| AFC Divisional Playoff |
| Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 30, 1979 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 50214 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 30 F Humidty: 81% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 20 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsbuurgh SteelersPIT | Sidney Thornton 1 run (Matt Bahr kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Pittsbuurgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 17 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick blocked) | 0 | 13 |
| 1 | Pittsbuurgh SteelersPIT | Lynn Swann 20 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Matt Bahr kick) | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Duriel Harris 7 pass from Bob Griese (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Pittsbuurgh SteelersPIT | Rocky Bleier 1 run (Matt Bahr kick) | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Pittsbuurgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 5 run (Matt Bahr kick) | 7 | 34 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 1 run (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 14 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Duriel Harris |
| 89 | WR | Nat Moore |
| 67 | LOT | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 64 | LOG | Ed Newman |
| 63 | C | Mark Dennard |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 71 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 84 | TE | Bruce Hardy |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 24 | HB | Delvin Williams |
| 39 | FB | Larry Csonka |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 73 | NT | Bob Baumhower |
| 77 | RDE | A.J. Duhe |
| 58 | LOLB | Kim Bokamper |
| 56 | LILB | Steve Towle |
| 51 | RILB | Rusty Chambers |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry Gordon |
| 41 | LCB | Norris Thomas |
| 25 | SS | Tim Foley |
| 20 | FS | Neal Colzie |
| 48 | RCB | Gerald Small |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 88 | WR | Lynn Swann |
| 66 | LOT | Ted Petersen |
| 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 | ||
| 68 | LDE | L.C. Greenwood |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 67 | RDT | Gary Dunn |
| 76 | RDE | John Banaszak |
| 53 | LLB | Dennis Winston |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 27:15 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 7/19 | / | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| PIT | 32:45 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 11/14 | / | 8 | 41 | 3 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Csonka | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 6 | 1 |
| Gary Davis | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Delvin Williams | 8 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Griese | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Roberts | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 25 | 1.1 | 9 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 21 | 83 | 4.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Sidney Thornton | 12 | 52 | 4.3 | 10 | 1 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Rocky Bleier | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 8 | 1 |
| Anthony Anderson | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 159 | 4.0 | 13 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 1 | 118 | 4.5 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 62.7 |
| Don Strock | 14 | 8 | 57.1 | 1 | 125 | 8.9 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 22 | 55.0 | 2 | 243 | 6.1 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 60.7 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 31 | 21 | 67.7 | 0 | 230 | 7.4 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 111.0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 21 | 67.7 | 0 | 230 | 7.4 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 111.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Delvin Williams | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Nat Moore | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 40 | 0 |
| Duriel Harris | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 33 | 1 |
| Tony Nathan | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bruce Hardy | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bob Torrey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 243 | 11.0 | 40 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 18 | 1 |
| Franco Harris | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 20t | 1 |
| Sidney Thornton | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 230 | 11.0 | 20 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dennis Winston | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dwayne Woodruff | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||
| George Roberts | 4 | 145 | 36.3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 145 | 36.3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Craig Colquitt | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 35 | 0 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Theo Bell | 3 | 0 | 31 | 10.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Dwayne Woodruff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Tony Nathan | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| Gary Davis | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Larry Anderson | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Greg Hawthorne | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Carl Barisich | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Vern Den Herder | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Gary Dunn | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| Joe Greene | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| L.C. Greenwood | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| Jack Lambert | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 19.0 |