The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Houston Oilers, 38 to 7, on September 9, 1979.

1979 Pittsburgh Steelers

Final

HOU

Oilers

1-1-0

7

PIT

38

1

0

7

2

0

3

3

0

14

4

7

14

Total

7

38

1st quarter

HOU

PIT

Steelers

Sidney Thornton 1-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

HOU

PIT

Steelers

Matt Bahr 45-yard field goal

0

10

3rd quarter

HOU

PIT

Steelers

Sidney Thornton 16-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)

0

17

Steelers

Greg Hawthorne 8-yard run (Matt Bahr kick)

0

24

4th quarter

HOU

PIT

Steelers

Jim Smith 18-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick)

0

31

Steelers

Dennis Winston 41-yard interception return (Matt Bahr kick)

0

38

Oilers

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

Passing

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

Rushing

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

Receiving

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

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 4 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Toni Fritsch 0 0 1 1
Team 0 0 1 1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Cliff Parsley 9 415 46.1
Team 9 415 46.1

Kick Return

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

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Billy Johnson 3 1 0.3 0
Team 3 1 0.3 0

Passing

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

Rushing

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

Receiving

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

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 5 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 5.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Matt Bahr 1 2 5 8
Team 1 2 5 8

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Craig Colquitt 7 281 40.1
Team 7 281 40.1

Kick Return

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

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Jim Smith 8 65 8.1 0
Team 8 65 8.1 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

2,070

Pickett

Kenny Pickett

RUSH

1,035

Harris

Najee Harris

REC

1,140

Pickens

George Pickens

Team Rankings

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PPG

17.9

28th

OPP PPG

19.1

6th

RUSH YDS/G

118.2

13th

PASS YDS/G

201.2

27th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
Steelers Steelers
10 7 0 .588
Bengals Bengals
9 8 0 .529

Last Game

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BUF Bills

1-0-0

31

Final

17

PIT Steelers

0-1-0

Mon 15 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM