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| Source:NBC Sports- the Steelers & Rams at Mile High Stadium, in Denver, Colorado. |
"1989 AFC Divisional Playoff Game: The Steelers will use their running attack, to shorten the game. As for the Broncos, they are trying to get to the AFC Championship Game for the 3rd time in 4 years. This was an intense competitive battle."
From Richard Waldrup
This AFC divisional playoff was a matchup between Chuck Noll's 1980s Pittsburgh Steelers, which was obviously very different from the Steel Curtain Steelers of the 1970s, versus Dan Reeves new look 1989 Denver Broncos.
The Steelers of the 1980s, were still very good defensively, even when they weren't winning. Their defense was just different, going from a 4-3 defense that didn't have to blitz to either stop the run or rush the QB, to a 3-4 defense that had to blitz to get to the QB and perhaps even play the run. They weren't as big and strong as they were in the 1970s, but they were still very good on defense.
The 1989 Broncos, different from both the 86 and 87 Broncos that won the AFC Championship. They not only ran the ball more, but had Bobby Humphrey we ran for over a 1000 yards by himself that season. And instead of playing a bend but not break defense, their corners played more tight man to man coverage and they pressured the QB more.
This game was an interesting matchup, but the Broncos clearly had the better team, at least on offense.
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