The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Denver Broncos, 42 to 7, on October 22, 1979.

1979 Pittsburgh Steelers

Final

DEN

Broncos

5-3-0

7

PIT

42

1

7

7

2

0

21

3

0

0

4

0

14

Total

7

42

1st quarter

DEN

PIT

Steelers

Lynn Swann 11-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)

0

7

Broncos

Haven Moses 64-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick)

7

7

2nd quarter

DEN

PIT

Steelers

Franco Harris 2-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)

7

14

Steelers

Franco Harris 4-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)

7

21

Steelers

Sidney Thornton 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)

7

28

4th quarter

DEN

PIT

Steelers

Sidney Thornton 17-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)

7

35

Steelers

Anthony Anderson 10-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)

7

42

Broncos

Steelers

1st Downs

16

27

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

57

69

Total Yards

329

530

Yards per play

5.8

7.7

Passing

276

294

Comp - Att

18 - 36

21 - 27

Yards per pass

6.9

10.9

Interceptions thrown

2

1

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 29

0 - 0

Rushing

53

236

Rushing Attempts

17

42

Yards per rush

3.1

5.6

Penalties

7

5

Turnovers

3

3

Fumbles lost

1

2

Interceptions

2

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Craig Morton 16 31 261 8.4 1 1 77.5
Craig Penrose 2 5 44 8.8 0 1 32.5
Team 18 36 276 8.5 1 2 4 65.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Jon Keyworth 4 29 7.3 0
Otis Armstrong 4 10 2.5 0
Rob Lytle 4 6 1.5 0
Jim Jensen 1 4 4.0 0
Larry Canada 1 2 2.0 0
Zachary Dixon 1 1 1.0 0
Craig Morton 2 1 0.5 0
Team 17 53 3.1 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Haven Moses 5 133 26.6 1
Riley Odoms 6 94 15.7 0
Rick Upchurch 1 24 24.0 0
Rob Lytle 4 23 5.8 0
Otis Armstrong 1 16 16.0 0
Larry Canada 1 15 15.0 0
Team 18 305 8.5 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 1 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jim Turner 0 0 1 1
Team 0 0 1 1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Luke Prestridge 5 178 35.6
Team 5 178 35.6

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Chris Pane 5 111 22.2 0
Larry Canada 1 8 8.0 0
Team 6 119 19.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 0 0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Terry Bradshaw 18 24 267 11.1 2 1 121.4
Mike Kruczek 3 3 27 9.0 0 0 104.2
Team 21 27 294 10.9 2 1 0 121.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Franco Harris 17 121 7.1 2
Anthony Anderson 5 34 6.8 1
Sidney Thornton 9 27 3.0 1
Rocky Bleier 4 18 4.5 0
Greg Hawthorne 3 17 5.7 0
Jim Smith 1 12 12.0 0
Terry Bradshaw 2 5 2.5 0
Rick Moser 1 2 2.0 0
Team 42 236 5.6 4

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Lynn Swann 2 76 38.0 1
Jim Smith 5 55 11.0 0
Randy Grossman 1 54 54.0 0
Sidney Thornton 4 45 11.3 1
Franco Harris 4 23 5.8 0
Greg Hawthorne 2 23 11.5 0
John Stallworth 3 18 6.0 0
Team 21 294 10.9 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 2 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Matt Bahr 0 0 6 6
Team 0 0 6 6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Craig Colquitt 1 56 56.0
Team 1 56 56.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Larry Anderson 2 31 15.5 0
Team 2 31 15.5 0

Punt Return

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

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Team Leaders

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PASS

2,070

Pickett

Kenny Pickett

RUSH

1,035

Harris

Najee Harris

REC

1,140

Pickens

George Pickens

Team Rankings

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PPG

17.9

28th

OPP PPG

19.1

6th

RUSH YDS/G

118.2

13th

PASS YDS/G

201.2

27th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
Steelers Steelers
10 7 0 .588
Bengals Bengals
9 8 0 .529

Last Game

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BUF Bills

1-0-0

31

Final

17

PIT Steelers

0-1-0

Mon 15 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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