The team was led by a dominating defense and a quick offense, and won Super Bowl X over the Dallas Cowboys, 21–17.
In 2007, the 1975 Steelers were ranked as the seventh greatest Super Bowl champions on the NFL Network's documentary series America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions, with team commentary from Lynn Swann, Dwight White, and Mike Wagner, and narrated by Bruce Willis.
They won by at least 21 points six times, with their season superlative 37–0 shutout at San Diego in the opener on September 21.
Running backs (RB) Wide receivers (WR) Tight ends (TE) Defensive linemen (DL) Defensive backs (DB) Special teams [6] [7] [8] Reserve During the preseason, the Steelers acquired undrafted free-agent, John Banaszak.
In the Week 1 game, the Steelers opened the season as defending champions, and crushed the Chargers, 37-0, in San Diego.
(4-1) In Week 5, the Packers would host the Steelers in Milwaukee, however, the tense battle ended in Pittsburgh's favor, 16-13.
Pittsburgh sealed the win with a 4th quarter touchdown pass from #12 Terry Bradshaw to #82 John Stallworth that placed them at the top of the division.