Broncos 7-42 Steelers (Oct 22, 1979)

DEN

PIT

1

7

2

0

21

3

0

4

0

14

7

42

1Q

0 - 7

L. Swann 11-yard TD catch from T. Bradshaw.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

7 - 7

H. Moses 64-yard TD catch from C. Morton.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 14

F. Harris 2-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 21

F. Harris 4-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 28

S. Thornton 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

7 - 35

S. Thornton 17-yard TD catch from T. Bradshaw.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

7 - 42

A. Anderson 10-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

267

Bradshaw

PIT

Rush Yds

121

Harris

PIT

Rec Yds

133

Moses

DEN

Scrim TD

2

Thornton

PIT

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Craig Morton

DEN QB #14

Terry Bradshaw

PIT QB #12

261

Pass Yds

267

1

Pass TD

2

1

Int

1

DEN

Team Stats

PIT

329

Total Yds

530

16

1st Downs

27

3

Turnovers

3

1979 AFC West

DEN PIT

Team	W	L	PCT
Chargers	12	4	.750
Broncos	10	6	.625
Seahawks	9	7	.563
Raiders	9	7	.563
Chiefs	7	9	.438

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 Denver Broncos, 42 to 7, on October 22, 1979.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Craig Morton C. Morton #14	16/31	261	8.4	1	1	0-0	77.5
Craig Penrose C. Penrose #12	2/5	44	8.8	0	1	0-0	32.5

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw #12	18/24	267	11.1	2	1	0-0	121.4
Mike Kruczek M. Kruczek #15	3/3	27	9.0	0	0	0-0	104.2

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Jon Keyworth J. Keyworth #32	4	29	7.3	13
Otis Armstrong O. Armstrong #24	4	10	2.5	6
Rob Lytle R. Lytle #41	4	6	1.5	3
Jim Jensen J. Jensen #30	1	4	4.0	4
Larry Canada L. Canada #35	1	2	2.0	2
Craig Morton C. Morton #14	2	1	0.5	1
Zachary Dixon Z. Dixon #31	1	1	1.0	1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Franco Harris F. Harris #32	17	121	7.1	2	56
Anthony Anderson A. Anderson #33	5	34	6.8	1	11
Sidney Thornton S. Thornton #38	9	27	3.0	1	4
Rocky Bleier R. Bleier #20	4	18	4.5	0	7
Greg Hawthorne G. Hawthorne #27	3	17	5.7	0	8
Jim Smith J. Smith #86	1	12	12.0	0	12
Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw #12	2	5	2.5	0	3
Rick Moser R. Moser #39	1	2	2.0	0	2

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Haven Moses H. Moses #25	0/0	133	26.6	1	64
Riley Odoms R. Odoms #88	0/0	94	15.7	0	32
Rick Upchurch R. Upchurch #80	0/0	24	24.0	0	24
Rob Lytle R. Lytle #41	0/0	23	5.8	0	7
Otis Armstrong O. Armstrong #24	0/0	16	16.0	0	16
Larry Canada L. Canada #35	0/0	15	15.0	0	15

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Lynn Swann L. Swann #88	0/0	76	38.0	1	65
Jim Smith J. Smith #86	0/0	55	11.0	0	20
Randy Grossman R. Grossman #84	0/0	54	54.0	0	54
Sidney Thornton S. Thornton #38	0/0	45	11.3	1	17
Franco Harris F. Harris #32	0/0	23	5.8	0	14
Greg Hawthorne G. Hawthorne #27	0/0	23	11.5	0	17
John Stallworth J. Stallworth #82	0/0	18	6.0	0	9

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Bob Swenson B. Swenson #51	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Jack Lambert J. Lambert #58	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Donnie Shell D. Shell #31	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jim Turner J. Turner #15	0/0	1/1	1	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Matt Bahr M. Bahr #9	0/0	6/6	6	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Luke Prestridge L. Prestridge #11	5	178	35.6	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Craig Colquitt C. Colquitt #5	1	56	56.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Chris Pane C. Pane #23	5	111	22.2	0	0
Larry Canada L. Canada #35	1	8	8.0	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Larry Anderson L. Anderson #30	2	31	15.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Theo Bell T. Bell #83	3	8	2.7	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Craig Morton C. Morton #14	16/31	261	8.4	1	1	0-0	77.5
Craig Penrose C. Penrose #12	2/5	44	8.8	0	1	0-0	32.5

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Jon Keyworth J. Keyworth #32	4	29	7.3	13
Otis Armstrong O. Armstrong #24	4	10	2.5	6
Rob Lytle R. Lytle #41	4	6	1.5	3
Jim Jensen J. Jensen #30	1	4	4.0	4
Larry Canada L. Canada #35	1	2	2.0	2
Craig Morton C. Morton #14	2	1	0.5	1
Zachary Dixon Z. Dixon #31	1	1	1.0	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Haven Moses H. Moses #25	0/0	133	26.6	1	64
Riley Odoms R. Odoms #88	0/0	94	15.7	0	32
Rick Upchurch R. Upchurch #80	0/0	24	24.0	0	24
Rob Lytle R. Lytle #41	0/0	23	5.8	0	7
Otis Armstrong O. Armstrong #24	0/0	16	16.0	0	16
Larry Canada L. Canada #35	0/0	15	15.0	0	15

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Bob Swenson B. Swenson #51	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jim Turner J. Turner #15	0/0	1/1	1	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Luke Prestridge L. Prestridge #11	5	178	35.6	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Chris Pane C. Pane #23	5	111	22.2	0	0
Larry Canada L. Canada #35	1	8	8.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw #12	18/24	267	11.1	2	1	0-0	121.4
Mike Kruczek M. Kruczek #15	3/3	27	9.0	0	0	0-0	104.2

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Franco Harris F. Harris #32	17	121	7.1	2	56
Anthony Anderson A. Anderson #33	5	34	6.8	1	11
Sidney Thornton S. Thornton #38	9	27	3.0	1	4
Rocky Bleier R. Bleier #20	4	18	4.5	0	7
Greg Hawthorne G. Hawthorne #27	3	17	5.7	0	8
Jim Smith J. Smith #86	1	12	12.0	0	12
Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw #12	2	5	2.5	0	3
Rick Moser R. Moser #39	1	2	2.0	0	2

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Lynn Swann L. Swann #88	0/0	76	38.0	1	65
Jim Smith J. Smith #86	0/0	55	11.0	0	20
Randy Grossman R. Grossman #84	0/0	54	54.0	0	54
Sidney Thornton S. Thornton #38	0/0	45	11.3	1	17
Franco Harris F. Harris #32	0/0	23	5.8	0	14
Greg Hawthorne G. Hawthorne #27	0/0	23	11.5	0	17
John Stallworth J. Stallworth #82	0/0	18	6.0	0	9

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Jack Lambert J. Lambert #58	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Donnie Shell D. Shell #31	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Matt Bahr M. Bahr #9	0/0	6/6	6	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Craig Colquitt C. Colquitt #5	1	56	56.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Larry Anderson L. Anderson #30	2	31	15.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Theo Bell T. Bell #83	3	8	2.7	0	0

DEN

PIT

1

7

2

0

21

3

0

4

0

14

7

42

DEN

Team Stats

PIT

329

Total Yds

530

276

Pass Yds

294

53

Rush Yds

236

57

Total Plays

69

5.8

Yards Per Play

7.7

6.9

Yards Per Pass

10.9

3.1

Yards Per Rush

5.6

16

1st Downs

27

5

Punts

1

3

Turnovers

3

2

Interceptions Thrown

1

Fumbles Lost

2

7

Penalties

5

0.0

Sacks

4.0

0

D/ST TD

0

5-3 DEN

PIT 6-2

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1979 AFC West

Game Summary

Team Stats