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TGT Presents On This Day: January 6,1980, The Mike Renfro Controversial Call and Why it Really Did Not Cost the Oilers the AFC Championship

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FILE - Houston Oilers' Mike Renfro comes down with the ball as Pittsburgh Steelers' Ron Johnson (29) defends during an NFL football game in Pittsburgh. Officials subsequently ruled that Renfro came down with the ball out of bounds, and Pittsburgh went on to win 27-13. (AP Photo/File)

On this day the Steelers beat the Oilers to win the 1979 AFC Championship.

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TGT Presents On This Day: January 6,1980, The Mike Renfro Controversial Call and Why it Really Did Not Cost the Oilers the AFC Championship

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