The New England Patriots came up just a bit short against the Pittsburgh Steelers, 16 to 13, on September 3, 1979.
1st quarter
PIT
NE
Russ Francis 4-yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick)
0
7
2nd quarter
PIT
NE
Sidney Thornton 2-yard run (kick failed)
6
7
John Smith 31-yard field goal
6
10
John Smith 32-yard field goal
6
13
4th quarter
PIT
NE
Sidney Thornton 21-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
13
13
OT
PIT
NE
Matt Bahr 41-yard field goal
16
13
Steelers
Patriots
1st Downs
20
16
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
71
75
Total Yards
309
244
Yards per play
4.4
3.3
Passing
191
82
Comp - Att
15 - 29
11 - 33
Yards per pass
5.8
2.2
Interceptions thrown
0
2
Sacks - Yards lost
4 - 30
5 - 41
Rushing
118
162
Rushing Attempts
38
37
Yards per rush
3.1
4.4
Penalties
6
7
Turnovers
2
2
Fumbles lost
2
0
Interceptions
0
2
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bradshaw | 15 | 26 | 221 | 8.5 | 1 | 0 | 98.4 | |
| Mike Kruczek | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team | 15 | 29 | 191 | 7.6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 88.4 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Harris | 26 | 74 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 1 |
| Team | 38 | 118 | 3.1 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stallworth | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Sidney Thornton | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 1 | |
| Bennie Cunningham | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Lynn Swann | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Franco Harris | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Randy Grossman | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 15 | 221 | 7.6 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 5.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Bahr | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Colquitt | 7 | 281 | 40.1 | |
| Team | 7 | 281 | 40.1 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Anderson | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 0 | |
| Anthony Anderson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Swann | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Grogan | 11 | 33 | 123 | 3.7 | 1 | 2 | 30.2 | |
| Team | 11 | 33 | 82 | 3.7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 30.2 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cunningham | 17 | 62 | 3.6 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 12 | 42 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Steve Grogan | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 |
| Horace Ivory | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Team | 37 | 162 | 4.4 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Francis | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 1 | |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | |
| Andy Johnson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Sam Cunningham | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Harold Jackson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 11 | 123 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 4.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Smith | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Hare | 9 | 357 | 39.7 | |
| Team | 9 | 357 | 39.7 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Clark | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 0 | |
| Rick Sanford | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Haynes | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Stanley Morgan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
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