"Hell with the Lid Off" with Ed Gruver and Jim Campbell
"Hell with the Lid Off" looks at the ferocious five-year war waged by Pittsburgh and Oakland for NFL supremacy during the turbulent seventies.\u202fThe roots of their rivalry dated back to the 1972 playoff game in Pittsburgh that ended with the "Immaculate Reception," Franco Harris's stunning touchdown that led the Steelers to a win over the Raiders in their first postseason meeting.\u202fThat famous game ignited a fiery rivalry for NFL supremacy.\u202fBetween 1972 and 1977, the Steelers and the Raiders\u2014between them boasting an incredible twenty-six Pro Football Hall of Famers\u2014collided in the playoffs five straight seasons and in the AFC title game three consecutive years.
\n\t\t\tEd Gruver is an award-winning sportswriter and the author of several books.
\n\t\t\tJim Campbell has worked at the Pro Football Hall of Fame and was a member of the Steelers' organization during their dynasty decade in the 1970s. He has written for numerous NFL publications and has authored several books on the NFL.
\n\t\t\tDescription courtesy of University of Nebraska Press.