| Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns Game Statistics |
| Date: October 7, 1979 Location: Cleveland, OH |
| Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 81260 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 51 F Humidty: 74% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 21 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 51 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Bennie Cunningham 7 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Sidney Thornton 10 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 71 run (Matt Bahr kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Jim Smith 14 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick failed) | 27 | 0 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Reggie Rucker 32 pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) | 27 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Ozzie Newsome 18 pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) | 27 | 14 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Matt Bahr 42 FG | 30 | 14 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 25 run (Matt Bahr kick) | 37 | 14 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Calvin Hill 14 pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) | 37 | 21 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Rocky Bleier 70 run (Matt Bahr kick) | 44 | 21 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Dave Logan 30 pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) | 44 | 28 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Dave Logan 13 pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) | 44 | 35 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Sidney Thornton 1 run (Matt Bahr kick) | 51 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Jim Smith |
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 57 | LOG | Sam Davis |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 77 | ROG | Steve Courson |
| 79 | ROT | Larry Brown |
| 89 | TE | Bennie Cunningham |
| 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 |
| 53 | RLB | Dennis Winston |
| 24 | LCB | J.T. Thomas |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 23 | FS | Mike Wagner |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Dave Logan |
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 73 | LOT | Doug Dieken |
| 64 | LOG | George Buehler |
| 54 | C | Tom DeLeone |
| 68 | ROG | Bob Jackson |
| 65 | ROT | Henry Sheppard |
| 82 | TE | Ozzie Newsome |
| 17 | QB | Brian Sipe |
| 35 | RB | Calvin Hill |
| 43 | FB | Mike Pruitt |
| Offense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Mike St. Clair |
| 78 | LDT | Mickey Sims |
| 72 | RDT | Jerry Sherk |
| 77 | RDE | Lyle Alzado |
| 59 | LLB | Charlie Hall |
| 56 | MLB | Robert Jackson |
| 57 | RLB | Clay Matthews |
| 28 | LCB | Ron Bolton |
| 22 | SS | Clarence Scott |
| 27 | FS | Thom Darden |
| 21 | RCB | Oliver Davis |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 19 | 153 | 8.1 | 71t | 2 |
| Sidney Thornton | 18 | 98 | 5.4 | 1 | |
| Rocky Bleier | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 1 | |
| Greg Hawthorne | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Mike Pruitt | 15 | 73 | 4.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 3 | 0 |
| Dino Hall | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Brian Sipe | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Cleo Miller | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 0 | 161 | 7.7 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 121.2 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Brian Sipe | 41 | 22 | 53.7 | 3 | 351 | 8.6 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 91.6 |
| Johnny Evans | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 0 | |
| Bennie Cunningham | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| Jim Smith | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | |
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10t | 1 |
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Ozzie Newsome | 6 | 97 | 16.2 | 1 | |
| Dave Logan | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 2 | |
| Calvin Hill | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 31 | 1 |
| Mike Pruitt | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Reggie Rucker | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 1 | |
| Ricky Feacher | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Willis Adams | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Mike Wagner | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 5 | 180 | 36.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Johnny Evans | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 37 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 44 | 0 | |
| Greg Hawthorne | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Dino Hall | 9 | 172 | 19.1 | 31 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Cleveland Browns | |
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