| Baltimore Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 23, 1979 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 49483 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 63 F Humidty: 50% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BAL | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Steve Mike-Mayer 27 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 47 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Roger Carr 36 pass from Greg Landry (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Matt Bahr 25 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Steve Mike-Mayer 24 FG | 13 | 10 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Bennie Cunningham 28 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) | 13 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Roger Carr |
| 35 | WR | Glenn Doughty |
| 89 | LOT | Wade Griffin |
| 61 | LOG | Bob Pratt |
| 57 | C | Ken Mendenhall |
| 62 | ROG | Ken Huff |
| 68 | ROT | Jeff Hart |
| 86 | TE | Reese McCall |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 20 | HB | Joe Washington |
| 48 | FB | Roosevelt Leaks |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Fred Cook |
| 63 | LDT | Mike Barnes |
| 76 | RDT | Joe Ehrmann |
| 73 | RDE | Ron Fernandes |
| 54 | LLB | Sanders Shiver |
| 55 | MLB | Barry Krauss |
| 53 | RLB | Stan White |
| 30 | LCB | Doug Nettles |
| 40 | SS | Bruce Laird |
| 44 | FS | Lyle Blackwood |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 88 | WR | Lynn Swann |
| 66 | LOT | Ted Petersen |
| 63 | LOG | Thom Dornbrook |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 72 | ROG | Gerry Mullins |
| 79 | ROT | Larry Brown |
| 84 | TE | Randy Grossman |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 38 | RB | Sidney Thornton |
| 20 | FB | Rocky Bleier |
| Offense | ||
| 65 | LDE | Tom Beasley |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 67 | RDT | Gary Dunn |
| 76 | RDE | John Banaszak |
| 59 | LLB | Jack Ham |
| 53 | MLB | Dennis Winston |
| 56 | RLB | Robin Cole |
| 24 | LCB | J.T. Thomas |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 23 | FS | Mike Wagner |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Joe Washington | 21 | 65 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 10 | 22 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| Greg Landry | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Don McCauley | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Sidney Thornton | 13 | 129 | 9.9 | 0 | |
| Greg Hawthorne | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Rocky Bleier | 10 | 14 | 1.4 | 0 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Greg Landry | 34 | 17 | 50.0 | 2 | 195 | 5.7 | 36t | 1 | 1 | 7 | 52.9 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 29 | 19 | 65.5 | 2 | 249 | 8.6 | 47t | 2 | 1 | 9 | 86.7 |
| Mike Kruczek | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Roger Carr | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 1 | |
| Don McCauley | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Washington | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Reese McCall | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Glenn Doughty | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Rocky Bleier | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 0 | |
| John Stallworth | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 1 | |
| Bennie Cunningham | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 1 | |
| Sidney Thornton | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Lynn Swann | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Randy Grossman | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Doug Nettles | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Lyle Blackwood | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nesby Glasgow | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jack Ham | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Lambert | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Bucky Dilts | 6 | 232 | 38.7 | 51 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Nesby Glasgow | 3 | 1 | 26 | 8.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jim Smith | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Nesby Glasgow | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 30 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 21 | 0 | |
| Anthony Anderson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |
| Ron Fernandes | 2.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| John Banaszak | 0.5 |
| Gary Dunn | 0.5 |
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