The Pittsburgh Steelers took a loss to the Houston Oilers, 24 to 17, on October 23, 1978.

Final

Oilers

5-3-0

24

Steelers

7-1-0

17

Team

HOU

PIT

1

0

2

10

3

7

0

4

7

Total

24

17

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

2nd quarter

HOU

PIT

Earl Campbell 1-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick)

7

0

Lynn Swann 25-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)

7

Roy Gerela 30-yard field goal

7

10

Toni Fritsch 39-yard field goal

10

3rd quarter

HOU

PIT

Earl Campbell 3-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick)

17

10

4th quarter

HOU

PIT

Earl Campbell 1-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick)

24

10

Lynn Swann 6-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)

24

17

Oilers

Steelers

1st Downs

22

21

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

62

65

Total Yards

329

328

Yards per play

5.3

5.0

Passing

160

215

Comp - Att

13 - 19

17 - 33

Yards per pass

8.4

6.3

Interceptions thrown

0

1

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

1 - 11

Rushing

169

113

Rushing Attempts

43

31

Yards per rush

3.9

3.6

Penalties

6

7

Turnovers

1

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

0

1

Possession

Oilers

Steelers

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Dan Pastorini	13	19	160	8.4	0	0		94.2
Team	13	19	160	8.4	0	0	0	94.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Earl Campbell	21	89	4.2	3
Rob Carpenter	12	42	3.5	0
Rich Caster	2	22	11.0	0
Ronnie Coleman	4	12	3.0	0
Tim Wilson	2	5	2.5	0
Dan Pastorini	2	-1	-0.5	0
Team	43	169	3.9	3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Mike Barber	3	47	15.7
Rich Caster	2	30	15.0
Rob Carpenter	4	23	5.8
Ronnie Coleman	1	23	23.0
Mike Renfro	1	16	16.0
Ken Burrough	1	13	13.0
Tim Wilson	1	8	8.0
Team	13	160	8.4	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Toni Fritsch	1	1		3	6
Team	1	1		3	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Cliff Parsley	4	162	40.5
Team	4	162	40.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Johnnie Dirden	1	22	22.0
Billy Johnson	1	15	15.0
Team	2	37	18.5

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Billy Johnson	2	22	11.0	0
Team	2	22	11.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Terry Bradshaw	17	33	226	6.8	2	1		81.1
Team	17	33	215	6.8	2	1	1	81.1

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Franco Harris	16	56	3.5
Rocky Bleier	12	31	2.6
Terry Bradshaw	2	26	13.0
Sidney Thornton	1	0	0.0
Team	31	113	3.6

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Randy Grossman	9	116	12.9	0
John Stallworth	2	55	27.5	0
Lynn Swann	3	32	10.7	2
Franco Harris	2	15	7.5	0
Rocky Bleier	1	8	8.0	0
Team	17	226	6.8	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Roy Gerela	1	2		2	5
Team	1	2		2	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Craig Colquitt	3	124	41.3
Team	3	124	41.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Larry Anderson	3	81	27.0	0
Team	3	81	27.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Theo Bell	3	39	13.0	0
Team	3	39	13.0	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 took a loss to the Houston Oilers, 24 to 17, on October 23, 1978.

Final

Oilers

24

Steelers

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 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