Steelers 51-35 Browns (Oct 7, 1979)

PIT

CLE

1

21

0

2

9

14

3

7

4

14

51

35

1Q

7 - 0

B. Cunningham 7-yard TD catch from T. Bradshaw.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

14 - 0

S. Thornton 10-yard TD catch from T. Bradshaw.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

21 - 0

F. Harris 71-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

27 - 0

J. Smith 14-yard TD catch from T. Bradshaw.

Touchdown

Missed XP

2Q

27 - 7

R. Rucker 32-yard TD catch from B. Sipe.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

27 - 14

O. Newsome 18-yard TD catch from B. Sipe.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

30 - 14

M. Bahr 42-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

37 - 14

F. Harris 25-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

37 - 21

C. Hill 14-yard TD catch from B. Sipe.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

44 - 21

R. Bleier 70-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

44 - 28

D. Logan 30-yard TD catch from B. Sipe.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

44 - 35

D. Logan 13-yard TD catch from B. Sipe.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

51 - 35

S. Thornton 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

351

Sipe

CLE

Rush Yds

153

Harris

PIT

Rec Yds

97

Newsome

CLE

Scrim TD

2

Thornton

PIT

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Terry Bradshaw

PIT QB #12

Brian Sipe

CLE QB #17

161

Pass Yds

351

3

Pass TD

5

0

Int

3

PIT

Team Stats

CLE

522

Total Yds

458

21

1st Downs

24

1

Turnovers

5

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 Cleveland Browns were decisively beaten by the Pittsburgh Steelers, 51 to 35, on October 7, 1979.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw #12	12/21	161	7.7	3	0	0-0	121.2

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Brian Sipe B. Sipe #17	22/41	351	8.6	5	3	0-0	91.6
Johnny Evans J. Evans #8	1/1	14	14.0	0	0	0-0	118.8

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Franco Harris F. Harris #32	19	153	8.1	2	71
Sidney Thornton S. Thornton #38	18	98	5.4	1	27
Rocky Bleier R. Bleier #20	4	81	20.3	1	70
Greg Hawthorne G. Hawthorne #27	4	29	7.3	0	12

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Mike Pruitt M. Pruitt #43	15	73	4.9	9
Calvin Hill C. Hill #35	5	8	1.6	5
Dino Hall D. Hall #26	1	7	7.0	7
Brian Sipe B. Sipe #17	2	4	2.0	0
Cleo Miller C. Miller #30	1	1	1.0	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
John Stallworth J. Stallworth #82	0/0	96	24.0	0	37
Bennie Cunningham B. Cunningham #89	0/0	29	7.3	1	15
Jim Smith J. Smith #86	0/0	17	8.5	1	14
Sidney Thornton S. Thornton #38	0/0	10	10.0	1	10
Rocky Bleier R. Bleier #20	0/0	9	9.0	0	9

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ozzie Newsome O. Newsome #82	0/0	97	16.2	1	37
Dave Logan D. Logan #85	0/0	91	18.2	2	30
Calvin Hill C. Hill #35	0/0	68	17.0	1	31
Reggie Rucker R. Rucker #33	0/0	56	28.0	1	32
Mike Pruitt M. Pruitt #43	0/0	33	8.3	0	17
Ricky Feacher R. Feacher #83	0/0	14	14.0	0	14
Willis Adams W. Adams #80	0/0	6	6.0	0	6

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Donnie Shell D. Shell #31	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Mike Wagner M. Wagner #23	0-0	0	0	2	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Matt Bahr M. Bahr #9	1/1	6/7	9	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Don Cockroft D. Cockroft #12	0/1	5/5	5	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Craig Colquitt C. Colquitt #5	5	180	36.0	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Johnny Evans J. Evans #8	2	65	32.5	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Larry Anderson L. Anderson #30	3	65	21.7	0	0
Greg Hawthorne G. Hawthorne #27	1	23	23.0	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Dino Hall D. Hall #26	9	172	19.1	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Theo Bell T. Bell #83	1	0	0.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Dino Hall D. Hall #26	2	58	29.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Terry Bradshaw T. Bradshaw #12	12/21	161	7.7	3	0	0-0	121.2

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Franco Harris F. Harris #32	19	153	8.1	2	71
Sidney Thornton S. Thornton #38	18	98	5.4	1	27
Rocky Bleier R. Bleier #20	4	81	20.3	1	70
Greg Hawthorne G. Hawthorne #27	4	29	7.3	0	12

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
John Stallworth J. Stallworth #82	0/0	96	24.0	0	37
Bennie Cunningham B. Cunningham #89	0/0	29	7.3	1	15
Jim Smith J. Smith #86	0/0	17	8.5	1	14
Sidney Thornton S. Thornton #38	0/0	10	10.0	1	10
Rocky Bleier R. Bleier #20	0/0	9	9.0	0	9

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Donnie Shell D. Shell #31	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Mike Wagner M. Wagner #23	0-0	0	0	2	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Matt Bahr M. Bahr #9	1/1	6/7	9	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Craig Colquitt C. Colquitt #5	5	180	36.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Larry Anderson L. Anderson #30	3	65	21.7	0	0
Greg Hawthorne G. Hawthorne #27	1	23	23.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Theo Bell T. Bell #83	1	0	0.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Brian Sipe B. Sipe #17	22/41	351	8.6	5	3	0-0	91.6
Johnny Evans J. Evans #8	1/1	14	14.0	0	0	0-0	118.8

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Mike Pruitt M. Pruitt #43	15	73	4.9	9
Calvin Hill C. Hill #35	5	8	1.6	5
Dino Hall D. Hall #26	1	7	7.0	7
Brian Sipe B. Sipe #17	2	4	2.0	0
Cleo Miller C. Miller #30	1	1	1.0	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ozzie Newsome O. Newsome #82	0/0	97	16.2	1	37
Dave Logan D. Logan #85	0/0	91	18.2	2	30
Calvin Hill C. Hill #35	0/0	68	17.0	1	31
Reggie Rucker R. Rucker #33	0/0	56	28.0	1	32
Mike Pruitt M. Pruitt #43	0/0	33	8.3	0	17
Ricky Feacher R. Feacher #83	0/0	14	14.0	0	14
Willis Adams W. Adams #80	0/0	6	6.0	0	6

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Don Cockroft D. Cockroft #12	0/1	5/5	5	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Johnny Evans J. Evans #8	2	65	32.5	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Dino Hall D. Hall #26	9	172	19.1	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Dino Hall D. Hall #26	2	58	29.0	0	0

PIT

CLE

1

21

0

2

9

14

3

7

4

14

51

35

PIT

Team Stats

CLE

522

Total Yds

458

161

Pass Yds

365

361

Rush Yds

93

66

Total Plays

66

7.9

Yards Per Play

6.9

7.7

Yards Per Pass

8.7

8

Yards Per Rush

3.9

21

1st Downs

24

5

Punts

2

1

Turnovers

5

0

Interceptions Thrown

3

1

Fumbles Lost

2

9

Penalties

1

0.0

Sacks

0.0

0

D/ST TD

0

5-1 PIT

CLE 4-2

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1979 AFC Central

Game Summary

Team Stats