Most of Wilson’s friends adopted a backup team, the Cowboys or Steelers or Patriots, but he ... at Immaculate Conception, ... feet. They can feel it coming: an early touchdown, a home ...

Steelers got another chance to tie the game, down 10-3, with 4:40 in the third quarter on their own 29-yard line. A three-and-out later, boos rained down on Acrisure Stadium as the Steelers punted ...

— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) December 23, 2022 There was also a weather update, complete with a perfect reference: The weather isn’t immaculate by any means, but it’s ok for late December.

FILE - Pittsburgh Steelers' Franco Harris (32) eludes a tackle by Oakland Raiders' Jimmy Warren as he runs 42-yards for a touchdown after catching a deflected pass during an AFC Divisional NFL ...

Pittsburgh Steelers fans walk past a marker commemorating the exact spot where the 1972 ”Immaculate Reception,” was made by Franco Harris at Three Rivers Stadium, which once stood on the North Side of ...

Franco Harris, Steelers running back: You know what, Kenny Stabler had just run for a 30-yard touchdown, his play was incredible, but it was passed over by the “Immaculate Reception.” When you ...

On Dec. 23, 1972, the Pittsburgh Steelers were trailing the Oakland Raiders 7-6 with 22 seconds left in their first-round playoff matchup. Steeler quarterback Terry Bradshaw dropped back to pass ...

From a 2009 post by Tom Schaad, with light editing. Franco Harris died Wednesday, just two days before the 50th anniversary of the Immaculate Reception. “Hang onto your hats. Here come the ...

The 50-year anniversary of the "Immaculate Reception" is Friday, a day before the Raiders-Steelers Christmas Eve game in Pittsburgh. The celebration, which is to include the retirement of running ...

And it came to pass — actually, quarterback Terry Bradshaw came to pass, but bear with us. This is a story about football, culture and religion, so it seems right to begin with some biblical ...