were not given a chance to make the AFC Championship Game, as the Colts were simply dominant all year at 14-2 while beating the Steelers easily in November. However, things would be different from the start of the game as they drove up the field methodically on the first possession for a TD. After stopping the Colts on their first series the Steelers quickly got the ball back and had another long TD drive to take an early 14-0 lead. As the Steelers defense shutdown Peyton Manning the Steelers would extend the lead late in the 3rd Quarter to 21-3 as Bettis scored on short yardage near the goal line. In the 4th Quarter, the Colts offense would come alive as they scored 15-unaswered points and were with a field goal late in the game. Looking to hold on the Steelers defense again swarmed Manning and sacked him twice; including at the Colts own 2 yard line on 4th down with less than 2 minutes left. With 1:20 left and the ball on the Colts 2 all the Steelers had to do was run out the clock to win the game, putting the ball in the hands of Jerome Bettis the Steelers saw their lives suddenly flash before their lives as the Bus fumbled, and Nick Harper looked to be on his way of running coast to coast with the for a game winning TD. However, the last man to beat Ben Roethlisberger got just enough of Harper's leg to bring him down near midfield. The Colts would get in field goal range, but would see Mike Vanderjagt's 46-yard kick sail wide right as the Steelers held on for a stunning 21-18 win becoming the first 6th seed to make the Conference Championship Game. Facing the Denver Broncos the Steelers again would get off to a fast start as they shutdown the Broncos early and dominated the first half leading 24-3 at halftime. The Broncos would creep back into the game getting within 10 points midway through the 4th Quarter, but the Steelers would prove to be too strong as Ben Roethlisberger put the game away on a 4-yard TD run in a 34-17 to advance to Super Bowl XL.

Super Bowl XL: The feel good story of Super Bowl hype week was the Jerome Bettis who was playing in his final NFL game in his hometown of Detroit, finally reaching the Super Bowl at the end of a 13-year Hall of Fame Career. The Steelers also reversed course a bit deciding to where white despite being the "home team designee" continuing the role from becoming just the second team ever to reach the Super Bowl with three road wins. Early on the game belonged to the Seattle Seahawks as they scored first on a 47-yard field goal and led 3-0 late in the 2nd Quarter. However, with 2 minutes left the Steelers finally broke through as Ben Roethlisberger scored a controversial TD on short yardage at the goal line sneaking the ball just into the endzone, while replays, showed the ball may have not gone over at all. The TD would stand as the Steelers led at halftime 7-3. In the 3rd Quarter the Steelers would not wait long to score again scoring on the 2nd play from scrimmage as Willie Parker raced down the field for a Super Bowl record 75-yard TD run to give the Steelers a 14-3 lead. Heading into the endzone for another score the Steelers suddenly found themselves forced to scramble again as Ben Roethlisberger who struggled all game was intercepted at the Seattle 4 yard line with ball being returned all the way down to the Steelers 20, setting up a Matt Hasslebeck to Jeremy Stevens TD pass to make the score 14-10 at the end of three quarters. As the 4th Quarter began the Seahawks were driving into Steelers territory looking to take the lead, when Ike Taylor picked off Matt Hasslebeck near the endzone and returned to midfield. Following a key 5-yard sneak by Roethlisberger the Steelers looked to trickery to extend their lead back to 11 points as Big Ben gave the ball to Willie Parker who gave the ball to Antwaan Randle-El on a reverse to daze and confuse the Seahawks defense that left Hines Ward all alone to receive a 43-yard TD pass from Randle-El to give the Steelers a 21-10 lead that sent the pro black and gold crowd at Ford Field into a frenzy. From there it was all the Steelers defense as they shut down the Seahawks for a 21-10 win, earning the long anticipated one for the thumb. The game would indeed be the last for Bettis who announced his retirement during the trophy presentation as Hines Ward was named the game's MVP.