| AFC Championship - Houston Oilers at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: January 7, 1979 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 49417 |
| Weather: Light Freezing Rain Temp: 31 F Humidty: 100% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 14 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 7 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Rocky Bleier 15 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 19 FG | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lynn Swann 29 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 17 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 3 | 28 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 37 FG | 3 | 31 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Roy Gerela 22 FG | 3 | 34 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Safety, Rocky Bleier tackled in end zone by Ted Washington | 5 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 88 | WR | Rich Caster |
| 73 | LOT | Greg Sampson |
| 64 | LOG | George Reihner |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 70 | ROT | Conway Hayman |
| 86 | TE | Mike Barber |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 34 | HB | Earl Campbell |
| 45 | FB | Tim Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 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 | FS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 27 | RCB | Greg Stemrick |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 88 | WR | Lynn Swann |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 57 | LOG | Sam Davis |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 74 | ROG | Ray Pinney |
| 79 | ROT | Larry Brown |
| 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 |
| 56 | RLB | Robin Cole |
| 29 | LCB | Ron Johnson |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 23 | FS | Mike Wagner |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 22 | 62 | 2.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Robert Woods | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 20 | 51 | 2.6 | 9 | 1 |
| Rocky Bleier | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 15t | 1 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Rick Moser | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Kruczek | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 26 | 12 | 46.2 | 5 | 96 | 3.7 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 16.3 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 2 | 200 | 10.5 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 89.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Rich Caster | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Earl Campbell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Lynn Swann | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 34 | 1 |
| Rocky Bleier | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Randy Grossman | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 29 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Willie Alexander | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Stemrick | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Loren Toews | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Ron Johnson | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cliff Parsley | 6 | 237 | 39.5 | 43 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Theo Bell | 6 | 0 | 91 | 15.2 | 30 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Johnnie Dirden | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Guido Merkens | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 35 | 0 | |
| Robert Woods | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| Brian Duncan | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jack Deloplaine | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Larry Anderson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| L.C. Greenwood | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| Jack Ham | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Joe Greene | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Steve Furness | 0.5 | 2.5 |
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