Things you didn't know about the Pittsburgh Steelers.
During World War II, the Steelers experienced player shortages.
They
twice
merged with other NFL franchises in order to field a team.
- During the 1943
season, they merged with the Philadelphia Eagles forming the "Phil-Pitt
Eagles" and were known as the "Steagles". This team went 5-4-1.
- In
1944
they merged with the Chicago Cardinals and were known as "Card-Pitt" and
informally known as the "Car-Pitts" or "Carpets".
I decided to look up this year's Super Bowl teams on Wikipedia. I also
learned that the 1938 Steelers had a player named Byron White, who later
left professional football and became a
Supreme Court Justice.
And what does Wikipedia say about the Seattle Seahawks?
In 1979, the Seahawks set the NFL record for the lowest total offense in
one game (minus 7 yards) in a 24-0 loss to the Los Angeles Rams at the
Kingdome.
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