The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Houston Oilers, 27 to 13, in the 1979 AFC Championship game on January 6, 1980.

Final

Oilers

2-1-0

13

Steelers

2-0-0

27

Team

HOU

PIT

1

7

3

2

3

14

3

0

4

3

10

Total

13

27

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

HOU

PIT

Vernon Perry 75-yard interception return (Toni Fritsch kick)

7

0

Matt Bahr 21-yard field goal

7

3

2nd quarter

HOU

PIT

Toni Fritsch 21-yard field goal

10

3

Bennie Cunningham 16-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)

10

John Stallworth 20-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)

10

17

4th quarter

HOU

PIT

Toni Fritsch 23-yard field goal

13

17

Matt Bahr 39-yard field goal

13

20

Rocky Bleier 4-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)

13

27

Oilers

Steelers

1st Downs

11

22

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

52

69

Total Yards

227

358

Yards per play

4.4

5.2

Passing

203

197

Comp - Att

20 - 29

18 - 30

Yards per pass

6.8

6

Interceptions thrown

1

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 9

3 - 22

Rushing

24

161

Rushing Attempts

22

36

Yards per rush

1.1

4.5

Penalties

2

5

Turnovers

3

2

Fumbles lost

2

1

Interceptions

1

Possession

Oilers

Steelers

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RATE
Dan Pastorini	19	28	203	7.3	1	1	74.0
Gifford Nielsen	1	1	9	9.0	0	0	104.2
Team	20	29	203	7.3	1	1	75.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Earl Campbell	17	15	0.9
Tim Wilson	4	9	2.3
Rich Caster	1	0	0.0
Team	22	24	1.1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Tim Wilson	7	60	8.6
Mike Renfro	3	52	17.3
Ronnie Coleman	2	46	23.0
Rob Carpenter	5	23	4.6
Guido Merkens	1	12	12.0
Earl Campbell	1	11	11.0
Mike Barber	1	8	8.0
Team	20	212	7.3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	4	2	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Toni Fritsch	2	2		1	7
Team	2	2		1	7

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Cliff Parsley	4	120	30.0	38
Team	4	120	30.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	LNG
Rich Ellender	4	47	11.8	19
Carter Hartwig	1	13	13.0	13
Rob Carpenter	1	4	4.0	4
Team	6	64	10.7

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Rich Ellender	3	8	2.7	0	5
Team	3	8	2.7	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Terry Bradshaw	18	30	219	7.3	2	1	3	90.8
Team	18	30	197	7.3	2	1	3	90.8

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Franco Harris	21	85	4.0	0
Rocky Bleier	13	52	4.0	1
Terry Bradshaw	1	25	25.0	0
Sidney Thornton	1	-1	-1.0	0
Team	36	161	4.5	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Lynn Swann	4	64	16.0	0
John Stallworth	3	52	17.3	1
Franco Harris	6	50	8.3	0
Rocky Bleier	3	39	13.0	0
Bennie Cunningham	2	14	7.0	1
Team	18	219	7.3	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Matt Bahr	2	3		3	9
Team	2	3		3	9

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Craig Colquitt	3	153	51.0	66
Team	3	153	51.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Larry Anderson	4	82	20.5	0	23
Team	4	82	20.5	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Theo Bell	3	8	2.7	0	7
Team	3	8	2.7	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,070

Pickett

RUSH

1,035

Harris

REC

1,140

Pickens

Team Rankings

PPG

17.9

28th

OPP PPG

19.1

6th

RUSH YDS/G

118.2

13th

PASS YDS/G

201.2

27th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Ravens	13	4	.765
Browns	11	6	.647
Steelers	10	7	.588
Bengals	9	8	.529

Last Game

Bills

1-0-0

31

Final

17

Steelers

0-1-0

Mon 15 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Houston Oilers, 27 to 13, in the 1979 AFC Championship game on January 6, 1980.

Final

Oilers

13

Steelers

27

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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More Steelers Stats

2,070

1,035

1,140

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule