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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...
With good field position as a result of the kick, the Ram offense perked up. On the second play of the series, Tyler went off left tackle, exploded between two Steeler defenders and eluded the grasp of another, before going out of bounds for a 39-yd. gain...
Bradshaw quickly went to work, and after Rocky Bleier ran up the middle for a Steeler first down, the quarterback found wide receiver Lynn Swann all alone at the Ram's 18-yard-line and hit him with a perfect pass...
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...