The New York Jets were defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers, 28 to 17, on October 1, 1978.

Final

Steelers

5-0-0

28

Jets

2-3-0

17

Team

PIT

NYJ

1

7

0

2

7

10

3

14

7

4

0

Total

28

17

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

PIT

NYJ

Lynn Swann 10-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

PIT

NYJ

Bruce Harper 11-yard run (Pat Leahy kick)

7

John Stallworth 14-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)

14

7

Pat Leahy 47-yard field goal

14

10

3rd quarter

PIT

NYJ

Lynn Swann 26-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)

21

10

Sidney Thornton 1-yard run (Roy Gerela kick)

28

10

Kevin Long 2-yard run (Pat Leahy kick)

28

17

Steelers

Jets

1st Downs

20

18

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

65

64

Total Yards

327

297

Yards per play

5.0

4.6

Passing

189

142

Comp - Att

17 - 26

9 - 23

Yards per pass

7.3

5.1

Interceptions thrown

1

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

5 - 50

Rushing

138

155

Rushing Attempts

39

36

Yards per rush

3.5

4.3

Penalties

2

4

Turnovers

2

1

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

1

Possession

Steelers

Jets

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Terry Bradshaw	17	25	189	7.6	3	1		113.2
Franco Harris	0	1	0	0.0	0	0		39.6
Team	17	26	189	7.3	3	1	0	109.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Franco Harris	20	67	3.4	0
Sidney Thornton	8	29	3.6	1
Rocky Bleier	6	22	3.7	0
Rick Moser	3	14	4.7	0
Alvin Maxson	1	6	6.0	0
Terry Bradshaw	1	0	0.0	0
Team	39	138	3.5	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Lynn Swann	7	100	14.3	2
John Stallworth	4	43	10.8	1
Rocky Bleier	2	18	9.0	0
Jim Smith	1	14	14.0	0
Franco Harris	1	7	7.0	0
Sidney Thornton	1	4	4.0	0
Bennie Cunningham	1	2	2.0	0
Terry Bradshaw	0	1		0
Team	17	189	7.3	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			5.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Roy Gerela	0	0		4	4
Team	0	0		4	4

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Craig Colquitt	2	86	43.0
Team	2	86	43.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Larry Anderson	3	73	24.3	0
Team	3	73	24.3	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Randy Reutershan	4	48	12.0	0
Team	4	48	12.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RATE
Matt Robinson	9	22	192	8.7	1		53.6
Scott Dierking	0	1	0	0.0	0		39.6
Team	9	23	142	8.3	1	5	51.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Scott Dierking	9	46	5.1	0
Kevin Long	10	41	4.1	1
Matt Robinson	4	33	8.3	0
Bruce Harper	5	26	5.2	1
Clark Gaines	7	12	1.7	0
Wesley Walker	1	-3	-3.0	0
Team	36	155	4.3	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Wesley Walker	2	93	46.5
Derrick Gaffney	2	49	24.5
Scott Dierking	3	27	9.0
Kevin Long	1	13	13.0
Clark Gaines	1	10	10.0
Team	9	192	8.3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Pat Leahy	1	1		2	5
Team	1	1		2	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Chuck Ramsey	4	167	41.8
Team	4	167	41.8

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Bruce Harper	3	62	20.7	0
Team	3	62	20.7	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Bruce Harper	1	0	0.0	0
Team	1	0	0.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,271

Wilson

RUSH

994

Hall

REC

1,042

Wilson

Team Rankings

PPG

15.8

29th

OPP PPG

20.9

12th

RUSH YDS/G

96.9

22nd

PASS YDS/G

198.4

30th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	11	6	.647
Dolphins	11	6	.647
Jets	7	10	.412
Patriots	4	13	.235

Last Game

Patriots

4-13-0

3

Final

17

Jets

7-10-0

Sun 7 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 New York Jets were defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers, 28 to 17, on October 1, 1978.

Final

Steelers

28

Jets

17

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 Jets Stats

2,271

994

1,042

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