| Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 3, 1978 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 54261 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 41 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 37 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 23 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 5 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 13 | 3 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 64 | RDT | Steve Furness |
| 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 |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 82 | WR | Mike Renfro |
| 73 | LOT | Greg Sampson |
| 70 | LOG | Conway Hayman |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 76 | ROT | Morris Towns |
| 86 | TE | Mike Barber |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 34 | RB | Earl Campbell |
| 45 | RB | Tim Wilson |
| Offense | ||
| 77 | LDE | James Young |
| 78 | MG | Curley Culp |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 52 | LOLB | Robert Brazile |
| 54 | LILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 57 | RILB | Steve Kiner |
| 59 | ROLB | Ted Washington |
| 19 | LCB | Willie Alexander |
| 20 | SS | Bill Currier |
| 37 | WS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 27 | RCB | Greg Stemrick |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 27 | 102 | 3.8 | 31 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 13 | 66 | 5.1 | 24 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Rick Moser | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ronnie Coleman | 15 | 45 | 3.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Earl Campbell | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Burrough | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 1 | 97 | 4.0 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 53.6 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 27 | 10 | 37.0 | 3 | 91 | 3.4 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Randy Grossman | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 34 | 1 |
| Jim Smith | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ken Burrough | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Mike Barber | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Mike Renfro | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Conrad Rucker | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jack Lambert | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Mike Wagner | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| C.L. Whittington | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 5 | 201 | 40.2 | 52 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cliff Parsley | 5 | 239 | 47.8 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jim Smith | 4 | 0 | 32 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Robert Woods | 3 | 0 | 28 | 9.3 | 13 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Jim Smith | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Brian Duncan | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Robert Woods | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Gary Dunn | 1.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Curley Culp | 1.0 |
| Elvin Bethea | 1.0 |
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