Super Bowl XIV
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Super Bowl XIV, played in 1980, was the championship game of the National Football League (NFL) for the 1979 season. The game featured the Pittsburgh Steelers of the American Football Conference (AFC) against the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football Conference (NFC). The Steelers defeated the Rams with a score of 31-19, marking their fourth Super Bowl victory. This game was part of a dominant era for the Steelers, who won four Super Bowls in the 1970s. The Super Bowl itself originated from the merger of the NFL and the American Football League (AFL) and has since become a major American sporting event.123
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…Bradshaw was once more named Super Bowl MVP for his efforts. He retired after the 1983 season and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989.
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