The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Denver Broncos, 42 to 7, on October 22, 1979.
1st quarter
DEN
PIT
Lynn Swann 11-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
0
7
Haven Moses 64-yard pass from Craig Morton (Jim Turner kick)
7
7
2nd quarter
DEN
PIT
Franco Harris 2-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
7
14
Franco Harris 4-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
7
21
Sidney Thornton 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
7
28
4th quarter
DEN
PIT
Sidney Thornton 17-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
7
35
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
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 |
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 |
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 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 1 | 2 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Turner | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Team | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Luke Prestridge | 5 | 178 | 35.6 | |
Team | 5 | 178 | 35.6 |
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 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 2 | 1 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 4.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matt Bahr | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
Team | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Craig Colquitt | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | |
Team | 1 | 56 | 56.0 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Larry Anderson | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Theo Bell | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 |
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