| AFC Divisional Playoff - Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 30, 1978 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 48921 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 36 F Humidty: 92% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 33 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver Broncos | Jim Turner 37 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Franco Harris 1 run (Roy Gerela kick failed) | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Franco Harris 18 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Roy Gerela 24 FG | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | Denver Broncos | Dave Preston 3 run (Jim Turner kick) | 10 | 16 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Roy Gerela 27 FG | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Stallworth 45 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 10 | 26 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lynn Swann 38 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 10 | 33 |
| RUSHING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| DEN | Norris Weese | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 12 | 0 |
| DEN | Dave Preston | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 10 | 1 |
| DEN | Jon Keyworth | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| DEN | Lonnie Perrin | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 8 | 0 |
| DEN | Rob Lytle | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 |
| DEN | Otis Armstrong | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| DEN | Larry Canada | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PIT | Franco Harris | 24 | 105 | 4.4 | 18t | 2 |
| PIT | Rocky Bleier | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| PIT | Rick Moser | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PIT | Terry Bradshaw | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PIT | Sidney Thornton | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PIT | Jack Deloplaine | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PIT | Jim Smith | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
| DEN | Norris Weese | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 118 | 7.4 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 74.5 |
| DEN | Craig Morton | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 34 | 6.8 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 80.4 |
| DEN | Bucky Dilts | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| PIT | Terry Bradshaw | 29 | 16 | 55.2 | 1 | 272 | 9.4 | 45t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 95.8 |
| RECEIVING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| DEN | Jack Dolbin | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 28 | 0 |
| DEN | Haven Moses | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 |
| DEN | Dave Preston | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 16 | 0 |
| DEN | Lonnie Perrin | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| DEN | Riley Odoms | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| DEN | Rob Lytle | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PIT | John Stallworth | 10 | 156 | 15.6 | 45t | 1 |
| PIT | Randy Grossman | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 22 | 0 |
| PIT | Lynn Swann | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 38t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| DEN | Bob Swenson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| DEN | Billy Thompson | 0 | 6 | 6L | 0 | |
| PUNTING | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
| DEN | Bucky Dilts | 6 | 204 | 34.0 | 43 | 0 |
| PIT | Craig Colquitt | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 38 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| DEN | Rick Upchurch | 2 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 | 22 | 0 |
| PIT | Theo Bell | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| PIT | Jack Deloplaine | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| PIT | Jim Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
| DEN | Rick Upchurch | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 24 | 0 |
| DEN | Lonnie Perrin | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| DEN | Jon Keyworth | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| DEN | Chris Pane | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PIT | Larry Anderson | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 30 | 0 |
| PIT | Sidney Thornton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| DEN | Rick Upchurch | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 24 | 0 |
| DEN | Lonnie Perrin | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| DEN | Jon Keyworth | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| DEN | Chris Pane | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PIT | Larry Anderson | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 30 | 0 |
| PIT | Sidney Thornton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| SACKS | ||
|---|---|---|
| TEAM | PLAYER | NO |
| PIT | Joe Greene | 2.0 |
| PIT | Dwight White | 2.0 |
| PIT | Steve Furness | 1.0 |
| PIT | Robin Cole | 0.5 |
| PIT | Donnie Shell | 0.5 |
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