| Baltimore Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 9, 1978 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 41957 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 30 F Humidty: 100% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BAL | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 31 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 3 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 2 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Roger Carr 5 pass from Bill Troup (Toni Linhart kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Derrel Luce 44 opponents fumble recovery (Toni Linhart kick failed) | 13 | 21 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Randy Grossman 12 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 13 | 28 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jim Smith 29 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 13 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Roger Carr |
| 35 | WR | Glenn Doughty |
| 69 | LOT | Wade Griffin |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Pratt |
| 57 | C | Ken Mendenhall |
| 62 | ROG | Ken Huff |
| 79 | ROT | Don Morrison |
| 86 | TE | Reese McCall |
| 12 | QB | Bill Troup |
| 20 | HB | Joe Washington |
| 36 | FB | Don Hardeman |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Fred Cook |
| 74 | LDT | Dave Rowe |
| 76 | RDT | Joe Ehrmann |
| 71 | RDE | Mike Ozdowski |
| 52 | LLB | Tom MacLeod |
| 56 | MLB | Ed Simonini |
| 53 | RLB | Stan White |
| 43 | LCB | Norm Thompson |
| 44 | SS | Lyle Blackwood |
| 42 | FS | Lloyd Mumphord |
| 30 | RCB | Doug Nettles |
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
| 56 | RLB | Robin Cole |
| 29 | LCB | Ron Johnson |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 21 | FS | Tony Dungy |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Joe Washington | 18 | 48 | 2.7 | 28 | 0 |
| Don Hardeman | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Don McCauley | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 17 | 52 | 3.1 | 9 | 2 |
| Rocky Bleier | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Rick Moser | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Bill Troup | 18 | 8 | 44.4 | 1 | 62 | 3.4 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 48.8 |
| Mike Kirkland | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 2 | 240 | 13.3 | 62 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 105.1 |
| Mike Kruczek | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Don Hardeman | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Reese McCall | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Glenn Doughty | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Roger Carr | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| Joe Washington | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Don McCauley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Lynn Swann | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 62 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 29t | 1 |
| Theo Bell | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Randy Grossman | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 12t | 1 |
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31t | 1 |
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Norm Thompson | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Lloyd Mumphord | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Tony Dungy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| David Lee | 6 | 224 | 37.3 | 41 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 4 | 131 | 32.8 | 39 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Joe Washington | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Theo Bell | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Don McCauley | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| Joe Washington | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 32 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 2 | 81 | 40.5 | 57 | 0 | |
| Jack Deloplaine | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |
| Mike Ozdowski | 2.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Dennis Winston | 1.0 |
| Robin Cole | 1.0 |
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