| Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals Game Statistics |
| Date: October 14, 1979 Location: Cincinnati, OH |
| Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 52381 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 54 F Humidty: 38% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 7 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Matt Bahr 46 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Dan Ross 7 pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Pete Johnson 1 run (Chris Bahr kick failed) | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Howie Kurnick 12 opponents fumble recovery (Chris Bahr kick) | 3 | 20 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim LeClair 27 opponents fumble recovery (Chris Bahr kick) | 3 | 27 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Rick Walker 14 pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick) | 3 | 34 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 33 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) | 10 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Jim Smith |
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 57 | LOG | Sam Davis |
| 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 | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 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 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Don Bass |
| 85 | WR | Isaac Curtis |
| 77 | LOT | Mike Wilson |
| 74 | LOG | Glenn Bujnoch |
| 58 | C | Blair Bush |
| 62 | ROG | Dave Lapham |
| 76 | ROT | Vern Holland |
| 89 | TE | Dan Ross |
| 14 | QB | Ken Anderson |
| 22 | RB | Deacon Turner |
| 40 | FB | Charles Alexander |
| Offense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Gary Burley |
| 73 | LDT | Eddie Edwards |
| 75 | RDT | Wilson Whitley |
| 79 | RDE | Ross Browner |
| 53 | LLB | Bo Harris |
| 55 | MLB | Jim LeClair |
| 57 | RLB | Reggie Williams |
| 34 | LCB | Louis Breeden |
| 24 | SS | Marvin Cobb |
| 30 | FS | Dick Jauron |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Charles Alexander | 19 | 91 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Ken Anderson | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Deacon Turner | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Archie Griffin | 12 | 21 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Pete Johnson | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 1 |
| Nathan Poole | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 40 | 21 | 52.5 | 2 | 275 | 6.9 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 62.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 2 | 120 | 6.0 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 58.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 6 | 126 | 21.0 | 1 | |
| Jim Smith | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Bennie Cunningham | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Franco Harris | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Archie Griffin | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 0 | |
| Dan Ross | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | |
| Don Bass | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Rick Walker | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 |
| Charles Alexander | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dennis Winston | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mel Blount | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Reggie Williams | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 4 | 174 | 43.5 | 49 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pat McInally | 7 | 282 | 40.3 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Theo Bell | 4 | 0 | 34 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Vaughn Lusby | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Dick Jauron | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Anthony Anderson | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Jim Browner | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Howie Kurnick | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| John Banaszak | 1.0 |
| Joe Greene | 1.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Ross Browner | 1.0 |
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