The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Denver Broncos, 33 to 10, in the 1978 AFC divisional game on December 30, 1978.
1st quarter
DEN
PIT
Jim Turner 37-yard field goal
3
0
Franco Harris 1-yard run (kick failed)
3
6
2nd quarter
DEN
PIT
Franco Harris 18-yard run (Roy Gerela kick)
3
13
Roy Gerela 24-yard field goal
3
16
Dave Preston 3-yard run (Jim Turner kick)
10
16
Roy Gerela 27-yard field goal
10
19
4th quarter
DEN
PIT
John Stallworth 45-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)
10
26
Lynn Swann 38-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)
10
33
Broncos
Steelers
1st Downs
15
24
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
55
69
Total Yards
218
425
Yards per play
4.0
6.2
Passing
131
272
Comp - Att
12 - 22
16 - 29
Yards per pass
4.7
9.4
Interceptions thrown
0
1
Sacks - Yards lost
6 - 37
0 - 0
Rushing
87
153
Rushing Attempts
27
40
Yards per rush
3.2
3.8
Penalties
8
11
Turnovers
2
2
Fumbles lost
2
1
Interceptions
0
1
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norris Weese | 8 | 16 | 118 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 74.5 |
| Craig Morton | 3 | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80.4 |
| Bucky Dilts | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Team | 12 | 22 | 131 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 79.4 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norris Weese | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 1 |
| Jon Keyworth | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Otis Armstrong | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Larry Canada | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Team | 27 | 87 | 3.2 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Dolbin | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 0 | |
| Haven Moses | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | |
| Riley Odoms | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | |
| Dave Preston | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Lonnie Perrin | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Rob Lytle | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 12 | 168 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Turner | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Dilts | 6 | 204 | 34.0 | 43 |
| Team | 6 | 204 | 34.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Upchurch | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 24 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Jon Keyworth | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Chris Pane | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Upchurch | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Team | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bradshaw | 16 | 29 | 272 | 9.4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 95.8 |
| Team | 16 | 29 | 272 | 9.4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 95.8 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Harris | 24 | 105 | 4.4 | 2 |
| Rocky Bleier | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Rick Moser | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Team | 40 | 153 | 3.8 | 2 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stallworth | 10 | 156 | 15.6 | 1 | |
| Randy Grossman | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Lynn Swann | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 1 | |
| Team | 16 | 272 | 9.4 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 6.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Gerela | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Colquitt | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 38 |
| Team | 2 | 72 | 36.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Anderson | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | 30 |
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Deloplaine | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Theo Bell | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 |
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