| Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eagles |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 30, 1979 Location: Philadelphia, PA Venue: Veterans Stadium Attendance: 70352 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 66 F Humidty: 97% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | PHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Sidney Thornton 7 run (Matt Bahr kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Leroy Harris 1 run (Tony Franklin kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Tony Franklin 48 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Wilbert Montgomery 1 run (Tony Franklin kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 37 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) | 14 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Theo Bell |
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 57 | LOG | Sam Davis |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 77 | ROG | Steve Courson |
| 79 | ROT | Larry Brown |
| 84 | TE | Randy Grossman |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 38 | HB | 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 |
| 24 | LCB | J.T. Thomas |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 23 | FS | Mike Wagner |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Offense | ||
| 17 | WR | Harold Carmichael |
| 81 | WR | Scott Fitzkee |
| 75 | LOT | Stan Walters |
| 62 | LOG | Petey Perot |
| 50 | C | Guy Morriss |
| 69 | ROG | Woody Peoples |
| 76 | ROT | Jerry Sisemore |
| 84 | TE | Keith Krepfle |
| 7 | QB | Ron Jaworski |
| 31 | HB | Wilbert Montgomery |
| 20 | FB | Leroy Harris |
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 65 | MG | Charlie Johnson |
| 78 | RDE | Carl Hairston |
| 95 | LOLB | John Bunting |
| 58 | LILB | Terry Tautolo |
| 55 | RILB | Frank LeMaster |
| 51 | ROLB | Reggie Wilkes |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 41 | SS | Randy Logan |
| 22 | FS | Brenard Wilson |
| 46 | RCB | Herman Edwards |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Sidney Thornton | 16 | 88 | 5.5 | 1 | |
| Franco Harris | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Wilbert Montgomery | 28 | 98 | 3.5 | 10 | 1 |
| Leroy Harris | 12 | 30 | 2.5 | 1 | |
| Ron Jaworski | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Billy Campfield | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 26 | 12 | 46.2 | 2 | 176 | 6.8 | 37t | 1 | 1 | 7 | 49.5 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Ron Jaworski | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 2 | 158 | 7.9 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 41.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 1 | |
| Theo Bell | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Rocky Bleier | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Randy Grossman | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Bennie Cunningham | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Keith Krepfle | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 0 | |
| Leroy Harris | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | |
| Scott Fitzkee | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Harold Carmichael | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Wilbert Montgomery | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jack Ham | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jack Lambert | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| John Bunting | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Herman Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 4 | 164 | 41.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Max Runager | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 57 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Theo Bell | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Wally Henry | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 24 | 0 | |
| Anthony Anderson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Wally Henry | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Robin Cole | 1.0 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Carl Hairston | 1.0 |
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