| Pittsburgh Steelers at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 27, 1978 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 51657 |
| Weather: Haze Temp: 52 F Humidty: 74% Wind: 2 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 42 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lynn Swann 22 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lynn Swann 25 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Paul Hofer 2 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 11 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 24 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 88 | WR | Lynn Swann |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 57 | LOG | Sam Davis |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 77 | ROG | Steve Courson |
| 74 | ROT | Ray Pinney |
| 84 | TE | Randy Grossman |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 20 | RB | Rocky Bleier |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 67 | RDT | Gary Dunn |
| 76 | RDE | John Banaszak |
| 59 | LLB | Jack Ham |
| 58 | MLB | Jack Lambert |
| 51 | RLB | Loren Toews |
| 29 | LCB | Ron Johnson |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 23 | FS | Mike Wagner |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Kenny Harrison |
| 88 | WR | Freddie Solomon |
| 68 | LOT | John Ayers |
| 65 | LOG | Ernie Hughes |
| 56 | C | Fred Quillan |
| 62 | ROG | Walt Downing |
| 71 | ROT | Keith Fahnhorst |
| 81 | TE | Ken MacAfee |
| 19 | QB | Scott Bull |
| 36 | RB | Paul Hofer |
| 38 | FB | Bobby Ferrell |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Archie Reese |
| 74 | LDT | Jimmy Webb |
| 75 | RDT | Ed Galigher |
| 86 | RDE | Cedrick Hardman |
| 50 | LLB | Joe Harris |
| 57 | MLB | Dan Bunz |
| 54 | RLB | Ed Bradley |
| 49 | LCB | Vern Roberson |
| 26 | SS | Bob Jury |
| 24 | FS | Chuck Crist |
| 22 | RCB | Eddie Lewis |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Rick Moser | 15 | 63 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 12 | 61 | 5.1 | 16 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 13 | 58 | 4.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 8 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Paul Hofer | 16 | 35 | 2.2 | 7 | 1 |
| Bobby Ferrell | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 5 | 0 |
| Scott Bull | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Dave Williams | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 1 | 195 | 9.3 | 25t | 3 | 2 | 27 | 112.1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Scott Bull | 28 | 10 | 35.7 | 5 | 113 | 4.0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 9.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Lynn Swann | 8 | 134 | 16.8 | 25t | 2 |
| John Stallworth | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Randy Grossman | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Paul Seal | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Bobby Ferrell | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Kenny Harrison | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Paul Hofer | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jack Ham | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Tony Dungy | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ron Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Chuck Crist | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 3 | 127 | 42.3 | 45 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Mike Connell | 5 | 199 | 39.8 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jim Smith | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Jack Steptoe | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Paul Hofer | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 24 | 0 | |
| Mark Nichols | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Greg Boykin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Gary Dunn | 2.0 |
| Joe Greene | 1.0 |
| Dwight White | 1.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Bob Jury | 1.0 |
| Archie Reese | 1.0 |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: August 26, 2025 |