Just saw it on Steelers depot. Bennie passes away at 63. RIP Bennie. I always loved the big hair. Prayers to the family
They ran a nice flea flicker play to Bennie during the 1978 season. It might have been the AFCCG. Bradshaw handed the ball to Franco, Franco pitched it back to Bradshaw and then Terry threw a long bomb to a wide open Bennie, TD. I am pretty sure it was against the Oilers in the AFCCG.
I was at that game... I don't think you have the right game... And yes... I was at both AFCCGs against Houston. I vaguely remember the play. I thought it was against Cleveland. Could be wrong.
I watched the game on TV, I’m sure it was an AFCC opponent, but you are probably correct about the Browns
Week Four: Cleveland Browns (3–0) at Pittsburgh Steelers (3–0) – Game information 1 2 3 4 OT Total Browns 0 6 3 0 0 9 Steelers 3 0 0 6 6 15 The Steelers and Browns came into their week four matchup tied atop the AFC Central standings, but Cleveland was without their four-time Pro Bowl running back Greg Pruitt who had been hospitalized by a leg contusion. The Browns had never previously won in the two teams' eight previous meetings in Three Rivers Stadium. Coach Noll predicted, however, that the Browns would remain competitive without Pruitt, going so far as to say that the game "is their Super Bowl." The Browns contained the Steelers offense all game, and after four quarters the game was tied at 12 with neither team managing to score a touchdown in regulation. The Browns had two apparent scores nullified by penalty: a 61-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter was called back when it was ruled that Browns quarterback Brian Sipe had crossed the line of scrimmage prior to releasing the ball and later a 17-yard pass was nullified by a holding penalty. A Hail Mary attempt by the Browns on the final play of the fourth quarter was intercepted by Steelers defensive back Tony Dungy. The Steelers won the overtime coin toss and chose to receive the kickoff. On the kickoff, Steelers returner Larry Anderson lost the ball as he was being tackled. While the Browns felt that Anderson had fumbled (and replays later showed that it probably was a fumble), the officials ruled that Anderson was down and the play had been whistled dead before he lost the ball. Steelers retained possession at their 21-yard line. A few plays later, the Steelers were forced into a fourth down situation just over mid-field with 1 yard to go. Coach Noll chose to go for the conversion, which was gained by a short Franco Harris run. When asked about the decision Noll said, "It wasn't that much of a gamble, especially when the players had such a strong conviction of going for it — when you want something you try that much harder to attain your goal." A few plays after the fourth-down conversion, a Steelers trick play turned out to be the game's final decisive play. On the play, Terry Bradshaw handed off to running back Rocky Bleier who gave the ball to wide receiver Lynn Swann on an apparent reverse. Swann, however, pitched the ball back to quarterback Terry Bradshaw who completed a 37-yard pass to tight end Bennie Cunningham for the decisive touchdown. Coach Noll revealed after the game that the flea flicker was actually a part of the team's specific game-plan for the Browns saying, "It was called high school right. We resurrected it this week and worked on it Wednesday and Thursday in practice." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season
