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- The Steelers moved to the AFC after the league merger, so the first game between the two teams was in 1970.
- The first two playoff meetings were in the divisional round, the last three were in the AFC Championship game.
- Of the five playoff games, Pittsburgh won three, including two of the AFC Championship matchups ('74, '75).
- Oakland won the last 1970s playoff game between them (the '76 AFC Championship), as well as the last playoff game between them to date (a 1983 divisional playoff game) on Oakland’s way to winning Super Bowl XVIII.
- In total head-to-head games, including the regular season, the Raiders lead the series 17-15.
source:
Was watching old NFL Films highlights from the 1970s which included some of those games (“Immaculate Reception”, etc.) and got me to wondering about this…