Steelers 17-20 Oilers (Dec 10, 1979)

PIT

HOU

1

0

2

0

7

3

4

14

10

17

20

2Q

0 - 7

K. Burrough 25-yard TD catch from D. Pastorini.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

3 - 7

M. Bahr 37-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

3 - 10

T. Fritsch 24-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

3 - 13

T. Fritsch 34-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

10 - 13

L. Swann 9-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

10 - 20

R. Carpenter 4-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

17 - 20

J. Stallworth 34-yard TD catch from T. Bradshaw.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

237

Bradshaw

PIT

Rush Yds

109

Campbell

HOU

Rec Yds

67

Cunningham

PIT

Scrim TD

1

Stallworth

PIT

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Terry Bradshaw

PIT QB #12

Dan Pastorini

HOU QB #7

237

Pass Yds

170

1

Pass TD

1

2

Int

0

PIT

Team Stats

HOU

338

Total Yds

350

15

1st Downs

20

2

Turnovers

0

1979 AFC Central

Team	W	L	PCT
Steelers	12	4	.750
Oilers	11	5	.688
Browns	9	7	.563
Bengals	4	12	.250

Game Summary

The Houston Oilers squeaked out a win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, 20 to 17, on December 10, 1979.

Game Info

December 9, 1979

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw #12	14/29	237	8.2	1	2	0-0	59.1

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Dan Pastorini D. Pastorini #7	10/16	170	10.6	1	0	0-0	119.3
Gifford Nielsen G. Nielsen #14	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Franco Harris F. Harris #32	12	59	4.9	0	34
Rocky Bleier R. Bleier #20	8	32	4.0	0	17
Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw #12	1	20	20.0	0	20
Lynn Swann L. Swann #88	1	9	9.0	1	9

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Earl Campbell E. Campbell #34	33	109	3.3	0	31
Tim Wilson T. Wilson #45	10	47	4.7	0	10
Rob Carpenter R. Carpenter #26	7	25	3.6	1	7
Mike Barber M. Barber #86	1	6	6.0	0	6
Rich Caster R. Caster #88	1	5	5.0	0	5
Boobie Clark B. Clark #42	1	0	0.0	0	0
Dan Pastorini D. Pastorini #7	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Bennie Cunningham B. Cunningham #89	0/0	67	33.5	0	41
John Stallworth J. Stallworth #82	0/0	64	21.3	1	34
Lynn Swann L. Swann #88	0/0	50	12.5	0	19
Franco Harris F. Harris #32	0/0	32	10.7	0	14
Randy Grossman R. Grossman #84	0/0	18	18.0	0	18
Rocky Bleier R. Bleier #20	0/0	6	6.0	0	6

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ken Burrough K. Burrough #00	0/0	48	16.0	1	25
Mike Renfro M. Renfro #82	0/0	25	25.0	0	25
Rich Caster R. Caster #88	0/0	24	24.0	0	24
Earl Campbell E. Campbell #34	0/0	22	11.0	0	16
Mike Barber M. Barber #86	0/0	22	22.0	0	22
Ronnie Coleman R. Coleman #47	0/0	17	17.0	0	17
Rob Carpenter R. Carpenter #26	0/0	12	12.0	0	12

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Art Stringer A. Stringer #39,53	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Robert Brazile R. Brazile #52	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Matt Bahr M. Bahr #9	1/2	2/2	5	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Toni Fritsch T. Fritsch #16	2/3	2/2	8	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Craig Colquitt C. Colquitt #5	4	184	46.0	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Cliff Parsley C. Parsley #18	5	174	34.8	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Larry Anderson L. Anderson #30	3	72	24.0	0	0
Greg Hawthorne G. Hawthorne #27	1	23	23.0	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ronnie Coleman R. Coleman #47	2	37	18.5	0	0
Carter Hartwig C. Hartwig #36	1	23	23.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Theo Bell T. Bell #83	3	19	6.3	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Rich Ellender R. Ellender #85	2	6	3.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw #12	14/29	237	8.2	1	2	0-0	59.1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Franco Harris F. Harris #32	12	59	4.9	0	34
Rocky Bleier R. Bleier #20	8	32	4.0	0	17
Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw #12	1	20	20.0	0	20
Lynn Swann L. Swann #88	1	9	9.0	1	9

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Bennie Cunningham B. Cunningham #89	0/0	67	33.5	0	41
John Stallworth J. Stallworth #82	0/0	64	21.3	1	34
Lynn Swann L. Swann #88	0/0	50	12.5	0	19
Franco Harris F. Harris #32	0/0	32	10.7	0	14
Randy Grossman R. Grossman #84	0/0	18	18.0	0	18
Rocky Bleier R. Bleier #20	0/0	6	6.0	0	6

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Matt Bahr M. Bahr #9	1/2	2/2	5	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Craig Colquitt C. Colquitt #5	4	184	46.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Larry Anderson L. Anderson #30	3	72	24.0	0	0
Greg Hawthorne G. Hawthorne #27	1	23	23.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Theo Bell T. Bell #83	3	19	6.3	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Dan Pastorini D. Pastorini #7	10/16	170	10.6	1	0	0-0	119.3
Gifford Nielsen G. Nielsen #14	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Earl Campbell E. Campbell #34	33	109	3.3	0	31
Tim Wilson T. Wilson #45	10	47	4.7	0	10
Rob Carpenter R. Carpenter #26	7	25	3.6	1	7
Mike Barber M. Barber #86	1	6	6.0	0	6
Rich Caster R. Caster #88	1	5	5.0	0	5
Boobie Clark B. Clark #42	1	0	0.0	0	0
Dan Pastorini D. Pastorini #7	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ken Burrough K. Burrough #00	0/0	48	16.0	1	25
Mike Renfro M. Renfro #82	0/0	25	25.0	0	25
Rich Caster R. Caster #88	0/0	24	24.0	0	24
Earl Campbell E. Campbell #34	0/0	22	11.0	0	16
Mike Barber M. Barber #86	0/0	22	22.0	0	22
Ronnie Coleman R. Coleman #47	0/0	17	17.0	0	17
Rob Carpenter R. Carpenter #26	0/0	12	12.0	0	12

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Art Stringer A. Stringer #39,53	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Robert Brazile R. Brazile #52	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Toni Fritsch T. Fritsch #16	2/3	2/2	8	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Cliff Parsley C. Parsley #18	5	174	34.8	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ronnie Coleman R. Coleman #47	2	37	18.5	0	0
Carter Hartwig C. Hartwig #36	1	23	23.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Rich Ellender R. Ellender #85	2	6	3.0	0	0

PIT

HOU

1

0

2

0

7

3

4

14

10

17

20

PIT

Team Stats

HOU

338

Total Yds

350

218

Pass Yds

160

120

Rush Yds

190

54

Total Plays

72

6.3

Yards Per Play

4.9

6.8

Yards Per Pass

8.9

5.5

Yards Per Rush

3.5

15

1st Downs

20

4

Punts

5

2

Turnovers

0

2

Interceptions Thrown

0

Fumbles Lost

0

10

Penalties

4

1.0

Sacks

3.0

0

D/ST TD

0

11-4 PIT

HOU 11-4

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1979 AFC Central

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats