Oilers 5-34 Steelers (Jan 7, 1979)

HOU

PIT

1

0

14

2

3

17

3

2

3

4

0

5

34

1Q

0 - 7

F. Harris 7-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

0 - 14

R. Bleier 15-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

3 - 14

T. Fritsch 19-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

3 - 21

L. Swann 29-yard TD catch from T. Bradshaw.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

3 - 28

J. Stallworth 17-yard TD catch from T. Bradshaw.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

3 - 31

R. Gerela 37-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

3 - 34

R. Gerela 22-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

5 - 34

Safety by T. Washington.

Safety

Top Performers

Pass Yds

200

Bradshaw

PIT

Rush Yds

62

Campbell

HOU

Rec Yds

98

Swann

PIT

Scrim TD

1

Bleier

PIT

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Dan Pastorini

HOU QB #7

Terry Bradshaw

PIT QB #12

96

Pass Yds

200

0

Pass TD

2

5

Int

2

HOU

Team Stats

PIT

142

Total Yds

379

10

1st Downs

21

9

Turnovers

5

1978 AFC Central

Team	W	L	PCT
Steelers	14	2	.875
Oilers	10	6	.625
Browns	8	8	.500
Bengals	4	12	.250

Game Summary

The Pittsburgh Steelers crushed the Houston Oilers, 34 to 5, in the 1978 AFC Championship game on January 7, 1979.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Dan Pastorini D. Pastorini #7	12/26	96	3.7	0	5	4-26	16.3

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw #12	11/19	200	10.5	2	2	0-0	89.7

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Earl Campbell E. Campbell #34	22	62	2.8	11
Robert Woods R. Woods #42	1	9	9.0	9
Tim Wilson T. Wilson #89	2	6	3.0	4
Ronnie Coleman R. Coleman #47	1	-5	-5.0	-5

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Franco Harris F. Harris #32	20	51	2.6	1	9
Rocky Bleier R. Bleier #20	10	45	4.5	1	15
Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw #12	7	29	4.1	0	13
Jack Deloplaine J. Deloplaine #35	3	28	9.3	0	23
Sidney Thornton S. Thornton #38	3	22	7.3	0	14
Rick Moser R. Moser #39	3	7	2.3	0	5
Mike Kruczek M. Kruczek #15	1	-3	-3.0	0	-3

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Rich Caster R. Caster #88	0/0	44	8.8	21
Tim Wilson T. Wilson #89	0/0	33	6.6	8
Ronnie Coleman R. Coleman #47	0/0	15	15.0	15
Earl Campbell E. Campbell #34	0/0	4	4.0	4

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Lynn Swann L. Swann #88	0/0	98	24.5	1	34
Randy Grossman R. Grossman #84	0/0	43	21.5	0	29
Rocky Bleier R. Bleier #20	0/0	42	10.5	0	16
John Stallworth J. Stallworth #82	0/0	17	17.0	1	17

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Greg Stemrick G. Stemrick #27	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Willie Alexander W. Alexander #19	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Int
Ron Johnson R. Johnson #29	0-0	1
Mel Blount M. Blount #47	0-0	1
Donnie Shell D. Shell #31	0-0	1
Loren Toews L. Toews #51	0-0	1
Jack Ham J. Ham #59	0-0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Toni Fritsch T. Fritsch #16	1/1	0/0	3	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Roy Gerela R. Gerela #10	2/4	4/4	10	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Cliff Parsley C. Parsley #18	6	237	39.5	43

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Craig Colquitt C. Colquitt #5	1	53	53.0	53

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Guido Merkens G. Merkens #19	2	57	28.5
Robert Woods R. Woods #42	2	33	16.5
Johnnie Dirden J. Dirden #81	3	72	24.0
Brian Duncan B. Duncan #35	1	17	17.0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Larry Anderson L. Anderson #30	1	15	15.0	0	0
Jack Deloplaine J. Deloplaine #35	1	21	21.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Theo Bell T. Bell #83	6	91	15.2	30	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Dan Pastorini D. Pastorini #7	12/26	96	3.7	0	5	4-26	16.3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Earl Campbell E. Campbell #34	22	62	2.8	11
Robert Woods R. Woods #42	1	9	9.0	9
Tim Wilson T. Wilson #89	2	6	3.0	4
Ronnie Coleman R. Coleman #47	1	-5	-5.0	-5

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Rich Caster R. Caster #88	0/0	44	8.8	21
Tim Wilson T. Wilson #89	0/0	33	6.6	8
Ronnie Coleman R. Coleman #47	0/0	15	15.0	15
Earl Campbell E. Campbell #34	0/0	4	4.0	4

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Greg Stemrick G. Stemrick #27	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Willie Alexander W. Alexander #19	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Toni Fritsch T. Fritsch #16	1/1	0/0	3	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Cliff Parsley C. Parsley #18	6	237	39.5	43

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Guido Merkens G. Merkens #19	2	57	28.5
Robert Woods R. Woods #42	2	33	16.5
Johnnie Dirden J. Dirden #81	3	72	24.0
Brian Duncan B. Duncan #35	1	17	17.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw #12	11/19	200	10.5	2	2	0-0	89.7

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Franco Harris F. Harris #32	20	51	2.6	1	9
Rocky Bleier R. Bleier #20	10	45	4.5	1	15
Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw #12	7	29	4.1	0	13
Jack Deloplaine J. Deloplaine #35	3	28	9.3	0	23
Sidney Thornton S. Thornton #38	3	22	7.3	0	14
Rick Moser R. Moser #39	3	7	2.3	0	5
Mike Kruczek M. Kruczek #15	1	-3	-3.0	0	-3

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Lynn Swann L. Swann #88	0/0	98	24.5	1	34
Randy Grossman R. Grossman #84	0/0	43	21.5	0	29
Rocky Bleier R. Bleier #20	0/0	42	10.5	0	16
John Stallworth J. Stallworth #82	0/0	17	17.0	1	17

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Int
Ron Johnson R. Johnson #29	0-0	1
Mel Blount M. Blount #47	0-0	1
Donnie Shell D. Shell #31	0-0	1
Loren Toews L. Toews #51	0-0	1
Jack Ham J. Ham #59	0-0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Roy Gerela R. Gerela #10	2/4	4/4	10	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Craig Colquitt C. Colquitt #5	1	53	53.0	53

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Larry Anderson L. Anderson #30	1	15	15.0	0	0
Jack Deloplaine J. Deloplaine #35	1	21	21.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Theo Bell T. Bell #83	6	91	15.2	30	0

HOU

PIT

1

0

14

2

3

17

3

2

3

4

0

5

34

HOU

Team Stats

PIT

142

Total Yds

379

70

Pass Yds

200

72

Rush Yds

179

56

Total Plays

66

2.5

Yards Per Play

5.7

2.3

Yards Per Pass

10.5

2.8

Yards Per Rush

3.8

10

1st Downs

21

6

Punts

1

9

Turnovers

5

Interceptions Thrown

2

4

Fumbles Lost

3

5

Penalties

4

0.0

Sacks

4.0

0

D/ST TD

0

2-1 HOU

PIT 2-0

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1978 AFC Central

Game Summary

Team Stats