1977 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 9-5-0 .643 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/24/1977 | A | Denver Broncos | 21-34 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 75011 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Jimmy Allen | 45 | RCB | 6-2 | 194 | 25 | Los Angeles Pierce JC; UCLA | 1 | 1 |
| Rocky Bleier | 20 | RB | 5-11 | 205 | 31 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 29 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Brown | 79 | TE | 6-4 | 270 | 28 | Kansas | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Clack | 50 | ROG | 6-3 | 250 | 30 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 |
| Robin Cole | 56 | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 22 | New Mexico | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Cousino | 60 | LB | 6-0 | 215 | 24 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 0 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 260 | 23 | Clemson | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Davis | 57 | LOG | 6-1 | 245 | 33 | Allen | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Dungy | 21 | S | 6-0 | 190 | 22 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 |
| Glen Edwards | 27 | RS | 6-0 | 185 | 30 | Florida A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Engles | 17 | P | 5-11 | 170 | 23 | Tulsa | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Furness | 64 | LDE | 6-4 | 255 | 27 | Rhode Island | 1 | 1 |
| Roy Gerela | 10 | K | 5-10 | 185 | 29 | New Mexico State | 1 | 0 |
| Neil Graff | 16 | QB | 6-3 | 200 | 27 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Greene | 75 | LDT | 6-4 | 270 | 31 | North Texas | 1 | 1 |
| L.C. Greenwood | 68 | DE | 6-6 | 246 | 31 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 1 | 0 |
| Randy Grossman | 84 | TE | 6-1 | 225 | 25 | Temple | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Ham | 59 | LLB | 6-3 | 224 | 29 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Franco Harris | 32 | RB | 6-2 | 225 | 27 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Reggie Harrison | 46 | RB | 5-11 | 220 | 26 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Cincinnati | 1 | 0 |
| Ernie Holmes | 63 | RDT | 6-3 | 260 | 29 | Texas Southern | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Kolb | 55 | LOT | 6-2 | 240 | 30 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 |
| Dave LaCrosse | 54 | LB | 6-3 | 210 | 22 | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Lambert | 58 | MLB | 6-4 | 220 | 25 | Kent State | 1 | 1 |
| Alvin Maxson | 28 | RB | 5-11 | 201 | 26 | Southern Methodist | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry Mullins | 72 | OG | 6-3 | 244 | 28 | Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Petersen | 66 | OT | 6-5 | 241 | 22 | Eastern Illinois | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Pinney | 74 | ROT | 6-4 | 274 | 23 | Washington | 1 | 1 |
| Ernie Pough | 85 | WR | 6-1 | 174 | 25 | Texas Southern | 1 | 0 |
| Brent Sexton | 29 | CB | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Elon | 1 | 0 |
| Donnie Shell | 31 | LS | 5-11 | 198 | 25 | South Carolina State | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Smith | 86 | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 22 | Michigan | 1 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 82 | WR | 6-2 | 202 | 25 | Alabama A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Lynn Swann | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 25 | Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| J.T. Thomas | 24 | LCB | 6-2 | 196 | 26 | Florida State | 1 | 1 |
| Sidney Thornton | 38 | RB | 5-11 | 230 | 23 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 1 | 0 |
| Loren Toews | 51 | RLB | 6-3 | 220 | 26 | California | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Webster | 52 | C | 6-2 | 260 | 25 | Wisconsin | 1 | 1 |
| Dwight White | 75 | RDE | 6-4 | 253 | 28 | East Texas A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Winston | 53 | LB | 6-0 | 228 | 22 | Arkansas | 1 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 34:26 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 11/22 50.0% | 1/2 50.0% | 10 | 67 |
| Opponents Totals | 25:34 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4/13 30.8% | 0/1 0.0% | 3 | 20 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bradshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Larry Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Franco Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Roy Gerela | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 34 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWN | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| OPP | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Harris | 28 | 92 | 3.3 | 20 | 1 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 11 | 1 |
| Rocky Bleier | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 127 | 3.3 | 20 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 103 | 2.8 | 29 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Bradshaw | 37 | 19 | 51.4 | 15 | 177 | 4.8 | 9.3 | 48 | 1 | 2.7 | 3 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 40.0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 19 | 51.4 | 15 | 177 | 4.8 | 9.3 | 48 | 1 | 2.7 | 3 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 40.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 12 | 164 | 7.1 | 14.9 | 34t | 2 | 8.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | 155 | 100.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stallworth | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Franco Harris | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Bennie Cunningham | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Alvin Maxson | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Rocky Bleier | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Randy Grossman | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Lynn Swann | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Larry Brown | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 | ||
| Team Totals | 19 | 177 | 9.3 | 48 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 164 | 14.9 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 32 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Engles | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 192 | 32.0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 204 | 34.0 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 192 | 32.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 188 | 37.6 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 157 | 31.4 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Smith | 4 | 1 | 31 | 7.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 1 | 31 | 7.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Smith | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Alvin Maxson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 34 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 27 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Furness | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennie Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Greene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Franco Harris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 0 |
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