Week 3
Final
HOU
PIT1Q
7 - 0
V. Perry 75-yard TD interception return.
Made XP
1Q
7 - 3
M. Bahr 21-yard field goal.
2Q
10 - 3
T. Fritsch 21-yard field goal.
2Q
10 - 10
B. Cunningham 16-yard TD catch from T. Bradshaw.
Made XP
2Q
10 - 17
J. Stallworth 20-yard TD catch from T. Bradshaw.
Made XP
4Q
13 - 17
T. Fritsch 23-yard field goal.
4Q
13 - 20
M. Bahr 39-yard field goal.
4Q
13 - 27
R. Bleier 4-yard TD run.
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
219
Bradshaw
PIT
Rush Yds
85
Harris
PIT
Rec Yds
64
Swann
PIT
Scrim TD
1
Bleier
PIT
Matchup
1979 AFC Central
Steelers 
Oilers 
Browns 
Bengals Game Summary
The Pittsburgh Steelers decisively defeated the Houston Oilers, 27 to 13, in the 1979 AFC Championship game on January 6, 1980.
Game Info
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Pastorini #7 | 19/28 | 203 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | 1-9 | 74.0 |
G. Nielsen #14 | 1/1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 104.2 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Bradshaw #12 | 18/30 | 219 | 7.3 | 2 | 1 | 3-22 | 90.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Campbell #34 | 17 | 15 | 0.9 | 0 | 7 |
T. Wilson #89 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 |
R. Caster #88 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Harris #32 | 21 | 85 | 4.0 | 0 | 13 |
R. Bleier #20 | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 1 | 8 |
T. Bradshaw #12 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
S. Thornton #38 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Wilson #89 | 0/0 | 60 | 8.6 | 0 | 41 |
M. Renfro #82 | 0/0 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 19 |
R. Coleman #47 | 0/0 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 32 |
R. Carpenter #26 | 0/0 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 14 |
G. Merkens #19 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
E. Campbell #34 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
M. Barber #86 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Swann #88 | 0/0 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | 21 |
J. Stallworth #82 | 0/0 | 52 | 17.3 | 1 | 20 |
F. Harris #32 | 0/0 | 50 | 8.3 | 0 | 15 |
R. Bleier #20 | 0/0 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 20 |
B. Cunningham #89 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 16 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Perry #32 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Woodruff #49 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Fritsch #16 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bahr #9 | 2/3 | 3/3 | 9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Parsley #18 | 4 | 120 | 30.0 | 38 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Colquitt #5 | 3 | 153 | 51.0 | 66 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Carpenter #26 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Ellender #85 | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 |
C. Hartwig #36 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Anderson #30 | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Ellender #85 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Bell #83 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Pastorini #7 | 19/28 | 203 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | 1-9 | 74.0 |
G. Nielsen #14 | 1/1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 104.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Campbell #34 | 17 | 15 | 0.9 | 0 | 7 |
T. Wilson #89 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 |
R. Caster #88 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Wilson #89 | 0/0 | 60 | 8.6 | 0 | 41 |
M. Renfro #82 | 0/0 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 19 |
R. Coleman #47 | 0/0 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 32 |
R. Carpenter #26 | 0/0 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 14 |
G. Merkens #19 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
E. Campbell #34 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
M. Barber #86 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Perry #32 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Fritsch #16 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Parsley #18 | 4 | 120 | 30.0 | 38 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Carpenter #26 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Ellender #85 | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 |
C. Hartwig #36 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Ellender #85 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Bradshaw #12 | 18/30 | 219 | 7.3 | 2 | 1 | 3-22 | 90.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Harris #32 | 21 | 85 | 4.0 | 0 | 13 |
R. Bleier #20 | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 1 | 8 |
T. Bradshaw #12 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
S. Thornton #38 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Swann #88 | 0/0 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | 21 |
J. Stallworth #82 | 0/0 | 52 | 17.3 | 1 | 20 |
F. Harris #32 | 0/0 | 50 | 8.3 | 0 | 15 |
R. Bleier #20 | 0/0 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 20 |
B. Cunningham #89 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 16 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Woodruff #49 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bahr #9 | 2/3 | 3/3 | 9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Colquitt #5 | 3 | 153 | 51.0 | 66 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Anderson #30 | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Bell #83 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
227
Total Yds
358
203
Pass Yds
197
24
Rush Yds
161
0
Total Drives
0
52
Total Plays
69
4.4
Yards Per Play
5.2
6.8
Yards Per Pass
6
1.1
Yards Per Rush
4.5
Possession
0
Biggest Lead
0
11
1st Downs
22
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st Downs from Penalties
/
3rd Down
/
/
4th Down
/
/
Red Zone
/
4
Punts
3
3
Turnovers
2
1
Interceptions Thrown
1
2
Fumbles Lost
1
2
Penalties
5
3.0
Sacks
1.0
Tackles For Loss
0
D/ST TD
0
