| Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 2, 1979 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 46521 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 32 F Humidty: % Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 10 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 37 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Matt Bahr 43 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lynn Swann 58 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 1 run (Matt Bahr kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Chris Bahr 46 FG | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Rocky Bleier 1 run (Matt Bahr kick) | 3 | 24 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Isaac Curtis 29 pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Isaac Curtis 32 pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick) | 17 | 24 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lynn Swann 42 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) | 17 | 31 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Matt Bahr 23 FG | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Matt Bahr 32 FG | 17 | 37 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Don Bass |
| 85 | WR | Isaac Curtis |
| 77 | LOT | Mike Wilson |
| 74 | LOG | Glenn Bujnoch |
| 62 | C | Dave Lapham |
| 65 | ROG | Max Montoya |
| 76 | ROT | Vern Holland |
| 89 | TE | Dan Ross |
| 14 | QB | Ken Anderson |
| 45 | RB | Archie Griffin |
| 46 | FB | Pete Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Gary Burley |
| 73 | LDT | Eddie Edwards |
| 75 | RDT | Wilson Whitley |
| 79 | RDE | Ross Browner |
| 52 | LLB | Tom Dinkel |
| 55 | MLB | Jim LeClair |
| 53 | RLB | Bo Harris |
| 24 | LCB | Marvin Cobb |
| 21 | SS | Jim Browner |
| 30 | FS | Dick Jauron |
| 44 | RCB | Ray Griffin |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 88 | WR | Lynn Swann |
| 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 |
| 20 | RB | Rocky Bleier |
| 32 | FB | Franco Harris |
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| 56 | RLB | Robin Cole |
| 29 | LCB | Ron Johnson |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 24 | FS | J.T. Thomas |
| 47 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pete Johnson | 18 | 51 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Ken Anderson | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | |
| Charles Alexander | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Archie Griffin | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Deacon Turner | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 20 | 92 | 4.6 | 34 | 1 |
| Rocky Bleier | 11 | 60 | 5.5 | 1 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 36 | 20 | 55.6 | 0 | 258 | 7.2 | 32t | 2 | 6 | 49 | 96.8 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 29 | 17 | 58.6 | 1 | 339 | 11.7 | 58t | 2 | 2 | 15 | 108.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Isaac Curtis | 5 | 119 | 23.8 | 2 | |
| Dan Ross | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | |
| Pete Johnson | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Charles Alexander | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Archie Griffin | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Don Bass | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jim Corbett | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Lynn Swann | 5 | 192 | 38.4 | 2 | |
| Rocky Bleier | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| Bennie Cunningham | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Jim Smith | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | |
| Franco Harris | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 19 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Dick Jauron | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pat McInally | 4 | 162 | 40.5 | 46 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 35 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Levenseller | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Theo Bell | 3 | 1 | 29 | 9.7 | 16 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Deacon Turner | 7 | 129 | 18.4 | 24 | 0 | |
| Howie Kurnick | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Anthony Anderson | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Eddie Edwards | 1.0 |
| Ross Browner | 0.5 |
| Gary Burley | 0.5 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Steve Furness | 2.0 |
| Joe Greene | 2.0 |
| John Banaszak | 1.0 |
| Gary Dunn | 0.5 |
| Jack Lambert | 0.5 |
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