the pittsburgh steelers great terry bradshaw was the first wide receiver to be named super bowl mvp.
the pittsburgh steelers great terry bradshaw was the first wide receiver to be named super bowl mvp.
what pittsburgh steelers great was the first wide receiver to be named super bowl mvp?
terry bradshaw
trailing 10–7 in the fourth quarter of super bowl x, the steelers rallied to score 14 unanswered points, including a 64-yard touchdown reception by pittsburgh wide receiver lynn swann. the cowboys cut the score, 21–17, late in the game with wide receiver percy howard's 34-yard touchdown reception, but pittsburgh safety glen edwards halted dallas' rally with an end zone interception as time expired. swann, who caught four passes for a super bowl record 161 yards and one touchdown, became the first wide receiver to be named super bowl mvp.









































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branch returned in 2004 to start the patriots' first two games of the season before suffering a leg injury in the first half of the team's week 2 game against the arizona cardinals. he would not return until week 11, starting every remaining game and finishing the regular season with 35 receptions for 454 yards and four touchdowns. branch had a 60-yard touchdown catch in the patriots' afc championship game win over the pittsburgh steelers, earning him nfl offensive player of championship sunday honors. two weeks later, in super bowl xxxix, branch tied a super bowl record with 11 catches for 133 yards. he was named super bowl mvp, the first wide receiver to do so since 1989. the patriots defeated the philadelphia eagles for branch's second super bowl ring.
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