| Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 3, 1978 Location: Orchard Park, NY Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 64147 |
| Weather: Rain Temp: 71 F Humidty: 81% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 28 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Sidney Thornton 2 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Frank Lewis 22 pass from Bill Munson (Tom Dempsey kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Tom Dempsey 32 FG | 21 | 10 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Theo Bell 15 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 28 | 10 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Reuben Gant 3 pass from Bill Munson (Tom Dempsey kick) | 28 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 88 | WR | Lynn Swann |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 57 | LOG | Sam Davis |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 72 | ROG | Gerry Mullins |
| 79 | ROT | Larry Brown |
| 89 | TE | Bennie Cunningham |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 20 | RB | Rocky Bleier |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 65 | RDT | Tom Beasley |
| 78 | RDE | Dwight White |
| 59 | LLB | Jack Ham |
| 58 | MLB | Jack Lambert |
| 56 | RLB | Robin Cole |
| 29 | LCB | Ron Johnson |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 23 | FS | Mike Wagner |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Frank Lewis |
| 86 | WR | Lenny Willis |
| 72 | LOT | Ken Jones |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 61 | C | Willie Parker |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Reuben Gant |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 40 | RB | Terry Miller |
| 34 | FB | Jim Braxton |
| Offense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Ben Williams |
| 74 | LDT | Dee Hardison |
| 85 | RDT | Phil Dokes |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 59 | LLB | Shane Nelson |
| 52 | MLB | Merv Krakau |
| 51 | RLB | Dan Jilek |
| 29 | LCB | Mario Clark |
| 24 | SS | Doug Jones |
| 43 | FS | Tony Greene |
| 26 | RCB | Charles Romes |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 32:18 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 7/12 | / | 5 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| BUF | 27:42 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 7/15 | / | 9 | 62 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 27 | 96 | 3.6 | 14 | 1 |
| Sidney Thornton | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 12 | 1 |
| Rocky Bleier | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 142 | 3.3 | 14 | 2 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Terry Miller | 20 | 60 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dennis Johnson | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 100 | 3.4 | 30 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 19 | 14 | 73.7 | 1 | 217 | 11.4 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 124.2 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 14 | 73.7 | 1 | 217 | 11.4 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 124.2 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Bill Munson | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 0 | 171 | 10.7 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 138.3 |
| Joe Ferguson | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 1 | 20 | 2.0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 1 | 191 | 7.3 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 84.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 38 | 1 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 217 | 15.5 | 38 | 2 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Terry Miller | 6 | 97 | 16.2 | 43 | 0 |
| Reuben Gant | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 17 | 1 |
| Frank Lewis | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 24 | 1 |
| Dennis Johnson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 191 | 14.7 | 43 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Tony Dungy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Tony Greene | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Craig Colquitt | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 45 | 0 | 2 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| Rusty Jackson | 6 | 258 | 43.0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 258 | 43.0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Theo Bell | 4 | 1 | 26 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Randy Reutershan | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 1 | 39 | 7.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Curtis Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Moody | 1 | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | -10 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 19 | 0 | |
| Gerry Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 19 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Keith Moody | 4 | 109 | 27.3 | 35 | 0 | |
| Lenny Willis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 35 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Donnie Shell | 1.0 |
| Dwight White | 1.0 |
| L.C. Greenwood | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |