Oilers 7-38 Steelers (Sep 8, 1979)

HOU

PIT

1

0

7

2

0

3

0

14

4

7

14

7

38

1Q

0 - 7

S. Thornton 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

0 - 10

M. Bahr 45-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

0 - 17

S. Thornton 16-yard TD catch from T. Bradshaw.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

0 - 24

G. Hawthorne 8-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

0 - 31

J. Smith 18-yard TD catch from T. Bradshaw.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

0 - 38

D. Winston 41-yard TD interception return.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

7 - 38

G. Merkens 9-yard TD catch from G. Nielsen.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

198

Bradshaw

PIT

Rush Yds

42

Harris

PIT

Rec Yds

95

Swann

PIT

Scrim TD

2

Thornton

PIT

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Gifford Nielsen

HOU QB #14

Terry Bradshaw

PIT QB #12

41

Pass Yds

198

1

Pass TD

2

Int

2

HOU

Team Stats

PIT

124

Total Yds

256

12

1st Downs

17

6

Turnovers

2

1979 AFC Central

Team	W	L	PCT
Steelers	12	4	.750
Oilers	11	5	.688
Browns	9	7	.563
Bengals	4	12	.250

Game Summary

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

Game Info

September 8, 1979

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Gifford Nielsen G. Nielsen #14	4/11	41	3.7	1	2	0-0	38.6
Dan Pastorini D. Pastorini #7	4/16	16	1.0	0	3	0-0	0.0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw #12	12/29	198	6.8	2	2	0-0	59.3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Earl Campbell E. Campbell #34	16	38	2.4	12
Ronnie Coleman R. Coleman #47	7	22	3.1	9
Tim Wilson T. Wilson #45	7	19	2.7	7
Boobie Clark B. Clark #42	5	15	3.0	7
Rob Carpenter R. Carpenter #26	4	8	2.0	4

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Franco Harris F. Harris #32	14	42	3.0	0	10
Sidney Thornton S. Thornton #38	7	20	2.9	1	11
Rocky Bleier R. Bleier #20	2	14	7.0	0	8
Greg Hawthorne G. Hawthorne #27	3	9	3.0	1	8
Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw #12	3	-3	-1.0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Billy Johnson B. Johnson #84	0/0	32	16.0	0	25
Conrad Rucker C. Rucker #87	0/0	13	13.0	0	13
Mike Renfro M. Renfro #82	0/0	12	12.0	0	12
Guido Merkens G. Merkens #19	0/0	9	9.0	1	9
Earl Campbell E. Campbell #34	0/0	4	4.0	0	4

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Lynn Swann L. Swann #88	0/0	95	19.0	0	43
John Stallworth J. Stallworth #82	0/0	20	20.0	0	20
Jim Smith J. Smith #86	0/0	18	18.0	1	18
Franco Harris F. Harris #32	0/0	18	18.0	0	18
Sidney Thornton S. Thornton #38	0/0	16	16.0	1	16
Randy Grossman R. Grossman #84	0/0	14	14.0	0	14
Rocky Bleier R. Bleier #20	0/0	9	9.0	0	9
Greg Hawthorne G. Hawthorne #27	0/0	8	8.0	0	8

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Mike Reinfeldt M. Reinfeldt #37	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Art Stringer A. Stringer #39,53	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Int	TD
Jack Lambert J. Lambert #58	0-0	1	0
Mike Wagner M. Wagner #23	0-0	2	0
Dennis Winston D. Winston #53	0-0	1	1
John Banaszak J. Banaszak #76	0-0	1	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Toni Fritsch T. Fritsch #16	0/0	1/1	1	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Matt Bahr M. Bahr #9	1/2	5/5	8	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Cliff Parsley C. Parsley #18	9	415	46.1	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Craig Colquitt C. Colquitt #5	7	281	40.1	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Guido Merkens G. Merkens #19	1	13	13.0
Tim Wilson T. Wilson #45	2	30	15.0
Ronnie Coleman R. Coleman #47	4	88	22.0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Robin Cole R. Cole #56	1	3	3.0	0	0
Larry Anderson L. Anderson #30	1	27	27.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Billy Johnson B. Johnson #84	3	1	0.3	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jim Smith J. Smith #86	8	65	8.1	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Gifford Nielsen G. Nielsen #14	4/11	41	3.7	1	2	0-0	38.6
Dan Pastorini D. Pastorini #7	4/16	16	1.0	0	3	0-0	0.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Earl Campbell E. Campbell #34	16	38	2.4	12
Ronnie Coleman R. Coleman #47	7	22	3.1	9
Tim Wilson T. Wilson #45	7	19	2.7	7
Boobie Clark B. Clark #42	5	15	3.0	7
Rob Carpenter R. Carpenter #26	4	8	2.0	4

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Billy Johnson B. Johnson #84	0/0	32	16.0	0	25
Conrad Rucker C. Rucker #87	0/0	13	13.0	0	13
Mike Renfro M. Renfro #82	0/0	12	12.0	0	12
Guido Merkens G. Merkens #19	0/0	9	9.0	1	9
Earl Campbell E. Campbell #34	0/0	4	4.0	0	4

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Mike Reinfeldt M. Reinfeldt #37	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Art Stringer A. Stringer #39,53	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Toni Fritsch T. Fritsch #16	0/0	1/1	1	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Cliff Parsley C. Parsley #18	9	415	46.1	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Guido Merkens G. Merkens #19	1	13	13.0
Tim Wilson T. Wilson #45	2	30	15.0
Ronnie Coleman R. Coleman #47	4	88	22.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Billy Johnson B. Johnson #84	3	1	0.3	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw #12	12/29	198	6.8	2	2	0-0	59.3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Franco Harris F. Harris #32	14	42	3.0	0	10
Sidney Thornton S. Thornton #38	7	20	2.9	1	11
Rocky Bleier R. Bleier #20	2	14	7.0	0	8
Greg Hawthorne G. Hawthorne #27	3	9	3.0	1	8
Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw #12	3	-3	-1.0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Lynn Swann L. Swann #88	0/0	95	19.0	0	43
John Stallworth J. Stallworth #82	0/0	20	20.0	0	20
Jim Smith J. Smith #86	0/0	18	18.0	1	18
Franco Harris F. Harris #32	0/0	18	18.0	0	18
Sidney Thornton S. Thornton #38	0/0	16	16.0	1	16
Randy Grossman R. Grossman #84	0/0	14	14.0	0	14
Rocky Bleier R. Bleier #20	0/0	9	9.0	0	9
Greg Hawthorne G. Hawthorne #27	0/0	8	8.0	0	8

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Int	TD
Jack Lambert J. Lambert #58	0-0	1	0
Mike Wagner M. Wagner #23	0-0	2	0
Dennis Winston D. Winston #53	0-0	1	1
John Banaszak J. Banaszak #76	0-0	1	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Matt Bahr M. Bahr #9	1/2	5/5	8	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Craig Colquitt C. Colquitt #5	7	281	40.1	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Robin Cole R. Cole #56	1	3	3.0	0	0
Larry Anderson L. Anderson #30	1	27	27.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jim Smith J. Smith #86	8	65	8.1	0	0

HOU

PIT

1

0

7

2

0

3

0

14

4

7

14

7

38

HOU

Team Stats

PIT

124

Total Yds

256

22

Pass Yds

174

102

Rush Yds

82

71

Total Plays

61

1.7

Yards Per Play

4.2

0.7

Yards Per Pass

5.4

2.6

Yards Per Rush

2.8

12

1st Downs

17

9

Punts

7

6

Turnovers

2

5

Interceptions Thrown

2

1

Fumbles Lost

0

10

Penalties

8

64

Penalty Yards

74

3

Sacks

5

24

Sack Yards

35

0

D/ST TD

1

1-1 HOU

PIT 2-0

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1979 AFC Central

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats