| Pittsburgh Steelers at St. Louis Cardinals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 16, 1979 Location: St. Louis, MO Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 50416 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 75 F Humidty: 33% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Ottis Anderson 12 run (Steve Little kick failed) | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Steve Little 22 FG | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 18 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Theotis Brown 1 run (Steve Little kick failed) | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Mike Wood 24 FG | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Mike Wood 27 FG | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Rocky Bleier 4 run (Matt Bahr kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Bennie Cunningham 5 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Matt Bahr 20 FG | 24 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 88 | WR | Lynn Swann |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 77 | LOG | Steve Courson |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 72 | ROG | Gerry Mullins |
| 79 | ROT | Larry Brown |
| 84 | TE | Randy Grossman |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 38 | RB | Sidney Thornton |
| 32 | FB | Franco Harris |
| Defense | ||
| 65 | LDE | Tom Beasley |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 67 | RDT | Gary Dunn |
| 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 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Mel Gray |
| 83 | WR | Pat Tilley |
| 62 | LOT | Keith Wortman |
| 64 | LOG | Bob Young |
| 54 | C | Tom Banks |
| 68 | ROG | Terry Stieve |
| 71 | ROT | Joe Bostic |
| 89 | TE | Gary Parris |
| 17 | QB | Jim Hart |
| 32 | RB | Ottis Anderson |
| 33 | RB | Theotis Brown |
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Bob Pollard |
| 76 | NT | Charlie Davis |
| 73 | RDE | Mike Dawson |
| 53 | LOLB | Steve Neils |
| 56 | LILB | Tim Kearney |
| 55 | RILB | Eric Williams |
| 57 | ROLB | Mark Arneson |
| 27 | LCB | Carl Allen |
| 37 | SS | Ken Greene |
| 23 | FS | Ken Stone |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 33:16 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 7/17 | / | 6 | 55 | 7 | 2 |
| STL | 26:44 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2/12 | / | 5 | 45 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Rocky Bleier | 13 | 73 | 5.6 | 11 | 1 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 13 | 29 | 2.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 164 | 3.9 | 1 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Theotis Brown | 14 | 69 | 4.9 | 11 | 1 |
| Ottis Anderson | 16 | 37 | 2.3 | 12t | 1 |
| Jim Hart | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 106 | 3.4 | 12t | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 31 | 14 | 45.2 | 2 | 206 | 6.6 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 62.0 |
| Mike Kruczek | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | 36 | 9.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102.1 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 17 | 48.6 | 2 | 242 | 6.9 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 66.6 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 0 | 132 | 5.5 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 66.7 |
| Ottis Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 0 | 132 | 5.3 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 64.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 1 | |
| Bennie Cunningham | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 1 | |
| Rocky Bleier | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | |
| Lynn Swann | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| Greg Hawthorne | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 17 | 242 | 14.2 | 28 | 2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Ottis Anderson | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Pat Tilley | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | |
| Theotis Brown | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Mel Gray | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Gary Parris | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Dave Stief | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 132 | 11.0 | 48 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Ken Stone | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Carl Allen | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 30 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Craig Colquitt | 6 | 250 | 41.7 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 250 | 41.7 | 54 | 2 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Steve Little | 7 | 304 | 43.4 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 304 | 43.4 | 55 | 0 | 2 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jim Smith | 6 | 0 | 75 | 12.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 75 | 12.5 | 38 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Willard Harrell | 2 | 1 | 75 | 37.5 | 68 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 75 | 37.5 | 68 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Roy Green | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 36 | 0 | |
| Willard Harrell | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| John Barefield | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 124 | 24.8 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| John Banaszak | 1.0 |
| Gary Dunn | 1.0 |
| Robin Cole | 0.5 |
| Jack Lambert | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Lee Nelson | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |