The Buffalo Bills were defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers, 28 to 17, on September 3, 1978.

Final

Steelers

1-0-0

28

Bills

0-1-0

17

Team

PIT

BUF

1

0

2

14

0

3

0

4

14

17

Total

28

17

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

2nd quarter

PIT

BUF

John Stallworth 28-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)

7

0

Franco Harris 1-yard run (Roy Gerela kick)

14

0

4th quarter

PIT

BUF

Sidney Thornton 2-yard run (Roy Gerela kick)

21

0

Frank Lewis 22-yard pass from Bill Munson (Tom Dempsey kick)

21

7

Tom Dempsey 32-yard field goal

21

10

Theo Bell 15-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)

28

10

Reuben Gant 3-yard pass from Bill Munson (Tom Dempsey kick)

28

17

Steelers

Bills

1st Downs

21

16

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

62

58

Total Yards

359

264

Yards per play

5.8

4.6

Passing

217

164

Comp - Att

14 - 19

13 - 26

Yards per pass

11.4

5.7

Interceptions thrown

1

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

3 - 27

Rushing

142

100

Rushing Attempts

43

29

Yards per rush

3.3

3.4

Penalties

5

9

Turnovers

1

Fumbles lost

0

Interceptions

1

Possession

Steelers

Bills

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Terry Bradshaw	14	19	217	11.4	2	1		124.2
Team	14	19	217	11.4	2	1	0	124.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Franco Harris	27	96	3.6	1
Sidney Thornton	7	33	4.7	1
Rocky Bleier	6	19	3.2	0
Terry Bradshaw	3	-6	-2.0	0
Team	43	142	3.3	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
John Stallworth	3	86	28.7	1
Bennie Cunningham	3	70	23.3	0
Franco Harris	3	32	10.7	0
Theo Bell	1	15	15.0	1
Lynn Swann	3	11	3.7	0
Rocky Bleier	1	3	3.0	0
Team	14	217	11.4	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Roy Gerela	0	1		4	4
Team	0	1		4	4

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Craig Colquitt	4	156	39.0
Team	4	156	39.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Larry Anderson	3	49	16.3
Gerry Mullins	1	0	0.0
Team	4	49	12.3

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Theo Bell	4	26	6.5
Randy Reutershan	1	13	13.0
Team	5	39	7.8

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Bill Munson	10	16	171	10.7	2	0		138.3
Joe Ferguson	3	10	20	2.0	0	1		0.0
Team	13	26	164	7.3	2	1	3	84.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Terry Miller	20	60	3.0
Dennis Johnson	2	31	15.5
Jim Braxton	7	9	1.3
Team	29	100	3.4

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Terry Miller	6	97	16.2	0
Frank Lewis	2	46	23.0	1
Reuben Gant	3	31	10.3	1
Dennis Johnson	1	9	9.0	0
Jim Braxton	1	8	8.0	0
Team	13	191	7.3	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Tom Dempsey	1	1		2	5
Team	1	1		2	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Rusty Jackson	6	258	43.0
Team	6	258	43.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Keith Moody	4	109	27.3
Leonard Willis	1	0	0.0
Team	5	109	21.8

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Curtis Brown	1	0	0.0
Keith Moody	1	-10	-10.0
Team	2	-10	-5.0

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Team Leaders

PASS

4,306

Allen

RUSH

1,122

Cook

REC

1,183

Diggs

Team Rankings

PPG

26.5

6th

OPP PPG

18.3

4th

RUSH YDS/G

130.1

7th

PASS YDS/G

253.3

10th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	11	6	.647
Dolphins	11	6	.647
Jets	7	10	.412
Patriots	4	13	.235

Last Game

Bills

1-1-0

24

Final

27

Chiefs

2-0-0

Sun 21 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 Buffalo Bills were defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers, 28 to 17, on September 3, 1978.

Final

Steelers

28

Bills

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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4,306

1,122

1,183

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