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...game began with the Steelers kicking off, and right away things began to look bad for Ram quarterback Vince Ferragamo and the rest of his offense, as Pittsburgh tacklers swarmed all over halfback Wendell Tyler on the first two plays from scrimmage...
Mixing passes and runs, Ferragamo directed the Rams to the Steeler 38. A pass interference call on the next play put the Ram's first-and-ten at the Steeler 18, but they could not move the ball into the endzone, settling for a 29-yd. Corral field goal which tied the score...
After the teams exchanged punts, Ram safety Dave Elmendorf intercepted an errant Bradshaw pass. Ferragamo passed the Rams down the field, and Corral ended the half by booting a 45-yd. field goal to give the Rams a 13-10 lead...
...never-say-die Rams charged right back, as Ferragamo threw a 48-yd. pass to Billy Waddy, and Lawrence McCutcheon threw a halfback option touchdown pass to Ron Smith to regain the lead for the Rams...
Bradshaw's oppositive number is Vince Ferragamo, Haden's backup, who frankly admits: "I'm a young, inexperienced quarterback. I've had to rely heavily on my instincts and earlier training because I haven't had much time to work with my receivers." The strength of the Rams is their defense and their goad is a history of failure ever to reach the Super Bowl. On Sunday the team's many veterans will be trying to make up for a decade of frustration...