| Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 19, 1978 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 47578 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 45 F Humidty: 60% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Chris Bahr 29 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Rocky Bleier 1 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Chris Bahr 48 FG | 6 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Isaac Curtis |
| 87 | WR | Pat McInally |
| 77 | LOT | Mike Wilson |
| 74 | LOG | Glenn Bujnoch |
| 58 | C | Blair Bush |
| 62 | ROG | Dave Lapham |
| 76 | ROT | Vern Holland |
| 84 | TE | Don Bass |
| 14 | QB | Ken Anderson |
| 22 | HB | Deacon Turner |
| 46 | FB | Pete Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Gary Burley |
| 75 | LDT | Wilson Whitley |
| 73 | RDT | Eddie Edwards |
| 79 | RDE | Ross Browner |
| 50 | LLB | Glenn Cameron |
| 59 | MLB | Jim LeClair |
| 57 | RLB | Reggie Williams |
| 34 | LCB | Louis Breeden |
| 24 | SS | Marvin Cobb |
| 32 | FS | Scott Perry |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| 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 |
| 74 | ROT | Ray Pinney |
| 84 | TE | Randy Grossman |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 20 | RB | Rocky Bleier |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| Offense | ||
| 65 | LDE | Tom Beasley |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 64 | RDT | Steve Furness |
| 76 | RDE | John Banaszak |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 29:39 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3/11 | / | 5 | 44 | 4 | 3 |
| PIT | 30:21 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4/15 | / | 2 | 34 | 4 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Deacon Turner | 17 | 45 | 2.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Pete Johnson | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Ken Anderson | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tony Davis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 97 | 3.1 | 16 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 22 | 64 | 2.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 9 | 10 | 1.1 | 3 | 1 |
| Rick Moser | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 70 | 2.1 | 12 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 2 | 164 | 5.7 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 37.1 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 2 | 164 | 5.7 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 37.1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 30 | 12 | 40.0 | 4 | 117 | 3.9 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 12.1 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 12 | 40.0 | 4 | 117 | 3.9 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 12.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pat McInally | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 49 | 0 |
| Deacon Turner | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Don Bass | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Corbett | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Pete Johnson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Dennis Law | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 164 | 11.7 | 49 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Randy Grossman | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 117 | 9.8 | 21 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Louis Breeden | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim LeClair | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ken Riley | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Mel Blount | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||
| Pat McInally | 5 | 184 | 36.8 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Bahr | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 208 | 34.7 | 46 | 1 | 2 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Craig Colquitt | 7 | 264 | 37.7 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 264 | 37.7 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Tony Davis | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Dick Jauron | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dennis Law | 1 | 0 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Theo Bell | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Ray Griffin | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | ||
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 89 | 29.7 | 37 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Ross Browner | 1.0 |
| Dick Jauron | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Jack Lambert | 1.0 |
| Joe Greene | 1.0 |
| Mike Wagner | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |