The Pittsburgh Steelers spanked the Houston Oilers, 34 to 5, in the 1978 AFC Championship game on January 7, 1979.
1st quarter
HOU
PIT
Franco Harris 7-yard run (Roy Gerela kick)
0
7
Rocky Bleier 15-yard run (Roy Gerela kick)
0
14
2nd quarter
HOU
PIT
Toni Fritsch 19-yard field goal
3
14
Lynn Swann 29-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)
3
21
John Stallworth 17-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)
3
28
Roy Gerela 37-yard field goal
3
31
3rd quarter
HOU
PIT
Roy Gerela 22-yard field goal
3
34
Safety by Ted Washington
5
34
Oilers
Steelers
1st Downs
10
21
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
56
66
Total Yards
142
379
Yards per play
2.5
5.7
Passing
70
200
Comp - Att
12 - 26
11 - 19
Yards per pass
2.3
10.5
Interceptions thrown
5
2
Sacks - Yards lost
4 - 26
0 - 0
Rushing
72
179
Rushing Attempts
26
47
Yards per rush
2.8
3.8
Penalties
5
4
Turnovers
9
5
Fumbles lost
4
3
Interceptions
5
2
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Pastorini | 12 | 26 | 96 | 3.7 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16.3 |
| Team | 12 | 26 | 70 | 3.7 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16.3 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Campbell | 22 | 62 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Robert Woods | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 |
| Team | 26 | 72 | 2.8 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Caster | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | |
| Tim Wilson | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Earl Campbell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 12 | 96 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Fritsch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Parsley | 6 | 237 | 39.5 | 43 |
| Team | 6 | 237 | 39.5 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Dirden | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 33 |
| Guido Merkens | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | 35 |
| Robert Woods | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 20 |
| Brian Duncan | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Team | 8 | 179 | 22.4 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bradshaw | 11 | 19 | 200 | 10.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 89.7 |
| Team | 11 | 19 | 200 | 10.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 89.7 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Harris | 20 | 51 | 2.6 | 1 |
| Rocky Bleier | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 1 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 |
| Rick Moser | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Mike Kruczek | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
| Team | 47 | 179 | 3.8 | 2 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Swann | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 1 | |
| Randy Grossman | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | |
| Rocky Bleier | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| John Stallworth | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 1 | |
| Team | 11 | 200 | 10.5 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 4.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Gerela | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| Team | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Colquitt | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 53 |
| Team | 1 | 53 | 53.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Deloplaine | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Larry Anderson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Team | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Bell | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 0 | 30 |
| Team | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 0 |
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