1974 Pittsburgh Steelers season Offseason . NFL Draft . In the 1974 NFL Draft , Pittsburgh Steelers are the only team in NFL history to select four Pro Football Hall of Fame players in the same draft ( Lynn Swann , Jack Lambert , John Stallworth , and Mike Webster ) . Regular season . Game summaries . Week 1 ( Sunday September 15 , 1974 ) : Baltimore Colts . " at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania " Game summary . Scoring Drives : Week 2 ( Sunday September 22 , 1974 ) : Denver Broncos . " at Mile High Stadium , Denver , Colorado " Game summary . Scoring Drives : Week 3 ( Sunday September 29 , 1974 ) : Oakland Raiders . " at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania " Game summary . Scoring Drives : Week 4 ( Sunday October 6 , 1974 ) : Houston Oilers . " at the Houston Astrodome , Houston , Texas " Game summary . Scoring Drives : Week 5 ( Sunday October 13 , 1974 ) : Kansas City Chiefs . " at Arrowhead Stadium , Kansas City , Missouri " Game summary . Scoring Drives : Week 6 ( Sunday October 20 , 1974 ) : Cleveland Browns . " at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania " Game summary . Scoring Drives : Week 7 ( Monday October 28 , 1974 ) : Atlanta Falcons . " at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania " Game summary . Scoring Drives : Week 8 ( Sunday November 3 , 1974 ) : Philadelphia Eagles . " at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania " Game summary . Scoring Drives : Week 9 ( Sunday November 10 , 1974 ) : Cincinnati Bengals . " at Riverfront Stadium , Cincinnati , Ohio " Game summary . Scoring Drives : Week 10 ( Sunday November 17 , 1974 ) : Cleveland Browns . " at Cleveland Municipal Stadium , Cleveland , Ohio " Game summary . This was the Pittsburgh Steelers ' first win in Cleveland since 1964 . Scoring Drives : Week 11 ( Monday November 25 , 1974 Week 11 ) : New Orleans Saints . " at Tulane Stadium , New Orleans , Louisiana " Game summary . Scoring Drives : Week 12 ( Sunday December 1 , 1974 ) : Houston Oilers . " at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania " Game summary . Scoring Drives : Week 13 ( Sunday December 8 , 1974 ) : New England Patriots . " at Schaefer Stadium , Foxborough , Massachusetts " Game summary . Scoring Drives : Week 14 ( Saturday December 14 , 1974 ) : Cincinnati Bengals . " at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania " Game summary . Scoring Drives : Postseason . Game summaries . AFC Divisional Playoff ( Sunday December 22 , 1974 ) : vs . Buffalo Bills . " at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania " Game summary . O . J . Simpson was held to 49 yds . rushing . It was the only playoff game of O . J . ' s career Scoring Drives : AFC Championship ( Sunday December 29 , 1974 ) : at Oakland Raiders . " at Oakland - Alameda County Coliseum , Oakland , California " Game Summary . The Oakland Raiders were held to 29 yds . rushing by the new " stunt 4 – 3 " defense . Franco Harris ran for 111 yds rushing and two touchdowns and Rocky Blier ran for 98 yds . Scoring Drives : Super Bowl IX ( Sunday January 12 , 1975 ) : vs . Minnesota Vikings . " at Tulane Stadium , New Orleans , Louisiana " Game summary . Minnesota was held to 17 yds rushing and Franco Harris was named MVP running for 158 yds and a touchdown . This was the first of four Super Bowl championships for the Steelers and their core players of that era from 1974 – 1980 . Scoring Drives :