The Pittsburgh Steelers dominated the Atlanta Falcons, 31 to 7, on October 8, 1978.

Final

Falcons

2-4-0

7

Steelers

6-0-0

31

Team

ATL

PIT

1

0

3

2

0

14

3

0

7

4

7

Total

7

31

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

ATL

PIT

Roy Gerela 21-yard field goal

0

3

2nd quarter

ATL

PIT

Rocky Bleier 8-yard run (Roy Gerela kick)

0

10

Terry Bradshaw 6-yard run (Roy Gerela kick)

0

17

3rd quarter

ATL

PIT

Rocky Bleier 2-yard run (Roy Gerela kick)

0

24

4th quarter

ATL

PIT

John Stallworth 11-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)

0

31

Wally Francis 11-yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Fred Steinfort kick)

7

31

Falcons

Steelers

1st Downs

20

28

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

72

64

Total Yards

257

387

Yards per play

3.6

6.0

Passing

144

206

Comp - Att

17 - 33

13 - 18

Yards per pass

3.8

10.3

Interceptions thrown

2

0

Sacks - Yards lost

5 - 44

2 - 25

Rushing

113

181

Rushing Attempts

34

44

Yards per rush

3.3

4.1

Penalties

4

8

Turnovers

4

3

Fumbles lost

2

3

Interceptions

2

0

Possession

Falcons

Steelers

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Steve Bartkowski	17	33	188	5.7	1	2		53.6
Team	17	33	144	5.7	1	2	5	53.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Bubba Bean	17	48	2.8
Haskel Stanback	12	38	3.2
Ricky Patton	3	20	6.7
Steve Bartkowski	2	7	3.5
Team	34	113	3.3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Billy Ryckman	5	88	17.6	0
Wally Francis	4	58	14.5	1
Dennis Pearson	1	12	12.0	0
Bubba Bean	3	11	3.7	0
Mike Esposito	2	7	3.5	0
Jim Mitchell	1	7	7.0	0
Ricky Patton	1	5	5.0	0
Team	17	188	5.7	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	2	3

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Fred Steinfort	0	2		1	1
Team	0	2		1	1

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
John James	3	102	34.0
Team	3	102	34.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Dennis Pearson	3	78	26.0
George Franklin	3	75	25.0
Team	6	153	25.5

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Billy Ryckman	1	24	24.0	0
Team	1	24	24.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Terry Bradshaw	13	18	231	12.8	1	0		132.9
Team	13	18	206	12.8	1	0	2	132.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Franco Harris	20	104	5.2	0
Rocky Bleier	13	46	3.5	2
Sidney Thornton	8	30	3.8	0
Terry Bradshaw	2	3	1.5	1
Alvin Maxson	1	-2	-2.0	0
Team	44	181	4.1	3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
John Stallworth	6	114	19.0	1
Lynn Swann	3	64	21.3	0
Bennie Cunningham	2	28	14.0	0
Randy Grossman	1	16	16.0	0
Sidney Thornton	1	9	9.0	0
Team	13	231	12.8	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	4	3	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			5.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Roy Gerela	1	1		4	7
Team	1	1		4	7

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Craig Colquitt	2	71	35.5
Team	2	71	35.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Larry Anderson	1	12	12.0	0
Team	1	12	12.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Randy Reutershan	2	15	7.5	0
Team	2	15	7.5	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 dominated the Atlanta Falcons, 31 to 7, on October 8, 1978.

Final

Falcons

7

Steelers

31

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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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