| Washington Redskins at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 4, 1979 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 49462 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 50 F Humidty: 37% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Stallworth 11 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Washington Redskins | John Riggins 4 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Matt Bahr 21 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bennie Cunningham 16 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Randy Grossman 4 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Stallworth 65 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Rick Moser 2 run (Matt Bahr kick) | 7 | 38 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 13 | 56 | 4.3 | 9 | 1 |
| Joe Theismann | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Benny Malone | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Ike Forte | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Anthony Anderson | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Rocky Bleier | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Rick Moser | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 1 | |
| Sidney Thornton | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| Mike Kruczek | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 31 | 14 | 45.2 | 1 | 147 | 4.7 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 46.0 |
| Kim McQuilken | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 12 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 1 | 311 | 11.5 | 65t | 4 | 1 | 7 | 120.5 |
| Mike Kruczek | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 0 | 79 | 11.3 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 108.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Danny Buggs | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Buddy Hardeman | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Ricky Thompson | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Don Warren | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Johnny McDaniel | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ike Forte | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Benny Malone | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 6 | 126 | 21.0 | 2 | |
| Lynn Swann | 5 | 106 | 21.2 | 0 | |
| Randy Grossman | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 1 | |
| Bennie Cunningham | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 1 | |
| Theo Bell | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Joe Lavender | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Donnie Shell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 6 | 229 | 38.2 | 52 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Buddy Hardeman | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Theo Bell | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Ike Forte | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Buddy Hardeman | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| Clarence Harmon | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |
| Perry Brooks | 1.0 |
| Coy Bacon | 1.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Donnie Shell | 1.0 |
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