The Pittsburgh Steelers dominated the Denver Broncos, 33 to 10, in the 1978 AFC divisional game on December 30, 1978.
Final
1st quarter
DEN
PIT
Jim Turner 37-yard field goal
3
0
Franco Harris 1-yard run (kick failed)
3
6
2nd quarter
DEN
PIT
Franco Harris 18-yard run (Roy Gerela kick)
3
13
Roy Gerela 24-yard field goal
3
16
Dave Preston 3-yard run (Jim Turner kick)
10
16
Roy Gerela 27-yard field goal
10
19
4th quarter
DEN
PIT
John Stallworth 45-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)
10
26
Lynn Swann 38-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)
10
33
Broncos
Steelers
1st Downs
15
24
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
55
69
Total Yards
218
425
Yards per play
4.0
6.2
Passing
131
272
Comp - Att
12 - 22
16 - 29
Yards per pass
4.7
9.4
Interceptions thrown
0
1
Sacks - Yards lost
6 - 37
0 - 0
Rushing
87
153
Rushing Attempts
27
40
Yards per rush
3.2
3.8
Penalties
8
11
Turnovers
2
2
Fumbles lost
2
1
Interceptions
0
1
Possession
Passing
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Weese | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 |
D. Preston | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 1 |
J. Keyworth | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 |
R. Lytle | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 |
L. Perrin | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 |
O. Armstrong | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
L. Canada | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
Team | 27 | 87 | 3.2 | 1 |
Receiving
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Turner | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Team | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Dilts | 6 | 204 | 34.0 | 43 |
Team | 6 | 204 | 34.0 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Upchurch | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 24 |
L. Perrin | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
J. Keyworth | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
C. Pane | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Upchurch | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 22 |
Team | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Bradshaw | 16 | 29 | 272 | 9.4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 95.8 |
Team | 16 | 29 | 272 | 9.4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 95.8 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Harris | 24 | 105 | 4.4 | 2 |
R. Bleier | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 |
R. Moser | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 |
T. Bradshaw | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 |
J. Deloplaine | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
J. Smith | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
S. Thornton | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 |
Team | 40 | 153 | 3.8 | 2 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Stallworth | 10 | 156 | 15.6 | 1 | |
R. Grossman | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | |
L. Swann | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 1 | |
Team | 16 | 272 | 9.4 | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 6.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Gerela | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
Team | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Colquitt | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 38 |
Team | 2 | 72 | 36.0 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Anderson | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | 30 |
S. Thornton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
Team | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Deloplaine | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
T. Bell | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 |
Team | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 |
More Steelers Stats
PPG
23.4
13th
OPP PPG
14.9
2nd
RUSH YDS/G
138.1
8th
PASS YDS/G
208.4
25th
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Chargers | NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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 Commanders | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 |
 Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Lions | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 |
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| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
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