The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Houston Oilers, 38 to 7, on September 9, 1979.
1st quarter
HOU
PIT
Sidney Thornton 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
0
7
2nd quarter
HOU
PIT
Matt Bahr 45-yard field goal
0
10
3rd quarter
HOU
PIT
Sidney Thornton 16-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
0
17
Greg Hawthorne 8-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)
0
24
4th quarter
HOU
PIT
Jim Smith 18-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)
0
31
Dennis Winston 41-yard interception return (Matt Bahr kick)
0
38
Guido Merkens 9-yard pass from Gifford Nielsen (Toni Fritsch kick)
7
38
Oilers
Steelers
1st Downs
12
17
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
71
61
Total Yards
124
256
Yards per play
1.7
4.2
Passing
22
174
Comp - Att
8 - 27
12 - 29
Yards per pass
0.7
5.4
Interceptions thrown
5
2
Sacks - Yards lost
5 - 35
3 - 24
Rushing
102
82
Rushing Attempts
39
29
Yards per rush
2.6
2.8
Penalties
10
8
Turnovers
6
2
Fumbles lost
1
0
Interceptions
5
2
Possession
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gifford Nielsen | 4 | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 1 | 2 | 38.6 | |
Dan Pastorini | 4 | 16 | 16 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |
Team | 8 | 27 | 22 | 2.1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12.3 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Earl Campbell | 16 | 38 | 2.4 | 0 |
Ronnie Coleman | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 |
Tim Wilson | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 |
Boobie Clark | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 |
Rob Carpenter | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 |
Team | 39 | 102 | 2.6 | 0 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Johnson | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
Conrad Rucker | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
Mike Renfro | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | |
Guido Merkens | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | |
Earl Campbell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
Rob Carpenter | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | |
Tim Wilson | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | |
Team | 8 | 57 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 4 | 1 | 0 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toni Fritsch | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Team | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cliff Parsley | 9 | 415 | 46.1 | |
Team | 9 | 415 | 46.1 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ronnie Coleman | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 0 | |
Tim Wilson | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
Guido Merkens | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
Team | 7 | 131 | 18.7 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 |
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Terry Bradshaw | 12 | 29 | 198 | 6.8 | 2 | 2 | 59.3 | |
Team | 12 | 29 | 174 | 6.8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 59.3 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Franco Harris | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | 0 |
Sidney Thornton | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 1 |
Rocky Bleier | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 |
Greg Hawthorne | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 1 |
Terry Bradshaw | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 |
Team | 29 | 82 | 2.8 | 2 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lynn Swann | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 0 | |
John Stallworth | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | |
Franco Harris | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | |
Jim Smith | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 1 | |
Sidney Thornton | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 1 | |
Randy Grossman | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
Rocky Bleier | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
Greg Hawthorne | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
Team | 12 | 198 | 6.8 | 2 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 5 | 0 | 1 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 5.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matt Bahr | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
Team | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Craig Colquitt | 7 | 281 | 40.1 | |
Team | 7 | 281 | 40.1 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Larry Anderson | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | |
Robin Cole | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Smith | 8 | 65 | 8.1 | 0 | |
Team | 8 | 65 | 8.1 | 0 |
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